Colin A. Johnson

21.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
119 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Colin A. Johnson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin A. Johnson has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Molecular Biology, 56 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Colin A. Johnson's work include Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (41 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (23 papers) and Renal and related cancers (22 papers). Colin A. Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (41 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (23 papers) and Renal and related cancers (22 papers). Colin A. Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Colin A. Johnson's co-authors include Bryan M. Turner, Adrian Bird, Huck‐Hui Ng, Robert N. Eisenman, Carol D. Laherty, Xinsheng Nan, Jarema Malicki, Katarzyna Szymańska, Gabrielle Wheway and Clare V. Logan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Colin A. Johnson

112 papers receiving 8.5k citations

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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.

Transcriptional repression by the methyl-CpG-binding protein MeCP2 involves a histone deacetylase complex

1998 2.7k citations Colin A. Johnson, Bryan M. Turner et al. profile →
MBD2 is a transcriptional repressor belonging to the MeCP1 histone deacetylase complex

1999 718 citations Colin A. Johnson, Bryan M. Turner et al. Nature Genetics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Colin A. Johnson United Kingdom	42	6.5k	3.9k	861	860	488	119	8.7k
Gudrun Rappold Germany	53	5.9k 0.9×	5.1k 1.3×	457 0.5×	431 0.5×	447 0.9×	216	10.0k
Jean‐Pierre Fryns Belgium	46	4.9k 0.8×	5.7k 1.5×	706 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	339 0.7×	255	9.1k
Christian Gilissen Netherlands	47	4.6k 0.7×	4.4k 1.1×	447 0.5×	425 0.5×	395 0.8×	135	8.5k
Suzanne M. Leal United States	47	5.0k 0.8×	4.7k 1.2×	460 0.5×	396 0.5×	296 0.6×	211	10.8k
P. Pearson Netherlands	55	6.3k 1.0×	4.7k 1.2×	412 0.5×	901 1.0×	577 1.2×	209	10.7k
Richard R. Meehan United Kingdom	49	6.8k 1.1×	2.7k 0.7×	244 0.3×	568 0.7×	473 1.0×	111	8.4k
Daniela Toniolo Italy	47	5.6k 0.9×	2.4k 0.6×	828 1.0×	744 0.9×	170 0.3×	139	8.6k
C. Geoffrey Woods United Kingdom	48	6.8k 1.0×	3.4k 0.9×	2.8k 3.2×	856 1.0×	1.1k 2.2×	97	11.0k
Alexander Hoischen Netherlands	46	3.9k 0.6×	4.0k 1.0×	406 0.5×	445 0.5×	438 0.9×	142	8.2k
Charles E. Schwartz United States	62	7.6k 1.2×	6.3k 1.6×	1.3k 1.5×	1.0k 1.2×	369 0.8×	319	13.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Richardson, Louise, Ruth Hughes, Colin A. Johnson, Stuart Egginton, & Michelle Peckham. (2025). The role of MEGF10 in myoblast fusion and hypertrophic response to overload of skeletal muscle. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 46(4). 275–292.

Basu, Basudha, Martin McKibbin, Kamron N. Khan, et al.. (2024). Glycogen myophosphorylase loss causes increased dependence on glucose in iPSC-derived retinal pigment epithelium. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(8). 107569–107569.

Larsen, Ida Signe Bohse, Luping Zhou, Weihua Tian, et al.. (2023). The SHDRA syndrome-associated gene TMEM260 encodes a protein-specific O-mannosyltransferase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(21). e2302584120–e2302584120. 17 indexed citations

Basu, Basudha, Katarzyna Szymańska, Gabrielle Wheway, et al.. (2023). Racgap1 knockdown results in cells with multiple cilia due to cytokinesis failure. Annals of Human Genetics. 88(1). 45–57. 4 indexed citations

Cocks, Kim, Colin A. Johnson, Heike Schmidt, et al.. (2022). Content validity of the EORTC quality of life questionnaire QLQ-C30 for use in cancer. European Journal of Cancer. 178. 128–138. 69 indexed citations

O’Keefe, James B., Mary Morrow, Colin A. Johnson, et al.. (2021). Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Impact on Quality of Life 1–6 Months After Illness and Association With Initial Symptom Severity. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 8(8). ofab352–ofab352. 18 indexed citations

Szymańska, Katarzyna, Verity Hartill, & Colin A. Johnson. (2015). Unraveling the genetics of Joubert and Meckel-Gruber syndromes. Journal of Pediatric Genetics. 3(2). 65–78. 24 indexed citations

Szymańska, Katarzyna, Ian Berry, Clare V. Logan, et al.. (2012). Founder mutations and genotype-phenotype correlations in Meckel-Gruber syndrome and associated ciliopathies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 18–18. 37 indexed citations

Parry, David, Clare V. Logan, Bruce E. Hayward, et al.. (2011). Mutations Causing Familial Biparental Hydatidiform Mole Implicate C6orf221 as a Possible Regulator of Genomic Imprinting in the Human Oocyte. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 89(3). 451–458. 174 indexed citations

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Kim, Su Kyoung, Asako Shindo, Tae Joo Park, et al.. (2010). Planar Cell Polarity Acts Through Septins to Control Collective Cell Movement and Ciliogenesis. Science. 329(5997). 1337–1340. 263 indexed citations

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Carr, Ian, Katarzyna Szymańska, Eamonn Sheridan, et al.. (2009). Shadow autozygosity mapping by linkage exclusion (SAMPLE): a simple strategy to identify the genetic basis of lethal autosomal recessive disorders. Human Mutation. 30(12). 1642–1649. 5 indexed citations

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Stalder, Kenneth J., et al.. (2008). Developing and utilizing visual tools to assist pork producers in employee training in the evaluation of sow body condition. Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University). 46(2). 1–3. 1 indexed citations

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Beales, Philip L., Jonathan L. Tobin, Chiara Bacchelli, et al.. (2007). IFT80, which encodes a conserved intraflagellar transport protein, is mutated in Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy. Nature Genetics. 39(6). 727–729. 227 indexed citations

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Aligianis, Irene A., Neil V. Morgan, Marina Mione, et al.. (2006). Mutation in Rab3 GTPase-Activating Protein (RAB3GAP) Noncatalytic Subunit in a Kindred with Martsolf Syndrome. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 78(4). 702–707. 78 indexed citations

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Forshew, Tim, Colin A. Johnson, Shagufta Khaliq, et al.. (2005). Locus heterogeneity in autosomal recessive congenital cataracts: linkage to 9q and germline HSF4 mutations. Human Genetics. 117(5). 452–459. 66 indexed citations

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Johnson, Colin A., et al.. (2003). Molecular pathology and genetics of congenital hepatorenal fibrocystic syndromes. Journal of Medical Genetics. 40(5). 311–319. 66 indexed citations

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Johnson, Colin A., et al.. (2002). Human Class I Histone Deacetylase Complexes Show Enhanced Catalytic Activity in the Presence of ATP and Co-immunoprecipitate with the ATP-dependent Chaperone Protein Hsp70. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(11). 9590–9597. 102 indexed citations

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Barlow, Andrew L., Cornelis M. van Drunen, Colin A. Johnson, et al.. (2001). dSIR2 and dHDAC6: Two Novel, Inhibitor-Resistant Deacetylases in Drosophila melanogaster. Experimental Cell Research. 265(1). 90–103. 55 indexed citations

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Adams, Roger, Sriharsa Pradhan, Colin A. Johnson, et al.. (1996). Plant Methyltransferases and Their Targets in the Plant Genome. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 32. 95–108. 2 indexed citations

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Johnson, Colin A.. (1969). Neoechinorhynchus magnapapillatus sp.n. (Acanthocephala) from Pseudemys scripta scripta (Chelonia).. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 36(2). 277–280. 4 indexed citations

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