David Stephens

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
128 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

David Stephens is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Stephens has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Cell Biology, 60 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in David Stephens's work include Cellular transport and secretion (53 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (27 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (20 papers). David Stephens is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (53 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (27 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (20 papers). David Stephens collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. David Stephens's co-authors include Viki Allan, Krysten J. Palmer, Peter Watson, Rainer Pepperkok, George Banting, Helen Hughes, Nicola L. Stevenson, Anna K. Townley, Janine McCaughey and Brian Austen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

David Stephens

123 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

Light Microscopy Techniques for Live Cell Imaging 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750
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.

  1. Light Microscopy Techniques for Live Cell Imaging
    2003 872 citations David Stephens et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Stephens United Kingdom 42 3.3k 3.2k 746 573 511 128 6.4k
Giorgio Scita Italy 57 5.3k 1.6× 4.8k 1.5× 607 0.8× 541 0.9× 341 0.7× 141 9.8k
Robert Grosse Germany 44 4.2k 1.3× 2.9k 0.9× 383 0.5× 410 0.7× 255 0.5× 106 7.5k
Mark Terasaki United States 46 4.3k 1.3× 2.9k 0.9× 396 0.5× 402 0.7× 294 0.6× 88 7.4k
William M. Bement United States 47 3.7k 1.1× 4.3k 1.3× 382 0.5× 289 0.5× 199 0.4× 102 6.9k
Richard E. Cheney United States 43 4.8k 1.5× 3.6k 1.1× 371 0.5× 376 0.7× 228 0.4× 77 8.1k
H Wiley United States 58 6.7k 2.1× 2.1k 0.6× 351 0.5× 681 1.2× 377 0.7× 159 10.8k
Roberto Domínguez United States 50 4.4k 1.3× 3.8k 1.2× 339 0.5× 377 0.7× 147 0.3× 132 8.2k
Bianca Habermann Germany 57 8.2k 2.5× 3.8k 1.2× 759 1.0× 1.2k 2.1× 360 0.7× 133 10.7k
Buzz Baum United Kingdom 53 4.6k 1.4× 5.2k 1.6× 369 0.5× 541 0.9× 240 0.5× 132 8.6k
Angelika A. Noegel Germany 56 6.2k 1.9× 5.2k 1.6× 700 0.9× 592 1.0× 130 0.3× 217 10.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Stephens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Stephens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Stephens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Stephens 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 David Stephens. David Stephens is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mukhopadhyay, Aakash G., et al.. (2024). Roles for CEP170 in cilia function and dynein-2 assembly. Journal of Cell Science. 137(8). 4 indexed citations
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Mukhopadhyay, Aakash G., et al.. (2024). Structure and tethering mechanism of dynein-2 intermediate chains in intraflagellar transport. The EMBO Journal. 43(7). 1257–1272. 7 indexed citations
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Uddin, Borhan, Yohei Katoh, Tom Brown, et al.. (2022). Disease-associated mutations in WDR34 lead to diverse impacts on the assembly and function of dynein-2. Journal of Cell Science. 136(5). 5 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Nicola L., et al.. (2022). Supply chain logistics – the role of the Golgi complex in extracellular matrix production and maintenance. Journal of Cell Science. 135(1). 16 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Nicola L., Dylan J. M. Bergen, Yinhui Lu, et al.. (2021). Giantin is required for intracellular N-terminal processing of type I procollagen. The Journal of Cell Biology. 220(6). 17 indexed citations
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McCaughey, Janine, Nicola L. Stevenson, Judith Mantell, et al.. (2021). A general role for TANGO1, encoded by MIA3, in secretory pathway organization and function. Journal of Cell Science. 134(17). 22 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Nicola L., et al.. (2018). Regulator of calcineurin-2 is a centriolar protein with a role in cilia length control. Journal of Cell Science. 131(9). 13 indexed citations
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Bergen, Dylan J. M., et al.. (2017). The Golgi matrix protein giantin is required for normal cilia function in zebrafish. Biology Open. 6(8). 1180–1189. 22 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Nicola L., Dylan J. M. Bergen, Érika Kague, et al.. (2017). Giantin-knockout models reveal a feedback loop between Golgi function and glycosyltransferase expression. Journal of Cell Science. 130(24). 4132–4143. 41 indexed citations
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Evans, Ashley J., Sonam Gurung, Kevin A. Wilkinson, David Stephens, & Jeremy M. Henley. (2017). Assembly, Secretory Pathway Trafficking, and Surface Delivery of Kainate Receptors Is Regulated by Neuronal Activity. Cell Reports. 19(12). 2613–2626. 33 indexed citations
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Stephens, David, et al.. (2014). Opposing microtubule motors control motility, morphology and cargo segregation during ER-to-Golgi transport. Biology Open. 3(5). 307–313. 16 indexed citations
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Patterson, Amy S. & David Stephens. (2012). AIDS mobilisation in Zambia and Vietnam: explaining the differences. Contemporary Politics. 18(2). 213–224. 2 indexed citations
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Guetzoyan, Lucie, Robert A. Spooner, Frédéric Boal, et al.. (2010). Fine tuning Exo2, a small molecule inhibitor of secretion and retrograde trafficking pathways in mammalian cells. Molecular BioSystems. 6(10). 2030–2038. 10 indexed citations
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Palmer, Krysten J., Helen Hughes, & David Stephens. (2009). Specificity of Cytoplasmic Dynein Subunits in Discrete Membrane-trafficking Steps. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(12). 2885–2899. 94 indexed citations
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Stephens, David. (2009). Imaging in cell and developmental biology. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 885–885. 1 indexed citations
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Wakana, Yuichi, Kenichi Nakajima, Katsuko Tani, et al.. (2008). Bap31 Is an Itinerant Protein That Moves between the Peripheral Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) and a Juxtanuclear Compartment Related to ER-associated Degradation. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 19(5). 1825–1836. 92 indexed citations
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Stephens, David. (2003). De novo formation, fusion and fission of mammalian COPII‐coated endoplasmic reticulum exit sites. EMBO Reports. 4(2). 210–217. 86 indexed citations
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Stephens, David. (1996). Apoliprotein E and Alzheimer's Disease. The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health. 41–43. 3 indexed citations
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Stephens, David. (1992). Variation of the California bearing ratio in some synthetic clayey soils. 34(11). 4 indexed citations
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Stephens, David. (1990). The prediction of the California bearing ratio. 32(12). 523–527. 14 indexed citations

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