Alan Mackay‐Sim

18.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
188 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Alan Mackay‐Sim is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Sensory Systems and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Mackay‐Sim has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 67 papers in Sensory Systems and 45 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alan Mackay‐Sim's work include Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (67 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (40 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (35 papers). Alan Mackay‐Sim is often cited by papers focused on Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (67 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (40 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (35 papers). Alan Mackay‐Sim collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and France. Alan Mackay‐Sim's co-authors include John J. McGrath, François Féron, Darryl W. Eyles, Thomas Hummel, Thomas H.J. Burne, H. Gudziol, Gerd Kobal, Chris Perry, Jillanne Brown and James A. St John and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alan Mackay‐Sim

187 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Normative data for the “Sniffin’ Sticks” including tests of odor identification, odor discrimination, and olfactory thresholds: an upgrade based on a group of more than 3,000 subjects

2006 1.2k citations Alan Mackay‐Sim et al. profile →
Pathogens Penetrating the Central Nervous System: Infection Pathways and the Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Invasion

2014 305 citations Alan Mackay‐Sim, James A. St John et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Alan Mackay‐Sim	3.9k	3.9k	2.5k	2.4k	2.3k	188	12.3k
Wolfgang Liedtke	5.9k 1.5×	2.2k 0.6×	5.1k 2.1×	648 0.3×	1.4k 0.6×	160	15.8k
Ralf Paus	1.6k 0.4×	2.8k 0.7×	10.0k 4.1×	1.5k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	597	40.8k
Martin Koltzenburg	3.6k 0.9×	5.6k 1.4×	3.6k 1.5×	732 0.3×	526 0.2×	171	17.6k
Tatsuya Yamasoba	4.6k 1.2×	707 0.2×	3.4k 1.4×	798 0.3×	714 0.3×	528	13.3k
Shigeyoshi Itohara	906 0.2×	7.2k 1.9×	10.2k 4.2×	389 0.2×	873 0.4×	277	25.4k
Patrik Ernfors	2.2k 0.6×	14.2k 3.7×	8.4k 3.4×	517 0.2×	794 0.4×	180	23.4k
Lino Tessarollo	775 0.2×	5.6k 1.4×	11.0k 4.5×	599 0.3×	779 0.3×	247	21.2k
Winfried Neuhuber	1.2k 0.3×	2.7k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	750 0.3×	563 0.2×	281	11.7k
Derek van der Kooy	872 0.2×	11.9k 3.1×	12.5k 5.1×	685 0.3×	806 0.4×	316	25.7k
Oswald Steward	797 0.2×	15.8k 4.1×	9.6k 3.9×	2.8k 1.2×	511 0.2×	292	24.9k

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Wali, Gautam, et al.. (2023). Reduced acetylated α-tubulin in SPAST hereditary spastic paraplegia patient PBMCs. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17. 1073516–1073516. 2 indexed citations

Chehrehasa, Fatemeh, et al.. (2014). An Acute Growth Factor Treatment that Preserves Function after Spinal Cord Contusion Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 31(21). 1807–1813. 27 indexed citations

Mackay‐Sim, Alan & François Féron. (2013). Clinical Trials for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury: Not So Simple. Methods in molecular biology. 1059. 229–237. 1 indexed citations

Tao, Helen, et al.. (2011). Transplantation of Neuronal-Primed Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Hemiparkinsonian Rodents. PLoS ONE. 6(5). e19025–e19025. 69 indexed citations

Chan, Chi‐Ming, Jenny Ekberg, Katie E. Lineburg, et al.. (2010). Correction of aberrant axon growth in the developing mouse olfactory bulb. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 46(1). 282–295. 6 indexed citations

Kalinčík, Tomáš, et al.. (2010). Selected changes in spinal cord morphology after T4 transection and olfactory ensheathing cell transplantation. Autonomic Neuroscience. 158(1-2). 31–38. 9 indexed citations

McCurdy, Richard D., John J. McGrath, & Alan Mackay‐Sim. (2008). Validation of the comparative quantification method of real-time PCR analysis and a cautionary tale of housekeeping gene selection. Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 12(1). 15–24. 37 indexed citations

Cui, Xiaoying, John J. McGrath, Thomas H.J. Burne, Alan Mackay‐Sim, & Darryl W. Eyles. (2007). Maternal vitamin D depletion alters neurogenesis in the developing rat brain. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 25(4). 227–232. 106 indexed citations

Alméras, Lionel, Darryl W. Eyles, Philippe Benech, et al.. (2007). Developmental vitamin D deficiency alters brain protein expression in the adult rat: Implications for neuropsychiatric disorders. PROTEOMICS. 7(5). 769–780. 147 indexed citations

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Ko, Pan‐Woo, Darryl W. Eyles, Alan Mackay‐Sim, et al.. (2005). Report from the Neurology Scientific Integrity Advisor: Year 1. Neurology. 64(7). 1322–1322. 2 indexed citations

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Féron, François, Thomas H.J. Burne, Jillanne Brown, et al.. (2005). Developmental Vitamin D3 deficiency alters the adult rat brain. Brain Research Bulletin. 65(2). 141–148. 224 indexed citations

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McCurdy, Richard D., François Féron, John J. McGrath, & Alan Mackay‐Sim. (2005). Regulation of adult olfactory neurogenesis by insulin‐like growth factor‐I. European Journal of Neuroscience. 22(7). 1581–1588. 39 indexed citations

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McLean, Duncan, François Féron, Alan Mackay‐Sim, et al.. (2004). Paradoxical association between smoking and olfactory identification in psychosis versus controls. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 22 indexed citations

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Mackay‐Sim, Alan, et al.. (2004). Australian norms for a quantitative olfactory function test. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 11(8). 874–879. 49 indexed citations

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Korsgren, Magnus, Jonas S. Erjefält, Reiner Fischer‐Colbrie, et al.. (2003). Neural Expression and Increased Lavage Fluid Levels of Secretoneurin in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 167(11). 1504–1508. 19 indexed citations

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Féron, François, et al.. (2002). Vitamin D depletion during development markedly alters gene expression in adult rat brain: gene array assessment of a novel risk factor for schizophrenia.. Schizophrenia Research. 53(3). 83–83. 1 indexed citations

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Mackay‐Sim, Alan, et al.. (2002). Low vitamin D disrupts pre-pulse inhibition in adult but not young rats: A new animal model of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. 53(3). 216–216. 2 indexed citations

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McGrath, John J., François Féron, Darryl W. Eyles, J.B. Brown, & Alan Mackay‐Sim. (2001). The impact of low prenatal vitamin D on brain development: using an animal model to examine the vitamin D hypothesis of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. 49. 48–48. 5 indexed citations

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Mackay‐Sim, Alan, et al.. (1996). Responses of Mudpuppy Taste Receptor Cells to Denatonium: [Ca 2+], Ionic Current and Feeding Behavior. Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 3 indexed citations

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Mackay‐Sim, Alan & James D. Rose. (1986). Removal of the Vomeronasal Organ Impairs Lordosis in Female Hamsters: Effect Is Reversed by Luteinising Hormone-Releasing Hormone. Neuroendocrinology. 42(6). 489–493. 37 indexed citations

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