Francesca Brett

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Francesca Brett is a scholar working on Neurology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Brett has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Neurology, 34 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Francesca Brett's work include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (10 papers) and Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (9 papers). Francesca Brett is often cited by papers focused on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (10 papers) and Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (9 papers). Francesca Brett collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and United States. Francesca Brett's co-authors include Michael A. Farrell, Dominic M. Walsh, Bernardo L. Sabatini, Cynthia A. Lemere, Ciaran M. Regan, Nina E. Shepardson, Amaya García-Muñoz, Dennis J. Selkoe, Michael J. Rowan and Ganesh M. Shankar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Brett

92 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Amyloid-β protein dimers isolated directly from Alzheimer's brains impair synaptic plasticity and memory

2008 3.0k citations Ganesh M. Shankar, Shaomin Li et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesca Brett Ireland	21	2.7k	1.6k	1.1k	1.0k	655	102	4.8k
Colleen L. Forster United States	27	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	633 1.0×	56	4.3k
Mikko Hiltunen Finland	40	2.6k 1.0×	2.5k 1.5×	975 0.9×	936 0.9×	496 0.8×	157	5.9k
Ina Tesseur Belgium	25	2.3k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	974 0.9×	762 0.7×	596 0.9×	41	3.7k
Makoto Michikawa Japan	42	3.1k 1.2×	2.9k 1.7×	865 0.8×	806 0.8×	475 0.7×	155	6.2k
Xin Yu China	25	3.0k 1.1×	2.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	759 0.7×	816 1.2×	74	5.1k
Patrick M. Sullivan United States	51	3.5k 1.3×	3.3k 2.0×	1.4k 1.3×	1.5k 1.5×	689 1.1×	107	8.5k
Efrat Levy United States	45	3.9k 1.5×	3.8k 2.3×	872 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	563 0.9×	105	7.5k
Takeshi Kawarabayashi Japan	31	4.1k 1.6×	2.2k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	889 1.4×	129	5.7k
Asok Kumar United States	36	3.7k 1.4×	2.8k 1.7×	945 0.9×	807 0.8×	735 1.1×	73	7.5k
Jean‐Noël Octave Belgium	37	2.3k 0.9×	2.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	584 0.6×	522 0.8×	107	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Francesca Brett

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Brett

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20 of 20 papers shown

Connor, Kate, Emer Conroy, Kieron White, et al.. (2024). A clinically relevant computed tomography (CT) radiomics strategy for intracranial rodent brain tumour monitoring. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 2720–2720. 2 indexed citations

Henry, Jack, Paul R. McHugh, Emma Griffin, et al.. (2024). Utility of Early Postoperative DWI to Assess the Extent of Resection of Adult-Type World Health Organization Grade 2 and 3 Diffuse Gliomas. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 45(11). 1769–1776.

McKenna, Mary Clare, Antoinette O’Connor, Andrew Lockhart, et al.. (2024). POLR3A-related disorders: expanding the clinical phenotype. Journal of Neurology. 271(6). 3635–3638. 1 indexed citations

Hynes, Sinéad M., et al.. (2023). Neurosurgery for intractable epilepsy in pregnancy: A case report. Epilepsy & Behavior Reports. 23. 100607–100607. 1 indexed citations

Morris, Gareth, Elena Langa, Conor Fearon, et al.. (2022). MicroRNA inhibition using antimiRs in acute human brain tissue sections. Epilepsia. 63(8). e92–e99. 6 indexed citations

Greene, Chris, Nicole Hanley, Cristina R. Reschke, et al.. (2022). Microvascular stabilization via blood-brain barrier regulation prevents seizure activity. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2003–2003. 101 indexed citations

O’Halloran, Philip J., et al.. (2017). Incidental Primary Intradural Carcinoid Tumor in a Patient with Lumbar Radiculopathy. World Neurosurgery. 105. 1042.e11–1042.e14. 3 indexed citations

Brett, Francesca, Seamus Looby, Josephine Heffernan, et al.. (2017). Brain biopsies requiring Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease precautions in the Republic of Ireland 2005–2016. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 187(2). 515–520. 2 indexed citations

McEvoy, Sinéad H., Michael Farrell, Francesca Brett, & Seamus Looby. (2015). Haemangioma, an uncommon cause of an extradural or intradural extramedullary mass: case series with radiological pathological correlation. Insights into Imaging. 7(1). 87–98. 27 indexed citations

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Casey, Jillian P., Svein I. Støve, Catherine McGorrian, et al.. (2015). NAA10 mutation causing a novel intellectual disability syndrome with Long QT due to N-terminal acetyltransferase impairment. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 16022–16022. 56 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Margaret, et al.. (2014). Ten years on: Genetic screening for mitochondrial disease in Ireland. Clinical Neuropathology. 33(7). 279–283. 1 indexed citations

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Gill, Harinder, Patrick G. Buckley, Michael Capra, et al.. (2014). Rhabdoid tumor: the Irish experience 1986–2013. Cancer Genetics. 207(9). 398–402. 21 indexed citations

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Silveira‐Moriyama, Laura, Laura Parkkinen, Michael Farrell, et al.. (2012). A clinicopathological study of parkin-linked parkinsonism - A study of 5 cases and comparison with Parkinson's disease. UCL Discovery (University College London). 21(1). e47–e51.

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O’Rourke, Donald M., et al.. (2011). Hereditary cerebral haemorrhage with amyloidosis. Lenus, The Irish Health Repository (Dr Steevens Hospital Library). 2 indexed citations

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Flannery, Thomas, Derek T. Cawley, Yazan J. Alderazi, et al.. (2008). Familial occurrence of oligodendroglial tumours. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 22(3). 436–438. 2 indexed citations

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Shankar, Ganesh M., Shaomin Li, Amaya García-Muñoz, et al.. (2008). Amyloid-β protein dimers isolated directly from Alzheimer's brains impair synaptic plasticity and memory. Nature Medicine. 14(8). 837–842. 3010 indexed citations breakdown →

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Caird, John, Francesca Brett, Jack Phillips, et al.. (2003). Apolipoprotein(a) Expression in Intracranial Aneurysms. Neurosurgery. 52(4). 854–859. 9 indexed citations

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Alexander, Michael, Bryan J. Traynor, Nicole Miller, et al.. (2002). “True” sporadic ALS associated with a novel SOD‐1 mutation. Annals of Neurology. 52(5). 680–683. 81 indexed citations

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Farrell, Michael A., et al.. (2000). Acute Demyelination, Neuropathological Diagnosis, and Clinical Evolution. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 59(6). 477–489. 28 indexed citations

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Brett, Francesca, Michael Kalichman, Nigel A. Calcutt, & Andrew P. Mizisin. (1996). Effects of seven days of galactose feeding and aldose reductase inhibition on mast cells and vessel morphometry in rat sciatic nerve. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 141(1-2). 6–12. 7 indexed citations

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