Gwyn T. Williams

12.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
121 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Gwyn T. Williams is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Gwyn T. Williams has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Immunology and 21 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Gwyn T. Williams's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (29 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (14 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (13 papers). Gwyn T. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (29 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (14 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (13 papers). Gwyn T. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Malaysia. Gwyn T. Williams's co-authors include Christopher A. Smith, Mark R. Pickard, Mirna Mourtada‐Maarabouni, Farzin Farzaneh, Christopher A. Smith, Eric J. Jenkinson, John J. T. Owen, Rosetta Kingston, John Gordon and Vanessa L. Hedge and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Gwyn T. Williams

119 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

Antibodies to CD3/T-cell receptor complex induce death by... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 1989 1990 1993 1991 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Antibodies to CD3/T-cell receptor complex induce death by apoptosis in immature T cells in thymic cultures
    1989 1.0k citations Christopher A. Smith, Gwyn T. Williams et al. Nature profile →
  2. Mechanism of antigen-driven selection in germinal centres
    1989 911 citations Gwyn T. Williams, Christopher A. Smith et al. Nature profile →
  3. Haemopoietic colony stimulating factors promote cell survival by suppressing apoptosis
    1990 826 citations Gwyn T. Williams, Christopher A. Smith et al. Nature profile →
  4. Molecular regulation of apoptosis: Genetic controls on cell death
    1993 817 citations Gwyn T. Williams, Christopher A. Smith profile →
  5. Programmed cell death: Apoptosis and oncogenesis
    1991 753 citations Gwyn T. Williams profile →
  6. GAS5, a non-protein-coding RNA, controls apoptosis and is downregulated in breast cancer
    2008 662 citations Mirna Mourtada‐Maarabouni, Mark R. Pickard et al. Oncogene profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gwyn T. Williams United Kingdom 41 6.0k 3.0k 2.7k 1.8k 831 121 10.1k
Colin S. Duckett United States 51 6.0k 1.0× 3.5k 1.2× 2.2k 0.8× 2.0k 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 89 9.7k
Jun Ninomiya‐Tsuji Japan 48 6.1k 1.0× 3.7k 1.2× 3.5k 1.3× 1.6k 0.9× 597 0.7× 95 9.9k
Vinay Tergaonkar Singapore 61 6.4k 1.1× 2.5k 0.8× 3.3k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 887 1.1× 122 10.5k
Ebrahim Zandi United States 32 6.1k 1.0× 4.2k 1.4× 4.5k 1.6× 1.9k 1.0× 751 0.9× 47 11.2k
Lawrence M. Pfeffer United States 54 5.4k 0.9× 3.6k 1.2× 3.1k 1.1× 3.2k 1.8× 901 1.1× 193 10.7k
Marian H. Harris United States 32 6.8k 1.1× 1.9k 0.6× 4.2k 1.5× 1.6k 0.9× 1.6k 1.9× 78 11.1k
Andreas Villunger Austria 55 7.5k 1.3× 2.8k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 3.1k 1.7× 1.0k 1.2× 183 10.7k
Gail E. Sonenshein United States 62 6.7k 1.1× 2.3k 0.8× 3.3k 1.2× 2.8k 1.6× 409 0.5× 155 10.9k
Anthony M. Manning United States 29 4.6k 0.8× 2.8k 0.9× 3.1k 1.1× 1.8k 1.0× 571 0.7× 55 8.6k
Tse‐Hua Tan United States 57 7.3k 1.2× 2.9k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 3.1k 1.7× 571 0.7× 150 11.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pickard, Mark R. & Gwyn T. Williams. (2015). Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Action of Tumour Suppressor GAS5 LncRNA. Genes. 6(3). 484–499. 183 indexed citations
2.
Yacqub‐Usman, Kiren, Mark R. Pickard, & Gwyn T. Williams. (2015). Reciprocal regulation of GAS5 lncRNA levels and mTOR inhibitor action in prostate cancer cells. The Prostate. 75(7). 693–705. 89 indexed citations
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Mourtada‐Maarabouni, Mirna & Gwyn T. Williams. (2014). Role of GAS5 Noncoding RNA in Mediating the Effects of Rapamycin and Its Analogues on Mantle Cell Lymphoma Cells. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia. 14(6). 468–473. 26 indexed citations
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Pickard, Mark R., Mirna Mourtada‐Maarabouni, & Gwyn T. Williams. (2013). Long non-coding RNA GAS5 regulates apoptosis in prostate cancer cell lines. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1832(10). 1613–1623. 287 indexed citations
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Pickard, Mark R., Mirna Mourtada‐Maarabouni, & Gwyn T. Williams. (2011). Candidate tumour suppressor Fau regulates apoptosis in human cells: An essential role for Bcl-G. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1812(9). 1146–1153. 30 indexed citations
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Pickard, Mark R., Sandra E. Edwards, Colin S. Cooper, & Gwyn T. Williams. (2010). Apoptosis regulators Fau and Bcl‐G are down‐regulated in prostate cancer. The Prostate. 70(14). 1513–1523. 13 indexed citations
7.
Williams, Gwyn T., et al.. (2009). Characterisation of a carp cell line for analysis of apoptosis. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 33(7). 801–805. 6 indexed citations
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Mourtada‐Maarabouni, Mirna & Gwyn T. Williams. (2009). Protein phosphatase 4 regulates apoptosis in leukemic and primary human T-cells. Leukemia Research. 33(11). 1539–1551. 22 indexed citations
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Pickard, Mark R., Andrew R. Green, Ian O. Ellis, et al.. (2009). Dysregulated expression of Fau and MELK is associated with poor prognosis in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research. 11(4). R60–R60. 125 indexed citations
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Inayat‐Hussain, Salmaan H., et al.. (2009). Modulation of the benzene metabolite hydroquinone induced toxicity: Evidence for an important role of fau. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 184(1-2). 310–312. 5 indexed citations
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Moss, Esther L., Mirna Mourtada‐Maarabouni, Mark R. Pickard, Charles Redman, & Gwyn T. Williams. (2009). FAU regulates carboplatin resistance in ovarian cancer. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 49(1). 70–77. 12 indexed citations
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Mourtada‐Maarabouni, Mirna, Mark R. Pickard, Vanessa L. Hedge, Farzin Farzaneh, & Gwyn T. Williams. (2008). GAS5, a non-protein-coding RNA, controls apoptosis and is downregulated in breast cancer. Oncogene. 28(2). 195–208. 662 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mourtada‐Maarabouni, Mirna, et al.. (2001). Regulation of T-Cell Apoptosis by Sequences Encoded at the Luca-15 Candidate Tumour Suppressor Locus. The Scientific World JOURNAL. 1. 38–38. 5 indexed citations
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Hedge, Vanessa L. & Gwyn T. Williams. (1999). Caspases and commitment to cell death. Biochemical Society Transactions. 27(6). 797–802.
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Williams, Gwyn T., et al.. (1998). Molecular failure of apoptosis: inappropriate cell survival and mutagenesis?. Toxicology Letters. 102-103. 485–489. 24 indexed citations
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Williams, Gwyn T., et al.. (1997). Caspase activity is required for commitment to Fas-mediated apoptosis. The EMBO Journal. 16(13). 3805–3812. 117 indexed citations
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Owen, J., Eric J. Jenkinson, Rosetta Kingston, Gwyn T. Williams, & Christopher A. Smith. (1990). Cell growth and gene rearrangement signals during the development of T lymphocytes within the thymus. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 327(1239). 111–116. 3 indexed citations
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Williams, Gwyn T., Christopher A. Smith, Elaine Spooncer, T. M. Dexter, & Dale R. Taylor. (1990). Haemopoietic colony stimulating factors promote cell survival by suppressing apoptosis. Nature. 343(6253). 76–79. 826 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jenkinson, Eric J., Rosetta Kingston, Christopher A. Smith, Gwyn T. Williams, & John J. T. Owen. (1989). Antigen-induced apoptosis in developing t cells: a mechanism for negative selection of the t cell receptor repertoire*. European Journal of Immunology. 19(11). 2175–2177. 166 indexed citations
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Williams, Gwyn T., et al.. (1985). NAD metabolism and mitogen stimulation of human lymphocytes. Experimental Cell Research. 160(2). 419–426. 36 indexed citations

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