Frances S. Cho

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Frances S. Cho is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Frances S. Cho has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 5 papers in Neurology and 4 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Frances S. Cho's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers) and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (4 papers). Frances S. Cho is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers) and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (4 papers). Frances S. Cho collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Japan. Frances S. Cho's co-authors include Jeanne T. Paz, Ilia D. Vainchtein, Anna V. Molofsky, Ari B. Molofsky, Leah C. Dorman, Hiromi Nakao-Inoue, Gregory Chin, Omar Akil, Phi T. Nguyen and Kevin W. Kelley and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Frances S. Cho

17 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

  1. Astrocyte-derived interleukin-33 promotes microglial synapse engulfment and neural circuit development
    2018 464 citations Ilia D. Vainchtein, Gregory Chin et al. Science profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frances S. Cho United States 13 460 345 236 208 177 17 1.1k
Kai Diederich Germany 19 525 1.1× 258 0.7× 94 0.4× 186 0.9× 137 0.8× 47 1.2k
Sabina Luchetti Netherlands 17 266 0.6× 278 0.8× 251 1.1× 301 1.4× 61 0.3× 24 1.2k
Simon Pan United States 9 407 0.9× 282 0.8× 153 0.6× 195 0.9× 87 0.5× 10 838
Einav Sudai Israel 7 646 1.4× 465 1.3× 220 0.9× 234 1.1× 136 0.8× 9 1.3k
Maximilian Lenz Germany 17 740 1.6× 406 1.2× 146 0.6× 288 1.4× 317 1.8× 42 1.3k
Denise Becker Germany 15 528 1.1× 542 1.6× 63 0.3× 232 1.1× 193 1.1× 20 1.1k
David W. Hampton United Kingdom 19 416 0.9× 467 1.4× 123 0.5× 437 2.1× 89 0.5× 27 1.3k
Jana Vukovic Australia 18 593 1.3× 341 1.0× 249 1.1× 556 2.7× 70 0.4× 36 1.6k
Isabelle Arnoux France 14 683 1.5× 226 0.7× 340 1.4× 151 0.7× 43 0.2× 24 1.1k
Lauren Wood United States 12 391 0.8× 390 1.1× 94 0.4× 340 1.6× 172 1.0× 47 1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frances S. Cho

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Han, Rafael Taeho, Ilia D. Vainchtein, Johannes C. M. Schlachetzki, et al.. (2022). Microglial pattern recognition via IL-33 promotes synaptic refinement in developing corticothalamic circuits in mice. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 220(2). 28 indexed citations
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Cho, Frances S., Ilia D. Vainchtein, Bryan Higashikubo, et al.. (2022). Enhancing GAT-3 in thalamic astrocytes promotes resilience to brain injury in rodents. Science Translational Medicine. 14(652). eabj4310–eabj4310. 24 indexed citations
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Holden, Stephanie S., Fiorella C. Grandi, Bryan Higashikubo, et al.. (2021). Complement factor C1q mediates sleep spindle loss and epileptic spikes after mild brain injury. Science. 373(6560). eabj2685–eabj2685. 73 indexed citations
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Cho, Frances S., et al.. (2021). Secondary thalamic neuroinflammation after focal cortical stroke and traumatic injury mirrors corticothalamic functional connectivity. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 530(7). 998–1019. 10 indexed citations
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Higashikubo, Bryan, Frances S. Cho, Andrew H. Chang, et al.. (2021). Gamma rhythms and visual information in mouse V1 specifically modulated by somatostatin+ neurons in reticular thalamus. eLife. 10. 11 indexed citations
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Pai, Emily Ling-Lin, Jin Chen, Siavash Fazel Darbandi, et al.. (2020). Maf and Mafb control mouse pallial interneuron fate and maturation through neuropsychiatric disease gene regulation. eLife. 9. 18 indexed citations
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Pai, Emily Ling-Lin, Daniel Vogt, Alexandra Clemente-Perez, et al.. (2019). Mafb and c-Maf Have Prenatal Compensatory and Postnatal Antagonistic Roles in Cortical Interneuron Fate and Function. Cell Reports. 26(5). 1157–1173.e5. 34 indexed citations
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Clemente-Perez, Alexandra, Bryan Higashikubo, Frances S. Cho, et al.. (2019). Augmented Reticular Thalamic Bursting and Seizures in Scn1a-Dravet Syndrome. Cell Reports. 26(1). 54–64.e6. 35 indexed citations
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Vainchtein, Ilia D., Gregory Chin, Frances S. Cho, et al.. (2018). Astrocyte-derived interleukin-33 promotes microglial synapse engulfment and neural circuit development. Science. 359(6381). 1269–1273. 464 indexed citations breakdown →
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Clemente-Perez, Alexandra, Bryan Higashikubo, Frances S. Cho, et al.. (2017). Distinct Thalamic Reticular Cell Types Differentially Modulate Normal and Pathological Cortical Rhythms. Cell Reports. 19(10). 2130–2142. 135 indexed citations
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Phillips, Jack, et al.. (2016). Stretch Injury of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Neurons in a 96 Well Format. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 34097–34097. 36 indexed citations
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Finan, John D., Frances S. Cho, Steven G. Kernie, & Barclay Morrison. (2016). Intracerebroventricular administration of chondroitinase ABC reduces acute edema after traumatic brain injury in mice. BMC Research Notes. 9(1). 160–160. 14 indexed citations
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Hue, Christopher D., Frances S. Cho, Siqi Cao, et al.. (2015). Dexamethasone Potentiates in Vitro Blood-Brain Barrier Recovery after Primary Blast Injury by Glucocorticoid Receptor-Mediated Upregulation of ZO-1 Tight Junction Protein. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 35(7). 1191–1198. 78 indexed citations
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Hue, Christopher D., Frances S. Cho, Siqi Cao, et al.. (2015). Time Course and Size of Blood–Brain Barrier Opening in a Mouse Model of Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 33(13). 1202–1211. 47 indexed citations
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Sunshine, Michael D., et al.. (2013). Cervical intraspinal microstimulation evokes robust forelimb movements before and after injury. Journal of Neural Engineering. 10(3). 36001–36001. 66 indexed citations
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Cho, Frances S., et al.. (2008). Reductionism: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid. Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 76(2). 412–417. 6 indexed citations
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Cho, Frances S., et al.. (2008). Reply to Slingerland. Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 76(2). 455–456. 2 indexed citations

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