David H. Rowitch

61.3k citations

200 papers · 31.5k indexed · 15 hit papers · h-index 93

Impact in

Developmental Neuroscience top 0.01%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Neurology top 0.05%
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Papers in

Developmental Neuroscience 73
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms 73
Genetics 32
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment 21

Co-authors: Andrew P. McMahon Charles D. Stiles Anna Marie Kenney Stephen P.J. Fancy Robin J.M. Franklin Keith L. Ligon Arturo Álvarez-Buylla Arnold R. Kriegstein
Journals: Development (12 papers)Neuron (12 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (12 papers)Glia (10 papers)Journal of Neuroscience (9 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

In The Last Decade

David H. Rowitch

197 papers receiving 31.1k citations

Hit Papers

15 papers align trajectories log scale

Single-cell genomics identifies cell type–specific molecular changes in autism 2019 · 506 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2019 Science
2019 Nature
2016 Nature reviews. Neuroscience
2012 Genes & Development
2011 Nature
2010 Nature
2006 Journal of Neuroscience
2002 Cell
2002 Cancer Cell
2001 Genes & Development
2001 Development
2000 Development
2000 Neuron
2000 Development
1998 Current Biology

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1	Genetic investigations in cerebral palsy Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology ·Anna Basu, Karen Low, Thiloka Ratnaike, David H. Rowitch	2024	8
2	A retroviral link to vertebrate myelination through retrotransposon-RNA-mediated control of myelin gene expression Cell ·Tanay Ghosh, Rafael Almeida, Chao Zhao, Abdelkrim Mannioui, Elodie Martin, Alex Fleet, Civia Z. Chen, Peggy Assinck, Sophie Ellams, Ginez A. González, Stephen C. Graham, David H. Rowitch, Katherine Stott, Ian R. Adams, Bernard Zalc, Nick Goldman, David A. Lyons, Robin J.M. Franklin	2024	7
3	Generation of functional human oligodendrocytes from dermal fibroblasts by direct lineage conversion Development ·Koji Tanabe, Hiroko Nobuta, Nan Yang, Cheen Euong Ang, Philip Huie, Sacha Jordan, Michael C. Oldham, David H. Rowitch, Marius Wernig	2022	11
4	Single-cell genomics identifies cell type–specific molecular changes in autism Science ·Dmitry Velmeshev, Lucas Schirmer, Diane Jung, Maximilian Haeussler, Yonatan Perez, Simone Mayer, Aparna Bhaduri, Nitasha Goyal, David H. Rowitch, Arnold R. Kriegstein Hit paper breakdown →	2019	506
5	Dysregulation of locus coeruleus development in congenital central hypoventilation syndrome Acta Neuropathologica ·Hiroko Nobuta, Maria Roberta Cilio, Olivier Danhaive, Hui‐Hsin Tsai, Srinivasan Tupal, Sandra Chang, Alice T. Murnen, Faith R. Kreitzer, Verenice Bravo, Catherine Czeisler, Hamza N. Gokozan, Patrick Gygli, Sean Bush, Debra E. Weese‐Mayer, Bruce R. Conklin, Siu‐Pok Yee, Eric J. Huang, Paul A. Gray, David H. Rowitch, José Javier Otero	2015	37
6	A Dramatic Increase of C1q Protein in the CNS during Normal Aging Journal of Neuroscience ·Alexander Stephan, Daniel V. Madison, José Marı́a Mateos, Deborah A. Fraser, Emilie Lovelett, Laurence Coutellier, Leo A. Kim, Hui‐Hsin Tsai, Eric J. Huang, David H. Rowitch, Dominic S. Berns, Andrea J. Tenner, Mehrdad Shamloo, Ben A. Barres	2013	329
7	Heparan sulfate sulfatase SULF2 regulates PDGFRα signaling and growth in human and mouse malignant glioma Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Joanna J. Phillips, Emmanuelle Huillard, Aaron E. Robinson, Anna Ward, David H. Lum, Mei‐Yin C. Polley, Steven D. Rosen, David H. Rowitch, Zena Werb	2012	76
8	Sonic hedgehog-associated medulloblastoma arising from the cochlear nuclei of the brainstem Acta Neuropathologica ·Daniel Grammel, Monika Warmuth‐Metz, André O. von Bueren, Marcel Kool, Torsten Pietsch, Hans A. Kretzschmar, David H. Rowitch, Stefan Rutkowski, Stefan M. Pfister, Ulrich Schüller	2012	55
9	Targeted Therapy for BRAFV600E Malignant Astrocytoma Clinical Cancer Research ·Theodore Nicolaides, Huifang Li, David A. Solomon, Sujatmi Hariono, Rintaro Hashizume, Krister J. Barkovich, Stuart N. Baker, Barbara S. Paugh, Chris Jones, Tim Forshew, Guy Hindley, John Hodgson, Jung-Sik Kim, David H. Rowitch, William A. Weiss, Todd Waldman, C. David James	2011	113
10	Phosphorylation State of Olig2 Regulates Proliferation of Neural Progenitors Neuron ·Yu Sun, Dimphna H. Meijer, John A. Alberta, Shwetal Mehta, Michael Kane, An-Chi Tien, Hui Fu, Magdalena A. Petryniak, Gregory B. Potter, Zijing Liu, James F. Powers, I. Sophie Runquist, David H. Rowitch, Charles D. Stiles	2011	93
11	Hedgehog-responsive candidate cell of origin for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Michelle Monje, Siddhartha S. Mitra, Morgan E. Freret, Tal Raveh, James Kim, Anna Masek, Joanne L. Attema, Gordon Li, Terri Haddix, Michael S. B. Edwards, Paul G. Fisher, Irving L. Weissman, David H. Rowitch, Hannes Vogel, Albert J. Wong, Philip A. Beachy	2011	215
12	Oncogenic BRAF Mutation with CDKN2A Inactivation Is Characteristic of a Subset of Pediatric Malignant Astrocytomas Cancer Research ·Joshua D. Schiffman, John Hodgson, Scott R. VandenBerg, Patrick Flaherty, Mei‐Yin C. Polley, Mamie Yu, Paul G. Fisher, David H. Rowitch, James M. Ford, Mitchel S. Berger, Hanlee P. Ji, David H. Gutmann, C. David James	2010	185
13	RESEARCH ARTICLE: Myelin Abnormalities without Oligodendrocyte Loss in Periventricular Leukomalacia Brain Pathology ·Saraid S. Billiards, Robin L. Haynes, Rebecca D. Folkerth, Natalia S. Borenstein, Felicia Trachtenberg, David H. Rowitch, Keith L. Ligon, Joseph J. Volpe, Hannah C. Kinney	2008	189
14	A Novel Somatic Mouse Model to Survey Tumorigenic Potential Applied to the Hedgehog Pathway Cancer Research ·Junhao Mao, Keith L. Ligon, Elena Y. Rakhlin, Sarah P. Thayer, Roderick T. Bronson, David H. Rowitch, Andrew P. McMahon	2006	211
15	Expression pattern of the transcription factor Olig2 in response to brain injuries: Implications for neuronal repair Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Annalisa Buffo, Milan R. Voško, Dilek Ertürk, Gerhard F. Hamann, Mathias Jucker, David H. Rowitch, Magdalena Götz	2005	308
16	Smaller inner ear sensory epithelia in Neurog1 null mice are related to earlier hair cell cycle exit Developmental Dynamics ·Veronica Matei, Sarah Pauley, Sovann Kaing, David H. Rowitch, Kirk W. Beisel, Ken A. Morris, Feng Feng, Kevin R. Jones, J. Lee, Bernd Fritzsch	2005	335
17	Synchronization of Goat Fibroblast Cells at Quiescent Stage and Determination of Their Transition from G ₀ to G ₁ by Detection of Cyclin D ₁ mRNA Cloning and Stem Cells ·Erdoğan Memili, E. Behboodi, Susan A. Overton, Anna Marie Kenney, M. O'Coin, Arya Zahedi, David H. Rowitch, Yann Echelard	2004	12
18	Hedgehog and PI-3 kinase signaling converge on Nmyc1 to promote cell cycle progression in cerebellar neuronal precursors Development ·Anna Marie Kenney, Hans R. Widlund, David H. Rowitch	2003	177
19	Nmyc upregulation by sonic hedgehog signaling promotes proliferation in developing cerebellar granule neuron precursors Development ·Anna Marie Kenney, Michael D. Cole, David H. Rowitch	2002	380
20	Sonic Hedgehog Is Required during an Early Phase of Oligodendrocyte Development in Mammalian Brain Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience ·John A. Alberta, Song-Kyu Park, José O. Mora, Dongin Yuk, Inka Pawlitzky, Palma Iannarelli, Timothy Vartanian, Charles D. Stiles, David H. Rowitch	2001	77

About David H. Rowitch

David H. Rowitch is a scholar working on Developmental Neuroscience, Genetics, Neurology, Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, having authored 200 papers that have together received 31.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (73 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (39 papers), Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (29 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (21 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (21 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (21 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (20 papers) and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Neuroscience (9.9k citations), Neurology (4.5k citations), Genetics (4.4k citations), Cancer Research (4.8k citations) and Molecular Biology (18.9k citations). David H. Rowitch has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Andrew P. McMahon, Charles D. Stiles, Anna Marie Kenney, Stephen P.J. Fancy, Robin J.M. Franklin, Keith L. Ligon, Arturo Álvarez-Buylla, Arnold R. Kriegstein, Xiaobing Jiang and Philippe Soriano. Their work appears in journals such as Development, Neuron, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Glia and Journal of Neuroscience.

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