A. Léon

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
94 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

A. Léon is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Léon has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 12 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in A. Léon's work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (17 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (16 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (15 papers). A. Léon is often cited by papers focused on Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (17 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (16 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (15 papers). A. Léon collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Ireland and United Kingdom. A. Léon's co-authors include Roberto Dal Toso, Stephen D. Skaper, Laura Facci, G. Toffano, Alessandro Buriani, Stefano Romanello, Martina Fabris, Luigi Aloe, Rita Levi‐Montalcini and Dalila Moter Benvegnú and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

A. Léon

90 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Mast cells synthesize, store, and release nerve growth factor.

1994 552 citations A. Léon, Luigi Aloe et al. profile →
Mast cells express a peripheral cannabinoid receptor with differential sensitivity to anandamide and palmitoylethanolamide.

1995 547 citations Laura Facci, Stephen D. Skaper et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Léon Italy	35	2.3k	1.6k	1.0k	695	603	94	4.6k
Shelley Allen United Kingdom	40	2.3k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	955 0.9×	1.7k 2.5×	574 1.0×	92	5.5k
Alberta Leon Italy	26	1.2k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	826 0.8×	699 1.0×	249 0.4×	66	3.2k
Kanato Yamagata Japan	36	2.4k 1.1×	2.9k 1.8×	1.3k 1.2×	731 1.1×	362 0.6×	73	6.3k
Jan Mulder Sweden	35	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	951 0.9×	739 1.1×	232 0.4×	114	4.6k
Emmanuel Hermans Belgium	34	2.5k 1.1×	2.0k 1.3×	721 0.7×	581 0.8×	224 0.4×	149	4.3k
Carlos B. Duarte Portugal	39	3.2k 1.4×	2.8k 1.7×	320 0.3×	766 1.1×	870 1.4×	147	6.4k
Silvia Rossi Italy	48	2.1k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.4×	505 0.7×	485 0.8×	116	6.1k
Nobuyuki Takei Japan	39	2.6k 1.1×	2.1k 1.3×	264 0.3×	599 0.9×	944 1.6×	107	4.8k
Guillermina Almazán Canada	45	1.4k 0.6×	2.3k 1.4×	684 0.7×	463 0.7×	1.2k 2.0×	115	5.1k
Stephen M. Massa United States	43	2.1k 0.9×	2.8k 1.7×	365 0.4×	988 1.4×	737 1.2×	84	5.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Léon, A., Peter T. Doran, Alan Landay, et al.. (2025). Development and validation of a quantitative Orthopoxvirus immunoassay to evaluate and differentiate serological responses to Mpox infection and vaccination. EBioMedicine. 113. 105622–105622. 4 indexed citations

Léon, A., Alan Landay, Liêm Binh Luong Nguyen, et al.. (2025). Antibody Responses are Sustained 2 Years Post-Mpox Infection but not Following Modified Vaccinia Ankara–Bavarian Nordic Vaccination. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 12(9). ofaf536–ofaf536. 1 indexed citations

Léon, A., et al.. (2025). Breakthrough atypical mpox in a vaccinated individual with high antibody titres. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 25(7). e439–e439. 2 indexed citations

Kenny, Grace, Lili Gu, A. Léon, et al.. (2023). Development of a novel medium throughput flow-cytometry based micro-neutralisation test for SARS-CoV-2 with applications in clinical vaccine trials and antibody screening. PLoS ONE. 18(11). e0294262–e0294262.

Ghosh, Tarini Shankar, A. Léon, Junhui Li, et al.. (2023). Associations between host microbiome and inflammation suggest role for host microbiome in driving COVID-19 disease severity. Microbes and Infection. 26(3). 105247–105247.

Kelly, N., Grace Kenny, Féaron C. Cassidy, et al.. (2022). Individuals with obesity who survive SARS‐CoV‐2 infection have preserved antigen‐specific T cell frequencies. Obesity. 30(10). 1927–1931. 2 indexed citations

Álvarez, Elena, Lucy Campbell, Willard Tinago, et al.. (2022). The renal-bone axis in older people living with HIV on stable antiretroviral therapy: A sub-analysis of the GS-US-104-0423 study. Antiviral Therapy. 27(4). 201820658–201820658. 2 indexed citations

Sabin, Caroline, A. Léon, Alan Winston, et al.. (2022). Biomarker associations with insomnia and secondary sleep outcomes in persons with and without HIV in the POPPY-Sleep substudy: a cohort study. SLEEP. 45(12). 3 indexed citations

Facchinetti, Fabrizio, et al.. (2002). H₂O₂ induces upregulation of Fas and Fas ligand expression in NGF‐differentiated PC12 cells: Modulation by cAMP. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 69(2). 178–188. 38 indexed citations

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Fusco, Mariella, et al.. (1992). Exogenous nerve growth factor infusion affects endogenous hippocampal NGF level in adult rat. Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis. 52(3). 1 indexed citations

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Oderfeld-Nowak, B, et al.. (1992). In vivo activated brain astrocytes may produce and secrete nerve growth factor-like molecules. Neurochemistry International. 21(3). 455–461. 53 indexed citations

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Fusco, Mariella, P. Polato, G. Vantini, et al.. (1991). Nerve growth factor differentially modulates the expression of its receptor within the CNS. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 312(3). 477–491. 42 indexed citations

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Lipartiti, Maria, et al.. (1991). Monosialoganglioside GM1 reduces NMDA neurotoxicity in neonatal rat brain. Experimental Neurology. 113(3). 301–305. 28 indexed citations

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Léon, A. & R. Curtis. (1990). Autosomal dominant rod-cone dysplasia in the Rdy cat 1. Light and electron microscopic findings. Experimental Eye Research. 51(4). 361–381. 28 indexed citations

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Facci, Laura, A. Léon, & Stephen D. Skaper. (1990). Excitatory amino acid neurotoxicity in cultured retinal neurons: Involvement of N‐methyl‐D‐Aspartate (NMDA) and Non‐NMDA receptors and effect of ganglioside GM1. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 27(2). 202–210. 39 indexed citations

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Freund, Tamás F., György Buzsáki, A. Léon, & Péter Somogyi. (1990). Hippocampal cell death following ischemia: Effects of brain temperature and anesthesia. Experimental Neurology. 108(3). 251–260. 49 indexed citations

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Seren, M.S., C. Aldinio, R. Zanoni, A. Léon, & Ferdinando Nicoletti. (1989). Stimulation of Inositol Phospholipid Hydrolysis by Excitatory Amino Acids Is Enhanced in Brain Slices from Vulnerable Regions after Transient Global Ischemia. Journal of Neurochemistry. 53(6). 1700–1705. 65 indexed citations

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Fusco, Mariella, B Oderfeld-Nowak, G. Vantini, et al.. (1989). Nerve growth factor affects uninjured, adult rat septohippocampal cholinergic neurons. Neuroscience. 33(1). 47–52. 74 indexed citations

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Freund, Tamás F., György Buzsáki, O. Prohaska, A. Léon, & Péter Somogyi. (1989). Simultaneous recording of local electrical activity, partial oxygen tension and temperature in the rat hippocampus with a chamber-type microelectrode. Effects of anaesthesia, ischemia and epilepsy. Neuroscience. 28(3). 539–549. 50 indexed citations

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Cavicchioli, L., George Dickson, Howard Prentice, et al.. (1988). Expression of the messenger RNA encoding the glial fibrillary acidic protein in RAT basal forebrain following fimbria-fornix lesion. Pharmacological Research Communications. 20(7). 609–610. 3 indexed citations

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