C. Geoffrey Woods

22.2k citations

97 papers · 11.0k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 48

Molecular Biology top 0.5%
Genetics top 0.2%
Cell Biology top 0.2%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 1%
Physiology top 1%

Co-authors: Jacquelyn Bond Emma Roberts James J. Cox Kelly Springell Gulshan Karbani Hussain Jafri Daniel J. Hampshire Adeline K. Nicholas
Topics: Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (19 papers)Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (16 papers)Ion channel regulation and function (14 papers)
Cited by: Cell Biology Genetics Sensory Systems
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Germany

In The Last Decade

C. Geoffrey Woods

97 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

An SCN9A channelopathy causes congenital inability to experience pain

2006 1.1k citations James J. Cox, Frank Reimann et al. Nature profile →
Hereditary parkinsonism with dementia is caused by mutations in ATP13A2, encoding a lysosomal type 5 P-type ATPase

2006 881 citations Ammar F. Mubaidin, C. Geoffrey Woods et al. Nature Genetics profile →
A splicing mutation affecting expression of ataxia–telangiectasia and Rad3–related protein (ATR) results in Seckel syndrome

2003 595 citations C. Geoffrey Woods et al. Nature Genetics profile →
Flies without Centrioles

2006 544 citations Renata Basto, C. Geoffrey Woods et al. profile →
Heterozygous Germline Mutations in the p53 Homolog p63 Are the Cause of EEC Syndrome

1999 536 citations Ben C.J. Hamel, Raoul C. M. Hennekam et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Sensory neuron sodium channels as pain targets; from cocaine to Journavx (VX-548, suzetrigine) 2025 ·The Journal of General Physiology ·John N. Wood,Nieng Yan,Jian Huang,Jing Zhao,Armen N. Akopian,James J. Cox,C. Geoffrey Woods,Mohammed A. Nassar	5
2	Neurodevelopmental protein Musashi-1 interacts with the Zika genome and promotes viral replication 2017 ·Science ·Pavithra L. Chavali,Lovorka Stojic,Luke W. Meredith,Nimesh Joseph,Michael S. Nahorski,(unknown),Trevor R. Sweeney,Benjamin A. Krishna,Myra Hosmillo,Andrew E. Firth,Richard Bayliss,Carlo Marcelis,Susan Lindsay,Ian Goodfellow,C. Geoffrey Woods,Fanni Gergely	117
3	Human NDE1 splicing and mammalian brain development 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown),Michela Raponi,Anna Meneghello,Emanuele Buratti,C. Geoffrey Woods,Diana Baralle	10
4	NovelSCN9AMutations Underlying Extreme Pain Phenotypes: Unexpected Electrophysiological and Clinical Phenotype Correlations 2015 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Edward C. Emery,Abdella M. Habib,James J. Cox,Adeline K. Nicholas,Fiona M. Gribble,C. Geoffrey Woods,Frank Reimann	41
5	Sodium channel genes in pain-related disorders: phenotype–genotype associations and recommendations for clinical use 2014 ·The Lancet Neurology ·Stephen G. Waxman,Ingemar S. J. Merkies,Monique M. Gerrits,Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj,Giuseppe Lauria,James J. Cox,John N. Wood,C. Geoffrey Woods,Joost P.H. Drenth,Catharina G. Faber	140
6	Microcephaly 2014 ·Current Biology ·C. Geoffrey Woods,Renata Basto	20
7	A novel NGF mutation clarifies the molecular mechanism and extends the phenotypic spectrum of the HSAN5 neuropathy 2010 ·Journal of Medical Genetics ·Ofélia P. Carvalho,(unknown),Jozef Hertecant,Henry Houlden,Adeline K. Nicholas,James J. Cox,(unknown),Lihadh Al‐Gazali,C. Geoffrey Woods	66
8	INPP5E mutations cause primary cilium signaling defects, ciliary instability and ciliopathies in human and mouse 2009 ·Nature Genetics ·Monique Jacoby,James J. Cox,Stéphanie Gayral,Daniel J. Hampshire,Muhammad Ayub,Marianne Blockmans,Eileen Pernot,Marina V. Kisseleva,Philippe Compère,Serge N. Schiffmann,Fanni Gergely,John Riley,David Pérez‐Morga,C. Geoffrey Woods,Stéphane Schurmans	277
9	An SCN9A channelopathy causes congenital inability to experience painbreakdown → 2006 ·Nature ·James J. Cox,Frank Reimann,Adeline K. Nicholas,(unknown),Emma Roberts,Kelly Springell,Gulshan Karbani,Hussain Jafri,(unknown),Yasmin Raashid,Lihadh Al‐Gazali,(unknown),Enza Maria Valente,Shaun Gorman,Richard Williams,Duncan P. McHale,John N. Wood,Fiona M. Gribble,C. Geoffrey Woods	1094
10	Congenital glaucoma and brain stem atrophy as features of Aicardi–Goutières syndrome 2004 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A ·Yanick J. Crow,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),C. Geoffrey Woods,Manir Ali,John H. Livingston,Pierre Lebon,(unknown),Meriel McEntagart,(unknown),R M Winter	28
11	Linkage Analysis in Families with Joubert Syndrome Plus Oculo-Renal Involvement Identifies the CORS2 Locus on Chromosome 11p12-q13.3 2003 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·(unknown),Sarah Marsh,Esther P. Leeflang,C. Geoffrey Woods,László Sztriha,Lihadh Al‐Gazali,Aithala Gururaj,Joseph G. Gleeson	59
12	Protein-Truncating Mutations in ASPM Cause Variable Reduction in Brain Size 2003 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Jacquelyn Bond,(unknown),Daniel J. Hampshire,Kelly Springell,Peter Corry,Marc Abramowicz,Ganeshwaran H. Mochida,Raoul C. M. Hennekam,Eamonn R. Maher,Jean‐Pierre Fryns,Abdulrahman Alswaid,Hussain Jafri,Yasmin Abdul Rashid,Ammar F. Mubaidin,Christopher A. Walsh,Emma Roberts,C. Geoffrey Woods	133
13	Two siblings with a new Aicardi‐Goutières‐like syndrome 2002 ·Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology ·Kathleen B. Schwarz,C D Ferrie,C. Geoffrey Woods	4
14	ASPM is a major determinant of cerebral cortical size 2002 ·Nature Genetics ·Jacquelyn Bond,Emma Roberts,Ganeshwaran H. Mochida,Daniel J. Hampshire,(unknown),(unknown),Kelly Springell,Meera Mahadevan,Yanick J. Crow,Alexander F. Markham,Christopher A. Walsh,C. Geoffrey Woods	420
15	A Gene for Autosomal Recessive Symmetrical Spastic Cerebral Palsy Maps to Chromosome 2q24-25 1999 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Duncan P. McHale,Simon J Mitchell,Sarah Bundey,Leanne Moynihan,David A. Campbell,C. Geoffrey Woods,Nicholas Lench,R F Mueller,A.F. Markham	37
16	Novel PTEN mutations in patients with Cowden disease: absence of clear genotype–phenotype correlations 1999 ·European Journal of Human Genetics ·Marcel Nelen,Hannie Kremer,Irene B. M. Konings,F. Schoute,(unknown),Rainer Koch,C. Geoffrey Woods,Jean‐Pierre Fryns,Ben C.J. Hamel,Lies H. Hoefsloot,E Peeters,George W. Padberg	234
17	Primary Autosomal Recessive Microcephaly (MCPH1) Maps to Chromosome 8p22-pter 1998 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Andrew P. Jackson,Duncan P. McHale,David A. Campbell,Hussain Jafri,Yasmin Abdul Rashid,(unknown),Gulshan Karbani,Peter Corry,Malcolm I. Levene,Robert F. Mueller,(unknown),Nicholas Lench,C. Geoffrey Woods	117
18	Comparison of Enzyme Mismatch Cleavage and Chemical Cleavage of Mismatch on a Defined Set of Heteroduplexes 1997 ·Genetic Testing ·(unknown),Emma Roberts,Mark D. Robinson,C. Geoffrey Woods,D. Timothy Bishop,Graham R. Taylor	7
19	Neither uniparental disomy nor skewed X‐inactivation explains Rett syndrome 1993 ·Clinical Genetics ·T. Webb,(unknown),C. Geoffrey Woods	20
20	Abstracts of the joint meeting of the Clinical Genetics Society and the Clinical Molecular Genetics Society held on 19 and 20 April 1990 at University of Newcastle upon Tyne Medical School 1990 ·Journal of Medical Genetics ·Mary Porteous,John Burn,(unknown),C. Geoffrey Woods,Sarah Bundey,A. Malcolm R. Taylor	4

About C. Geoffrey Woods

C. Geoffrey Woods is a scholar working on Genetics, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology, having authored 97 papers that have together received 11.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (19 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (16 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (2.8k citations), Genetics (3.4k citations) and Sensory Systems (507 citations). C. Geoffrey Woods has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Jacquelyn Bond, Emma Roberts, James J. Cox, Kelly Springell, Gulshan Karbani, Hussain Jafri, Daniel J. Hampshire, Adeline K. Nicholas, Víctor L. Ruiz‐Pérez and Mark O’Driscoll. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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