Benjamin J. Scicluna

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Benjamin J. Scicluna is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin J. Scicluna has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Cancer Research and 2 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Benjamin J. Scicluna's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (6 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (2 papers). Benjamin J. Scicluna is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (6 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (2 papers). Benjamin J. Scicluna collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Austria. Benjamin J. Scicluna's co-authors include Andrew F. Hill, Lesley Cheng, Robyn A. Sharples, Bradley M. Coleman, Xin Sun, Juan Carlos Polanco, Jürgen Götz, Colin L. Masters, Ching‐Seng Ang and Laura J. Vella and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Kidney International and Cell Reports.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin J. Scicluna

8 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Exosomes provide a protective and enriched source of miRNA for biomarker profiling compared to intracellular and cell‐free blood
    2014 671 citations Lesley Cheng, Robyn A. Sharples et al. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles profile →

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Benjamin J. Scicluna 1.4k 917 150 140 127 8 1.6k
Inas Helwa 902 0.6× 505 0.6× 150 1.0× 110 0.8× 52 0.4× 18 1.3k
W. Michael Dismuke 1.0k 0.7× 398 0.4× 142 0.9× 153 1.1× 81 0.6× 21 1.4k
Simona Cazacu 1.4k 1.0× 719 0.8× 139 0.9× 38 0.3× 34 0.3× 32 1.8k
Μαρία Γεωργιάδου 792 0.6× 343 0.4× 246 1.6× 125 0.9× 27 0.2× 25 1.5k
Hong Wei 897 0.6× 571 0.6× 258 1.7× 54 0.4× 46 0.4× 32 1.2k
Yakov Fellig 934 0.7× 611 0.7× 191 1.3× 172 1.2× 46 0.4× 78 1.8k
Samah Shah 861 0.6× 405 0.4× 260 1.7× 512 3.7× 67 0.5× 18 1.4k
Timur R. Samatov 1.0k 0.7× 688 0.8× 135 0.9× 69 0.5× 18 0.1× 34 1.4k
Soniya Savant 565 0.4× 241 0.3× 127 0.8× 38 0.3× 83 0.7× 13 962

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin J. Scicluna

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All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Foers, Andrew D., Simon Chatfield, Laura F. Dagley, et al.. (2018). Enrichment of extracellular vesicles from human synovial fluid using size exclusion chromatography. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 7(1). 1490145–1490145. 100 indexed citations
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Vella, Laura J., Benjamin J. Scicluna, Lesley Cheng, et al.. (2017). A rigorous method to enrich for exosomes from brain tissue. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 6(1). 1348885–1348885. 224 indexed citations
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Polanco, Juan Carlos, Benjamin J. Scicluna, Andrew F. Hill, & Jürgen Götz. (2016). Extracellular Vesicles Isolated from the Brains of rTg4510 Mice Seed Tau Protein Aggregation in a Threshold-dependent Manner. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(24). 12445–12466. 217 indexed citations
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Quek, Camelia, Shayne A. Bellingham, Chol‐Hee Jung, et al.. (2016). Defining the purity of exosomes required for diagnostic profiling of small RNA suitable for biomarker discovery. RNA Biology. 14(2). 245–258. 41 indexed citations
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Cheng, Lesley, Robyn A. Sharples, Benjamin J. Scicluna, & Andrew F. Hill. (2014). Exosomes provide a protective and enriched source of miRNA for biomarker profiling compared to intracellular and cell‐free blood. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 3(1). 671 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cui, Huanhuan, Belinda B. Guo, Benjamin J. Scicluna, et al.. (2013). Prion Infection Impairs Cholesterol Metabolism in Neuronal Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(2). 789–802. 29 indexed citations
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Cheng, Lesley, Xin Sun, Benjamin J. Scicluna, Bradley M. Coleman, & Andrew F. Hill. (2013). Characterization and deep sequencing analysis of exosomal and non-exosomal miRNA in human urine. Kidney International. 86(2). 433–444. 307 indexed citations
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Falsone, S. Fabio, N. Helge Meyer, Gerd Leitinger, et al.. (2012). SERF Protein Is a Direct Modifier of Amyloid Fiber Assembly. Cell Reports. 2(2). 358–371. 42 indexed citations

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