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45
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6496
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Murray E. Selkirk publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Murray E. Selkirk sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 140 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Murray E. Selkirk D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Murray E. Selkirk sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 45 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Murray E. Selkirk is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Immunology and Microbiology. They have contributed extensively to the study of Parasite Biology and Host Interactions as well as immune-related topics.

The scientist's main research topics encompass Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Extracellular vesicles in disease, IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study, Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment, and Immune Cell Function and Interaction.

Recent publications by Murray E. Selkirk include the following papers:

  • Acetylcholine production by group 2 innate lymphoid cells promotes mucosal immunity to helminths, 2021, Science Immunology
  • ILC3-derived acetylcholine promotes protease-driven allergic lung pathology, 2021, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Lentiviral transduction facilitates RNA interference in the nematode parasite Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, 2021, PLoS Pathogens
  • MicroRNA-142 Critically Regulates Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Homeostasis and Function, 2021, The Journal of Immunology
  • Characterisation of the secreted apyrase family of Heligmosomoides polygyrus, 2020, International Journal for Parasitology

Murray E. Selkirk frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), International Journal for Parasitology, Frontiers in Parasitology, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, and Revue des Maladies Respiratoires.

Collaboration has been an important element of their research, with frequent coauthors including William Horsnell, Peter Sarkies, Rita Berkachy, Jana Hagen, and Luke B. Roberts.

The subfields of study that the scientist has contributed to include Molecular Biology, Ecology, Immunology, Surgery, and Infectious Diseases, demonstrating a multidisciplinary approach within biological and medical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Immunological modulation and evasion by helminth parasites in human populations

    Rick M. Maizels;Don A. P. Bundy;Murray E. Selkirk;Deborah F. Smith

  • Differential expression of IgE and IgG4 specific antibody responses in asymptomatic and chronic human filariasis.

    A Kurniawan;M Yazdanbakhsh;R van Ree;R Aalberse

  • Identification of a small rna containing the trypanosome spliced leader: A donor of shared 5′ sequences of trypanosomatid mRNAs?

    Michael Milhausen;Richard G. Nelson;Susan Sather;Murray Selkirk

  • T-cell activation and the balance of antibody isotypes in human lymphatic filariasis

    R. M. Maizels;E. Sartono;E. Sartono;Agnes Kurniawan;F. Partono

  • Ancient and Novel Small RNA Pathways Compensate for the Loss of piRNAs in Multiple Independent Nematode Lineages

    Peter Sarkies;Murray E. Selkirk;John T. Jones;Vivian Blok

  • Suppression of secreted acetylcholinesterase expression in Nippostrongylus brasiliensis by RNA interference.

    Ayman S Hussein;Ketty Kichenin;Murray E Selkirk

  • Sequences homologous to the variant antigen mRNA spliced leader are located in tandem repeats and variable orphons in trypanosoma brucei.

    Richard G. Nelson;Marilyn Parsons;Philip J. Barr;Kenneth Stuart

  • Resistance of filarial nematode parasites to oxidative stress.

    Murray E. Selkirk;Vincent P. Smith;G.Ruth Thomas;Kleoniki Gounaris

  • Parasite Antigens, Parasite Genes: A Laboratory Manual for Molecular Parasitology

    R. M. Maizels;M. L. Blaxter;B. D. Robertson;M. E. Selkirk

  • Identification of the major soluble cuticular glycoprotein of lymphatic filarial nematode parasites (gp29) as a secretory homolog of glutathione peroxidase

    Edith Cookson;Mark L. Blaxter;Murray E. Selkirk

  • T Cell Responsiveness Correlates Differentially with Antibody Isotype Levels in Clinical and Asymptomatic Filariasis

    Maria Yazdanbakhsh;William A. Paxton;Yvonne C. M. Kruize;Erliyani Sartono

  • Forms and Functions of Nematode Surfaces

    Rick Maizels;Mark Blaxter;M.E. Selkirk

  • Cytostatic and cytotoxic effects of activated macrophages and nitric oxide donors on Brugia malayi.

    G R Thomas;M McCrossan;M E Selkirk

  • Cloning, Expression, and Properties of a Nonneuronal Secreted Acetylcholinesterase from the Parasitic Nematode Nippostrongylus brasiliensis

    Ayman S. Hussein;Matilde R. Chacón;Angela M. Smith;Rafael Tosado-Acevedo

  • Linked thioredoxin-glutathione systems in platyhelminths.

    Gustavo Salinas;Murray E. Selkirk;Cora Chalar;Rick M. Maizels

  • Extracellular and cytoplasmic CuZn superoxide dismutases from Brugia lymphatic filarial nematode parasites.

    Liang Tang;Xiu Ou;K. Henkle-Dührsen;M. E. Selkirk

  • Macrophage migration inhibitory factor of the parasitic nematode Trichinella spiralis.

    T. H. P. Tan;S. A. V. Edgerton;R. Kumari;M. S. B. McALISTER

  • Heat shock cognate 70 is a prominent immunogen in Brugian filariasis.

    M E Selkirk;D A Denham;F Partono;R M Maizels

  • Amelioration of Influenza-Induced Pathology in Mice by Coinfection with Trichinella spiralis

    Rebecca C. Furze;Tracy Hussell;Murray E. Selkirk

  • Short communication Suppression of secreted acetylcholinesterase expression in Nippostrongylus brasiliensis by RNA interference

    Ayman S. Hussein;Ketty Kichenin;Murray E. Selkirk

Frequent Co-Authors

Rick M. Maizels
Rick M. Maizels University of Glasgow
Maria Yazdanbakhsh
Maria Yazdanbakhsh Leiden University Medical Center
Jacqueline B. Matthews
Jacqueline B. Matthews University of Edinburgh
Frank Brombacher
Frank Brombacher University of Cape Town
Mark Blaxter
Mark Blaxter Wellcome Sanger Institute
Rosalind E. Jenkins
Rosalind E. Jenkins University of Liverpool
William A. Paxton
William A. Paxton University of Liverpool
Jürgen Wess
Jürgen Wess National Institutes of Health
Adam F. Cunningham
Adam F. Cunningham University of Birmingham
Khuloud T. Al-Jamal
Khuloud T. Al-Jamal King's College London

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