D.J. Benton

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

D.J. Benton is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, D.J. Benton has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Infectious Diseases, 10 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in D.J. Benton's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (10 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (7 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (7 papers). D.J. Benton is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (10 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (7 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (7 papers). D.J. Benton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. D.J. Benton's co-authors include S.J. Gamblin, Stephen R. Martin, J.J. Skehel, Peter B. Rosenthal, Chloë Roustan, Antoni G. Wrobel, Pengqi Xu, John W. McCauley, Munir Iqbal and Stephen A. Wharton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

D.J. Benton

22 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Receptor binding and priming of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 for membrane fusion

2020 514 citations D.J. Benton, Antoni G. Wrobel et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D.J. Benton United Kingdom	19	1.2k	671	463	229	151	22	1.8k
Joo-Yeon Lee South Korea	14	1.3k 1.1×	643 1.0×	315 0.7×	187 0.8×	94 0.6×	62	2.0k
Jianhui Nie China	20	2.1k 1.8×	667 1.0×	413 0.9×	374 1.6×	144 1.0×	90	2.7k
Chang‐Chun D. Lee United States	16	1.5k 1.3×	757 1.1×	281 0.6×	242 1.1×	147 1.0×	22	2.1k
Christopher J. Neufeldt Germany	17	1.5k 1.3×	770 1.1×	401 0.9×	212 0.9×	188 1.2×	24	2.6k
Yifei Lang China	11	947 0.8×	374 0.6×	227 0.5×	370 1.6×	122 0.8×	40	1.4k
Xiaoli Xiong China	22	1.9k 1.6×	1.0k 1.5×	1.2k 2.5×	406 1.8×	245 1.6×	56	3.1k
Ricardo Carrion United States	26	1.6k 1.3×	686 1.0×	500 1.1×	75 0.3×	80 0.5×	52	2.5k
Inga Nehlmeier Germany	22	1.3k 1.1×	471 0.7×	288 0.6×	204 0.9×	64 0.4×	49	1.9k
Zeshi Li Netherlands	12	668 0.6×	367 0.5×	281 0.6×	225 1.0×	107 0.7×	32	1.2k
Oliver C. Grant United States	23	672 0.6×	1.0k 1.6×	453 1.0×	86 0.4×	162 1.1×	35	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D.J. Benton

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Bertran, M. Teresa, Robert Walmsley, Iker Valle Aramburu, et al.. (2024). A cyclic peptide toolkit reveals mechanistic principles of peptidylarginine deiminase IV regulation. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9746–9746. 5 indexed citations

Calvaresi, Valeria, Antoni G. Wrobel, Katie J. Doores, et al.. (2023). Structural dynamics in the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1421–1421. 32 indexed citations

Benton, D.J., et al.. (2023). Development of high affinity broadly reactive aptamers for spike protein of multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants. RSC Advances. 13(22). 15322–15326. 2 indexed citations

Wrobel, Antoni G., D.J. Benton, Chloë Roustan, et al.. (2022). Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in the human host. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1178–1178. 50 indexed citations

Wrobel, Antoni G., D.J. Benton, Pengqi Xu, et al.. (2021). Structure and binding properties of Pangolin-CoV spike glycoprotein inform the evolution of SARS-CoV-2. Nature Communications. 12(1). 837–837. 43 indexed citations

Benton, D.J., Antoni G. Wrobel, Chloë Roustan, et al.. (2021). The effect of the D614G substitution on the structure of the spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(9). 102 indexed citations

Wrobel, Antoni G., D.J. Benton, Saira Hussain, et al.. (2020). Antibody-mediated disruption of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5337–5337. 28 indexed citations

Wrobel, Antoni G., D.J. Benton, Pengqi Xu, et al.. (2020). Author Correction: SARS-CoV-2 and bat RaTG13 spike glycoprotein structures inform on virus evolution and furin-cleavage effects. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 27(10). 1001–1001. 9 indexed citations

Wrobel, Antoni G., D.J. Benton, Pengqi Xu, et al.. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 and bat RaTG13 spike glycoprotein structures inform on virus evolution and furin-cleavage effects. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 27(8). 763–767. 325 indexed citations

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Benton, D.J., Antoni G. Wrobel, Pengqi Xu, et al.. (2020). Receptor binding and priming of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 for membrane fusion. Nature. 588(7837). 327–330. 514 indexed citations breakdown →

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Benton, D.J., S.J. Gamblin, Peter B. Rosenthal, & J.J. Skehel. (2020). Structural transitions in influenza haemagglutinin at membrane fusion pH. Nature. 583(7814). 150–153. 106 indexed citations

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Wanaguru, Madushi, David J. Barry, D.J. Benton, Nicola O’Reilly, & Kate N. Bishop. (2018). Murine leukemia virus p12 tethers the capsid-containing pre-integration complex to chromatin by binding directly to host nucleosomes in mitosis. PLoS Pathogens. 14(6). e1007117–e1007117. 20 indexed citations

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Benton, D.J., Andrea Nans, Lesley J. Calder, et al.. (2018). Influenza hemagglutinin membrane anchor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(40). 10112–10117. 96 indexed citations

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Le, Thao T., Pengxiang Chang, D.J. Benton, et al.. (2017). Dual Recognition Element Lateral Flow Assay Toward Multiplex Strain Specific Influenza Virus Detection. Analytical Chemistry. 89(12). 6781–6786. 99 indexed citations

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Peacock, Thomas P., D.J. Benton, Joe James, et al.. (2017). Immune Escape Variants of H9N2 Influenza Viruses Containing Deletions at the Hemagglutinin Receptor Binding Site Retain Fitness In Vivo and Display Enhanced Zoonotic Characteristics. Journal of Virology. 91(14). 36 indexed citations

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Benton, D.J., Stephen A. Wharton, Stephen R. Martin, & John W. McCauley. (2017). Role of Neuraminidase in Influenza A(H7N9) Virus Receptor Binding. Journal of Virology. 91(11). 61 indexed citations

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Harvey, William T., D.J. Benton, Victoria Gregory, et al.. (2016). Identification of Low- and High-Impact Hemagglutinin Amino Acid Substitutions That Drive Antigenic Drift of Influenza A(H1N1) Viruses. PLoS Pathogens. 12(4). e1005526–e1005526. 52 indexed citations

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Turnbull, Matthew L., Helen Wise, Darren Smith, et al.. (2016). Role of the B Allele of Influenza A Virus Segment 8 in Setting Mammalian Host Range and Pathogenicity. Journal of Virology. 90(20). 9263–9284. 23 indexed citations

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Benton, D.J., Stephen R. Martin, Stephen A. Wharton, & John W. McCauley. (2015). Biophysical Measurement of the Balance of Influenza A Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase Activities. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(10). 6516–6521. 46 indexed citations

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Le, Thao T., Beata Adamiak, D.J. Benton, et al.. (2014). Aptamer-based biosensors for the rapid visual detection of flu viruses. Chemical Communications. 50(98). 15533–15536. 44 indexed citations

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