John Aplin

17.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
298 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

John Aplin is a scholar working on Immunology, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Aplin has authored 298 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Immunology, 108 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 59 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John Aplin's work include Reproductive System and Pregnancy (113 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (99 papers) and Endometriosis Research and Treatment (43 papers). John Aplin is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive System and Pregnancy (113 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (99 papers) and Endometriosis Research and Treatment (43 papers). John Aplin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. John Aplin's co-authors include Carolyn Jones, Lynda K. Harris, Melissa Westwood, Mourad W. Seif, Susan J. Kimber, Philip N. Baker, Ljiljana Vićovac, Karen Forbes, R. Colin Hughes and Peter T Ruane and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

John Aplin

282 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Integrin alpha 6/beta 4 complex is located in hemidesmosomes, suggesting a major role in epidermal cell-basement membrane adhesion.

1991 509 citations John Aplin et al. profile →
Tracking placental development in health and disease

2020 232 citations John Aplin, Melissa Westwood et al. profile →

Peers

John Aplin

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Markku Seppälä Finland

Lois A. Salamonsen Australia

Jean‐Michel Foidart Belgium

Stephen J. Lye Canada

Joan S. Hunt United States

Jan J. Brosens United Kingdom

Bruce A. Lessey United States

Ian L. Sargent United Kingdom

Olga Genbačev United States

D. Randall Armant United States

Markku Seppälä Finland

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Aplin

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Aplin

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

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Jones, Carolyn, Sandra Wilsher, & John Aplin. (2025). Evidence of glycan mosaicism in the equine oviduct. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 149. 105574–105574.

Varberg, Kaela M., Khursheed Iqbal, John Aplin, et al.. (2024). NOTUM-mediated WNT silencing drives extravillous trophoblast cell lineage development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(40). e2403003121–e2403003121. 9 indexed citations

Aplin, John, Carolyn Jones, & Eric Jauniaux. (2023). Environmental nanoparticles and placental research. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 131(5). 551–554. 2 indexed citations

Ruane, Peter T, Susan J. Kimber, Adam Stevens, et al.. (2022). Trophectoderm differentiation to invasive syncytiotrophoblast is promoted by endometrial epithelial cells during human embryo implantation. Human Reproduction. 37(4). 777–792. 43 indexed citations

Muto, Masanaga, Damayanti Chakraborty, Kaela M. Varberg, et al.. (2021). Intersection of regulatory pathways controlling hemostasis and hemochorial placentation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(50). 21 indexed citations

Harris, Lynda K., Priyadarshini Pantham, Hannah E. J. Yong, et al.. (2019). The role of insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor-mediated homeobox gene expression in human placental apoptosis, and its implications in idiopathic fetal growth restriction. Molecular Human Reproduction. 25(9). 572–585. 11 indexed citations

Choudhury, Ruhul, Caroline Dunk, Stephen J. Lye, et al.. (2018). Decidual leucocytes infiltrating human spiral arterioles are rich source of matrix metalloproteinases and degrade extracellular matrix in vitro and in situ. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 81(1). e13054–e13054. 32 indexed citations

Choudhury, Ruhul, Caroline Dunk, Stephen J. Lye, et al.. (2017). Extravillous Trophoblast and Endothelial Cell Crosstalk Mediates Leukocyte Infiltration to the Early Remodeling Decidual Spiral Arteriole Wall. The Journal of Immunology. 198(10). 4115–4128. 67 indexed citations

Umbers, Alexandra J., Danielle I. Stanisic, Regina Wangnapi, et al.. (2013). Correction: Does Malaria Affect Placental Development? Evidence from In Vitro Models. PLoS ONE. 8(8). 6 indexed citations

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Harris, Lynda K., Samantha D. Smith, Rosemary J. Keogh, et al.. (2010). Trophoblast- and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell-Derived MMP-12 Mediates Elastolysis during Uterine Spiral Artery Remodeling. American Journal Of Pathology. 177(4). 2103–2115. 100 indexed citations

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Aplin, John, et al.. (2010). Altered Spatiotemporal Expression of Collagen Types I, III, IV, and VI in Lpar3-Deficient Peri-Implantation Mouse Uterus. Biology of Reproduction. 84(2). 255–265. 43 indexed citations

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Harris, Lynda K., et al.. (2010). Physiological remodelling of the uterine spiral arteries during human pregnancy: uterine natural killer cells mediate smooth muscle cell disruption. Proceedings of The Physiological Society. 4 indexed citations

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Aplin, John. (2010). Redefining endometrial receptivity.. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 54. 2 indexed citations

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Lee, Ming-Yi, Jian‐Pei Huang, Yi‐Yung Chen, et al.. (2009). Angiogenesis in Differentiated Placental Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Is Dependent on Integrin α5β1. PLoS ONE. 4(10). e6913–e6913. 49 indexed citations

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Martín, Sebastián San, et al.. (2003). Small leucine-rich proteoglycans (SLRPs) in uterine tissues during pregnancy in mice. Reproduction. 125(4). 585–595. 43 indexed citations

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Haigh, T, et al.. (2002). Mesenchymally derived IGF-I provides a paracrine stimulus for trophoblast migration BMC Developmental Biology. BMC Developmental Biology. 3 indexed citations

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Aplin, John, et al.. (2001). Hormonal and embryonic regulation of human endometrial MUC1.. Biology of Reproduction. 64. 2 indexed citations

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Markey, Andrew C., Michael J. Tidman, John Aplin, et al.. (1991). The epidermal basement membrane in basal cell carcinoma: an immunohistochemical study. British Journal of Dermatology. 125(1). 21–26. 13 indexed citations

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Graham, Rosalind, Mourad W. Seif, John Aplin, et al.. (1990). An endometrial factor in unexplained infertility.. BMJ. 300(6737). 1428–1431. 49 indexed citations

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Denker, Hans‐Werner, et al.. (1990). Trophoblast invasion and endometrial receptivity : novel aspects of the cell biology of embryo implantation. 19 indexed citations

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