Armin Blesch

13.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
110 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Armin Blesch is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Armin Blesch has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 39 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 35 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Armin Blesch's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (75 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (39 papers) and Spinal Cord Injury Research (33 papers). Armin Blesch is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (75 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (39 papers) and Spinal Cord Injury Research (33 papers). Armin Blesch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Armin Blesch's co-authors include Mark H. Tuszynski, Paul Lu, Ray Grill, Norbert Weidner, J. M. Conner, Sheila M. Fleming, S. Thomas Carmichael, John J. Ohab, Leif A. Havton and Keith K. Murai and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Armin Blesch

107 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Neuroprotective effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in rodent and primate models of Alzheimer's disease

2009 837 citations Armin Blesch, J. M. Conner et al. profile →
A phase 1 clinical trial of nerve growth factor gene therapy for Alzheimer disease

2005 780 citations Mark H. Tuszynski, Armin Blesch et al. profile →
A Neurovascular Niche for Neurogenesis after Stroke

2006 701 citations Armin Blesch et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Long-Distance Growth and Connectivity of Neural Stem Cells after Severe Spinal Cord Injury

2012 679 citations Paul Lu, Yaozhi Wang et al. profile →
Cellular Delivery of Neurotrophin-3 Promotes Corticospinal Axonal Growth and Partial Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury

1997 512 citations Ray Grill, Armin Blesch et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Systemic administration of epothilone B promotes axon regeneration after spinal cord injury

2015 343 citations Jörg Ruschel, Farida Hellal et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Armin Blesch United States	49	5.8k	3.4k	2.9k	2.7k	1.3k	110	9.8k
Itzhak Fischer United States	60	5.0k 0.9×	3.4k 1.0×	3.4k 1.2×	2.5k 0.9×	2.5k 1.9×	241	10.7k
Scott R. Whittemore United States	53	4.2k 0.7×	3.1k 0.9×	2.7k 0.9×	2.4k 0.9×	921 0.7×	162	8.1k
Elizabeth J. Bradbury United Kingdom	46	5.4k 0.9×	1.9k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	3.1k 1.2×	532 0.4×	73	8.8k
Joost Verhaagen Netherlands	71	8.8k 1.5×	3.9k 1.2×	5.4k 1.9×	1.5k 0.6×	767 0.6×	260	14.0k
Samuel David Canada	59	5.4k 0.9×	3.4k 1.0×	3.6k 1.3×	3.0k 1.1×	947 0.7×	126	13.0k
Wolfram Tetzlaff Canada	68	7.9k 1.4×	5.0k 1.5×	4.1k 1.4×	5.3k 2.0×	1.5k 1.2×	201	15.9k
Jeffery D. Kocsis United States	66	6.7k 1.1×	3.5k 1.0×	4.4k 1.5×	2.1k 0.8×	3.3k 2.5×	210	12.5k
Aileen J. Anderson United States	45	2.9k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	2.2k 0.8×	3.0k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	98	7.6k
Mary Bartlett Bunge United States	71	10.9k 1.9×	6.0k 1.8×	3.5k 1.2×	5.6k 2.1×	1.7k 1.3×	158	15.5k
Patrick M. Wood United States	48	4.9k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	858 0.7×	94	7.0k

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Kumar, Prateek, Jamal Alzubi, Andreas Vlachos, et al.. (2025). ID3-depleted human induced pluripotent stem cell–derived neural stem/progenitor cells promote neurorepair. Neural Regeneration Research.

Kumar, Prateek, Shengwen Liu, Manuel Brunner, et al.. (2018). Peptides and Astroglia Improve the Regenerative Capacity of Alginate Gels in the Injured Spinal Cord. Tissue Engineering Part A. 25(7-8). 522–537. 23 indexed citations

Xiong, Wenhui, Xingjie Ping, Matthew S. Ripsch, et al.. (2017). Enhancing excitatory activity of somatosensory cortex alleviates neuropathic pain through regulating homeostatic plasticity. eScholarship (California Digital Library).

Ruschel, Jörg, Farida Hellal, Kevin C. Flynn, et al.. (2015). Systemic administration of epothilone B promotes axon regeneration after spinal cord injury. Science. 348(6232). 347–352. 343 indexed citations breakdown →

Tuszynski, Mark H., Yaozhi Wang, Lori Graham, et al.. (2014). Neural stem cells in models of spinal cord injury. Experimental Neurology. 261. 494–500. 15 indexed citations

Ben‐Yaakov, Keren, Yael Segal-Ruder, Ophir Shalem, et al.. (2012). Axonal transcription factors signal retrogradely in lesioned peripheral nerve. The EMBO Journal. 31(6). 1350–1363. 230 indexed citations

Lu, Paul, Armin Blesch, Lori Graham, et al.. (2012). Motor Axonal Regeneration after Partial and Complete Spinal Cord Transection. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(24). 8208–8218. 106 indexed citations

Franz, Steffen, Norbert Weidner, & Armin Blesch. (2011). Gene therapy approaches to enhancing plasticity and regeneration after spinal cord injury. Experimental Neurology. 235(1). 62–69. 33 indexed citations

Vuppalanchi, Deepika, Jennifer Coleman, Soonmoon Yoo, et al.. (2010). Conserved 3′-Untranslated Region Sequences Direct Subcellular Localization of Chaperone Protein mRNAs in Neurons. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(23). 18025–18038. 52 indexed citations

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McCoy, Melissa K., Kelly A. Ruhn, Armin Blesch, & Malú G. Tansey. (2010). TNF: A Key Neuroinflammatory Mediator of Neurotoxicity and Neurodegeneration in Models of Parkinson’s Disease. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 691. 539–540. 57 indexed citations

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Alfa, Ronald W., Mark H. Tuszynski, & Armin Blesch. (2009). A novel inducible tyrosine kinase receptor to regulate signal transduction and neurite outgrowth. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 87(12). 2624–2631. 11 indexed citations

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Blesch, Armin. (2006). Neurotrophin gene therapy for Alzheimer‘s disease. Future Neurology. 1(2). 179–187. 5 indexed citations

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Alfa, Ronald W. & Armin Blesch. (2006). Murine and HIV-Based Retroviral Vectors for In Vitro and In Vivo Gene Transfer. Humana Press eBooks. 129. 241–254. 6 indexed citations

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Tuszynski, Mark H. & Armin Blesch. (2004). Nerve growth factor: from animal models of cholinergic neuronal degeneration to gene therapy in Alzheimer's disease. Progress in brain research. 146. 439–449. 93 indexed citations

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Lu, Paul, Armin Blesch, & Mark H. Tuszynski. (2004). Induction of bone marrow stromal cells to neurons: Differentiation, transdifferentiation, or artifact?. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 77(2). 174–191. 358 indexed citations

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Blesch, Armin & Mark H. Tuszynski. (2003). Cellular GDNF delivery promotes growth of motor and dorsal column sensory axons after partial and complete spinal cord transections and induces remyelination. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 467(3). 403–417. 136 indexed citations

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Blesch, Armin, et al.. (2000). Neurite outgrowth can be modulated in vitro using a tetracycline-repressible gene therapy vector expressing human nerve growth factor. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 59(3). 402–402. 3 indexed citations

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Blesch, Armin, Ray Grill, & Mark H. Tuszynski. (1998). Chapter 32 Neurotrophin gene therapy in CNS models of trauma and degeneration. Progress in brain research. 117. 473–484. 46 indexed citations

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Blesch, Armin & Mark H. Tuszynski. (1997). Ex vivo gene therapy for Alzheimer's disease and spinal cord injury.. PubMed. 3(5). 268–74. 20 indexed citations

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Köehler, Michael, Anja‐Katrin Bosserhoff, André Bauer, et al.. (1996). Assignment of the Human Melanoma Inhibitory Activity Gene (MIA) to 19q13.32–q13.33 by Fluorescencein SituHybridization (FISH). Genomics. 35(1). 265–267. 21 indexed citations

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