Ben Nicholas

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Ben Nicholas is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Nicholas has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 13 papers in Epidemiology and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ben Nicholas's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (8 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (6 papers) and Blood properties and coagulation (5 papers). Ben Nicholas is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (8 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (6 papers) and Blood properties and coagulation (5 papers). Ben Nicholas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Ben Nicholas's co-authors include Martin Griffin, Tom Wilkinson, Karl J. Staples, Ratko Djukanović, Daniel C. Douek, Tao Dong, Cecilia Chui, John Oxford, Rob Lambkin‐Williams and Xiao-Ning Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Medicine and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Ben Nicholas

38 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Preexisting influenza-specific CD4+ T cells correlate with disease protection against influenza challenge in humans

2012 766 citations Tom Wilkinson, Cecilia Chui et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Ben Nicholas	717	661	626	454	252	39	2.3k
Patricia A. Pioli	512 0.7×	216 0.3×	1.3k 2.0×	787 1.7×	156 0.6×	51	2.9k
Kenichiro Ono	335 0.5×	504 0.8×	414 0.7×	562 1.2×	156 0.6×	165	2.3k
Shuko Murakami	1.0k 1.5×	240 0.4×	604 1.0×	349 0.8×	150 0.6×	68	2.2k
Carolina Cubillos‐Zapata	289 0.4×	211 0.3×	651 1.0×	502 1.1×	63 0.3×	70	1.9k
Mohamed S. Arredouani	234 0.3×	426 0.6×	884 1.4×	591 1.3×	111 0.4×	37	2.1k
Smita S. Iyer	566 0.8×	488 0.7×	990 1.6×	830 1.8×	82 0.3×	49	3.3k
Walter Däubener	1.0k 1.4×	262 0.4×	1.1k 1.8×	923 2.0×	182 0.7×	74	4.4k
Hiroshi Shirasawa	1.0k 1.4×	417 0.6×	284 0.5×	720 1.6×	41 0.2×	120	2.7k
Robert J. Bischof	149 0.2×	438 0.7×	720 1.2×	238 0.5×	168 0.7×	64	1.8k
Oliver Dienz	390 0.5×	276 0.4×	1.1k 1.8×	522 1.1×	81 0.3×	27	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Nicholas

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nicholas, Ben, A.G. Bailey, Katy J. McCann, et al.. (2025). Comparative Analysis of Transcriptomic and Proteomic Expression between Two Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Subtypes. Journal of Proteome Research. 24(2). 729–741. 2 indexed citations

Waldron, Dympna, Kirk J. Levins, David Murphy, et al.. (2025). Reflecting on Cancer Pain as Constant Acute Pain, not Chronic Pain. ‘Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, Unknown Unknowns’. Current Oncology Reports. 27(5). 584–600.

Flores, Antonio Del Rio, Rui Zhai, David W. Kastner, et al.. (2024). Enzymatic synthesis of azide by a promiscuous N-nitrosylase. Nature Chemistry. 16(12). 2066–2075. 8 indexed citations

Nicholas, Ben, et al.. (2023). What do cancer-specific CD8+ T cells see? The contribution of immunopeptidomics. Essays in Biochemistry. 67(6). 957–965. 1 indexed citations

Nicholas, Ben, A.G. Bailey, Katy J. McCann, et al.. (2022). Identification of neoantigens in oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Immunology. 168(3). 420–431. 6 indexed citations

Nicholas, Ben, Hyun‐Hee Lee, Jane Guo, et al.. (2022). Immunomodulatory regulator blockade in a viral exacerbation model of severe asthma. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 973673–973673. 2 indexed citations

Pearson-Leary, Jiah, et al.. (2017). Inflammation and vascular remodeling in the ventral hippocampus contributes to vulnerability to stress. Translational Psychiatry. 7(6). e1160–e1160. 96 indexed citations

Nicholas, Ben, Anna S. Tocheva, Myron Christodoulides, et al.. (2016). Viral Inhibition of Bacterial Phagocytosis by Human Macrophages: Redundant Role of CD36. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0163889–e0163889. 22 indexed citations

Kelly, Gregory M., Abhishek Sengupta, Willem Heydendael, et al.. (2015). MicroRNAs as biomarkers of resilience or vulnerability to stress. Neuroscience. 305. 36–48. 77 indexed citations

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McKendry, Richard, Hannah Burke, Ben Nicholas, et al.. (2015). Dysregulation of Antiviral Function of CD8+ T Cells in the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Lung: Role of the PD-1–PD-L1 Axis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 193(6). 642–651. 99 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, Tom, Cecilia Chui, Ang Huang, et al.. (2012). Preexisting influenza-specific CD4+ T cells correlate with disease protection against influenza challenge in humans. Nature Medicine. 18(2). 274–280. 766 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nicholas, Ben, Paul Skipp, Sheila J. Barton, et al.. (2010). Identification of Lipocalin and Apolipoprotein A1 as Biomarkers of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 181(10). 1049–1060. 59 indexed citations

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Nicholas, Ben, László Tóth, Karlijn J. P. van Wessem, et al.. (2010). Borderline femur fracture patients: early total care or damage control orthopaedics?. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 81(3). 148–153. 22 indexed citations

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Nicholas, Ben, C. David O’Connor, & Ratko Djukanović. (2009). From Proteomics to Prescription—The Search for COPD Biomarkers. COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 6(4). 298–303. 12 indexed citations

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Puxeddu, Ilaria, Yun Pang, Hans Michael Haitchi, et al.. (2008). The soluble form of a disintegrin and metalloprotease 33 promotes angiogenesis: Implications for airway remodeling in asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 121(6). 1400–1406.e4. 82 indexed citations

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Nicholas, Ben, Frank R. Brennan, W D Hamilton, & D. Wakelin. (2003). Effect of priming/booster immunisation protocols on immune response to canine parvovirus peptide induced by vaccination with a chimaeric plant virus construct. Vaccine. 21(19-20). 2441–2447. 10 indexed citations

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Nicholas, Ben, et al.. (2002). Changes in insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP) isoforms during bovine follicular development. Reproduction. 124(3). 439–446. 22 indexed citations

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Nicholas, Ben, Frank R. Brennan, Jorge L. Martínez‐Torrecuadrada, et al.. (2002). Characterization of the immune response to canine parvovirus induced by vaccination with chimaeric plant viruses. Vaccine. 20(21-22). 2727–2734. 33 indexed citations

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Verderio, Elisabetta, Ben Nicholas, Stephane R. Gross, & Martin Griffin. (1998). Regulated Expression of Tissue Transglutaminase in Swiss 3T3 Fibroblasts: Effects on the Processing of Fibronectin, Cell Attachment, and Cell Death. Experimental Cell Research. 239(1). 119–138. 138 indexed citations

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Johnson, Timothy S., Martin Griffin, Nicholas J. Skill, et al.. (1997). The role of transglutaminase in the rat subtotal nephrectomy model of renal fibrosis.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 99(12). 2950–2960. 114 indexed citations

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