R. A. Somerville

1.6k total citations
33 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

R. A. Somerville is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. A. Somerville has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 9 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in R. A. Somerville's work include Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (25 papers), Trace Elements in Health (12 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (9 papers). R. A. Somerville is often cited by papers focused on Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (25 papers), Trace Elements in Health (12 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (9 papers). R. A. Somerville collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. R. A. Somerville's co-authors include P. A. Merz, Henryk M. Wı́sniewski, Khalid Iqbal, Christine Farquhar, S. A. Bobin, Khalid Iqbal, Colin L. Masters, Jacqueline Dornan, Jayne C. Hope and Richard I. Carp and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Acta Neuropathologica and Journal of General Virology.

In The Last Decade

R. A. Somerville

33 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. A. Somerville United Kingdom 17 1.1k 512 498 163 53 33 1.2k
J.-P. Deslys France 18 923 0.8× 341 0.7× 437 0.9× 100 0.6× 55 1.0× 25 1.0k
Julie Meads United Kingdom 5 1.6k 1.4× 528 1.0× 915 1.8× 107 0.7× 104 2.0× 5 1.7k
S. Patricia Cochran United States 13 1.3k 1.2× 668 1.3× 543 1.1× 74 0.5× 60 1.1× 16 1.4k
Ruliang Li United States 22 1.6k 1.4× 823 1.6× 805 1.6× 240 1.5× 86 1.6× 33 1.8k
Cynthia Favara United States 15 964 0.8× 316 0.6× 515 1.0× 173 1.1× 47 0.9× 15 1.1k
Patrick J. Bosque United States 11 1.1k 0.9× 397 0.8× 530 1.1× 76 0.5× 48 0.9× 14 1.1k
Keh‐Ming Pan United States 6 1.5k 1.3× 627 1.2× 815 1.6× 147 0.9× 49 0.9× 7 1.5k
D Ernst United States 14 2.1k 1.8× 960 1.9× 1.2k 2.4× 181 1.1× 70 1.3× 15 2.1k
Franziska Wopfner Germany 8 853 0.7× 378 0.7× 367 0.7× 127 0.8× 39 0.7× 8 900
Nathan R. Deleault United States 15 1.8k 1.6× 739 1.4× 813 1.6× 191 1.2× 99 1.9× 16 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. A. Somerville

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Somerville, R. A.. (2012). Intrinsic structural and functional properties of experimental TSE strains. Prion. 6. 2–3. 2 indexed citations
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Fernie, K., Scott L. Hamilton, & R. A. Somerville. (2011). Limited efficacy of steam sterilization to inactivate vCJD infectivity. Journal of Hospital Infection. 80(1). 46–51. 12 indexed citations
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Hope, J., et al.. (2010). Risk of escape of prions in gaseous emissions from on‐farm digestion vessels. Veterinary Record. 167(1). 28–29. 5 indexed citations
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Somerville, R. A. & A. C. Norrström. (2009). Application of two low-cost adsorption media for removal of toxic metals from contaminated water. Water Science & Technology. 60(4). 935–942. 1 indexed citations
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Steele, Philip, et al.. (2006). Inactivation of BSE infectivity on chips of bone by autoclaving during the manufacture of gelatine. Veterinary Record. 158(3). 94–96. 1 indexed citations
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Steele, Philip, et al.. (2006). Inactivation of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy agents during the manufacture of dicalcium phosphate from bone. Veterinary Record. 158(11). 361–366. 5 indexed citations
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Foster, Peter R., B. Griffin, Carol Bienek, et al.. (2004). Distribution of a bovine spongiform encephalopathy‐derived agent over ion‐exchange chromatography used in the preparation of concentrates of fibrinogen and factor VIII. Vox Sanguinis. 86(2). 92–99. 25 indexed citations
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Schreuder, B. E. C. & R. A. Somerville. (2003). Bovine spongiform encephalopathy in sheep?. Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE. 22(1). 103–120. 17 indexed citations
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Foster, Peter R., Ian MacGregor, R. A. Somerville, et al.. (2002). Studies on the removal of a bovine spongiform encephalopathy‐derived agent by processes used in the manufacture of human immunoglobulin. Vox Sanguinis. 83(2). 137–145. 34 indexed citations
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Taylor, D. M., K. Fernie, Philip Steele, & R. A. Somerville. (2001). Relative efficiency of transmitting bovine spongiform encephalopathy to RIII mice by the oral route. Veterinary Record. 148(11). 345–346. 6 indexed citations
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Somerville, R. A., Christopher R. Birkett, James D. Foster, et al.. (1997). Immunodetection of PrPSc in spleens of some scrapie-infected sheep but not BSE-infected cows.. Journal of General Virology. 78(9). 2389–2396. 57 indexed citations
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Farquhar, Christine, et al.. (1996). Protease-resistant PrP deposition in brain and non-central nervous system tissues of a murine model of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Journal of General Virology. 77(8). 1941–1946. 29 indexed citations
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Somerville, R. A., et al.. (1996). The association between PrP and infectivity in scrapie and BSE infected mouse brain. Archives of Virology. 141(2). 275–289. 16 indexed citations
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Hunter, Nora, et al.. (1992). Are Sinc and the PrP gene congruent? Evidence from PrP gene analysis in Sinc congenic mice. Journal of General Virology. 73(10). 2751–2755. 30 indexed citations
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Somerville, R. A., Paul E. Bendheim, & David C. Bolton. (1991). The transmissible agent causing scrapie must contain more than protein. Reviews in Medical Virology. 1(3). 131–139. 12 indexed citations
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Somerville, R. A., et al.. (1990). Differential glycosylation of the protein (PrP) forming scrapie-associated fibrils. Journal of General Virology. 71(4). 833–839. 42 indexed citations
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Somerville, R. A., et al.. (1989). Structural and Biochemical Evidence that Scrapie-associated Fibrils Assemble in vivo. Journal of General Virology. 70(1). 25–35. 33 indexed citations
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Merz, P. A., R. A. Somerville, Henryk M. Wı́sniewski, et al.. (1983). 68 SCRAPIE ASSOCIATED FIBRILS IN HUMAN CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 42(3). 327–327. 6 indexed citations
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Merz, P. A., R. A. Somerville, & Henryk M. Wı́sniewski. (1982). COMPARATIVE ULTRASTRUCTURE OF SCRAPIE ASSOCIATED FIBRILS AND CNS AMYLOID FIBRILS. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 41(3). 359–359. 2 indexed citations

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