Marion Main

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Marion Main is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Marion Main has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Genetics, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Marion Main's work include Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (23 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (14 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (6 papers). Marion Main is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (23 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (14 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (6 papers). Marion Main collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Marion Main's co-authors include Eugenio Mercuri, Francesco Muntoni, Enrico Bertini, Richard S. Finkel, A. Aloysius, Mary Schroth, Ching H. Wang, Anita K. Simonds, Brenda Wong and Thomas O. Crawford and has published in prestigious journals such as Neurology, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Marion Main

38 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Consensus Statement for Standard of Care in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marion Main United Kingdom	20	1.4k	1.3k	829	358	217	41	2.3k
Allan M. Glanzman United States	20	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	828 1.0×	323 0.9×	149 0.7×	60	2.1k
Douglas M. Sproule United States	26	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	721 0.9×	151 0.4×	137 0.6×	65	2.1k
Marika Pane Italy	36	1.6k 1.1×	2.5k 1.8×	894 1.1×	386 1.1×	587 2.7×	127	3.9k
Giovanni Baranello Italy	24	989 0.7×	881 0.7×	613 0.7×	164 0.5×	100 0.5×	142	2.0k
Ching H. Wang United States	11	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	755 0.9×	148 0.4×	172 0.8×	13	1.8k
Jacqueline Montes United States	29	2.7k 1.9×	2.0k 1.5×	1.4k 1.7×	329 0.9×	121 0.6×	120	3.7k
Mariacristina Scoto United Kingdom	23	817 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	441 0.5×	115 0.3×	259 1.2×	70	2.0k
William B. Martens United States	26	823 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	479 0.6×	159 0.4×	128 0.6×	51	1.9k
Lindsay N. Alfano United States	21	907 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	464 0.6×	184 0.5×	338 1.6×	88	2.3k
Elena Mazzone Italy	19	847 0.6×	721 0.5×	506 0.6×	272 0.8×	83 0.4×	43	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marion Main

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20 of 20 papers shown

Main, Marion, Giovanni Baranello, Pinki Munot, et al.. (2025). Spinal presentations in children with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy on nusinersen treatment across the SMA-REACH UK network: a retrospective national observational study. BMJ Open. 15(1). e082240–e082240. 2 indexed citations

Bista, Rajan K., Andaç Salman, & Marion Main. (2025). Lung-only Mystery: Unveiling Isolated Interstitial Lung Disease in Asymptomatic Rheumatoid Arthritis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 211(Supplement_1). A5977–A5977.

Main, Marion, et al.. (2025). Mortality of symptomatic children with spinal muscular atrophy in the era of disease-modifying therapies. Neuromuscular Disorders. 49. 105313–105313.

Scoto, Mariacristina, et al.. (2022). Case study evaluating the effectiveness of intensive rehabilitation to improve function in a child with spinal muscular atrophy type 3. Physiotherapy. 114. e171–e171. 1 indexed citations

Wadman, Renske I., Ramona De Amicis, Alberto Battezzati, et al.. (2020). Feeding difficulties in children and adolescents with spinal muscular atrophy type 2. Neuromuscular Disorders. 31(2). 101–112. 16 indexed citations

Ridout, Deborah, Marina T. DiStefano, Marion Main, et al.. (2020). CONGENITAL MYOPATHIES 2. Neuromuscular Disorders. 30. S74–S75.

Ricotti, Valeria, Deborah Ridout, Marika Pane, et al.. (2015). The NorthStar Ambulatory Assessment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: considerations for the design of clinical trials. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 87(2). jnnp–2014. 100 indexed citations

Illingworth, Marjorie, Marion Main, Matthew Pitt, et al.. (2014). RYR1-related congenital myopathy with fatigable weakness, responding to pyridostigimine. Neuromuscular Disorders. 24(8). 707–712. 31 indexed citations

Burke, Georgina, Andrea Klein, E. Niks, et al.. (2012). Salbutamol benefits children with congenital myasthenic syndrome due to DOK7 mutations. Neuromuscular Disorders. 23(2). 170–175. 57 indexed citations

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Scott, Elaine, Michelle Eagle, Anna Mayhew, et al.. (2011). Development of a Functional Assessment Scale for Ambulatory Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Physiotherapy Research International. 17(2). 101–109. 110 indexed citations

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Glanzman, Allan M., Elena Mazzone, Marion Main, et al.. (2010). The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP INTEND): Test development and reliability. Neuromuscular Disorders. 20(3). 155–161. 230 indexed citations

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Arechavala‐Gomeza, Virginia, Maria Kinali, Lucy Feng, et al.. (2010). Revertant fibres and dystrophin traces in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Implication for clinical trials. Neuromuscular Disorders. 20(5). 295–301. 63 indexed citations

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Leaker, Brian, Pamela Kell, Marion Main, & David Ralph. (2008). A double blind, placebo controlled, randomised crossover study to investigate the effect of inhaled doses of VR776 on intravaginal ejaculatory latency in patients with premature ejaculation. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 3 indexed citations

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Scott, E., et al.. (2007). G.P.1.08 Steroids in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD): Natural history and clinical evaluation using the North Star Ambulatory Assessment (NSAA). Neuromuscular Disorders. 17(9-10). 774–774. 1 indexed citations

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Main, Marion, et al.. (2007). Serial casting of the ankles in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: can it be an alternative to surgery?. Neuromuscular Disorders. 17(3). 227–230. 21 indexed citations

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Kinali, Maria, Marion Main, Joseph Eliahoo, et al.. (2007). Predictive factors for the development of scoliosis in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 11(3). 160–166. 56 indexed citations

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Main, Marion, et al.. (2003). The Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale for Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: a Scale to Test Ability and Monitor Progress in Children with Limited Ambulation. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 7(4). 155–159. 163 indexed citations

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Mercuri, Eugenio, Enrico Bertini, Sonia Messina, et al.. (2003). Pilot trial of phenylbutyrate in spinal muscular atrophy. Neuromuscular Disorders. 14(2). 130–135. 97 indexed citations

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Kinali, Maria, Eugenio Mercuri, Marion Main, Francesco Muntoni, & Victor Dubowitz. (2002). An effective, low-dosage, intermittent schedule of prednisolone in the long-term treatment of early cases of Duchenne dystrophy. Neuromuscular Disorders. 12. S169–S174. 49 indexed citations

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Dubowitz, Victor, Maria Kinali, Marion Main, Eugenio Mercuri, & Francesco Muntoni. (2002). Remission of clinical signs in early Duchenne muscular dystrophy on intermittent low-dosage prednisolone therapy. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 6(3). 153–159. 34 indexed citations

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