Carolyn Hyman

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

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Carolyn Hyman is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Carolyn Hyman has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Carolyn Hyman's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (11 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (7 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers). Carolyn Hyman is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (11 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (7 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers). Carolyn Hyman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Carolyn Hyman's co-authors include Stephen P. Squinto, Ronald M. Lindsay, George D. Yancopoulos, Magdalena Hofer, Yves‐Alain Barde, C. Anthony Altar, R M Lindsay, Mary Beth Spina, James M. Miller and Ronald M. Lindsay and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Carolyn Hyman

21 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

BDNF is a neurotrophic factor for dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra

1991 1.3k citations Carolyn Hyman, Magdalena Hofer et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carolyn Hyman United States	17	2.5k	1.2k	1.0k	547	457	21	3.2k
Anders Bjo ̈rklund Sweden	26	3.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	872 1.6×	576 1.3×	27	4.0k
Stanley J. Wiegand United States	16	2.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	785 0.8×	312 0.6×	249 0.5×	18	2.8k
Umberto di Porzio Italy	35	1.9k 0.8×	667 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	450 0.8×	356 0.8×	81	3.3k
Hitoo Nishino Japan	38	1.9k 0.8×	534 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	542 1.0×	821 1.8×	149	4.1k
Lawrence F. Kromer United States	24	2.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	738 0.7×	146 0.3×	509 1.1×	31	3.0k
Pam Tyers United Kingdom	19	1.3k 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	956 0.9×	260 0.5×	502 1.1×	28	2.6k
W. Ernest Lyons United States	21	1.7k 0.7×	634 0.5×	946 0.9×	263 0.5×	401 0.9×	21	2.9k
Henry Teng United States	8	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	929 0.9×	163 0.3×	364 0.8×	10	2.9k
Joachim Leibrock Germany	8	3.3k 1.3×	1.8k 1.5×	1.5k 1.4×	167 0.3×	359 0.8×	11	4.0k
Ingrid Strömberg Sweden	36	4.0k 1.6×	1.6k 1.3×	1.6k 1.6×	1.4k 2.5×	599 1.3×	110	5.4k

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Boylan, Carolyn B., Matthias Fritsche, Stanley J. Wiegand, et al.. (1996). A continuous striatal infusion of 6-hydroxydopamine produces a terminal axotomy and delayed behavioral effects. Brain Research. 709(2). 275–284. 3 indexed citations

Østergaard, Karen, Sarah Jones, Carolyn Hyman, & Jens Zimmer. (1996). Effects of Donor Age and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor on the Survival of Dopaminergic Neurons and Axonal Growth in Postnatal Rat Nigrostriatal Cocultures. Experimental Neurology. 142(2). 340–350. 27 indexed citations

Studer, Lorenz, Christian Spenger, Rolf W. Seiler, et al.. (1995). Comparison of the Effects of the Neurotrophins on the Morphological Structure of Dopaminergic Neurons in Cultures of Rat Substantia Nigra. European Journal of Neuroscience. 7(2). 223–233. 95 indexed citations

Hyman, Carolyn, et al.. (1995). Effect of BDNF on Dopaminergic, Serotonergic, and GABAergic Neurons in Cultures of Human Fetal Ventral Mesencephalon. Experimental Neurology. 133(1). 50–63. 103 indexed citations

Altar, C. Anthony, et al.. (1994). The Neurotrophins NT-4/5 and BDNF Augment Serotonin, Dopamine, and GABAergic Systems during Behaviorally Effective Infusions to the Substantia Nigra. Experimental Neurology. 130(1). 31–40. 101 indexed citations

Altar, C. Anthony, Carolyn B. Boylan, Bruce Edward Jones, et al.. (1994). Efficacy of Brain‐Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Neurotrophin‐3 on Neurochemical and Behavioral Deficits Associated with Partial Nigrostriatal Dopamine Lesions. Journal of Neurochemistry. 63(3). 1021–1032. 121 indexed citations

Hyman, Carolyn, et al.. (1994). Overlapping and distinct actions of the neurotrophins BDNF, NT-3, and NT-4/5 on cultured dopaminergic and GABAergic neurons of the ventral mesencephalon. Journal of Neuroscience. 14(1). 335–347. 332 indexed citations

Spina, Mary Beth, S P Squinto, Judith Miller, R.M. Lindsay, & Carolyn Hyman. (1993). REPLY FROM DRS. M. B. SPINA, S. P. SQUINTO, J. MILLER, R. M. LINDSAY, AND C. HYMAN. Journal of Neurochemistry. 60(4). 1582–1583. 3 indexed citations

Altar, C. Anthony, et al.. (1993). The Therapeutic Potential of Neurotrophic Factors in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease. Experimental Neurology. 124(1). 103–118. 119 indexed citations

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Altar, C. Anthony, Carolyn B. Boylan, Jonathan S. Miller, et al.. (1992). Brain-derived neurotrophic factor augments rotational behavior and nigrostriatal dopamine turnover in vivo.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 89(23). 11347–11351. 245 indexed citations

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Spina, Mary Beth, Stephen P. Squinto, James M. Miller, Ronald M. Lindsay, & Carolyn Hyman. (1992). Brain‐Derived Neurotrophic Factor Protects Dopamine Neurons Against 6‐Hydroxydopamine and N‐Methyl‐4‐Phenylpyridinium Ion Toxicity: Involvement of the Glutathione System. Journal of Neurochemistry. 59(1). 99–106. 403 indexed citations

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Spina, Mary Beth, Carolyn Hyman, Stephen P. Squinto, & Ronald M. Lindsay. (1992). Brain‐Derived Neurotrophic Factor Protects Dopaminergic Cells from 6‐Hydroxydopamine Toxicity. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 648(1). 348–350. 27 indexed citations

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Hyman, Carolyn, Magdalena Hofer, Yves‐Alain Barde, et al.. (1991). BDNF is a neurotrophic factor for dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra. Nature. 350(6315). 230–232. 1297 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lindsay, R M, R. Alderson, B. Friedman, et al.. (1991). The neurotrophin family of NGF-related neurotrophic factors. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. 2(4-6). 211–220. 27 indexed citations

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Hyman, Carolyn, et al.. (1989). The two major phosphoproteins in growth cones are probably identical to two protein kinase C substrates correlated with persistence of long- term potentiation. Journal of Neuroscience. 9(2). 381–389. 79 indexed citations

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Hyman, Carolyn & K H Pfenninger. (1987). Intracellular regulators of neuronal sprouting: II. Phosphorylation reactions in isolated growth cones. Journal of Neuroscience. 7(12). 4076–4083. 27 indexed citations

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Pfenninger, Karl H., Carolyn Hyman, & Robert S. Garofalo. (1986). Chapter 19 Protein phosphorylation in the nerve growth cone. Progress in brain research. 69. 235–244. 10 indexed citations

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Hyman, Carolyn & K H Pfenninger. (1985). Intracellular regulators of neuronal sprouting: calmodulin-binding proteins of nerve growth cones.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 101(3). 1153–1160. 27 indexed citations

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Hyman, Carolyn & Stanley C. Froehner. (1983). Degradation of acetylcholine receptors in muscle cells: effect of leupeptin on turnover rate, intracellular pool sizes, and receptor properties.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 96(5). 1316–1324. 33 indexed citations

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Froehner, Stanley C., et al.. (1981). Immunofluorescence localization at the mammalian neuromuscular junction of the Mr 43,000 protein of Torpedo postsynaptic membranes.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 78(8). 5230–5234. 122 indexed citations

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