Nick Schurch

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Nick Schurch is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nick Schurch has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Nick Schurch's work include Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (12 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (7 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (6 papers). Nick Schurch is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (12 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (7 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (6 papers). Nick Schurch collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Ireland. Nick Schurch's co-authors include Geoffrey J. Barton, Gordon G. Simpson, Chris Done, Marek Gierliński, Christian Cole, Alexander Sherstnev, Karim Gharbi, Vijender Singh, Pietá Schofield and Tom Owen‐Hughes and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioinformatics, PLoS ONE and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Nick Schurch

25 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

How many biological replicates are needed in an RNA-seq experiment and which differential expression tool should you use?

2016 556 citations Nick Schurch, Pietá Schofield et al. RNA profile →
Nanopore direct RNA sequencing maps the complexity of Arabidopsis mRNA processing and m6A modification

2020 334 citations Matthew T Parker, Katarzyna Knop et al. eLife profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nick Schurch United Kingdom	18	912	337	241	180	170	26	1.7k
Jiro Matsumoto Japan	24	538 0.6×	216 0.6×	67 0.3×	19 0.1×	185 1.1×	78	1.8k
William R. Crain United States	26	623 0.7×	205 0.6×	20 0.1×	134 0.7×	50 0.3×	68	1.8k
Eduardo Eyras Spain	37	4.6k 5.1×	354 1.1×	1.2k 5.1×	451 2.5×	388 2.3×	84	5.5k
Yoav Soen Israel	25	1.0k 1.1×	75 0.2×	86 0.4×	92 0.5×	49 0.3×	45	1.8k
Yuichiro Mishima Japan	19	2.8k 3.1×	33 0.1×	1.7k 7.2×	176 1.0×	77 0.5×	37	3.5k
J. Aleksić Serbia	19	948 1.0×	244 0.7×	254 1.1×	224 1.2×	308 1.8×	76	1.7k
Keiji Kimura Japan	27	2.6k 2.8×	52 0.2×	220 0.9×	397 2.2×	94 0.6×	54	3.3k
Iouri Chepelev United States	23	6.1k 6.6×	149 0.4×	761 3.2×	577 3.2×	265 1.6×	41	7.2k
Song Sun United States	23	1.5k 1.6×	99 0.3×	169 0.7×	265 1.5×	18 0.1×	37	2.6k
J. C. Gupta India	19	683 0.7×	384 1.1×	64 0.3×	80 0.4×	12 0.1×	102	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Nick Schurch

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nick Schurch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nick Schurch

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nick Schurch. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nick Schurch based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Nick Schurch. Nick Schurch is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Negri, Camilla, Nick Schurch, Andrew J. Wade, et al.. (2024). Transferability of a Bayesian Belief Network across diverse agricultural catchments using high-frequency hydrochemistry and land management data. The Science of The Total Environment. 949. 174926–174926. 1 indexed citations

Negri, Camilla, et al.. (2024). Bayesian network modelling of phosphorus pollution in agricultural catchments with high-resolution data. Environmental Modelling & Software. 178. 106073–106073. 3 indexed citations

Currie, Margaret, et al.. (2024). Enhancing inclusive growth to create new evidence of rural diversity: an analysis in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Regional Studies Regional Science. 11(1). 324–350.

Brooker, Rob W., Lawrie K. Brown, Timothy George, et al.. (2022). Active and adaptive plasticity in a changing climate. Trends in Plant Science. 27(7). 717–728. 53 indexed citations

Parker, Matthew T, Katarzyna Knop, Anna V. Sherwood, et al.. (2020). Nanopore direct RNA sequencing maps the complexity of Arabidopsis mRNA processing and m6A modification. eLife. 9. 334 indexed citations breakdown →

Schurch, Nick, Katarzyna Mackinnon, Marek Gierliński, et al.. (2019). How well do RNA-Seq differential gene expression tools perform in a complex eukaryote? A case study in Arabidopsis thaliana. Bioinformatics. 35(18). 3372–3377. 9 indexed citations

Schurch, Nick, Pietá Schofield, Marek Gierliński, et al.. (2016). How many biological replicates are needed in an RNA-seq experiment and which differential expression tool should you use?. RNA. 22(6). 839–851. 556 indexed citations breakdown →

Schurch, Nick, Christian Cole, Alexander Sherstnev, et al.. (2014). Improved Annotation of 3′ Untranslated Regions and Complex Loci by Combination of Strand-Specific Direct RNA Sequencing, RNA-Seq and ESTs. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e94270–e94270. 24 indexed citations

Cole, Christian, Karin Kroboth, Nick Schurch, et al.. (2014). Filaggrin-stratified transcriptomic analysis of pediatric skin identifies mechanistic pathways in patients with atopic dermatitis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 134(1). 82–91. 102 indexed citations

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Olivera-Martínez, Isabel, Nick Schurch, Pamela A. Halley, et al.. (2014). Major transcriptome re-organisation and abrupt changes in signalling, cell cycle and chromatin regulation at neural differentiationin vivo. Development. 141(16). 3266–3276. 41 indexed citations

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Preston, G, Carmen Feijoo‐Carnero, Nick Schurch, Victoria H. Cowling, & Doreen A. Cantrell. (2013). The Impact of KLF2 Modulation on the Transcriptional Program and Function of CD8 T Cells. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e77537–e77537. 33 indexed citations

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Klotz‐Noack, Kathleen, et al.. (2012). Re-replication induced by geminin depletion occurs from G2 and is enhanced by checkpoint activation. Journal of Cell Science. 125(Pt 10). 2436–45. 58 indexed citations

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Tibarewal, Priyanka, Laura Spinelli, Nick Schurch, et al.. (2012). PTEN Protein Phosphatase Activity Correlates with Control of Gene Expression and Invasion, a Tumor-Suppressing Phenotype, But Not with AKT Activity. Science Signaling. 5(213). ra18–ra18. 100 indexed citations

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Schurch, Nick, Chris Done, & Daniel Proga. (2009). THE IMPACT OF ACCRETION DISK WINDS ON THE X-RAY SPECTRA OF ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI. II. XSCORT + HYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS. The Astrophysical Journal. 694(1). 1–11. 51 indexed citations

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Schurch, Nick & Chris Done. (2008). Funnel wall jets and the nature of the soft X-ray excess. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters. 386(1). L1–L4. 12 indexed citations

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Schurch, Nick & Chris Done. (2007). The impact of accretion disc winds on the X-ray spectrum of AGN - I. XSCORT. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 381(4). 1413–1425. 42 indexed citations

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Middleton, Matthew, Chris Done, & Nick Schurch. (2007). High-energy X-ray spectra of Seyferts and Unification schemes for active galactic nuclei. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 383(4). 1501–1505. 16 indexed citations

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Dewangan, G. C., R. E. Griffiths, Tiziana Di Matteo, & Nick Schurch. (2004). Iron Kα Emission from the Low‐Luminosity Active Galaxies M81 and NGC 4579. The Astrophysical Journal. 607(2). 788–793. 22 indexed citations

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Schurch, Nick & R. S. Warwick. (2002). Characterizing the complex absorber in NGC 4151. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 334(4). 811–818. 34 indexed citations

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Warwick, R. S., J.-P. Bernard, F. Bocchino, et al.. (2001). The extended X-ray halo of the Crab-like SNR G21.5-0.9. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 365(1). L248–L253. 27 indexed citations

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