Sean P. Cullen

7.6k citations

31 papers · 6.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 23

Molecular Biology top 2%
Immunology top 1%
Epidemiology top 5%
Oncology top 5%
Surgery top 10%

Co-authors: Séamus J. Martin Rebecca C. Taylor Clare Sheridan Alexander U. Lüthi Inna S. Afonina Matthew L. Albert Nader Yatim Ed C. Lavelle
Topics: Cell death mechanisms and regulation (20 papers)Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (8 papers)Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (7 papers)
Cited by: Immunology Molecular Biology Cancer Research
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of Biological Chemistry The Journal of Experimental Medicine
Partner nations: Ireland United States Netherlands

In The Last Decade

Sean P. Cullen

31 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Apoptosis: controlled demolition at the cellular level

2007 2.1k citations Rebecca C. Taylor, Sean P. Cullen et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →
Suppression of Interleukin-33 Bioactivity through Proteolysis by Apoptotic Caspases

2009 564 citations Alexander U. Lüthi, Sean P. Cullen et al. Immunity profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Sean P. Cullen

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Sean P. Cullen's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Sean P. Cullen with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Sean P. Cullen more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Sean P. Cullen

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Sean P. Cullen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Sean P. Cullen. The network helps show where Sean P. Cullen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sean P. Cullen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sean P. Cullen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sean P. Cullen 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 Sean P. Cullen. Sean P. Cullen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Meme sharing in relationships: The role of humor styles and functions 2023 ·First Monday ·Nicholas Brody,Sean P. Cullen	2
2	Galactosialidosis: preclinical enzyme replacement therapy in a mouse model of the disease, a proof of concept 2020 ·Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development ·(unknown),Huimin Hu,(unknown),Elida Gomero,Rosario Mosca,(unknown),(unknown),Sean P. Cullen,(unknown),Diantha van de Vlekkert,Ida Annunziata,Michel Vellard,Emil Kakkis,(unknown),Alessandra d’Azzo	12
3	TRAIL Receptors Serve as Stress-Associated Molecular Patterns to Promote ER-Stress-Induced Inflammation 2020 ·Developmental Cell ·Graeme P. Sullivan,(unknown),Conor M. Henry,Pavel B. Davidovich,Danielle M. Clancy,Matthew L. Albert,Sean P. Cullen,Séamus J. Martin	50
4	Dying cells actively regulate adaptive immune responses 2017 ·Nature reviews. Immunology ·Nader Yatim,Sean P. Cullen,Matthew L. Albert	337
5	Necroptosis suppresses inflammation via termination of TNF- or LPS-induced cytokine and chemokine production 2015 ·Cell Death and Differentiation ·Conor J. Kearney,Sean P. Cullen,Graham A. Tynan,Conor M. Henry,Danielle M. Clancy,Ed C. Lavelle,Séamus J. Martin	109
6	RIPK1 can function as an inhibitor rather than an initiator of RIPK3‐dependent necroptosis 2014 ·FEBS Journal ·Conor J. Kearney,Sean P. Cullen,Danielle M. Clancy,Séamus J. Martin	66
7	Bcl-2 Family Proteins Participate in Mitochondrial Quality Control by Regulating Parkin/PINK1-Dependent Mitophagy 2014 ·Molecular Cell ·Émilie Hollville,Richard G. Carroll,Sean P. Cullen,Séamus J. Martin	186
8	Fas/CD95-Induced Chemokines Can Serve as “Find-Me” Signals for Apoptotic Cells 2013 ·Molecular Cell ·Sean P. Cullen,Conor M. Henry,Conor J. Kearney,Susan E. Logue,Maria Feoktistova,Graham A. Tynan,Ed C. Lavelle,Martin Leverkus,Séamus J. Martin	179
9	A Perspective on Mammalian Caspases as Positive and Negative Regulators of Inflammation 2012 ·Molecular Cell ·Séamus J. Martin,Conor M. Henry,Sean P. Cullen	159
10	Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins (IAPs) and Their Antagonists Regulate Spontaneous and Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-induced Proinflammatory Cytokine and Chemokine Production 2012 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Conor J. Kearney,Clare Sheridan,Sean P. Cullen,Graham A. Tynan,Susan E. Logue,Inna S. Afonina,Domagoj Vucic,Ed C. Lavelle,Séamus J. Martin	33
11	Cytotoxic and non‐cytotoxic roles of the CTL/NK protease granzyme B 2010 ·Immunological Reviews ·Inna S. Afonina,Sean P. Cullen,Séamus J. Martin	200
12	Granzymes in cancer and immunity 2010 ·Cell Death and Differentiation ·Sean P. Cullen,Mathilde Brunet,Séamus J. Martin	299
13	Bicaudal Is a Conserved Substrate for Drosophila and Mammalian Caspases and Is Essential for Cell Survival 2009 ·PLoS ONE ·Emma M. Creagh,Gabriela Brumatti,Clare Sheridan,Patrick J. Duriez,Rebecca C. Taylor,Sean P. Cullen,Colin Adrain,Séamus J. Martin	11
14	Suppression of Interleukin-33 Bioactivity through Proteolysis by Apoptotic Caspasesbreakdown → 2009 ·Immunity ·Alexander U. Lüthi,Sean P. Cullen,Edel A. McNeela,Patrick J. Duriez,Inna S. Afonina,Clare Sheridan,Gabriela Brumatti,Rebecca C. Taylor,Kristof Kersse,Peter Vandenabeele,Ed C. Lavelle,Séamus J. Martin	564
15	Bax- or Bak-Induced Mitochondrial Fission Can Be Uncoupled from Cytochrome c Release 2008 ·Molecular Cell ·Clare Sheridan,Petrina Delivani,Sean P. Cullen,Séamus J. Martin	215
16	Chapter Seventeen Two‐Dimensional Gel‐Based Analysis of the Demolition Phase of Apoptosis 2008 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Alexander U. Lüthi,Sean P. Cullen,Séamus J. Martin	6
17	Analysis of apoptosis in cell-free systems 2008 ·Methods ·Sean P. Cullen,Alexander U. Lüthi,Séamus J. Martin	6
18	Human and murine granzyme B exhibit divergent substrate preferences 2007 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Sean P. Cullen,Colin Adrain,Alexander U. Lüthi,Patrick J. Duriez,Séamus J. Martin	101
19	Apoptosis: controlled demolition at the cellular levelbreakdown → 2007 ·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology ·Rebecca C. Taylor,Sean P. Cullen,Séamus J. Martin	2057
20	Mechanisms of granule-dependent killing 2007 ·Cell Death and Differentiation ·Sean P. Cullen,Séamus J. Martin	202

About Sean P. Cullen

Sean P. Cullen is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology, having authored 31 papers that have together received 6.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (20 papers), Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (8 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology (2.3k citations), Molecular Biology (3.3k citations) and Cancer Research (516 citations). Sean P. Cullen has collaborated with scholars based in Ireland, United States and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Séamus J. Martin, Rebecca C. Taylor, Clare Sheridan, Alexander U. Lüthi, Inna S. Afonina, Matthew L. Albert, Nader Yatim, Ed C. Lavelle, Conor J. Kearney and Mathilde Brunet. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact