Ian A. Simpson

21.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
273 papers, 16.4k citations indexed

About

Ian A. Simpson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian A. Simpson has authored 273 papers receiving a total of 16.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Molecular Biology, 51 papers in Physiology and 50 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Ian A. Simpson's work include Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (62 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (49 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (47 papers). Ian A. Simpson is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (62 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (49 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (47 papers). Ian A. Simpson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Iceland. Ian A. Simpson's co-authors include Susan J. Vannucci, Samuel W. Cushman, Anthony Carruthers, Fran Maher, Werner R. Loewenstein, Frances A. Maher, Eddy Karnieli, Lester B. Salans, Paul J. Hissin and Theresa Davies‐Hill and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ian A. Simpson

264 papers receiving 15.7k 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.

Supply and Demand in Cerebral Energy Metabolism: The Role of Nutrient Transporters

2007 630 citations Ian A. Simpson, Susan J. Vannucci et al. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism profile →
Diabetic Retinopathy

2006 594 citations Ian A. Simpson et al. Diabetes profile →
Glucose transporter proteins in brain: Delivery of glucose to neurons and glia

1997 530 citations Susan J. Vannucci, Fran Maher et al. profile →
Insulin-stimulated translocation of glucose transport systems in the isolated rat adipose cell. Time course, reversal, insulin concentration dependency, and relationship to glucose transport activity.

1981 396 citations Ian A. Simpson, Samuel W. Cushman et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ian A. Simpson United States	70	6.8k	3.7k	2.2k	2.0k	1.5k	273	16.4k
Douglas C. Wallace United States	115	39.2k 5.7×	7.2k 2.0×	1.2k 0.5×	3.2k 1.6×	1.2k 0.8×	381	54.1k
Georg F. Hoffmann Germany	74	9.1k 1.3×	2.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	307 0.2×	616	20.4k
John M. Asara United States	90	24.3k 3.5×	3.5k 1.0×	2.6k 1.2×	780 0.4×	305 0.2×	293	36.4k
Ellen Gelpí Spain	53	4.4k 0.6×	3.6k 1.0×	702 0.3×	1.4k 0.7×	3.0k 2.0×	310	14.5k
Raymond J. MacDonald United States	58	18.5k 2.7×	1.7k 0.5×	4.9k 2.2×	2.2k 1.1×	202 0.1×	154	32.6k
Edward M. Rubin United States	85	19.5k 2.8×	1.5k 0.4×	4.7k 2.1×	1.4k 0.7×	145 0.1×	240	33.4k
Walter F. Boron United States	73	13.1k 1.9×	2.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	3.7k 1.9×	377 0.3×	269	21.2k
Göran Nilsson Sweden	76	5.2k 0.8×	4.6k 1.2×	2.1k 0.9×	7.8k 3.9×	250 0.2×	376	22.7k
Thomas W. Gardner United States	65	5.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.3×	709 0.3×	768 0.4×	2.2k 1.5×	242	18.6k
Caleb E. Finch United States	87	9.7k 1.4×	10.8k 2.9×	692 0.3×	5.1k 2.5×	4.0k 2.7×	417	30.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Simpson, Ian A., et al.. (2023). Brain iron acquisition: An overview of homeostatic regulation and disease dysregulation. Journal of Neurochemistry. 165(5). 625–642. 18 indexed citations

Palsa, Kondaiah, et al.. (2023). Brain iron acquisition depends on age and sex in iron‐deficient mice. The FASEB Journal. 38(1). e23331–e23331. 3 indexed citations

Palsa, Kondaiah, et al.. (2023). Exosomes are involved in iron transport from human blood–brain barrier endothelial cells and are modified by endothelial cell iron status. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 299(2). 102868–102868. 22 indexed citations

Palsa, Kondaiah, Hyosung Kim, Ethan S. Lippmann, et al.. (2023). Amyloid‐β exposed astrocytes induce iron transport from endothelial cells at the blood–brain barrier by altering the ratio of apo‐ and holo‐transferrin. Journal of Neurochemistry. 167(2). 248–261. 12 indexed citations

Lichtenberger, Achim, Rubina Raja, Eivind Heldaas Seland, & Ian A. Simpson. (2021). Scaling up and zooming in: global history and high-definition archaeology perspectives on the longue durée of urban–environmental relations in Gerasa (Jerash, Jordan). Journal of Global History. 16(3). 395–414. 3 indexed citations

Kristiansen, Søren Munch, Gry H. Barfod, Tim Kinnaird, et al.. (2021). A Roman provincial city and its contamination legacy from artisanal and daily-life activities. PLoS ONE. 16(6). e0251923–e0251923. 4 indexed citations

Connor, James R., Kari A. Duck, Stephanie M. Patton, et al.. (2020). Evidence for communication of peripheral iron status to cerebrospinal fluid: clinical implications for therapeutic strategy. Fluids and Barriers of the CNS. 17(1). 28–28. 13 indexed citations

Lichtenberger, Achim, Rubina Raja, Eivind Heldaas Seland, Tim Kinnaird, & Ian A. Simpson. (2019). Urban-Riverine Hinterland Synergies in Semi-Arid Environments: Millennial-Scale Change, Adaptations, and Environmental Responses at Gerasa/Jerash. Journal of Field Archaeology. 44(5). 333–351. 18 indexed citations

Mills, Catherine, et al.. (2019). Industrial Devon: Reflections and learning from schools-based heritage outreach in Scotland. Stirling Online Research Repository (University of Stirling). 6(3). 172–188. 2 indexed citations

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Simpson, Ian A., et al.. (2018). A stratospheric pathway linking a colder Siberia to Barents-Kara sea ice loss. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2018. 7 indexed citations

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Coningham, Robin, et al.. (2016). Post-disaster rescue archaeological investigations, evaluations and interpretations in the Kathmandu Valley World Heritage Property (Nepal) : observations and recommendations from a UNESCO mission in 2015.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 2 indexed citations

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Kourampas, Nikos, et al.. (2008). Late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers in the South Asian rainforest: geoarchaeology of inhabited rockshelters in south-western Sri Lanka. Antiquity. 82(316). 6 indexed citations

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Dockrill, Stephen J., et al.. (2004). Arable agriculture in prehistory : new evidence from soils in the Northern Isles. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 134. 53–64. 17 indexed citations

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Serruys, Patrick W., Bernard De Bruyne, Stéphane Carlier, et al.. (2000). Randomized Comparison of Primary Stenting and Provisional Balloon Angioplasty Guided by Flow Velocity Measurement. Circulation. 102(24). 2930–2937. 75 indexed citations

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Koehler-Stec, Ellen, Kang Li, Fran Maher, et al.. (2000). Cerebral Glucose Utilization and Glucose Transporter Expression: Response to Water Deprivation and Restoration. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 20(1). 192–200. 9 indexed citations

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Dugmore, Andrew & Ian A. Simpson. (2000). 1,200 years of Icelandic soil erosion reconstructed using tephrochronology. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 1 indexed citations

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Armit, Ian, et al.. (1995). Archaeological survey of the Bhaltos (Valtos) peninsula, Lewis. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 124. 67–93.

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Simpson, Ian A., Koteswara R. Chundu, Theresa Davies‐Hill, William G. Honer, & Peter J. Davies. (1994). Decreased concentrations of GLUT1 and GLUT3 glucose transporters in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Annals of Neurology. 35(5). 546–551. 395 indexed citations

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Simpson, Ian A., et al.. (1982). Effects of TRIS on insulin's stimulation of glucose transport in rat adipose cells. Diabetes. 31. 1 indexed citations

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Hedo, J A, Samuel W. Cushman, & Ian A. Simpson. (1982). Inversion of the vectorial disposition of insulin receptor subunits with internalization in rat adipose cells. Diabetes. 31. 2 indexed citations

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