James Lister

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

James Lister is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, James Lister has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Surgery, 29 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in James Lister's work include Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (16 papers), Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders (14 papers) and Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (11 papers). James Lister is often cited by papers focused on Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (16 papers), Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders (14 papers) and Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (11 papers). James Lister collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Japan. James Lister's co-authors include David W. Raible, Stephen L. Johnson, Thierry Lepage, Christie P. Robertson, Jennie Close, Kevin J. Curran, Robert N. Kelsh, Irene M. Irving, Nouria Hernandez and Susan Lobo and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

James Lister

96 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

nacre encodes a zebrafish microphthalmia-related protein ... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 200 400 600
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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.

  1. nacre encodes a zebrafish microphthalmia-related protein that regulates neural-crest-derived pigment cell fate
    1999 673 citations James Lister, Stephen L. Johnson et al. Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Lister United Kingdom 28 1.5k 1.1k 533 315 298 100 2.9k
E. Reale Germany 31 1.1k 0.7× 446 0.4× 298 0.6× 299 0.9× 176 0.6× 171 3.0k
Ghislaine Hamard France 22 1.7k 1.1× 269 0.3× 234 0.4× 232 0.7× 375 1.3× 26 3.1k
Kazumasa Kurosumi Japan 27 764 0.5× 716 0.7× 209 0.4× 109 0.3× 201 0.7× 98 2.4k
Bettina Erdmann Germany 26 3.0k 2.0× 758 0.7× 318 0.6× 73 0.2× 410 1.4× 47 4.6k
Jacques Loiselet Lebanon 25 1.3k 0.9× 373 0.4× 152 0.3× 94 0.3× 490 1.6× 60 2.6k
Gary Davidson Germany 30 3.5k 2.3× 664 0.6× 264 0.5× 89 0.3× 757 2.5× 63 5.2k
Hisao Fujita Japan 29 896 0.6× 419 0.4× 272 0.5× 79 0.3× 324 1.1× 147 2.4k
Sabine P. Cordes Canada 30 3.4k 2.3× 494 0.5× 290 0.5× 257 0.8× 962 3.2× 44 4.4k
Sarah B. Pierce United States 25 2.8k 1.9× 455 0.4× 347 0.7× 74 0.2× 430 1.4× 32 4.0k
Leopoldo Zelante Italy 41 3.4k 2.3× 310 0.3× 281 0.5× 265 0.8× 964 3.2× 160 6.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Lister

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Lister

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

All Works

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Wang, Huiqun, Daisuke Yasuda, Arturo Ortega, et al.. (2022). Lysophosphatidic acid signaling via LPA6: A negative modulator of developmental oligodendrocyte maturation. Journal of Neurochemistry. 163(6). 478–499. 6 indexed citations
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Trávníčková, Jana, Ava Khamseh, Philippe Gautier, et al.. (2019). Zebrafish MITF-Low Melanoma Subtype Models Reveal Transcriptional Subclusters and MITF-Independent Residual Disease. Cancer Research. 79(22). 5769–5784. 28 indexed citations
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Lister, James. (2019). Larval but not adult xanthophore pigmentation in zebrafish requires GTP cyclohydrolase 2 (gch2) function. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. 32(5). 724–727. 19 indexed citations
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Lister, James, et al.. (2017). Contribution of multiple MITF gene family members to RPE development in zebrafish. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(8). 106–106.
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Lane, Brandon M. & James Lister. (2012). Otx but Not Mitf Transcription Factors Are Required for Zebrafish Retinal Pigment Epithelium Development. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e49357–e49357. 25 indexed citations
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Taylor, Kerrie L., James Lister, Zhiqiang Zeng, et al.. (2011). Differentiated melanocyte cell division occurs in vivo and is promoted by mutations in Mitf. Development. 138(16). 3579–3589. 40 indexed citations
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Johnson, Stephen L., et al.. (2010). mitfa is required at multiple stages of melanocyte differentiation but not to establish the melanocyte stem cell. Developmental Biology. 350(2). 405–413. 60 indexed citations
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Lister, James, et al.. (2006). Differential expression of CaMK‐II genes during early zebrafish embryogenesis. Developmental Dynamics. 236(1). 295–305. 22 indexed citations
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Lister, James. (1986). Complications of paediatric surgery. 2 indexed citations
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Rangecroft, L., et al.. (1984). Endoscopic diathermy obliteration of recurrent tracheoesophageal fistulae. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 19(1). 41–43. 29 indexed citations
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Lister, James, et al.. (1977). Open myelomeningocele--a ten-year review of 200 consecutive closures.. PubMed. 10. 161–76. 2 indexed citations
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Irving, Irene M. & James Lister. (1977). Segmental dilatation of the ileum. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 12(1). 103–112. 51 indexed citations
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Lister, James. (1972). Hiatus hernia in children. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 48(562). 501–506. 3 indexed citations
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Lister, James. (1969). The control of fluid loss in long-segment Hirschsprung's disease. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 4(6). 657–662. 5 indexed citations
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Lister, James & R.B. Zachary. (1968). Cystic duplications in the tongue. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 3(4). 491–493. 28 indexed citations
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Lari, J., James Lister, & H L Duthie. (1968). Response to gastrin pentapeptide in children. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 3(6). 682–690. 14 indexed citations
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Lister, James, et al.. (1966). Errors in diagnosis in Wilms' tumor. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 1(5). 488–497. 12 indexed citations
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Zachary, R.B. & James Lister. (1964). CRUSHING INSTRUMENT FOR DUHAMEL'S PROCEDURE IN HIRSCHSPRUNG'S DISEASE. The Lancet. 283(7331). 476–476. 6 indexed citations
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Lister, James, et al.. (1964). The critical or sensitive period, with special reference to certain feeding problems in infants and children. The Journal of Pediatrics. 65(6). 839–848. 160 indexed citations
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Lister, James, et al.. (1958). PERFORATION OF DUODENAL DIVERTICULUM. The Lancet. 271(7021). 622–622. 5 indexed citations

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