Eiman Azim

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Eiman Azim is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eiman Azim has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 7 papers in Cell Biology and 5 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Eiman Azim's work include Motor Control and Adaptation (11 papers), Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (6 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (4 papers). Eiman Azim is often cited by papers focused on Motor Control and Adaptation (11 papers), Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (6 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (4 papers). Eiman Azim collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Japan. Eiman Azim's co-authors include John C Tuthill, Vinod Menon, Dean Mobbs, Allan L. Reiss, Jeffrey D. Macklis, Thomas M. Jessell, Denis Jabaudon, B. Alstermark, Michael D. Greicius and Juan Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Eiman Azim

25 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Proprioception

2018 279 citations John C Tuthill, Eiman Azim Current Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eiman Azim United States	18	691	532	452	417	306	26	2.1k
Ali Çetin United States	16	751 1.1×	906 1.7×	877 1.9×	569 1.4×	288 0.9×	24	2.5k
Adi Mizrahi Israel	28	1.0k 1.5×	1.3k 2.4×	291 0.6×	356 0.9×	91 0.3×	62	2.5k
H. Troy Ghashghaei United States	22	1.3k 1.9×	907 1.7×	223 0.5×	815 2.0×	307 1.0×	46	3.1k
Enrique Lanuza Spain	34	651 0.9×	979 1.8×	951 2.1×	290 0.7×	107 0.3×	82	2.7k
Victoria E. Abraira United States	16	777 1.1×	938 1.8×	196 0.4×	553 1.3×	93 0.3×	26	2.7k
Nadine Gogolla Germany	18	1.5k 2.2×	1.4k 2.6×	498 1.1×	661 1.6×	181 0.6×	20	3.2k
Dirk Schubert Netherlands	30	1.1k 1.6×	1.2k 2.3×	275 0.6×	700 1.7×	64 0.2×	69	2.6k
Juan Carlos López Spain	25	940 1.4×	1.1k 2.0×	339 0.8×	642 1.5×	77 0.3×	107	2.7k
Avi Chaudhuri Canada	26	1.3k 1.9×	761 1.4×	205 0.5×	467 1.1×	337 1.1×	56	2.2k
Jerry L. Chen United States	19	1.4k 2.0×	1.1k 2.1×	201 0.4×	313 0.8×	157 0.5×	29	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eiman Azim

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Gradwell, Mark A., Joshua K. Thackray, Fumiyasu Imai, et al.. (2025). The dorsal column nuclei scale mechanical sensitivity in naive and neuropathic pain states. Cell Reports. 44(4). 115556–115556. 1 indexed citations

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Azim, Eiman, et al.. (2025). The spinal premotor network driving scratching flexor and extensor alternation. Cell Reports. 44(6). 115845–115845.

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Wu, Yu, Hanlin Zhu, Pavlo Zolotavin, et al.. (2024). Ultraflexible electrodes for recording neural activity in the mouse spinal cord during motor behavior. Cell Reports. 43(5). 114199–114199. 5 indexed citations

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Azim, Eiman, et al.. (2023). Large-scale capture of hidden fluorescent labels for training generalizable markerless motion capture models. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5866–5866. 5 indexed citations

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Gepshtein, Sergei, Thomas A. Albright, Nick Andrews, et al.. (2023). Quantifying Behavior Using Deep Learning. Biological Psychiatry. 93(9). S7–S7. 1 indexed citations

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Bohannon, A.S., et al.. (2021). Modulation of tactile feedback for the execution of dexterous movement. Science. 374(6565). 316–323. 28 indexed citations

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Karashchuk, Pierre, Evyn S Dickinson, Sarah Walling-Bell, et al.. (2021). Anipose: A toolkit for robust markerless 3D pose estimation. Cell Reports. 36(13). 109730–109730. 136 indexed citations

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Azim, Eiman & Kazuhiko Seki. (2019). Gain control in the sensorimotor system. Current Opinion in Physiology. 8. 177–187. 49 indexed citations

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Tuthill, John C & Eiman Azim. (2018). Proprioception. Current Biology. 28(5). R194–R203. 279 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kishi, Noriyuki, et al.. (2016). Reduction of aberrant NF-κB signalling ameliorates Rett syndrome phenotypes in Mecp2-null mice. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10520–10520. 51 indexed citations

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Jiang, Juan, Eiman Azim, C.‐F. Ekerot, & B. Alstermark. (2015). Direct and indirect spino-cerebellar pathways: shared ideas but different functions in motor control. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. 9. 75–75. 12 indexed citations

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Azim, Eiman & B. Alstermark. (2015). Skilled forelimb movements and internal copy motor circuits. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 33. 16–24. 23 indexed citations

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Azim, Eiman, Andrew J. P. Fink, & Thomas M. Jessell. (2014). Internal and External Feedback Circuits for Skilled Forelimb Movement. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 79. 81–92. 21 indexed citations

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Fink, Andrew J. P., Katherine R. Croce, Z. Josh Huang, et al.. (2014). Presynaptic inhibition of spinal sensory feedback ensures smooth movement. Nature. 509(7498). 43–48. 184 indexed citations

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Azim, Eiman, Juan Jiang, B. Alstermark, & Thomas M. Jessell. (2014). Skilled reaching relies on a V2a propriospinal internal copy circuit. Nature. 508(7496). 357–363. 227 indexed citations

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Azim, Eiman. (2014). Shortcuts and checkpoints on the road to skilled movement. Science. 346(6209). 554–555. 3 indexed citations

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Azim, Eiman, Sara J. Shnider, G. Cederquist, U. Shivraj Sohur, & Jeffrey D. Macklis. (2009). Lmo4 and Clim1 Progressively Delineate Cortical Projection Neuron Subtypes during Development. Cerebral Cortex. 19(suppl_1). i62–i69. 52 indexed citations

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Lai, Tina, Denis Jabaudon, Bradley J. Molyneaux, et al.. (2008). SOX5 Controls the Sequential Generation of Distinct Corticofugal Neuron Subtypes. Neuron. 57(4). 626–626. 5 indexed citations

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Lai, Tina, Denis Jabaudon, Bradley J. Molyneaux, et al.. (2008). SOX5 Controls the Sequential Generation of Distinct Corticofugal Neuron Subtypes. Neuron. 57(2). 232–247. 234 indexed citations

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Mobbs, Dean, Michael D. Greicius, Eiman Azim, Vinod Menon, & Allan L. Reiss. (2003). Humor Modulates the Mesolimbic Reward Centers. Neuron. 40(5). 1041–1048. 301 indexed citations

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