Holly J. Butler

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Holly J. Butler is a scholar working on Biophysics, Analytical Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Holly J. Butler has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Biophysics, 18 papers in Analytical Chemistry and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Holly J. Butler's work include Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research (25 papers), Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses (18 papers) and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (6 papers). Holly J. Butler is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research (25 papers), Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses (18 papers) and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (6 papers). Holly J. Butler collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Holly J. Butler's co-authors include Francis L. Martin, Pierre L. Martin‐Hirsch, Martin R. McAinsh, Matthew J. Baker, Nigel J. Fullwood, James M. Cameron, Jennifer Dorney, Karen A. Esmonde‐White, Lorna Ashton and Benjamin Gardner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Holly J. Butler

32 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Using Raman spectroscopy to characterize biological materials

2016 919 citations Holly J. Butler, Lorna Ashton et al. Nature Protocols profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Holly J. Butler United Kingdom	22	1.4k	923	628	387	167	36	2.1k
Joanna Depciuch Poland	29	833 0.6×	523 0.6×	572 0.9×	563 1.5×	173 1.0×	145	2.6k
Júlio Trevisan United Kingdom	22	1.4k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	588 0.9×	273 0.7×	72 0.4×	34	2.0k
Robin F. B. Turner Canada	30	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	1.0k 1.6×	864 2.2×	196 1.2×	115	3.3k
Christian Matthäus Germany	31	2.1k 1.6×	1.2k 1.3×	995 1.6×	654 1.7×	304 1.8×	68	3.2k
Michael J. Walsh United States	26	2.2k 1.6×	1.3k 1.5×	837 1.3×	619 1.6×	167 1.0×	63	3.2k
Lorna Ashton United Kingdom	23	1.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	852 1.4×	613 1.6×	245 1.5×	46	2.7k
Xiaoyi Lv China	24	714 0.5×	609 0.7×	464 0.7×	400 1.0×	118 0.7×	135	1.9k
David Pérez-Guaita Spain	27	902 0.7×	625 0.7×	666 1.1×	375 1.0×	48 0.3×	90	1.9k
Franck Bonnier France	37	2.4k 1.7×	1.8k 1.9×	1.1k 1.7×	808 2.1×	389 2.3×	97	3.8k
Aidan D. Meade Ireland	25	1.1k 0.8×	794 0.9×	467 0.7×	241 0.6×	76 0.5×	54	1.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Butler, Holly J., et al.. (2025). A Multiomic Liquid Biopsy for the Earlier Detection of Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Prevention Research. 19(3). 145–152.

Butler, Holly J., Ewan Gray, Paul Brennan, et al.. (2025). Earlier brain tumor detection: Assessing the impact on survival, recurrence, inpatient length of stay and neurological deficit.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 43(16_suppl).

Baker, Matthew, Γεώργιος Αντωνίου, Paul Brennan, et al.. (2024). BIOM-10. CLINICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A BRAIN CANCER LIQUID BIOPSY. Neuro-Oncology. 26(Supplement_8). viii20–viii21.

Cameron, James M., Alexandra Sala, Γεώργιος Αντωνίου, et al.. (2023). A spectroscopic liquid biopsy for the earlier detection of multiple cancer types. British Journal of Cancer. 129(10). 1658–1666. 24 indexed citations

Cameron, James M., Paul M. Brennan, Γεώργιος Αντωνίου, et al.. (2022). Clinical validation of a spectroscopic liquid biopsy for earlier detection of brain cancer. Neuro-Oncology Advances. 4(1). vdac024–vdac024. 15 indexed citations

Cameron, James M., Holly J. Butler, Michael D. Jenkinson, et al.. (2021). Early economic evaluation to guide the development of a spectroscopic liquid biopsy for the detection of brain cancer. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 37(1). e41–e41. 10 indexed citations

Brennan, Paul M., Holly J. Butler, Mark G. Hegarty, et al.. (2021). Early diagnosis of brain tumours using a novel spectroscopic liquid biopsy. Brain Communications. 3(2). fcab056–fcab056. 23 indexed citations

Theakstone, Ashton G., Paul M. Brennan, Michael D. Jenkinson, et al.. (2021). Rapid Spectroscopic Liquid Biopsy for the Universal Detection of Brain Tumours. Cancers. 13(15). 3851–3851. 25 indexed citations

Cameron, James M., Holly J. Butler, David J. Anderson, et al.. (2020). Exploring pre-analytical factors for the optimisation of serum diagnostics: Progressing the clinical utility of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. Vibrational Spectroscopy. 109. 103092–103092. 16 indexed citations

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Cameron, James M., Christopher Rinaldi, Holly J. Butler, et al.. (2020). Stratifying Brain Tumour Histological Sub-Types: The Application of ATR-FTIR Serum Spectroscopy in Secondary Care. Cancers. 12(7). 1710–1710. 27 indexed citations

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Cameron, James M., Christopher Rinaldi, Alexandra Sala, et al.. (2020). Interrogation of IDH1 Status in Gliomas by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Cancers. 12(12). 3682–3682. 10 indexed citations

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Sala, Alexandra, David J. Anderson, Paul M. Brennan, et al.. (2020). Biofluid diagnostics by FTIR spectroscopy: A platform technology for cancer detection. Cancer Letters. 477. 122–130. 104 indexed citations

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Sala, Alexandra, Katherine M. Ashton, Ruth Board, et al.. (2020). Rapid analysis of disease state in liquid human serum combining infrared spectroscopy and “digital drying”. Journal of Biophotonics. 13(9). e202000118–e202000118. 21 indexed citations

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Cameron, James M., Holly J. Butler, Benjamin R. Smith, et al.. (2019). Developing infrared spectroscopic detection for stratifying brain tumour patients: glioblastoma multiforme vs. lymphoma. The Analyst. 144(22). 6736–6750. 35 indexed citations

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Butler, Holly J., Ruth Board, Paul M. Brennan, et al.. (2018). Health economic evaluation of a serum-based blood test for brain tumour diagnosis: exploration of two clinical scenarios. BMJ Open. 8(5). e017593–e017593. 39 indexed citations

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Ord, James, Holly J. Butler, Martin R. McAinsh, & Francis L. Martin. (2016). Spectrochemical analysis of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaves for environmental health monitoring. The Analyst. 141(10). 2896–2903. 23 indexed citations

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Duan, Peng, Chunhui Hu, Holly J. Butler, et al.. (2016). Effects of 4-nonylphenol on spermatogenesis and induction of testicular apoptosis through oxidative stress-related pathways. Reproductive Toxicology. 62. 27–38. 42 indexed citations

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Duan, Peng, Chunhui Hu, Holly J. Butler, et al.. (2016). 4-Nonylphenol induces disruption of spermatogenesis associated with oxidative stress-related apoptosis by targeting p53-Bcl-2/Bax-Fas/FasL signaling. Environmental Toxicology. 32(3). 739–753. 50 indexed citations

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Butler, Holly J., Lorna Ashton, Benjamin Bird, et al.. (2016). Using Raman spectroscopy to characterize biological materials. Nature Protocols. 11(4). 664–687. 919 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Yuejin, Mark Thompson, Gaofeng Lin, et al.. (2007). Inositol 1,3,4,5,6-Pentakisphosphate 2-Kinase from Maize: Molecular and Biochemical Characterization. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 144(3). 1278–1291. 35 indexed citations

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