Benjamin Combs

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 977 citations indexed

About

Benjamin Combs is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Combs has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 977 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Physiology, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Combs's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (20 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (6 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers). Benjamin Combs is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (20 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (6 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers). Benjamin Combs collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Benjamin Combs's co-authors include Nicholas M. Kanaan, T. Chris Gamblin, Tessa Grabinski, Gerardo Morfini, Scott T. Brady, Kellen Voss, Andrew Kneynsberg, Lester I. Binder, Kristina R. Patterson and Kyle R. Christensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Combs

21 papers receiving 970 citations

Hit Papers

Liquid-liquid phase separation induces pathogenic tau con... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Liquid-liquid phase separation induces pathogenic tau conformations in vitro
    2020 251 citations Nicholas M. Kanaan, Tessa Grabinski et al. Nature Communications profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin Combs United States 17 587 558 197 141 136 23 977
Israel Hernández United States 8 495 0.8× 617 1.1× 233 1.2× 106 0.8× 103 0.8× 11 1.1k
Jianlan Gu China 15 557 0.9× 666 1.2× 186 0.9× 82 0.6× 167 1.2× 34 1.2k
Raquel Cuadros Spain 16 600 1.0× 559 1.0× 290 1.5× 118 0.8× 104 0.8× 32 1.0k
Tadashi Nakaya Japan 19 655 1.1× 697 1.2× 230 1.2× 295 2.1× 142 1.0× 38 1.2k
Silvia Pelucchi Italy 18 375 0.6× 439 0.8× 267 1.4× 102 0.7× 89 0.7× 32 957
Hideyuki Takahashi United States 9 505 0.9× 395 0.7× 273 1.4× 68 0.5× 141 1.0× 17 856
Asa Hatami United States 13 700 1.2× 425 0.8× 193 1.0× 60 0.4× 157 1.2× 16 981
Jaime Vaquer‐Alicea United States 12 682 1.2× 541 1.0× 221 1.1× 141 1.0× 188 1.4× 15 1.0k
Cheng-Xin Gong United States 6 474 0.8× 819 1.5× 125 0.6× 103 0.7× 142 1.0× 8 1.1k
Anjan Seereeram United Kingdom 8 673 1.1× 417 0.7× 330 1.7× 130 0.9× 99 0.7× 8 890

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benjamin Combs

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin Combs

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lamp, Jared, et al.. (2025). BioID2-Based Tau Interactome Reveals Novel and Known Protein Interactions Associated with Multiple Cellular Pathways. Journal of Proteome Research. 24(10). 5099–5115.
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Kanaan, Nicholas M., et al.. (2023). Using Live-Cell Imaging to Measure the Effects of Pathological Proteins on Axonal Transport in Primary Hippocampal Neurons. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations
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Christensen, Kyle R., et al.. (2023). Phosphomimetics at Ser199/Ser202/Thr205 in Tau Impairs Axonal Transport in Rat Hippocampal Neurons. Molecular Neurobiology. 60(6). 3423–3438. 18 indexed citations
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Combs, Benjamin, et al.. (2022). Age-dependent accumulation of tau aggregation in Caenorhabditis elegans. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 928574–928574. 12 indexed citations
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Combs, Benjamin, et al.. (2021). Tau: A Signaling Hub Protein. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 14. 647054–647054. 47 indexed citations
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Kanaan, Nicholas M., et al.. (2020). Liquid-liquid phase separation induces pathogenic tau conformations in vitro. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2809–2809. 251 indexed citations breakdown →
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Combs, Benjamin, et al.. (2019). Tau and Axonal Transport Misregulation in Tauopathies. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1184. 81–95. 61 indexed citations
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Combs, Benjamin, et al.. (2018). FTDP-17 Mutations Alter the Aggregation and Microtubule Stabilization Propensity of Tau in an Isoform-Specific Fashion. Biochemistry. 58(6). 742–754. 18 indexed citations
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Combs, Benjamin, et al.. (2018). P3‐181: THE INTERACTION BETWEEN TAU AND PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1 IS AFFECTED BY P301L MUTATION. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 14(7S_Part_21). 1 indexed citations
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Combs, Benjamin, et al.. (2017). Production of recombinant tau oligomers in vitro. Methods in cell biology. 141. 45–64. 22 indexed citations
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Combs, Benjamin & Nicholas M. Kanaan. (2017). Exposure of the Amino Terminus of Tau Is a Pathological Event in Multiple Tauopathies. American Journal Of Pathology. 187(6). 1222–1229. 21 indexed citations
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Kneynsberg, Andrew, Benjamin Combs, Kyle R. Christensen, Gerardo Morfini, & Nicholas M. Kanaan. (2017). Axonal Degeneration in Tauopathies: Disease Relevance and Underlying Mechanisms. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 11. 572–572. 78 indexed citations
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Combs, Benjamin, et al.. (2016). Pseudophosphorylation of tau at S422 enhances SDS-stable dimer formation and impairs both anterograde and retrograde fast axonal transport. Experimental Neurology. 283(Pt A). 318–329. 34 indexed citations
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Combs, Benjamin, Andrew Kneynsberg, & Nicholas M. Kanaan. (2015). Gene Therapy Models of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias. Methods in molecular biology. 1382. 339–366. 21 indexed citations
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Voss, Kellen, Benjamin Combs, Kristina R. Patterson, Lester I. Binder, & T. Chris Gamblin. (2012). Hsp70 Alters Tau Function and Aggregation in an Isoform Specific Manner. Biochemistry. 51(4). 888–898. 50 indexed citations
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Combs, Benjamin, Kellen Voss, & T. Chris Gamblin. (2011). Pseudohyperphosphorylation Has Differential Effects on Polymerization and Function of Tau Isoforms. Biochemistry. 50(44). 9446–9456. 33 indexed citations
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Patterson, Kristina R., Sarah Ward, Benjamin Combs, et al.. (2011). Heat Shock Protein 70 Prevents both Tau Aggregation and the Inhibitory Effects of Preexisting Tau Aggregates on Fast Axonal Transport. Biochemistry. 50(47). 10300–10310. 98 indexed citations

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