Simon McArthur

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
57 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Simon McArthur is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon McArthur has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Neurology and 14 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Simon McArthur's work include S100 Proteins and Annexins (21 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (10 papers) and Barrier Structure and Function Studies (9 papers). Simon McArthur is often cited by papers focused on S100 Proteins and Annexins (21 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (10 papers) and Barrier Structure and Function Studies (9 papers). Simon McArthur collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Italy. Simon McArthur's co-authors include Glenda E. Gillies, Egle Solito, Mauro Perretti, Lesley Hoyles, Robert C. Glen, Simon R. Carding, Tom Snelling, Roderick J. Flower, Thomas Gobbetti and David T. Dexter and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Simon McArthur

57 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Estrogen Actions in the Brain and the Basis for Different... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2018 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Estrogen Actions in the Brain and the Basis for Differential Action in Men and Women: A Case for Sex-Specific Medicines
    2010 546 citations Glenda E. Gillies, Simon McArthur profile →
  2. Microbiome–host systems interactions: protective effects of propionate upon the blood–brain barrier
    2018 423 citations Lesley Hoyles, Tom Snelling et al. Microbiome profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon McArthur United Kingdom 29 1.6k 640 598 539 473 57 3.6k
Charbel Massaad France 37 1.6k 1.0× 342 0.5× 843 1.4× 769 1.4× 356 0.8× 85 4.0k
Maria Gulinello United States 40 946 0.6× 471 0.7× 514 0.9× 908 1.7× 685 1.4× 81 3.7k
David Engblom Sweden 32 1.1k 0.7× 476 0.7× 485 0.8× 1.2k 2.2× 454 1.0× 74 3.7k
Haim Ovadia Israel 38 1.2k 0.7× 675 1.1× 586 1.0× 697 1.3× 665 1.4× 145 4.4k
Karen Gertz Germany 37 1.4k 0.9× 443 0.7× 520 0.9× 686 1.3× 1.2k 2.5× 80 4.7k
Mohamed R. Mughal United States 36 1.7k 1.0× 890 1.4× 1.3k 2.1× 813 1.5× 1.2k 2.6× 54 5.0k
Albert Quintana Spain 32 2.1k 1.3× 421 0.7× 765 1.3× 893 1.7× 766 1.6× 57 4.4k
Yi Pang United States 42 883 0.6× 626 1.0× 281 0.5× 462 0.9× 1.2k 2.5× 84 4.4k
Maja Mustapić United States 33 2.6k 1.6× 292 0.5× 800 1.3× 335 0.6× 678 1.4× 80 4.2k
Xingshun Xu China 36 2.0k 1.3× 233 0.4× 566 0.9× 836 1.6× 557 1.2× 105 4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Simon McArthur

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon McArthur

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon McArthur

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

All Works

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Stachulski, Andrew V., et al.. (2025). Dietary substances and their glucuronides: structures, occurrence and biological activity. Natural Product Reports. 42(12). 1924–1935. 1 indexed citations
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McArthur, Simon, Alpár S. Lázár, Line Pourtau, et al.. (2024). Dietary (Poly)phenols and the Gut–Brain Axis in Ageing. Nutrients. 16(10). 1500–1500. 17 indexed citations
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Pontifex, Matthew G., Emily Connell, Gwénaëlle Le Gall, et al.. (2024). Cerebrovascular damage caused by the gut microbe/host co-metabolite p -cresol sulfate is prevented by blockade of the EGF receptor. Gut Microbes. 16(1). 2431651–2431651. 7 indexed citations
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McArthur, Simon. (2023). Regulation of Physiological Barrier Function by the Commensal Microbiota. Life. 13(2). 396–396. 8 indexed citations
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Stachulski, Andrew V., et al.. (2022). A host–gut microbial amino acid co-metabolite, p -cresol glucuronide, promotes blood–brain barrier integrity in vivo. Tissue Barriers. 11(1). 2073175–2073175. 36 indexed citations
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Hoyles, Lesley, Matthew G. Pontifex, Ildefonso Rodríguez‐Ramiro, et al.. (2021). Regulation of blood–brain barrier integrity by microbiome-associated methylamines and cognition by trimethylamine N-oxide. Microbiome. 9(1). 235–235. 150 indexed citations
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Biggs, Christopher S., et al.. (2020). Reversal of β -Amyloid-Induced Microglial Toxicity In Vitro by Activation of Fpr2/3. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2020. 1–13. 13 indexed citations
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McArthur, Simon, Gaëtan Juban, Thomas Gobbetti, et al.. (2020). Annexin A1 drives macrophage skewing to accelerate muscle regeneration through AMPK activation. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(3). 1156–1167. 120 indexed citations
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Loiola, Rodrigo Azevedo, et al.. (2019). Estrogen Promotes Pro-resolving Microglial Behavior and Phagocytic Cell Clearance Through the Actions of Annexin A1. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 10. 420–420. 41 indexed citations
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Hoyles, Lesley, Tom Snelling, Umm‐Kulthum Ismail Umlai, et al.. (2018). Additional file 4: of Microbiome–host systems interactions: protective effects of propionate upon the blood–brain barrier. Figshare. 1 indexed citations
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Hoyles, Lesley, Tom Snelling, Umm‐Kulthum Ismail Umlai, et al.. (2018). Microbiome–host systems interactions: protective effects of propionate upon the blood–brain barrier. Microbiome. 6(1). 55–55. 423 indexed citations breakdown →
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McArthur, Simon, et al.. (2015). Sex-specific disruption of murine midbrain astrocytic and dopaminergic developmental trajectories following antenatal GC treatment. Brain Structure and Function. 221(5). 2459–2475. 11 indexed citations
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Gillies, Glenda E., Kanwar Virdee, Simon McArthur, & Jeffrey W. Dalley. (2014). Sex-dependent diversity in ventral tegmental dopaminergic neurons and developmental programing: A molecular, cellular and behavioral analysis. Neuroscience. 282. 69–85. 95 indexed citations
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McArthur, Simon, et al.. (2012). ER[beta] and GPR30 mediate distinct and opposite oestrogenic influences on microglial phagocytosis of apoptotic neuronal cells. 28. 1 indexed citations
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Katsouri, Loukia, Marcela P. Vizcaychipi, Simon McArthur, et al.. (2012). Prazosin, an α1-adrenoceptor antagonist, prevents memory deterioration in the APP23 transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Aging. 34(4). 1105–1115. 52 indexed citations
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McArthur, Simon & Glenda E. Gillies. (2011). Peripheral vs. Central Sex Steroid Hormones in Experimental Parkinson?s Disease. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 82–82. 9 indexed citations
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Solito, Egle, Simon McArthur, Helen Christian, et al.. (2008). Annexin A1 in the brain – undiscovered roles?. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 29(3). 135–142. 70 indexed citations
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