Heather A. Cameron

17.3k total citations · 8 hit papers
92 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Heather A. Cameron is a scholar working on Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather A. Cameron has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Developmental Neuroscience, 45 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 31 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Heather A. Cameron's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (54 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (31 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (26 papers). Heather A. Cameron is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (54 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (31 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (26 papers). Heather A. Cameron collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Heather A. Cameron's co-authors include Elizabeth Gould, Ronald D.G. McKay, Jason S. Snyder, Catherine S. Woolley, Bruce S. McEwen, BS McEwen, Michelle Brewer, Amélie Soumier, James Pickel and Alexandre Dayer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Heather A. Cameron

90 papers receiving 13.3k citations

Hit Papers

Adult neurogenesis produces a large pool of new granule c... 1992 2026 2003 2014 2001 2011 1993 1994 1995 400 800 1.2k
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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. Adult neurogenesis produces a large pool of new granule cells in the dentate gyrus
    2001 1.3k citations Heather A. Cameron et al. profile →
  2. Adult hippocampal neurogenesis buffers stress responses and depressive behaviour
    2011 1.2k citations Jason S. Snyder, Heather A. Cameron et al. profile →
  3. Differentiation of newly born neurons and glia in the dentate gyrus of the adult rat
    1993 958 citations Heather A. Cameron, Catherine S. Woolley et al. profile →
  4. Adult neurogenesis is regulated by adrenal steroids in the dentate gyrus
    1994 798 citations Heather A. Cameron, Elizabeth Gould profile →
  5. Regulation of adult neurogenesis by excitatory input and NMDA receptor activation in the dentate gyrus
    1995 602 citations Heather A. Cameron, Elizabeth Gould et al. profile →
  6. Restoring production of hippocampal neurons in old age
    1999 582 citations Heather A. Cameron, Ronald D.G. McKay Nature Neuroscience profile →
  7. Human Adult Neurogenesis: Evidence and Remaining Questions
    2018 554 citations Heather A. Cameron, Elizabeth Gould et al. profile →
  8. Adrenal hormones suppress cell division in the adult rat dentate gyrus
    1992 504 citations Elizabeth Gould, Heather A. Cameron et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heather A. Cameron United States 48 8.4k 5.9k 3.0k 2.5k 2.4k 92 13.5k
Amelia J. Eisch United States 60 6.3k 0.8× 7.1k 1.2× 2.7k 0.9× 4.5k 1.8× 2.1k 0.9× 126 15.9k
Djoher Nora Abrous France 48 5.1k 0.6× 4.6k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 127 10.3k
Tracey J. Shors United States 60 5.0k 0.6× 5.8k 1.0× 4.7k 1.5× 1.8k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 130 14.3k
Patima Tanapat United States 23 5.2k 0.6× 3.4k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 26 8.6k
Brian R. Christie Canada 55 5.5k 0.7× 6.5k 1.1× 1.3k 0.4× 3.5k 1.4× 2.2k 0.9× 177 15.0k
Cornelius T. Gross Italy 46 3.0k 0.4× 5.1k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 3.2k 1.3× 4.4k 1.8× 105 14.6k
Helen E. Scharfman United States 67 4.7k 0.6× 9.3k 1.6× 1.2k 0.4× 3.2k 1.3× 1.6k 0.7× 188 14.7k
Francis S. Lee United States 58 3.0k 0.4× 7.0k 1.2× 2.3k 0.7× 3.1k 1.2× 863 0.4× 138 13.4k
Catherine S. Woolley United States 54 2.8k 0.3× 5.9k 1.0× 5.5k 1.8× 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 89 15.1k
Luca Santarelli United States 21 2.8k 0.3× 3.4k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 1.8k 0.7× 866 0.4× 35 7.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tsuda, Mumeko C., et al.. (2024). Adult Neurogenesis and the Initiation of Social Aggression in Male Mice. Hippocampus. 34(12). 711–728. 1 indexed citations
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Pisano, Thomas J., et al.. (2021). Adult‐born granule cell mossy fibers preferentially target parvalbumin‐positive interneurons surrounded by perineuronal nets. Hippocampus. 31(4). 375–388. 14 indexed citations
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Lim, Ai Ing, Verena M. Link, Seong‐Ji Han, et al.. (2021). Prenatal maternal infection promotes tissue-specific immunity and inflammation in offspring. Science. 373(6558). 147 indexed citations
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Cope, Elise C., et al.. (2020). Adult-Born Neurons in the Hippocampus Are Essential for Social Memory Maintenance. eNeuro. 7(6). ENEURO.0182–20.2020. 34 indexed citations
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Tabor, G. Travis, Ying Liu, Daniel Abebe, et al.. (2020). Activity-dependent isomerization of Kv4.2 by Pin1 regulates cognitive flexibility. Nature Communications. 11(1). 1567–1567. 30 indexed citations
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Pelkey, Kenneth A., Michael T. Craig, Xiaoqing Yuan, et al.. (2016). Pentraxins Coordinate Excitatory Synapse Maturation and Circuit Integration of Parvalbumin Interneurons. Neuron. 90(3). 661–661. 14 indexed citations
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Inta, Dragoš, Heather A. Cameron, & Peter Gass. (2015). New neurons in the adult striatum: from rodents to humans. Trends in Neurosciences. 38(9). 517–523. 51 indexed citations
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Snyder, Jason S. & Heather A. Cameron. (2011). Could adult hippocampal neurogenesis be relevant for human behavior?. Behavioural Brain Research. 227(2). 384–390. 88 indexed citations
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Snyder, Jason S., et al.. (2009). Septo-temporal gradients of neurogenesis and activity in 13-month-old rats. Neurobiology of Aging. 32(6). 1149–1156. 36 indexed citations
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Norcross, Maxine, Rose‐Marie Karlsson, Jonathan L. Brigman, et al.. (2008). Effects of adolescent fluoxetine treatment on fear-, anxiety- or stress-related behaviors in C57BL/6J or BALB/cJ mice. Psychopharmacology. 200(3). 413–424. 78 indexed citations
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Quigley, D. Gavin, et al.. (2003). Long-Term Outcome of Spinal Cord Stimulation and Hardware Complications. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 81(1-4). 50–56. 58 indexed citations
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Cameron, Heather A.. (2000). Nacimiento de las neuronas. 23–28. 1 indexed citations
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Cameron, Heather A. & Ronald D.G. McKay. (1999). Restoring production of hippocampal neurons in old age. Nature Neuroscience. 2(10). 894–897. 582 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cameron, Heather A., Shigeo Okabe, & Ron McKay. (1997). Overexpression of the NMDA receptor subunit NR2D alters CA1 pyramidal cell morphology. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 23. 1752. 1 indexed citations
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Gould, Elizabeth & Heather A. Cameron. (1996). Regulation of Neuronal Birth, Migration and Death in the Rat Dentate Gyrus. Developmental Neuroscience. 18(1-2). 22–35. 155 indexed citations
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Cameron, Heather A., Catherine S. Woolley, & Elizabeth Gould. (1993). Adrenal steroid receptor immunoreactivity in cells born in the adult rat dentate gyrus. Brain Research. 611(2). 342–346. 105 indexed citations
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McEwen, Bruce S., Heather A. Cameron, Helen M. Chao, et al.. (1993). Adrenal steroids and plasticity of hippocampal neurons: Toward an understanding of underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 13(4). 457–482. 62 indexed citations
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McEwen, Bruce S., Jesús A. Angulo, Heather A. Cameron, et al.. (1992). Paradoxical effects of adrenal steroids on the brain: Protection versus degeneration. Biological Psychiatry. 31(2). 177–199. 168 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Yoshifumi, Elizabeth Gould, Heather A. Cameron, Deborah C. Daniels, & Bruce S. McEwen. (1992). Phenytoin prevents stress‐ and corticosterone‐induced atrophy of CA3 pyramidal neurons. Hippocampus. 2(4). 431–435. 284 indexed citations

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