Carlos Lois

15.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
57 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Carlos Lois is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Carlos Lois has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 19 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Carlos Lois's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (19 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (14 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers). Carlos Lois is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (19 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (14 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers). Carlos Lois collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Spain. Carlos Lois's co-authors include Arturo Álvarez-Buylla, José Manuel García‐Verdugo, Shirley Pease, Elizabeth J. Hong, Eric J. Brown, David Baltimore, Hyun O. Lee, Ricardo Pardal, Klaus Pfeffer and John R. Fike and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Carlos Lois

56 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Long-Distance Neuronal Migration in the Adult Mammalian Brain

1994 1.9k citations Carlos Lois, Arturo Álvarez-Buylla Science profile →
Germline Transmission and Tissue-Specific Expression of Transgenes Delivered by Lentiviral Vectors

2002 1.6k citations Carlos Lois, Elizabeth J. Hong et al. Science profile →
Fusion of bone-marrow-derived cells with Purkinje neurons, cardiomyocytes and hepatocytes

2003 1.3k citations Manuel Álvarez‐Dolado, Ricardo Pardal et al. Nature profile →
Proliferating subventricular zone cells in the adult mammalian forebrain can differentiate into neurons and glia.

1993 1.1k citations Carlos Lois, Arturo Álvarez-Buylla Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Chain Migration of Neuronal Precursors

1996 1.1k citations Carlos Lois, José Manuel García‐Verdugo et al. Science profile →
Engineered AAVs for efficient noninvasive gene delivery to the central and peripheral nervous systems

2017 928 citations Ken Y. Chan, Min Jee Jang et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Dye-Sensitized Core/Active Shell Upconversion Nanoparticles for Optogenetics and Bioimaging Applications

2016 390 citations Carlos Lois et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carlos Lois United States	34	5.1k	4.6k	3.6k	1.6k	1.5k	57	10.9k
Kazunobu Sawamoto Japan	53	4.8k 0.9×	4.0k 0.9×	3.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	158	9.5k
Isabel Fariñas Spain	49	6.2k 1.2×	3.2k 0.7×	5.5k 1.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	110	13.3k
Jeffrey D. Macklis United States	51	6.0k 1.2×	5.1k 1.1×	5.0k 1.4×	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	123	12.0k
Robert F. Hevner United States	62	6.5k 1.3×	4.7k 1.0×	3.9k 1.1×	2.1k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	130	11.9k
Hynek Wichterle United States	41	7.7k 1.5×	3.6k 0.8×	3.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	73	11.4k
Jane E. Johnson United States	55	8.4k 1.6×	3.2k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	507 0.3×	141	12.8k
Daniel A. Lim United States	47	9.0k 1.8×	6.2k 1.3×	3.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	98	15.2k
Dennis A. Steindler United States	52	4.7k 0.9×	3.8k 0.8×	3.4k 0.9×	493 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	129	10.2k
Mary E. Hatten United States	54	7.4k 1.4×	4.1k 0.9×	5.3k 1.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	92	12.7k
Fiona Doetsch United States	36	8.0k 1.6×	9.7k 2.1×	4.7k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	2.7k 1.8×	45	15.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carlos Lois

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Carlos Lois. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Carlos Lois based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Carlos Lois. Carlos Lois is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Wang, Bo, et al.. (2024). Unsupervised restoration of a complex learned behavior after large-scale neuronal perturbation. Nature Neuroscience. 27(6). 1176–1186. 2 indexed citations

Horns, Felix, Chengcheng Fan, James M. Linton, et al.. (2023). Engineering RNA export for measurement and manipulation of living cells. Cell. 186(17). 3642–3658.e32. 34 indexed citations

Chow, Ke-Huan K., Mark W. Budde, Alejandro A. Granados, et al.. (2021). Imaging cell lineage with a synthetic digital recording system. Science. 372(6538). 83 indexed citations

Srivatsan, Sanjay, Mary C. Regier, Eliza Barkan, et al.. (2021). Embryo-scale, single-cell spatial transcriptomics. Science. 373(6550). 111–117. 170 indexed citations

Li, Yuwei, Walter G. Gonzalez, Weiyi Tang, et al.. (2020). Macropinocytosis-mediated membrane recycling drives neural crest migration by delivering F-actin to the lamellipodium. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(44). 27400–27411. 17 indexed citations

Gonzalez, Walter G., et al.. (2019). Persistence of neuronal representations through time and damage in the hippocampus. Science. 365(6455). 821–825. 73 indexed citations

Augustine, Vineet, Sertan Kutal Gökçe, Sangjun Lee, et al.. (2018). Hierarchical neural architecture underlying thirst regulation. Nature. 555(7695). 204–209. 116 indexed citations

Chan, Ken Y., Min Jee Jang, Bryan B. Yoo, et al.. (2017). Engineered AAVs for efficient noninvasive gene delivery to the central and peripheral nervous systems. Nature Neuroscience. 20(8). 1172–1179. 928 indexed citations breakdown →

Ravi, N., Luís Sánchez-Guardado, Carlos Lois, & Wolfgang Kelsch. (2016). Determination of the connectivity of newborn neurons in mammalian olfactory circuits. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 74(5). 849–867. 12 indexed citations

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Lois, Carlos & Wolfgang Kelsch. (2014). Adult neurogenesis and its promise as a hope for brain repair. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 8. 165–165. 4 indexed citations

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Ohtsuki, Gen, Takashi Yoshida, Tomonari Murakami, et al.. (2012). Similarity of Visual Selectivity among Clonally Related Neurons in Visual Cortex. Neuron. 75(1). 65–72. 83 indexed citations

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Scott, Benjamin B., et al.. (2012). Wandering Neuronal Migration in the Postnatal Vertebrate Forebrain. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(4). 1436–1446. 28 indexed citations

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Kelsch, Wolfgang, et al.. (2011). Increasing heterogeneity in the organization of synaptic inputs of mature olfactory bulb neurons generated in newborn rats. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 520(6). 1327–1338. 10 indexed citations

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Lois, Carlos, et al.. (2011). Genetics in non-genetic model systems. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 22(1). 79–85. 2 indexed citations

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Scott, Benjamin B., Tarciso Velho, Sung‐Chur Sim, & Carlos Lois. (2010). Applications of Avian Transgenesis. ILAR Journal. 51(4). 353–361. 27 indexed citations

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Kelsch, Wolfgang, Chia-Wei Lin, Colleen Mosley, & Carlos Lois. (2009). A Critical Period for Activity-Dependent Synaptic Development during Olfactory Bulb Adult Neurogenesis. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(38). 11852–11858. 97 indexed citations

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Magavi, Sanjay S. P. & Carlos Lois. (2008). Transplanted neurons form both normal and ectopic projections in the adult brain. Developmental Neurobiology. 68(14). 1527–1537. 14 indexed citations

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Álvarez‐Dolado, Manuel, Ricardo Pardal, José Manuel García‐Verdugo, et al.. (2003). Fusion of bone-marrow-derived cells with Purkinje neurons, cardiomyocytes and hepatocytes. Nature. 425(6961). 968–973. 1259 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lois, Carlos, Elizabeth J. Hong, Shirley Pease, Eric J. Brown, & David Baltimore. (2002). Germline Transmission and Tissue-Specific Expression of Transgenes Delivered by Lentiviral Vectors. Science. 295(5556). 868–872. 1635 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lois, Carlos, Yosef Refaeli, F. Xiao‐Feng Qin, & Luk Van Parijs. (2001). Retroviruses as tools to study the immune system. Current Opinion in Immunology. 13(4). 496–504. 27 indexed citations

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