Peter J. Davies

31.9k total citations · 10 hit papers
322 papers, 20.2k citations indexed

About

Peter J. Davies is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. Davies has authored 322 papers receiving a total of 20.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Molecular Biology, 79 papers in Plant Science and 77 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Peter J. Davies's work include Blood properties and coagulation (47 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (34 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (32 papers). Peter J. Davies is often cited by papers focused on Blood properties and coagulation (47 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (34 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (32 papers). Peter J. Davies collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Hungary. Peter J. Davies's co-authors include Philippe Marambaud, Haitian Zhao, Ira Pastan, Mauro Piacentini, László Fésüs, László Nagy, Vittorio Gentile, Vilmos Thomázy, Mark C. Willingham and K. Griffiths and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. Davies

320 papers receiving 19.2k citations

Hit Papers

Ethylene in plant biology 1980 2026 1995 2010 1993 1995 2010 1990 2005 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Ethylene in plant biology
    1993 1.3k citations Peter J. Davies profile →
  2. Plant hormones : physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology
    1995 852 citations Peter J. Davies profile →
  3. PLANT HORMONES: Biosynthesis, Signal Transduction, Action
    2010 661 citations Peter J. Davies Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)) profile →
  4. A preparation of Alzheimer paired helical filaments that displays distinct tau proteins by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
    1990 637 citations Peter J. Davies et al. profile →
  5. Resveratrol Promotes Clearance of Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid-β Peptides
    2005 591 citations Philippe Marambaud, Haitian Zhao et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  6. Relationship between trinucleotide repeat expansion and phenotypic variation in Huntington's disease
    1993 558 citations Peter J. Davies et al. profile →
  7. AMP-activated Protein Kinase Signaling Activation by Resveratrol Modulates Amyloid-β Peptide Metabolism
    2010 534 citations Valérie Vingtdeux, Haitian Zhao et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  8. Sensitization of diabetic and obese mice to insulin by retinoid X receptor agonists
    1997 515 citations Peter J. Davies, Richard A. Heyman et al. profile →
  9. Plant Hormones and their Role in Plant Growth and Development
    1987 509 citations Peter J. Davies profile →
  10. Transglutaminase is essential in receptor-mediated endocytosis of α2-macroglobulin and polypeptide hormones
    1980 476 citations Peter J. Davies, Ira Pastan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter J. Davies United States 68 9.5k 5.6k 3.6k 3.0k 1.9k 322 20.2k
Takeshi Nakano Japan 57 10.2k 1.1× 2.7k 0.5× 2.8k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 3.5k 1.9× 509 19.6k
Hiroshi Yamamoto Japan 78 9.2k 1.0× 2.1k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 2.1k 0.7× 814 0.4× 710 24.1k
Boris Zhivotovsky Sweden 85 19.5k 2.1× 2.1k 0.4× 2.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 2.6k 1.4× 344 30.5k
Matthias A. Hediger United States 90 14.8k 1.6× 1.4k 0.2× 2.9k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 256 33.5k
Seth L. Alper United States 71 9.8k 1.0× 1.2k 0.2× 3.6k 1.0× 1.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 323 16.3k
Philip Thomas United States 71 8.6k 0.9× 1.1k 0.2× 1.6k 0.5× 3.1k 1.0× 1.8k 1.0× 227 16.5k
Philip W. Majerus United States 88 11.3k 1.2× 1.3k 0.2× 1.9k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 4.4k 2.4× 231 22.9k
Yoshinori Nozawa Japan 64 10.6k 1.1× 1.9k 0.3× 1.7k 0.5× 498 0.2× 2.6k 1.4× 588 17.3k
David M. Wilson United States 69 10.4k 1.1× 2.3k 0.4× 892 0.2× 1.8k 0.6× 734 0.4× 373 16.8k
Mark Donowitz United States 70 10.2k 1.1× 660 0.1× 1.7k 0.5× 1.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 352 18.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zorman, Barry, Pavel Sumazin, Gino M Dettorre, et al.. (2024). A transgenic mouse model of Down syndrome acute lymphoblastic leukemia identifies targetable vulnerabilities. Haematologica. 109(12). 4083–4088. 2 indexed citations
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Powell, Reid T., Amanda L. Rinkenbaugh, Lei Guo, et al.. (2024). Targeting neddylation and sumoylation in chemoresistant triple negative breast cancer. npj Breast Cancer. 10(1). 37–37. 2 indexed citations
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Powell, Reid T., Clifford Stephan, Iván P. Uray, et al.. (2018). Bexarotene – a novel modulator of AURKA and the primary cilium in VHL-deficient cells. Journal of Cell Science. 131(24). 5 indexed citations
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Brown, Susan K., et al.. (2013). The Content and In Vivo Metabolism of Gibberellin in Apple Vegetative Tissues. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 138(3). 173–183. 4 indexed citations
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Capiralla, Hemachander, Valérie Vingtdeux, Haitian Zhao, et al.. (2011). Resveratrol mitigates lipopolysaccharide‐ and Aβ‐mediated microglial inflammation by inhibiting the TLR4/NF‐κB/STAT signaling cascade. Journal of Neurochemistry. 120(3). 461–472. 358 indexed citations
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Davies, Peter J.. (2010). PLANT HORMONES: Biosynthesis, Signal Transduction, Action. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 661 indexed citations breakdown →
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Marambaud, Philippe, Haitian Zhao, & Peter J. Davies. (2005). Resveratrol Promotes Clearance of Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid-β Peptides. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(45). 37377–37382. 591 indexed citations breakdown →
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Szántó, Attila, Vihang A. Narkar, Qi Shen, et al.. (2004). Retinoid X receptors: X-ploring their (patho)physiological functions. Cell Death and Differentiation. 11(S2). S126–S143. 231 indexed citations
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Shipley, Gregory L., et al.. (2003). Effects of different beta adrenoceptor ligands in mice with permanent occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. British Journal of Pharmacology. 138(8). 1505–1516. 12 indexed citations
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Juneja, Harinder S., Sang Hun Lee, Vilmos Thomázy, Gregory L. Shipley, & Peter J. Davies. (2001). Acute Activation of gp130 Gene Expression in Bone Marrow Stromal Cells by Contact with Myeloma-Derived Lymphoblastic Cell Line ARH77 Cell Membranes. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 21(3). 157–166. 3 indexed citations
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Dupé, Valérie, Norbert B. Ghyselinck, Vilmos Thomázy, et al.. (1999). Essential Roles of Retinoic Acid Signaling in Interdigital Apoptosis and Control of BMP-7 Expression in Mouse Autopods. Developmental Biology. 208(1). 30–43. 93 indexed citations
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Nagy, László, Vilmos Thomázy, Richard A. Heyman, & Peter J. Davies. (1998). Retinoid-induced apoptosis in normal and neoplastic tissues. Cell Death and Differentiation. 5(1). 11–19. 94 indexed citations
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Mian, Shahzad I., Saı̈d El Alaoui, J Lawry, et al.. (1995). The importance of the GTP‐binding protein tissue transglutaminase in the regulation of cell cycle progression. FEBS Letters. 370(1-2). 27–31. 82 indexed citations
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Simpson, Ian A., Koteswara R. Chundu, Theresa Davies‐Hill, William G. Honer, & Peter J. Davies. (1994). Decreased concentrations of GLUT1 and GLUT3 glucose transporters in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Annals of Neurology. 35(5). 546–551. 395 indexed citations
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Casper, Diana & Peter J. Davies. (1989). Mechanism of activation of choline acetyltransferase in a human neuroblastoma cell line. Brain Research. 478(1). 85–94. 22 indexed citations
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Finch, Caleb E. & Peter J. Davies. (1988). The molecular biology of Alzheimer's Disease. 4 indexed citations
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Davies, Peter J., Yutaka Shizuta, & Ira Pastan. (1982). [30] Purification and properties of avian and mammalian filamins. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 85 Pt B. 322–328. 7 indexed citations
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Davies, Peter J., et al.. (1980). Possible roles of prostaglandins synthesized and secreted by macrophages in regulating immune responses.. PubMed. 7. 3–9. 2 indexed citations
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PIERREPOINT, C. G., et al.. (1975). EVIDENCE THAT THE DEFERENTIAL VEIN ACTS AS A LOCAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR ANDROGEN IN THE RAT AND THE DOG. Reproduction. 43(2). 293–303. 27 indexed citations
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PIERREPOINT, C. G., Peter J. Davies, M. H. Lewis, & D. B. Moffat. (1975). EXAMINATION OF THE HYPOTHESIS THAT A DIRECT CONTROL SYSTEM EXISTS FOR THE PROSTATE AND SEMINAL VESICLES. Reproduction. 44(2). 395–409. 23 indexed citations

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