S. W. Knight

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

S. W. Knight is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, S. W. Knight has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Physiology and 3 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in S. W. Knight's work include RNA regulation and disease (9 papers), Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (8 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (5 papers). S. W. Knight is often cited by papers focused on RNA regulation and disease (9 papers), Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (8 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (5 papers). S. W. Knight collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. S. W. Knight's co-authors include Philip J. Mason, Inderjeet Dokal, Tom Vulliamy, Annemarie Poustka, Nina S. Heiss, Stefan Wiemann, Sabine M. Klauck, Amanda J. Walne, Anna Marrone and T. Vulliamy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, The EMBO Journal and Blood.

In The Last Decade

S. W. Knight

20 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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 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. X-linked dyskeratosis congenita is caused by mutations in a highly conserved gene with putative nucleolar functions
    1998 708 citations Nina S. Heiss, S. W. Knight et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers

S. W. Knight
Natalie Erdmann Canada
Robert R. Adams United States
Miranda R.M. Baert Netherlands
S Kyo Japan
William T. Yewdell United States
R L Stevens United States
Christopher W. Peterson United States
J. Paul Schofield United Kingdom
Reena Rani United States
David L. Waning United States
Natalie Erdmann Canada
S. W. Knight
Citations per year, relative to S. W. Knight S. W. Knight (= 1×) peers Natalie Erdmann

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. W. Knight

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vulliamy, Tom, Anna Marrone, S. W. Knight, et al.. (2005). Mutations in dyskeratosis congenita: their impact on telomere length and the diversity of clinical presentation. Blood. 107(7). 2680–2685. 236 indexed citations
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Knight, S. W., et al.. (2001). Identification of novel DKC1 mutations in patients with dyskeratosis congenita: implications for pathophysiology and diagnosis. Human Genetics. 108(4). 299–303. 66 indexed citations
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Vulliamy, Tom, S. W. Knight, Philip J. Mason, & Inderjeet Dokal. (2001). Very Short Telomeres in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with X-Linked and Autosomal Dyskeratosis Congenita. Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases. 27(2). 353–357. 174 indexed citations
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Mason, Philip J., et al.. (1999). Human Hexose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase (Glucose 1-Dehydrogenase) Encoded at 1p36: Coding Sequence and Expression. Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases. 25(1). 30–37. 45 indexed citations
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Knight, S. W.. (1999). Natural synthesis of a DNA-binding protein from the C-terminal domain of DNA gyrase A in Borrelia burgdorferi. The EMBO Journal. 18(17). 4875–4881. 46 indexed citations
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Knight, S. W., Nina S. Heiss, T. Vulliamy, et al.. (1999). X-Linked Dyskeratosis Congenita Is Predominantly Caused by Missense Mutations in the DKC1 Gene. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 65(1). 50–58. 187 indexed citations
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Knight, S. W., Nina S. Heiss, Tom Vulliamy, et al.. (1999). Unexplained aplastic anaemia, immunodeficiency, and cerebellar hypoplasia (Hoyeraal‐Hreidarsson syndrome) due to mutations in the dyskeratosis congenita gene, DKC1. British Journal of Haematology. 107(2). 335–339. 163 indexed citations
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Vulliamy, Tom, S. W. Knight, Nina S. Heiss, et al.. (1999). Dyskeratosis Congenita Caused by a 3′ Deletion: Germline and Somatic Mosaicism in a Female Carrier. Blood. 94(4). 1254–1260. 3 indexed citations
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Vulliamy, Tom, S. W. Knight, Nina S. Heiss, et al.. (1999). Dyskeratosis Congenita Caused by a 3′ Deletion: Germline and Somatic Mosaicism in a Female Carrier. Blood. 94(4). 1254–1260. 43 indexed citations
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Heiss, Nina S., S. W. Knight, Tom Vulliamy, et al.. (1998). X-linked dyskeratosis congenita is caused by mutations in a highly conserved gene with putative nucleolar functions. Nature Genetics. 19(1). 32–38. 708 indexed citations breakdown →
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Knight, S. W., Tom Vulliamy, Adrian Copplestone, et al.. (1998). Dyskeratosis Congenita (DC) Registry: identification of new features of DC. British Journal of Haematology. 103(4). 990–996. 133 indexed citations
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Knight, S. W., T. Vulliamy, Nina S. Heiss, et al.. (1998). 1.4 Mb candidate gene region for X linked dyskeratosis congenita defined by combined haplotype and X chromosome inactivation analysis.. Journal of Medical Genetics. 35(12). 993–996. 30 indexed citations
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Mijovic, C., Michelle A. Penny, David J.A. Jenkins, et al.. (1997). The Insulin Gene Region and Susceptibility to Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus in Four Races; New Insights from Afro-Caribbean Race-Specific Haplotypes. Autoimmunity. 26(1). 11–22. 7 indexed citations
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Vulliamy, T., S. W. Knight, Inderjeet Dokal, & Philip J. Mason. (1997). Skewed X-Inactivation in Carriers of X-Linked Dyskeratosis Congenita. Blood. 90(6). 2213–2216. 52 indexed citations
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Vulliamy, T., S. W. Knight, Inderjeet Dokal, & Philip J. Mason. (1997). Skewed X-Inactivation in Carriers of X-Linked Dyskeratosis Congenita. Blood. 90(6). 2213–2216. 5 indexed citations
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Knight, S. W., C. Mijovic, & Anthony Barnett. (1996). HLA‐DQB1 upstream regulatory region polymorphism and Type I diabetes. Tissue Antigens. 47(3). 231–236. 4 indexed citations
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Knight, S. W., T. Vulliamy, Gian Luca Forni, et al.. (1996). Fine mapping of the dyskeratosis congenita locus in Xq28.. Journal of Medical Genetics. 33(12). 993–995. 24 indexed citations
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Knight, S. W. & Kevin Docherty. (1992). RNA—protein interactions in the 5′ untranslated region of preproinsulin mRNA. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 8(3). 225–234. 8 indexed citations
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Docherty, Kevin, et al.. (1991). Metabolic control of insulin gene expression and biosynthesis. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 50(3). 553–558. 6 indexed citations
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Knight, S. W. & Kevin Docherty. (1991). The indentification of protein-RNA interactions within the 5′untranslated region of human preproinsulin mRNA. Biochemical Society Transactions. 19(2). 120S–120S. 3 indexed citations

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