Owain W. Howell

10.5k citations

58 papers · 7.0k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 34

Pathology and Forensic Medicine top 0.1%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
Molecular Biology top 5%
Neurology top 0.2%
Immunology top 2%

Co-authors: Richard Reynolds Roberta Magliozzi Richard Nicholas Francesca Aloisi Barbara Serafini Federico Roncaroli Maria Puopolo Cheryl Reeves
Topics: Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (34 papers)Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (22 papers)Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (18 papers)
Cited by: Developmental Neuroscience Neurology Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Journals: Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of Neuroscience
Partner nations: United Kingdom Italy United States

In The Last Decade

Owain W. Howell

55 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

Meningeal B-cell follicles in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis associate with early onset of disease and severe cortical pathology

2006 1.1k citations Roberta Magliozzi, Owain W. Howell et al. Brain profile →
Meningeal inflammation is widespread and linked to cortical pathology in multiple sclerosis

2011 630 citations Owain W. Howell, Richard Nicholas et al. Brain profile →
A Gradient of neuronal loss and meningeal inflammation in multiple sclerosis

2010 543 citations Roberta Magliozzi, Owain W. Howell et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
Enhanced Learning and Memory and Altered GABAergic Synaptic Transmission in Mice Lacking the α5 Subunit of the GABA_AReceptor

2002 509 citations Cyrille Sur, Owain W. Howell et al. profile →

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1	Comparing the Pathology, Clinical, and Demographic Characteristics of Younger and Older‐Onset Multiple Sclerosis 2023 ·Annals of Neurology ·(unknown),Rod Middleton,(unknown),I Farkas,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),David R. Owen,Roberta Magliozzi,Richard Reynolds,James Neal,Owen Pearson,Richard Nicholas,William Owen Pickrell,Owain W. Howell	13
2	Complement activation and increased anaphylatoxin receptor expression are associated with cortical grey matter lesions and the compartmentalised inflammatory response of multiple sclerosis 2023 ·Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience ·(unknown),Lewis M. Watkins,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Michelle Naughton,Marie Dittmer,Mark I. Rees,Denise Fitzgerald,B. Paul Morgan,James Neal,Owain W. Howell	11
3	Meningeal inflammation as a driver of cortical grey matter pathology and clinical progression in multiple sclerosis 2023 ·Nature Reviews Neurology ·Roberta Magliozzi,Owain W. Howell,Massimiliano Calabrese,Richard Reynolds	42
4	“Ependymal‐in” Gradient of Thalamic Damage in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis 2022 ·Annals of Neurology ·Roberta Magliozzi,Giulia Fadda,Robert A. Brown,Amit Bar‐Or,Owain W. Howell,Simon Hametner,Damiano Marastoni,(unknown),Richard Nicholas,Massimiliano Calabrese,Salvatore Monaco,Richard Reynolds	36
5	A Review of Compartmentalised Inflammation and Tertiary Lymphoid Structures in the Pathophysiology of Multiple Sclerosis 2022 ·Biomedicines ·(unknown),Michelle Naughton,Gavin McDonnell,Owain W. Howell,Denise Fitzgerald	15
6	Visualizing Cholesterol in the Brain by On-Tissue Derivatization and Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Imaging 2021 ·Analytical Chemistry ·Roberto Angelini,Eylan Yutuc,Mark F. Wyatt,Jillian Newton,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Gilles Frache,Wei Rao,Luke B. Allen,Željka Korade,(unknown),(unknown),Stephanie M. Cologna,Owain W. Howell,Malcolm R. Clench,Yuqin Wang,William J. Griffiths	46
7	Metabolic profiling in serum, cerebrospinal fluid, and brain of patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis 2021 ·Journal of Lipid Research ·(unknown),Stefan Hauser,Eylan Yutuc,Holger Hengel,(unknown),(unknown),Owain W. Howell,Yuqin Wang,Sonja L. Connor,P. Barton Duell,Andrea E. DeBarber,Peter Martus,Dieter Lütjohann,William J. Griffiths,Lüdger Schöls	11
8	CCN3 is dynamically regulated by treatment and disease state in multiple sclerosis 2020 ·Journal of Neuroinflammation ·Michelle Naughton,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Andrew Young,John Falconer,(unknown),(unknown),Bernard Perbal,Andrew E. Hogan,Paul N. Moynagh,Sam Loveless,Neil P. Robertson,Bruno Gran,(unknown),Stella Hughes,Gavin McDonnell,Owain W. Howell,Denise Fitzgerald	12
9	Localization of sterols and oxysterols in mouse brain reveals distinct spatial cholesterol metabolism 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Eylan Yutuc,Roberto Angelini,Mark Baumert,Natalia Mast,Irina A. Pikuleva,Jillian Newton,Malcolm R. Clench,D. O. F. Skibinski,Owain W. Howell,Yuqin Wang,William J. Griffiths	66
10	Unacylated-Ghrelin Impairs Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Memory in Mice and Is Altered in Parkinson’s Dementia in Humans 2020 ·Cell Reports Medicine ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Vanessa Valgas dos Santos,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Mathieu Méquinion,Romana Stark,Alex Reichenbach,Sarah H. Lockie,Mario Siervo,Owain W. Howell,Alwena H. Morgan,Timothy Wells,Zane B. Andrews,David J. Burn,Jeffrey S. Davies	25
11	Calorie restriction activates new adult born olfactory‐bulb neurones in a ghrelin‐dependent manner but acyl‐ghrelin does not enhance subventricular zone neurogenesis 2019 ·Journal of Neuroendocrinology ·(unknown),Daniel Rees,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Brianne A. Kent,Timothy J. Bussey,Lisa M. Saksida,(unknown),Owain W. Howell,Alwena H. Morgan,Yuxiang Sun,Zane B. Andrews,Timothy Wells,Jeffrey S. Davies	14
12	Complement activation in multiple sclerosis plaques: an immunohistochemical analysis 2014 ·Acta Neuropathologica Communications ·Gillian Ingram,Sam Loveless,Owain W. Howell,Svetlana Hakobyan,(unknown),Claire L. Harris,Neil P. Robertson,James Neal,B. Paul Morgan	135
13	Meningeal inflammation plays a role in the pathology of primary progressive multiple sclerosis 2012 ·Brain ·Sung R. Choi,Owain W. Howell,Daniele Carassiti,Roberta Magliozzi,Djordje Gverić,Paolo A. Muraro,Richard Nicholas,Federico Roncaroli,Richard Reynolds	286
14	Related B cell clones populate the meninges and parenchyma of patients with multiple sclerosis 2011 ·Brain ·Laura Lovato,Simon N. Willis,Scott J. Rodig,Tyler Caron,(unknown),Owain W. Howell,Richard Reynolds,Kevin C. O’Connor,David A. Hafler	167
15	The neuropathological basis of clinical progression in multiple sclerosis 2011 ·Acta Neuropathologica ·Richard Reynolds,Federico Roncaroli,Richard Nicholas,Bishan Radotra,Djordje Gverić,Owain W. Howell	168
16	Mitochondrial DNA deletions and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis 2010 ·Annals of Neurology ·G. Campbell,Iryna Ziabreva,Amy K. Reeve,Kim J. Krishnan,Richard Reynolds,Owain W. Howell,Hans Lassmann,Douglass M. Turnbull,Don Mahad	277
17	NPY mediates basal and seizure-induced proliferation in the subcallosal zone 2007 ·Neuroreport ·(unknown),Owain W. Howell,(unknown),Guy M. McKhann,William Gray	14
18	Sedation and anesthesia mediated by distinct GABA(A) receptor isoforms. 2003 ·PubMed Central ·David S. Reynolds,Thomas W. Rosahl,Jennifer Cirone,Gillian F. O’Meara,(unknown),Richard J. Newman,(unknown),Cyrille Sur,Owain W. Howell,A. Richard Rutter,John Atack,Alison Macaulay,Karen L. Hadingham,Peter H. Hutson,Delia Belelli,Jeremy J. Lambert,Gerard R. Dawson,Ruth M. McKernan,Paul J. Whiting,Keith A. Wafford	240
19	Neuropeptide Y is neuroproliferative for post‐natal hippocampal precursor cells 2003 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Owain W. Howell,Helen E. Scharfman,Herbert Herzog,Lars Sundström,Annette G. Beck‐Sickinger,William Gray	144
20	Changes in [3H]zolpidem and [3H]Ro 15-1788 binding in rat globus pallidus and substantia nigra pars reticulata following a nigrostriatal tract lesion 2000 ·Brain Research ·(unknown),Owain W. Howell,John Atack,Cyrille Sur,Susan Duty	12

About Owain W. Howell

Owain W. Howell is a scholar working on Developmental Neuroscience, Neurology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine, having authored 58 papers that have together received 7.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (34 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (22 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (18 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Neuroscience (1.2k citations), Neurology (1.8k citations) and Pathology and Forensic Medicine (3.4k citations). Owain W. Howell has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Frequent co-authors include Richard Reynolds, Roberta Magliozzi, Richard Nicholas, Francesca Aloisi, Barbara Serafini, Federico Roncaroli, Maria Puopolo, Cheryl Reeves, John Atack and Cyrille Sur. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

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