Stephen J.H. Ashcroft

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

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Stephen J.H. Ashcroft is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen J.H. Ashcroft has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Surgery and 13 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Stephen J.H. Ashcroft's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (27 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (14 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (13 papers). Stephen J.H. Ashcroft is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (27 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (14 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (13 papers). Stephen J.H. Ashcroft collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Sweden. Stephen J.H. Ashcroft's co-authors include Frances M. Ashcroft, D E Harrison, Philip J. Randle, Ian P. Salt, D. Grahame Hardie, Hafeez Noor, Michael V. Mikhailov, Roser Masgrau, Grant C. Churchill and Masafumi Kakei and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Diabetes.

In The Last Decade

Stephen J.H. Ashcroft

50 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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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.

Glucose induces closure of single potassium channels in isolated rat pancreatic β-cells

1984 920 citations Frances M. Ashcroft, D E Harrison et al. profile →
Properties and functions of ATP-sensitive K-channels

1990 604 citations Stephen J.H. Ashcroft, Frances M. Ashcroft Cellular Signalling profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen J.H. Ashcroft United Kingdom	27	2.5k	1.9k	924	808	786	50	4.3k
U. Panten Germany	33	1.8k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	884 1.0×	942 1.2×	522 0.7×	105	3.4k
S. J. H. Ashcroft United Kingdom	37	2.2k 0.9×	2.7k 1.4×	350 0.4×	1.4k 1.8×	472 0.6×	83	4.0k
Kazuaki Nagashima Japan	31	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	428 0.5×	913 1.1×	505 0.6×	86	3.3k
Krister Bokvist Sweden	43	3.2k 1.3×	3.4k 1.8×	217 0.2×	2.0k 2.5×	1.0k 1.3×	82	5.9k
André Herchuelz Belgium	36	2.4k 1.0×	3.1k 1.6×	172 0.2×	1.5k 1.8×	617 0.8×	161	5.2k
Jennings F. Worley United States	29	2.4k 1.0×	827 0.4×	215 0.2×	257 0.3×	1.1k 1.4×	42	3.6k
Keith Tornheim United States	40	2.4k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	132 0.1×	1.0k 1.3×	223 0.3×	80	4.2k
Belinda J. Michell Australia	27	4.4k 1.8×	1.7k 0.9×	211 0.2×	832 1.0×	194 0.2×	31	6.5k
Marek Treiman Denmark	25	1.3k 0.5×	422 0.2×	484 0.5×	634 0.8×	494 0.6×	53	2.9k
Iain Dukes United States	24	1.4k 0.6×	970 0.5×	110 0.1×	294 0.4×	491 0.6×	36	2.2k

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Yamasaki, Michiko, Roser Masgrau, Anthony J. Morgan, et al.. (2004). Organelle Selection Determines Agonist-specific Ca2+ Signals in Pancreatic Acinar and β Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(8). 7234–7240. 170 indexed citations

Masgrau, Roser, et al.. (2003). NAADP. Current Biology. 13(3). 247–251. 139 indexed citations

Ashcroft, Stephen J.H., et al.. (2003). Practical Statistics for the Biological Sciences. 17 indexed citations

Mikhailov, Michael V. & Stephen J.H. Ashcroft. (2000). Interactions of the Sulfonylurea Receptor 1 Subunit in the Molecular Assembly of β-Cell KATP Channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(5). 3360–3364. 32 indexed citations

Southam, Lorraine, Rebecca Ashfield, Roger Cox, Mark Lathrop, & Stephen J.H. Ashcroft. (1999). Human islets of Langerhans express theδC isoform of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 15(4). 243–246. 4 indexed citations

Noor, Hafeez & Stephen J.H. Ashcroft. (1998). Insulinotropic activity ofTinospora crispa extract: effect on ß-cell Ca2+ handling. Phytotherapy Research. 12(2). 98–102. 13 indexed citations

Mikhailov, Michael V., Peter Proks, F M Ashcroft, & Stephen J.H. Ashcroft. (1998). Expression of functionally active ATP‐sensitive K‐channels in insect cells using baculovirus. FEBS Letters. 429(3). 390–394. 27 indexed citations

Ashcroft, Stephen J.H.. (1997). Intracellular Second Messengers. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 426. 73–80. 14 indexed citations

Niki, Ichiro, Barbara Coles, Frances M. Ashcroft, & Stephen J.H. Ashcroft. (1997). Effects of Protein Phosphorylation on the Sulphonylurea Receptor of the Pancreatic β-Cell. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 426. 59–69. 3 indexed citations

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Breen, Maria & Stephen J.H. Ashcroft. (1997). A truncated isoform of Ca²⁺/calmodulin‐dependent protein kinase II expressed in human islets of Langerhans may result from trans‐splicing. FEBS Letters. 409(3). 375–379. 22 indexed citations

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Urquidi, Virginia & Stephen J.H. Ashcroft. (1995). A novel pancreatic β‐cell isoform of calcium/calmodulin‐dependent protein kinase II (β₃isoform) contains a proline‐rich tandem repeat in the association domain. FEBS Letters. 358(1). 23–26. 43 indexed citations

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Váradi, Anikó, Elek Molnár, & Stephen J.H. Ashcroft. (1995). Characterisation of endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPases in pancreatic β-cells and in islets of Langerhans. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1236(1). 119–127. 23 indexed citations

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Ashcroft, Stephen J.H., et al.. (1993). The ß-Cell Sulfonylurea Receptor. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 334. 47–61. 18 indexed citations

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Davies, Mark, et al.. (1993). Effects of cholinergic agonists on diacylglycerol and intracellular calcium levels in pancreatic β-cells. Cellular Signalling. 5(6). 777–786. 18 indexed citations

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Betsholtz, Christer, Arnd Baumann, Frances M. Ashcroft, et al.. (1990). Expression of voltage‐gated K⁺ channels in insulin‐producing cells. FEBS Letters. 263(1). 121–126. 27 indexed citations

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Ashcroft, Stephen J.H. & Frances M. Ashcroft. (1990). Properties and functions of ATP-sensitive K-channels. Cellular Signalling. 2(3). 197–214. 604 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schofield, Paul N., et al.. (1987). Regulation and specificity of glucose‐stimulated insulin gene expression in human islets of Langerhans. FEBS Letters. 223(1). 131–137. 35 indexed citations

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Gagliardino, Juan José, et al.. (1980). Evidence for the participation of calmodulin in stimulus–secretion coupling in the pancreatic β-cell. Biochemical Journal. 192(3). 919–927. 80 indexed citations

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Ashcroft, Stephen J.H., et al.. (1978). The effect of sugars on (pro)insulin biosynthesis. Biochemical Journal. 174(2). 517–526. 68 indexed citations

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Dormer, Robert L., A L Kerbey, Margaret A. McPherson, et al.. (1974). The effect of nickel on secretory systems. Studies on the release of amylase, insulin and growth hormone. Biochemical Journal. 140(2). 135–142. 41 indexed citations

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