Michael L.J. Ashford

15.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
151 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

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Michael L.J. Ashford is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael L.J. Ashford has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Molecular Biology, 43 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 41 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Michael L.J. Ashford's work include Ion channel regulation and function (68 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (37 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (32 papers). Michael L.J. Ashford is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (68 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (37 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (32 papers). Michael L.J. Ashford collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Sudan. Michael L.J. Ashford's co-authors include Paul J. Meakin, Jennifer Gallagher, D. Lee Hamilton, Fiona Ashford, Kenneth R. Watterson, C. N. Hales, Mark A. Smith, David Spanswick, Jenni Harvey and J. Mark Treherne and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Michael L.J. Ashford

151 papers receiving 11.2k 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.

Anorexigenic and Orexigenic Hormone Modulation of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 Activity and the Regulation of Hypothalamic Agouti-Related Protein mRNA Expression

2012 2.8k citations Jennifer Gallagher, Paul J. Meakin et al. profile →
Leptin inhibits hypothalamic neurons by activation of ATP-sensitive potassium channels

1997 518 citations David Spanswick, Mark A. Smith et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael L.J. Ashford United Kingdom	49	5.4k	3.1k	2.7k	2.2k	1.8k	151	11.4k
Sándor Bátkai United States	60	3.1k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	2.7k 1.0×	2.5k 1.1×	2.6k 1.4×	134	15.5k
Yasuhiko Minokoshi Japan	46	4.7k 0.9×	4.3k 1.4×	6.0k 2.2×	2.3k 1.0×	566 0.3×	96	12.8k
Thomas P. Burris United States	64	6.4k 1.2×	3.0k 0.9×	3.0k 1.1×	1.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	190	13.4k
Sheila Collins United States	61	6.1k 1.1×	1.2k 0.4×	8.0k 2.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	123	14.0k
Gabriele V. Ronnett United States	54	5.3k 1.0×	1.7k 0.5×	2.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	2.1k 1.1×	123	9.8k
Josephine M. Egan United States	72	5.3k 1.0×	2.7k 0.9×	5.6k 2.1×	4.8k 2.2×	2.4k 1.3×	246	19.2k
Philip Lambert United States	27	2.6k 0.5×	2.2k 0.7×	3.8k 1.4×	816 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	61	8.7k
Rubén Nogueiras Spain	62	3.1k 0.6×	5.3k 1.7×	5.6k 2.1×	1.5k 0.7×	932 0.5×	252	12.8k
Hanno Pijl Netherlands	60	1.9k 0.3×	2.3k 0.7×	3.8k 1.4×	1.3k 0.6×	659 0.4×	279	10.1k
Miguel López Spain	62	3.2k 0.6×	5.0k 1.6×	5.8k 2.1×	1.5k 0.7×	703 0.4×	253	12.3k

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Forteath, Calum, Jennifer Gallagher, Albena T. Dinkova‐Kostova, et al.. (2025). Activation of the Nrf2 Pathway by Sulforaphane Improves Hypoglycaemia-Induced Cognitive Impairment in a Rodent Model of Type 1 Diabetes. Antioxidants. 14(3). 308–308. 1 indexed citations

Mikkola, Kirsi, Jennifer Gallagher, Michael L.J. Ashford, et al.. (2023). Metformin increases the uptake of glucose into the gut from the circulation in high-fat diet-fed male mice, which is enhanced by a reduction in whole-body Slc2a2 expression. Molecular Metabolism. 77. 101807–101807. 4 indexed citations

Tinti, Michele, et al.. (2021). Identifying the beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 interactome through the proximity-dependent biotin identification assay. Neuroscience Letters. 767. 136302–136302. 1 indexed citations

Meakin, Paul J., Ioannis Akoumianakis, Charalambos Antoniades, et al.. (2020). Elevated circulating amyloid concentrations in obesity and diabetes promote vascular dysfunction. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(8). 4104–4117. 43 indexed citations

Meakin, Paul J., Mary E. Haas, Bernadette Bonardo, et al.. (2018). The beta secretase BACE1 regulates the expression of insulin receptor in the liver. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1306–1306. 56 indexed citations

Meakin, Paul J., Gemma Montagut, David J. Allsop, et al.. (2018). Bace1-dependent amyloid processing regulates hypothalamic leptin sensitivity in obese mice. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 55–55. 31 indexed citations

Claret, Marc, Mark A. Smith, Rachel L. Batterham, et al.. (2007). AMPK is essential for energy homeostasis regulation and glucose sensing by POMC and AgRP neurons. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 117(8). 2325–2336. 414 indexed citations

Choudhury, Agharul I., Helen Heffron, Mark A. Smith, et al.. (2005). The role of insulin receptor substrate 2 in hypothalamic and β cell function. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(4). 940–950. 198 indexed citations

Tang, Teresa, et al.. (2004). The aminoguanidine carboxylate BVT.12777 activates ATP-sensitive K+ channels in the rat insulinoma cell line, CRI-G1.. BMC Pharmacology. 4(1). 17–17. 3 indexed citations

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Harvey, Jenni & Michael L.J. Ashford. (2003). Leptin in the CNS: much more than a satiety signal. Neuropharmacology. 44(7). 845–854. 101 indexed citations

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Anavi‐Goffer, Sharon, Neil G. McKay, Michael L.J. Ashford, & Angela A. Coutts. (2002). Vanilloid receptor type 1-immunoreactivity is expressed by intrinsic afferent neurones in the guinea-pig myenteric plexus. Neuroscience Letters. 319(1). 53–57. 39 indexed citations

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Khan, Raheela, Balwir Matharoo‐Ball, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, & Michael L.J. Ashford. (2001). Potassium Channels in the Human Myometrium. Experimental Physiology. 86(2). 255–264. 87 indexed citations

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Khan, Raheela, S. K. Smith, & Michael L.J. Ashford. (1998). Contribution of calcium-sensitive potassium channels to NS1619-induced relaxation in human pregnant myometrium. Human Reproduction. 13(1). 208–213. 42 indexed citations

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Harvey, Jenni, Fiona-Mairéad McKenna, Paco S. Herson, David Spanswick, & Michael L.J. Ashford. (1997). Leptin activates ATP‐sensitive potassium channels in the rat insulin‐secreting cell line, CRI‐G1. The Journal of Physiology. 504(3). 527–535. 87 indexed citations

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Lee, Kevin, A. K. Dixon, Iain Rowe, Michael L.J. Ashford, & Peter J. Richardson. (1996). The High‐Affinity Sulphonylurea Receptor Regulates K_ATP Channels in Nerve Terminals of the Rat Motor Cortex. Journal of Neurochemistry. 66(6). 2562–2571. 45 indexed citations

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Rowe, Iain, et al.. (1994). ATP modulates the activity of a large conductance calcium-activated potassium channel in isolated neurones from the rat motor cortex. 145. 1 indexed citations

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Kozlowski, Roland Z. & Michael L.J. Ashford. (1991). Barbiturates inhibit ATP‐K⁺channels and voltage‐activated currents in CRI‐G1 insulin‐secreting cells. British Journal of Pharmacology. 103(4). 2021–2029. 27 indexed citations

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Sturgess, Nicholas C., C. N. Hales, & Michael L.J. Ashford. (1986). Inhibition of a calcium‐activated, non‐selective cation channel, in a rat insulinoma cell line, by adenine derivatives. FEBS Letters. 208(2). 397–400. 60 indexed citations

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Ashford, Michael L.J., A.G. Macdonald, & Kenneth T. Wann. (1979). Moderate hydrostatic pressures reduce the spontaneous release of transmitter in the frog. The Journal of Physiology. 292. 2 indexed citations

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Ashford, Michael L.J., et al.. (1979). Moderate hydrostatic pressures reduce the spontaneous release of transmitter in the frog [proceedings].. Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee). 292. 44P–44P. 3 indexed citations

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