Neil Dufton

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Neil Dufton is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil Dufton has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Immunology and 4 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Neil Dufton's work include S100 Proteins and Annexins (6 papers), Liver physiology and pathology (3 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (3 papers). Neil Dufton is often cited by papers focused on S100 Proteins and Annexins (6 papers), Liver physiology and pathology (3 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (3 papers). Neil Dufton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Neil Dufton's co-authors include Mauro Perretti, Anna M. Randi, Lourdes Osuna Almagro, Martin A. Schwartz, Jesmond Dalli, Daniel E. Conway, Minghao Chia, Karl Matter, María S. Balda and Olga Tornavaca and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Nature Communications and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Neil Dufton

22 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

ZO-1 controls endothelial adherens junctions, cell–cell tension, angiogenesis, and barrier formation

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Neil Dufton United Kingdom	16	941	476	202	197	191	23	1.8k
Ayaz Najafov United States	21	1.8k 1.9×	712 1.5×	156 0.8×	346 1.8×	156 0.8×	28	2.5k
Miroslava Požgajová Slovakia	16	533 0.6×	411 0.9×	180 0.9×	103 0.5×	83 0.4×	33	2.2k
Cesarina Giallongo Italy	29	1.0k 1.1×	506 1.1×	128 0.6×	227 1.2×	114 0.6×	105	2.2k
Palak Amin United States	10	1.6k 1.7×	773 1.6×	124 0.6×	319 1.6×	269 1.4×	10	2.2k
Qiang Shen China	21	836 0.9×	328 0.7×	159 0.8×	199 1.0×	133 0.7×	42	1.6k
Yuki Hattori Japan	23	521 0.6×	284 0.6×	182 0.9×	109 0.6×	168 0.9×	85	1.7k
Ilse M. C. Vogels Netherlands	31	1.0k 1.1×	342 0.7×	113 0.6×	281 1.4×	161 0.8×	61	2.3k
Jing Luo China	22	642 0.7×	351 0.7×	155 0.8×	180 0.9×	132 0.7×	110	1.7k
Annick You-Ten Canada	12	868 0.9×	217 0.5×	97 0.5×	135 0.7×	138 0.7×	13	1.7k
Vanessa Byles United States	8	1.3k 1.4×	783 1.6×	123 0.6×	263 1.3×	110 0.6×	10	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neil Dufton

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Gutjahr, Julia, Elin Hub, Katharina Artinger, et al.. (2025). Intracellular and nuclear CXCR4 signaling promotes terminal erythroblast differentiation and enucleation. Science Signaling. 18(891). eadt2678–eadt2678.

Schafer, Christopher M., Silvia Martin‐Almedina, Neil Dufton, et al.. (2023). Cytokine-Mediated Degradation of the Transcription Factor ERG Impacts the Pulmonary Vascular Response to Systemic Inflammatory Challenge. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 43(8). 1412–1428. 9 indexed citations

Gómez-Salinero, Jesús M., Tomer Itkin, Sean Houghton, et al.. (2022). Cooperative ETS transcription factors enforce adult endothelial cell fate and cardiovascular homeostasis. Nature Cardiovascular Research. 1(10). 882–899. 14 indexed citations

Ward, Eleanor J., Kerri M. Malone, Fabrice Prin, et al.. (2022). Placental Inflammation Leads to Abnormal Embryonic Heart Development. Circulation. 147(12). 956–972. 33 indexed citations

Whiteford, James R., et al.. (2022). Novel application of live imaging to determine the functional cell biology of endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) within a liver-on-a-chip platform. PubMed. 1(6). 413–421. 9 indexed citations

Peghaire, Claire, Neil Dufton, Marie Lang, et al.. (2019). The transcription factor ERG regulates a low shear stress-induced anti-thrombotic pathway in the microvasculature. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5014–5014. 31 indexed citations

Dufton, Neil, Gaia Gestri, Valentina Senatore, et al.. (2018). Neuropilin-1 Controls Endothelial Homeostasis by Regulating Mitochondrial Function and Iron-Dependent Oxidative Stress. iScience. 11. 205–223. 50 indexed citations

Shah, Aarti V., Graeme M. Birdsey, Claire Peghaire, et al.. (2017). The endothelial transcription factor ERG mediates Angiopoietin-1-dependent control of Notch signalling and vascular stability. Nature Communications. 8(1). 16002–16002. 69 indexed citations

Dufton, Neil, Claire Peghaire, Lourdes Osuna Almagro, et al.. (2017). Dynamic regulation of canonical TGFβ signalling by endothelial transcription factor ERG protects from liver fibrogenesis. Nature Communications. 8(1). 895–895. 80 indexed citations

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Dufton, Neil, et al.. (2016). Molecular dynamics studies on the DNA-binding process of ERG. Molecular BioSystems. 12(12). 3600–3610. 5 indexed citations

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Birdsey, Graeme M., Aarti V. Shah, Neil Dufton, et al.. (2015). The Endothelial Transcription Factor ERG Promotes Vascular Stability and Growth through Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling. Developmental Cell. 32(1). 82–96. 185 indexed citations

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Dowsett, Laura, Anna Slaviero, Neil Dufton, et al.. (2015). Endothelial Dimethylarginine Dimethylaminohydrolase 1 Is an Important Regulator of Angiogenesis but Does Not Regulate Vascular Reactivity or Hemodynamic Homeostasis. Circulation. 131(25). 2217–2225. 26 indexed citations

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Vong, Linda, José G. Ferraz, Neil Dufton, et al.. (2012). Up-Regulation of Annexin-A1 and Lipoxin A4 in Individuals with Ulcerative Colitis May Promote Mucosal Homeostasis. PLoS ONE. 7(6). e39244–e39244. 80 indexed citations

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Dufton, Neil, Jane M. Natividad, Elena F. Verdú, & John L. Wallace. (2012). Hydrogen sulfide and resolution of acute inflammation: A comparative study utilizing a novel fluorescent probe. Scientific Reports. 2(1). 499–499. 86 indexed citations

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Dufton, Neil, Robert Hannon, Vincenzo Brancaleone, et al.. (2011). Corrections: Anti-Inflammatory Role of the Murine Formyl-Peptide Receptor 2: Ligand-Specific Effects on Leukocyte Responses and Experimental Inflammation. The Journal of Immunology. 186(4). 2684–2685. 2 indexed citations

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Dufton, Neil, Robert Hannon, Vincenzo Brancaleone, et al.. (2010). Anti-Inflammatory Role of the Murine Formyl-Peptide Receptor 2: Ligand-Specific Effects on Leukocyte Responses and Experimental Inflammation. The Journal of Immunology. 184(5). 2611–2619. 257 indexed citations

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Dufton, Neil & Mauro Perretti. (2010). Therapeutic anti-inflammatory potential of formyl-peptide receptor agonists. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 127(2). 175–188. 101 indexed citations

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Yazid, Samia, Samir S. Ayoub, Phuong A. Vo, et al.. (2010). Anti-allergic drugs and the Annexin-A1 system. Pharmacological Reports. 62(3). 511–517. 15 indexed citations

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Maderna, P., David C. Cottell, Neil Dufton, et al.. (2010). FPR2/ALX receptor expression and internalization are critical for lipoxin A ₄ and annexin‐derived peptide‐stimulated phagocytosis. The FASEB Journal. 24(11). 4240–4249. 156 indexed citations

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Μaione, Francesco, Nikolaos Paschalidis, Nicola Mascolo, et al.. (2008). Interleukin 17 sustains rather than induces inflammation. Biochemical Pharmacology. 77(5). 878–887. 64 indexed citations

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