Denis C. Shields

7.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
106 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Denis C. Shields is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Denis C. Shields has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Microbiology and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Denis C. Shields's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (19 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (17 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (17 papers). Denis C. Shields is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (19 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (17 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (17 papers). Denis C. Shields collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United States and United Kingdom. Denis C. Shields's co-authors include Kenneth H. Wolfe, Catherine Mooney, Paul M. Sharp, Desmond G. Higgins, Frank Wright, Gianluca Pollastri, Niall Haslam, Norman E. Davey, Richard J. Edwards and Richard J. Fitzgerald and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Denis C. Shields

103 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Molecular evidence for an ancient duplication of the entire yeast genome

1997 1.3k citations Kenneth H. Wolfe, Denis C. Shields profile →
Codon usage patterns inEscherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Drosophila melanogasterandHomo sapiens; a review of the considerable within-species diversity

1988 504 citations Paul M. Sharp, Denis C. Shields et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
"Silent" sites in Drosophila genes are not neutral: evidence of selection among synonymous codons.

1988 470 citations Denis C. Shields, Paul M. Sharp et al. profile →
Towards the Improved Discovery and Design of Functional Peptides: Common Features of Diverse Classes Permit Generalized Prediction of Bioactivity

2012 461 citations Catherine Mooney, Niall Haslam et al. PLoS ONE profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Molecular Modelling in Bioactive Peptide Discovery and Characterisation 2025 ·Biomolecules ·Clement Agoni, (unknown), Patrick Brendan Timmons, (unknown), Hansel Gómez, Denis C. Shields	5
2	Cell-Penetrating Milk-Derived Peptides with a Non-Inflammatory Profile 2023 ·Molecules ·Clement Agoni, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thérèse A. Holton, (unknown), Jeremy C. Simpson, Helen M. Roche, Denis C. Shields	2
3	Modelling the Transitioning of SARS-CoV-2 nsp3 and nsp4 Lumenal Regions towards a More Stable State on Complex Formation 2022 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), Denis C. Shields, Clement Agoni	8
4	Computational and experimental analysis of bioactive peptide linear motifs in the integrin adhesome 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Patricia B. Maguire, Jeremy C. Simpson, David O’Connell, Niamh Moran, Denis C. Shields	3
5	Implications of kappa-casein evolutionary diversity for the self-assembly and aggregation of casein micelles 2019 ·Royal Society Open Science ·(unknown), Denis C. Shields	9
6	Peptigram: A Web-Based Application for Peptidomics Data Visualization 2016 ·Journal of Proteome Research ·(unknown), Peter Jehl, Eugène Dillon, Norman E. Davey, Denis C. Shields, Thérèse A. Holton	98
7	Discovering Anti-platelet Drug Combinations with an Integrated Model of Activator-Inhibitor Relationships, Activator-Activator Synergies and Inhibitor-Inhibitor Synergies 2015 ·PLoS Computational Biology ·Federica Lombardi, (unknown), Darren J. Fitzpatrick, Fergal Casey, Niamh Moran, Denis C. Shields	4
8	Inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase IV and xanthine oxidase by amino acids and dipeptides 2013 ·Food Chemistry ·Alice B. Nongonierma, Catherine Mooney, Denis C. Shields, Richard J. Fitzgerald	141
9	Profile-based short linear protein motif discovery 2012 ·BMC Bioinformatics ·Niall Haslam, Denis C. Shields	14
10	Interactome-wide prediction of short, disordered protein interaction motifs in humans 2011 ·Molecular BioSystems ·Richard J. Edwards, Norman E. Davey, (unknown), Denis C. Shields	22
11	Correlation of disorder between S. cerevisiae interacting proteins 2011 ·Molecular BioSystems ·Kévin Rue-Albrecht, Denis C. Shields, Nora Khaldi	1
12	In Silico Protein Motif Discovery and Structural Analysis 2011 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Catherine Mooney, Norman E. Davey, Alberto J. M. Martín, Ian Walsh, Denis C. Shields, Gianluca Pollastri	2
13	Platelet signalling networks: Pathway perturbation demonstrates differential sensitivity of ADP secretion and fibrinogen binding 2011 ·Platelets ·Federica Lombardi, (unknown), Denis C. Shields, Niamh Moran	12
14	Insider access: pepducin symposium explores a new approach to GPCR modulation 2009 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Jacquelyn Miller, Anika Agarwal, Lakshmi A. Devi, (unknown), James A. Hamilton, Jean‐Philippe Pin, Denis C. Shields, C. Arnold Spek, Thomas P. Sakmar, Athan Kuliopulos, S. Hunt	36
15	The SLiMDisc server: short, linear motif discovery in proteins 2007 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Norman E. Davey, Richard J. Edwards, Denis C. Shields	51
16	Wrapping up BLAST and other applications for use on Unix clusters 2003 ·Bioinformatics ·Karsten Hokamp, Denis C. Shields, Kenneth H. Wolfe, Daniel R. Caffrey	17
17	A palmitylated peptide derived from the glycoprotein Ibβ cytoplasmic tail inhibits platelet activation 2003 ·Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis ·Katherine Martin, Gerardene Meade, Niamh Moran, Denis C. Shields, Dermot Kenny	23
18	Lack of evidence for a major locus for bipolar disorder in the pericentromeric region of chromosome 18 in irish pedigrees 1997 ·Biological Psychiatry ·Lesley Mynett‐Johnson, (unknown), (unknown), Denis C. Shields, Patrick O. McKeon	10
19	Prediction of Genetic Risks from Segregation Analyses of Morbid Risks 1994 ·Human Heredity ·Denis C. Shields, Angela J. Marlow, Richard S. Houlston, Diana Eccles, Newton E. Morton	5
20	Evidence that mutation patterns vary among Drosophila transposable elements 1989 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Denis C. Shields, Paul M. Sharp	18

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