Alison Heffer

586 total citations
23 papers, 427 citations indexed

About

Alison Heffer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alison Heffer has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 427 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Alison Heffer's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (7 papers), Retinal and Macular Surgery (6 papers) and Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (4 papers). Alison Heffer is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (7 papers), Retinal and Macular Surgery (6 papers) and Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (4 papers). Alison Heffer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and United Kingdom. Alison Heffer's co-authors include Leslie Pick, Anil B. Mukherjee, Yi‐Ching Lee, Zhongjian Zhang, Jeffrey W. Shultz, Yi-jin Xiao, Moonsuk Choi, Yan Xu, Peng Zhang and Jie Xiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alison Heffer

22 papers receiving 423 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alison Heffer United States 12 256 100 89 79 55 23 427
Kacy L. Gordon United States 12 249 1.0× 66 0.7× 43 0.5× 104 1.3× 38 0.7× 25 473
S.I. Tomarev United States 9 609 2.4× 101 1.0× 85 1.0× 71 0.9× 81 1.5× 12 721
D.V. Bosenko United States 6 225 0.9× 75 0.8× 19 0.2× 90 1.1× 128 2.3× 9 376
Claire Davison United Kingdom 8 306 1.2× 121 1.2× 19 0.2× 68 0.9× 28 0.5× 8 437
Catheleyne D’hondt Belgium 19 926 3.6× 65 0.7× 175 2.0× 70 0.9× 87 1.6× 25 1.1k
Anna Sczaniecka United States 7 311 1.2× 44 0.4× 51 0.6× 87 1.1× 23 0.4× 7 622
Samantha J. England United States 13 291 1.1× 58 0.6× 68 0.8× 154 1.9× 71 1.3× 22 488
Alma Joel Israel 11 309 1.2× 88 0.9× 90 1.0× 83 1.1× 59 1.1× 18 566
Glenn J. Markov United States 9 359 1.4× 120 1.2× 51 0.6× 44 0.6× 25 0.5× 11 493
Natasha M. O’Brown United States 5 231 0.9× 72 0.7× 24 0.3× 52 0.7× 43 0.8× 8 477

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alison Heffer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Heffer, Alison, et al.. (2025). Notch1 is Required to Maintain Supporting Cell Identity and Vestibular Function during Maturation of the Mammalian Balance Organs. Journal of Neuroscience. 45(9). e1365242024–e1365242024.
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Gerhart, Jacquelyn, Alison Heffer, Mark Martin, et al.. (2023). Myo/Nog Cells Give Rise to Myofibroblasts During Epiretinal Membrane Formation in a Mouse Model of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 64(2). 1–1. 4 indexed citations
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Heffer, Alison, et al.. (2022). Deletion ofNotch1during Cochlear Maturation Leads to Rapid Supporting Cell Death and Profound Deafness. Journal of Neuroscience. 43(2). 199–210. 2 indexed citations
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Heffer, Alison, Elisa Roztocil, Steven E. Feldon, et al.. (2022). TNF-α and NF-κB signaling play a critical role in cigarette smoke-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition of retinal pigment epithelial cells in proliferative vitreoretinopathy. PLoS ONE. 17(9). e0271950–e0271950. 10 indexed citations
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Heffer, Alison, Jayanth Sridhar, Steven E. Feldon, et al.. (2020). A Mouse Model of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy Induced by Intravitreal Injection of Gas and RPE Cells. Translational Vision Science & Technology. 9(7). 9–9. 15 indexed citations
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Heffer, Alison, et al.. (2020). TNF-α plays a critical role in cigarette smoke-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition of retinal pigment epithelial cells in proliferative vitreoretinopathy. 61(7). 1412–1412. 1 indexed citations
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Heffer, Alison, et al.. (2020). Salinomycin inhibits proliferative vitreoretinopathy formation in a mouse model. PLoS ONE. 15(12). e0243626–e0243626. 6 indexed citations
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Heffer, Alison, et al.. (2019). Cigarette smoke promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition in retinal pigment epithelial cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 60(9). 5816–5816. 1 indexed citations
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Heffer, Alison, Elisa Roztocil, Richard P. Phipps, et al.. (2019). The polyether ionophore salinomycin targets multiple cellular pathways to block proliferative vitreoretinopathy pathology. PLoS ONE. 14(9). e0222596–e0222596. 10 indexed citations
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Heffer, Alison, et al.. (2017). Generation and characterization of Kctd15 mutations in zebrafish. PLoS ONE. 12(12). e0189162–e0189162. 15 indexed citations
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Xiang, Jie, et al.. (2017). Conservation and variation in pair-rule gene expression and function in the intermediate-germ beetle Dermestes maculatus. Development. 144(24). 4625–4636. 18 indexed citations
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Rebbert, Martha L., Chengdong Wang, Xiongfong Chen, et al.. (2016). Genes regulated by potassium channel tetramerization domain containing 15 (Kctd15) in the developing neural crest. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 60(4-5-6). 159–166. 15 indexed citations
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Heffer, Alison, Jie Xiang, & Leslie Pick. (2013). Variation and constraint inHoxgene evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(6). 2211–2216. 21 indexed citations
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Heffer, Alison & Leslie Pick. (2013). Conservation and Variation inHoxGenes: How Insect Models Pioneered the Evo-Devo Field. Annual Review of Entomology. 58(1). 161–179. 50 indexed citations
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Pick, Leslie & Alison Heffer. (2012). Hoxgene evolution: multiple mechanisms contributing to evolutionary novelties. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1256(1). 15–32. 45 indexed citations
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Munasinghe, Jeeva, Zhongjian Zhang, Eryan Kong, Alison Heffer, & Anil B. Mukherjee. (2012). Evaluation of Neurodegeneration in a Mouse Model of Infantile Batten Disease by Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Neurodegenerative Diseases. 9(4). 159–169. 10 indexed citations
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Banerjee, Mayukh, Maria T. Acosta, Melissa Banks, et al.. (2009). Arterial spin labeling demonstrates that focal amygdalar glutamatergic agonist infusion leads to rapid diffuse cerebral activation. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 121(3). 209–216. 3 indexed citations
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Heffer, Alison, et al.. (2009). Stripy Ftz target genes are coordinately regulated by Ftz-F1. Developmental Biology. 335(2). 442–453. 16 indexed citations
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Lee, Yi‐Ching, Hua Wei, Yaping Xu, et al.. (2007). Production of lysophosphatidylcholine by cPLA2 in the brain of mice lacking PPT1 is a signal for phagocyte infiltration. Human Molecular Genetics. 16(7). 837–847. 36 indexed citations

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