Richard W. Orrell

15.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

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Richard W. Orrell is a scholar working on Neurology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard W. Orrell has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Neurology, 36 papers in Genetics and 28 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Richard W. Orrell's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (47 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (36 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (19 papers). Richard W. Orrell is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (47 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (36 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (19 papers). Richard W. Orrell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Richard W. Orrell's co-authors include Geoffrey Goldspink, Stephen D. R. Harridge, M. Cobbold, M Hameed, Robin Howard, Sarah Morgan, Russell J.M. Lane, Andrea Malaspina, Pietro Fratta and Linda Greensmith and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Richard W. Orrell

89 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Neurofilament light chain

2015 390 citations Ching‐Hua Lu, Corrie Macdonald‐Wallis et al. Neurology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Clinical aspects of motor neurone disease 2023 ·Medicine ·Richard W. Orrell, R J Guiloff	3
2	ALS2-related disorders 2016 ·Europe PMC (PubMed Central) ·Richard W. Orrell	4
3	Neurofilament light chain breakdown → 2015 ·Neurology ·Ching‐Hua Lu, Corrie Macdonald‐Wallis, Elizabeth Gray, Neil Pearce, Axel Petzold, Niklas Norgren, Gavin Giovannoni, Pietro Fratta, Katie Sidle, Mark Fish, Richard W. Orrell, Robin Howard, Kevin Talbot, Linda Greensmith, Jens Kühle, Martin R. Turner, Andrea Malaspina	390
4	C9orf72 expansions in frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2015 ·The Lancet Neurology ·Jonathan D. Rohrer, Adrian M. Isaacs, Sarah Mizielinska, Simon Mead, Tammaryn Lashley, Selina Wray, Katie Sidle, Pietro Fratta, Richard W. Orrell, John Hardy, Janice L. Holton, Tamás Révész, Martin N. Rossor, Jason D. Warren	169
5	Pathogenic VCP Mutations Induce Mitochondrial Uncoupling and Reduced ATP Levels 2013 ·Neuron ·Fernando Benito Bartolomé, Hsiu-Chuan Wu, Victoria Burchell, Elisavet Preza, Selina Wray, Colin Mahoney, Nick C. Fox, Andrea Calvo, Antonio Canosa, Cristina Moglia, Jessica Mandrioli, Adriano Chiò, Richard W. Orrell, Henry Houlden, John Hardy, Andrey Y. Abramov, Hélène Plun‐Favreau	121
6	Profilin1 E117G is a moderate risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2013 ·Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ·Pietro Fratta, (unknown), Toby Collins, Anny Devoy, Robert Howard, Andrea Malaspina, Richard W. Orrell, Katie Sidle, J.A. Clarke, Maryam Shoai, Ching‐Hua Lu, John Hardy, Vincent Plagnol, Elizabeth Fisher	17
7	Homozygosity analysis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2013 ·European Journal of Human Genetics ·Kin Y. Mok, Hannu Laaksovirta, Pentti J. Tienari, Terhi Peuralinna, Liisa Myllykangas, Adriano Chiò, Bryan J. Traynor, Michael A. Nalls, Nicole Gurunlian, Aleksey Shatunov, Gabriella Restagno, Gabriele Mora, P. Nigel Leigh, Christopher E. Shaw, Karen Morrison, Pamela J. Shaw, Ammar Al‐Chalabi, John Hardy, Richard W. Orrell	12
8	TRPA1 insensitivity of human sural nerve axons after exposure to lidocaine 2013 ·Pain ·(unknown), Lionel Ginsberg, (unknown), Richard W. Orrell, (unknown)	18
9	The association between ALS and population density: A population based study 2010 ·Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ·Kirsten M. Scott, Abhinav Kumar, Lokesh Wijesekera, Jeban Ganesalingam, Laura H. Goldstein, Anna Janssen, Andrew Dougherty, Emma Willey, Biba Stanton, Martin R. Turner, (unknown), (unknown), Richard W. Orrell, Robin Howard, Christopher E. Shaw, P. Nigel Leigh, Ammar Al‐Chalabi	19
10	Investigation of MGF mRNA expression in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using parallel in vivo and in vitro approaches 2010 ·Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ·Richard Evans, Stephen D. R. Harridge, Cristiana P. Velloso, Shi Yu Yang, Geoffrey Goldspink, Richard W. Orrell	3
11	Motor neuron disease: systematic reviews of treatment for ALS and SMA 2009 ·British Medical Bulletin ·Richard W. Orrell	43
12	Investigation of white matter pathology in ALS and PLS using tract‐based spatial statistics 2008 ·Human Brain Mapping ·Olga Ciccarelli, Timothy E.J. Behrens, Heidi Johansen‐Berg, Kevin Talbot, Richard W. Orrell, Robin Howard, Rita G. Nunes, David H. Miller, Paul M. Matthews, Alan J. Thompson, Stephen M. Smith	118
13	A systematic review of antioxidant treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease 2008 ·Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ·Richard W. Orrell, Russell J.M. Lane, Mark A. Ross	64
14	The use of nerve and muscle biopsy in the diagnosis of vasculitis: a 5-year retrospective study of 53 cases 2007 ·Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System ·(unknown), Mike Groves, J. Blake, JL Holton, (unknown), Richard W. Orrell, Lionel Ginsberg, Mary M. Reilly	2
15	Brachial plexus hypertrophy in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy 2006 ·Neuromuscular Disorders ·(unknown), Thomas Wilhelm, R. H. M. King, Lionel Ginsberg, Richard W. Orrell	27
16	Power Output and Muscle Myosin Heavy Chain Composition in Young and Elderly Men 2006 ·Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·Stephen Pearson, M. Cobbold, Richard W. Orrell, Stephen D. R. Harridge	30
17	A New Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Locus on Chromosome 16q12.1-16q12.2 2003 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·(unknown), John Mitchell, James Habgood, Richard W. Orrell, Jacqueline de Belleroche	46
18	Clinical characteristics of SOD1 gene mutations in UK families with ALS 1999 ·Journal of the Neurological Sciences ·Richard W. Orrell, James Habgood, Andrea Malaspina, John J. Mitchell, Jeffrey A. Greenwood, Russell J.M. Lane, (unknown)	46
19	Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with a point mutation of SOD-1: intrafamilial heterogeneity of disease duration associated with neurofibrillary tangles. 1995 ·Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ·Richard W. Orrell, Andrew King, David A. Hilton, Michael J. Campbell, R. Lane, Jackie S. de Belleroche	78
20	Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neurone disease (FALS): a review of current developments. 1995 ·Journal of Medical Genetics ·Jacqueline de Belleroche, Richard W. Orrell, Andrew King	57

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