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

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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 Thomas Hummel, 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 et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Reduced acetylated α-tubulin in SPAST hereditary spastic paraplegia patient PBMCs 2023 ·Frontiers in Neuroscience ·Gautam Wali, (unknown), (unknown), Kishore R. Kumar, Alan Mackay‐Sim, Carolyn M. Sue	2
2	Rotenone Susceptibility Phenotype in Olfactory Derived Patient Cells as a Model of Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Mariyam Murtaza, (unknown), Nicholas Matigian, Michael Todorovic, Anthony L. Cook, (unknown), Lan‐Feng Dong, Jiřı́ Neužil, Peter A. Silburn, Alan Mackay‐Sim, George D. Mellick, Stephen A. Wood	23
3	Increased abundance of translation machinery in stem cell–derived neural progenitor cells from four schizophrenia patients 2015 ·Translational Psychiatry ·Aaron Topol, Jane A. English, Erin Flaherty, Prashanth Rajarajan, Brigham J. Hartley, (unknown), Fiona Desland, Shijia Zhu, (unknown), Lawrence Friedman, Judith L. Rapoport, Dan P. Felsenfeld, Gerard Cagney, Alan Mackay‐Sim, Jeffrey N. Savas, Bruce J. Aronow, Gang Fang, (unknown), David Cotter, Kristen Brennand	43
4	An Acute Growth Factor Treatment that Preserves Function after Spinal Cord Contusion Injury 2014 ·Journal of Neurotrauma ·Fatemeh Chehrehasa, (unknown), (unknown), Alan Mackay‐Sim, Ben Goss	27
5	Loss of Usp9x Disrupts Cortical Architecture, Hippocampal Development and TGFβ-Mediated Axonogenesis 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Shane Stegeman, Lachlan A. Jolly, (unknown), Jozef Gécz, Linda J. Richards, Alan Mackay‐Sim, Stephen A. Wood	62
6	Prevalence of smell loss in Parkinson's disease – A multicenter study 2009 ·Parkinsonism & Related Disorders ·Antje Haehner, Sanne Boesveldt, Henk W. Berendse, Alan Mackay‐Sim, Jonathan Fleischmann, Peter A. Silburn, Amy N.B. Johnston, George D. Mellick, Birgit Herting, Heinz Reichmann, Thomas Hummel	302
7	Validation of the comparative quantification method of real-time PCR analysis and a cautionary tale of housekeeping gene selection 2008 ·Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia) ·Richard D. McCurdy, John J. McGrath, Alan Mackay‐Sim	37
8	Neurotrophin expression in the adult olfactory epithelium 2008 ·Brain Research ·François Féron, John Bianco, (unknown), Alan Mackay‐Sim	30
9	Report from the Neurology Scientific Integrity Advisor: Year 1 2005 ·Neurology ·Pan‐Woo Ko, Darryl W. Eyles, Alan Mackay‐Sim, John J. McGrath, (unknown), Peter D. Inskip, Howard Feldman, Margaret Hux, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	2
10	Swimming behaviour and post-swimming activity in Vitamin D receptor knockout mice 2005 ·Brain Research Bulletin ·Thomas H.J. Burne, Amy N.B. Johnston, John J. McGrath, Alan Mackay‐Sim	77
11	Paradoxical association between smoking and olfactory identification in psychosis versus controls 2004 ·HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) ·Duncan McLean, François Féron, Alan Mackay‐Sim, Richard D. McCurdy, (unknown), David Chant, John J. McGrath	22
12	Australian norms for a quantitative olfactory function test 2004 ·Journal of Clinical Neuroscience ·Alan Mackay‐Sim, (unknown), Caroline Owen, David Chant, Peter A. Silburn	49
13	Neural Expression and Increased Lavage Fluid Levels of Secretoneurin in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis 2003 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Magnus Korsgren, Jonas S. Erjefält, (unknown), Reiner Fischer‐Colbrie, Cecilia Ahlström Emanuelsson, Morgan Andersson, C. G. A. Persson, Alan Mackay‐Sim, F. Sundler, Lennart Greiff	19
14	Low vitamin D disrupts pre-pulse inhibition in adult but not young rats: A new animal model of schizophrenia 2002 ·Schizophrenia Research ·Alan Mackay‐Sim, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), John J. McGrath	2
15	Vitamin D depletion during development markedly alters gene expression in adult rat brain: gene array assessment of a novel risk factor for schizophrenia. 2002 ·Schizophrenia Research ·François Féron, Alan Mackay‐Sim, Darryl W. Eyles, (unknown), John J. McGrath	1
16	The impact of low prenatal vitamin D on brain development: using an animal model to examine the vitamin D hypothesis of schizophrenia 2001 ·Schizophrenia Research ·John J. McGrath, François Féron, Darryl W. Eyles, J.B. Brown, Alan Mackay‐Sim	5
17	Dopamine promotes differentiation of olfactory neuron in vitro1Published on the World Wide Web on 24 August 1999.1 1999 ·Brain Research ·François Féron, Adele J. Vincent, Alan Mackay‐Sim	30
18	Responses of Mudpuppy Taste Receptor Cells to Denatonium: [Ca 2+], Ionic Current and Feeding Behavior 1996 ·Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia) ·Alan Mackay‐Sim, Tatsuya Ogura, (unknown), Sue C. Kinnamon	3
19	Odor detection performance in hypothyroid and euthyroid rats 1996 ·Physiology & Behavior ·Gary M. Brosvic, (unknown), Alan Mackay‐Sim, Richard L. Doty	11
20	Removal of the Vomeronasal Organ Impairs Lordosis in Female Hamsters: Effect Is Reversed by Luteinising Hormone-Releasing Hormone 1986 ·Neuroendocrinology ·Alan Mackay‐Sim, James D. Rose	37

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