Alex Virasami

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Alex Virasami is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Virasami has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Alex Virasami's work include Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (4 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers) and Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (4 papers). Alex Virasami is often cited by papers focused on Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (4 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers) and Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (4 papers). Alex Virasami collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Mexico. Alex Virasami's co-authors include Neil J. Sebire, Veronica A. Kinsler, Alexis Valdovinos, Oliver Devine, Antony N. Antoniou, Claude Jourdan Le Saux, Judith Campisi, M.H.A. Rustin, Arne N. Akbar and Emma S. Chambers and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Alex Virasami

23 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Senescent cells evade immune clearance via HLA-E-mediated NK and CD8+ T cell inhibition

2019 375 citations Branca Pereira, Oliver Devine et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alex Virasami United Kingdom	15	352	340	242	156	133	23	1.2k
Yoshitaka Fukunaga Japan	21	461 1.3×	272 0.8×	158 0.7×	215 1.4×	89 0.7×	106	1.5k
Babs O. Fabriek Netherlands	12	297 0.8×	574 1.7×	174 0.7×	150 1.0×	108 0.8×	13	1.4k
Mette Kristiansen Denmark	8	823 2.3×	379 1.1×	395 1.6×	168 1.1×	92 0.7×	8	2.1k
Renata Polanowska‐Grabowska United States	21	420 1.2×	368 1.1×	107 0.4×	126 0.8×	83 0.6×	36	1.5k
Véronique Barateau France	17	614 1.7×	478 1.4×	172 0.7×	355 2.3×	204 1.5×	22	1.5k
Fang Lin China	19	468 1.3×	364 1.1×	116 0.5×	406 2.6×	40 0.3×	61	1.5k
Eun Youn Roh South Korea	19	258 0.7×	212 0.6×	132 0.5×	235 1.5×	187 1.4×	115	1.3k
Ronald M. Allen United States	15	516 1.5×	717 2.1×	106 0.4×	192 1.2×	68 0.5×	22	1.4k
Sebastian Brenner Germany	24	688 2.0×	538 1.6×	168 0.7×	80 0.5×	77 0.6×	73	1.6k
Ulf Sundin Sweden	20	266 0.8×	605 1.8×	548 2.3×	207 1.3×	76 0.6×	42	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Virasami

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Li, Yao‐Feng, Simon Picker, T. J. Stone, et al.. (2021). Identifying cellular signalling molecules in developmental disorders of the brain: Evidence from focal cortical dysplasia and tuberous sclerosis. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 47(6). 781–795. 11 indexed citations

Aughwane, Rosalind, J. Ciaran Hutchinson, Alex Virasami, et al.. (2019). Micro-CT and histological investigation of the spatial pattern of feto-placental vascular density. Placenta. 88. 36–43. 30 indexed citations

Pereira, Branca, Oliver Devine, Milica Vukmanovic‐Stejic, et al.. (2019). Senescent cells evade immune clearance via HLA-E-mediated NK and CD8+ T cell inhibition. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2387–2387. 375 indexed citations breakdown →

Carreno, Gabriela, Jessica K.R. Boult, John Apps, et al.. (2019). SHH pathway inhibition is protumourigenic in adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma. Endocrine Related Cancer. 26(3). 355–366. 24 indexed citations

Yánez, Diana C., Susan Ross, Ching‐In Lau, et al.. (2019). Sonic Hedgehog signaling limits atopic dermatitis via Gli2-driven immune regulation. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 129(8). 3153–3170. 42 indexed citations

Gillett, Cheryl, Dyanne Rampling, Tasnim Chagtai, et al.. (2018). The presence of Y674/Y675 phosphorylated NTRK1 via TP53 repression of PTPN6 expression as a potential prognostic marker in neuroblastoma. Human Pathology. 86. 182–192. 7 indexed citations

Miller‐Hodges, Eve, Alex Virasami, Robert D. Sampson, et al.. (2018). Activation of podocyte Notch mediates early Wt1 glomerulopathy. Kidney International. 93(4). 903–920. 30 indexed citations

Mehrban, Nazia, James Bowen, Angela Tait, et al.. (2018). Silsesquioxane polymer as a potential scaffold for laryngeal reconstruction. Materials Science and Engineering C. 92. 565–574. 9 indexed citations

Coats, Caroline, Wendy Heywood, Alex Virasami, et al.. (2018). Proteomic Analysis of the Myocardium in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy. Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine. 11(12). 25 indexed citations

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Boult, Jessica K.R., John Apps, Annett Hölsken, et al.. (2017). Preclinical transgenic and patient‐derived xenograft models recapitulate the radiological features of human adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma. Brain Pathology. 28(4). 475–483. 14 indexed citations

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Thrasivoulou, Christopher, Álvaro Mata, Alex Virasami, et al.. (2017). Trauma induces overexpression of Cx43 in human fetal membrane defects. Prenatal Diagnosis. 37(9). 899–906. 6 indexed citations

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González-Meljem, José Mario, Scott Haston, Gabriela Carreno, et al.. (2017). Stem cell senescence drives age-attenuated induction of pituitary tumours in mouse models of paediatric craniopharyngioma. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1819–1819. 84 indexed citations

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Stone, T. J., Alex Virasami, William Harkness, et al.. (2017). Comprehensive molecular characterisation of epilepsy-associated glioneuronal tumours. Acta Neuropathologica. 135(1). 115–129. 48 indexed citations

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Heywood, Wendy, Jeremy Pryce, Jenny Hällqvist, et al.. (2017). Proteomic profiling reveals sub proteomes of the human placenta. Placenta. 59. 69–72. 7 indexed citations

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Pratt, Rosalind, J. Ciaran Hutchinson, Andrew Melbourne, et al.. (2017). Imaging the human placental microcirculation with micro-focus computed tomography: Optimisation of tissue preparation and image acquisition. Placenta. 60. 36–39. 18 indexed citations

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Dhar, Dipok Kumar, Francesca Mazzacuva, Jemima J. Burden, et al.. (2017). Vps33b is crucial for structural and functional hepatocyte polarity. Journal of Hepatology. 66(5). 1001–1011. 36 indexed citations

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Yu‐Wai‐Man, Cynthia, Aristides D. Tagalakis, Jinhong Meng, et al.. (2017). Genotype-Phenotype Associations of IL6 and PRG4 With Conjunctival Fibrosis After Glaucoma Surgery. JAMA Ophthalmology. 135(11). 1147–1147. 16 indexed citations

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Haston, Scott, Sara Pozzi, Gabriela Carreno, et al.. (2017). MAPK pathway activation in the embryonic pituitary results in stem cell compartment expansion, differentiation defects and provides insights into the pathogenesis of papillary craniopharyngioma. Development. 144(12). 2141–2152. 57 indexed citations

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Brown, Julianne R., Sofia Morfopoulou, Jonathan Hubb, et al.. (2015). Astrovirus VA1/HMO-C: An Increasingly Recognized Neurotropic Pathogen in Immunocompromised Patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 60(6). 881–888. 148 indexed citations

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Gibbons, Deena L., Paul Fleming, Alex Virasami, et al.. (2014). Interleukin-8 (CXCL8) production is a signatory T cell effector function of human newborn infants. Nature Medicine. 20(10). 1206–1210. 134 indexed citations

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