R Loudon

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

R Loudon is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, R Loudon has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Immunology and 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in R Loudon's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (4 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (3 papers). R Loudon is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (4 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (3 papers). R Loudon collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. R Loudon's co-authors include Giorgio Trinchieri, Michiko Kobayashi, B Perussia, Fred Sherman, Stephen Clark, Michael P. Ryan, Susan Chan, Rodney M. Hewick, Lori Fitz and Jeffrey Benovic and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

R Loudon

13 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Identification and purification of natural killer cell stimulatory factor (NKSF), a cytokine with multiple biologic effects on human lymphocytes.

1989 1.7k citations Michiko Kobayashi, Lori Fitz et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

Peers

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A Senik France

Michael K. Hoffmann United States

L P Svedersky United States

Peter D. Burrows United States

Geoffrey Haughton United States

Randall W. Barton United States

I Hilgert Czechia

Paula Kavathas United States

A Alpert Canada

L Osborn United States

A Senik France

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1.2k ×2.0

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405 ×0.8

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538 ×1.8

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224 ×1.1

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Countries citing papers authored by R Loudon

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Fields of papers citing papers by R Loudon

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All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Loudon, R, Lee Silver, Hal F. Yee, & Gianluca Gallo. (2006). RhoA‐kinase and myosin II are required for the maintenance of growth cone polarity and guidance by nerve growth factor. Journal of Neurobiology. 66(8). 847–867. 109 indexed citations

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Silver, Lee, Liang Qiang, R Loudon, & Gianluca Gallo. (2004). Bidirectional inhibitory interactions between the embryonic chicken metanephros and lumbosacral nerves in vitro. Developmental Dynamics. 231(1). 190–198. 1 indexed citations

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Pronin, Alexey, R Loudon, & Jeffrey Benovic. (2002). Characterization of G protein-coupled receptor kinases. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 343. 547–559. 8 indexed citations

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Greenfield, Sheila, Peter Anderson, Paramjit Gill, et al.. (2001). Community voices: views on the training of future doctors in Birmingham, UK. Patient Education and Counseling. 45(1). 43–50. 10 indexed citations

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Mundell, Stuart J., R Loudon, & Jeffrey Benovic. (1999). Characterization of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Regulation in Antisense mRNA-Expressing Cells with Reduced Arrestin Levels. Biochemistry. 38(27). 8723–8732. 56 indexed citations

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Loudon, R. (1998). Arrestins and G-protein-coupled receptors: An on-again, off-again relationship. Drug News & Perspectives. 11(2). 73–73. 1 indexed citations

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Loudon, R & Jeffrey Benovic. (1997). Altered Activity of Palmitoylation-deficient and Isoprenylated Forms of the G Protein-coupled Receptor Kinase GRK6. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(43). 27422–27427. 37 indexed citations

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Loudon, R & Jeffrey Benovic. (1994). Expression, purification, and characterization of the G protein-coupled receptor kinase GRK6.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269(36). 22691–22697. 78 indexed citations

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Loudon, R, Albert Moraska, Sally A. Huber, Peter Schwimmbeck, & Peter Schultheiss. (1991). An attenuated variant of Coxsackievirus B3 preferentially induces immunoregulatory T cells in vivo. Journal of Virology. 65(11). 5813–5819. 25 indexed citations

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Cuturi, María Cristina, Ignacio Anegón, Fred Sherman, et al.. (1989). Production of hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors by human natural killer cells.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 169(2). 569–583. 165 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Michiko, Lori Fitz, Michael P. Ryan, et al.. (1989). Identification and purification of natural killer cell stimulatory factor (NKSF), a cytokine with multiple biologic effects on human lymphocytes.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 170(3). 827–845. 1674 indexed citations breakdown →

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Murphy, M., R Loudon, Michiko Kobayashi, & Giorgio Trinchieri. (1986). Gamma interferon and lymphotoxin, released by activated T cells, synergize to inhibit granulocyte/monocyte colony formation.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 164(1). 263–279. 110 indexed citations

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Trinchieri, Giorgio, Michiko Kobayashi, Mark J. Rosen, et al.. (1986). Tumor necrosis factor and lymphotoxin induce differentiation of human myeloid cell lines in synergy with immune interferon.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 164(4). 1206–1225. 224 indexed citations

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