Benjamin Deneen

11.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
86 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Deneen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Deneen has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Neurology and 25 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Deneen's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (29 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (24 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (17 papers). Benjamin Deneen is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (29 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (24 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (17 papers). Benjamin Deneen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Canada. Benjamin Deneen's co-authors include Anna V. Molofsky, Baljit S. Khakh, Agnès Lukaszewicz, David J. Anderson, Christian Hochstim, Stacey M. Glasgow, Hyun Kyoung Lee, Richard M. Gronostajski, Christopher T. Denny and Lesley Chaboub and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Deneen

80 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Astrocytes and disease: a neurodevelopmental perspective

2012 519 citations Anna V. Molofsky, Erik M. Ullian et al. Genes & Development profile →
Identification of diverse astrocyte populations and their malignant analogs

2017 373 citations Kwanha Yu, Asante Hatcher et al. profile →
Cancer neuroscience: State of the field, emerging directions

2023 243 citations Frank Winkler, Humsa S. Venkatesh et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin Deneen United States	37	2.8k	1.7k	1.6k	1.3k	947	86	5.5k
Stephen P.J. Fancy United States	31	2.3k 0.8×	3.3k 1.9×	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	871 0.9×	40	5.7k
Anna V. Molofsky United States	27	3.1k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	626 0.7×	36	6.5k
Hirohide Takebayashi Japan	38	3.0k 1.1×	3.1k 1.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.4×	939 1.0×	115	6.3k
Leda Dimou Germany	35	2.0k 0.7×	2.5k 1.5×	1.9k 1.2×	1.6k 1.2×	687 0.7×	50	5.1k
Paolo Guarnieri United States	20	3.0k 1.1×	692 0.4×	1.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	31	5.8k
Christine Caneda United States	7	3.6k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	2.5k 1.6×	1.6k 1.2×	785 0.8×	7	7.0k
Ben Emery United States	32	3.7k 1.3×	3.7k 2.1×	2.2k 1.4×	2.2k 1.7×	1.4k 1.5×	53	8.0k
Jean‐Léon Thomas France	39	2.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	594 0.4×	1.8k 1.4×	606 0.6×	87	5.3k
Brahim Nait‐Oumesmar France	35	1.9k 0.7×	2.5k 1.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	662 0.7×	63	4.4k
Henrik Ahlenius Sweden	24	3.1k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	318 0.3×	46	5.7k

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Wang, Su, Malcolm F. McDonald, Hyun Yong Koh, et al.. (2025). Inferred developmental origins of brain tumors from single-cell RNA-sequencing data. Neuro-Oncology Advances. 7(1). vdaf016–vdaf016. 2 indexed citations

Yu, Kwanha, Benjamin Deneen, V. Wee Yong, et al.. (2025). EZHIP boosts neuronal-like synaptic gene programs and depresses polyamine metabolism. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 13(1). 227–227.

Prevedel, Robert, Jason N. D. Kerr, Jack Waters, et al.. (2025). Three-photon microscopy: an emerging technique for deep intravital brain imaging. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 26(9). 521–537.

Woo, Junsung, Debosmita Sardar, Kwanha Yu, et al.. (2024). Sex-specific astrocyte regulation of spinal motor circuits by Nkx6.1. Cell Reports. 44(1). 115121–115121. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Hsiao‐Chi, Malcolm F. McDonald, Michael R. Williamson, et al.. (2024). Histone serotonylation regulates ependymoma tumorigenesis. Nature. 632(8026). 903–910. 21 indexed citations

Williamson, Michael R., Wookbong Kwon, Junsung Woo, et al.. (2024). Learning-associated astrocyte ensembles regulate memory recall. Nature. 637(8045). 478–486. 30 indexed citations

Kwon, Wookbong, Dong‐Joo Choi, Kwanha Yu, et al.. (2024). Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Cerebellar Astrocytes across Developmental Stages and Brain Regions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(2). 1021–1021. 2 indexed citations

Winkler, Frank, Humsa S. Venkatesh, Moran Amit, et al.. (2023). Cancer neuroscience: State of the field, emerging directions. Cell. 186(8). 1689–1707. 243 indexed citations breakdown →

Khan, Abdul Wali, Sungho Lee, Akdes Serin Harmancı, et al.. (2022). CXCR4 expression is associated with proneural‐to‐mesenchymal transition in glioblastoma. International Journal of Cancer. 152(4). 713–724. 23 indexed citations

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Gu, Tianpeng, Dapeng Hao, Junsung Woo, et al.. (2022). The disordered N-terminal domain of DNMT3A recognizes H2AK119ub and is required for postnatal development. Nature Genetics. 54(5). 625–636. 37 indexed citations

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Huang, Teng-Wei, Junsung Woo, Heinrich Schrewe, et al.. (2021). Glial-Specific Deletion of Med12 Results in Rapid Hearing Loss via Degradation of the Stria Vascularis. Journal of Neuroscience. 41(34). 7171–7181. 4 indexed citations

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Ung, Kevin, Teng-Wei Huang, Brittney Lozzi, et al.. (2021). Olfactory bulb astrocytes mediate sensory circuit processing through Sox9 in the mouse brain. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5230–5230. 30 indexed citations

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Sardar, Debosmita, Brittney Lozzi, Junsung Woo, et al.. (2021). Mapping Astrocyte Transcriptional Signatures in Response to Neuroactive Compounds. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(8). 3975–3975. 14 indexed citations

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Hatcher, Asante, Kwanha Yu, J. Meyer, et al.. (2020). Pathogenesis of peritumoral hyperexcitability in an immunocompetent CRISPR-based glioblastoma model. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(5). 2286–2300. 63 indexed citations

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Huang, Teng-Wei, Debosmita Sardar, Joshua Ortiz‐Guzman, et al.. (2019). Nuclear factor I-A regulates diverse reactive astrocyte responses after CNS injury. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 129(10). 4408–4418. 38 indexed citations

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Chen, Fengju, Yiqun Zhang, Don L. Gibbons, et al.. (2018). Pan-Cancer Molecular Classes Transcending Tumor Lineage Across 32 Cancer Types, Multiple Data Platforms, and over 10,000 Cases. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(9). 2182–2193. 61 indexed citations

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Deneen, Benjamin, et al.. (2017). Micro RNA ‐212 inhibits oligodendrocytes during maturation by down‐regulation of differentiation‐associated gene expression. Journal of Neurochemistry. 143(1). 112–125. 22 indexed citations

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Lee, Hyun Kyoung, Lesley Chaboub, Wenyi Zhu, et al.. (2015). Daam2-PIP5K Is a Regulatory Pathway for Wnt Signaling and Therapeutic Target for Remyelination in the CNS. Neuron. 85(6). 1227–1243. 58 indexed citations

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Molofsky, Anna V., Erik M. Ullian, Hui‐Hsin Tsai, et al.. (2012). Astrocytes and disease: a neurodevelopmental perspective. Genes & Development. 26(9). 891–907. 519 indexed citations breakdown →

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Deneen, Benjamin, Ritchie Ho, Agnès Lukaszewicz, et al.. (2006). The Transcription Factor NFIA Controls the Onset of Gliogenesis in the Developing Spinal Cord. Neuron. 52(6). 953–968. 370 indexed citations

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