Barbara W. Bernstein

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Barbara W. Bernstein is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara W. Bernstein has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cell Biology, 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Barbara W. Bernstein's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (12 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (4 papers). Barbara W. Bernstein is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (12 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (4 papers). Barbara W. Bernstein collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Barbara W. Bernstein's co-authors include James R. Bamburg, Laurie S. Minamide, Judith A. Boyle, Hui Chen, Thomas B. Kuhn, Michael D. Brown, Elizabeth Soda, Peter J. Meberg, Alisa E. Shaw and John R. Jensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and Nature Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Barbara W. Bernstein

24 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

ADF/Cofilin: a functional node in cell biology 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. ADF/Cofilin: a functional node in cell biology
    2010 576 citations Barbara W. Bernstein, James R. Bamburg Trends in Cell Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barbara W. Bernstein United States 16 937 933 486 294 225 25 2.0k
Shohei Maékawa Japan 25 1.4k 1.5× 1.1k 1.2× 384 0.8× 183 0.6× 180 0.8× 89 2.2k
Irina Dedova Australia 19 1.1k 1.2× 660 0.7× 321 0.7× 153 0.5× 256 1.1× 37 2.0k
Walter Witke Germany 20 1.4k 1.5× 1.3k 1.4× 497 1.0× 175 0.6× 151 0.7× 30 2.5k
Farida Korobova United States 15 1.3k 1.4× 865 0.9× 577 1.2× 164 0.6× 107 0.5× 18 2.2k
Laurie S. Minamide United States 27 1.4k 1.5× 1.6k 1.7× 769 1.6× 655 2.2× 268 1.2× 41 3.0k
Pirta Hotulainen Finland 20 1.3k 1.4× 1.8k 1.9× 952 2.0× 277 0.9× 378 1.7× 35 3.2k
Hiroyuki Aizawa Japan 32 2.3k 2.5× 2.1k 2.2× 794 1.6× 355 1.2× 131 0.6× 66 3.9k
Jan Schmoranzer Germany 24 1.8k 1.9× 1.6k 1.7× 348 0.7× 254 0.9× 75 0.3× 44 2.9k
K Sobue Japan 21 1.6k 1.7× 1.1k 1.2× 616 1.3× 339 1.2× 347 1.5× 39 2.7k
Emerald Perlas Italy 27 1.4k 1.5× 445 0.5× 401 0.8× 273 0.9× 90 0.4× 39 2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara W. Bernstein

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dannenberg, Roger B. & Barbara W. Bernstein. (2018). “Origin, Direction, Location”: An Installation. Figshare.
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Shaw, Alisa E., Chi W. Pak, Laurie S. Minamide, et al.. (2013). A Genetically Encoded Reporter for Real-Time Imaging of Cofilin-Actin Rods in Living Neurons. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e83609–e83609. 18 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Barbara W., Alisa E. Shaw, Laurie S. Minamide, Chi W. Pak, & James R. Bamburg. (2012). Incorporation of Cofilin into Rods Depends on Disulfide Intermolecular Bonds: Implications for Actin Regulation and Neurodegenerative Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(19). 6670–6681. 63 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Barbara W., Michael T. Maloney, & James R. Bamburg. (2010). Actin and Diseases of the Nervous System. Advances in neurobiology. 5. 201–234. 10 indexed citations
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Bamburg, James R. & Barbara W. Bernstein. (2010). Roles of ADF/cofilin in actin polymerization and beyond. F1000 Biology Reports. 2. 62–62. 146 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Barbara W. & James R. Bamburg. (2010). Neuronal Guidance: A Redox Signal Involving Mical. Current Biology. 20(8). R360–R362. 4 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Barbara W. & James R. Bamburg. (2010). ADF/Cofilin: a functional node in cell biology. Trends in Cell Biology. 20(4). 187–195. 576 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bamburg, James R. & Barbara W. Bernstein. (2008). ADF/Cofilin. Current Biology. 18(7). R273–R275. 49 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Barbara W., Hui Chen, Judith A. Boyle, & James R. Bamburg. (2006). Formation of actin-ADF/cofilin rods transiently retards decline of mitochondrial potential and ATP in stressed neurons. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 291(5). C828–C839. 92 indexed citations
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Wiggan, O’Neil, Barbara W. Bernstein, & James R. Bamburg. (2005). A phosphatase for cofilin to be HAD. Nature Cell Biology. 7(1). 8–9. 17 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Barbara W. & James R. Bamburg. (2004). A proposed mechanism for cell polarization with no external cues. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 58(2). 96–103. 12 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Barbara W., et al.. (2003). . Journal of Neuroscience. 23(1). 1.1–1. 1 indexed citations
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Minamide, Laurie S., Alisa E. Shaw, Patrick D. Sarmiere, et al.. (2003). Production and Use of Replication-Deficient Adenovirus for Transgene Expression in Neurons. Methods in cell biology. 71. 387–416. 28 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Barbara W.. (2003). Dissection and Culturing of Chick Ciliary Ganglion Neurons: A System Well Suited to Synaptic Study. Methods in cell biology. 71. 37–50. 1 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Barbara W. & James R. Bamburg. (2003). Actin-ATP Hydrolysis Is a Major Energy Drain for Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 23(1). 1.2–6. 234 indexed citations
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Bamburg, James R., et al.. (2002). Caffeine Eliminates Gamma-Ray-Induced G2-Phase Delay in Human Tumor Cells but Not in Normal Cells. Radiation Research. 157(1). 26–31. 32 indexed citations
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Kuhn, Thomas B., Peter J. Meberg, Michael D. Brown, et al.. (2000). Regulating actin dynamics in neuronal growth cones by ADF/cofilin and Rho family GTPases. Journal of Neurobiology. 44(2). 126–144. 157 indexed citations
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Kuhn, Thomas B., Peter J. Meberg, Michael D. Brown, et al.. (2000). Regulating actin dynamics in neuronal growth cones by ADF/cofilin and Rho family GTPases. Journal of Neurobiology. 44(2). 126–126. 4 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Barbara W. & James R. Bamburg. (1992). Actin in emerging neurites is recruited from a monomer pool. Molecular Neurobiology. 6(2-3). 95–106. 11 indexed citations
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Harris, Harriet E., James R. Bamburg, Barbara W. Bernstein, & Alan G. Weeds. (1982). The depolymerization of actin by specific proteins from plasma and brain: A quantitative assay. Analytical Biochemistry. 119(1). 102–114. 29 indexed citations

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