Colin A. Leech

4.3k total citations
70 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Colin A. Leech is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin A. Leech has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Surgery, 36 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Colin A. Leech's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (36 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (19 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (15 papers). Colin A. Leech is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (36 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (19 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (15 papers). Colin A. Leech collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Colin A. Leech's co-authors include George G. Holz, Joel F. Habener, Oleg G. Chepurny, Timothy J. Kieffer, R. Scott Heller, Peter Stanfield, Elizabeth Abraham, Frank Schwede, Joel F. Habener and Henryk Zulewski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Colin A. Leech

70 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Colin A. Leech United States 31 1.6k 1.6k 1.1k 641 549 70 3.4k
Xiaosong Ma China 22 2.4k 1.5× 1.6k 1.0× 710 0.7× 305 0.5× 501 0.9× 41 4.0k
Oleg G. Chepurny United States 32 2.2k 1.4× 1.4k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 694 1.1× 244 0.4× 66 3.4k
Craig S. Nunemaker United States 35 1.3k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 899 0.8× 215 0.3× 216 0.4× 74 3.4k
Lisa Hahner United States 21 1.1k 0.7× 579 0.4× 641 0.6× 319 0.5× 359 0.7× 24 3.0k
Isabelle Lihrmann France 33 848 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 895 0.8× 667 1.0× 224 0.4× 87 2.9k
Richard Warth Germany 46 4.1k 2.5× 846 0.5× 1.2k 1.1× 966 1.5× 227 0.4× 108 5.4k
Anikó Náray‐Fejes‐Tóth United States 39 2.8k 1.7× 685 0.4× 1.9k 1.7× 229 0.4× 190 0.3× 90 4.5k
Elvira Álvarez Spain 21 1.1k 0.7× 617 0.4× 687 0.6× 373 0.6× 572 1.0× 46 2.3k
Peter M. Snyder United States 45 5.3k 3.3× 697 0.4× 938 0.9× 761 1.2× 317 0.6× 69 6.3k
Géza Fejes‐Tóth United States 38 2.7k 1.7× 606 0.4× 1.6k 1.5× 213 0.3× 171 0.3× 97 4.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin A. Leech

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin A. Leech

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Colin A. Leech. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Colin A. Leech based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Colin A. Leech. Colin A. Leech is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Basile, Giorgio, Amedeo Vetere, Jiang Hu, et al.. (2023). Excess pancreatic elastase alters acinar-β cell communication by impairing the mechano-signaling and the PAR2 pathways. Cell Metabolism. 35(7). 1242–1260.e9. 9 indexed citations
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Xie, Han, Qinghe Meng, Ravi Dhawan, et al.. (2020). Therapeutic potential of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists to combat obesity, diabetes, and inflammation. Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders. 21(4). 431–447. 30 indexed citations
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Holz, George G., Oleg G. Chepurny, & Colin A. Leech. (2019). “A-kinase” regulator runs amok to provide a paradigm shift in cAMP signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(7). 2247–2248. 4 indexed citations
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Takatani, Tomozumi, Jun Shirakawa, Michael W. Roe, et al.. (2016). IRS1 deficiency protects β-cells against ER stress-induced apoptosis by modulating sXBP-1 stability and protein translation. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 28177–28177. 20 indexed citations
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Holz, George G., Colin A. Leech, & Oleg G. Chepurny. (2014). New insights concerning the molecular basis for defective glucoregulation in soluble adenylyl cyclase knockout mice. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1842(12). 2593–2600. 18 indexed citations
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Holz, George G., Oleg G. Chepurny, & Colin A. Leech. (2013). Leptin-stimulated KATPchannel trafficking. Islets. 5(5). 229–232. 11 indexed citations
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Kopp, Richard F., Colin A. Leech, & Michael W. Roe. (2013). Resveratrol Interferes with Fura-2 Intracellular Calcium Measurements. Journal of Fluorescence. 24(2). 279–284. 16 indexed citations
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Chepurny, Oleg G., Daniela Bertinetti, Mandy Diskar, et al.. (2013). Stimulation of Proglucagon Gene Expression by Human GPR119 in Enteroendocrine L-cell Line GLUTag. Molecular Endocrinology. 27(8). 1267–1282. 31 indexed citations
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Leech, Colin A., Igor Dzhura, Oleg G. Chepurny, et al.. (2011). Molecular physiology of glucagon-like peptide-1 insulin secretagogue action in pancreatic β cells. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 107(2). 236–247. 96 indexed citations
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Dzhura, Igor, Oleg G. Chepurny, Colin A. Leech, et al.. (2011). Phospholipase C-ε links Epac2 activation to the potentiation of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion from mouse islets of Langerhans. Islets. 3(3). 121–128. 62 indexed citations
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Liew, Chong Wee, Jacek Bocheński, Dan Kawamori, et al.. (2010). The pseudokinase tribbles homolog 3 interacts with ATF4 to negatively regulate insulin exocytosis in human and mouse β cells. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 120(8). 2876–2888. 104 indexed citations
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Dzhura, Igor, Oleg G. Chepurny, Grant G. Kelley, et al.. (2010). Epac2-dependent mobilization of intracellular Ca2+by glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist exendin-4 is disrupted in β-cells of phospholipase C-ɛ knockout mice. The Journal of Physiology. 588(24). 4871–4889. 52 indexed citations
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Leech, Colin A., Igor Dzhura, Oleg G. Chepurny, et al.. (2010). Facilitation of β-cell KATPchannel sulfonylurea sensitivity by a cAMP analog selective for the cAMP-regulated guanine nucleotide exchange factor Epac. Islets. 2(2). 72–81. 37 indexed citations
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Abraham, Elizabeth, Colin A. Leech, Julia C. Lin, Henryk Zulewski, & Joel F. Habener. (2002). Insulinotropic Hormone Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Differentiation of Human Pancreatic Islet-Derived Progenitor Cells into Insulin-Producing Cells. Endocrinology. 143(8). 3152–3161. 250 indexed citations
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Lechner, Andreas, Colin A. Leech, Elizabeth Abraham, Anna L. Nolan, & Joel F. Habener. (2002). Nestin-positive progenitor cells derived from adult human pancreatic islets of Langerhans contain side population (SP) cells defined by expression of the ABCG2 (BCRP1) ATP-binding cassette transporter. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 293(2). 670–674. 170 indexed citations
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Leech, Colin A., George G. Holz, Oleg G. Chepurny, & Joel F. Habener. (2000). Expression of cAMP-Regulated Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors in Pancreatic β-Cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 278(1). 44–47. 53 indexed citations
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Holz, George G., et al.. (1999). cAMP-dependent Mobilization of Intracellular Ca2+ Stores by Activation of Ryanodine Receptors in Pancreatic β-Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(20). 14147–14156. 185 indexed citations
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Leech, Colin A. & George G. Holz. (1994). Application of Patch Clamp Methods to the Study of Calcium Currents and Calcium Channels. Methods in cell biology. 40. 135–151. 15 indexed citations
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Harrison, J. B., et al.. (1990). Embryonic and adult neurones of the housefly (Musca domestica) in culture. Tissue and Cell. 22(3). 337–347. 10 indexed citations

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