Arnold R. Kriegstein

49.4k total citations · 23 hit papers
186 papers, 30.1k citations indexed

About

Arnold R. Kriegstein is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Arnold R. Kriegstein has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 30.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Molecular Biology, 80 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 75 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Arnold R. Kriegstein's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (80 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (56 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (24 papers). Arnold R. Kriegstein is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (80 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (56 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (24 papers). Arnold R. Kriegstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Arnold R. Kriegstein's co-authors include Stephen C. Noctor, Arturo Álvarez-Buylla, David F. Owens, Verónica Martínez‐Cerdeño, Alexander C. Flint, Jan H. Lui, Matthew H. Bailey, Lidija Ivic, Elizabeth Di Lullo and Tomasz J. Nowakowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Arnold R. Kriegstein

184 papers receiving 29.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Glial Nature of Embryonic and Adult... 1989 2026 2001 2013 2009 2004 2001 2018 2010 500 1000 1.5k
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  1. The Glial Nature of Embryonic and Adult Neural Stem Cells
    2009 1.8k citations Arnold R. Kriegstein, Arturo Álvarez-Buylla profile →
  2. Cortical neurons arise in symmetric and asymmetric division zones and migrate through specific phases
    2004 1.6k citations Arnold R. Kriegstein et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  3. Neurons derived from radial glial cells establish radial units in neocortex
    2001 1.5k citations Arnold R. Kriegstein et al. Nature profile →
  4. Human hippocampal neurogenesis drops sharply in children to undetectable levels in adults
    2018 967 citations Simone Mayer, Arnold R. Kriegstein et al. Nature profile →
  5. Neurogenic radial glia in the outer subventricular zone of human neocortex
    2010 920 citations Matthew H. Bailey, Jan H. Lui et al. Nature profile →
  6. Development and Evolution of the Human Neocortex
    2011 917 citations Jan H. Lui, Matthew H. Bailey et al. Cell profile →
  7. Is there more to gaba than synaptic inhibition?
    2002 908 citations Arnold R. Kriegstein et al. profile →
  8. Whole cell recording from neurons in slices of reptilian and mammalian cerebral cortex
    1989 846 citations Arnold R. Kriegstein et al. profile →
  9. Excitatory GABA Responses in Embryonic and Neonatal Cortical Slices Demonstrated by Gramicidin Perforated-Patch Recordings and Calcium Imaging
    1996 601 citations Arnold R. Kriegstein et al. profile →
  10. Molecular Identity of Human Outer Radial Glia during Cortical Development
    2015 556 citations Alex A. Pollen, Tomasz J. Nowakowski et al. Cell profile →
  11. The use of brain organoids to investigate neural development and disease
    2017 554 citations Elizabeth Di Lullo, Arnold R. Kriegstein profile →
  12. Patterns of neural stem and progenitor cell division may underlie evolutionary cortical expansion
    2006 545 citations Arnold R. Kriegstein et al. profile →
  13. Spatiotemporal gene expression trajectories reveal developmental hierarchies of the human cortex
    2017 519 citations Tomasz J. Nowakowski, Aparna Bhaduri et al. Science profile →
  14. Single-cell genomics identifies cell type–specific molecular changes in autism
    2019 506 citations Dmitry Velmeshev, Lucas Schirmer et al. Science profile →
  15. Developmental genetics of vertebrate glial–cell specification
    2010 505 citations David H. Rowitch, Arnold R. Kriegstein Nature profile →
  16. Single-cell profiling of human gliomas reveals macrophage ontogeny as a basis for regional differences in macrophage activation in the tumor microenvironment
    2017 434 citations Sören Müller, Gary Kohanbash et al. profile →
  17. Expression Analysis Highlights AXL as a Candidate Zika Virus Entry Receptor in Neural Stem Cells
    2016 411 citations Tomasz J. Nowakowski, Alex A. Pollen et al. Cell stem cell profile →
  18. Human iPSC-Derived Cerebral Organoids Model Cellular Features of Lissencephaly and Reveal Prolonged Mitosis of Outer Radial Glia
    2017 404 citations Tomasz J. Nowakowski, Alex A. Pollen et al. Cell stem cell profile →
  19. Zika virus cell tropism in the developing human brain and inhibition by azithromycin
    2016 365 citations Elizabeth Di Lullo, Kristeene A. Knopp et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  20. Cell stress in cortical organoids impairs molecular subtype specification
    2020 357 citations Aparna Bhaduri, Madeline G. Andrews et al. Nature profile →
  21. Single-cell atlas of early human brain development highlights heterogeneity of human neuroepithelial cells and early radial glia
    2021 214 citations Aparna Bhaduri, Maximilian Haeussler et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  22. A nomenclature consensus for nervous system organoids and assembloids
    2022 171 citations Sergiu P. Pașca, Paola Arlotta et al. Nature profile →
  23. Challenges of Organoid Research
    2022 149 citations Madeline G. Andrews, Arnold R. Kriegstein profile →

Peers

Arnold R. Kriegstein
Guo‐li Ming United States
Hongjun Song United States
Gord Fishell United States
Magdalena Götz Germany
Klaus‐Armin Nave Germany
Christopher A. Walsh United States
Jonas Frisén Sweden
Moses V. Chao United States
Tom Curran United States
Louis F. Reichardt United States
Guo‐li Ming United States
Arnold R. Kriegstein
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All Works

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Perez, Yonatan, Dmitry Velmeshev, Li Wang, et al.. (2025). Single-cell analysis of dup15q syndrome reveals developmental and postnatal molecular changes in autism. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6177–6177.
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Toma, Kenichi, Mengya Zhao, Shaobo Zhang, et al.. (2024). Perivascular neurons instruct 3D vascular lattice formation via neurovascular contact. Cell. 187(11). 2767–2784.e23. 12 indexed citations
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Marsan, Elise, Dmitry Velmeshev, Marina Ramsey, et al.. (2023). Astroglial toxicity promotes synaptic degeneration in the thalamocortical circuit in frontotemporal dementia with GRN mutations. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(6). 25 indexed citations
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Zhao, Mengya, Kenichi Toma, Benyam Kinde, et al.. (2023). Osteopontin drives retinal ganglion cell resiliency in glaucomatous optic neuropathy. Cell Reports. 42(9). 113038–113038. 14 indexed citations
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Kodani, Andrew, Kristeene A. Knopp, Elizabeth Di Lullo, et al.. (2022). Zika virus alters centrosome organization to suppress the innate immune response. EMBO Reports. 23(9). e52211–e52211. 10 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaobing, Blanca M. Morales, Jiadong Chen, et al.. (2022). ACVR1-activating mutation causes neuropathic pain and sensory neuron hyperexcitability in humans. Pain. 164(1). 43–58. 13 indexed citations
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Pașca, Sergiu P., Paola Arlotta, Helen S. Bateup, et al.. (2022). A nomenclature consensus for nervous system organoids and assembloids. Nature. 609(7929). 907–910. 171 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dajani, Rana, Laurie Zoloth, Mohammed Ghaly, et al.. (2022). Diversifying stem cell debates: Including Muslim contexts and perspectives. Stem Cell Reports. 17(5). 1019–1022. 4 indexed citations
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Selvadurai, Hayden, Kinjal Desai, Xiaoyang Lan, et al.. (2020). Medulloblastoma Arises from the Persistence of a Rare and Transient Sox2+ Granule Neuron Precursor. Cell Reports. 31(2). 107511–107511. 41 indexed citations
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Huang, Weitong, Aparna Bhaduri, Dmitry Velmeshev, et al.. (2020). Origins and Proliferative States of Human Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells. Cell. 182(3). 594–608.e11. 128 indexed citations
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Bhaduri, Aparna, Madeline G. Andrews, Arnold R. Kriegstein, & Tomasz J. Nowakowski. (2020). Are Organoids Ready for Prime Time?. Cell stem cell. 27(3). 361–365. 25 indexed citations
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Bhaduri, Aparna, Madeline G. Andrews, Walter Mancia, et al.. (2020). Cell stress in cortical organoids impairs molecular subtype specification. Nature. 578(7793). 142–148. 357 indexed citations breakdown →
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Velmeshev, Dmitry, Lucas Schirmer, Maximilian Haeussler, et al.. (2019). Single-cell genomics identifies cell type–specific molecular changes in autism. Science. 364(6441). 685–689. 506 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Lin, Husam Babikir, Sören Müller, et al.. (2019). The Phenotypes of Proliferating Glioblastoma Cells Reside on a Single Axis of Variation. Cancer Discovery. 9(12). 1708–1719. 194 indexed citations
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Nowakowski, Tomasz J., Neha Rani, Mahdi Golkaram, et al.. (2018). Regulation of cell-type-specific transcriptomes by microRNA networks during human brain development. Nature Neuroscience. 21(12). 1784–1792. 119 indexed citations
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Nowakowski, Tomasz J., Aparna Bhaduri, Alex A. Pollen, et al.. (2017). Spatiotemporal gene expression trajectories reveal developmental hierarchies of the human cortex. Science. 358(6368). 1318–1323. 519 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kriegstein, Arnold R.. (2011). Robert Blelloch Named ISSCR's 2011 Outstanding Young Investigator. Cell stem cell. 8(6). 631–632. 1 indexed citations
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Lui, Jan H., Matthew H. Bailey, & Arnold R. Kriegstein. (2011). Development and Evolution of the Human Neocortex. Cell. 146(1). 18–36. 917 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rowitch, David H. & Arnold R. Kriegstein. (2010). Developmental genetics of vertebrate glial–cell specification. Nature. 468(7321). 214–222. 505 indexed citations breakdown →
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Elias, Guillermo M., Laura Elias, Pierre F. Apostolides, Arnold R. Kriegstein, & Roger A. Nicoll. (2008). Differential trafficking of AMPA and NMDA receptors by SAP102 and PSD-95 underlies synapse development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(52). 20953–20958. 177 indexed citations

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