Melissa Dobson

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Melissa Dobson is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Dobson has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Melissa Dobson's work include Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (8 papers), FOXO transcription factor regulation (3 papers) and Ultrasound in Clinical Applications (3 papers). Melissa Dobson is often cited by papers focused on Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (8 papers), FOXO transcription factor regulation (3 papers) and Ultrasound in Clinical Applications (3 papers). Melissa Dobson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Melissa Dobson's co-authors include Guri Tzivion, Gopalakrishnan Ramakrishnan, Vitaly Balan, Ludmila Kaplun, Alexander Kaplun, Vinita Singh‐Gupta, Stephanie Ma, Rafael Fridman, Najib M. Rahman and Ioannis Psallidas and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet Oncology, Endocrinology and European Respiratory Journal.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Dobson

15 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

FoxO transcription factors; Regulation by AKT and 14-3-3 ... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. FoxO transcription factors; Regulation by AKT and 14-3-3 proteins
    2011 581 citations Guri Tzivion, Melissa Dobson et al. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melissa Dobson United Kingdom 10 735 176 167 128 92 17 1.1k
Dominic Jones United Kingdom 11 665 0.9× 209 1.2× 143 0.9× 156 1.2× 95 1.0× 14 979
Karol Szczepanek United States 16 603 0.8× 149 0.8× 300 1.8× 174 1.4× 141 1.5× 29 1.0k
Tymon Rubel Poland 18 836 1.1× 113 0.6× 232 1.4× 292 2.3× 88 1.0× 35 1.2k
Vishva M. Sharma United States 17 843 1.1× 116 0.7× 236 1.4× 233 1.8× 92 1.0× 26 1.4k
Maode Lai China 18 688 0.9× 104 0.6× 286 1.7× 301 2.4× 106 1.2× 36 1.2k
Yumi Kasai United States 19 599 0.8× 141 0.8× 152 0.9× 128 1.0× 41 0.4× 23 1.0k
Weiyan Peng China 21 814 1.1× 176 1.0× 202 1.2× 306 2.4× 121 1.3× 43 1.2k
Charles E. Foulds United States 19 1.1k 1.5× 130 0.7× 209 1.3× 320 2.5× 129 1.4× 28 1.7k
Vivian Fu United States 17 857 1.2× 134 0.8× 187 1.1× 160 1.3× 100 1.1× 20 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa Dobson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Dobson

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

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Althobiani, Malik A, Anthony De Soyza, Melissa Dobson, et al.. (2024). Development and evaluation of a tool to optimise inhaler selection prior to hospital discharge following an exacerbation of COPD. ERJ Open Research. 10(2). 10–2024.
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Dipper, A, Anand Sundaralingam, Emma Hedley, et al.. (2023). The randomised thoracoscopic talc poudrage+indwelling pleural catheters versus thoracoscopic talc poudrage only in malignant pleural effusion trial (TACTIC): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 10(1). e001682–e001682. 12 indexed citations
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Asciak, Rachelle, Nikolaos I. Kanellakis, Xuan Yao, et al.. (2021). Pleural Fluid Has Pro-Growth Biological Properties Which Enable Cancer Cell Proliferation. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 658395–658395. 15 indexed citations
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Kanellakis, Nikolaos I., John Wrightson, Rob Hallifax, et al.. (2019). Biological effect of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) and DNase intrapleural delivery in pleural infection patients. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 6(1). e000440–e000440. 5 indexed citations
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Hallifax, Rob, Magda Laskawiec-Szkonter, Melissa Dobson, et al.. (2019). Randomised Ambulatory Management of Primary Pneumothorax (RAMPP): protocol of an open-label, randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 6(1). e000403–e000403. 5 indexed citations
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Luengo-Fernández, Ramón, Erika Penz, Melissa Dobson, et al.. (2019). Cost-effectiveness of intrapleural use of tissue plasminogen activator and DNase in pleural infection: evidence from the MIST2 randomised controlled trial. European Respiratory Journal. 54(2). 1801550–1801550. 13 indexed citations
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Psallidas, Ioannis, Nikolaos I. Kanellakis, Stephen Gerry, et al.. (2018). Development and validation of response markers to predict survival and pleurodesis success in patients with malignant pleural effusion (PROMISE): a multicohort analysis. The Lancet Oncology. 19(7). 930–939. 82 indexed citations
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Dobson, Melissa & Tony Waldron. (2018). SCJ osteoarthritis: The significance of joint surface location for diagnosis. International Journal of Paleopathology. 24. 48–51. 2 indexed citations
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Psallidas, Ioannis, Hania Piotrowska, Ahmed Yousuf, et al.. (2017). Efficacy of sonographic and biological pleurodesis indicators of malignant pleural effusion (SIMPLE): protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 4(1). e000225–e000225. 10 indexed citations
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Dobson, Melissa, Gopalakrishnan Ramakrishnan, Stephanie Ma, et al.. (2011). Bimodal regulation of FoxO3 by AKT and 14-3-3. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1813(8). 1453–1464. 85 indexed citations
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Dobson, Melissa, Vladimir Grachtchouk, Jingcheng Yu, et al.. (2011). Pioglitazone Induces a Proadipogenic Antitumor Response in Mice with PAX8-PPARγ Fusion Protein Thyroid Carcinoma. Endocrinology. 152(11). 4455–4465. 47 indexed citations
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Tzivion, Guri, Melissa Dobson, & Gopalakrishnan Ramakrishnan. (2011). FoxO transcription factors; Regulation by AKT and 14-3-3 proteins. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1813(11). 1938–1945. 581 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dobson, Melissa & Guri Tzivion. (2011). Foxo3. 3 indexed citations
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Rahman, Najib M., Melissa Dobson, & Robert J.O. Davies. (2010). Setting up a respiratory trials unit. Respirology. 16(1). 64–68. 2 indexed citations
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Balan, Vitaly, Alexander Kaplun, Vinita Singh‐Gupta, et al.. (2007). Raf kinases: Function, regulation and role in human cancer. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1773(8). 1196–1212. 237 indexed citations
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Dobson, Melissa, et al.. (2006). MRI IN COLOVESICAL FISTULA. European Urology Supplements. 5(2). 143–143.
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Freeman, D. Carl, et al.. (2003). Developmental instability: measures of resistance and resilience using pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 78(1). 27–41. 29 indexed citations

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