Douglas J. Hilton

32.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
218 papers, 25.5k citations indexed

About

Douglas J. Hilton is a scholar working on Oncology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas J. Hilton has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 25.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Oncology, 90 papers in Immunology and 75 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Douglas J. Hilton's work include Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (122 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (31 papers) and interferon and immune responses (28 papers). Douglas J. Hilton is often cited by papers focused on Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (122 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (31 papers) and interferon and immune responses (28 papers). Douglas J. Hilton collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and France. Douglas J. Hilton's co-authors include Nicos A. Nicola, Warren S. Alexander, Tracy A. Willson, Donald Metcalf, Robyn Starr, Danielle L. Krebs, Jian‐Guo Zhang, D Metcalf, Sandra E. Nicholson and Elizabeth M. Viney and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Douglas J. Hilton

216 papers receiving 25.0k citations

Hit Papers

A family of cytokine-inducible inhibitors of signalling 1988 2026 2000 2013 1997 1988 2003 2001 1998 500 1000 1.5k
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. A family of cytokine-inducible inhibitors of signalling
    1997 1.8k citations Robyn Starr, Tracy A. Willson et al. profile →
  2. Myeloid leukaemia inhibitory factor maintains the developmental potential of embryonic stem cells
    1988 1.5k citations Douglas J. Hilton, Tracy A. Willson et al. profile →
  3. SOCS3 negatively regulates IL-6 signaling in vivo
    2003 684 citations Ben A. Croker, Jian‐Guo Zhang et al. profile →
  4. SOCS Proteins: Negative Regulators of Cytokine Signaling
    2001 677 citations Douglas J. Hilton et al. profile →
  5. Twenty proteins containing a C-terminal SOCS box form five structural classes
    1998 638 citations Douglas J. Hilton, Warren S. Alexander et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  6. Leptin can induce proliferation, differentiation, and functional activation of hemopoietic cells
    1996 635 citations Tracy A. Willson, Donald Metcalf et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. SOCS1 Is a Critical Inhibitor of Interferon γ Signaling and Prevents the Potentially Fatal Neonatal Actions of this Cytokine
    1999 635 citations Warren S. Alexander, Robyn Starr et al. profile →
  8. TheRole ofSuppressors ofCytokineSignaling(SOCS) Proteins inRegulation of theImmuneResponse
    2004 571 citations Warren S. Alexander, Douglas J. Hilton profile →
  9. The conserved SOCS box motif in suppressors of cytokine signaling binds to elongins B and C and may couple bound proteins to proteasomal degradation
    1999 530 citations Jian‐Guo Zhang, Alison Farley et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Douglas J. Hilton Australia 82 12.4k 10.7k 10.3k 2.4k 2.3k 218 25.5k
Nicos A. Nicola Australia 88 12.2k 1.0× 13.4k 1.3× 10.5k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 3.0k 1.3× 333 29.2k
Warren S. Alexander Australia 71 9.1k 0.7× 8.8k 0.8× 9.1k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 228 21.7k
Atsushi Miyajima Japan 84 8.7k 0.7× 10.2k 1.0× 10.3k 1.0× 2.5k 1.0× 1.7k 0.7× 364 26.6k
Donald Metcalf Australia 89 8.7k 0.7× 13.6k 1.3× 12.5k 1.2× 2.2k 0.9× 2.9k 1.3× 305 30.6k
James N. Ihle United States 100 16.8k 1.4× 17.9k 1.7× 14.4k 1.4× 3.7k 1.5× 3.9k 1.7× 286 37.5k
Akihiko Yoshimura Japan 82 7.0k 0.6× 11.3k 1.1× 10.6k 1.0× 3.1k 1.3× 1.7k 0.8× 349 27.4k
Lothar Hennighausen United States 94 11.0k 0.9× 10.1k 0.9× 14.7k 1.4× 3.5k 1.5× 7.0k 3.0× 332 32.0k
Olli Silvennoinen Finland 63 8.5k 0.7× 6.6k 0.6× 7.0k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 887 0.4× 159 16.7k
Masahiko Hibi Japan 64 7.0k 0.6× 5.7k 0.5× 13.1k 1.3× 2.8k 1.2× 1.6k 0.7× 146 21.8k
Valeria Poli Italy 66 5.1k 0.4× 5.0k 0.5× 6.1k 0.6× 2.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 148 16.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kauppi, Maria, Craig D. Hyland, Elizabeth M. Viney, et al.. (2025). Cullin-5 controls the number of megakaryocyte-committed stem cells to prevent thrombocytosis in mice. Blood. 145(10). 1034–1046. 1 indexed citations
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Biben, Christine, Tom Weber, Kathryn Potts, et al.. (2023). In vivo clonal tracking reveals evidence of haemangioblast and haematomesoblast contribution to yolk sac haematopoiesis. Nature Communications. 14(1). 41–41. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Qike, Yidan Shang, Douglas J. Hilton, et al.. (2018). Antennal scales improve signal detection efficiency in moths. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 285(1874). 20172832–20172832. 30 indexed citations
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Milla, Liz, E.J. van Nieukerken, Camiel Doorenweerd, et al.. (2017). A preliminary molecular phylogeny of shield-bearer moths (Lepidoptera: Adeloidea: Heliozelidae) highlights rich undescribed diversity. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 120. 129–143. 13 indexed citations
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Ng, Ashley P., Maria Kauppi, Donald Metcalf, et al.. (2014). Mpl expression on megakaryocytes and platelets is dispensable for thrombopoiesis but essential to prevent myeloproliferation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(16). 5884–5889. 93 indexed citations
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Sampurno, Shienny, Dane Cheasley, Huiling Xu, et al.. (2013). The Myb-p300-CREB axis modulates intestine homeostasis, radiosensitivity and tumorigenesis. Cell Death and Disease. 4(4). e605–e605. 25 indexed citations
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Leong, Huei San, Kelan Chen, Yifang Hu, et al.. (2012). Epigenetic Regulator Smchd1 Functions as a Tumor Suppressor. Cancer Research. 73(5). 1591–1599. 36 indexed citations
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Xu, Yibin, Nadia J. Kershaw, Cindy S. Luo, et al.. (2010). Crystal Structure of the Entire Ectodomain of gp130. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(28). 21214–21218. 66 indexed citations
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Verhagen, Anne M., Morgan E. Wallace, Sarah A. Jones, et al.. (2009). A Kinase-Dead Allele of Lyn Attenuates Autoimmune Disease Normally Associated with Lyn Deficiency. The Journal of Immunology. 182(4). 2020–2029. 15 indexed citations
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Tucker, Elena J., Kristy O’Donnell, Martina Fuchsberger, et al.. (2007). A Novel Mutation in the Nfkb2 Gene Generates an NF-κB2 “Super Repressor”. The Journal of Immunology. 179(11). 7514–7522. 63 indexed citations
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Kasmi, Karim C. El, Jeff Holst, Maryaline Coffre, et al.. (2006). General Nature of the STAT3-Activated Anti-Inflammatory Response. The Journal of Immunology. 177(11). 7880–7888. 186 indexed citations
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Carpinelli, Marina R., Douglas J. Hilton, Donald Metcalf, et al.. (2004). Suppressor screen in Mpl -/- mice: c-Myb mutation causes supraphysiological production of platelets in the absence of thrombopoietin signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(17). 6553–6558. 143 indexed citations
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Croker, Ben A., Donald Metcalf, Lorraine Robb, et al.. (2004). SOCS3 Is a Critical Physiological Negative Regulator of G-CSF Signaling and Emergency Granulopoiesis. Immunity. 20(2). 153–165. 234 indexed citations
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Emanuelli, Brice, Pascal Peraldi, Chantal Filloux, et al.. (2000). SOCS-3 Is an Insulin-induced Negative Regulator of Insulin Signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(21). 15985–15991. 382 indexed citations
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Novak, Ulrike, Denese C. Marks, Sandra E. Nicholson, Douglas J. Hilton, & Lucy Paradiso. (1999). Differential Ability of SOCS Proteins to Regulate IL-6 and CSF-1 Induced Macrophage Differentiation. Growth Factors. 16(4). 305–314. 15 indexed citations
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Nicola, Nicos A., Sandra E. Nicholson, D Metcalf, et al.. (1999). Negative Regulation of Cytokine Signaling by the SOCS Proteins. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 64(0). 397–404. 27 indexed citations
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Starr, Robyn & Douglas J. Hilton. (1998). SOCS: suppressors of cytokine signalling. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 30(10). 1081–1085. 81 indexed citations
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Douglas, Andrea M., Geraldine A. Goss, Robert L. Sutherland, et al.. (1997). Expression and function of members of the cytokine receptor superfamily on breast cancer cells. Oncogene. 14(6). 661–669. 86 indexed citations
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Nicola, Nicos A., Elizabeth M. Viney, Douglas J. Hilton, Bronwyn Roberts, & Tracy A. Willson. (1996). Molecular Cloning of Two Novel Transmembrane Ligands for Eph-Related Kinases (LERKS) that are Related to LERK-2. Growth Factors. 13(1-2). 141–149. 15 indexed citations
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Hilton, Douglas J., Nicos A. Nicola, & D Metcalf. (1988). Purification of a murine leukemia inhibitory factor from Krebs ascites cells. Analytical Biochemistry. 173(2). 359–367. 122 indexed citations

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