Lee Moir

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Lee Moir is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lee Moir has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Lee Moir's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (8 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (4 papers). Lee Moir is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (8 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (4 papers). Lee Moir collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Lee Moir's co-authors include Roger Cox, Chris Church, Fiona McMurray, Lydia Teboul, Sara Wells, Jens C. Brüning, Christophe A. Girard, Patrick M. Nolan, Gareth Banks and Frances M. Ashcroft and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Genetics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lee Moir

20 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Overexpression of Fto leads to increased food intake and results in obesity

2010 556 citations Chris Church, Lee Moir et al. Nature Genetics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lee Moir United Kingdom	14	945	446	291	242	202	20	1.5k
Jens C. Brüning Germany	4	811 0.9×	264 0.6×	304 1.0×	214 0.9×	132 0.7×	6	1.3k
Sergio Muñoz Spain	18	561 0.6×	309 0.7×	728 2.5×	114 0.5×	200 1.0×	31	1.4k
Samuel T. Nadler United States	11	477 0.5×	187 0.4×	383 1.3×	96 0.4×	191 0.9×	17	1.1k
Ronald W. Dudek United States	18	730 0.8×	162 0.4×	479 1.6×	104 0.4×	301 1.5×	35	1.5k
Alba González-Franquesa Denmark	15	775 0.8×	57 0.1×	465 1.6×	157 0.6×	124 0.6×	23	1.4k
Wolfgang Simon Germany	17	447 0.5×	493 1.1×	97 0.3×	188 0.8×	71 0.4×	46	1.4k
Tsunehisa Namba Japan	17	828 0.9×	239 0.5×	376 1.3×	77 0.3×	144 0.7×	27	1.7k
Parkyong Song South Korea	17	612 0.6×	68 0.2×	220 0.8×	112 0.5×	101 0.5×	38	1.2k
Andrew McBride United Kingdom	14	824 0.9×	64 0.1×	234 0.8×	221 0.9×	439 2.2×	20	1.4k
Birgitte Ursø Denmark	20	769 0.8×	88 0.2×	342 1.2×	83 0.3×	219 1.1×	25	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lee Moir

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Nolan, Patrick M., Gareth Banks, Liz Bentley, et al.. (2023). A missense mutation in zinc finger homeobox‐3 ( ZFHX3 ) impedes growth and alters metabolism and hypothalamic gene expression in mice. The FASEB Journal. 37(10). e23189–e23189. 5 indexed citations

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Chatzopoulou, Maria, Enrico Emer, Jessica A. Rowley, et al.. (2020). Decreasing HepG2 Cytotoxicity by Lowering the Lipophilicity of Benzo[d]oxazolephosphinate Ester Utrophin Modulators. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 11(12). 2421–2427. 7 indexed citations

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Babbs, Arran, Adam Berg, Maria Chatzopoulou, et al.. (2020). 2-Arylbenzo[d]oxazole Phosphinate Esters as Second-Generation Modulators of Utrophin for the Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 63(14). 7880–7891. 15 indexed citations

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Guiraud, Simon, Benjamin Edwards, Arran Babbs, et al.. (2019). The potential of utrophin and dystrophin combination therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Human Molecular Genetics. 28(13). 2189–2200. 34 indexed citations

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Perkins, Kelly J., Lee Moir, Maria Chatzopoulou, et al.. (2019). Chemical Proteomics and Phenotypic Profiling Identifies the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor as a Molecular Target of the Utrophin Modulator Ezutromid. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(6). 2420–2428. 40 indexed citations

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Perkins, Kelly J., Lee Moir, Maria Chatzopoulou, et al.. (2019). Chemical Proteomics and Phenotypic Profiling Identifies the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor as a Molecular Target of the Utrophin Modulator Ezutromid. Angewandte Chemie. 132(6). 2441–2449. 1 indexed citations

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Guiraud, Simon, Benjamin Edwards, Sarah Squire, et al.. (2018). Micro-utrophin Improves Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Function of Severely Affected D2/mdx Mice. Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development. 11. 92–105. 23 indexed citations

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Corrochano, Silvia, Gonzalo Blanco, Debbie Williams, et al.. (2018). A genetic modifier suggests that endurance exercise exacerbates Huntington's disease. Human Molecular Genetics. 27(10). 1723–1731. 14 indexed citations

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Guiraud, Simon, Benjamin Edwards, Sarah Squire, et al.. (2018). Embryonic myosin is a regeneration marker to monitor utrophin-based therapies for DMD. Human Molecular Genetics. 28(2). 307–319. 29 indexed citations

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Moir, Lee, Sarah Hemming, Benjamin Edwards, et al.. (2017). Utrophin influences mitochondrial pathology and oxidative stress in dystrophic muscle. Skeletal Muscle. 7(1). 22–22. 13 indexed citations

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Moir, Lee, Francesca Mastrotto, Anna M. Grabowska, et al.. (2017). Control of aggregation temperatures in mixed and blended cytocompatible thermoresponsive block co-polymer nanoparticles. Soft Matter. 13(40). 7441–7452. 2 indexed citations

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Moir, Lee, Liz Bentley, & Roger Cox. (2016). Comprehensive Energy Balance Measurements in Mice. PubMed. 6(3). 211–222. 9 indexed citations

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Goldsworthy, Michelle, Nathan L. Absalom, David Schröter, et al.. (2013). Mutations in Mll2, an H3K4 Methyltransferase, Result in Insulin Resistance and Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Mice. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e61870–e61870. 37 indexed citations

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Eaton, Sally A., Christine M. Williamson, Simon Ball, et al.. (2012). New Mutations at the Imprinted Gnas Cluster Show Gene Dosage Effects of Gs α in Postnatal Growth and Implicate XL α s in Bone and Fat Metabolism but Not in Suckling. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 32(5). 1017–1029. 21 indexed citations

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McMurray, Fiona, Lee Moir, & Roger Cox. (2012). From Mice to Humans. Current Diabetes Reports. 12(6). 651–658. 10 indexed citations

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Church, Chris, Lee Moir, Fiona McMurray, et al.. (2010). Overexpression of Fto leads to increased food intake and results in obesity. Nature Genetics. 42(12). 1086–1092. 556 indexed citations breakdown →

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Church, Chris, Sheena Lee, Eleanor A. L. Bagg, et al.. (2009). A Mouse Model for the Metabolic Effects of the Human Fat Mass and Obesity Associated FTO Gene. PLoS Genetics. 5(8). e1000599–e1000599. 258 indexed citations

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Kelly, Michelle L., Lee Moir, Quentin M. Anstee, et al.. (2009). A missense mutation in the non-neural G-protein α-subunit isoforms modulates susceptibility to obesity. International Journal of Obesity. 33(5). 507–518. 22 indexed citations

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Toye, Ayo A., Jonathan D. Lippiat, Peter Proks, et al.. (2005). A genetic and physiological study of impaired glucose homeostasis control in C57BL/6J mice. Diabetologia. 48(4). 675–686. 337 indexed citations

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Toye, Ayo A., Lee Moir, Alison Hugill, et al.. (2004). A New Mouse Model of Type 2 Diabetes, Produced by N-Ethyl-Nitrosourea Mutagenesis, Is the Result of a Missense Mutation in the Glucokinase Gene. Diabetes. 53(6). 1577–1583. 43 indexed citations

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