John A. McGrath

33.3k citations

563 papers · 17.2k · 2 hit papers · h-index 66

Impact in

Cell Biology top 0.01%
- Skin and Cellular Biology Research
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Immunology and Allergy top 0.1%
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research

Papers in

Cell Biology 373
- Skin and Cellular Biology Research 351
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions 57
Molecular Biology 180
- Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer 57

Co-authors: Jouni Uitto (62 shared papers)Robin A.J. Eady (67 shared papers)Jemima E. Mellerio (91 shared papers)Angela M. Christiano (37 shared papers)Joey E. Lai‐Cheong (22 shared papers)Akemi Ishida‐Yamamoto (16 shared papers)James R. McMillan (14 shared papers)Leena Bruckner‐Tuderman (15 shared papers)
Journals: British Journal of Dermatology (109 papers)Journal of Investigative Dermatology (92 papers)Clinical and Experimental Dermatology (65 papers)Experimental Dermatology (17 papers)Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (12 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Japan

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John A. McGrath

538 papers receiving 16.7k citations

John A. McGrath's Hit Papers

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Epidermolysis bullosa 2020 · 225 citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2020 Nature Reviews Disease Primers
2008 Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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1	The classification of inherited epidermolysis bullosa (EB): Report of the Third International Consensus Meeting on Diagnosis and Classification of EB Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology ·Jo‐David Fine, Robin A.J. Eady, Eugene A. Bauer, Johann Bauer, Leena Bruckner‐Tuderman, Adrian Heagerty, Helmut Hintner, Alain Hovnanian, Marcel F. Jonkman, Irene M. Leigh, John A. McGrath, Jemima E. Mellerio, Dédée F. Murrell, Hiroshi Shimizu, Jouni Uitto, Anders Vahlquist, David T. Woodley, Giovanna Zambruno Hit paper breakdown →	2008	602
2	Hay-Wells syndrome is caused by heterozygous missense mutations in the SAM domain of p63 Human Molecular Genetics ·John A. McGrath	2001	297
3	Mutations in the 180–kD bullous pemphigoid antigen (BPAG2), a hemidesmosomal transmembrane collagen (COL17A1), in generalized atrophic benign epidermolysis bullosa Nature Genetics ·John A. McGrath, Biljana Gatalica, Angela M. Christiano, Kehua si, Katsushi Owaribe, James R. McMillan, Robin A.J. Eady, Jouni Uitto	1995	291
4	Alopecia Universalis Associated with a Mutation in the Human hairless Gene Science ·Wasim Ahmad, Muhammad Faiyaz ul Haque, Valeria Brancolini, Hui C. Tsou, Sayed ul Haque, HaMut Lam, Vincent M. Aita, Jason E. Owen, Michelle deBlaquiere, Jorge Frank, Peter B. Cserhalmi‐Friedman, Andrew Leask, John A. McGrath, Monica Peacocke, Mahmud Ahmad, Jürg Ott, Angela M. Christiano	1998	287
5	Revised classification system for inherited epidermolysis bullosa Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology ·Jo‐David Fine, Robin A.J. Eady, Eugene A. Bauer, Robert A. Briggaman, Leena Bruckner‐Tuderman, Angela M. Christiano, Adrian Heagerty, Helmut Hintner, Marcel F. Jonkman, John A. McGrath, (unknown), (unknown), Hiroshi Shimizu, Gianluca Tadini, Jouni Uitto	2000	286
6	Mutations in the plakophilin 1 gene result in ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome Nature Genetics ·John A. McGrath, James R. McMillan, Carrie S. Shemanko, Sarah K. Runswick, Irene M. Leigh, E. Birgitte Lane, David R. Garrod, Robin A.J. Eady	1997	284
7	Bone Marrow Transplantation for Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa New England Journal of Medicine ·John E. Wagner, Akemi Ishida‐Yamamoto, John A. McGrath, Maria Hordinsky, Douglas R. Keene, David T. Woodley, Mei Chen, Megan Riddle, Mark J. Osborn, Troy C. Lund, Michelle Dolan, Bruce R. Blazar, Jakub Tolar	2010	266
8	Loss of plectin causes epidermolysis bullosa with muscular dystrophy: cDNA cloning and genomic organization. Genes & Development ·W.H. Irwin McLean, Lea Pulkkinen, F.J. Smith, E.L. Rugg, E. Birgitte Lane, Florencia Bullrich, Robert E. Burgeson, Satoshi Amano, David L. Hudson, (unknown), John A. McGrath, J. R. McMillan, Robin A.J. Eady, Irene M. Leigh, Angela M. Christiano, Jouni Uitto	1996	255
9	The role of fibroblasts in tissue engineering and regeneration British Journal of Dermatology ·Terence Z. Wong, John A. McGrath, Harshad Navsaria	2007	237
10	Epidermolysis bullosa Nature Reviews Disease Primers ·Ajoy Bardhan, Leena Bruckner‐Tuderman, Iain Chapple, Jo‐David Fine, Natasha Harper, Cristina Has, Thomas M. Magin, M. Peter Marinkovich, John F. Marshall, John A. McGrath, Jemima E. Mellerio, R J Polson, Adrian Heagerty Hit paper breakdown →	2020	225
11	Autoantibodies to extracellular matrix protein 1 in lichen sclerosus The Lancet ·Noritaka Oyama, Ien Chan, S. M. Neill, Takahiro Hamada, Andrew P. South, Vesarat Wessagowit, Fenella Wojnarowska, David D’Cruz, Graham J. Hughes, Martin M. Black, John A. McGrath	2003	217
12	PDGFRα-positive cells in bone marrow are mobilized by high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) to regenerate injured epithelia Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Katsuto Tamai, Takehiko Yamazaki, Takenao Chino, Masaru Ishii, Satoru Otsuru, Yasushi Kikuchi, Shin Iinuma, Kotaro Saga, Keisuke Nimura, Takashi Shimbo, Noriko Umegaki, Ichiro Katayama, Jun‐ichi Miyazaki, Junji Takeda, John A. McGrath, Jouni Uitto, Yasufumi Kaneda	2011	182
13	A molecular defect in loricrin, the major component of the cornified cell envelope, underlies Vohwinkel's syndrome Nature Genetics ·Elena Maestrini, Anthony P. Monaco, John A. McGrath, Akemi Ishida‐Yamamoto, Charles Camisa, Alain Hovnanian, Daniel E. Weeks, Mark Lathrop, Jouni Uitto, Angela M. Christiano	1996	176
14	Potential of Fibroblast Cell Therapy for Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·Tracy Wong, Luke Gammon, Lu Liu, Jemima E. Mellerio, Patricia J.C. Dopping-Hepenstal, John Pacy, George Elia, Rosemary Jeffery, Irene M. Leigh, Harshad Navsaria, John A. McGrath	2008	173
15	The filaggrin story: novel insights into skin-barrier function and disease Trends in Molecular Medicine ·John A. McGrath, Jouni Uitto	2007	169
16	Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex (Dowling-Meara Type) Is a Genetic Disease Characterized by an Abnormal Keratin-Filament Network Involving Keratins K5 and K14 Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·Akemi Ishida‐Yamamoto, John A. McGrath, Stephen J. Chapman, Iren M Leigh, E. Birgitte Lane, Robin A J Eady	1991	159
17	A homozygous nonsense mutation in the 3 chain gene of laminin 5 (LAMA3) in lethal (Herlitz) junctional epidermolysis bullosa Human Molecular Genetics ·Sirpa Kivirikko, John A. McGrath, C. Baudoin, Daniel Aberdam, Sabatino Ciatti, M. G. S. Dunnill, J. R. McMillan, R.A.J. Eady, J P Ortonne, Guerrino Meneguzzi, Jouni Ultto, Angela M. Christiano	1995	144
18	Phenotype, Genotype, and Sustained Response to Anakinra in 22 Patients With Autoinflammatory Disease Associated With CIAS-1/NALP3 Mutations Archives of Dermatology ·Kieron Leslie, Helen J. Lachmann, Elizabeth Bruning, John A. McGrath, A Bybee, J. Ruth Gallimore, P F Roberts, Patricia Woo, Clive Grattan, Philip N. Hawkins	2006	131
19	LEKTI Is Localized in Lamellar Granules, Separated from KLK5 and KLK7, and Is Secreted in the Extracellular Spaces of the Superficial Stratum Granulosum Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·Akemi Ishida‐Yamamoto, Céline Deraison, Chrystelle Bonnart, Emmanuelle Bitoun, R.A. Robinson, Timothy J. O’Brien, Kotaro Wakamatsu, Sawa Ohtsubo, Hidetoshi Takahashi, Yoshio Hashimoto, Patricia J.C. Dopping-Hepenstal, John A. McGrath, Hajime Iizuka, Gabriele Richard, Alain Hovnanian	2005	123
20	Structure and function of skin, hair and nails Medicine ·Joey E. Lai‐Cheong, John A. McGrath	2013	115

About John A. McGrath

John A. McGrath is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Genetics and Immunology and Allergy, having authored 563 papers that have together received 17.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Skin and Cellular Biology Research (351 papers), Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases (111 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (76 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (57 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (57 papers), Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders (44 papers), Hair Growth and Disorders (44 papers) and Genetic and rare skin diseases. (35 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (9.4k citations), Immunology and Allergy (2.0k citations), Urology (1.8k citations), Dermatology (2.1k citations) and Pathology and Forensic Medicine (3.5k citations). John A. McGrath has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Jouni Uitto, Robin A.J. Eady, Jemima E. Mellerio, Angela M. Christiano, Joey E. Lai‐Cheong, Akemi Ishida‐Yamamoto, James R. McMillan, Leena Bruckner‐Tuderman, E. Birgitte Lane and Irene M. Leigh. Their work appears in journals such as British Journal of Dermatology, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, Experimental Dermatology and Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

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