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Steven C. Ley

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
14299
World Ranking
14246
National Ranking
1118

Steven C. Ley publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 105 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven C. Ley 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 Steven C. Ley sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Steven C. Ley is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions span multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Immunology and Microbiology, and Medicine. The scientist has produced work focused on Immunology, Molecular Biology, Dermatology, Physiology, and Oncology among subfields of study.

Their research addresses a range of main topics, highlighting Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation, Immune Response and Inflammation, interferon and immune responses, Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, and Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis.

Recent publications by Steven C. Ley include:

  • CARD14E138A signalling in keratinocytes induces TNF-dependent skin and systemic inflammation, 2020, eLife
  • TPL-2 kinase induces phagosome acidification to promote macrophage killing of bacteria, 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • Endothelial Tpl2 regulates vascular barrier function via JNK-mediated degradation of claudin-5 promoting neuroinflammation or tumor metastasis, 2021, Cell Reports
  • TPL-2 Inhibits IFN-β Expression via an ERK1/2-TCF-FOS Axis in TLR4-Stimulated Macrophages, 2022, The Journal of Immunology
  • p38γ and p38δ modulate innate immune response by regulating MEF2D activation, 2023, eLife

Their work is frequently published in venues such as eLife, The EMBO Journal, The Journal of Immunology, Cell Reports, and Biochemical Journal.

Steven C. Ley has collaborated regularly with several co-authors including Joan Manils, Michael J. Pattison, Paul A. O'Sullivan, Ashleigh Howes, and Julia Janzen.

Best Publications

  • Mitogen-activated protein kinases in innate immunity

    J. Simon C. Arthur;Steven C. Ley

  • Aggregation of Lipid Rafts Accompanies Signaling via the T Cell Antigen Receptor

    Peter W. Janes;Steven C. Ley;Anthony I. Magee

  • Functions of NF-κB1 and NF-κB2 in immune cell biology

    Sören Beinke;Steven C. Ley

  • CD40 regulates the processing of NF-κB2 p100 to p52

    H.J. Coope;P.G.P. Atkinson;B. Huhse;M. Belich

  • The role of lipid rafts in T cell antigen receptor (TCR) signalling

    Peter W. Janes;Steven C. Ley;Anthony I. Magee;Panagiotis S. Kabouridis

  • S ‐acylation of LCK protein tyrosine kinase is essential for its signalling function in T lymphocytes

    Panagiotis S. Kabouridis;Anthony I. Magee;Steven C. Ley

  • Cholesterol depletion disrupts lipid rafts and modulates the activity of multiple signaling pathways in T lymphocytes

    Panagiotis S. Kabouridis;Julia Janzen;Anthony L. Magee;Steven C. Ley

  • New insights into NF-κB regulation and function

    Shao Cong Sun;Steven C. Ley

  • Activation of MEK-1 and SEK-1 by Tpl-2 proto-oncoprotein, a novel MAP kinase kinase kinase.

    A. Salmeron;T. B. Ahmad;G. W. Carlile;D. Pappin

  • Isoforms of 14-3-3 protein can form homo- and heterodimers in vivo and in vitro: implications for function as adapter proteins

    David H. Jones;Steven Ley;Alastair Aitken

  • Posttranslational hydroxylation of ankyrin repeats in IκB proteins by the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) asparaginyl hydroxylase, factor inhibiting HIF (FIH)

    Matthew E. Cockman;David E. Lancaster;Ineke P. Stolze;Kirsty S. Hewitson

  • Lipopolysaccharide Activation of the TPL-2/MEK/Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascade Is Regulated by IκB Kinase-Induced Proteolysis of NF-κB1 p105

    S. Beinke;M. J. Robinson;M. Hugunin;S. C. Ley

  • TPL-2 kinase regulates the proteolysis of the NF-κB-inhibitory protein NF-κB1 p105

    Mônica P. Belich;Andrés Salmerón;Leland H. Johnston;Steven C. Ley

  • Palmitoylation of multiple Src-family kinases at a homologous N-terminal motif

    M Koegl;P Zlatkine;S C Ley;S A Courtneidge

  • Expression, biological activities and mechanisms of action of A20 (TNFAIP3)

    Lynn Verstrepen;Kelly Verhelst;Geert van Loo;Isabelle Carpentier

  • Immortalized B lymphocytes produce B-cell growth factor.

    John Gordon;Steven C. Ley;Mark D. Melamed;Leonard S. English

  • Distinct intracellular localization of Lck and Fyn protein tyrosine kinases in human T lymphocytes.

    Steven C. Ley;Mark Marsh;Chris R. Bebbington;Karen Proudfoot

  • TPL-2 negatively regulates interferon-β production in macrophages and myeloid dendritic cells

    Frank Kaiser;Dorthe Cook;Stamatia Papoutsopoulou;Ricardo Rajsbaum

  • βTrCP-Mediated Proteolysis of NF-κB1 p105 Requires Phosphorylation of p105 Serines 927 and 932

    Valerie Lang;Julia Janzen;Gregory Zvi Fischer;Yasmina Soneji

  • Direct Phosphorylation of NF-κB1 p105 by the IκB Kinase Complex on Serine 927 Is Essential for Signal-induced p105 Proteolysis

    Andrés Salmerón;Julia Janzen;Yasmina Soneji;Nancy Bump

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne O'Garra
Anne O'Garra The Francis Crick Institute
Leland H. Johnston
Leland H. Johnston Medical Research Council
Anthony I. Magee
Anthony I. Magee National Institutes of Health
Anne M. Bowcock
Anne M. Bowcock Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Victor L. J. Tybulewicz
Victor L. J. Tybulewicz The Francis Crick Institute
Richard S. Blumberg
Richard S. Blumberg Brigham and Women's Hospital
Philip N. Tsichlis
Philip N. Tsichlis The Ohio State University
Michael J. Crumpton
Michael J. Crumpton EMF Biological Research Trust
Cox Terhorst
Cox Terhorst Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Oreste Acuto
Oreste Acuto University of Oxford

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