Ann Acheson

8.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
39 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

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Ann Acheson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ann Acheson has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 10 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ann Acheson's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (19 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (7 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers). Ann Acheson is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (19 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (7 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers). Ann Acheson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Switzerland. Ann Acheson's co-authors include Urs Rutishauser, George D. Yancopoulos, Jeffrey L. Sunshine, Peter C. Maisonpierre, Czeslaw Radziejewski, Terence E. Ryan, Joanne Bruno, Debra Compton, Pamela F. Jones and Vivek Jain and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ann Acheson

39 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Isolation of Angiopoietin-1, a Ligand for the TIE2 Receptor, by Secretion-Trap Expression Cloning

1996 1.6k citations Samuel Davis, Thomas H. Aldrich et al. Cell profile →
Anterograde transport of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its role in the brain

1997 746 citations C. Anthony Altar, Ning Cai et al. Nature profile →
The Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule (NCAM) as a Regulator of Cell-Cell Interactions

1988 689 citations Urs Rutishauser, Ann Acheson et al. profile →
A BDNF autocrine loop in adult sensory neurons prevents cell death

1995 633 citations Ann Acheson, Joanne C. Conover et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ann Acheson United States	29	3.3k	3.0k	1.3k	750	642	39	6.7k
Susan D. Croll United States	26	2.7k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	454 0.6×	663 1.0×	37	6.2k
Barbara Ranscht United States	48	4.2k 1.3×	2.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	851 1.1×	393 0.6×	78	7.5k
Cary Lai United States	43	4.5k 1.4×	2.9k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	881 1.2×	317 0.5×	71	8.4k
Kuo-Fen Lee United States	26	2.8k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	861 0.7×	674 0.9×	248 0.4×	29	6.4k
Mark A. Marchionni United States	38	2.7k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	300 0.4×	266 0.4×	51	5.3k
Kuo‐Fen Lee United States	36	2.7k 0.8×	2.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	888 1.2×	889 1.4×	52	7.0k
John Drago Australia	47	5.9k 1.8×	4.0k 1.3×	772 0.6×	1.0k 1.4×	380 0.6×	109	10.2k
Kerstin Krieglstein Germany	48	3.6k 1.1×	2.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	843 1.1×	343 0.5×	154	7.6k
Jamel Chelly France	50	5.8k 1.8×	1.8k 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	731 1.0×	400 0.6×	128	9.7k
Chenghua Gu United States	42	3.7k 1.1×	2.9k 1.0×	753 0.6×	582 0.8×	477 0.7×	56	7.4k

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Acheson, Ann, et al.. (2017). Sharing Isn’t Easy: Food Waste and Food Redistribution in Maine K–12 Schools. Maine policy review. 26(1). 6 indexed citations

Rudge, John S., Elizabeth Pasnikowski, Ning Cai, et al.. (1998). Endogenous BDNF Protein Is Increased in Adult Rat Hippocampus after a Kainic Acid Induced Excitotoxic Insult but Exogenous BDNF Is Not Neuroprotective. Experimental Neurology. 149(2). 398–410. 126 indexed citations

Croll, Susan D., John S. Rudge, Ann Acheson, et al.. (1998). Co-infusion with a TrkB-Fc Receptor Body Carrier Enhances BDNF Distribution in the Adult Rat Brain. Experimental Neurology. 152(1). 20–33. 53 indexed citations

Vejsada, R., Jack Tseng, R.M. Lindsay, et al.. (1998). Synergistic but transient rescue effects of BDNF and GDNF on axotomized neonatal motoneurons. Neuroscience. 84(1). 129–139. 85 indexed citations

Lin, P. Charles, Ann Acheson, Czeslaw Radziejewski, et al.. (1998). Antiangiogenic gene therapy targeting the endothelium-specific receptor tyrosine kinase Tie2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95(15). 8829–8834. 305 indexed citations

Altar, C. Anthony, Ning Cai, J. M. Conner, et al.. (1997). Anterograde transport of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its role in the brain. Nature. 389(6653). 856–860. 746 indexed citations breakdown →

Davis, Samuel, Thomas H. Aldrich, Pamela F. Jones, et al.. (1996). Isolation of Angiopoietin-1, a Ligand for the TIE2 Receptor, by Secretion-Trap Expression Cloning. Cell. 87(7). 1161–1169. 1595 indexed citations breakdown →

Acheson, Ann & R.M. Lindsay. (1996). Non target-derived roles of the neurotrophins. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 351(1338). 417–422. 42 indexed citations

Panayotatos, Nikos, et al.. (1995). Localization of Functional Receptor Epitopes on the Structure of Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor Indicates a Conserved, Function-related Epitope Topography among Helical Cytokines. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(23). 14007–14014. 55 indexed citations

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Acheson, Ann, Joanne C. Conover, James P. Fandl, et al.. (1995). A BDNF autocrine loop in adult sensory neurons prevents cell death. Nature. 374(6521). 450–453. 633 indexed citations breakdown →

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DeChiara, Thomas M., R. Vejsada, William Poueymirou, et al.. (1995). Mice lacking the CNTF receptor, unlike mice lacking CNTF, exhibit profound motor neuron deficits at birth. Cell. 83(2). 313–322. 317 indexed citations

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Ilag, Leopold L., Rory Curtis, David J. Glass, et al.. (1995). Pan-neurotrophin 1: a genetically engineered neurotrophic factor displaying multiple specificities in peripheral neurons in vitro and in vivo.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 92(2). 607–611. 14 indexed citations

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Panayotatos, Nikos, et al.. (1994). Recombinant human CNTF receptor .alpha.: production, binding stoichiometry, and characterization of its activity as a diffusible factor. Biochemistry. 33(19). 5813–5818. 26 indexed citations

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Acheson, Ann, et al.. (1993). Immunological relationships of NGF, BDNF, and NT-3: recognition and functional inhibition by antibodies to NGF. Journal of Neuroscience. 13(7). 2853–2862. 49 indexed citations

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Acheson, Ann, Philip Barker, Ralph Alderson, Freda D. Miller, & Richard A. Murphy. (1991). Detection of brain-derived neurotrophic factor-like activity in fibroblasts and Schwann cells: Inhibition by antibodies to NGF. Neuron. 7(2). 265–275. 249 indexed citations

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Acheson, Ann & Urs Rutishauser. (1988). Neural cell adhesion molecule regulates cell contact-mediated changes in choline acetyltransferase activity of embryonic chick sympathetic neurons. The Journal of Cell Biology. 106(2). 479–486. 72 indexed citations

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Acheson, Ann, Yves‐Alain Barde, & H. Thoenen. (1987). High K+-mediated survival of spinal sensory neurons depends on developmental stage. Experimental Cell Research. 170(1). 56–63. 22 indexed citations

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Acheson, Ann, David Edgar, Rupert Timpl, & H. Thoenen. (1986). Laminin increases both levels and activity of tyrosine hydroxylase in calf adrenal chromaffin cells.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 102(1). 151–159. 69 indexed citations

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Thoenen, H., Sigrun I. Korsching, Rolf Heumann, & Ann Acheson. (1985). Nerve Growth Factor. Novartis Foundation symposium. 116. 113–128. 23 indexed citations

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OʼDea, Robert F., et al.. (1978). Protein carboxymethylase and methyl-acceptor proteins in human platelets and erythrocytes. Biochemical Pharmacology. 27(5). 679–684. 29 indexed citations

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