Edith G. McGeer

43.4k total citations · 10 hit papers
393 papers, 34.8k citations indexed

About

Edith G. McGeer is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Edith G. McGeer has authored 393 papers receiving a total of 34.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 182 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 135 papers in Physiology and 112 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Edith G. McGeer's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (112 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (92 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (69 papers). Edith G. McGeer is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (112 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (92 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (69 papers). Edith G. McGeer collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Japan and United States. Edith G. McGeer's co-authors include Patrick L. McGeer, Shigeru Itagaki, Koji Yasojima, P. L. McGeer, Barry E. Boyes, Haruhiko Akiyama, Hiroshi Kimura, H.C. Fibiger, Michael Schulzer and John W. Olney and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Edith G. McGeer

392 papers receiving 33.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Reactive microglia are positive for HLA‐DR in the substantia nigra of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease brains

1988 2.4k citations Patrick L. McGeer, Shigeru Itagaki et al. Neurology profile →
Arthritis and anti-inflammatory agents as possible protective factors for Alzheimer's disease

1996 1.1k citations Patrick L. McGeer, Edith G. McGeer et al. Neurology profile →
Kainic acid as a tool in neurobiology

1978 1.1k citations Edith G. McGeer, Patrick L. McGeer et al. profile →
The central cholinergic system studied by choline acetyltransferase immunohistochemistry in the cat

1981 731 citations Patrick L. McGeer, Edith G. McGeer et al. profile →
Reactive microglia in patients with senile dementia of the Alzheimer type are positive for the histocompatibility glycoprotein HLA-DR

1987 701 citations Patrick L. McGeer, Shigeru Itagaki et al. Neuroscience Letters profile →
Duplication of biochemical changes of Huntington's chorea by intrastriatal injections of glutamic and kainic acids

1976 654 citations Edith G. McGeer, P. L. McGeer profile →
Demonstration of a unique population of neurons with NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry

1983 613 citations Edith G. McGeer et al. profile →
Glial reactions in Parkinson's disease

2007 567 citations Patrick L. McGeer, Edith G. McGeer profile →
Microglia in degenerative neurological disease

1993 512 citations Patrick L. McGeer, Toshio Kawamata et al. profile →
Aging and Extrapyramidal Function

1977 473 citations Patrick L. McGeer, Edith G. McGeer et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Alzheimer’s Disease Can Be Spared by Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs 2017 ·Journal of Alzheimer s Disease ·Patrick L. McGeer, Jian Guo, Moon‐Hee Lee, (unknown), Edith G. McGeer	58
2	The amyloid cascade-inflammatory hypothesis of Alzheimer disease: implications for therapy 2013 ·Acta Neuropathologica ·Patrick L. McGeer, Edith G. McGeer	347
3	Aurin tricarboxylic acid self-protects by inhibiting aberrant complement activation at the C3 convertase and C9 binding stages 2012 ·Neurobiology of Aging ·Moon‐Hee Lee, Jian‐Ping Guo, Edith G. McGeer, Patrick L. McGeer	10
4	Pharmacologic Approaches to the Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 2005 ·BioDrugs ·Edith G. McGeer, Patrick L. McGeer	62
5	Reduced neprilysin in high plaque areas of Alzheimer brain: a possible relationship to deficient degradation of β-amyloid peptide 2001 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Koji Yasojima, Haruhiko Akiyama, Edith G. McGeer, Patrick L. McGeer	291
6	High stability of mRNAs postmortem and protocols for their assessment by RT-PCR 2001 ·Brain Research Protocols ·Koji Yasojima, Edith G. McGeer, Patrick L. McGeer	82
7	3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase mRNA in Alzheimer and control brain 2001 ·Neuroreport ·Koji Yasojima, Edith G. McGeer, P. L. McGeer	19
8	Complement regulators C1 inhibitor and CD59 do not significantly inhibit complement activation in Alzheimer disease 1999 ·Brain Research ·Koji Yasojima, Edith G. McGeer, Patrick L. McGeer	46
9	Brain Inflammation in Alzheimer Disease and the Therapeutic Implications 1999 ·Current Pharmaceutical Design ·Edith G. McGeer, Patrick L. McGeer	130
10	Myelin Degeneration in Multiple System Atrophy Detected by Unique Antibodies 1998 ·American Journal Of Pathology ·Akinori Matsuo, Ichiro Akiguchi, (unknown), Edith G. McGeer, Patrick L. McGeer, Jun Kimura	98
11	Enhancement of immunoreactivity for NF-κB in human cerebral infarctions 1996 ·Brain Research ·Kazuhiro Terai, Akinori Matsuo, Edith G. McGeer, Patrick L. McGeer	74
12	Amyloid P immunoreactivity precedes C4d deposition on extracellular neurofibrillary tangles 1996 ·Acta Neuropathologica ·Claudia Schwab, John C. Steele, Edith G. McGeer, Patrick L. McGeer	18
13	Two types of dystrophic neurites in senile plaques of alzheimer disease and elderly non-demented cases 1994 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Osamu Yasuhara, Toshio Kawamata, Yoshinari Aimi, Edith G. McGeer, Patrick L. McGeer	41
14	Histological and biochemical pathology in a family with autosomal dominant Parkinsonism and dementia 1993 ·Neurology Psychiatry and Brain Research ·Tōru Yamada, Edith G. McGeer, Robert L. Schelper, Zbigniew K. Wszołek, Patrick L. McGeer, Ronald F. Pfeiffer, Robert L. Rodnitzky	37
15	Apparent anterograde transport of basic fibroblast growth factor in the rat nigrostriatal dopamine system 1992 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Edith G. McGeer, (unknown), Patrick L. McGeer	12
16	¹⁸Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Studies in Presumed Alzheimer Cases, Including 13 Serial Scans 1990 ·Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques ·Edith G. McGeer, (unknown), Patrick L. McGeer, Holly Tuokko, David J. Crockett, Rebecca Parks, Hitoshi Akiyama, Donald B. Calne, B. Lynn Beattie, R. Harrop	67
17	Activation of the classical complement pathway in brain tissue of Alzheimer patients 1989 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Patrick L. McGeer, Haruhiko Akiyama, Shigeru Itagaki, Edith G. McGeer	309
18	Reactive microglia are positive for HLA‐DR in the substantia nigra of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease brains breakdown → 1988 ·Neurology ·Patrick L. McGeer, Shigeru Itagaki, Barry E. Boyes, Edith G. McGeer	2380
19	Non-cholinergic basal forebrain neurons project to the contralateral basal forebrain in the rat 1988 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Kazue Semba, Peter B. Reiner, Edith G. McGeer, H.C. Fibiger	25
20	Physiological evidence for subpopulations of cortically projecting basal forebrain neurons in the anesthetized rat 1987 ·Neuroscience ·Peter B. Reiner, Kazue Semba, H.C. Fibiger, Edith G. McGeer	39

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