Allan Sheppard

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Allan Sheppard is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Allan Sheppard has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 8 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Allan Sheppard's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (8 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (8 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (8 papers). Allan Sheppard is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (8 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (8 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (8 papers). Allan Sheppard collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Singapore. Allan Sheppard's co-authors include Cameron McLean, Karen L. Jones, Stephen Dalton, Tatiana Karpova, Douglas R. Lowy, Xiaolan Qian, James G. McNally, Douglas C. Dean, Peter D. Gluckman and Karen A. Lillycrop and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The EMBO Journal and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Allan Sheppard

43 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

LIF/STAT3 controls ES cell self-renewal and pluripotency by a Myc-dependent mechanism

2005 567 citations Cameron McLean, Allan Sheppard et al. profile →
Epigenetic Gene Promoter Methylation at Birth Is Associated With Child’s Later Adiposity

2011 510 citations Keith M. Godfrey, Allan Sheppard et al. Diabetes profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Allan Sheppard New Zealand	20	1.5k	490	322	271	211	44	2.4k
Walter E. Horton United States	33	1.2k 0.8×	155 0.3×	451 1.4×	433 1.6×	282 1.3×	68	3.2k
Kyoko Itoh Japan	31	1.4k 0.9×	191 0.4×	327 1.0×	251 0.9×	259 1.2×	150	3.0k
Kérsti K. Linask United States	32	1.8k 1.2×	267 0.5×	300 0.9×	59 0.2×	320 1.5×	64	2.5k
Kazuhiro Kawamura Japan	33	1.8k 1.2×	469 1.0×	430 1.3×	251 0.9×	440 2.1×	125	5.1k
Gary M. Fox United States	23	1.9k 1.3×	220 0.4×	530 1.6×	306 1.1×	395 1.9×	35	4.1k
Marika Charalambous United Kingdom	22	1.7k 1.1×	792 1.6×	227 0.7×	254 0.9×	1.0k 4.8×	39	3.0k
James A. Marrs United States	27	1.8k 1.2×	321 0.7×	965 3.0×	117 0.4×	108 0.5×	73	2.6k
Hugo Vankelecom Belgium	38	1.9k 1.2×	113 0.2×	205 0.6×	254 0.9×	338 1.6×	118	4.3k
Joanne F. Murray United Kingdom	21	716 0.5×	118 0.2×	289 0.9×	130 0.5×	122 0.6×	52	2.0k
Shimpei Gotoh Japan	15	1.4k 0.9×	184 0.4×	252 0.8×	167 0.6×	109 0.5×	46	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Allan Sheppard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Allan Sheppard

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Sheppard, Allan, Sherry Ngo, Xiaoling Li, et al.. (2017). Molecular Evidence for Differential Long-term Outcomes of Early Life Severe Acute Malnutrition. EBioMedicine. 18. 274–280. 12 indexed citations

Ngo, Sherry, et al.. (2016). Micro RNAs as Biomarkers of Bariatric Surgery Outcome and Putative Regulators of Hepatokines Selectively after Gastric Bypass, but not Sleeve Gastrectomy. ResearchSpace (University of Auckland). 3(1). 1 indexed citations

Lee, Michelle H., Anna Góralczyk, Rókus Kriszt, et al.. (2016). ECM microenvironment unlocks brown adipogenic potential of adult human bone marrow-derived MSCs. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 21173–21173. 49 indexed citations

Ang, Xiu Min, Michelle H. Lee, Anna Blocki, et al.. (2014). Macromolecular crowding amplifies adipogenesis of human bone marrow-derived MSCs by enhancing the pro-adipogenic microenvironment. Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences). 69 indexed citations

Ngo, Sherry, et al.. (2014). Leucine alters hepatic glucose/lipid homeostasis via the myostatin-AMP-activated protein kinase pathway - potential implications for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Clinical Epigenetics. 6(1). 27–27. 25 indexed citations

Zhu, Bicheng, Marsilea A. Booth, Phillip Shepherd, Allan Sheppard, & Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić. (2014). Distinguishing cytosine methylation using electrochemical, label-free detection of DNA hybridization and ds-targets. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 64. 74–80. 41 indexed citations

Zhang, Jinbi, et al.. (2014). RNA-Seq Analysis Implicates Detoxification Pathways in Ovine Mycotoxin Resistance. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e99975–e99975. 12 indexed citations

Ang, Xiu Min, et al.. (2013). Macromolecular Crowding Amplifies Adipogenesis of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Enhancing the Pro-Adipogenic Microenvironment. Tissue Engineering Part A. 20(5-6). 966–981. 1 indexed citations

Stünkel, Walter, Hong Pan, Li Chen, et al.. (2012). Transcriptome Changes Affecting Hedgehog and Cytokine Signalling in the Umbilical Cord: Implications for Disease Risk. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e39744–e39744. 11 indexed citations

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McLean, Cameron, Peter D. Gluckman, & Allan Sheppard. (2012). Phenotypic diversity and epigenomic variation – The utility of mass spectrometric analysis of DNA methylation. Journal of Proteomics. 75(12). 3400–3409. 3 indexed citations

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Godfrey, Keith M., Allan Sheppard, Peter D. Gluckman, et al.. (2011). Epigenetic Gene Promoter Methylation at Birth Is Associated With Child’s Later Adiposity. Diabetes. 60(5). 1528–1534. 510 indexed citations breakdown →

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McLean, Cameron, et al.. (2009). Normal development following chromatin transfer correlates with donor cell initial epigenetic state. Animal Reproduction Science. 118(2-4). 388–393. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Chunyi, Fuhe Yang, & Allan Sheppard. (2009). Adult Stem Cells and Mammalian Epimorphic Regeneration-Insights from Studying Annual Renewal of Deer Antlers. Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 4(3). 237–251. 85 indexed citations

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Miller, Brad, et al.. (1997). Developmental expression of keratan sulfate-like immunoreactivity distinguishes thalamic nuclei and cortical domains. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 380(4). 533–552. 21 indexed citations

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Miller, Brad, Allan Sheppard, Alma R. Bicknese, & Alan L. Pearlman. (1995). Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in the developing cerebral cortex: The distribution of neurocan distinguishes forming afferent and efferent axonal pathways. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 355(4). 615–628. 92 indexed citations

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Sheppard, Allan, et al.. (1995). Neuronal Production of Fibronectin in the Cerebral Cortex during Migration and Layer Formation Is Unique to Specific Cortical Domains. Developmental Biology. 172(2). 504–518. 54 indexed citations

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Sheppard, Allan, Justina E. Wu, Ursula Stäubli, & Lynn S. Perlmutter. (1993). Changes in calpain and brain spectrin immunoreactivity accompany sprouting in the deafferented hippocampus. Synapse. 15(3). 239–242. 7 indexed citations

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Sheppard, Allan, Michael Konopka, Stephen R. Robinson, Ian G. Morgan, & Peter L. Jeffrey. (1991). Thy-1 antigen is specific to ganglion cells in chicks. Neuroscience Letters. 123(1). 87–90. 18 indexed citations

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Bahr, Ben A., Allan Sheppard, & Gary Lynch. (1991). Fibronectin binding by brain synaptosomal membranes may not involve conventional integrins. Neuroreport. 2(1). 13–16. 11 indexed citations

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Sheppard, Allan, Michael Konopka, & Peter L. Jeffrey. (1988). The developmental appearance of Thy-1 in the avian cerebellum. Developmental Brain Research. 40(2). 181–192. 24 indexed citations

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