Donald W. Nicholson
Impact in
- Molecular Biology top 0.05%
- Cell death mechanisms and regulation
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
- Immunology top 0.2%
- Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
Papers in
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- Cell death mechanisms and regulation 61
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology 24
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways 8
- Immunology 25
- Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation 9
- Co-authors
- Nancy A. Thornberry (26 shared papers)Sophie Roy (43 shared papers)John P. Vaillancourt (22 shared papers)Erin P. Peterson (9 shared papers)Richard S. Hotchkiss (3 shared papers)Douglas K. Miller (5 shared papers)Dita Rasper (17 shared papers)Margarita García‐Calvo (4 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Biological Chemistry (24 papers)Journal of Neuroscience (9 papers)Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters (7 papers)Cell Death and Differentiation (6 papers)Nature (5 papers)
- Partner nations
- CanadaUnited StatesGermany
In The Last Decade
Donald W. Nicholson
140 papers receiving 27.5k citations
Donald W. Nicholson's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 153
- Molecular Biology 20.4k
- Immunology 5.2k
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3.4k
- Cell Biology 3.0k
- Cancer Research 2.0k
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| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | Identification and inhibition of the ICE/CED-3 protease necessary for mammalian apoptosis Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 3686 |
| 2 | Caspases: killer proteases Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 2152 |
| 3 | A Combinatorial Approach Defines Specificities of Members of the Caspase Family and Granzyme B Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 1863 |
| 4 | Ordering the Cytochrome c–initiated Caspase Cascade: Hierarchical Activation of Caspases-2, -3, -6, -7, -8, and -10 in a Caspase-9–dependent Manner Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 1693 |
| 5 | Inhibition of Human Caspases by Peptide-based and Macromolecular Inhibitors Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 878 |
| 6 | Mitochondrial protein import Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 764 |
| 7 | Involvement of Caspases in Proteolytic Cleavage of Alzheimer’s Amyloid-β Precursor Protein and Amyloidogenic Aβ Peptide Formation Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 703 |
| 8 | Apoptosis and caspases regulate death and inflammation in sepsis Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 660 |
| 9 | Activation of the apoptotic protease CPP32 by cytotoxic T-cell-derived granzyme B Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 637 |
| 10 | From bench to clinic with apoptosis-based therapeutic agents Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 598 |
| 11 | Apopain/CPP32 cleaves proteins that are essential for cellular repair: a fundamental principle of apoptotic death. Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 581 |
| 12 | Cleavage at the Caspase-6 Site Is Required for Neuronal Dysfunction and Degeneration Due to Mutant Huntingtin Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 534 |
| 13 | Cleavage of huntingtin by apopain, a proapoptotic cysteine protease, is modulated by the polyglutamine tract Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 503 |
| 14 | 2000 | 469 | |
| 15 | 1996 | 453 | |
| 16 | 1996 | 447 | |
| 17 | 2002 | 399 | |
| 18 | 1998 | 376 | |
| 19 | 1996 | 372 | |
| 20 | 1999 | 357 |
About Donald W. Nicholson
Donald W. Nicholson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Oncology, having authored 141 papers that have together received 28.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (61 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (24 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (10 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (10 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (10 papers), Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (9 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (9 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (20.4k citations), Immunology (5.2k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (3.4k citations), Cell Biology (3.0k citations) and Cancer Research (2.0k citations). Donald W. Nicholson has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Nancy A. Thornberry, Sophie Roy, John P. Vaillancourt, Erin P. Peterson, Richard S. Hotchkiss, Douglas K. Miller, Dita Rasper, Margarita García‐Calvo, Ting-Ting Yamin and Walter Neupert. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Neuroscience, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Cell Death and Differentiation and Nature.
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