Alix de Calignon

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Alix de Calignon is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alix de Calignon has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Physiology, 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alix de Calignon's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (14 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers). Alix de Calignon is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (14 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers). Alix de Calignon collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Alix de Calignon's co-authors include Bradley T. Hyman, Tara L. Spires‐Jones, Rose Pitstick, George A. Carlson, Brian J. Bacskai, Karen H. Ashe, Manuela Polydoro, Melanie Meyer‐Luehmann, Marc Suárez‐Calvet and Christopher William and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Alix de Calignon

16 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Propagation of Tau Pathology in a Model of Early Alzheime... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2012 2008 250 500 750 1000
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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. Propagation of Tau Pathology in a Model of Early Alzheimer's Disease
    2012 1.1k citations Alix de Calignon, Manuela Polydoro et al. Neuron profile →
  2. Rapid appearance and local toxicity of amyloid-β plaques in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
    2008 814 citations Melanie Meyer‐Luehmann, Tara L. Spires‐Jones et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alix de Calignon United States 14 2.3k 1.2k 1.1k 951 447 16 3.3k
Diederik Moechars Belgium 28 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 930 1.0× 354 0.8× 53 3.8k
Tiffany Wu United States 13 2.1k 0.9× 840 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 758 0.8× 579 1.3× 18 2.9k
Elena Marcello Italy 32 1.5k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 722 0.8× 431 1.0× 72 3.4k
Sarah L. DeVos United States 22 2.6k 1.1× 1.6k 1.4× 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 382 0.9× 24 3.9k
Amy M. Pooler United Kingdom 25 1.7k 0.7× 860 0.7× 861 0.8× 698 0.7× 328 0.7× 31 2.5k
Nga Bien‐Ly United States 22 2.6k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 1.7k 1.5× 1.0k 1.1× 576 1.3× 26 4.5k
Wayne W. Poon United States 34 2.5k 1.1× 2.2k 1.8× 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 546 1.2× 52 4.7k
Per Nilsson Sweden 29 2.1k 0.9× 1.6k 1.3× 701 0.6× 796 0.8× 436 1.0× 78 3.7k
Sreemathi Logan United States 19 2.4k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 885 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 502 1.1× 34 3.8k
Florence Clavaguera Switzerland 17 2.9k 1.3× 1.6k 1.4× 1.0k 0.9× 1.3k 1.4× 430 1.0× 21 3.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alix de Calignon

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Lin, Andrew C., Alexei M. Bygrave, Alix de Calignon, Tzumin Lee, & Gero Miesenböck. (2014). Sparse, decorrelated odor coding in the mushroom body enhances learned odor discrimination. Nature Neuroscience. 17(4). 559–568. 193 indexed citations
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Polydoro, Manuela, Alix de Calignon, Marc Suárez‐Calvet, et al.. (2013). Reversal of Neurofibrillary Tangles and Tau-Associated Phenotype in the rTgTauEC Model of Early Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(33). 13300–13311. 37 indexed citations
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Calignon, Alix de, Manuela Polydoro, Marc Suárez‐Calvet, et al.. (2012). Propagation of Tau Pathology in a Model of Early Alzheimer's Disease. Neuron. 73(4). 685–697. 1062 indexed citations breakdown →
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Calignon, Alix de, Manuela Polydoro, Marc Suárez‐Calvet, et al.. (2012). Propagation of Tau Pathology in a Model of Early Alzheimer’s Disease. Neuron. 76(2). 461–461. 23 indexed citations
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Spires‐Jones, Tara L., Katherine J. Kopeikina, Robert M. Koffie, Alix de Calignon, & Bradley T. Hyman. (2011). Are Tangles as Toxic as They Look?. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 45(3). 438–444. 91 indexed citations
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Meyer‐Luehmann, Melanie, J. Rodrigo Mora, Tara L. Spires‐Jones, et al.. (2011). T cell mediated cerebral hemorrhages and microhemorrhages during passive Aβ immunization in APPPS1 transgenic mice. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 6(1). 22–22. 13 indexed citations
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Calignon, Alix de, Leora M. Fox, Rose Pitstick, et al.. (2010). Caspase activation precedes and leads to tangles. Nature. 464(7292). 1201–1204. 413 indexed citations
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Spires‐Jones, Tara L., Alix de Calignon, Melanie Meyer‐Luehmann, Brian J. Bacskai, & Bradley T. Hyman. (2010). Monitoring protein aggregation and toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease mouse models using in vivo imaging. Methods. 53(3). 201–207. 19 indexed citations
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Calignon, Alix de, Tara L. Spires‐Jones, & Bradley T. Hyman. (2010). Activation de caspases et formation de dégénérescences neurofibrillaires dans un modèle murin de la maladie d’Alzheimer. médecine/sciences. 26(10). 787–816. 3 indexed citations
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Spires‐Jones, Tara L., William H. Stoothoff, Alix de Calignon, P. Jones, & Bradley T. Hyman. (2009). Tau pathophysiology in neurodegeneration: a tangled issue. Trends in Neurosciences. 32(3). 150–159. 258 indexed citations
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Calignon, Alix de, Tara L. Spires‐Jones, Rose Pitstick, George A. Carlson, & Bradley T. Hyman. (2009). Tangle-Bearing Neurons Survive Despite Disruption of Membrane Integrity in a Mouse Model of Tauopathy. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 68(7). 757–761. 63 indexed citations
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Spires‐Jones, Tara L., Anete Rozkalne, Melanie Meyer‐Luehmann, et al.. (2008). Passive immunotherapy rapidly increases structural plasticity in a mouse model of Alzheimer disease. Neurobiology of Disease. 33(2). 213–220. 53 indexed citations
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Spires‐Jones, Tara L., Alix de Calignon, Toshifumi Matsui, et al.. (2008). In Vivo Imaging Reveals Dissociation between Caspase Activation and Acute Neuronal Death in Tangle-Bearing Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(4). 862–867. 112 indexed citations
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Meyer‐Luehmann, Melanie, Tara L. Spires‐Jones, Claudia Prada, et al.. (2008). Rapid appearance and local toxicity of amyloid-β plaques in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Nature. 451(7179). 720–724. 814 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gómez‐Isla, Teresa, Tara L. Spires‐Jones, Alix de Calignon, & Bradley T. Hyman. (2008). Neuropathology of Alzheimer's Disease. Handbook of clinical neurology. 89. 233–243. 37 indexed citations
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