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Simon C. Watkins 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 Simon C. Watkins sits on this spectrum.

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Simon C. Watkins 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 Simon C. Watkins sits on this spectrum.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award

Overview

Simon C. Watkins is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a focus on Aerospace Engineering as the dominant subfield. Other subfields they have contributed to include Computational Mechanics, Economics and Econometrics, Social Psychology, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics investigated by Watkins feature Aerospace and Aviation Technology and Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms. Additional areas of study include Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems, Wind and Air Flow Studies, and labor market dynamics and wage inequality.

Watkins has published multiple papers, including recent works such as:

  • Understanding occupants' behaviour, engagement, emotion, and comfort indoors with heterogeneous sensors and wearables (2022, Scientific Data)
  • Gusts Encountered by Flying Vehicles in Proximity to Buildings (2022, Drones)
  • An experimental and computational study of aerodynamic properties of rugby balls (2024, Swinburne Research Bank [Swinburne University of Technology])
  • Opportunistic soaring by birds suggests new opportunities for atmospheric energy harvesting by flying robots (2022, Journal of The Royal Society Interface)
  • Flight-Relevant Gusts: Computation-Derived Guidelines for Micro Air Vehicle Ground Test Unsteady Aerodynamics (2020, Journal of Aircraft)

The venues frequently chosen for their publications indicate a specialized focus on areas related to drone technology and biological interfaces in engineering. These venues include:

  • Drones
  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Scientific Data
  • Journal of The Royal Society Interface
  • Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology)

Their collaborations have involved several recurrent co-authors, among whom are Abdulghani Mohamed, Shane P. Windsor, George Yi, Matthew Marino, and Anya R. Jones. The number of joint publications with these colleagues varies, highlighting an active network in aerospace and related interdisciplinary research fields.

Best Publications

  • Oxidized arachidonic and adrenic PEs navigate cells to ferroptosis

    Valerian E Kagan;Gaowei Mao;Feng Qu;Jose Pedro Friedmann Angeli

  • Negative inotropic effects of cytokines on the heart mediated by nitric oxide

    Mitchell S. Finkel;Carmine V. Oddis;Timothy D. Jacob;Simon C. Watkins

  • Mechanism of transfer of functional microRNAs between mouse dendritic cells via exosomes

    Angela Montecalvo;Adriana T. Larregina;William J. Shufesky;Donna Beer Stolz

  • Skeletal Muscle Lipid Content and Insulin Resistance: Evidence for a Paradox in Endurance-Trained Athletes

    Bret H. Goodpaster;Jing He;Simon Watkins;David E. Kelley

  • Endocytosis, intracellular sorting, and processing of exosomes by dendritic cells.

    Adrian E. Morelli;Adriana T. Larregina;William J. Shufesky;Mara L. G. Sullivan

  • DNA-based immunization by in vivo transfection of dendritic cells

    Cal Condon;Simon C. Watkins;Christina M. Celluzzi;Kathleen Thompson

  • Cardiolipin externalization to the outer mitochondrial membrane acts as an elimination signal for mitophagy in neuronal cells

    Charleen T. Chu;Jing Ji;Ruben K. Dagda;Jian Fei Jiang

  • Mesenchymal stem cells use extracellular vesicles to outsource mitophagy and shuttle microRNAs

    Donald G. Phinney;Michelangelo Di Giuseppe;Joel Njah;Ernest Sala

  • Current protocols in cytometry

    J. Paul Robinson;Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz;Robert Hoffman;John P. Nolan

  • PEBP1 Wardens Ferroptosis by Enabling Lipoxygenase Generation of Lipid Death Signals

    Sally E. Wenzel;Yulia Y. Tyurina;Jinming Zhao;Claudette M. St. Croix

  • Altered urinary bladder function in mice lacking the vanilloid receptor TRPV1

    L.A. Birder;Y. Nakamura;Y. Nakamura;S. Kiss;M.L. Nealen

  • Constitutive activation of Stat3 signaling abrogates apoptosis in squamous cell carcinogenesis in vivo.

    Jennifer Rubin Grandis;Stephanie D. Drenning;Qing Zeng;Simon C. Watkins

  • Microbubbles Targeted to Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Bind to Activated Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells

    Flordeliza S. Villanueva;Ron J. Jankowski;Sasha Klibanov;Maris L. Pina

  • The Tumor Microenvironment Represses T Cell Mitochondrial Biogenesis to Drive Intratumoral T Cell Metabolic Insufficiency and Dysfunction

    Nicole E. Scharping;Ashley V. Menk;Rebecca S. Moreci;Ryan D. Whetstone

  • Nitric Oxide Protects Cultured Rat Hepatocytes from Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-induced Apoptosis by Inducing Heat Shock Protein 70 Expression

    Young-Myeong Kim;Michael E. de Vera;Simon C. Watkins;Timothy R. Billiar

  • Persistent Activation of ERK Contributes to Glutamate-induced Oxidative Toxicity in a Neuronal Cell Line and Primary Cortical Neuron Cultures

    Madalina Stanciu;Ying Wang;Ruth Kentor;Nancy Burke

  • An Autophagy-Enhancing Drug Promotes Degradation of Mutant α1-Antitrypsin Z and Reduces Hepatic Fibrosis

    Tunda Hidvegi;Michael Ewing;Pamela Hale;Christine Dippold

  • Vanilloid receptor expression suggests a sensory role for urinary bladder epithelial cells.

    Lori A. Birder;Anthony J. Kanai;William C. de Groat;Susanna Kiss

  • Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Induces NLRP3-Dependent Lysosomal Damage and Inflammasome Activation

    Michelle E. Heid;Peter A. Keyel;Christelle Kamga;Sruti Shiva

  • Basal cells are a multipotent progenitor capable of renewing the bronchial epithelium.

    Kyung U. Hong;Susan D. Reynolds;Susan D. Reynolds;Simon Watkins;Elaine Fuchs

Frequent Co-Authors

Donna B. Stolz
Donna B. Stolz University of Pittsburgh
Claudette M. St. Croix
Claudette M. St. Croix University of Pittsburgh
Timothy R. Billiar
Timothy R. Billiar University of Pittsburgh
Paul D. Robbins
Paul D. Robbins University of Minnesota
Bruce R. Pitt
Bruce R. Pitt University of Pittsburgh
Valerian E. Kagan
Valerian E. Kagan University of Pittsburgh
Hülya Bayır
Hülya Bayır University of Pittsburgh
Patrick M. Kochanek
Patrick M. Kochanek University of Pittsburgh
Marcel P. Bruchez
Marcel P. Bruchez Carnegie Mellon University
Andrea Gambotto
Andrea Gambotto University of Pittsburgh

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