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Paul R. Riley publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul R. Riley sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 141 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Paul R. Riley D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul R. Riley sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Paul R. Riley is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and focuses on research spanning medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work predominantly intersects molecular biology and cardiology with additional engagement in surgery, oncology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their main research topics include congenital heart defects, cardiac fibrosis and remodeling, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, lymphatic system and diseases, coronary artery anomalies, neonatal respiratory health, and extracellular vesicles in disease.

Recent publications by Paul R. Riley demonstrate involvement in cardiovascular and developmental biology research. Key papers include:

  • "Macrophages directly contribute collagen to scar formation during zebrafish heart regeneration and mouse heart repair," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "The evolving cardiac lymphatic vasculature in development, repair and regeneration," 2021, Nature Reviews Cardiology
  • "Mouse models of myocardial infarction: comparing permanent ligation and ischaemia-reperfusion," 2020, Disease Models & Mechanisms
  • "Tissue-resident macrophages regulate lymphatic vessel growth and patterning in the developing heart," 2021, Development
  • "Functional Heterogeneity within the Developing Zebrafish Epicardium," 2020, Developmental Cell

Frequent collaborators with Paul R. Riley include Joaquim Miguel Vieira, Robin P. Choudhury, Daniela Pezzolla, Mala Gunadasa-Rohling, and Konstantinos Klaourakis. These coauthors have worked alongside Riley on multiple projects, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

The scientist publishes regularly in several venues related to their field of study. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Cardiovascular Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Development
  • Nature Cardiovascular Research
  • European Heart Journal

Best Publications

  • Thymosin beta4 induces adult epicardial progenitor mobilization and neovascularization.

    Nicola Smart;Catherine A. Risebro;Athalie A. D. Melville;Kelvin Moses

  • De novo cardiomyocytes from within the activated adult heart after injury

    Nicola Smart;Sveva Bollini;Karina N. Dubé;Joaquim M. Vieira

  • The Hand1 bHLH transcription factor is essential for placentation and cardiac morphogenesis.

    P Riley;L Anson-Cartwright;J C Cross;J C Cross

  • Cardiac lymphatics are heterogeneous in origin and respond to injury

    Linda Klotz;Sophie Norman;Joaquim Miguel Vieira;Megan Masters

  • Cardiomyocyte regeneration: A consensus statement

    Thomas Eschenhagen;Roberto Bolli;Thomas Braun;Loren J. Field

  • Heart regeneration and repair after myocardial infarction: translational opportunities for novel therapeutics

    Thomas J. Cahill;Robin P. Choudhury;Paul R. Riley

  • Macrophages directly contribute collagen to scar formation during zebrafish heart regeneration and mouse heart repair

    Filipa C. Simões;Thomas J. Cahill;Amy Kenyon;Daria Gavriouchkina;Daria Gavriouchkina

  • The HAND1 Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor Regulates Trophoblast Differentiation via Multiple Mechanisms

    Ian C. Scott;Lynn Anson-Cartwright;Paul Riley;Danny Reda

  • The Stem Cell Movement

    Nicola Smart;Paul R. Riley

  • The cardiac lymphatic system stimulates resolution of inflammation following myocardial infarction

    Joaquim Miguel Vieira;Sophie Norman;Cristina Villa del Campo;Thomas J. Cahill

  • Resident cardiac progenitor cells: At the heart of regeneration

    Sveva Bollini;Nicola Smart;Paul R. Riley

  • Deletion of the Cul1 gene in mice causes arrest in early embryogenesis and accumulation of cyclin E.

    Yisong Wang;Sonya Penfold;Xiaojing Tang;Naka Hattori

  • Prox1 maintains muscle structure and growth in the developing heart

    Catherine A. Risebro;Richelle G. Searles;Athalie A. D. Melville;Elisabeth Ehler

  • Thymosin beta4 and angiogenesis: modes of action and therapeutic potential.

    Nicola Smart;Alex Rossdeutsch;Paul R. Riley

  • The epicardium signals the way towards heart regeneration

    Megan Masters;Paul R. Riley

  • Maternal diet programs embryonic kidney gene expression

    Simon J. M. Welham;Paul R. Riley;Angie Wade;Mike Hubank

  • Amniotic fluid stem cells are cardioprotective following acute myocardial infarction.

    S Bollini;KK Cheung;J Riegler;XB Dong

  • Transfer of embryos into the uterus: how much do technical factors affect pregnancy rates?

    Talha Al-Shawaf;Rajendra Dave;Joyce Harper;Deborah Linehan

  • Heart Regeneration in the Mexican Cavefish.

    William T. Stockdale;Madeleine E. Lemieux;Abigail C. Killen;Juanjuan Zhao

  • Regulation of oxytocin, oestradiol and progesterone receptor concentrations in different uterine regions by oestradiol, progesterone and oxytocin in ovariectomized ewes

    D C Wathes;G E Mann;J H Payne;P R Riley

Frequent Co-Authors

Adrian S. Woolf
Adrian S. Woolf University of Manchester
Sean M. Davidson
Sean M. Davidson University College London
James C. Cross
James C. Cross University of Calgary
David R. Greaves
David R. Greaves University of Oxford
Kenneth R. Chien
Kenneth R. Chien Karolinska Institute
Elisabeth Ehler
Elisabeth Ehler King's College London
Daniel C. Anthony
Daniel C. Anthony University of Oxford
Tatjana Sauka-Spengler
Tatjana Sauka-Spengler University of Oxford
Keith M. Channon
Keith M. Channon University of Oxford
Peter J. Scambler
Peter J. Scambler University College London

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