Donovan Low

7.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
16 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Donovan Low is a scholar working on Immunology, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donovan Low has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Immunology, 6 papers in Neurology and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Donovan Low's work include Immune cells in cancer (6 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (6 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (4 papers). Donovan Low is often cited by papers focused on Immune cells in cancer (6 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (6 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (4 papers). Donovan Low collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United Kingdom and China. Donovan Low's co-authors include Florent Ginhoux, Guillaume Hoeffel, Shawn Lim, Tara L. Huber, Melanie Greter, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Miriam Mérad, Lai Guan Ng, Igor M. Samokhvalov and Francisca F. Almeida and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Nature Neuroscience and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Donovan Low

16 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

C-Myb+ Erythro-Myeloid Progenitor-Derived Fetal Monocytes... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2015 2013 2012 2014 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. C-Myb+ Erythro-Myeloid Progenitor-Derived Fetal Monocytes Give Rise to Adult Tissue-Resident Macrophages
    2015 829 citations Guillaume Hoeffel, Jinmiao Chen et al. Immunity profile →
  2. Origin and differentiation of microglia
    2013 655 citations Florent Ginhoux, Shawn Lim et al. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience profile →
  3. Adult Langerhans cells derive predominantly from embryonic fetal liver monocytes with a minor contribution of yolk sac–derived macrophages
    2012 561 citations Guillaume Hoeffel, Yilin Wang et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  4. Microglia Modulate Wiring of the Embryonic Forebrain
    2014 498 citations Paola Squarzoni, Guillaume Hoeffel et al. Cell Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donovan Low Singapore 12 1.8k 1.4k 961 438 368 16 3.5k
Hania Kébir Canada 22 2.0k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 1.2k 1.2× 291 0.7× 227 0.6× 39 4.4k
Igal Ifergan Canada 23 2.1k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 310 0.7× 222 0.6× 40 4.5k
Romain Cayrol Canada 21 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 298 0.7× 240 0.7× 45 4.1k
Ehud Hauben Israel 29 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 912 0.9× 714 1.6× 441 1.2× 51 3.7k
Guillaume Hoeffel France 17 3.1k 1.7× 1.6k 1.2× 1.0k 1.0× 276 0.6× 382 1.0× 25 4.7k
Alexander Flügel Germany 38 2.3k 1.2× 2.1k 1.5× 1.1k 1.1× 765 1.7× 496 1.3× 72 5.3k
Anat London Israel 16 1.1k 0.6× 1.6k 1.2× 953 1.0× 715 1.6× 523 1.4× 21 4.0k
David Gosselin Canada 20 1.6k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 403 0.9× 256 0.7× 32 3.7k
Monika Bradl Austria 40 1.8k 1.0× 1.8k 1.3× 1.6k 1.7× 584 1.3× 804 2.2× 75 6.1k
Katrin Kierdorf Germany 22 3.0k 1.6× 2.6k 1.9× 1.2k 1.2× 476 1.1× 465 1.3× 43 5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Donovan Low

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Fields of papers citing papers by Donovan Low

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donovan Low

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Ydens, Elke, Lukas Amann, Bob Asselbergh, et al.. (2020). Profiling peripheral nerve macrophages reveals two macrophage subsets with distinct localization, transcriptome and response to injury. Nature Neuroscience. 23(5). 676–689. 163 indexed citations
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Radulescu, Carola I., Marta Garcia‐Miralles, Harwin Sidik, et al.. (2020). Reprint of: Manipulation of microbiota reveals altered callosal myelination and white matter plasticity in a model of Huntington disease. Neurobiology of Disease. 135. 104744–104744. 11 indexed citations
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Radulescu, Carola I., Marta Garcia‐Miralles, Harwin Sidik, et al.. (2019). Manipulation of microbiota reveals altered callosal myelination and white matter plasticity in a model of Huntington disease. Neurobiology of Disease. 127. 65–75. 51 indexed citations
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Ooi, Jolene, Sarah R. Langley, Xiaohong Xu, et al.. (2019). Unbiased Profiling of Isogenic Huntington Disease hPSC-Derived CNS and Peripheral Cells Reveals Strong Cell-Type Specificity of CAG Length Effects. Cell Reports. 26(9). 2494–2508.e7. 55 indexed citations
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Thion, Morgane Sonia, Coralie‐Anne Mosser, Isabelle Férézou, et al.. (2019). Biphasic Impact of Prenatal Inflammation and Macrophage Depletion on the Wiring of Neocortical Inhibitory Circuits. Cell Reports. 28(5). 1119–1126.e4. 41 indexed citations
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Ishihara, Keiichi, Ryohei Shimizu, Kazuyuki Takata, et al.. (2019). Perturbation of the immune cells and prenatal neurogenesis by the triplication of the Erg gene in mouse models of Down syndrome. Brain Pathology. 30(1). 75–91. 8 indexed citations
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Low, Donovan & Florent Ginhoux. (2018). Recent advances in the understanding of microglial development and homeostasis. Cellular Immunology. 330. 68–78. 39 indexed citations
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Mouffle, Christine, Florent Ginhoux, Donovan Low, et al.. (2018). Embryonic macrophages and microglia ablation alter the development of dorsal root ganglion sensory neurons in mouse embryos. Glia. 66(11). 2470–2486. 6 indexed citations
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Xu, Xiaohong, Bernice Sim, Yihui Huang, et al.. (2017). Reversal of Phenotypic Abnormalities by CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Gene Correction in Huntington Disease Patient-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reports. 8(3). 619–633. 169 indexed citations
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Lum, Fok‐Moon, Donovan Low, Yiping Fan, et al.. (2017). Zika Virus Infects Human Fetal Brain Microglia and Induces Inflammation. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 64(7). 914–920. 123 indexed citations
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Hoeffel, Guillaume, Jinmiao Chen, Yonit Lavin, et al.. (2015). C-Myb+ Erythro-Myeloid Progenitor-Derived Fetal Monocytes Give Rise to Adult Tissue-Resident Macrophages. Immunity. 42(4). 665–678. 829 indexed citations breakdown →
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Becher, Burkhard, Andreas Schlitzer, Jinmiao Chen, et al.. (2014). High-dimensional analysis of the murine myeloid cell system. Nature Immunology. 15(12). 1181–1189. 250 indexed citations
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Squarzoni, Paola, Guillaume Hoeffel, Lorena Pont‐Lezica, et al.. (2014). Microglia Modulate Wiring of the Embryonic Forebrain. Cell Reports. 8(5). 1271–1279. 498 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ginhoux, Florent, Shawn Lim, Guillaume Hoeffel, Donovan Low, & Tara L. Huber. (2013). Origin and differentiation of microglia. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 7. 45–45. 655 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hoeffel, Guillaume, Yilin Wang, Melanie Greter, et al.. (2012). Adult Langerhans cells derive predominantly from embryonic fetal liver monocytes with a minor contribution of yolk sac–derived macrophages. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 209(6). 1167–1181. 561 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ho, Chun Loong, et al.. (2011). Rational Design of Fluorescent Biosensor for Cyclic di‐GMP. ChemBioChem. 12(18). 2753–2758. 5 indexed citations

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