Caitlin Commins

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Caitlin Commins is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Caitlin Commins has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Physiology, 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Caitlin Commins's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (19 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers). Caitlin Commins is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (19 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers). Caitlin Commins collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Caitlin Commins's co-authors include Bradley T. Hyman, Susanne Wegmann, Simon Dujardin, Tarun Kamath, Allyson D. Roe, Rachel E. Bennett, Daniel J. Müller, George A. Carlson, Zhanyun Fan and Matthew P. Frosch and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Caitlin Commins

21 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Tau protein liquid–liquid phase separation can initiate t... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2018 250 500 750
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. Tau protein liquid–liquid phase separation can initiate tau aggregation
    2018 769 citations Susanne Wegmann, Bahareh Eftekharzadeh et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
  2. Tau impairs neural circuits, dominating amyloid-β effects, in Alzheimer models in vivo
    2018 289 citations Marc Aurel Busche, Susanne Wegmann et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Caitlin Commins United States 14 1.2k 1.1k 501 393 204 21 2.1k
Allyson D. Roe United States 18 1.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 435 0.9× 517 1.3× 213 1.0× 22 2.2k
Mikhail A. Kostylev United States 11 917 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 689 1.4× 441 1.1× 130 0.6× 18 1.8k
Hwan‐Ching Tai Taiwan 19 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 573 1.1× 365 0.9× 162 0.8× 41 2.3k
Simon Dujardin United States 19 1.5k 1.3× 1.7k 1.5× 710 1.4× 625 1.6× 352 1.7× 30 3.0k
Yukio Matsuba Japan 14 841 0.7× 1.6k 1.4× 493 1.0× 556 1.4× 170 0.8× 25 2.3k
Carol A. Miller United States 17 752 0.6× 950 0.8× 486 1.0× 616 1.6× 167 0.8× 28 1.9k
David A. Gimbel United States 10 1.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 518 1.0× 500 1.3× 161 0.8× 16 2.0k
Hilda Mirbaha United States 11 886 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 469 0.9× 548 1.4× 300 1.5× 15 1.8k
Tiernan T. O’Malley United States 18 771 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 453 0.9× 371 0.9× 96 0.5× 25 1.7k
Lakshmi Changolkar United States 20 932 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 352 0.7× 574 1.5× 294 1.4× 29 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Caitlin Commins

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Harris, Sam, J. Hartmann, Rikesh M. Rajani, et al.. (2025). Alzheimer’s disease patient-derived high-molecular-weight tau impairs bursting in hippocampal neurons. Cell. 188(14). 3775–3788.e21. 7 indexed citations
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Welikovitch, Lindsay A., et al.. (2023). Tau seeding and spreading in vivo is supported by both AD-derived fibrillar and oligomeric tau. Acta Neuropathologica. 146(2). 191–210. 28 indexed citations
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Lathuilière, Aurélien, Youhwa Jo, Romain Perbet, et al.. (2023). Specific detection of tau seeding activity in Alzheimer’s disease using rationally designed biosensor cells. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 18(1). 53–53. 6 indexed citations
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Dujardin, Simon, Analiese R. Fernandes, Caitlin Commins, et al.. (2022). Tau propagation is dependent on the genetic background of mouse strains. Brain Communications. 4(2). fcac048–fcac048. 8 indexed citations
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Kamath, Tarun, Naomi Klickstein, Caitlin Commins, et al.. (2021). Kinetics of tau aggregation reveals patient-specific tau characteristics among Alzheimer’s cases. Brain Communications. 3(2). fcab096–fcab096. 6 indexed citations
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Oakley, Derek H., Naomi Klickstein, Caitlin Commins, et al.. (2021). Continuous Monitoring of Tau-Induced Neurotoxicity in Patient-Derived iPSC-Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 41(19). 4335–4348. 13 indexed citations
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Amaral, Ana C., Beatriz Gomez Perez‐Nievas, Alicia González‐Martínez, et al.. (2021). Isoform-selective decrease of glycogen synthase kinase-3-beta (GSK-3β) reduces synaptic tau phosphorylation, transcellular spreading, and aggregation. iScience. 24(2). 102058–102058. 24 indexed citations
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Jackson, Rosemary J., et al.. (2021). APOE4 derived from astrocytes leads to blood–brain barrier impairment. Brain. 145(10). 3582–3593. 122 indexed citations
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Pérez-Rando, Marta, et al.. (2020). Synaptic and metabolic gene expression alterations in neurons that are recipients of proteopathic tau seeds. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 8(1). 168–168. 2 indexed citations
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Oakley, Derek H., Mirra Chung, Naomi Klickstein, et al.. (2020). The Alzheimer Disease-Causing Presenilin-1 L435F Mutation Causes Increased Production of Soluble Aβ43 Species in Patient-Derived iPSC-Neurons, Closely Mimicking Matched Patient Brain Tissue. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 79(6). 592–604. 9 indexed citations
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Busche, Marc Aurel, Susanne Wegmann, Simon Dujardin, et al.. (2018). Tau impairs neural circuits, dominating amyloid-β effects, in Alzheimer models in vivo. Nature Neuroscience. 22(1). 57–64. 289 indexed citations breakdown →
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DeVos, Sarah L., Bianca T. Corjuc, Derek H. Oakley, et al.. (2018). Synaptic Tau Seeding Precedes Tau Pathology in Human Alzheimer's Disease Brain. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 12. 267–267. 200 indexed citations
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Wegmann, Susanne, Bahareh Eftekharzadeh, Katharina Tepper, et al.. (2018). Tau protein liquid–liquid phase separation can initiate tau aggregation. The EMBO Journal. 37(7). 769 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Xueying, Ksenia V. Kastanenka, Michal Arbel‐Ornath, et al.. (2018). An acute functional screen identifies an effective antibody targeting amyloid-β oligomers based on calcium imaging. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 4634–4634. 20 indexed citations
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György, Bence, Camilla Lööv, Mikołaj Piotr Zaborowski, et al.. (2018). CRISPR/Cas9 Mediated Disruption of the Swedish APP Allele as a Therapeutic Approach for Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 11. 429–440. 128 indexed citations
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Kara, Eleanna, Allyson D. Roe, Caitlin Commins, et al.. (2018). A flow cytometry–based in vitro assay reveals that formation of apolipoprotein E (ApoE)–amyloid beta complexes depends on ApoE isoform and cell type. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(34). 13247–13256. 11 indexed citations
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DeVos, Sarah L., Bianca T. Corjuc, Caitlin Commins, et al.. (2018). Tau reduction in the presence of amyloid-β prevents tau pathology and neuronal death in vivo. Brain. 141(7). 2194–2212. 79 indexed citations
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Nicholls, Samantha B., Sarah L. DeVos, Caitlin Commins, et al.. (2017). Characterization of TauC3 antibody and demonstration of its potential to block tau propagation. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0177914–e0177914. 31 indexed citations
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Takeda, Shuko, Caitlin Commins, Sarah L. DeVos, et al.. (2016). Seed‐competent high‐molecular‐weight tau species accumulates in the cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer's disease mouse model and human patients. Annals of Neurology. 80(3). 355–367. 82 indexed citations
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Takeda, Shuko, Susanne Wegmann, Hansang Cho, et al.. (2015). Neuronal uptake and propagation of a rare phosphorylated high-molecular-weight tau derived from Alzheimer’s disease brain. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8490–8490. 276 indexed citations

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