Michael Flower

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 938 citations indexed

About

Michael Flower is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Flower has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 938 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Michael Flower's work include Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (14 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (10 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (5 papers). Michael Flower is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (14 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (10 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (5 papers). Michael Flower collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Michael Flower's co-authors include Sarah J. Tabrizi, Edward J. Wild, Christopher A. Ross, Blair R. Leavitt, Carlos Estevez‐Fraga, Willeke van Roon‐Mom, Davina J. Hensman Moss, Rachael I. Scahill, Ignacio Muñoz-Sanjuán and Cristina Sampaio and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, The Lancet Neurology and The American Journal of Human Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Michael Flower

18 papers receiving 926 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Huntington disease: new insights into molecular pathogenesis and therapeutic opportunities

2020 330 citations Sarah J. Tabrizi, Michael Flower et al. Nature Reviews Neurology profile →
Potential disease-modifying therapies for Huntington's disease: lessons learned and future opportunities

2022 190 citations Sarah J. Tabrizi, Carlos Estevez‐Fraga et al. The Lancet Neurology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Flower United Kingdom	13	685	601	223	81	80	20	938
Ningzhe Zhang United States	13	823 1.2×	531 0.9×	126 0.6×	54 0.7×	124 1.6×	13	985
Birgit Zucker Germany	8	737 1.1×	556 0.9×	173 0.8×	140 1.7×	84 1.1×	9	958
Lisa Bertram Canada	7	572 0.8×	467 0.8×	149 0.7×	37 0.5×	79 1.0×	8	782
Refugio A. Martinez United States	13	707 1.0×	441 0.7×	145 0.7×	73 0.9×	118 1.5×	18	930
Sharan Paul United States	19	1.0k 1.5×	688 1.1×	220 1.0×	81 1.0×	63 0.8×	37	1.2k
Hilary Moffitt United Kingdom	9	774 1.1×	738 1.2×	244 1.1×	68 0.8×	109 1.4×	9	1.1k
Jong‐Min Lee United States	21	1.2k 1.8×	1.1k 1.8×	379 1.7×	124 1.5×	120 1.5×	42	1.5k
Christine E. Keller-McGandy United States	12	484 0.7×	469 0.8×	387 1.7×	70 0.9×	96 1.2×	13	879
Hien Zhao United States	11	383 0.6×	294 0.5×	239 1.1×	55 0.7×	101 1.3×	21	689
Marcy R. Weatherspoon United States	7	701 1.0×	588 1.0×	157 0.7×	90 1.1×	165 2.1×	8	919

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20 of 20 papers shown

Flower, Michael & Sarah J. Tabrizi. (2025). The breaking point where repeat expansion triggers neuronal collapse in Huntington’s disease. Cell Genomics. 5(3). 100816–100816. 1 indexed citations

Goold, Robert, et al.. (2024). Therapeutic validation of MMR-associated genetic modifiers in a human ex vivo model of Huntington disease. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 111(6). 1165–1183. 14 indexed citations

Flower, Michael, et al.. (2023). Genetic modifiers of repeat expansion disorders. Emerging Topics in Life Sciences. 7(3). 325–337. 14 indexed citations

Flower, Michael, Simon Eaton, Andreas Neueder, et al.. (2023). PolyQ length-dependent metabolic alterations and DNA damage drive human astrocyte dysfunction in Huntington’s disease. Progress in Neurobiology. 225. 102448–102448. 15 indexed citations

Neueder, Andreas, Kerstin Kojer, Daniel J. Lavery, et al.. (2022). Abnormal molecular signatures of inflammation, energy metabolism, and vesicle biology in human Huntington disease peripheral tissues. Genome biology. 23(1). 189–189. 10 indexed citations

Tabrizi, Sarah J., Carlos Estevez‐Fraga, Willeke van Roon‐Mom, et al.. (2022). Potential disease-modifying therapies for Huntington's disease: lessons learned and future opportunities. The Lancet Neurology. 21(7). 645–658. 190 indexed citations breakdown →

Goold, Robert, Thomas Menneteau, Michael Flower, et al.. (2021). FAN1 controls mismatch repair complex assembly via MLH1 retention to stabilize CAG repeat expansion in Huntington’s disease. Cell Reports. 36(9). 109649–109649. 37 indexed citations

Eaton, Simon, Giuliana Ferrari, M Madej, et al.. (2021). Dystrophin deficiency affects human astrocyte properties and response to damage. Glia. 70(3). 466–490. 18 indexed citations

Tabrizi, Sarah J., Michael Flower, Christopher A. Ross, & Edward J. Wild. (2020). Huntington disease: new insights into molecular pathogenesis and therapeutic opportunities. Nature Reviews Neurology. 16(10). 529–546. 330 indexed citations breakdown →

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Landles, Christian, Nadira Ali, Rachel Flomen, et al.. (2020). Subcellular Localization And Formation Of Huntingtin Aggregates Correlates With Symptom Onset And Progression In A Huntington’S Disease Model. Brain Communications. 2(2). fcaa066–fcaa066. 33 indexed citations

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Estevez‐Fraga, Carlos, Michael Flower, & Sarah J. Tabrizi. (2020). Therapeutic strategies for Huntington's disease. Current Opinion in Neurology. 33(4). 508–518. 19 indexed citations

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Ciosi, Marc, Alastair Maxwell, Sarah A. Cumming, et al.. (2019). A genetic association study of glutamine-encoding DNA sequence structures, somatic CAG expansion, and DNA repair gene variants, with Huntington disease clinical outcomes. EBioMedicine. 48. 568–580. 101 indexed citations

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Ciosi, Marc, Alastair Maxwell, Sarah A. Cumming, et al.. (2019). A Genetic Association Study of Glutamine-Encoding DNA Sequence Structures, Somatic CAG Expansion, and DNA Repair Gene Variants, with Huntington Disease Clinical Outcomes. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Goold, Robert, Michael Flower, Davina J. Hensman Moss, et al.. (2018). FAN1 modifies Huntington’s disease progression by stabilizing the expanded HTT CAG repeat. Human Molecular Genetics. 28(4). 650–661. 90 indexed citations

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Moss, Davina J. Hensman, Michael Flower, Kitty Lo, et al.. (2017). Huntington’s disease blood and brain show a common gene expression pattern and share an immune signature with Alzheimer’s disease. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 44849–44849. 40 indexed citations

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Flower, Michael. (2016). Ch. 3. Piety in Xenophon's Theory of Leadership. 85–119.

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Flower, Michael, Khalid Ali, & Charlotte Lawthom. (2014). Status epilepticus caused by an unusual encephalopathy. Practical Neurology. 15(1). 56–59. 2 indexed citations

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Ali, Khalid, Michael Flower, & Charlotte Lawthom. (2014). STATUS EPILEPTICUS SECONDARY TO UNUSUAL ENCEPHALOPATHY. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 85(10). e4.212–e4.

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Dewald, Carolyn, John Marincola, Robert Fowler, et al.. (2006). The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 9 indexed citations

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Flower, Michael & Clifford Grobstein. (1967). Interconvertibility of induced morphogenetic responses of mouse embryonic somites to notochord and ventral spinal cord. Developmental Biology. 15(3). 193–205. 14 indexed citations

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