Alaina Baker‐Nigh

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 699 citations indexed

About

Alaina Baker‐Nigh is a scholar working on Physiology, Pharmacology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Alaina Baker‐Nigh has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 699 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Physiology, 3 papers in Pharmacology and 2 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Alaina Baker‐Nigh's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (5 papers), Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (3 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (2 papers). Alaina Baker‐Nigh is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (5 papers), Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (3 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (2 papers). Alaina Baker‐Nigh collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Israel. Alaina Baker‐Nigh's co-authors include Changiz Geula, Tom Kasten, Randall J. Bateman, Kwasi G. Mawuenyega, Kristopher M. Kirmess, Chihiro Sato, Tammie L.S. Benzinger, Nicolas R. Barthélemy, Nicholas M. Kanaan and Matthew J. Crisp and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Neuron and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Alaina Baker‐Nigh

7 papers receiving 697 citations

Hit Papers

Tau Kinetics in Neurons and the Human Central Nervous System 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Tau Kinetics in Neurons and the Human Central Nervous System
    2018 397 citations Chihiro Sato, Nicolas R. Barthélemy et al. Neuron profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alaina Baker‐Nigh United States 5 481 230 176 166 150 7 699
Clara Theunis Belgium 11 571 1.2× 309 1.3× 196 1.1× 194 1.2× 187 1.2× 14 845
Kevin R. Kay United States 10 437 0.9× 215 0.9× 245 1.4× 87 0.5× 182 1.2× 11 679
Jasmin Bartl Germany 16 336 0.7× 225 1.0× 298 1.7× 138 0.8× 126 0.8× 27 776
Steinunn Þórðardóttir Sweden 9 489 1.0× 189 0.8× 133 0.8× 184 1.1× 206 1.4× 17 631
Ajeet Rijal Upadhaya Germany 14 570 1.2× 255 1.1× 131 0.7× 135 0.8× 172 1.1× 16 743
Élodie Bouaziz-Amar France 16 403 0.8× 221 1.0× 120 0.7× 194 1.2× 131 0.9× 52 727
Arline Faustin United States 12 330 0.7× 338 1.5× 133 0.8× 136 0.8× 190 1.3× 22 758
Liang‐Hao Guo Germany 18 363 0.8× 203 0.9× 205 1.2× 210 1.3× 189 1.3× 25 851
Makis Tzioras United Kingdom 8 334 0.7× 211 0.9× 196 1.1× 62 0.4× 219 1.5× 11 674
John F. Ervin United States 17 542 1.1× 384 1.7× 239 1.4× 117 0.7× 194 1.3× 27 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Alaina Baker‐Nigh

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alaina Baker‐Nigh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alaina Baker‐Nigh

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All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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Baker‐Nigh, Alaina, et al.. (2020). Operation spinal cord regeneration: Patterning information residing in extracellular matrix glycosaminoglycans. Brain and Behavior. 10(2). e01531–e01531. 3 indexed citations
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Sato, Chihiro, Nicolas R. Barthélemy, Kwasi G. Mawuenyega, et al.. (2018). Tau Kinetics in Neurons and the Human Central Nervous System. Neuron. 97(6). 1284–1298.e7. 397 indexed citations breakdown →
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Baker‐Nigh, Alaina, Kwasi G. Mawuenyega, James G. Bollinger, et al.. (2016). Human Central Nervous System (CNS) ApoE Isoforms Are Increased by Age, Differentially Altered by Amyloidosis, and Relative Amounts Reversed in the CNS Compared with Plasma. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(53). 27204–27218. 42 indexed citations
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Kım, Garam, et al.. (2015). Accumulation and age-related elevation of amyloid-β within basal forebrain cholinergic neurons in the rhesus monkey. Neuroscience. 298. 102–111. 13 indexed citations
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Baker‐Nigh, Alaina, Elena Davis, Sandra Weıntraub, et al.. (2015). Neuronal amyloid-β accumulation within cholinergic basal forebrain in ageing and Alzheimer’s disease. Brain. 138(6). 1722–1737. 155 indexed citations
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Baker‐Nigh, Alaina, Alexander Nicholas, Rustam Yukhananov, et al.. (2011). Age-related loss of calcium buffering and selective neuronal vulnerability in Alzheimer’s disease. Acta Neuropathologica. 122(5). 565–576. 87 indexed citations
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