Ian A. Prior

14.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
198 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Ian A. Prior is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian A. Prior has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Cell Biology and 18 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ian A. Prior's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (33 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (24 papers) and Caveolin-1 and cellular processes (17 papers). Ian A. Prior is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (33 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (24 papers) and Caveolin-1 and cellular processes (17 papers). Ian A. Prior collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, New Zealand and United States. Ian A. Prior's co-authors include John F. Hancock, Paul D. Lewis, Carla Mattos, Robert G. Parton, Fiona E. Hood, Mathias Brust, James L. Hartley, Paola Nativo, Alex Laude and Clare Salmond and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ian A. Prior

194 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Comprehensive Survey of Ras Mutations in Cancer

2012 1.5k citations Ian A. Prior et al. Cancer Research profile →
The Frequency of Ras Mutations in Cancer

2020 655 citations Ian A. Prior, Fiona E. Hood et al. Cancer Research profile →
Direct visualization of Ras proteins in spatially distinct cell surface microdomains

2003 603 citations Ian A. Prior et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Uptake and Intracellular Fate of Surface-Modified Gold Nanoparticles

2008 542 citations Ian A. Prior, Mathias Brust et al. profile →

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Joe B. Harford United States

Brian D. Poole United States

John D. Roberts United States

Theodore Peters United States

Mark R. Chance United States

Abdül Waheed United States

Donald S. Coffey United States

Ying Li China

Richard A. Anderson United States

Maria Kavallaris Australia

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian A. Prior

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian A. Prior

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ian A. Prior. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ian A. Prior based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ian A. Prior. Ian A. Prior is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Samejima, Kumiko, Johan H. Gibcus, Sameer Abraham, et al.. (2025). Rules of engagement for condensins and cohesins guide mitotic chromosome formation. Science. 388(6743). eadq1709–eadq1709. 13 indexed citations

Cisneros-Soberanis, Fernanda, Alison J. Beckett, Samuel Corless, et al.. (2024). Near millimolar concentration of nucleosomes in mitotic chromosomes from late prometaphase into anaphase. The Journal of Cell Biology. 223(11). 4 indexed citations

Beckett, Alison J., Ian A. Prior, Arturo Susarrey‐Arce, et al.. (2022). Effect of Local Topography on Cell Division of Staphylococcus spp.. Nanomaterials. 12(4). 683–683. 8 indexed citations

Linley, Adam J., Annalisa D’Avola, Silvia Cicconi, et al.. (2021). Kinobead Profiling Reveals Reprogramming of BCR Signaling in Response to Therapy within Primary CLL Cells. Clinical Cancer Research. 27(20). 5647–5659. 4 indexed citations

Prior, Ian A., Fiona E. Hood, & James L. Hartley. (2020). The Frequency of Ras Mutations in Cancer. Cancer Research. 80(14). 2969–2974. 655 indexed citations breakdown →

Ye, Sunjie, Joseph E. Chambers, Alison J. Beckett, et al.. (2020). Exploring High Aspect Ratio Gold Nanotubes as Cytosolic Agents: Structural Engineering and Uptake into Mesothelioma Cells. Small. 16(46). e2003793–e2003793. 8 indexed citations

Surve, Manalee Vishnu, Alison J. Beckett, Ian A. Prior, et al.. (2020). Structural insights into loss of function of a pore forming toxin and its role in pneumococcal adaptation to an intracellular lifestyle. PLoS Pathogens. 16(11). e1009016–e1009016. 15 indexed citations

Booth, Daniel G., Alison J. Beckett, Ian A. Prior, & Dies Meijer. (2019). SuperCLEM: an accessible correlative light and electron microscopy approach for investigation of neurons and glia in vitro. Biology Open. 8(5). 7 indexed citations

Chvanov, Michael, Svetlana Voronina, Danielle Moore, et al.. (2019). LAP-like non-canonical autophagy and evolution of endocytic vacuoles in pancreatic acinar cells. Autophagy. 16(7). 1314–1331. 19 indexed citations

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Fuentes, Natividad R., Rola Barhoumi, Yang‐Yi Fan, et al.. (2018). Long-Chain n-3 Fatty Acids Attenuate Oncogenic KRas-Driven Proliferation by Altering Plasma Membrane Nanoscale Proteolipid Composition. Cancer Research. 78(14). 3899–3912. 27 indexed citations

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Beckett, Alison J., et al.. (2017). Microtubule organization within mitotic spindles revealed by serial block face scanning electron microscopy and image analysis. Journal of Cell Science. 130(10). 1845–1855. 34 indexed citations

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Linley, Adam J., Dean E. Hammond, Fiona E. Hood, et al.. (2017). New Perspectives, Opportunities, and Challenges in Exploring the Human Protein Kinome. Cancer Research. 78(1). 15–29. 117 indexed citations

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Augé, Elisabet, Manel Bosch, Alison J. Beckett, et al.. (2017). Serial block-face scanning electron microscopy applied to study the trafficking of 8D3-coated gold nanoparticles at the blood–brain barrier. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 148(1). 3–12. 15 indexed citations

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García-Fernández, Lorena, Javier García‐Pardo, Olivia Tort, et al.. (2017). Conserved effects and altered trafficking of Cetuximab antibodies conjugated to gold nanoparticles with precise control of their number and orientation. Nanoscale. 9(18). 6111–6121. 35 indexed citations

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Hasdemir, Burcu, Daniel J. Fitzgerald, Ian A. Prior, Alexei V. Tepikin, & Robert D. Burgoyne. (2005). Traffic of Kv4 K+ channels mediated by KChIP1 is via a novel post-ER vesicular pathway. The Journal of Cell Biology. 171(3). 459–469. 85 indexed citations

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Pearce, Neil, et al.. (1990). Follow up of New Zealand participants in British atmospheric nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific.. BMJ. 300(6733). 1161–1166. 27 indexed citations

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Salmond, Clare, R Beaglehole, & Ian A. Prior. (1985). Are low cholesterol values associated with excess mortality?. BMJ. 290(6466). 422–424. 37 indexed citations

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Beaglehole, R, Mary A. Foulkes, Ian A. Prior, & E Eyles. (1980). Cholesterol and mortality in New Zealand Maoris.. BMJ. 280(6210). 285–287. 75 indexed citations

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Prior, Ian A., et al.. (1967). Behcet's disease with retinal vascular lesions.. BMJ. 2(5546). 220–221. 3 indexed citations

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Prior, Ian A.. (1956). A BED CRANE. The Lancet. 267(6923). 616–616.

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