Bennett G. Novitch

10.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
56 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Bennett G. Novitch is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Bennett G. Novitch has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Bennett G. Novitch's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (21 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (17 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (8 papers). Bennett G. Novitch is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (21 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (17 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (8 papers). Bennett G. Novitch collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Bennett G. Novitch's co-authors include Andrew B. Lassar, Stephen X. Skapek, Thomas M. Jessell, Albert I. Chen, Elisabet Andersson, Jonas Muhr, Douglas B. Spicer, James Briscoe, James Rhee and Gregory J. Hannon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Bennett G. Novitch

55 papers receiving 7.3k citations

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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.

Correlation of Terminal Cell Cycle Arrest of Skeletal Muscle with Induction of p21 by MyoD

1995 1.0k citations Bennett G. Novitch et al. Science profile →
Vertebrate neurogenesis is counteracted by Sox1–3 activity

2003 662 citations Elisabet Andersson, Bennett G. Novitch et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Coordinate Regulation of Motor Neuron Subtype Identity and Pan-Neuronal Properties by the bHLH Repressor Olig2

2001 504 citations Bennett G. Novitch, Albert I. Chen et al. Neuron profile →
Identification of neural oscillations and epileptiform changes in human brain organoids

2021 170 citations Ranmal A. Samarasinghe, Jessie E. Buth et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bennett G. Novitch United States	36	5.9k	1.7k	1.2k	1.2k	962	56	7.3k
Nicholas Gaiano United States	34	6.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	621 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	962 1.0×	50	7.9k
David L. Turner United States	26	7.3k 1.2×	928 0.6×	552 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	37	8.6k
Alessandro Bulfone Italy	42	5.9k 1.0×	2.7k 1.6×	603 0.5×	2.2k 1.9×	2.0k 2.1×	73	9.5k
Jeffery A. Porter United States	23	8.2k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	979 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	1.9k 2.0×	24	9.6k
Lukas Sommer Switzerland	54	7.0k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	1.7k 1.5×	1.8k 1.9×	113	10.5k
Bruce T. Schaar United States	22	4.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	412 0.3×	771 0.7×	948 1.0×	26	6.5k
Lyle B. Zimmerman United Kingdom	19	4.1k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	379 0.3×	1.2k 1.0×	895 0.9×	26	6.2k
Nancy Ratner United States	57	3.6k 0.6×	683 0.4×	980 0.8×	1.9k 1.7×	614 0.6×	182	10.2k
Michaela Wilsch‐Bräuninger Germany	36	4.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	401 0.3×	1.1k 1.0×	938 1.0×	55	6.1k
Larysa Pevny United States	39	8.6k 1.5×	1.9k 1.1×	822 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	2.2k 2.2×	60	11.9k

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Li, Jiwen, Marlesa Godoy, Graciel Diamante, et al.. (2025). Prdm16 regulates the postnatal fate of embryonic radial glia via Vcam1-dependent mechanisms. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6659–6659.

McCrimmon, Colin M., Daniel Toker, Qing Cao, et al.. (2025). Cortical versus hippocampal network dysfunction in a human brain assembloid model of epilepsy and intellectual disability. Cell Reports. 44(9). 116217–116217. 1 indexed citations

Buth, Jessie E., Alexandra Rubin, Lei Gao, et al.. (2024). Foxp1 suppresses cortical angiogenesis and attenuates HIF-1alpha signaling to promote neural progenitor cell maintenance. EMBO Reports. 25(5). 2202–2219. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yijie, Qihao Li, Bo Tao, et al.. (2023). Fibroblasts in heart scar tissue directly regulate cardiac excitability and arrhythmogenesis. Science. 381(6665). 1480–1487. 56 indexed citations

Huang, Wen‐Chin, Yuan‐Yu Hsueh, Ken Yamauchi, et al.. (2022). Intramuscular delivery of neural crest stem cell spheroids enhances neuromuscular regeneration after denervation injury. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 13(1). 205–205. 10 indexed citations

Gupta, Sandeep Kumar, Ken Yamauchi, Bennett G. Novitch, & Samantha J. Butler. (2021). Derivation of dorsal spinal sensory interneurons from human pluripotent stem cells. STAR Protocols. 2(1). 100319–100319. 6 indexed citations

Sagner, Andreas, Zachary B. Gaber, Julien Delile, et al.. (2018). Olig2 and Hes regulatory dynamics during motor neuron differentiation revealed by single cell transcriptomics. PLoS Biology. 16(2). e2003127–e2003127. 61 indexed citations

Han, Albert Y., Sandeep Kumar Gupta, & Bennett G. Novitch. (2018). Molecular specification of facial branchial motor neurons in vertebrates. Developmental Biology. 436(1). 5–13. 8 indexed citations

Kong, Jennifer H., et al.. (2015). Notch Activity Modulates the Responsiveness of Neural Progenitors to Sonic Hedgehog Signaling. Developmental Cell. 33(4). 373–387. 100 indexed citations

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Niewiadomski, Paweł, Jennifer H. Kong, Robert Ahrends, et al.. (2014). Gli Protein Activity Is Controlled by Multisite Phosphorylation in Vertebrate Hedgehog Signaling. Cell Reports. 6(1). 168–181. 185 indexed citations

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Jacob, John, Jennifer H. Kong, Steven Moore, et al.. (2013). Retinoid Acid Specifies Neuronal Identity through Graded Expression of Ascl1. Current Biology. 23(5). 412–418. 26 indexed citations

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Wang, Yuan, Edward Kim, Xiaojing Wang, et al.. (2012). ERK Inhibition Rescues Defects in Fate Specification of Nf1-Deficient Neural Progenitors and Brain Abnormalities. Cell. 150(4). 816–830. 112 indexed citations

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Rousso, D., Caroline A. Pearson, Zachary B. Gaber, et al.. (2012). Foxp-Mediated Suppression of N-Cadherin Regulates Neuroepithelial Character and Progenitor Maintenance in the CNS. Neuron. 74(2). 314–330. 143 indexed citations

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Martin, Donna M., et al.. (2011). Regulation of spinal interneuron development by the Olig-related protein Bhlhb5 and Notch signaling. Development. 138(15). 3199–3211. 45 indexed citations

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Huettl, Rosa-Eva, et al.. (2011). Npn-1 Contributes to Axon-Axon Interactions That Differentially Control Sensory and Motor Innervation of the Limb. PLoS Biology. 9(2). e1001020–e1001020. 46 indexed citations

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Vue, Tou Yia, et al.. (2009). Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Controls Thalamic Progenitor Identity and Nuclei Specification in Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(14). 4484–4497. 105 indexed citations

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Dessaud, Éric, Lin Yang, Fausto Ulloa, et al.. (2007). Interpretation of the sonic hedgehog morphogen gradient by a temporal adaptation mechanism. Nature. 450(7170). 717–720. 449 indexed citations

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Novitch, Bennett G., et al.. (2005). Olig2 Directs Astrocyte and Oligodendrocyte Formation in Postnatal Subventricular Zone Cells. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(32). 7289–7298. 207 indexed citations

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Andersson, Elisabet, et al.. (2003). Vertebrate neurogenesis is counteracted by Sox1–3 activity. Nature Neuroscience. 6(11). 1162–1168. 662 indexed citations breakdown →

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Novitch, Bennett G., Albert I. Chen, & Thomas M. Jessell. (2001). Coordinate Regulation of Motor Neuron Subtype Identity and Pan-Neuronal Properties by the bHLH Repressor Olig2. Neuron. 31(5). 773–789. 504 indexed citations breakdown →

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