Ian Rafferty

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 731 citations indexed

About

Ian Rafferty is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Rafferty has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 731 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 2 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ian Rafferty's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (2 papers), Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (2 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (2 papers). Ian Rafferty is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (2 papers), Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (2 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (2 papers). Ian Rafferty collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Ian Rafferty's co-authors include Dena Hernández, Andrew Singleton, Sampath Arepalli, Bryan J. Traynor, Mark Cookson, J. Raphael Gibbs, Robert Johnson, Marcel P. van der Brug, Michael A. Nalls and Luigi Ferrucci and has published in prestigious journals such as Human Molecular Genetics, PLoS Genetics and Movement Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Ian Rafferty

7 papers receiving 713 citations

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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.

Abundant Quantitative Trait Loci Exist for DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in Human Brain

2010 536 citations J. Raphael Gibbs, Marcel P. van der Brug et al. PLoS Genetics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ian Rafferty United Kingdom	7	485	305	95	74	65	7	731
Matthew Bower United States	14	260 0.5×	161 0.5×	31 0.3×	45 0.6×	58 0.9×	29	535
Lesley Mynett‐Johnson Ireland	14	293 0.6×	300 1.0×	65 0.7×	90 1.2×	22 0.3×	24	921
José Pedro Vieira Portugal	15	228 0.5×	250 0.8×	36 0.4×	108 1.5×	78 1.2×	48	702
Matthew Halvorsen United States	18	610 1.3×	271 0.9×	37 0.4×	49 0.7×	28 0.4×	38	999
Laurence E. Walsh United States	11	214 0.4×	191 0.6×	28 0.3×	114 1.5×	53 0.8×	32	598
Marina Ciullo Italy	16	291 0.6×	220 0.7×	34 0.4×	11 0.1×	34 0.5×	34	738
Hoa Le Canada	13	419 0.9×	145 0.5×	21 0.2×	49 0.7×	55 0.8×	28	914
Eugènia Monrós Spain	11	473 1.0×	184 0.6×	52 0.5×	328 4.4×	71 1.1×	22	725
Sunita Venkateswaran Canada	15	333 0.7×	261 0.9×	27 0.3×	73 1.0×	79 1.2×	33	769
Tiit Nikopensius Estonia	18	272 0.6×	352 1.2×	23 0.2×	81 1.1×	25 0.4×	35	697

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Rafferty

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Rafferty

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ian Rafferty. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ian Rafferty 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 Rafferty. Ian Rafferty is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Leemput, Joyce van de, Fabienne Wavrant‐De Vrièze, Ian Rafferty, et al.. (2010). Sequencing analysis of the ITPR1 gene in a pure autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxia series. Movement Disorders. 25(6). 771–773. 12 indexed citations

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Gibbs, J. Raphael, Marcel P. van der Brug, Dena Hernández, et al.. (2010). Abundant Quantitative Trait Loci Exist for DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in Human Brain. PLoS Genetics. 6(5). e1000952–e1000952. 536 indexed citations breakdown →

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Meilleur, Katherine G., Mamadou Traoré, Modibo Sangaré, et al.. (2009). Hereditary spastic paraplegia and amyotrophy associated with a novel locus on chromosome 19. Neurogenetics. 11(3). 313–318. 15 indexed citations

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Knight, Melanie A., Dena Hernández, Scott J. Diede, et al.. (2008). A duplication at chromosome 11q12.2-11q12.3 is associated with spinocerebellar ataxia type 20. Human Molecular Genetics. 17(24). 3847–3853. 51 indexed citations

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Lock, James A., et al.. (2003). Twin-Rainbow Metrology. I. Measurement of the Thickness of a Thin Liquid Film Draining Under Gravity. Applied Optics. 42(33). 6584–6584. 11 indexed citations

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Harrison, Simon J., Ian Rafferty, & M. D. McColl. (2001). Management of heparin allergy during pregnancy with danaparoid. Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis. 12(2). 157–159. 13 indexed citations

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Chalmers, Elizabeth, A. Thomas, Anne M. Sproul, et al.. (1999). Factor V Leiden, Prothrombin 20210 G → A and the MTHFR C677T Mutations in Childhood Stroke. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 81(5). 690–694. 93 indexed citations

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