Alan C. Peterson

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
126 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Alan C. Peterson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan C. Peterson has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 22 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Alan C. Peterson's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (20 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (18 papers) and Hereditary Neurological Disorders (11 papers). Alan C. Peterson is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (20 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (18 papers) and Hereditary Neurological Disorders (11 papers). Alan C. Peterson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Alan C. Peterson's co-authors include Eric A. Shoubridge, Jack P. Jenuth, Carmen Sapienza, Christine E. Dunne, Jennifer Hewson, Matt Wheatley, Brent A. Reynolds, Samuel Weiss, Janet Rossant and Katherine Fu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alan C. Peterson

125 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Multipotent CNS Stem Cells Are Present in the Adult Mamma... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 250 500 750
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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. Multipotent CNS Stem Cells Are Present in the Adult Mammalian Spinal Cord and Ventricular Neuroaxis
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan C. Peterson Canada 40 4.0k 1.9k 1.8k 1.2k 841 126 7.2k
Thomas Müller Germany 55 5.8k 1.5× 2.1k 1.1× 1.7k 0.9× 925 0.8× 964 1.1× 145 9.5k
Ann Logan United Kingdom 56 4.2k 1.1× 3.0k 1.6× 1.7k 1.0× 805 0.7× 765 0.9× 213 9.3k
Tetsumori Yamashima Japan 47 2.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 700 0.4× 306 0.3× 989 1.2× 206 7.1k
Klaus Addicks Germany 50 3.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 580 0.3× 686 0.6× 941 1.1× 199 8.4k
Marston Manthorpe United States 55 4.6k 1.1× 5.5k 2.9× 2.8k 1.6× 1.1k 0.9× 964 1.1× 121 10.1k
Thomas O. Crawford United States 59 5.4k 1.4× 2.3k 1.2× 554 0.3× 773 0.6× 952 1.1× 160 10.8k
Yun Li China 45 4.4k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 947 0.5× 1.3k 1.1× 549 0.7× 177 7.6k
Kjeld Møllgård Denmark 45 2.0k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 496 0.3× 477 0.4× 379 0.5× 129 5.1k
Minesuke Yokoyama Japan 35 4.7k 1.2× 1.0k 0.5× 377 0.2× 1.9k 1.6× 1.4k 1.7× 92 8.9k
Alexander Pfeifer Germany 60 6.8k 1.7× 1.7k 0.9× 667 0.4× 1.9k 1.6× 826 1.0× 187 11.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan C. Peterson

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All Works

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Liu, Ming, Jinyi Zhang, Benjamin D. Pinder, et al.. (2021). WAVE2 suppresses mTOR activation to maintain T cell homeostasis and prevent autoimmunity. Science. 371(6536). 33 indexed citations
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Friedman, Hana, et al.. (2020). Transcriptional regulators of the Golli/myelin basic protein locus integrate additive and stealth activities. PLoS Genetics. 16(8). e1008752–e1008752. 5 indexed citations
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Popović, Natalija, Alan C. Peterson, Eva d’Hennezel, et al.. (2017). The common, autoimmunity-predisposing 620Arg > Trp variant of PTPN22 modulates macrophage function and morphology. Journal of Autoimmunity. 79. 74–83. 15 indexed citations
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Groh, Janos, Hana Friedman, Nadiya Orel, et al.. (2016). Pathogenicinflammation in the CNS of mice carrying humanPLP1mutations. Human Molecular Genetics. 25(21). ddw296–ddw296. 22 indexed citations
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Bergès, Raphaël, Julien Balzeau, Alan C. Peterson, & Joël Eyer. (2012). A Tubulin Binding Peptide Targets Glioma Cells Disrupting Their Microtubules, Blocking Migration, and Inducing Apoptosis. Molecular Therapy. 20(7). 1367–1377. 49 indexed citations
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Fulton, Debra L., Éric Denarier, Hana Friedman, Wyeth W. Wasserman, & Alan C. Peterson. (2011). Towards resolving the transcription factor network controlling myelin gene expression. Nucleic Acids Research. 39(18). 7974–7991. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jinyi, Naima Zahir, Xianwang Meng, et al.. (2011). The autoimmune disease–associated PTPN22 variant promotes calpain-mediated Lyp/Pep degradation associated with lymphocyte and dendritic cell hyperresponsiveness. Nature Genetics. 43(9). 902–907. 196 indexed citations
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Giralt, Albert, Hana Friedman, Noelia Urbán, et al.. (2010). BDNF regulation under GFAP promoter provides engineered astrocytes as a new approach for long-term protection in Huntington's disease. Gene Therapy. 17(10). 1294–1308. 85 indexed citations
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Luchman, H. Artee, Hana Friedman, Michelle L. Villemaire, Alan C. Peterson, & Frank R. Jirik. (2008). Temporally controlled prostate epithelium‐specific gene alterations. genesis. 46(4). 229–234. 11 indexed citations
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Forsberg‐Nilsson, Karin, Anna Erlandsson, Xiaoqun Zhang, et al.. (2003). Oligodendrocyte precursor hypercellularity and abnormal retina development in mice overexpressing PDGF‐B in myelinating tracts. Glia. 41(3). 276–289. 15 indexed citations
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Ménard, Catherine, Annie Paquin, Doron Lederfein, et al.. (2002). An Essential Role for a MEK-C/EBP Pathway during Growth Factor-Regulated Cortical Neurogenesis. Neuron. 36(4). 597–610. 170 indexed citations
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Forghani, Reza, et al.. (1999). Preparation of nuclear extracts from myelinating Schwann cells. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 89(2). 129–132. 3 indexed citations
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Trapp, Bruce D., et al.. (1998). Myelin associated glycoprotein modulates glia-axon contact in vivo. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 51(2). 210–217. 47 indexed citations
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Jenuth, Jack P., Alan C. Peterson, & Eric A. Shoubridge. (1997). Tissue-specific selection for different mtDNA genotypes in heteroplasmic mice. Nature Genetics. 16(1). 93–95. 302 indexed citations
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Jenuth, Jack P., Alan C. Peterson, Katherine Fu, & Eric A. Shoubridge. (1996). Random genetic drift in the female germline explains the rapid segregation of mammalian mitochondrial DNA. Nature Genetics. 14(2). 146–151. 445 indexed citations
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Hallauer, Patricia L., Kenneth E.M. Hastings, & Alan C. Peterson. (1988). Fast Skeletal Muscle-Specific Expression of a Quail Troponin I Gene in Transgenic Mice. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 8(12). 5072–5079. 4 indexed citations
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Peterson, Alan C., et al.. (1972). Analysis of cleft palate induction by a glucocorticoid in mice, an application of the egg transfer technique in teratology. Abstr.. Birth Defects Research. 6(1). 119–120. 11 indexed citations

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