Brett A. Johnson

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Brett A. Johnson is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Sensory Systems and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Brett A. Johnson has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 32 papers in Sensory Systems and 23 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Brett A. Johnson's work include Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (32 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (27 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (23 papers). Brett A. Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (32 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (27 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (23 papers). Brett A. Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and Australia. Brett A. Johnson's co-authors include Michael Leon, Dana W. Aswad, Cynthia C. Woo, Enzo R. Porrello, Emma Simpson, Eric N. Olson, Esther L. Langmack, József Najbauer, Edna E. Hingco and Christiane Linster and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Brett A. Johnson

82 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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Regulation of neonatal and adult mammalian heart regeneration by the miR-15 family

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brett A. Johnson United States	35	2.4k	1.8k	1.5k	1.1k	706	85	5.1k
Yun Huang United States	45	6.4k 2.6×	518 0.3×	866 0.6×	214 0.2×	390 0.6×	152	8.4k
Jianjie Ma United States	43	4.5k 1.9×	840 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	95 0.1×	221 0.3×	97	5.5k
Geert Callewaert Belgium	39	2.5k 1.1×	362 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	167 0.2×	201 0.3×	90	4.1k
Jan Eggermont Belgium	43	4.0k 1.7×	571 0.3×	1.4k 0.9×	188 0.2×	77 0.1×	115	5.2k
Amanda Patel France	29	3.7k 1.6×	701 0.4×	1.3k 0.9×	134 0.1×	76 0.1×	43	5.2k
Laura Conforti United States	40	2.7k 1.1×	205 0.1×	1.6k 1.0×	123 0.1×	170 0.2×	119	5.3k
Kunfu Ouyang China	33	3.8k 1.6×	248 0.1×	568 0.4×	129 0.1×	207 0.3×	94	5.3k
Wenxue Tang China	33	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	422 0.3×	74 0.1×	261 0.4×	93	3.2k
Sachiko Saito Japan	27	682 0.3×	520 0.3×	150 0.1×	434 0.4×	489 0.7×	98	1.9k
Klaus Seuwen Switzerland	41	3.9k 1.6×	132 0.1×	1.0k 0.7×	223 0.2×	135 0.2×	97	5.9k

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Wang, Shuxiong, Christina Tu, Quy Nguyen, et al.. (2025). Sequential emergence and contraction of epithelial subtypes in the prenatal human choroid plexus revealed by a stem cell model. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5149–5149.

Johnson, Brett A., Zhi Chen, Honghai Zhang, et al.. (2025). Quantifying the spatial patterns of retinal ganglion cell loss and progression in optic neuropathy by applying a deep learning variational autoencoder approach to optical coherence tomography. Frontiers in Ophthalmology. 4. 1497848–1497848. 1 indexed citations

Garvin, Mona K., et al.. (2025). Deep Learning Differentiates Papilledema, NAION, and Healthy Eyes With Unsegmented 3D OCT Volumes. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 277. 249–259. 2 indexed citations

Garvin, Mona K., et al.. (2025). Deep Learning Approach Readily Differentiates Papilledema, Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy, and Healthy Eyes. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 276. 99–108. 2 indexed citations

Strand, Douglas W., et al.. (2024). Feature extraction of ultrasound radiofrequency data for the classification of the peripheral zone of human prostate. PubMed. 12932. 49–49. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Honghai, Edward F. Linton, Brett A. Johnson, et al.. (2024). Hybrid deep learning and optimal graph search method for optical coherence tomography layer segmentation in diseases affecting the optic nerve. Biomedical Optics Express. 15(6). 3681–3681. 3 indexed citations

Johnson, Brett A., Anthony C. Waddimba, Gerald Ogola, James W. Fleshman, & John T. Preskitt. (2020). A systematic review and meta-analysis of surgery delays and survival in breast, lung and colon cancers: Implication for surgical triage during the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Journal of Surgery. 222(2). 311–318. 69 indexed citations

Rubinstein, Mark P., Tracy E. Garrett, Brett A. Johnson, et al.. (2012). Ex Vivo Interleukin-12-Priming During CD8+ T Cell Activation Dramatically Improves Adoptive T Cell Transfer Antitumor Efficacy in a Lymphodepleted Host. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 214(4). 700–707. 28 indexed citations

Johnson, Brett A., et al.. (2009). Spatial representations of odorants in olfactory bulbs of rats and mice: Similarities and differences in chemotopic organization. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 514(6). 658–673. 40 indexed citations

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Johnson, Brett A., et al.. (2009). Glomerular activity patterns evoked by natural odor objects in the rat olfactory bulb are related to patterns evoked by major odorant components. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 518(9). 1542–1555. 23 indexed citations

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Johnson, Brett A., et al.. (2009). Prolonged stimulus exposure reveals prolonged neurobehavioral response patterns. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 518(10). 1617–1629. 1 indexed citations

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Johnson, Brett A. & Michael Leon. (2007). Chemotopic odorant coding in a mammalian olfactory system. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 503(1). 1–34. 201 indexed citations

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Johnson, Brett A., et al.. (2006). Long hydrocarbon chains serve as unique molecular features recognized by ventral glomeruli of the rat olfactory bulb. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 498(1). 16–30. 22 indexed citations

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Johnson, Brett A., et al.. (2005). Effects of functional group position on spatial representations of aliphatic odorants in the rat olfactory bulb. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 483(2). 192–204. 38 indexed citations

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Johnson, Brett A., et al.. (2002). Functional mapping of the rat olfactory bulb using diverse odorants reveals modular responses to functional groups and hydrocarbon structural features. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 449(2). 180–194. 92 indexed citations

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Johnson, Brett A. & Michael Leon. (1996). Spatial distribution of [14C]2-deoxyglucose uptake in the glomerular layer of the rat olfactory bulb following early odor preference learning. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 376(4). 557–566. 40 indexed citations

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Johnson, Brett A., et al.. (1995). A learned odor evokes an enhanced Fos-like glomerular response in the olfactory bulb of young rats. Brain Research. 699(2). 192–200. 72 indexed citations

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Johnson, Brett A., Jill M. Shirokawa, James W. Geddes, et al.. (1991). Protein L-isoaspartyl methyltransferase in postmortem brains of aged humans. Neurobiology of Aging. 12(1). 19–24. 29 indexed citations

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Najbauer, Joseph, Brett A. Johnson, & Dana W. Aswad. (1991). Amplification and detection of substrates for protein carboxyl methyltransferases in PC12 cells. Analytical Biochemistry. 197(2). 412–420. 11 indexed citations

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Johnson, Brett A. & Dana W. Aswad. (1990). Fragmentation of isoaspartyl peptides and proteins by carboxypeptidase Y: release of isoaspartyl dipeptides as a result of internal and external cleavage. Biochemistry. 29(18). 4373–4380. 42 indexed citations

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