Steven Ackerley

6.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
21 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Steven Ackerley is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven Ackerley has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Neurology and 7 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Steven Ackerley's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (11 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (4 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (4 papers). Steven Ackerley is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (11 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (4 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (4 papers). Steven Ackerley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Hong Kong. Steven Ackerley's co-authors include Christopher C.J. Miller, Christopher E. Shaw, Kurt J. De Vos, Andrew J. Grierson, P. Nigel Leigh, Emanuele Buratti, Jennifer C. Durnall, Caroline Vance, Kelly L. Williams and Ian P. Blair and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Steven Ackerley

21 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

TDP-43 Mutations in Familial and Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

2008 2.0k citations Jemeen Sreedharan, Ian P. Blair et al. Science profile →
Role of Axonal Transport in Neurodegenerative Diseases

2008 567 citations Kurt J. De Vos, Andrew J. Grierson et al. profile →
VAPB interacts with the mitochondrial protein PTPIP51 to regulate calcium homeostasis

2011 454 citations Kurt J. De Vos, Gábor M. Mórotz et al. Human Molecular Genetics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven Ackerley United Kingdom	20	2.8k	2.4k	1.4k	1.1k	954	21	4.8k
Wen-Lang Lin United States	36	3.4k 1.2×	2.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	589 0.6×	51	5.6k
Clotilde Lagier‐Tourenne United States	29	3.4k 1.2×	4.1k 1.7×	2.1k 1.5×	1.2k 1.1×	441 0.5×	41	6.5k
Edor Kabashi France	33	3.5k 1.3×	2.0k 0.8×	2.0k 1.5×	595 0.6×	567 0.6×	63	4.7k
Sami J. Barmada United States	33	2.2k 0.8×	2.7k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	669 0.6×	407 0.4×	80	4.2k
Mark W. Bêcher United States	23	1.9k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	732 0.5×	1.9k 1.7×	630 0.7×	44	4.7k
Shinsuke Ishigaki Japan	33	1.8k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	934 0.7×	518 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	75	4.4k
Shuo‐Chien Ling United States	25	2.9k 1.0×	2.8k 1.2×	1.8k 1.3×	626 0.6×	424 0.4×	38	4.5k
Makiko Nagai Japan	27	2.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	803 0.7×	295 0.3×	61	3.4k
Matthew C. Micsenyi United States	10	4.0k 1.5×	2.4k 1.0×	1.7k 1.2×	640 0.6×	514 0.5×	11	5.9k
Sandra Almeida United States	29	2.0k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	854 0.8×	269 0.3×	45	3.6k

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Mórotz, Gábor M., Kurt J. De Vos, Alessio Vagnoni, et al.. (2012). Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-associated mutant VAPBP56S perturbs calcium homeostasis to disrupt axonal transport of mitochondria. Human Molecular Genetics. 21(9). 1979–1988. 116 indexed citations

Vos, Kurt J. De, Gábor M. Mórotz, Radu Stoica, et al.. (2011). VAPB interacts with the mitochondrial protein PTPIP51 to regulate calcium homeostasis. Human Molecular Genetics. 21(6). 1299–1311. 454 indexed citations breakdown →

Tudor, Elizabeth L., Clare Galtrey, Michael S. Perkinton, et al.. (2010). Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mutant vesicle-associated membrane protein-associated protein-B transgenic mice develop TAR-DNA-binding protein-43 pathology. Neuroscience. 167(3). 774–785. 63 indexed citations

Turner, Bradley J., Steven Ackerley, Kay E. Davies, & Kevin Talbot. (2009). Dismutase-competent SOD1 mutant accumulation in myelinating Schwann cells is not detrimental to normal or transgenic ALS model mice. Human Molecular Genetics. 19(5). 815–824. 46 indexed citations

Sreedharan, Jemeen, Ian P. Blair, Xun Hu, et al.. (2008). TDP-43 Mutations in Familial and Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Science. 319(5870). 1668–1672. 2037 indexed citations breakdown →

Laird, Fiona M., Mohamed H. Farah, Steven Ackerley, et al.. (2008). Motor Neuron Disease Occurring in a Mutant Dynactin Mouse Model Is Characterized by Defects in Vesicular Trafficking. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(9). 1997–2005. 143 indexed citations

Vos, Kurt J. De, Anna Chapman, Catherine Manser, et al.. (2007). Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-linked SOD1 mutants perturb fast axonal transport to reduce axonal mitochondria content. Human Molecular Genetics. 16(22). 2720–2728. 326 indexed citations

Tudor, Elizabeth L., Michael S. Perkinton, Anja Schmidt, et al.. (2005). ALS2/Alsin Regulates Rac-PAK Signaling and Neurite Outgrowth. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(41). 34735–34740. 72 indexed citations

Ackerley, Steven, et al.. (2005). A mutation in the small heat-shock protein HSPB1 leading to distal hereditary motor neuronopathy disrupts neurofilament assembly and the axonal transport of specific cellular cargoes. Human Molecular Genetics. 15(2). 347–354. 120 indexed citations

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Ackerley, Steven, Andrew J. Grierson, Steven J. Banner, et al.. (2004). p38α stress-activated protein kinase phosphorylates neurofilaments and is associated with neurofilament pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 26(2). 354–364. 92 indexed citations

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Hill, Josephine, Michelle A. Utton, Ayodeji A. Asuni, et al.. (2004). Parkinson's disease α-synuclein mutations exhibit defective axonal transport in cultured neurons. Journal of Cell Science. 117(7). 1017–1024. 138 indexed citations

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Kesavapany, Sashi, Kwok‐Fai Lau, Steven Ackerley, et al.. (2003). Identification of a Novel, Membrane-Associated Neuronal Kinase, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5/p35-Regulated Kinase. Journal of Neuroscience. 23(12). 4975–4983. 55 indexed citations

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Ackerley, Steven, Paul Thornhill, Andrew J. Grierson, et al.. (2003). Neurofilament heavy chain side arm phosphorylation regulates axonal transport of neurofilaments. The Journal of Cell Biology. 161(3). 489–495. 164 indexed citations

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Kesavapany, Sashi, Kwok‐Fai Lau, Steven Ackerley, et al.. (2003). Identification of a novel, membrane-associated neuronal kinase, cyclin-dependent kinase 5/p35-regulated kinase.. PubMed. 23(12). 4975–83. 56 indexed citations

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Miller, Christopher C.J., et al.. (2002). Axonal transport of neurofilaments in normal and disease states. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 59(2). 323–330. 74 indexed citations

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Kesavapany, Sashi, Kwok‐Fai Lau, Declan M. McLoughlin, et al.. (2001). p35/cdk5 binds and phosphorylates β‐catenin and regulates β‐catenin/presenilin‐1 interaction. European Journal of Neuroscience. 13(2). 241–247. 69 indexed citations

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McLoughlin, Declan M., Claire L. Standen, Kwok‐Fai Lau, et al.. (2001). The Neuronal Adaptor Protein X11α Interacts with the Copper Chaperone for SOD1 and Regulates SOD1 Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(12). 9303–9307. 39 indexed citations

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Kesavapany, Sashi, Kwok‐Fai Lau, Declan M. McLoughlin, et al.. (2001). p35/cdk5 binds and phosphorylates beta-catenin and regulates beta-catenin/presenilin-1 interaction. European Journal of Neuroscience. 13(2). 241–247. 23 indexed citations

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Ackerley, Steven, Andrew J. Grierson, Janet Brownlees, et al.. (2000). Using GFP-tagged neurofilament middle chain to investigate slow transport in cultured cortical neurons. European Journal of Neuroscience. 12. 348–348. 1 indexed citations

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Ackerley, Steven, Andrew J. Grierson, Janet Brownlees, et al.. (2000). Glutamate Slows Axonal Transport of Neurofilaments in Transfected Neurons. The Journal of Cell Biology. 150(1). 165–176. 140 indexed citations

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