Derek Middleton

14.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
283 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Derek Middleton is a scholar working on Immunology, Hematology and Transplantation. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek Middleton has authored 283 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Immunology, 41 papers in Hematology and 36 papers in Transplantation. Recurrent topics in Derek Middleton's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (141 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (122 papers) and Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (36 papers). Derek Middleton is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (141 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (122 papers) and Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (36 papers). Derek Middleton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Derek Middleton's co-authors include Faviel F. González-Galarza, Andrew R. Jones, Fionnuala Williams, A. Meenagh, Martin D. Curran, Stephen E. Christmas, Eduardo José Melo dos Santos, David A. Savage, Louise Y.C. Takeshita and Ana Alfirevic and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Derek Middleton

279 papers receiving 10.3k 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.

Human NK Cell Education by Inhibitory Receptors for MHC Class I

2006 916 citations Derek Middleton et al. profile →
Allele frequency net: a database and online repository for immune gene frequencies in worldwide populations

2010 590 citations Faviel F. González-Galarza, Derek Middleton et al. profile →
Allele frequency net 2015 update: new features for HLA epitopes, KIR and disease and HLA adverse drug reaction associations

2014 571 citations Faviel F. González-Galarza, Eduardo José Melo dos Santos et al. profile →
Allele frequency net database (AFND) 2020 update: gold-standard data classification, open access genotype data and new query tools

2019 440 citations Faviel F. González-Galarza, Antony McCabe et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derek Middleton United Kingdom	49	7.4k	1.4k	1.2k	960	947	283	10.5k
Marcelo Fernández-Viña United States	52	5.0k 0.7×	3.0k 2.1×	818 0.7×	671 0.7×	669 0.7×	235	8.3k
Irma Joosten Netherlands	47	5.0k 0.7×	772 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	713 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	198	7.6k
Carol Clayberger United States	52	7.4k 1.0×	548 0.4×	2.0k 1.7×	1.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.5×	156	10.7k
Stephen Cobbold United Kingdom	67	10.4k 1.4×	1.4k 1.0×	2.1k 1.8×	1.3k 1.3×	1.5k 1.6×	191	14.4k
Carlos López‐Larrea Spain	48	3.5k 0.5×	893 0.6×	1.8k 1.5×	764 0.8×	778 0.8×	221	7.1k
Seiamak Bahram France	49	5.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	154	9.2k
Pierre Tiberghien France	50	3.1k 0.4×	2.2k 1.5×	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	1.8k 1.9×	296	8.6k
Patrick C. Kung United States	41	7.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.9k 1.6×	1.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.5×	64	10.9k
J Dausset France	60	8.4k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.4×	702 0.7×	870 0.9×	389	12.5k
Claudia Mauri United Kingdom	49	9.2k 1.2×	694 0.5×	2.0k 1.7×	1.4k 1.4×	2.0k 2.1×	135	13.7k

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Leite, Mauro de Meira, et al.. (2021). Predictive immunogenetic markers in COVID-19. Human Immunology. 82(4). 247–254. 25 indexed citations

González-Galarza, Faviel F., Antony McCabe, Eduardo José Melo dos Santos, Andrew R. Jones, & Derek Middleton. (2020). A snapshot of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) diversity using data from the Allele Frequency Net Database. Human Immunology. 82(7). 496–504. 15 indexed citations

Middleton, Derek, et al.. (2020). Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in adults. Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. 33(3). 326–330. 4 indexed citations

Oyarzún, Patricio, Jonathan J. Ellis, Faviel F. González-Galarza, et al.. (2015). A bioinformatics tool for epitope-based vaccine design that accounts for human ethnic diversity: Application to emerging infectious diseases. Vaccine. 33(10). 1267–1273. 34 indexed citations

Fadda, Lena, Gwenoline Borhis, Parvin S. Ahmed, et al.. (2010). Peptide antagonism as a mechanism for NK cell activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(22). 10160–10165. 133 indexed citations

Harvey, David, J. J. Pointon, C. Sleator, et al.. (2009). Analysis of killer immunoglobulin-like receptor genes in ankylosing spondylitis. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 3 indexed citations

Meenagh, A., et al.. (2008). Duplication, mutation and recombination of the human orphan gene KIR2DS3 contribute to the diversity of KIR haplotypes. Genes and Immunity. 9(5). 431–437. 41 indexed citations

O’Connor, Geraldine M., Kieran J. Guinan, Rodat T. Cunningham, et al.. (2007). Functional Polymorphism of the KIR3DL1/S1 Receptor on Human NK Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 178(1). 235–241. 138 indexed citations

Spínola, Hélder, Jácome Bruges‐Armas, Derek Middleton, & António Brehm. (2005). HLA Polymorphisms in Cabo Verde and Guiné-Bissau Inferred From Sequence-Based Typing. Human Immunology. 66(10). 1082–1092. 21 indexed citations

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Williams, Fionnuala, A. Meenagh, C. Sleator, et al.. (2005). Activating Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor Gene KIR2DS1 Is Associated With Psoriatic Arthritis. Human Immunology. 66(7). 836–841. 73 indexed citations

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Brehm, António, et al.. (2002). Distribution of HLA alleles in Portugal and Cabo Verde. Relationships with the slave trade route. Annals of Human Genetics. 66(4). 285–296. 37 indexed citations

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Gillespie, Kathleen M., Kara Hunter, David A. Savage, et al.. (2000). HLA class II typing of whole genome amplified mouth swab DNA. Tissue Antigens. 56(6). 530–538. 31 indexed citations

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Middleton, Derek, et al.. (2000). Genes HLA en una muestra de la población cubana. Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México). 9(3). 1–5. 3 indexed citations

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McGlinn, Edwina, Gillian Coakley, Derek Middleton, et al.. (2000). Genetic polymorphism of IL-12 p40 gene in immune-mediated disease. Genes and Immunity. 1(3). 219–224. 125 indexed citations

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Curran, Martin D., Fionnuala Williams, Ann‐Margaret Little, et al.. (1999). Aberrant splicing of intron 1 creates a novel null HLA‐B*1501 allele. Tissue Antigens. 53(3). 244–252. 36 indexed citations

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Singh, Neeloo, et al.. (1999). Diagnostic PCR with Leishmania donovani specificity using sequences from the variable region of kinetoplast minicircle DNA. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 4(6). 448–453. 21 indexed citations

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Maxwell, Alexander P., Damian Fogarty, Derek Middleton, et al.. (1998). AN INTERLUEKIN 1B ALLELE, WHICH CORRELATES WITH A HIGH SECRETOR PHENOTYPE, IS ASSOCIATED WITH DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY. Cytokine. 10(12). 984–988. 43 indexed citations

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Middleton, Derek, et al.. (1993). Histocompatibility testing: a practical approach. Oxford University Press eBooks. 28 indexed citations

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Murty, G. E., et al.. (1991). HLA antigen frequencies and Wegener's granulomatosis. Clinical Otolaryngology. 16(5). 448–451. 13 indexed citations

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Nelson, Sheldon D. & Derek Middleton. (1975). HL--A typing in Northern Ireland 1971-74.. PubMed Central. 44(1). 48–52. 4 indexed citations

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