J. Paul Simons

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

J. Paul Simons is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Paul Simons has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Genetics and 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in J. Paul Simons's work include Animal Genetics and Reproduction (26 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (22 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (20 papers). J. Paul Simons is often cited by papers focused on Animal Genetics and Reproduction (26 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (22 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (20 papers). J. Paul Simons collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Czechia and United States. J. Paul Simons's co-authors include M McClenaghan, Anthony Clark, Raya Al‐Shawi, Alan Archibald, Stephen Harris, Bruce Whitelaw, Jonathan M. Cooper, Lydia Alvarez‐Erviti, John O. Bishop and Mansi Vithlani and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

J. Paul Simons

69 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Systemic exosomal siRNA delivery reduced alpha‐synuclein aggregates in brains of transgenic mice

2014 433 citations Raya Al‐Shawi, J. Paul Simons et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Paul Simons United Kingdom	28	2.3k	1.3k	472	355	299	71	3.3k
Hsiao‐Huei Chen Canada	31	1.9k 0.8×	981 0.8×	364 0.8×	240 0.7×	221 0.7×	73	3.2k
Vivian R. Albert United States	26	1.9k 0.8×	968 0.8×	567 1.2×	324 0.9×	167 0.6×	42	3.5k
Frank Edenhofer Germany	32	3.8k 1.7×	647 0.5×	507 1.1×	269 0.8×	345 1.2×	96	5.0k
Jo Peters United Kingdom	31	2.6k 1.2×	2.0k 1.6×	355 0.8×	323 0.9×	220 0.7×	66	3.8k
Deborah A. Swing United States	28	2.0k 0.9×	665 0.5×	338 0.7×	185 0.5×	261 0.9×	39	3.2k
Yoshinobu Sugitani Japan	18	1.9k 0.9×	382 0.3×	259 0.5×	238 0.7×	266 0.9×	26	3.1k
Akira Kinoshita Japan	24	1.3k 0.6×	793 0.6×	257 0.5×	416 1.2×	113 0.4×	123	3.0k
Zi‐Bing Jin China	33	3.3k 1.4×	542 0.4×	695 1.5×	428 1.2×	174 0.6×	220	4.8k
Cristina Fillat Spain	32	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	203 0.4×	239 0.7×	214 0.7×	114	3.1k
Vasso Episkopou United Kingdom	30	3.1k 1.4×	785 0.6×	257 0.5×	387 1.1×	235 0.8×	53	4.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Paul Simons

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Ellmerich, Stéphan, Janet A. Gilbertson, Diana Canetti, et al.. (2021). Plasmin activity promotes amyloid deposition in a transgenic model of human transthyretin amyloidosis. Nature Communications. 12(1). 7112–7112. 18 indexed citations

Elliott, Christina, Ana I. Rojo, Elena M. Ribé, et al.. (2018). A role for APP in Wnt signalling links synapse loss with β-amyloid production. Translational Psychiatry. 8(1). 179–179. 80 indexed citations

Klos, Kajetan, et al.. (2017). Minimalinvasive Osteosynthese nach Sprunggelenkfraktur des geriatrischen Patienten : Operationstechnik mithilfe kopfloser Vollgewindeschrauben. Der Unfallchirurg. 120(11). 993–999. 4 indexed citations

Clegg, A.B., et al.. (2016). The effects of short-term JNK inhibition on the survival and growth of aged sympathetic neurons. Neurobiology of Aging. 46. 138–148. 1 indexed citations

Mazza, Giuseppe, J. Paul Simons, Raya Al‐Shawi, et al.. (2015). Amyloid persistence in decellularized liver: biochemical and histopathological characterization. Amyloid. 23(1). 1–7. 17 indexed citations

Disterer, Petra, Raya Al‐Shawi, Stéphan Ellmerich, et al.. (2013). Exon Skipping of Hepatic APOB Pre-mRNA With Splice-switching Oligonucleotides Reduces LDL Cholesterol In Vivo. Molecular Therapy. 21(3). 602–609. 26 indexed citations

Halabelian, Levon, Stéfano Ricagno, Sofia Giorgetti, et al.. (2013). Class I Major Histocompatibility Complex, the Trojan Horse for Secretion of Amyloidogenic β2-Microglobulin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(6). 3318–3327. 22 indexed citations

Houlden, Henry, J. Paul Simons, Raya Al‐Shawi, et al.. (2010). Screening for mutations in the phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase 2-alpha gene in autosomal recessive hereditary spastic paraplegia. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 12(2). 148–149. 5 indexed citations

Woodhoo, Ashwin, María Beatriz Durán Alonso, Mark Turmaine, et al.. (2009). Notch controls embryonic Schwann cell differentiation, postnatal myelination and adult plasticity. Nature Neuroscience. 12(7). 839–847. 262 indexed citations

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Kimura, Atsuko, Roderick N. Carter, Gavin MacColl, et al.. (2009). Overexpression of 5‐HT_2C receptors in forebrain leads to elevated anxiety and hypoactivity. European Journal of Neuroscience. 30(2). 299–306. 35 indexed citations

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Disterer, Petra, J. Paul Simons, & James S. Owen. (2009). Validation of oligonucleotide-mediated gene editing. Gene Therapy. 16(6). 824–826. 6 indexed citations

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Zeng, Zhihong, Colin Sharpe, J. Paul Simons, & Dariusz C. Górecki. (2005). The expression and alternative splicing of alpha-neurexins during Xenopus development. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 50(1). 39–46. 12 indexed citations

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Tagalakis, Aristides D., James S. Owen, & J. Paul Simons. (2005). Lack of RNA-DNA oligonucleotide (chimeraplast) mutagenic activity in mouse embryos. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 71(2). 140–144. 3 indexed citations

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Al‐Shawi, Raya, Sandra Ashton, Charlie J. Underwood, & J. Paul Simons. (2001). Expression of the Ror1 and Ror2 receptor tyrosine kinase genes during mouse development. Development Genes and Evolution. 211(4). 161–171. 102 indexed citations

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Archibald, Alan, et al.. (1993). Enhancing the efficiency of transgene expression. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 339(1288). 225–232. 31 indexed citations

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Kumar, Satish & J. Paul Simons. (1993). The effects of terminal heterologies on gene targeting by insertion vectors in embryonic stem cells. Nucleic Acids Research. 21(7). 1541–1548. 8 indexed citations

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Clark, Andy, et al.. (1992). Rescuing Transgene Expression by Co-Integration. Nature Biotechnology. 10(11). 1450–1454. 61 indexed citations

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Wilmut, I., M.L. Hooper, & J. Paul Simons. (1991). Genetic manipulation of mammals and its application in reproductive biology. Reproduction. 92(2). 245–279. 49 indexed citations

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Wilmut, I., Alan Archibald, Stephen Harris, et al.. (1990). Modification of milk composition.. UCL Discovery (University College London). 41. 135–46. 37 indexed citations

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Archibald, Alan, M McClenaghan, J. Paul Simons, J. Dawes, & Anthony Clark. (1988). Abstracts of papers presented at the Mammalian Genetics Group meeting held in the Royal Society of Chemistry Lecture Theatre, New Burlington Place on 11 November and in the Linnean Society Rooms, Piccadilly, London on 12 November 1987. Genetics Research. 52(1). 57–63. 1 indexed citations

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