Carey Backus

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Carey Backus is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carey Backus has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Physiology, 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Carey Backus's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (12 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (10 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (9 papers). Carey Backus is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (12 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (10 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (9 papers). Carey Backus collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Spain. Carey Backus's co-authors include Isabel Fariñas, Louis F. Reichardt, Kevin R. Jones, Eva L. Feldman, John M. Hayes, Andrea M. Vincent, Xiaoyun Wang, Louis F. Reichardt, Lisa L. McLean and Kelli A. Sullivan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Carey Backus

41 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Targeted disruption of the BDNF gene perturbs brain and sensory neuron development but not motor neuron development

1994 904 citations Kevin R. Jones, Isabel Fariñas et al. Cell profile →
Severe sensory and sympathetic deficits in mice lacking neurotrophin-3

1994 551 citations Isabel Fariñas, Kevin R. Jones et al. profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cytoplasmic TDP43 Binds microRNAs: New Disease Targets in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 2020 ·Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience ·Ximena Paez-Colasante, Claudia Figueroa‐Romero, Amy E. Rumora, Junguk Hur, Faye E. Mendelson, John M. Hayes, Carey Backus, (unknown), Laurie A. Heinicke, Nils G. Walter, Sami J. Barmada, Stacey A. Sakowski, Eva L. Feldman	17
2	Dual CCR2 / CCR5 antagonist treatment attenuates adipose inflammation, but not microvascular complications in ob/ob mice 2017 ·Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism ·Phillipe D. O’Brien, Lucy M. Hinder, Sebastian D. Parlee, John M. Hayes, Carey Backus, Hongyu Zhang, Li‐Jun Ma, Stacey A. Sakowski, Frank C. Brosius, Eva L. Feldman	17
3	Insulin Resistance Prevents AMPK-induced Tau Dephosphorylation through Akt-mediated Increase in AMPKSer-485 Phosphorylation 2015 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Bhumsoo Kim, Claudia Figueroa‐Romero, Crystal Pacut, Carey Backus, Eva L. Feldman	48
4	Two Dynamin-2 Genes Are Required for Normal Zebrafish Development 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Elizabeth M. Gibbs, Ann E. Davidson, (unknown), Carey Backus, Yu Hong, Stacey A. Sakowski, James J. Dowling, Eva L. Feldman	13
5	Neurodegeneration and early lethality in superoxide dismutase 2-deficient mice: A comprehensive analysis of the central and peripheral nervous systems 2012 ·Neuroscience ·Scott Oh, Kelli A. Sullivan, John E. Wilkinson, Carey Backus, John M. Hayes, Stacey A. Sakowski, Eva L. Feldman	27
6	Transcriptional Profiling of Diabetic Neuropathy in the BKSdb/dbMouse 2011 ·Diabetes ·Manjusha Pande, Junguk Hur, Yu Hong, Carey Backus, John M. Hayes, Sang Su Oh, Matthias Kretzler, Eva L. Feldman	89
7	The Pleotrophic Effects of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I on Human Spinal Cord Neural Progenitor Cells 2010 ·Stem Cells and Development ·J. Simon Lunn, Crystal Pacut, Carey Backus, Yu Hong, Karl Johe, Michael P. Hefferan, Martin Maršala, Eva L. Feldman	20
8	Intraspinal cord delivery of IGF-I mediated by adeno-associated virus 2 is neuroprotective in a rat model of familial ALS 2008 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Colin K. Franz, Thais Federici, Jun Yang, Carey Backus, Sang Su Oh, Qingshan Teng, Erin F. Carlton, Kathie M. Bishop, Mehdi Gasmi, Raymond T. Bartus, Eva L. Feldman, Nicholas M. Boulis	63
9	Mouse models of diabetic neuropathy 2007 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Kelli A. Sullivan, John M. Hayes, Timothy D. Wiggin, Carey Backus, Sang Su Oh, Stephen I. Lentz, Frank C. Brosius, Eva L. Feldman	151
10	SOD2 protects neurons from injury in cell culture and animal models of diabetic neuropathy 2007 ·Experimental Neurology ·Andrea M. Vincent, James W. Russell, Kelli A. Sullivan, Carey Backus, John M. Hayes, Lisa L. McLean, Eva L. Feldman	94
11	Mitochondria in DRG neurons undergo hyperglycemic mediated injury through Bim, Bax and the fission protein Drp1 2006 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Gina M. Leinninger, Carey Backus, Ann Marie Sastry, Yun–Bo Yi, Chia-Wei Wang, Eva L. Feldman	101
12	Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products Activation Injures Primary Sensory Neurons via Oxidative Stress 2006 ·Endocrinology ·Andrea M. Vincent, Lorena Perrone, Kelli A. Sullivan, Carey Backus, Ann Marie Sastry, Christian M. Lastoskie, Eva L. Feldman	203
13	Identification of candidate drugs for the treatment of ALS 2005 ·Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ·Andrea M. Vincent, Carey Backus, (unknown), Eva L. Feldman	14
14	Expressing TrkC from the TrkA locus causes a subset of dorsal root ganglia neurons to switch fate 2004 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Aziz Moqrich, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Carey Backus, Dionisio Martín‐Zanca, (unknown), Louis F. Reichardt, Ardem Patapoutian	59
15	Endogenous Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Neurotrophin-3 Antagonistically Regulate Survival of Axotomized Corticospinal NeuronsIn Vivo 2001 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Klaus M. Giehl, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ilse Bartke, Yan Qiao, Louis F. Reichardt, Carey Backus, Andrew A. Welcher, (unknown), P. Mestres, Michaël Meyer	85
16	NT-3, like NGF, Is Required for Survival of Sympathetic Neurons, but Not Their Precursors 1999 ·Developmental Biology ·Nicole J. Francis, Isabel Fariñas, Christine Brennan, (unknown), Carey Backus, Louis F. Reichardt, Story C. Landis	113
17	Characterization of Neurotrophin and Trk Receptor Functions in Developing Sensory Ganglia 1998 ·Neuron ·Isabel Fariñas, George A. Wilkinson, Carey Backus, Louis F. Reichardt, Ardem Patapoutian	168
18	Lack of Neurotrophin-3 Results in Death of Spinal Sensory Neurons and Premature Differentiation of Their Precursors 1996 ·Neuron ·Isabel Fariñas, Cathleen K. Yoshida, Carey Backus, Louis F. Reichardt	207
19	The integrin receptor α8β1 mediates interactions of embryonic chick motor and sensory neurons with tenascin-C 1995 ·Neuron ·Barbara Varnum‐Finney, Kristine Venstrom, Ulrich Müller, Robert Kypta, Carey Backus, Matthias Chiquet, Louis F. Reichardt	86
20	Targeted disruption of the BDNF gene perturbs brain and sensory neuron development but not motor neuron development breakdown → 1994 ·Cell ·Kevin R. Jones, Isabel Fariñas, Carey Backus, Louis F. Reichardt	904

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