Ralph A. Nixon

436 total papers · 62.3k total citations
323 papers, 37.6k citations indexed

About

Ralph A. Nixon is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph A. Nixon has authored 323 papers receiving a total of 37.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 165 papers in Cell Biology, 149 papers in Physiology and 122 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ralph A. Nixon's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (134 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (77 papers) and Skin and Cellular Biology Research (54 papers). Ralph A. Nixon is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (134 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (77 papers) and Skin and Cellular Biology Research (54 papers). Ralph A. Nixon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Ralph A. Nixon's co-authors include Anne M. Cataldo, Corrinne M. Peterhoff, Asok Kumar, Paul M. Mathews, Wai Haung Yu, Aidong Yuan, Ram K. Sihag, Panaiyur S. Mohan, Dun‐Sheng Yang and Mala V. Rao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ralph A. Nixon

318 papers receiving 37.1k citations

Hit Papers

The role of autophagy in ... 1993 2026 2004 2015 2013 2021 2005 2000 2010 500 1000 1.5k
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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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The role of autophagy in neurodegenerative disease
    2013 1.5k citations Ralph A. Nixon Nature Medicine profile →
  2. Alzheimer disease
    2021 1.4k citations David S. Knopman, Hélène Amieva et al. Nature Reviews Disease Primers profile →
  3. Extensive Involvement of Autophagy in Alzheimer Disease: An Immuno-Electron Microscopy Study
    2005 1.2k citations Ralph A. Nixon, Jerzy Węgiel et al. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology profile →
  4. Aβ peptide immunization reduces behavioural impairment and plaques in a model of Alzheimer's disease
    2000 1.2k citations Christopher Janus, Jacqueline Pearson et al. Nature profile →
  5. Lysosomal Proteolysis and Autophagy Require Presenilin 1 and Are Disrupted by Alzheimer-Related PS1 Mutations
    2010 914 citations Ju‐Hyun Lee, Wai Haung Yu et al. Cell profile →
  6. Autophagy Induction and Autophagosome Clearance in Neurons: Relationship to Autophagic Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease
    2008 890 citations Barry Boland, Ashok Kumar et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  7. Macroautophagy—a novel β-amyloid peptide-generating pathway activated in Alzheimer's disease
    2005 786 citations Wai Haung Yu, Ana María Cuervo et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  8. Endocytic Pathway Abnormalities Precede Amyloid β Deposition in Sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease and Down Syndrome
    2000 667 citations Anne M. Cataldo, Corrinne M. Peterhoff et al. American Journal Of Pathology profile →
  9. Autophagy, amyloidogenesis and Alzheimer disease
    2007 604 citations Ralph A. Nixon Journal of Cell Science profile →
  10. Neurofilaments and Neurofilament Proteins in Health and Disease
    2017 520 citations Aidong Yuan, Mala V. Rao et al. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology profile →
  11. Widespread activation of calcium-activated neutral proteinase (calpain) in the brain in Alzheimer disease: a potential molecular basis for neuronal degeneration.
    1993 512 citations Kenichi Saito, John S. Elce et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  12. Autophagy failure in Alzheimer's disease—locating the primary defect
    2011 488 citations Ralph A. Nixon, Dun‐Sheng Yang Neurobiology of Disease profile →
  13. Promoting the clearance of neurotoxic proteins in neurodegenerative disorders of ageing
    2018 390 citations Barry Boland, Wai Haung Yu et al. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery profile →
  14. Faulty autolysosome acidification in Alzheimer’s disease mouse models induces autophagic build-up of Aβ in neurons, yielding senile plaques
    2022 389 citations Ju‐Hyun Lee, Dun‐Sheng Yang et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  15. Disorders of lysosomal acidification—The emerging role of v-ATPase in aging and neurodegenerative disease
    2016 372 citations Daniel J. Colacurcio, Ralph A. Nixon Ageing Research Reviews profile →
  16. Neurofilament Proteins as Biomarkers to Monitor Neurological Diseases and the Efficacy of Therapies
    2021 181 citations Aidong Yuan, Ralph A. Nixon Frontiers in Neuroscience profile →
  17. Mechanisms of autophagy–lysosome dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases
    2024 107 citations Ralph A. Nixon, David C. Rubinsztein Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ralph A. Nixon 17.5k 14.5k 11.3k 8.5k 7.3k 323 37.6k
David C. Rubinsztein 8.6k 0.5× 21.6k 1.5× 10.0k 0.9× 22.2k 2.6× 9.9k 1.4× 355 46.6k
Ana María Cuervo 12.3k 0.7× 21.0k 1.5× 13.9k 1.2× 30.2k 3.6× 4.2k 0.6× 251 52.1k
Valina L. Dawson 12.9k 0.7× 26.8k 1.9× 4.9k 0.4× 6.8k 0.8× 15.8k 2.2× 380 56.3k
Ted M. Dawson 15.2k 0.9× 28.9k 2.0× 5.3k 0.5× 7.1k 0.8× 19.4k 2.6× 432 61.6k
Bart De Strooper 28.0k 1.6× 26.6k 1.8× 6.0k 0.5× 2.5k 0.3× 9.1k 1.2× 391 51.3k
Stuart A. Lipton 12.3k 0.7× 26.9k 1.9× 3.2k 0.3× 3.3k 0.4× 18.7k 2.6× 386 52.7k
Isidró Ferrer 12.8k 0.7× 20.4k 1.4× 3.2k 0.3× 2.6k 0.3× 11.4k 1.6× 910 42.0k
Anthony H.V. Schapira 9.1k 0.5× 17.5k 1.2× 3.8k 0.3× 4.7k 0.6× 12.8k 1.8× 480 42.9k
Dario R. Alessi 6.8k 0.4× 50.6k 3.5× 10.1k 0.9× 5.1k 0.6× 4.7k 0.6× 311 65.5k
Takaomi C. Saido 19.5k 1.1× 16.3k 1.1× 6.0k 0.5× 1.5k 0.2× 8.1k 1.1× 501 35.9k

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