Alastair Nicol

1.2k total citations
21 papers, 907 citations indexed

About

Alastair Nicol is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alastair Nicol has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 907 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Cell Biology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alastair Nicol's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (8 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (4 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (3 papers). Alastair Nicol is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (8 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (4 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (3 papers). Alastair Nicol collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Belgium. Alastair Nicol's co-authors include David R. Garrod, Daniel Zicha, D. Channe Gowda, Dan W. Urry, Wouter‐Jan Rappel, Herbert Levine, William F. Loomis, Steven P. Gross, Simon L. Bullock and Armand Sarkissian and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Alastair Nicol

21 papers receiving 883 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alastair Nicol United Kingdom 18 441 322 144 140 121 21 907
Gregory F. Weber United States 13 697 1.6× 705 2.2× 166 1.2× 67 0.5× 243 2.0× 16 1.4k
Anne L. Hitt United States 12 610 1.4× 517 1.6× 197 1.4× 44 0.3× 55 0.5× 16 1.1k
Stéphanie Pellegrin United Kingdom 16 555 1.3× 602 1.9× 118 0.8× 88 0.6× 143 1.2× 20 1.3k
Sébastien Schaub France 20 534 1.2× 591 1.8× 208 1.4× 51 0.4× 268 2.2× 45 1.4k
Brenda J. Rongish United States 23 886 2.0× 514 1.6× 176 1.2× 424 3.0× 217 1.8× 42 1.5k
Wayne L. Rickoll United States 12 662 1.5× 684 2.1× 166 1.2× 73 0.5× 86 0.7× 30 1.2k
Adam Cliffe Singapore 11 761 1.7× 387 1.2× 38 0.3× 76 0.5× 106 0.9× 18 1.1k
Qingzong Tseng France 12 427 1.0× 775 2.4× 82 0.6× 134 1.0× 510 4.2× 16 1.3k
Monika Herzog Austria 11 354 0.8× 391 1.2× 102 0.7× 42 0.3× 66 0.5× 12 788
James R. W. Conway Australia 20 826 1.9× 396 1.2× 127 0.9× 77 0.6× 280 2.3× 33 1.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alastair Nicol

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alastair Nicol. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alastair Nicol 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 Alastair Nicol. Alastair Nicol is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Castellano, Esther, Míriam Molina‐Arcas, Philip East, et al.. (2016). RAS signalling through PI3-Kinase controls cell migration via modulation of Reelin expression. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11245–11245. 53 indexed citations
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Mallucci, Livio, Dongyun Shi, Derek Davies, et al.. (2012). Killing of Kras-Mutant Colon Cancer Cells via Rac-Independent Actin Remodeling by the βGBP Cytokine, a Physiological PI3K Inhibitor Therapeutically Effective In Vivo. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 11(9). 1884–1893. 3 indexed citations
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Stanley, Paula, Andrew Smith, Alison McDowall, et al.. (2007). Intermediate-affinity LFA-1 binds α-actinin-1 to control migration at the leading edge of the T cell. The EMBO Journal. 27(1). 62–75. 98 indexed citations
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Hammond, Gerald, Stephen K. Dove, Alastair Nicol, et al.. (2006). Elimination of plasma membrane phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate is required for exocytosis from mast cells. Journal of Cell Science. 119(10). 2084–2094. 61 indexed citations
5.
Bullock, Simon L., Alastair Nicol, Steven P. Gross, & Daniel Zicha. (2006). Guidance of Bidirectional Motor Complexes by mRNA Cargoes through Control of Dynein Number and Activity. Current Biology. 16(14). 1447–1452. 100 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alastair, Wouter‐Jan Rappel, Herbert Levine, & William F. Loomis. (1999). Cell-sorting in aggregates of Dictyostelium discoideum. Journal of Cell Science. 112(22). 3923–3929. 35 indexed citations
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Rappel, Wouter‐Jan, Alastair Nicol, Armand Sarkissian, Herbert Levine, & William F. Loomis. (1999). Self-organized Vortex State in Two-DimensionalDictyosteliumDynamics. Physical Review Letters. 83(6). 1247–1250. 115 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alastair, D. Channe Gowda, Timothy M. Parker, & Dan W. Urry. (1993). Elastomeric polytetrapeptide matrices: Hydrophobicity dependence of cell attachment from adhesive (GGIP)n to nonadhesive (GGAP)n even in serum. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 27(6). 801–810. 26 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alastair, D. Channe Gowda, & Dan W. Urry. (1992). Cell adhesion and growth on synthetic elastomeric matrices containing ARG‐GLY–ASP–SER–3. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 26(3). 393–413. 93 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alastair, D. Channe Gowda, & D. W. Urry. (1991). Elastic protein-based polymers as cell attachment matrices. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 13(5). 746–748. 22 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alastair, et al.. (1987). A new type of substratum adhesion structure in NRK cells revealed by correlated interference reflection and electron microscopy.. PubMed. 43(3). 348–57. 32 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alastair, et al.. (1987). Labeling of structural elements at the ventral plasma membrane of fibroblasts with the immunogold technique.. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 35(4). 499–506. 17 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alastair & David R. Garrod. (1982). Fibronectin, intercellular junctions and the sorting-out of chick embryonic tissue cells in monolayer. Journal of Cell Science. 54(1). 357–372. 17 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alastair, et al.. (1982). The cytoskeleton and substratum adhesion in chick embryonic corneal epithelial cells. Journal of Cell Science. 57(1). 51–71. 25 indexed citations
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Thorogood, Peter, et al.. (1982). Effects of vitamin A on the behaviour of migratory neural crest cells in vitro. Journal of Cell Science. 57(1). 331–350. 79 indexed citations
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Garrod, David R. & Alastair Nicol. (1981). CELL BEHAVIOUR AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF CELL‐CELL ADHESION. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 56(2). 199–240. 50 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alastair & David R. Garrod. (1979). The sorting out of embryonic cells in monolayer, the differential adhesion hypothesis and the non-specificity of cell adhesion. Journal of Cell Science. 38(1). 249–266. 22 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alastair & David R. Garrod. (1978). Mutual cohesion and cell sorting-out among four species of cellular slime moulds. Journal of Cell Science. 32(1). 377–387. 17 indexed citations
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Nicol, Alastair, et al.. (1978). Cellular recognition in slime mould development.. PubMed. 32. 173–202. 7 indexed citations
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Charlton, Clive, et al.. (1961). Wound contraction in the guinea-pig. British journal of surgery. 49(213). 96–102. 7 indexed citations

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