Kay W. Colston

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Kay W. Colston is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kay W. Colston has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Kay W. Colston's work include Vitamin D Research Studies (25 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (15 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (8 papers). Kay W. Colston is often cited by papers focused on Vitamin D Research Studies (25 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (15 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (8 papers). Kay W. Colston collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Kay W. Colston's co-authors include David Feldman, M. Joseph Colston, Janine Mansi, Lise Binderup, Michelle Guy, Moray J. Campbell, Margaret Hirst, S G Senaratne, S. J. MacAuley and Timothy R. Arnett and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Kay W. Colston

59 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

1,25-DIHYDROXYVITAMIN D₃AND MALIGNANT MELANOMA: THE PRESENCE OF RECEPTORS AND INHIBITION OF CELL GROWTH IN CULTURE

1981 452 citations Kay W. Colston, David Feldman et al. Endocrinology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kay W. Colston United Kingdom	34	2.1k	1.1k	1.0k	988	523	59	3.8k
Toshimasa Shinki Japan	31	1.6k 0.8×	554 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	549 0.6×	543 1.0×	67	3.1k
G. Kerr Whitfield United States	22	2.4k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	975 1.0×	272 0.3×	506 1.0×	35	3.6k
Peter J. Malloy United States	28	1.8k 0.9×	970 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	256 0.3×	580 1.1×	52	3.5k
Srilatha Swami United States	28	1.8k 0.9×	997 0.9×	823 0.8×	779 0.8×	552 1.1×	38	3.4k
Paula H. Stern United States	37	775 0.4×	566 0.5×	1.9k 1.9×	1.4k 1.5×	664 1.3×	163	4.4k
Noboru Horiuchi Japan	29	849 0.4×	401 0.4×	1.0k 1.0×	718 0.7×	404 0.8×	78	3.1k
Paul N. MacDonald United States	35	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	2.2k 2.2×	404 0.4×	383 0.7×	59	4.2k
June E. Bishop United States	26	1.7k 0.8×	747 0.7×	646 0.6×	207 0.2×	347 0.7×	48	2.5k
Jean M. Prahl United States	28	2.1k 1.0×	948 0.9×	783 0.8×	197 0.2×	503 1.0×	47	2.8k
Tally Naveh‐Many Israel	35	1.4k 0.7×	2.0k 1.9×	2.3k 2.3×	554 0.6×	321 0.6×	94	5.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Colston, Kay W., et al.. (2014). Differential Role of Apoptosis and Autophagy Associated with Anticancer Effect of Lupulone (Hop β-Acid) Derivatives on Prostate Cancer Cells. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 14(8). 1169–1178. 12 indexed citations

Colston, Kay W.. (2008). Vitamin D and breast cancer risk. Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 22(4). 587–599. 33 indexed citations

Orriss, Isabel R., Jennifer C. Utting, Andrea Brandao‐Burch, et al.. (2007). Extracellular Nucleotides Block Bone Mineralization in Vitro: Evidence for Dual Inhibitory Mechanisms Involving Both P2Y2 Receptors and Pyrophosphate. Endocrinology. 148(9). 4208–4216. 120 indexed citations

Colston, Kay W., et al.. (2006). Vitamin D status and breast cancer risk.. PubMed. 26(4A). 2573–80. 49 indexed citations

Colston, Kay W., et al.. (2006). Doxycycline induces caspase‐dependent apoptosis in human pancreatic cancer cells. International Journal of Cancer. 120(4). 743–752. 45 indexed citations

Banwell, Claire M., Michelle Guy, Alice Miles, et al.. (2006). Altered Nuclear Receptor Corepressor Expression Attenuates Vitamin D Receptor Signaling in Breast Cancer Cells. Clinical Cancer Research. 12(7). 2004–2013. 67 indexed citations

Colston, Kay W., et al.. (2006). The relationship between the insulin-like growth factor-1 system and the oestrogen metabolising enzymes in breast cancer tissue and its adjacent non-cancerous tissue. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 99(3). 275–288. 21 indexed citations

Dalgleish, Angus, et al.. (2005). Investigation of the Mechanisms by Which EB1089 Abrogates Apoptosis Induced by 9-cis Retinoic Acid in Pancreatic Cancer Cells. Pancreas. 32(1). 93–100. 17 indexed citations

Oades, Grenville, et al.. (2004). Zoledronic acid induces apoptosis and inhibits adhesion to mineralized matrix in prostate cancer cells via inhibition of protein prenylation. British Journal of Urology. 94(1). 164–170. 103 indexed citations

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Guy, Michelle, et al.. (2003). Approaches to Evaluating the Association of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms with Breast Cancer Risk. Recent results in cancer research. 164. 43–54. 33 indexed citations

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Hansen, Christina Mørk, et al.. (2003). Mechanisms Implicated in the Growth Regulatory Effects of Vitamin D Compounds in Breast Cancer Cells. Recent results in cancer research. 164. 99–110. 45 indexed citations

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Senaratne, S G & Kay W. Colston. (2001). The role of bisphosphonates in breast cancer: Direct effects of bisphosphonates on breast cancer cells. Breast Cancer Research. 4(1). 18–23. 53 indexed citations

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Pirianov, Grisha, Carina Danielsson, Carsten Carlberg, Sharon Y. James, & Kay W. Colston. (1999). Potentiation by vitamin D analogs of TNFα and ceramide-induced apoptosis in MCF-7 cells is associated with activation of cytosolic phospholipase A2. Cell Death and Differentiation. 6(9). 890–901. 37 indexed citations

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James, Sharon Y., Alison Turner, & Kay W. Colston. (1997). Induction of Apoptosis in Human Leukaemia Cells is Differentially Regulated by Vitamin D Derivatives and Retinoids. Hematology. 2(4). 289–301. 3 indexed citations

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James, Sharon Y., Marc A. Williams, Stephen M. Kelsey, Adrian C. Newland, & Kay W. Colston. (1997). The role of vitamin D derivatives and retinoids in the differentiation of human leukaemia cells. Biochemical Pharmacology. 54(5). 625–634. 39 indexed citations

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Ricketts, David, Markus M. Fitzek, Nigel S. B. Rawson, et al.. (1992). Serum Markers for Primary and Recurrent Breast Cancer: BCM-EIA, CAM 26 and CAM 29. Tumor Biology. 13(4). 207–216. 1 indexed citations

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Colston, Kay W., et al.. (1992). EB1089: A new vitamin D analogue that inhibits the growth of breast cancer cells in vivo and in vitro. Biochemical Pharmacology. 44(12). 2273–2280. 191 indexed citations

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Bower, Mark, et al.. (1991). The use of nasal calcitonin spray in the treatment of hypercalcaemia of malignancy. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 28(4). 311–312. 11 indexed citations

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Colston, Kay W., Margaret Hirst, & David Feldman. (1980). Organ Distribution of the Cytoplasmic 1,25- Dihydroxycholecalciferol Receptor in Various Mouse Tissues*. Endocrinology. 107(6). 1916–1922. 128 indexed citations

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Matthews, E.W., P. G. H. Byfield, Kay W. Colston, et al.. (1974). Separation of hydroxylated derivatives of vitamin D₃ by high speed liquid chromatography (HSLC). FEBS Letters. 48(1). 122–125. 13 indexed citations

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