Craig Murdoch

11.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
135 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Craig Murdoch is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Periodontics. According to data from OpenAlex, Craig Murdoch has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Immunology, 31 papers in Molecular Biology and 26 papers in Periodontics. Recurrent topics in Craig Murdoch's work include Immune cells in cancer (19 papers), Chemokine receptors and signaling (17 papers) and Oral Health Pathology and Treatment (14 papers). Craig Murdoch is often cited by papers focused on Immune cells in cancer (19 papers), Chemokine receptors and signaling (17 papers) and Oral Health Pathology and Treatment (14 papers). Craig Murdoch collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Craig Murdoch's co-authors include Claire E. Lewis, Adam Finn, Munitta Muthana, Seth B. Coffelt, Athina Giannoudis, Helen Colley, Martin H. Thornhill, Simon Tazzyman, Peter N. Monk and Michele De Palma and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Craig Murdoch

134 papers receiving 9.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The role of myeloid cells in the promotion of tumour angiogenesis

2008 1.3k citations Craig Murdoch, Munitta Muthana et al. profile →
Mechanisms regulating the recruitment of macrophages into hypoxic areas of tumors and other ischemic tissues

2004 721 citations Craig Murdoch, Athina Giannoudis et al. profile →
Chemokine receptors and their role in inflammation and infectious diseases

2000 643 citations Craig Murdoch et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Craig Murdoch United Kingdom	46	3.8k	2.9k	2.7k	1.5k	960	135	9.3k
Gëorge F. Murphy United States	54	3.1k 0.8×	3.3k 1.1×	3.4k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	712 0.7×	250	11.5k
Laurie K. McCauley United States	58	2.0k 0.5×	5.1k 1.7×	5.9k 2.1×	1.4k 0.9×	936 1.0×	176	11.9k
Cun‐Yu Wang United States	57	1.6k 0.4×	6.6k 2.2×	1.8k 0.7×	2.0k 1.4×	639 0.7×	115	10.8k
Franck Housseau United States	35	2.8k 0.7×	3.4k 1.2×	3.2k 1.2×	611 0.4×	600 0.6×	67	8.3k
Tatsuji Nishihara Japan	52	1.5k 0.4×	5.3k 1.8×	2.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	780 0.8×	311	10.8k
Matthias Goebeler Germany	54	4.0k 1.1×	4.1k 1.4×	1.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	204 0.2×	306	12.0k
Lu Zhang China	41	3.4k 0.9×	4.1k 1.4×	994 0.4×	910 0.6×	426 0.4×	187	8.1k
Andreas Ludwig Germany	65	3.4k 0.9×	4.8k 1.6×	3.7k 1.4×	1.3k 0.9×	371 0.4×	194	13.5k
Antonello Sica Italy	18	6.2k 1.6×	2.8k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	888 0.6×	662 0.7×	71	10.3k
Susan R. Rittling United States	51	1.4k 0.4×	5.2k 1.8×	1.6k 0.6×	722 0.5×	415 0.4×	119	10.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Craig Murdoch

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Fields of papers citing papers by Craig Murdoch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Craig Murdoch

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Colley, Helen, et al.. (2025). pH-Responsive Diblock Copolymer Vesicles via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly in Aqueous Media: Synthesis, Loading, and Potential Biological Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(24). 35140–35154. 2 indexed citations

Madsen, Lars Siim, et al.. (2024). A Tissue-Engineered Model of T-Cell–Mediated Oral Mucosal Inflammatory Disease. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 145(6). 1447–1458.e3. 2 indexed citations

Murdoch, Craig, et al.. (2023). Bioactive Protein and Peptide Release from a Mucoadhesive Electrospun Membrane. Biomedical Materials & Devices. 2(1). 444–453. 4 indexed citations

Farrugia, Cher, et al.. (2022). Fusobacterium nucleatum mediates endothelial damage and increased permeability following single species and polymicrobial infection. Journal of Periodontology. 93(9). 1421–1433. 14 indexed citations

Hunter, Keith D., et al.. (2022). Computational Modelling for Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy-Based Diagnosis of Oral Potential Malignant Disorders (OPMD). Sensors. 22(15). 5913–5913. 2 indexed citations

Colley, Helen, et al.. (2021). Immunoresponsive Tissue-Engineered Oral Mucosal Equivalents Containing Macrophages. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 27(8). 462–471. 12 indexed citations

Murdoch, Craig, Simon G. Danby, Hirofumi Nakanishi, et al.. (2021). Determination of Chemical Irritation Potential Using a Defined Gene Signature Set on Tissue-Engineered Human Skin Equivalents. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). 100011–100011. 4 indexed citations

Said, Zafar, Craig Murdoch, J. Mølholm Hansen, Lars Siim Madsen, & Helen Colley. (2021). Corticosteroid delivery using oral mucosa equivalents for the treatment of inflammatory mucosal diseases. European Journal Of Oral Sciences. 129(2). e12761–e12761. 16 indexed citations

Farrugia, Cher, Graham P. Stafford, Jan Potempa, et al.. (2020). Mechanisms of vascular damage by systemic dissemination of the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis. FEBS Journal. 288(5). 1479–1495. 55 indexed citations

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Farrugia, Cher, Graham P. Stafford, & Craig Murdoch. (2020). Porphyromonas gingivalis Outer Membrane Vesicles Increase Vascular Permeability. Journal of Dental Research. 99(13). 1494–1501. 94 indexed citations

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Murdoch, Craig, et al.. (2020). Mucoadhesive Electrospun Fibre-Based Technologies for Oral Medicine. Pharmaceutics. 12(6). 504–504. 42 indexed citations

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Hansen, J. Mølholm, et al.. (2020). Medium-Chain Fatty Acids Released from Polymeric Electrospun Patches Inhibit Candida albicans Growth and Reduce the Biofilm Viability. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 6(7). 4087–4095. 27 indexed citations

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McRae, Michael P., Alexander Ross Kerr, Malvin N. Janal, et al.. (2020). Nuclear F-actin Cytology in Oral Epithelial Dysplasia and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Journal of Dental Research. 100(5). 479–486. 9 indexed citations

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Ferreira, Sabrina Barbosa de Souza, Gustavo Braga, Jéssica Bassi da Silva, et al.. (2019). Design of a nanostructured mucoadhesive system containing curcumin for buccal application: from physicochemical to biological aspects. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 10. 2304–2328. 23 indexed citations

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Murdoch, Craig, Sebastian G. Spain, Helen Colley, et al.. (2019). Mucoadhesive Electrospun Patch Delivery of Lidocaine to the Oral Mucosa and Investigation of Spatial Distribution in a Tissue Using MALDI-Mass Spectrometry Imaging. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 16(9). 3948–3956. 33 indexed citations

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Hearnden, Vanessa, et al.. (2017). Use of a Rho kinase inhibitor to increase human tonsil keratinocyte longevity for three‐dimensional, tissue engineered tonsil epithelium equivalents. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 12(3). e1636–e1646. 6 indexed citations

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Hearnden, Vanessa, et al.. (2017). Methyl-donor depletion of head and neck cancer cells in vitro establishes a less aggressive tumour cell phenotype. European Journal of Nutrition. 57(4). 1321–1332. 8 indexed citations

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Colley, Helen, Vanessa Hearnden, Milagros Avila-Olias, et al.. (2014). Polymersome-Mediated Delivery of Combination Anticancer Therapy to Head and Neck Cancer Cells: 2D and 3D in Vitro Evaluation. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 11(4). 1176–1188. 118 indexed citations

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Muthana, Munitta, Athina Giannoudis, Simon D. Scott, et al.. (2011). Use of Macrophages to Target Therapeutic Adenovirus to Human Prostate Tumors. Cancer Research. 71(5). 1805–1815. 101 indexed citations

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Coffelt, Seth B., Andrea O. Tal, Alexander Scholz, et al.. (2010). Angiopoietin-2 Regulates Gene Expression in TIE2-Expressing Monocytes and Augments Their Inherent Proangiogenic Functions. Cancer Research. 70(13). 5270–5280. 268 indexed citations

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