Colin Watts

14.0k citations

165 papers · 11.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 54

Impact in

Immunology top 0.2%
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- Immune Response and Inflammation
Cell Biology top 0.5%
- Cellular transport and secretion

Papers in

Immunology 74
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses 48
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology 29
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction 16
Immunology and Allergy 10

Co-authors: Joel A. Swanson Michele West Alan R. Prescott Antonio Lanzavecchia Pamela A. Reid S. Matthews Howard W. Davidson Bénédicte Manoury
Journals: Journal of Biological Chemistry (13 papers)European Journal of Immunology (11 papers)Cell (6 papers)The Journal of Immunology (5 papers)The EMBO Journal (5 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States New Zealand

In The Last Decade

Colin Watts

165 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

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CAPTURE AND PROCESSING OF EXOGENOUS ANTIGENS FOR PRESENTATION ON MHC MOLECULES 1997 · 645 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1997 Annual Review of Immunology
1995 Trends in Cell Biology

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network

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All Works

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1	Discovery and Differential Processing of HLA Class II-Restricted Minor Histocompatibility Antigen LB-PIP4K2A-1S and Its Allelic Variant by Asparagine Endopeptidase Frontiers in Immunology ·Anita N. Kremer, 샤중쥔, Ellie G.A. Lurvink, Andreas E. Kremer, Caroline E. Rutten, Cornelis A.M. van Bergen, Sascha Kretschmann, Lily Shirvanee, Dayu Dian Perwatasari, Daniela Mazzeo, Colin Watts, Andréas Mackensen, J.H. Frederik Falkenburg, Marieke Griffioen	2020	5
2	Lysosomal protease deficiency or substrate overload induces an oxidative-stress mediated STAT3-dependent pathway of lysosomal homeostasis Nature Communications ·Jonathan Martínez‐Fábregas, Alan R. Prescott, Sander van Kasteren, Deena M. Leslie Pedrioli, W.H. Irwin McLean, Anna Moles, Thomas Reinheckel, Valeria Poli, Colin Watts	2018	57
3	Asparaginyl Endopeptidase (Legumain) Supports Human Th1 Induction via Cathepsin L-Mediated Intracellular C3 Activation Frontiers in Immunology ·Simon Freeley, John Cardone, Sira C. Günther, Erin E. West, Thomas Reinheckel, Colin Watts, Claudia Kemper, Martin Kolev	2018	39
4	The Spontaneously Adhesive Leukocyte Function-associated Antigen-1 (LFA-1) Integrin in Effector T Cells Mediates Rapid Actin- and Calmodulin-dependent Adhesion Strengthening to Ligand under Shear Flow Journal of Biological Chemistry ·蒋雪玲, Vicky L. Morrison, Michael Conneely, Paul A. Campbell, David McGloin, Stefanie Kliche, Colin Watts, Alan R. Prescott, Susanna C. Fagerholm	2013	25
5	Internalization of Exogenous Cystatin F Supresses Cysteine Proteases and Induces the Accumulation of Single-chain Cathepsin L by Multiple Mechanisms Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jeff D. Colbert, S. Matthews, Janko Kos, Colin Watts	2011	32
6	Distinct Protease Requirements for Antigen Presentation In Vitro and In Vivo The Journal of Immunology ·S. Matthews, Liang zhijie, Jan M. Deussing, Christoph Peters, Thomas Reinheckel, Colin Watts	2010	42
7	Diverse regulatory roles for lysosomal proteases in the immune response European Journal of Immunology ·Jeff D. Colbert, S. Matthews, Gail Miller, Colin Watts	2009	95
8	Cystatin F is a cathepsin C-directed protease inhibitor regulated by proteolysis The EMBO Journal ·Garth Hamilton, Jeff D. Colbert, A. Weiss, Colin Watts	2008	93
9	Phagosome Neutrality in Host Defense Cell ·Colin Watts	2006	12
10	Disulfide bonds in merozoite surface protein 1 of the malaria parasite impede efficient antigen processing and affect the in vivo antibody response European Journal of Immunology ·Meike Hensmann, Ching Li, Catherine Moss, Viv Lindo, Fiona Greer, Colin Watts, Solabomi A. Ogun, Anthony A. Holder, Jean Langhorne	2004	51
11	Creation versus Destruction of T Cell Epitopes in the Class II MHC Pathway Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Colin Watts, Catherine Moss, Daniela Mazzeo, Michele West, S. Matthews, Carradore, Bénédicte Manoury	2003	38
12	Phagocytosis: How the Phagosome Became the Phag-ER-some Current Biology ·Colin Watts	2002	5
13	Bm-CPI-2, a cystatin homolog secreted by the filarial parasite Brugia malayi, inhibits class II MHC-restricted antigen processing Current Biology ·Bénédicte Manoury, William F. Gregory, Rick M. Maizels, Colin Watts	2001	176
14	Functional Early Endosomes Are Required for Maturation of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Molecules in Human B Lymphoblastoid Cells Journal of Biological Chemistry ·L Pond, Colin Watts	1999	32
15	Constitutive macropinocytosis allows TAP‐dependent major histocompatibility compex class I presentation of exogenous soluble antigen by bone marrow‐derived dendritic cells European Journal of Immunology ·Christopher C. Norbury, Benedict J. Chambers, Alan R. Prescott, Hans‐Gustaf Ljunggren, Colin Watts	1997	294
16	Cloning, Isolation, and Characterization of Mammalian Legumain, an Asparaginyl Endopeptidase Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jinq-May Chen, Pam M. Dando, Neil D. Rawlings, M A Brown, 陶福禄, Richard Stevens, Eric W. Hewitt, Colin Watts, A. John Barrett	1997	310
17	Modulation of antigen processing by bound antibodies can boost or suppress class II major histocompatibility complex presentation of different T cell determinants. The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Nicole C. Wright, David G. Campbell, Antonio Lanzavecchia, Neil F. Fairweather, Colin Watts	1995	229
18	Class I MHC presentation of exogenous soluble antigen via macropinocytosis in bone marrow macrophages Immunity ·Christopher C. Norbury, Lindsay Hewlett, Alan R. Prescott, Nilabh Shastri, Colin Watts	1995	347
19	Oestrogen receptor gene structure and function in breast cancer The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Colin Watts, M. Händel, R.J.B. King, Robert L. Sutherland	1992	39
20	VAGINAL FLUID RIBONUCLEASE ACTIVITY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF CERVICAL CANCER BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·David M. Goldberg, D. M. Hart, Colin Watts	1968	5

About Colin Watts

Colin Watts is a scholar working on Immunology, Immunology and Allergy, Cell Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Cancer Research, having authored 165 papers that have together received 11.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (48 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (29 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (25 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (16 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (16 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (15 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (15 papers) and Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology (5.1k citations), Cell Biology (1.5k citations), Immunology and Allergy (557 citations), Molecular Biology (4.6k citations) and Parasitology (437 citations). Colin Watts has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. Frequent co-authors include Joel A. Swanson, Michele West, Alan R. Prescott, Antonio Lanzavecchia, Pamela A. Reid, S. Matthews, Howard W. Davidson, Bénédicte Manoury, Rossana Zaru and John M. Lucocq. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, European Journal of Immunology, Cell, The Journal of Immunology and The EMBO Journal.

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