Simon C. Johnson

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Simon C. Johnson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Aging. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon C. Johnson has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 10 papers in Aging. Recurrent topics in Simon C. Johnson's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (22 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (10 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (10 papers). Simon C. Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (22 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (10 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (10 papers). Simon C. Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Simon C. Johnson's co-authors include Peter S. Rabinovitch, Matt Kaeberlein, Dao‐Fu Dai, Hazel H. Szeto, Tony Chen, Margaret M. Sedensky, Maya Sangesland, Philip G. Morgan, Madeline Nieves‐Cintrón and Luis F. Santana and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Simon C. Johnson

41 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

mTOR is a key modulator of ageing and age-related disease

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Author						Papers	Cites
Simon C. Johnson	2.0k	847	664	349	298	42	3.5k
Kit‐Yi Leung	2.0k 1.0×	954 1.1×	387 0.6×	282 0.8×	106 0.4×	60	4.0k
Nathan Basisty	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	449 0.7×	390 1.1×	197 0.7×	54	3.1k
Dao‐Fu Dai	2.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.4×	540 0.8×	647 1.9×	1.1k 3.6×	81	4.9k
Keith Nehrke	2.4k 1.2×	589 0.7×	519 0.8×	170 0.5×	270 0.9×	97	3.5k
Michel van Weeghel	1.3k 0.7×	634 0.7×	203 0.3×	315 0.9×	231 0.8×	106	2.8k
Norman Moullan	3.2k 1.5×	1.2k 1.4×	708 1.1×	930 2.7×	85 0.3×	35	5.4k
Alexander A. Soukas	1.9k 0.9×	1.2k 1.5×	863 1.3×	794 2.3×	344 1.2×	37	4.1k
Adrienne Mottis	2.0k 1.0×	795 0.9×	412 0.6×	599 1.7×	49 0.2×	18	3.3k
Magdalene K. Montgomery	1.5k 0.7×	1.4k 1.6×	222 0.3×	956 2.7×	183 0.6×	56	3.5k
Keir J. Menzies	2.4k 1.2×	1.5k 1.7×	241 0.4×	772 2.2×	112 0.4×	44	4.4k

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Kayser, Ernst‐Bernhard, et al.. (2025). Evaluating the efficacy of vatiquinone in preclinical models of Leigh syndrome and GPX4 deficiency. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 20(1). 65–65. 1 indexed citations

Hanaford, Allison R., Yihan Chen, Michael Mulholland, et al.. (2025). Disruption of adaptive immunity does not attenuate disease in the Ndufs4(-/-) model of Leigh syndrome. PLoS ONE. 20(6). e0324268–e0324268.

Howe, Miranda, Michael Mulholland, Yihan Chen, et al.. (2024). Impact of dietary ketosis on volatile anesthesia toxicity in a model of Leigh syndrome. Pediatric Anesthesia. 34(5). 467–476. 2 indexed citations

Hanaford, Allison R., Yihan Chen, Michael Mulholland, et al.. (2024). Interferon‐gamma contributes to disease progression in the Ndufs4 (−/−) model of Leigh syndrome. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 50(3). e12977–e12977. 4 indexed citations

Hanaford, Allison R., Michael Mulholland, Margaret M. Sedensky, et al.. (2023). Peripheral macrophages drive CNS disease in the Ndufs4(−/−) model of Leigh syndrome. Brain Pathology. 33(6). e13192–e13192. 8 indexed citations

Mulholland, Michael, John Snell, Miranda Howe, et al.. (2023). Volatile anaesthetic toxicity in the genetic mitochondrial disease Leigh syndrome. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 131(5). 832–846. 6 indexed citations

González, Brenda, Archana Tare, Seungjin Ryu, et al.. (2022). High-throughput sequencing analysis of nuclear-encoded mitochondrial genes reveals a genetic signature of human longevity. GeroScience. 45(1). 311–330. 5 indexed citations

Hanaford, Allison R. & Simon C. Johnson. (2022). The immune system as a driver of mitochondrial disease pathogenesis: a review of evidence. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 17(1). 335–335. 30 indexed citations

Cheff, Dorian M., Alysson R. Muotri, Brent R. Stockwell, et al.. (2021). Development of therapies for rare genetic disorders of GPX4: roadmap and opportunities. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 16(1). 446–446. 14 indexed citations

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Kayser, Ernst‐Bernhard, et al.. (2021). Tetraethylammonium chloride reduces anaesthetic-induced neurotoxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans and mice. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 128(1). 77–88. 3 indexed citations

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González, Brenda, et al.. (2020). Mitochondrial pathways in human health and aging. Mitochondrion. 54. 72–84. 53 indexed citations

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Johnson, Simon C., et al.. (2019). Relevance of experimental paradigms of anesthesia induced neurotoxicity in the mouse. PLoS ONE. 14(3). e0213543–e0213543. 12 indexed citations

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Johnson, Simon C., Frank Martinez, Alessandro Bitto, et al.. (2018). mTOR inhibitors may benefit kidney transplant recipients with mitochondrial diseases. Kidney International. 95(2). 455–466. 40 indexed citations

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Johnson, Simon C.. (2018). Nutrient Sensing, Signaling and Ageing: The Role of IGF-1 and mTOR in Ageing and Age-Related Disease. Sub-cellular biochemistry. 90. 49–97. 61 indexed citations

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Johnson, Simon C., et al.. (2018). Neurotoxicity of anesthetics: Mechanisms and meaning from mouse intervention studies. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 71. 22–31. 32 indexed citations

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Johnson, Simon C., Alessandro Bitto, Anthony S. Castanza, et al.. (2015). Dose-dependent effects of mTOR inhibition on weight and mitochondrial disease in mice. Frontiers in Genetics. 6. 247–247. 71 indexed citations

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Carbonell, Alberto, Atsushi Takeda, Noah Fahlgren, et al.. (2014). New Generation of Artificial MicroRNA and Synthetic Trans-Acting Small Interfering RNA Vectors for Efficient Gene Silencing in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 165(1). 15–29. 107 indexed citations

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Johnson, Simon C., Ernst‐Bernhard Kayser, Albert Quintana, et al.. (2013). mTOR Inhibition Alleviates Mitochondrial Disease in a Mouse Model of Leigh Syndrome. Science. 342(6165). 1524–1528. 401 indexed citations

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Dai, Dao‐Fu, Simon C. Johnson, Jason J. Villarin, et al.. (2011). Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress Mediates Angiotensin II–Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy and Gαq Overexpression–Induced Heart Failure. Circulation Research. 108(7). 837–846. 419 indexed citations

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Johnson, Simon C.. (2001). Do Mitochondria Regulate Cellular Iron Homeostasis Through Citric Acid and Heme Production? Implications for Cancer and Other Diseases. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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