Cindy V. Ly

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Cindy V. Ly is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Cindy V. Ly has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Neurology and 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Cindy V. Ly's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (9 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (6 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (5 papers). Cindy V. Ly is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (9 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (6 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (5 papers). Cindy V. Ly collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Canada. Cindy V. Ly's co-authors include Patrik Verstreken, Hugo J. Bellen, Koen J. T. Venken, Yi Zhou, Tong‐Wey Koh, Tomoko Ohyama, Claire Haueter, Timothy M. Miller, Νικόλαος Γιαγτζόγλου and Chi‐Kuang Yao and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Cindy V. Ly

20 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

  1. Synaptic Mitochondria Are Critical for Mobilization of Reserve Pool Vesicles at Drosophila Neuromuscular Junctions
    2005 666 citations Patrik Verstreken, Cindy V. Ly et al. Neuron profile →

Peers

Cindy V. Ly
Ping‐Yue Pan United States
Natalia V. Gounko Belgium
Anthony E. Gioio United States
Tetsuya Takano Japan
Akiko Iwaki Japan
Marc Hammarlund United States
Vikram G. Shakkottai United States
Sanyong Niu United States
Daniel E. Possin United States
Marzia Tartari Italy
Ping‐Yue Pan United States
Cindy V. Ly
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cindy V. Ly

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cindy V. Ly. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cindy V. Ly 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 Cindy V. Ly. Cindy V. Ly is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rothstein, Jeffrey D., et al.. (2025). Sporadic ALS induced pluripotent stem cell derived neurons reveal hallmarks of TDP-43 loss of function. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7092–7092.
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Lynch, Eileen M., Sara K. Pittman, Jil Daw, et al.. (2024). Seeding-competent TDP-43 persists in human patient and mouse muscle. Science Translational Medicine. 16(775). eadp5730–eadp5730. 6 indexed citations
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Klingeborn, Mikael, Parvez Alam, Ian R. Mackenzie, et al.. (2024). Seeding activity of human superoxide dismutase 1 aggregates in familial and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis postmortem neural tissues by real-time quaking-induced conversion. Acta Neuropathologica. 147(1). 100–100. 6 indexed citations
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Faridi, Warda, et al.. (2024). Translating the ALS Genetic Revolution into Therapies: A Review. Current Treatment Options in Neurology. 26(3). 35–49. 2 indexed citations
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Ly, Cindy V., Wade Self, James Bollinger, et al.. (2023). Protein kinetics of superoxide dismutase‐1 in familial and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 10(6). 1012–1024. 7 indexed citations
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Yim, Aldrin Kay‐Yuen, Peter L. Wang, John R. Bermingham, et al.. (2022). Disentangling glial diversity in peripheral nerves at single-nuclei resolution. Nature Neuroscience. 25(2). 238–251. 45 indexed citations
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Franco, Antonietta, Barbara Zabłocka, Cindy V. Ly, et al.. (2020). Burst mitofusin activation reverses neuromuscular dysfunction in murine CMT2A. eLife. 9. 42 indexed citations
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Ly, Cindy V., L. Randall Koenig, Jon Christensen, et al.. (2019). Tau positron emission tomography imaging in C9orf72 repeat expansion carriers. European Journal of Neurology. 26(9). 1235–1239. 2 indexed citations
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Ly, Cindy V. & Timothy M. Miller. (2018). Emerging antisense oligonucleotide and viral therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Current Opinion in Neurology. 31(5). 648–654. 45 indexed citations
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Ly, Cindy V., Helen Beaumont, Brian A. Gordon, et al.. (2017). [O3–03–05]: IN VIVO TAU IMAGING BY POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH C9ORF72 HEXANUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSIONS. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 13(7S_Part_18). 1 indexed citations
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Yao, Chi‐Kuang, Yong Lin, Cindy V. Ly, et al.. (2009). A Synaptic Vesicle-Associated Ca2+ Channel Promotes Endocytosis and Couples Exocytosis to Endocytosis. Cell. 138(5). 947–960. 116 indexed citations
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Γιαγτζόγλου, Νικόλαος, Cindy V. Ly, & Hugo J. Bellen. (2009). Cell Adhesion, the Backbone of the Synapse: "Vertebrate" and "Invertebrate" Perspectives. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 1(4). a003079–a003079. 79 indexed citations
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Verstreken, Patrik, Tomoko Ohyama, Claire Haueter, et al.. (2009). Tweek, an Evolutionarily Conserved Protein, Is Required for Synaptic Vesicle Recycling. Neuron. 63(2). 203–215. 91 indexed citations
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Cha, Guang‐Ho, Patrik Verstreken, Cindy V. Ly, et al.. (2008). Suppression of Neurodegeneration and Increased Neurotransmission Caused by Expanded Full-Length Huntingtin Accumulating in the Cytoplasm. Neuron. 57(1). 27–40. 122 indexed citations
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Ly, Cindy V., Chi‐Kuang Yao, Patrik Verstreken, Tomoko Ohyama, & Hugo J. Bellen. (2008). straightjacketis required for the synaptic stabilization ofcacophony, a voltage-gated calcium channel α1 subunit. The Journal of Cell Biology. 181(1). 157–170. 54 indexed citations
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Ohyama, Tomoko, Patrik Verstreken, Cindy V. Ly, et al.. (2007). Huntingtin-interacting protein 14, a palmitoyl transferase required for exocytosis and targeting of CSP to synaptic vesicles. The Journal of Cell Biology. 179(7). 1481–1496. 86 indexed citations
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Ly, Cindy V. & Patrik Verstreken. (2006). Mitochondria at the Synapse. The Neuroscientist. 12(4). 291–299. 177 indexed citations
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Verstreken, Patrik, Cindy V. Ly, Koen J. T. Venken, et al.. (2005). Synaptic Mitochondria Are Critical for Mobilization of Reserve Pool Vesicles at Drosophila Neuromuscular Junctions. Neuron. 47(3). 365–378. 666 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hayman, Anne, et al.. (2003). Clinical and Imaging Anatomy of the Scalp. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 27(3). 454–459. 18 indexed citations
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Hayman, L. Anne, et al.. (2002). Adult Cranial Dura I: Intrinsic Vessels. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 26(6). 1069–1074. 18 indexed citations

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