Isabelle Décosterd

9.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

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Isabelle Décosterd is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Isabelle Décosterd has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Physiology, 29 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 23 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Isabelle Décosterd's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (52 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (17 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (16 papers). Isabelle Décosterd is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (52 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (17 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (16 papers). Isabelle Décosterd collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and United Kingdom. Isabelle Décosterd's co-authors include Clifford J. Woolf, Ru‐Rong Ji, Marc R. Suter, Marie Pertin, Yeong‐Ray Wen, Romain‐Daniel Gosselin, Richard Mannion, Patrick Aebischer, Cedric Laedermann and Fumimasa Amaya and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Isabelle Décosterd

71 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

Spared nerve injury: an animal model of persistent peripheral neuropathic pain

2000 1.8k citations Isabelle Décosterd, Clifford J. Woolf Pain profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Isabelle Décosterd Switzerland	39	5.1k	3.2k	2.0k	1.2k	1.0k	71	7.5k
Linda S. Sorkin United States	46	5.4k 1.1×	2.9k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	114	7.6k
Michael Costigan United States	35	4.1k 0.8×	2.8k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	919 0.8×	786 0.8×	69	7.0k
Joachim Scholz United States	21	4.8k 0.9×	2.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	1.4k 1.4×	39	6.8k
Hans‐Georg Schaible Germany	56	6.0k 1.2×	3.2k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	2.1k 1.8×	739 0.7×	172	9.8k
Yong‐Jing Gao China	48	5.5k 1.1×	3.1k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	889 0.8×	755 0.7×	114	8.5k
Susan M. Carlton United States	57	6.3k 1.2×	4.7k 1.5×	2.3k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	836 0.8×	127	8.6k
Yu‐Qiu Zhang China	45	4.3k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	743 0.6×	435 0.4×	185	7.4k
Patrick M. Dougherty United States	69	7.3k 1.4×	3.9k 1.2×	2.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	2.0k 1.9×	213	12.5k
Marzia Malcangio United Kingdom	59	6.7k 1.3×	5.0k 1.6×	2.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	150	11.4k
Camilla I. Svensson Sweden	47	3.9k 0.8×	2.0k 0.6×	2.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	714 0.7×	147	7.8k

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Rossel, Jean‐Benoît, Nicolas Fournier, Péter Vollenweider, et al.. (2024). Correlates of chronic pain onset and recovery in the CoLaus cohort. European Journal of Pain. 29(2). e4712–e4712. 1 indexed citations

Chung, Paul Chu Sin, et al.. (2023). Potassium channel modulation in macrophages sensitizes dorsal root ganglion neurons after nerve injury. Glia. 72(4). 677–691. 6 indexed citations

Chung, Paul Chu Sin, et al.. (2023). Characterisation of GFAP-Expressing Glial Cells in the Dorsal Root Ganglion after Spared Nerve Injury. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(21). 15559–15559. 16 indexed citations

Décosterd, Isabelle, et al.. (2022). Reversing anterior insular cortex neuronal hypoexcitability attenuates compulsive behavior in adolescent rats. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(21). e2121247119–e2121247119. 5 indexed citations

Décosterd, Isabelle, et al.. (2022). Talking about chronic pain in family settings: a glimpse of older persons’ everyday realities. BMC Geriatrics. 22(1). 358–358. 5 indexed citations

Chung, Paul Chu Sin, et al.. (2022). The Antidiabetic Drug Metformin Regulates Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Na_V1.7 via the Ubiquitin-Ligase NEDD4-2. eNeuro. 9(2). ENEURO.0409–21.2022. 14 indexed citations

Laedermann, Cedric, Ninda Syam, Marie Pertin, Isabelle Décosterd, & Hugues Abriel. (2013). β1- and β3- voltage-gated sodium channel subunits modulate cell surface expression and glycosylation of Nav1.7 in HEK293 cells. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 7. 137–137. 55 indexed citations

Gosselin, Romain‐Daniel, et al.. (2010). Upregulation of the GABA transporter GAT-1 in the gracile nucleus in the spared nerve injury model of neuropathic pain. Neuroscience Letters. 480(2). 132–137. 26 indexed citations

Berta, Temugin, Olivier Poirot, Marie Pertin, et al.. (2007). Transcriptional and functional profiles of voltage-gated Na+ channels in injured and non-injured DRG neurons in the SNI model of neuropathic pain. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 37(2). 196–208. 97 indexed citations

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Décosterd, Isabelle, Ahmed Beggah, Anne Durrer, & Eric Buchser. (2006). Opioïdes intrathécaux dans le traitement des douleurs chroniques : mécanismes d’action et aspects cliniques. Revue Médicale Suisse. 2(71). 1636–1640. 1 indexed citations

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Shi, T.-J., Annica Dahlström, Elvar Theodorsson, et al.. (2006). Deletion of the neuropeptide Y Y1 receptor affects pain sensitivity, neuropeptide transport and expression, and dorsal root ganglion neuron numbers. Neuroscience. 140(1). 293–304. 38 indexed citations

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Pertin, Marie, Ru‐Rong Ji, Temugin Berta, et al.. (2005). Upregulation of the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel β2 Subunit in Neuropathic Pain Models: Characterization of Expression in Injured and Non-Injured Primary Sensory Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(47). 10970–10980. 99 indexed citations

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Shimosato, Goshun, Fumimasa Amaya, Masashi Ueda, et al.. (2005). Peripheral inflammation induces up-regulation of TRPV2 expression in rat DRG. Pain. 119(1-3). 225–232. 80 indexed citations

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Décosterd, Isabelle, Andrew Allchorne, & Clifford J. Woolf. (2004). Differential Analgesic Sensitivity of Two Distinct Neuropathic Pain Models. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 99(2). 457–463. 71 indexed citations

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Benn, Susanna C., Daniel Perrelet, Ann C. Kato, et al.. (2002). Hsp27 Upregulation and Phosphorylation Is Required for Injured Sensory and Motor Neuron Survival. Neuron. 36(1). 45–56. 210 indexed citations

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Fine, Eric G., Isabelle Décosterd, Michaël Papaloïzos, Anne D. Zurn, & Patrick Aebischer. (2002). GDNF and NGF released by synthetic guidance channels support sciatic nerve regeneration across a long gap. European Journal of Neuroscience. 15(4). 589–601. 230 indexed citations

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Décosterd, Isabelle, Ru‐Rong Ji, Salahadin Abdi, Simon Tate, & Clifford J. Woolf. (2002). The pattern of expression of the voltage-gated sodium channels Nav1.8 and Nav1.9 does not change in uninjured primary sensory neurons in experimental neuropathic pain models. Pain. 96(3). 269–277. 100 indexed citations

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Abdi, Salahadin, et al.. (2000). The Effects of KRN5500, a Spicamycin Derivative, on Neuropathic and Nociceptive Pain Models in Rats. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 91(4). 955–959. 7 indexed citations

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Amaya, Fumimasa, Isabelle Décosterd, Tarek A. Samad, et al.. (2000). Diversity of Expression of the Sensory Neuron-Specific TTX-Resistant Voltage-Gated Sodium Ion Channels SNS and SNS2. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 15(4). 331–342. 230 indexed citations

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Woolf, Clifford J. & Isabelle Décosterd. (1999). Implications of recent advances in the understanding of pain pathophysiology for the assessment of pain in patients. Pain. 82(Supplement 1). S141–S147. 130 indexed citations

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