Henry deF. Webster

6.3k citations

64 papers · 5.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 32

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
Molecular Biology top 5%
Developmental Neuroscience top 0.2%
Neurology top 1%
Cell Biology top 2%

Co-authors: Alan Peters Sanford L. Palay John R. Martin Yasuto Itoyama Edward P. Richardson Adelbert Ames Kaoru Tanaka Richard H. Quarles
Topics: Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (14 papers)Nerve injury and regeneration (7 papers)Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (5 papers)
Cited by: Developmental Neuroscience Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Neurology
Journals: New England Journal of Medicine The Journal of Cell Biology The Journal of Comparative Neurology
Partner nations: United States Switzerland Germany

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Henry deF. Webster

64 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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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.

The Fine Structure of the Nervous System: Neurons and Their Supporting Cells

1991 1.3k citations Henry deF. Webster et al. profile →
fine structure of the nervous system

1976 520 citations Henry deF. Webster et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Local administration of vasoactive intestinal peptide after nerve transection accelerates early myelination and growth of regenerating axons 2002 ·Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System ·(unknown),Jie Liu,(unknown),Henry deF. Webster	14
2	Basic FGF and FGF receptor 1 are expressed in microglia during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis: Temporally distinct expression of midkine and pleiotrophen 1998 ·Glia ·Xia Liu,George A. Mashour,Henry deF. Webster,Armin Kurtz	82
3	Insulin-like growth factor-I given subcutaneously reduces clinical deficits, decreases lesion severity and upregulates synthesis of myelin proteins in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis 1996 ·Life Sciences ·Da‐Lin Yao,Xia Liu,Lynn D. Hudson,Henry deF. Webster	54
4	Astrocytes Upregulate Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP), but not Insulin‐like Growth Factor‐I (IGF‐I) during Experimental Autoimmune Neuritis (EAN) 1995 ·Brain Pathology ·Jochen Gehrmann,Da‐Lin Yao,Bruno Bonetti,Michael Brenner,Carolyn A. Bondy,Hartmut Wekerle,Georg W. Kreutzberg,Henry deF. Webster	6
5	Astrocytes Express Insulin-like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) and Its Binding Protein, IGFBP-2, during Demyelination Induced by Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis 1994 ·Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience ·Xia Liu,Da‐Lin Yao,Carolyn A. Bondy,Michael Brenner,Lynn D. Hudson,Jian Zhou,Henry deF. Webster	90
6	Myelinated Axons Demonstrated in the CNS and PNS by Anti‐Neurofilament Immunoreactivity and Luxol Fast Blue Counterstaining 1994 ·Brain Pathology ·Da‐Lin Yao,Sámuel Komoly,(unknown),Henry deF. Webster	10
7	Expression of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I and Related Peptides during Motoneuron Regeneration 1994 ·Experimental Neurology ·Jochen Gehrmann,Da‐Lin Yao,Bruno Bonetti,(unknown),Michael Brenner,Jian Zhou,G. W. Kreutzberg,Henry deF. Webster	58
8	Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Distribution in HIV Encephalitis: Study of 19 Cases with Combined Use ofIn SituHybridization and Immunocytochemistry 1994 ·Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology ·Georg Gosztonyi,(unknown),Lajos Lamperth,Henry deF. Webster	56
9	Concentric sclerosis (Baló): Morphometric and in situ hybridization study of lesions in six patients 1994 ·Annals of Neurology ·Da‐Lin Yao,Henry deF. Webster,Lynn D. Hudson,Michael Brenner,(unknown),(unknown),Sámuel Komoly	68
10	Effects of Psychosine (Galactosylsphingosine) on the Survival and the Fine Structure of Cultured Schwann Cells 1993 ·Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology ·Kaoru Tanaka,Henry deF. Webster	41
11	Expression of viral T-antigen in pathological tissues from transgenic mice carrying JC-SV40 chimeric DNAs 1993 ·Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology ·(unknown),Om Prakash,Richard J. Frisque,Henry deF. Webster,Richard N. Ré,Gerald L. Stoner	9
12	Myelinated fiber regeneration after sciatic nerve crush: Morphometric observations in young adult and aging mice and the effects of macrophage suppression and conditioning lesions 1992 ·Experimental Neurology ·Kaoru Tanaka,(unknown),Henry deF. Webster	69
13	Myelinated fiber regeneration after crush injury is retarded in sciatic nerves of aging mice 1991 ·The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·Kaoru Tanaka,Henry deF. Webster	59
14	Non myelin-forming perineuronal Schwann cells in rat trigeminal ganglia express P0 myelin glycoprotein mRNA during postnatal development 1989 ·Molecular Brain Research ·Lajos Lamperth,Laura Manuelidis,Henry deF. Webster	12
15	Electron microscopic study of intramembranous changes in protein‐extracted peripheral nervous system myelin 1983 ·The Anatomical Record ·Michael J. Cullen,Richard G. Peterson,Henry deF. Webster	10
16	Preparation of whole mounts of rabbit retina for examination with the differential-interference microscope: a technique for morphological studies of CNS demyelination 1977 ·Brain Research ·Frances M. Brodsky,Shirley H. Wray,Takeshi Tabira,Henry deF. Webster	2
17	Human muscle spindles: Microfilaments in the group IA sensory nerve endings 1974 ·The Anatomical Record ·William R. Kennedy,Henry deF. Webster,(unknown),(unknown)	6
18	Variation of proteins, enzyme markers and gangliosides in myelin subfractions 1973 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects ·Jean‐Marie Matthieu,Richard H. Quarles,Roscoe O. Brady,Henry deF. Webster	108
19	Glutaraldehyde fixation of central nervous tissue: An electron microscopic evaluation in the isolated rabbit retina 1969 ·Tissue and Cell ·Henry deF. Webster,Adelbert Ames	13
20	Book ReviewThe Motor Endplate. 1965 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Henry deF. Webster	1

About Henry deF. Webster

Henry deF. Webster is a scholar working on Developmental Neuroscience, Neurology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 64 papers that have together received 5.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (14 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (7 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Neuroscience (1.1k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.5k citations) and Neurology (860 citations). Henry deF. Webster has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Alan Peters, Sanford L. Palay, John R. Martin, Yasuto Itoyama, Edward P. Richardson, Adelbert Ames, Kaoru Tanaka, Richard H. Quarles, Raymond D. Adams and Bruce D. Trapp. Their work appears in journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of Cell Biology and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

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