Cathy Steffen

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Cathy Steffen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Cathy Steffen has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Cathy Steffen's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (7 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (5 papers). Cathy Steffen is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (7 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (5 papers). Cathy Steffen collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Cathy Steffen's co-authors include Eric J. Nestler, Jingshan Chen, Ronald S. Duman, Yajun Zhang, Max B. Kelz, David W. Self, Johannes Thome, Norio Sakai, Soren Impey and Daniel R. Storm and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Neuroscience and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Cathy Steffen

16 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Expression of the transcription factor ΔFosB in the brain controls sensitivity to cocaine

1999 514 citations Max B. Kelz, Jingshan Chen et al. Nature profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cathy Steffen United States	12	1.4k	967	443	246	232	16	2.1k
S.L. Eastwood United Kingdom	21	1.3k 0.9×	960 1.0×	249 0.6×	274 1.1×	129 0.6×	32	2.3k
W. Ernest Lyons United States	21	1.7k 1.3×	946 1.0×	634 1.4×	564 2.3×	214 0.9×	21	2.9k
Paul Mohapel Sweden	26	1.5k 1.1×	632 0.7×	832 1.9×	299 1.2×	147 0.6×	37	2.5k
T M Hyde United States	15	1.3k 0.9×	849 0.9×	310 0.7×	117 0.5×	147 0.6×	21	2.4k
Hermes H. Yeh United States	32	1.8k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	443 1.0×	190 0.8×	120 0.5×	76	2.7k
Fu Du United States	21	1.1k 0.8×	647 0.7×	466 1.1×	124 0.5×	290 1.3×	36	2.3k
Jean‐Luc Dreyer Switzerland	23	816 0.6×	753 0.8×	239 0.5×	146 0.6×	147 0.6×	43	1.7k
Raquel Revilla-Sanchez United States	12	1.2k 0.9×	627 0.6×	225 0.5×	235 1.0×	164 0.7×	12	2.0k
Leisa A. Glantz United States	13	1.3k 0.9×	900 0.9×	276 0.6×	193 0.8×	196 0.8×	18	2.5k
Sarah A. Stern United States	13	959 0.7×	672 0.7×	291 0.7×	469 1.9×	200 0.9×	19	2.2k

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16 of 16 papers shown

Freet, Christopher S., Cathy Steffen, Eric J. Nestler, & Patricia S. Grigson. (2009). Overexpression of ΔFosB is associated with attenuated cocaine-induced suppression of saccharin intake in mice.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 123(2). 397–407. 10 indexed citations

Hall, Stephanie, et al.. (2006). Enhanced acquisition of cocaine self-administration by increasing percentages of C57BL/6J genes in mice with a nonpreferring outbred background. Psychopharmacology. 186(4). 553–560. 14 indexed citations

Peakman, Mark, Linda I. Perrotti, Tiffany Carle, et al.. (2003). Inducible, brain region-specific expression of a dominant negative mutant of c-Jun in transgenic mice decreases sensitivity to cocaine. Brain Research. 970(1-2). 73–86. 75 indexed citations

Steffen, Cathy, et al.. (2003). Striatal Cell Type-Specific Overexpression of ΔFosB Enhances Incentive for Cocaine. Journal of Neuroscience. 23(6). 2488–2493. 172 indexed citations

Sakai, Norio, Johannes Thome, Samuel S. Newton, et al.. (2002). Inducible and Brain Region-Specific CREB Transgenic Mice. Molecular Pharmacology. 61(6). 1453–1464. 54 indexed citations

Chen, Jingshan, Max B. Kelz, Cathy Steffen, et al.. (2002). Inducible, reversible hair loss in transgenic mice. Transgenic Research. 11(3). 241–247. 2 indexed citations

Sakai, Norio, Johannes Thome, Samuel S. Newton, et al.. (2002). Inducible and Brain Region-Specific CREB Transgenic Mice. Molecular Pharmacology. 61(6). 1453–1464. 2 indexed citations

Nakagawa, Shin, Ji‐Eun Kim, Rena Lee, et al.. (2002). Regulation of Neurogenesis in Adult Mouse Hippocampus by cAMP and the cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein. Journal of Neuroscience. 22(9). 3673–3682. 406 indexed citations

Chen, J, Yuanyuan Zhang, Max B. Kelz, et al.. (2000). Induction of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 in the hippocampus by chronic electroconvulsive seizures: role of [Delta]FosB.. PubMed. 20(24). 8965–71. 93 indexed citations

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Chen, Jingshan, et al.. (2000). Induction of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5 in the Hippocampus by Chronic Electroconvulsive Seizures: Role of ΔFosB. Journal of Neuroscience. 20(24). 8965–8971. 88 indexed citations

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Kelz, Max B., J.R. Kuszak, Tiffany Yang, et al.. (2000). DeltaFosB-induced cataract.. PubMed. 41(11). 3523–38. 14 indexed citations

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Thome, Johannes, Norio Sakai, Kyung-Ho Shin, et al.. (2000). cAMP Response Element-Mediated Gene Transcription Is Upregulated by Chronic Antidepressant Treatment. Journal of Neuroscience. 20(11). 4030–4036. 431 indexed citations

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Kelz, Max B., Jingshan Chen, William A. Carlezon, et al.. (1999). Expression of the transcription factor ΔFosB in the brain controls sensitivity to cocaine. Nature. 401(6750). 272–276. 514 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Jingshan, Max B. Kelz, Norio Sakai, et al.. (1998). Transgenic Animals with Inducible, Targeted Gene Expression in Brain. Molecular Pharmacology. 54(3). 495–503. 157 indexed citations

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Knecht, Michael, et al.. (1994). Characterization of Myocardial Protein Composition in Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis. European Heart Journal. 15(suppl D). 37–44. 51 indexed citations

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Steffen, Cathy, et al.. (1953). [Application and mechanism of high dosage of vitamin D therapy of glaucoma].. PubMed. 123(5). 555–68. 6 indexed citations

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