Simon Wilkinson

24.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
54 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Simon Wilkinson is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Wilkinson has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Epidemiology, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Simon Wilkinson's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (25 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (11 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (6 papers). Simon Wilkinson is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (25 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (11 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (6 papers). Simon Wilkinson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Simon Wilkinson's co-authors include Kevin M. Ryan, Diane Crighton, Jim O’Prey, Christopher J. Marshall, Hugh F. Paterson, Tim Crook, Nelofer Syed, Milena Gasco, Paul R. Harrison and Ornella Garrone and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Simon Wilkinson

52 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

DRAM, a p53-Induced Modulator of Autophagy, Is Critical for Apoptosis

2006 1.1k citations Diane Crighton, Simon Wilkinson et al. profile →
CCPG1 Is a Non-canonical Autophagy Cargo Receptor Essential for ER-Phagy and Pancreatic ER Proteostasis

2017 341 citations Matthew D. Smith, Alain J. Kemp et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon Wilkinson United Kingdom	29	2.3k	2.1k	1.1k	697	512	54	4.3k
Kurt Degenhardt United States	22	3.0k 1.3×	2.1k 1.0×	720 0.7×	705 1.0×	713 1.4×	26	4.5k
Sarah J. Welsh United Kingdom	25	2.5k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	379 0.4×	716 1.0×	1.3k 2.5×	69	4.5k
Sebastian Wagner Germany	32	5.2k 2.2×	1.7k 0.8×	969 0.9×	1.3k 1.9×	772 1.5×	64	7.7k
Nicola Brunetti‐Pierri Italy	41	3.3k 1.4×	822 0.4×	480 0.4×	530 0.8×	345 0.7×	191	5.7k
Christian Münch Germany	28	2.8k 1.2×	873 0.4×	655 0.6×	385 0.6×	432 0.8×	91	4.4k
Jonathan A. Nowak United States	31	1.8k 0.8×	738 0.4×	776 0.7×	1.4k 2.0×	651 1.3×	100	4.4k
Ameeta Kelekar United States	26	2.3k 1.0×	864 0.4×	376 0.4×	564 0.8×	514 1.0×	43	3.5k
Simon Walker United Kingdom	34	1.9k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	167 0.2×	150 0.3×	83	5.1k
Joan Gil Spain	38	2.9k 1.2×	441 0.2×	364 0.3×	918 1.3×	509 1.0×	110	4.9k
Abelardo López‐Rivas Spain	41	3.3k 1.4×	615 0.3×	446 0.4×	1.1k 1.5×	660 1.3×	105	5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Wilkinson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Wilkinson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Wilkinson

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

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Jiménez-Moreno, Natalia, et al.. (2025). Lysosomal Degradation of ER Client Proteins by ER-phagy and Related Pathways. Journal of Molecular Biology. 437(18). 169035–169035. 2 indexed citations

Wilkinson, Simon & Jarrod Haar. (2023). Smartdevice use in a COVID‐19 world: Exploring work–family conflict and turnover intentions. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources. 61(4). 981–1007. 9 indexed citations

Phuyal, Santosh, Matthew D. Smith, Manuel Kaulich, et al.. (2020). ACSL3 is a novel GABARAPL2 interactor that links ufmylation and lipid droplet biogenesis. Journal of Cell Science. 133(18). 22 indexed citations

Li, Ruidong, Petr Müller, Sachin Kote, et al.. (2020). The MDM2 ligand Nutlin-3 differentially alters expression of the immune blockade receptors PD-L1 and CD276. Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters. 25(1). 41–41. 24 indexed citations

Wilkinson, Simon. (2019). Emerging Principles of Selective ER Autophagy. Journal of Molecular Biology. 432(1). 185–205. 89 indexed citations

Karr, Jonathan R., Jeremy Zucker, Andreas Raue, et al.. (2015). Summary of the DREAM8 Parameter Estimation Challenge: Toward Parameter Identification for Whole-Cell Models. PLoS Computational Biology. 11(5). e1004096–e1004096. 51 indexed citations

Dunlop, Elaine A., Tijs Claessens, Christian Behrends, et al.. (2014). FLCN, a novel autophagy component, interacts with GABARAP and is regulated by ULK1 phosphorylation. Autophagy. 10(10). 1749–1760. 52 indexed citations

Wilkinson, Simon, Ericka L. Anderson, Jill Meisenhelder, et al.. (2014). Phosphorylation of LC3 by the Hippo Kinases STK3/STK4 Is Essential for Autophagy. Molecular Cell. 57(1). 55–68. 147 indexed citations

Kim, Hyungsoo, Maria Cecilia Scimia, Simon Wilkinson, et al.. (2011). Fine-Tuning of Drp1/Fis1 Availability by AKAP121/Siah2 Regulates Mitochondrial Adaptation to Hypoxia. Molecular Cell. 44(4). 532–544. 204 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, Simon, et al.. (2011). The cyclin-dependent kinase PITSLRE/CDK11 is required for successful autophagy. Autophagy. 7(11). 1295–1301. 32 indexed citations

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Sandilands, Emma, Bryan Serrels, David G. McEwan, et al.. (2011). Autophagic targeting of Src promotes cancer cell survival following reduced FAK signalling. Nature Cell Biology. 14(1). 51–60. 147 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, Simon & Kevin M. Ryan. (2010). Autophagy: an adaptable modifier of tumourigenesis. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 20(1). 57–64. 38 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, Simon, Jim O’Prey, Michael Fricker, & Kevin M. Ryan. (2009). Hypoxia-selective macroautophagy and cell survival signaled by autocrine PDGFR activity. Genes & Development. 23(11). 1283–1288. 59 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, Simon & Kevin M. Ryan. (2009). Growth factor signaling permits hypoxia-induced autophagy by a HIF1α-dependent, BNIP3/3L-independent transcriptional program in human cancer cells. Autophagy. 5(7). 1068–1069. 13 indexed citations

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Yee, Karen S., Simon Wilkinson, Joanna L. James, Kevin M. Ryan, & Karen H. Vousden. (2009). PUMA- and Bax-induced autophagy contributes to apoptosis. Cell Death and Differentiation. 16(8). 1135–1145. 205 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, Simon, et al.. (2008). The use of complementary therapy by men with prostate cancer in the UK. European Journal of Cancer Care. 17(5). 492–499. 22 indexed citations

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Crighton, Diane, Simon Wilkinson, & Kevin M. Ryan. (2007). DRAM Links Autophagy to p53 and Programmed Cell Death. Autophagy. 3(1). 72–74. 168 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, Simon & Tony White. (2004). The AntSynNet Algorithm: Network Syntheses Using Ant Colony Optimization.. International Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 648–663.

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Wilkinson, Simon & Gerald W. Chodak. (2004). An Evaluation of Intermediate-Dose Ketoconazole in Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer. European Urology. 45(5). 581–585. 38 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, Simon, Marcy A. List, Michael Sinner, Lanting Dai, & Gerald W. Chodak. (2003). Educating African-American men about prostate cancer: impact on awareness and knowledge. Urology. 61(2). 308–313. 68 indexed citations

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