Nicholas A. Bright

10.9k citations

73 papers · 8.7k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 43

Impact in

Physiology top 0.05%
- Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
- Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research
- Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
Cell Biology top 0.1%
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
- Caveolin-1 and cellular processes

Papers in

Physiology 19
- Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism 18
- Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research 10
- Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology 7
Cell Biology 54
- Cellular transport and secretion 46
- Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease 10

Co-authors: J. Paul Luzio Paul R. Pryor Margaret S. Robinson Barbara M. Mullock Matthew Seaman Benjamin J. Nichols Stuart R. Gray Oleg O. Glebov
Journals: Journal of Cell Science (10 papers)Biochemical Society Transactions (6 papers)The Journal of Cell Biology (6 papers)Nature Cell Biology (4 papers)Placenta (4 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Portugal

In The Last Decade

Nicholas A. Bright

72 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Lysosomes: fusion and function 2007 · 1.4k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2007 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
2003 The Journal of Cell Biology

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All Works

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1	A multiparametric anti-aging CRISPR screen uncovers a role for BAF in protein synthesis regulation Nature Communications ·Sophia Y. Breusegem, Jack W. Houghton, Raquel Romero-Bueno, Adrián Fragoso-Luna, Katherine A. Kentistou, Ken K. Ong, Anne F. J. Janssen, Nicholas A. Bright, Christian G. Riedel, John R. B. Perry, Peter Askjaer, Delphine Larrieu	2025	1
2	VAMP2 regulates phase separation of α-synuclein Nature Cell Biology ·Aishwarya Agarwal, Aswathy Chandran, Farheen Raza, Irina-Maria Ungureanu, Christine Hilcenko, Katherine Stott, Nicholas A. Bright, Nobuhiro Morone, Alan J. Warren, Janin Lautenschläger	2024	23
3	Reversible assembly and disassembly of V-ATPase during the lysosome regeneration cycle Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Ioana Sava, Luther Davis, Sally R. Gray, Nicholas A. Bright, J. Paul Luzio	2024	12
4	Juvenile mucopolysaccharidosis plus disease caused by a missense mutation in VPS33A Human Mutation ·Elena Pavlova, Dorit Lev, Marina Michelson, Keren Yosovich, Hila Gur Michaeli, Nicholas A. Bright, Paul T. Manna, Veronica Kane Dickson, Karen Tylee, Heather J. Church, J. Paul Luzio, Timothy M. Cox	2022	10
5	Mechanism and evolution of the Zn-fingernail required for interaction of VARP with VPS29 Nature Communications ·Harriet Crawley-Snowdon, Ji‐Chun Yang, Nathan R. Zaccai, Luther Davis, Lena Wartosch, Emily K. Herman, Nicholas A. Bright, James Swarbrick, Brett M. Collins, Lauren P. Jackson, Matthew Seaman, J. Paul Luzio, Joel B. Dacks, David Neuhaus, David J. Owen	2020	15
6	The Lysosome and Intracellular Signalling Progress in molecular and subcellular biology ·Geoffrey G. Hesketh, Lena Wartosch, Luther Davis, Nicholas A. Bright, J. Paul Luzio	2018	33
7	CALM Regulates Clathrin-Coated Vesicle Size and Maturation by Directly Sensing and Driving Membrane Curvature Developmental Cell ·Sharon Miller, Signe Mathiasen, Nicholas A. Bright, Fabienne Pierre, B.T. Kelly, Nikolay Kladt, Astrid Schauß, Christien J. Merrifield, Dimitrios Stamou, Stefan Höning, David J. Owen	2015	156
8	The binding of Varp to VAMP7 traps VAMP7 in a closed, fusogenically inactive conformation Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·Ingmar B. Schäfer, Geoffrey G. Hesketh, Nicholas A. Bright, Stuart R. Gray, Paul R. Pryor, Philip R. Evans, J. Paul Luzio, David J. Owen	2012	61
9	The Sodium/Proton Exchanger NHE8 Regulates Late Endosomal Morphology and Function Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Scott P. Lawrence, Nicholas A. Bright, J. Paul Luzio, Katherine Bowers	2010	50
10	Mistargeting of SH3TC2 away from the recycling endosome causes Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 4C Human Molecular Genetics ·Rhys Roberts, Andrew A. Peden, Folma Buß, Nicholas A. Bright, Morwena Latouche, Mary M. Reilly, John Kendrick‐Jones, J. Paul Luzio	2009	68
11	Clathrin light chains function in mannose phosphate receptor trafficking via regulation of actin assembly Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Viviane Poupon, Martine Girard, Valérie Legendre‐Guillemin, Sébastien Thomas, Lyne Bourbonnière, Jacynthe Philie, Nicholas A. Bright, Peter S. McPherson	2007	66
12	Lysosomes: fusion and function Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology ·J. Paul Luzio, Paul R. Pryor, Nicholas A. Bright Hit paper breakdown →	2007	1392
13	ATP Regulation in Adult Rat Cardiomyocytes Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Christopher J. Bell, Nicholas A. Bright, Guy A. Rutter, Elinor J. Griffiths	2006	79
14	Clathrin is required for the function of the mitotic spindle Nature ·Stephen Royle, Nicholas A. Bright, Leon Lagnado	2005	209
15	Endocytic Delivery to Lysosomes Mediated by Concurrent Fusion and Kissing Events in Living Cells Current Biology ·Nicholas A. Bright, Matthew J. Gratian, J. Paul Luzio	2005	218
16	Flotillin-1 defines a clathrin-independent endocytic pathway in mammalian cells Nature Cell Biology ·Oleg O. Glebov, Nicholas A. Bright, Benjamin J. Nichols	2005	435
17	Characterization of a Fourth Adaptor-related Protein Complex Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Jennifer Hirst, Nicholas A. Bright, Brian Rous, Margaret S. Robinson	1999	233
18	Biosynthesis, Distinct Post-translational Modifications, and Functional Characterization of Lymphoma Proprotein Convertase Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jan-Willem H.P. van de Loo, John W.M. Creemers, Nicholas A. Bright, Bryan D. Young, Anton Roebroek, Wim J.M. Van de Ven	1997	67
19	Micro-trabeculae, macro-plaques or mini-basement membranes in human term fetal membranes? Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Colin Ockleford, Nicholas A. Bright, Andrew Hubbard, C. d'Lacey, James M. Smith, L. Gardiner, Tanya Sheikh, Melissa Albentosa, Kate Turtle	1993	31
20	Confocal immunofluorescence localization of collagen types I, III, IV, V and VI and their ultrastructural organization in term human fetal membranes Placenta ·T. M. Malak, Colin Ockleford, S.C. Bell, Raymond Dalgleish, Nicholas A. Bright, John MacVicar	1993	183

About Nicholas A. Bright

Nicholas A. Bright is a scholar working on Physiology, Cell Biology, Immunology and Allergy, Physiology and Molecular Biology, having authored 73 papers that have together received 8.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cellular transport and secretion (46 papers), Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism (18 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (17 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (10 papers), Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (10 papers), Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (7 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (5 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Physiology (1.4k citations), Cell Biology (4.5k citations), Molecular Biology (4.5k citations), Physiology (1.6k citations) and Epidemiology (1.5k citations). Nicholas A. Bright has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Portugal. Frequent co-authors include J. Paul Luzio, Paul R. Pryor, Margaret S. Robinson, Barbara M. Mullock, Matthew Seaman, Benjamin J. Nichols, Stuart R. Gray, Oleg O. Glebov, Alison M. Motley and Jennifer Hirst. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Cell Science, Biochemical Society Transactions, The Journal of Cell Biology, Nature Cell Biology and Placenta.

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