Alan Pearson

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
7 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Alan Pearson is a scholar working on Immunology, Insect Science and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Pearson has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Immunology, 4 papers in Insect Science and 3 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Alan Pearson's work include Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (5 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (4 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (3 papers). Alan Pearson is often cited by papers focused on Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (5 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (4 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (3 papers). Alan Pearson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Finland and France. Alan Pearson's co-authors include David M. Rose, Donna L. Bratton, Peter M. Henson, Valerie A. Fadok, R. Alan B. Ezekowitz, Mika Rämet, Pascal Manfruelli, Monty Krieger, Bernard Mathey-Prévôt and D. Resnick and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Alan Pearson

7 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

A receptor for phosphatidylserine-specific clearance of a... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2002 2005 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A receptor for phosphatidylserine-specific clearance of apoptotic cells
    2000 1.2k citations Valerie A. Fadok, Donna L. Bratton et al. Nature profile →
  2. Functional genomic analysis of phagocytosis and identification of a Drosophila receptor for E. coli
    2002 593 citations Mika Rämet, Pascal Manfruelli et al. Nature profile →
  3. Eater, a Transmembrane Protein Mediating Phagocytosis of Bacterial Pathogens in Drosophila
    2005 307 citations Christine Kocks, Nadine T. Nehme et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Pearson United States 7 2.1k 1.0k 728 417 379 7 3.0k
G. Herma Renkema Netherlands 28 1.0k 0.5× 2.9k 2.8× 284 0.4× 700 1.7× 111 0.3× 46 4.0k
Geert Plaetinck Switzerland 26 1.5k 0.7× 1.9k 1.8× 757 1.0× 531 1.3× 80 0.2× 39 3.9k
Kleanthis G. Xanthopoulos United States 31 1.1k 0.5× 1.9k 1.9× 131 0.2× 216 0.5× 116 0.3× 48 3.5k
Keith P. Ray United Kingdom 22 1.1k 0.6× 756 0.7× 221 0.3× 86 0.2× 208 0.5× 53 2.3k
Ming Guo United States 14 2.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 162 0.2× 110 0.3× 108 0.3× 26 3.1k
T Maniatis United States 20 2.0k 1.0× 3.7k 3.6× 146 0.2× 130 0.3× 230 0.6× 20 5.7k
R Klemenz Switzerland 32 1.3k 0.6× 3.0k 3.0× 173 0.2× 473 1.1× 261 0.7× 60 4.5k
Xavier Préville France 27 837 0.4× 2.0k 2.0× 155 0.2× 349 0.8× 84 0.2× 45 3.4k
Sandrine Uttenweiler‐Joseph France 21 408 0.2× 1.7k 1.6× 216 0.3× 318 0.8× 194 0.5× 37 2.5k
Christina E.M. Voorter Netherlands 26 686 0.3× 1.6k 1.6× 96 0.1× 432 1.0× 63 0.2× 93 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Alan Pearson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Pearson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Pearson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alan Pearson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alan Pearson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alan Pearson. Alan Pearson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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Kocks, Christine, Nadine T. Nehme, Johanna Ulvila, et al.. (2005). Eater, a Transmembrane Protein Mediating Phagocytosis of Bacterial Pathogens in Drosophila. Cell. 123(2). 335–346. 307 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pearson, Alan, Mika Rämet, Meredith Protas, et al.. (2003). Identification of cytoskeletal regulatory proteins required for efficient phagocytosis in Drosophila. Microbes and Infection. 5(10). 815–824. 100 indexed citations
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Rämet, Mika, Pascal Manfruelli, Alan Pearson, Bernard Mathey-Prévôt, & R. Alan B. Ezekowitz. (2002). Functional genomic analysis of phagocytosis and identification of a Drosophila receptor for E. coli. Nature. 416(6881). 644–648. 593 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rämet, Mika, Alan Pearson, Pascal Manfruelli, et al.. (2001). Drosophila Scavenger Receptor CI Is a Pattern Recognition Receptor for Bacteria. Immunity. 15(6). 1027–1038. 212 indexed citations
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Fadok, Valerie A., et al.. (2000). A receptor for phosphatidylserine-specific clearance of apoptotic cells. Nature. 405(6782). 85–90. 1237 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pearson, Alan. (1996). Scavenger receptors in innate immunity. Current Opinion in Immunology. 8(1). 20–28. 241 indexed citations
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Resnick, D., Alan Pearson, & Monty Krieger. (1994). The SRCR superfamily: a family reminiscent of the Ig superfamily. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 19(1). 5–8. 308 indexed citations

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