Gillian E. Knight

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
62 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

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Gillian E. Knight is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gillian E. Knight has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Physiology, 22 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 17 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Gillian E. Knight's work include Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (36 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (17 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (11 papers). Gillian E. Knight is often cited by papers focused on Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (36 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (17 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (11 papers). Gillian E. Knight collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Gillian E. Knight's co-authors include Geoffrey Burnstock, Charles H.V. Hoyle, José L. Boyer, Kenneth A. Jacobson, Marta Fumagalli, Gary A. Weisman, Maria P. Abbracchio, Charles Kennedy, Christian Gachet and Jean‐Marie Boeynaems and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physiology, Pharmacological Reviews and Kidney International.

In The Last Decade

Gillian E. Knight

62 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

International Union of Pharmacology LVIII: Update on the P2Y G Protein-Coupled Nucleotide Receptors: From Molecular Mechanisms and Pathophysiology to Therapy

2006 1.1k citations Geoffrey Burnstock, José L. Boyer et al. profile →
Cellular Distribution and Functions of P2 Receptor Subtypes in Different Systems

2004 649 citations Geoffrey Burnstock, Gillian E. Knight International review of cytology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gillian E. Knight United Kingdom	22	2.7k	1.1k	935	556	546	62	3.9k
Charles H.V. Hoyle United Kingdom	40	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	973 1.0×	1.1k 2.0×	865 1.6×	116	4.6k
Debra A. Cockayne United States	29	2.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	1.5k 1.6×	870 1.6×	984 1.8×	45	5.4k
Geoffrey Burnstock United Kingdom	13	1.7k 0.7×	680 0.6×	602 0.6×	377 0.7×	382 0.7×	21	2.5k
Paulo Correia‐de‐Sá Portugal	31	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	363 0.4×	858 1.5×	245 0.4×	126	2.8k
Claire H. Mitchell United States	43	1.6k 0.6×	2.2k 1.9×	721 0.8×	604 1.1×	647 1.2×	135	4.8k
Erik M. Schwiebert United States	45	1.6k 0.6×	3.3k 2.8×	733 0.8×	680 1.2×	581 1.1×	84	6.3k
G. Campbell United Kingdom	32	658 0.2×	1.6k 1.4×	484 0.5×	1.2k 2.2×	683 1.3×	75	4.2k
Francesco Caciagli Italy	35	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	224 0.2×	1.5k 2.6×	354 0.6×	101	3.7k
Michel P. Rathbone Canada	40	2.1k 0.8×	1.6k 1.4×	354 0.4×	1.5k 2.7×	415 0.8×	120	5.1k
Laurie Erb United States	43	3.1k 1.2×	1.8k 1.5×	499 0.5×	693 1.2×	818 1.5×	69	4.4k

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Liu, Xiaofeng, Zhengqing Zhao, Jiao Zhu, et al.. (2017). Inhibition of P2X7 receptors improves outcomes after traumatic brain injury in rats. Purinergic Signalling. 13(4). 529–544. 50 indexed citations

Burnstock, Geoffrey & Gillian E. Knight. (2017). The potential of P2X7 receptors as a therapeutic target, including inflammation and tumour progression. Purinergic Signalling. 14(1). 1–18. 206 indexed citations

Gür, Serap, Suresh C. Sikka, Gillian E. Knight, Geoffrey Burnstock, & Wayne J.G. Hellstrom. (2010). Purinergic contraction of the rat vas deferens in L-NAME-induced hypertension: effect of sildenafil. Asian Journal of Andrology. 12(3). 415–421. 6 indexed citations

Knight, Gillian E., et al.. (2008). Analysis of innervation of human mesenteric vessels in non‐inflamed and inflamed bowel – a confocal and functional study. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 20(6). 660–670. 27 indexed citations

Giaroni, Cristina, Gillian E. Knight, Anna Maria Chiaravalli, et al.. (2006). Postnatal development of P2 receptors in the murine gastrointestinal tract. Neuropharmacology. 50(6). 690–704. 31 indexed citations

Orriss, Isabel R., et al.. (2006). Osteoblast responses to nucleotides increase during differentiation. Bone. 39(2). 300–309. 105 indexed citations

Coutinho‐Silva, Robson, et al.. (2005). Presence of the P2X7 purinergic receptor on immune cells that invade the rat endometrium during oestrus. Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 66(2). 127–140. 9 indexed citations

Wallace, Anna, Gillian E. Knight, Tim Cowen, & Geoffrey Burnstock. (2005). Changes in purinergic signalling in developing and ageing rat tail artery: Importance for temperature control. Neuropharmacology. 50(2). 191–208. 20 indexed citations

Coutinho‐Silva, Robson, Gillian E. Knight, & Geoffrey Burnstock. (2005). Impairment of the splenic immune system in P2X2/P2X3 knockout mice. Immunobiology. 209(9). 661–668. 20 indexed citations

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Cockayne, Debra A., Philip M. Dunn, Yu Zhong, et al.. (2005). P2X₂ knockout mice and P2X₂/P2X₃ double knockout mice reveal a role for the P2X₂ receptor subunit in mediating multiple sensory effects of ATP. The Journal of Physiology. 567(2). 621–639. 305 indexed citations

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Knight, Gillian E., Robert C. Calvert, Mark Turmaine, et al.. (2005). Smooth Muscle and Purinergic Contraction of the Human, Rabbit, Rat, and Mouse Testicular Capsule1. Biology of Reproduction. 74(3). 473–480. 32 indexed citations

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Burnstock, Geoffrey & Gillian E. Knight. (2004). Cellular Distribution and Functions of P2 Receptor Subtypes in Different Systems. International review of cytology. 240. 31–304. 649 indexed citations breakdown →

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Knight, Gillian E., et al.. (2003). Unusual absence of endothelium-dependent or -independent vasodilatation to purines or pyrimidines in the rat renal artery. Kidney International. 64(4). 1389–1397. 16 indexed citations

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Loesch, Andrzej, et al.. (1999). Ultrastructural Localization of Nitric Oxide Synthase and Endothelin in the Renal and Mesenteric Arteries of the Golden Hamster: Differences during and after Arousal from Hibernation. Endothelium. 6(3). 197–207. 21 indexed citations

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Knight, Gillian E. & Geoffrey Burnstock. (1998). Effect of hibernation on responses of hamster vas deferens to sympathetic nerve stimulation and exogenous neurotransmitters. Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System. 74(1). 62–69. 1 indexed citations

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Knight, Gillian E. & Geoffrey Burnstock. (1996). The involvement of the endothelium in the relaxation of the leopard frog (Rana pipiens) aorta in response to acetylcholine. British Journal of Pharmacology. 118(6). 1518–1522. 26 indexed citations

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Knight, Gillian E. & Geoffrey Burnstock. (1996). The effects of purine compounds on the isolated aorta of the frogRana temporaria. British Journal of Pharmacology. 117(5). 873–878. 20 indexed citations

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Fischer, Bilha, José L. Boyer, Charles H.V. Hoyle, et al.. (1993). Identification of potent, selective P2Y-purinoceptor agonists: structure-activity relationships for 2-thioether derivatives of adenosine 5'-triphosphate. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 36(24). 3937–3946. 97 indexed citations

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Knight, Gillian E., Charles H.V. Hoyle, & Geoffrey Burnstock. (1992). Responses of the rectum and oesophagus of the snail Helix aspersa to purine nucleotides and nucleosides. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Comparative Pharmacology. 103(3). 535–540. 6 indexed citations

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Knight, Gillian E., Charles H.V. Hoyle, & Geoffrey Burnstock. (1992). Quinacrine-staining of neurones, and activity of purine nucleosides and nucleotides in marine and terrestrial invertebrates from several phyla. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Comparative Pharmacology. 102(2). 305–314. 8 indexed citations

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