Karen Morrison

19.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
107 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Karen Morrison is a scholar working on Neurology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Morrison has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Neurology, 44 papers in Genetics and 35 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Karen Morrison's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (41 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (40 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (18 papers). Karen Morrison is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (41 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (40 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (18 papers). Karen Morrison collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Karen Morrison's co-authors include Paul J. Hergenrother, Orla Hardiman, Gerald Goodall, Peter M. Andersen, Pamela J. Shaw, Ron Ritchhart, Ammar Al‐Chalabi, Adriano Chiò, Philip Van Damme and Susanne Petri and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Genetics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Karen Morrison

104 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

EFNS guidelines on the Clinical Management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (MALS) – revised report of an EFNS task force

2011 788 citations Orla Hardiman, Karen Morrison et al. European Journal of Neurology profile →
ANG mutations segregate with familial and 'sporadic' amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2006 518 citations Colette Donaghy, Karen Morrison et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Serum Neurofilaments in Motor Neuron Disease and Their Utility in Differentiating ALS, PMA and PLS 2023 ·Life ·Gavin McCluskey, Karen Morrison, Colette Donaghy, John McConville, Mark O. McCarron, Ferghal McVerry, William Duddy, Stéphanie Duguez	7
2	Extracellular Vesicles in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 2022 ·Life ·Gavin McCluskey, Karen Morrison, Colette Donaghy, Frédérique René, William Duddy, Stéphanie Duguez	20
3	The Role of Sphingomyelin and Ceramide in Motor Neuron Diseases 2022 ·Journal of Personalized Medicine ·Gavin McCluskey, Colette Donaghy, Karen Morrison, John McConville, William Duddy, Stéphanie Duguez	18
4	Risdiplam for the treatment of adults with spinal muscular atrophy: Experience of the Northern Ireland neuromuscular service 2022 ·Muscle & Nerve ·Gavin McCluskey, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Isobel Douglas, Sandya Tirupathi, Karen Morrison, John McConville	13
5	Epidemiology and survival trends of motor neurone disease in Northern Ireland from 2015 to 2019 2021 ·European Journal of Neurology ·Gavin McCluskey, William Duddy, (unknown), Karen Morrison, Colette Donaghy, Stéphanie Duguez	11
6	Cross-reactive probes on Illumina DNA methylation arrays: a large study on ALS shows that a cautionary approach is warranted in interpreting epigenome-wide association studies 2020 ·NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics ·Paul J. Hop, Ramona A. J. Zwamborn, Eilís Hannon, Annelot M. Dekker, Kristel R. van Eijk, Emma Walker, Alfredo Iacoangeli, Ashley Jones, Aleksey Shatunov, Ahmad Al Khleifat, Sarah Opie-Martin, Christopher E. Shaw, Karen Morrison, Pamela J. Shaw, Russell L. McLaughlin, Orla Hardiman, Ammar Al‐Chalabi, Leonard H. van den Berg, Jonathan Mill, Jan H. Veldink	15
7	Developing a web-based patient decision aid for gastrostomy in motor neuron disease: a study protocol 2019 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Claire Foster, (unknown), Anne Hogden, (unknown), (unknown), Christopher McDermott, Karen Morrison, Alejandra Recio‐Saucedo, (unknown), Sean White, Peter Williams, Sally Wheelwright	6
8	Younger age of onset in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a result of pathogenic gene variants, rather than ascertainment bias 2018 ·Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ·Puja R. Mehta, Ashley Jones, Sarah Opie-Martin, Aleksey Shatunov, Alfredo Iacoangeli, Ahmad Al Khleifat, Bradley Smith, Simon Topp, Karen Morrison, Pamela J. Shaw, Christopher E. Shaw, Sarah Morgan, Alan Pittman, Ammar Al‐Chalabi	29
9	The CHCHD10 P34S variant is not associated with ALS in a UK cohort of familial and sporadic patients 2015 ·Neurobiology of Aging ·Chun Hao Wong, Simon Topp, Soragia Athina Gkazi, Claire Troakes, Jack W. Miller, Martina de Majo, Janine Kirby, Pamela J. Shaw, Karen Morrison, Jacqueline de Belleroche, Caroline Vance, Ammar Al‐Chalabi, Safa Al‐Sarraj, Christopher E. Shaw, Bradley Smith	14
10	Non-invasive ventilatory (NIV) support for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube insertion in patients with degenerative neuromuscular disease 2014 ·European Respiratory Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Karen Morrison, Hardev Pall, Rachel Cooney, Nazim Nathani	0
11	A ring-distortion strategy to construct stereochemically complex and structurally diverse compounds from natural products 2013 ·Nature Chemistry ·Robert W. Huigens, Karen Morrison, Robert W. Hicklin, (unknown), Michelle F. Richter, Paul J. Hergenrother	272
12	Residual association at C9orf72 suggests an alternative amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-causing hexanucleotide repeat 2013 ·Neurobiology of Aging ·Ashley Jones, Ione Woollacott, Aleksey Shatunov, Johnathan Cooper‐Knock, Vladimir L. Buchman, William Sproviero, Bradley Smith, Kirsten M. Scott, Rubika Balendra, Olubunmi Abel, Peter McGuffin, C. M. Ellis, Pamela J. Shaw, Karen Morrison, Anne Farmer, Cathryn M. Lewis, P. Nigel Leigh, Christopher E. Shaw, John Powell, Ammar Al‐Chalabi	16
13	Whole cell microtubule analysis by flow cytometry 2011 ·Analytical Biochemistry ·Karen Morrison, Paul J. Hergenrother	29
14	Mutations in CHMP2B in Lower Motor Neuron Predominant Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) 2010 ·PLoS ONE ·Laura Cox, Laura Ferraiuolo, Gerald Goodall, Paul R. Heath, Adrian Higginbottom, Heather Mortiboys, Hannah Hollinger, Judith Hartley, Alice Brockington, Christine Burness, Karen Morrison, Stephen B. Wharton, Andrew J. Grierson, Paul G. Ince, Janine Kirby, Pamela J. Shaw	198
15	Increased serum ferritin levels in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients 2008 ·Journal of Neurology ·Gerald Goodall, Sayeed Haque, Karen Morrison	67
16	Copper/zinc superoxide dismutase 1 and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Analysis of 155 cases and identification of novel insertion mutation 1997 ·Annals of Neurology ·M. T. Jackson, Ammar Al‐Chalabi, Zinat E. Enayat, Barry A. Chioza, Peter Leigh, Karen Morrison	100
17	Advances in SMA research: Review of gene deletions 1996 ·Neuromuscular Disorders ·Karen Morrison	25
18	Analysis of chromosome 5q13 genes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Homozygous naip deletion in a sporadic case 1996 ·Annals of Neurology ·M. T. Jackson, Karen Morrison, Ammar Al‐Chalabi, (unknown), Peter Leigh	38
19	Cloning the shared components of complex DNA resources 1994 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Anthony J. Brookes, (unknown), Karen Morrison, (unknown), Derek J. Blake, Kay E. Davies, David J. Porteous	7
20	Earliest Phanerozoic or latest Proterozoic fossils from the Arabian Shield 1979 ·Precambrian Research ·Preston E. Cloud, Stanley M. Awramik, Karen Morrison, Donald G. Hadley	29

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