Sam Alsford

2.9k total citations
46 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Sam Alsford is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sam Alsford has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Epidemiology, 24 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sam Alsford's work include Trypanosoma species research and implications (41 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (22 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (11 papers). Sam Alsford is often cited by papers focused on Trypanosoma species research and implications (41 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (22 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (11 papers). Sam Alsford collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. Sam Alsford's co-authors include David Horn, Lucy Glover, Nicola Baker, Matthew Berriman, Alejandro Sánchez‐Flores, Taemi Kawahara, Mark C. Field, Daniel J. Turner, Christiane Hertz‐Fowler and Samson O. Obado and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Sam Alsford

45 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sam Alsford United Kingdom 25 1.7k 1.1k 986 316 244 46 2.1k
Lucy Glover United Kingdom 23 1.5k 0.9× 980 0.9× 937 1.0× 319 1.0× 186 0.8× 36 1.9k
Achim Schnaufer United States 30 2.3k 1.3× 838 0.8× 2.1k 2.1× 271 0.9× 193 0.8× 65 3.0k
K. Hirumi Japan 13 1.3k 0.8× 922 0.9× 597 0.6× 230 0.7× 178 0.7× 28 1.6k
Loïc Rivière France 16 1.0k 0.6× 888 0.8× 777 0.8× 151 0.5× 176 0.7× 28 1.6k
James D. Bangs United States 31 2.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 207 0.7× 206 0.8× 68 2.9k
Mark E. Drew United States 21 1.0k 0.6× 761 0.7× 815 0.8× 68 0.2× 207 0.8× 26 1.7k
T. Baltz France 16 1.1k 0.6× 786 0.7× 427 0.4× 158 0.5× 210 0.9× 23 1.3k
Martin Wiese Germany 23 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 505 0.5× 60 0.2× 231 0.9× 37 1.6k
D. Brent Weatherly United States 15 947 0.6× 759 0.7× 604 0.6× 175 0.6× 206 0.8× 24 1.4k
Nicola Baker United Kingdom 17 913 0.5× 665 0.6× 455 0.5× 115 0.4× 128 0.5× 20 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sam Alsford

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sam Alsford

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sam Alsford. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sam Alsford based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sam Alsford. Sam Alsford is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Racanè, Livio, Sanja Koštrun, Silvana Raić‐Malić, et al.. (2023). Bis-6-amidino-benzothiazole Derivative that Cures Experimental Stage 1 African Trypanosomiasis with a Single Dose. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 66(18). 13043–13057. 5 indexed citations
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Alsford, Sam, et al.. (2022). Synthetic biology tools for engineering Goodwin oscillation in Trypanosoma brucei brucei. Heliyon. 8(2). e08891–e08891. 1 indexed citations
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Baker, Nicola, et al.. (2019). Chemogenomic Profiling of Antileishmanial Efficacy and Resistance in the Related Kinetoplastid Parasite Trypanosoma brucei. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 63(8). 27 indexed citations
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Currier, Rachel B., Anneli Cooper, Hollie Burrell‐Saward, Annette MacLeod, & Sam Alsford. (2018). Decoding the network of Trypanosoma brucei proteins that determines sensitivity to apolipoprotein-L1. PLoS Pathogens. 14(1). e1006855–e1006855. 22 indexed citations
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Serafim, Tiago D., Sam Alsford, Jonathan Wilkes, et al.. (2017). Genome-wide and protein kinase-focused RNAi screens reveal conserved and novel damage response pathways in Trypanosoma brucei. PLoS Pathogens. 13(7). e1006477–e1006477. 38 indexed citations
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Obado, Samson O., Sam Alsford, Jean-Mathieu Bart, et al.. (2016). Co-dependence between trypanosome nuclear lamina components in nuclear stability and control of gene expression. Nucleic Acids Research. 44(22). 10554–10570. 22 indexed citations
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Glover, Lucy, Sam Alsford, Nicola Baker, et al.. (2014). Genome-scale RNAi screens for high-throughput phenotyping in bloodstream-form African trypanosomes. Nature Protocols. 10(1). 106–133. 44 indexed citations
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Alsford, Sam, John M. Kelly, Nicola Baker, & David Horn. (2013). Genetic dissection of drug resistance in trypanosomes. Parasitology. 140(12). 1478–1491. 41 indexed citations
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Glover, Lucy, Sam Alsford, & David Horn. (2013). DNA Break Site at Fragile Subtelomeres Determines Probability and Mechanism of Antigenic Variation in African Trypanosomes. PLoS Pathogens. 9(3). e1003260–e1003260. 80 indexed citations
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Alsford, Sam, Sabine Eckert, Nicola Baker, et al.. (2012). High-throughput decoding of antitrypanosomal drug efficacy and resistance. Nature. 482(7384). 232–236. 231 indexed citations
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Alsford, Sam & David Horn. (2012). Cell-cycle-regulated control of VSG expression site silencing by histones and histone chaperones ASF1A and CAF-1b in Trypanosoma brucei. Nucleic Acids Research. 40(20). 10150–10160. 46 indexed citations
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Field, Mark C., David Horn, Sam Alsford, Luděk Kořený, & Michael P. Rout. (2012). Telomeres, tethers and trypanosomes. Nucleus. 3(6). 478–486. 19 indexed citations
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Alsford, Sam, Daniel J. Turner, Samson O. Obado, et al.. (2011). High-throughput phenotyping using parallel sequencing of RNA interference targets in the African trypanosome. Genome Research. 21(6). 915–924. 356 indexed citations
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Alsford, Sam, et al.. (2010). RNA interference, growth and differentiation appear normal in African trypanosomes lacking Tudor staphylococcal nuclease. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 174(1). 70–73. 6 indexed citations
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Alsford, Sam, David Horn, & Lucy Glover. (2009). DNA breaks as triggers for antigenic variation in African trypanosomes. Genome Biology. 10(6). 223–223. 5 indexed citations
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Glover, Lucy, Sam Alsford, Craig W. Beattie, & David Horn. (2007). Deletion of a trypanosome telomere leads to loss of silencing and progressive loss of terminal DNA in the absence of cell cycle arrest. Nucleic Acids Research. 35(3). 872–880. 34 indexed citations
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Alsford, Sam, et al.. (2006). A sirtuin in the African trypanosome is involved in both DNA repair and telomeric gene silencing but is not required for antigenic variation. Molecular Microbiology. 63(3). 724–736. 96 indexed citations
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Alsford, Sam, Bill Wickstead, Klaus Ersfeld, & Keith Gull. (2001). Diversity and dynamics of the minichromosomal karyotype in Trypanosoma brucei. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 113(1). 79–88. 25 indexed citations
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Gull, Keith, Sam Alsford, & Klaus Ersfeld. (1998). Segregation of minichromosomes in trypanosomes: implications for mitotic mechanisms. Trends in Microbiology. 6(8). 319–323. 36 indexed citations
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Alsford, Sam, et al.. (1995). Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on the surface of the blood fluke Schistosoma. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 71(1). 127–134. 32 indexed citations

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