Christopher S. Cohan

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Christopher S. Cohan is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher S. Cohan has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Christopher S. Cohan's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (17 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (12 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (11 papers). Christopher S. Cohan is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (17 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (12 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (11 papers). Christopher S. Cohan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Canada. Christopher S. Cohan's co-authors include Stanley B. Kater, John A. Connor, Feng‐Quan Zhou, Mark P. Mattson, George J. Mpitsos, Clare M. Waterman, Lin Zhao, D. P. McCobb, Lynne M. Bianchi and Philip G. Haydon and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Christopher S. Cohan

51 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Calcium regulation of the neuronal growth cone 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Calcium regulation of the neuronal growth cone
    1988 509 citations Christopher S. Cohan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher S. Cohan United States 25 1.6k 964 683 290 242 51 2.4k
C. Sandri Switzerland 29 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 628 0.9× 228 0.8× 192 0.8× 64 2.6k
Paul Brehm United States 33 2.4k 1.4× 3.1k 3.2× 601 0.9× 212 0.7× 164 0.7× 74 3.9k
Mary Chen United States 22 2.3k 1.4× 2.0k 2.1× 603 0.9× 727 2.5× 238 1.0× 36 4.2k
Mark S. Cooper United States 20 1.2k 0.7× 1.6k 1.6× 466 0.7× 268 0.9× 209 0.9× 33 2.8k
Tomoko Ohyama United States 23 1.2k 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 510 0.7× 281 1.0× 53 0.2× 40 2.5k
Benjamin E. Reese United States 38 2.3k 1.4× 3.2k 3.3× 600 0.9× 436 1.5× 481 2.0× 143 4.2k
Thomas Schikorski Puerto Rico 15 2.0k 1.2× 1.4k 1.5× 675 1.0× 906 3.1× 222 0.9× 29 3.0k
Kazuki Horikawa Japan 21 1.2k 0.7× 1.5k 1.6× 363 0.5× 528 1.8× 94 0.4× 57 2.8k
Hartmut Schmidt Germany 25 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 385 0.6× 247 0.9× 126 0.5× 44 1.8k
Toshihiko Hosoya Japan 28 856 0.5× 1.3k 1.4× 448 0.7× 518 1.8× 145 0.6× 46 2.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher S. Cohan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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LaFountain, James R., et al.. (2023). Sliding of antiparallel microtubules drives bipolarization of monoastral spindles. Cytoskeleton. 81(2-3). 167–183. 1 indexed citations
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LaFountain, James R., Christopher S. Cohan, & Rudolf Oldenbourg. (2012). Pac-man motility of kinetochores unleashed by laser microsurgery. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23(16). 3133–3142. 11 indexed citations
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Bianco, Piero R., et al.. (2012). Fluorescent Single-Stranded DNA-Binding Proteins Enable In Vitro and In Vivo Studies. Methods in molecular biology. 922. 235–244. 2 indexed citations
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LaFountain, James R., Christopher S. Cohan, & Rudolf Oldenbourg. (2011). Functional states of kinetochores revealed by laser microsurgery and fluorescent speckle microscopy. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 22(24). 4801–4808. 10 indexed citations
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Liu, Juan, et al.. (2011). Novel, fluorescent, SSB protein chimeras with broad utility. Protein Science. 20(6). 1005–1020. 24 indexed citations
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Cohan, Christopher S., et al.. (2003). Culturing Neurons from the Snail Helisoma. Methods in cell biology. 71. 157–170. 7 indexed citations
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Zhou, Feng‐Quan & Christopher S. Cohan. (2003). How actin filaments and microtubules steer growth cones to their targets. Journal of Neurobiology. 58(1). 84–91. 97 indexed citations
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Adams, Michael C., Wendy C. Salmon, Stephanie L. Gupton, et al.. (2003). A high-speed multispectral spinning-disk confocal microscope system for fluorescent speckle microscopy of living cells. Methods. 29(1). 29–41. 51 indexed citations
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Cohan, Christopher S., et al.. (2003). Calcium and voltage dependent inactivation of sodium and calcium currents limits calcium influx in helisoma neurons. Journal of Neurobiology. 54(3). 439–456. 4 indexed citations
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Cohan, Christopher S., et al.. (2001). Role of the actin bundling protein fascin in growth cone morphogenesis: Localization in filopodia and lamellipodia. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 48(2). 109–120. 107 indexed citations
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Hashino, Eri, et al.. (1999). Developing vestibular ganglion neurons switch trophic sensitivity from BDNF to GDNF after target innervation. Journal of Neurobiology. 38(3). 414–427. 19 indexed citations
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Cohan, Christopher S., et al.. (1999). F-actin at Newly Invaginated Membrane in Neurons: Implications for Surface Area Regulation. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 171(2). 151–169. 24 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Lynne M., et al.. (1998). Developmental Changes in Growth Factors Released by the Embryonic Inner Ear. Experimental Neurology. 150(1). 98–106. 6 indexed citations
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Zhao, Lin, et al.. (1997). Actin dynamics and organization during growth cone morphogenesis inHelisoma neurons. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 37(1). 54–71. 32 indexed citations
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Cohan, Christopher S., et al.. (1995). Calcium transients in growth cones and axons of cultured Helisoma neurons in response to conditioning factors. Journal of Neurobiology. 27(1). 60–75. 10 indexed citations
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Cohan, Christopher S., et al.. (1994). The role of conditioning factors in the formation of growth cones and neurites from the axon stump after axotomy. Developmental Brain Research. 81(1). 89–104. 16 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Lynne M. & Christopher S. Cohan. (1993). Effects of the Neurotrophins and CNTF on Developing Statoacoustic Neurons: Comparison with an Otocyst-Derived Factor. Developmental Biology. 159(1). 353–365. 44 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Lynne M. & Christopher S. Cohan. (1991). Developmental regulation of a neurite-promoting factor influencing statoacoustic neurons. Developmental Brain Research. 64(1-2). 167–174. 27 indexed citations
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Cohan, Christopher S., Janice E. Errick, & Menghang Xia. (1990). Formation of electrical connections between cultured identified neurons and muscle fibers of the snail Helisoma. Developmental Brain Research. 56(1). 87–97. 2 indexed citations
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Cohan, Christopher S.. (1990). Frequency‐dependent and cell‐specific effects of electrical activity on growth cone movements of cultured Helisoma neurons. Journal of Neurobiology. 21(3). 400–413. 22 indexed citations

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