Michael Turton

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Michael Turton is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Turton has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 8 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 8 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Michael Turton's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (8 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (7 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (5 papers). Michael Turton is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (8 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (7 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (5 papers). Michael Turton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and United States. Michael Turton's co-authors include T. Deegan, F. Foster, Stephanie Halford, Mark W. Hankins, Stuart N. Peirson, Wayne I. L. Davies, Lei Zheng, José M. Garcı́a-Fernández, Steven Hughes and Susana S. Pires and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Michael Turton

22 papers receiving 996 citations

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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.

Brain-derived tau: a novel blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease-type neurodegeneration

2022 134 citations Fernando González‐Ortiz, Michael Turton et al. Brain profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Turton United Kingdom	13	437	317	259	207	191	25	1.0k
Anna Lerant United States	13	455 1.0×	310 1.0×	438 1.7×	31 0.1×	216 1.1×	25	2.4k
Shin‐ichi Sekizawa Japan	20	303 0.7×	297 0.9×	129 0.5×	68 0.3×	254 1.3×	55	942
Matthew P. Butler United States	22	850 1.9×	154 0.5×	86 0.3×	149 0.7×	562 2.9×	56	1.4k
C. E. Blanco Netherlands	27	715 1.6×	172 0.5×	253 1.0×	126 0.6×	299 1.6×	64	2.1k
Jean‐Charles Viemari France	21	1.1k 2.4×	263 0.8×	287 1.1×	126 0.6×	104 0.5×	32	1.6k
D F Rogers United States	22	197 0.5×	524 1.7×	382 1.5×	80 0.4×	546 2.9×	53	1.6k
Becky Conway-Campbell United Kingdom	23	509 1.2×	143 0.5×	479 1.8×	47 0.2×	287 1.5×	39	2.1k
Jeremy C. Borniger United States	18	557 1.3×	102 0.3×	100 0.4×	40 0.2×	215 1.1×	41	1.1k
Thomas H. Champney United States	22	704 1.6×	308 1.0×	135 0.5×	41 0.2×	290 1.5×	65	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Turton

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González‐Ortiz, Fernando, Bjørn‐Eivind Kirsebom, Lene Pålhaugen, et al.. (2025). Associations Between Changes in Levels of Phosphorylated Tau and Severity of Cognitive Impairment in Early Alzheimer Disease. Neurology. 104(11). e213676–e213676. 3 indexed citations

Dulewicz, Maciej, Przemysław R. Kac, Fernando C. Ortíz, et al.. (2025). Clinical Validation of Novel Immunoassays for Plasma Phosphorylated Tau 217, 212, 181, 231, and Brain‐Derived Tau Across the Biochemical Spectrum of Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(12). e70313–e70313.

Kirsebom, Bjørn‐Eivind, Fernando González‐Ortiz, Geir Bråthen, et al.. (2025). Repeated plasma p‐tau217 measurements to monitor clinical progression heterogeneity. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(5). e70319–e70319. 3 indexed citations

Kac, Przemysław R., Daniel Alcolea, Laia Montoliu‐Gaya, et al.. (2025). Plasma p‐tau212 as a biomarker of sporadic and Down syndrome Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(4). e70172–e70172. 3 indexed citations

González‐Ortiz, Fernando, Bjørn‐Eivind Kirsebom, Ulrika Sjöbom, et al.. (2025). The potential dual role of tau phosphorylation: plasma phosphorylated-tau217 in newborns and Alzheimer’s disease. Brain Communications. 7(3). fcaf221–fcaf221. 4 indexed citations

González‐Ortiz, Fernando, Michael Turton, Henrik Zetterberg, et al.. (2025). Brain‐derived tau to measure treatment effect in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia. Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring. 17(2). e70123–e70123.

González‐Ortiz, Fernando, Michael Turton, Rui Magalhães, et al.. (2023). Preanalytical stability of plasma/serum brain‐derived tau. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(10). 4764–4770. 9 indexed citations

González‐Ortiz, Fernando, Maciej Dulewicz, Nicholas J. Ashton, et al.. (2023). Association of Serum Brain-Derived Tau With Clinical Outcome and Longitudinal Change in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. JAMA Network Open. 6(7). e2321554–e2321554. 16 indexed citations

González‐Ortiz, Fernando, Thomas K. Karikari, Simone Baiardi, et al.. (2023). Levels of plasma brain‐derived tau and p‐tau181 in Alzheimer's disease and rapidly progressive dementias. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(1). 745–751. 11 indexed citations

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Rosenmeier, Jaya Birgitte, Katherine Connolly, Magnus Åstrand, et al.. (2023). Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of AZD5462, a small molecule agonist of the RXFP1 relaxin receptor. European Heart Journal. 44(Supplement_2). 2 indexed citations

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González‐Ortiz, Fernando, Michael Turton, Przemysław R. Kac, et al.. (2022). Brain-derived tau: a novel blood-based biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease-type neurodegeneration. Brain. 146(3). 1152–1165. 134 indexed citations breakdown →

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Garcı́a-Fernández, José M., Rafael Cernuda‐Cernuda, Wayne I. L. Davies, et al.. (2014). The hypothalamic photoreceptors regulating seasonal reproduction in birds: A prime role for VA opsin. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. 37. 13–28. 68 indexed citations

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Hughes, Steven, Irene González-Menéndez, Michael Turton, et al.. (2012). Differential Expression of Melanopsin Isoforms Opn4L and Opn4S during Postnatal Development of the Mouse Retina. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e34531–e34531. 27 indexed citations

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Davies, Wayne I. L., Lei Zheng, Steven Hughes, et al.. (2011). Functional diversity of melanopsins and their global expression in the teleost retina. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 68(24). 4115–4132. 92 indexed citations

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Pires, Susana S., Steven Hughes, Michael Turton, et al.. (2009). Differential Expression of Two Distinct Functional Isoforms of Melanopsin (Opn4) in the Mammalian Retina. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(39). 12332–12342. 76 indexed citations

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Halford, Stephanie, Susana S. Pires, Michael Turton, et al.. (2009). VA Opsin-Based Photoreceptors in the Hypothalamus of Birds. Current Biology. 19(16). 1396–1402. 135 indexed citations

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Turton, Michael. (1998). A response to David Sless. Information Design Journal. 9(1). 25–26.

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Parsons, K F & Michael Turton. (1980). Urethral Supersensitivity and Occult Urethral Neuropathy. British Journal of Urology. 52(2). 131–137. 16 indexed citations

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Turton, Michael & H R Matthews. (1974). Catecholamines and peripheral vasoconstriction after open-heart surgery. Clinica Chimica Acta. 50(3). 419–423. 9 indexed citations

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Turton, Michael & T. Deegan. (1974). Circadian variations of plasma catecholamine, cortisol and immunoreactive insulin concentrations in supine subjects. Clinica Chimica Acta. 55(3). 389–397. 276 indexed citations

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