Derin Birch

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 942 citations indexed

About

Derin Birch is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Neurology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Derin Birch has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 942 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 4 papers in Neurology and 3 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Derin Birch's work include Spinal Cord Injury Research (4 papers), Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (2 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (2 papers). Derin Birch is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Cord Injury Research (4 papers), Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (2 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (2 papers). Derin Birch collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Derin Birch's co-authors include John A. Kessler, Vicki M. Tysseling, Vibhu Sahni, Samuel I. Stupp, Catherine Czeisler, Krista L. Niece, Michael G. Fehlings, Abhishek Mukhopadhyay, Tammy L. McGuire and E. Thomas Pashuck and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Neurophysiology and Endocrinology.

In The Last Decade

Derin Birch

12 papers receiving 933 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.

Self-Assembling Nanofibers Inhibit Glial Scar Formation and Promote Axon Elongation after Spinal Cord Injury

2008 543 citations Vicki M. Tysseling, Vibhu Sahni et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derin Birch United States	11	439	390	313	172	155	12	942
Vicki M. Tysseling United States	13	503 1.1×	427 1.1×	358 1.1×	229 1.3×	143 0.9×	20	1.2k
Si–Wei You China	17	420 1.0×	530 1.4×	386 1.2×	151 0.9×	204 1.3×	39	1.3k
J. Alberto Ortega United States	19	182 0.4×	396 1.0×	248 0.8×	59 0.3×	149 1.0×	28	934
Sara Taylor United States	12	206 0.5×	262 0.7×	254 0.8×	106 0.6×	109 0.7×	17	880
Vibhu Sahni United States	14	548 1.2×	763 2.0×	555 1.8×	300 1.7×	452 2.9×	16	1.7k
Simonetta Papa Italy	20	379 0.9×	293 0.8×	539 1.7×	484 2.8×	166 1.1×	26	1.4k
Chumei Li Canada	16	236 0.5×	659 1.7×	638 2.0×	142 0.8×	401 2.6×	36	1.7k
Alexander Wollenberg United States	9	138 0.3×	166 0.4×	277 0.9×	190 1.1×	151 1.0×	14	679
Tak‐Ho Chu Canada	13	114 0.3×	323 0.8×	410 1.3×	249 1.4×	340 2.2×	35	1.0k
Liuliu Pan United States	9	149 0.3×	361 0.9×	169 0.5×	84 0.5×	116 0.7×	23	700

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derin Birch

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Mahrous, Amr A., Derin Birch, C. J. Heckman, & Vicki M. Tysseling. (2023). Muscle Spasms after Spinal Cord Injury Stem from Changes in Motoneuron Excitability and Synaptic Inhibition, Not Synaptic Excitation. Journal of Neuroscience. 44(1). e1695232023–e1695232023. 11 indexed citations

Jiang, Mingchen, Derin Birch, C. J. Heckman, & Vicki M. Tysseling. (2021). The Involvement of CaV1.3 Channels in Prolonged Root Reflexes and Its Potential as a Therapeutic Target in Spinal Cord Injury. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 15. 642111–642111. 10 indexed citations

Birch, Derin, Mingchen Jiang, Matthew C. Tresch, et al.. (2020). Bursting interneurons in the deep dorsal horn develop increased excitability and sensitivity to serotonin after chronic spinal injury. Journal of Neurophysiology. 123(5). 1657–1670. 10 indexed citations

Dettman, Robert W., Derin Birch, Augusta Fernando, John A. Kessler, & Maria L.V. Dizon. (2018). Targeted Knockdown of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling within Neural Progenitors Protects the Brain and Improves Motor Function following Postnatal Hypoxia-Ischemia. Developmental Neuroscience. 40(1). 23–38. 10 indexed citations

Jiang, Mingchen, et al.. (2017). Hyperexcitability in synaptic and firing activities of spinal motoneurons in an adult mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neuroscience. 362. 33–46. 24 indexed citations

Venkatesan, Charu, Derin Birch, Chian‐Yu Peng, & John A. Kessler. (2015). Astrocytic β1‐integrin affects cellular composition of murine blood brain barrier in the cerebral cortex. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 44(1). 48–54. 10 indexed citations

Birch, Derin, et al.. (2014). MicroRNAs participate in the murine oligodendroglial response to perinatal hypoxia–ischemia. Pediatric Research. 76(4). 334–340. 25 indexed citations

Tysseling, Vicki M., Divakar S. Mithal, Vibhu Sahni, et al.. (2011). SDF1 in the dorsal corticospinal tract promotes CXCR4+ cell migration after spinal cord injury. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 8(1). 16–16. 46 indexed citations

Sahni, Vibhu, Abhishek Mukhopadhyay, Vicki M. Tysseling, et al.. (2010). BMPR1a and BMPR1b Signaling Exert Opposing Effects on Gliosis after Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(5). 1839–1855. 127 indexed citations

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Tysseling, Vicki M., Vibhu Sahni, E. Thomas Pashuck, et al.. (2010). Self‐assembling peptide amphiphile promotes plasticity of serotonergic fibers following spinal cord injury. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 88(14). 3161–3170. 118 indexed citations

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Tysseling, Vicki M., Vibhu Sahni, Krista L. Niece, et al.. (2008). Self-Assembling Nanofibers Inhibit Glial Scar Formation and Promote Axon Elongation after Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(14). 3814–3823. 543 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hurley, David L., et al.. (2003). Reduced Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Y Expression in Growth Hormone- and Prolactin-Deficient Ames and Snell Dwarf Mice. Endocrinology. 144(11). 4783–4789. 8 indexed citations

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