J. M. Conner

9.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
70 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

J. M. Conner is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. M. Conner has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 28 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in J. M. Conner's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (34 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (28 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (10 papers). J. M. Conner is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (34 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (28 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (10 papers). J. M. Conner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. J. M. Conner's co-authors include Mark H. Tuszynski, Christine M. Gall, Julie C. Lauterborn, S Varon, Qiao Yan, Armin Blesch, Silvio Varon, Andrea A. Chiba, Stanley J. Wiegand and Ann Acheson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

J. M. Conner

69 papers receiving 7.3k 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.

Distribution of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Protein and mRNA in the Normal Adult Rat CNS: Evidence for Anterograde Axonal Transport

1997 961 citations J. M. Conner, Christine M. Gall et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Neuroprotective effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in rodent and primate models of Alzheimer's disease

2009 837 citations David A. Merrill, Armin Blesch et al. Nature Medicine profile →
A phase 1 clinical trial of nerve growth factor gene therapy for Alzheimer disease

2005 780 citations Mark H. Tuszynski, Leon J. Thal et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Anterograde transport of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its role in the brain

1997 746 citations J. M. Conner et al. profile →
Long-Distance Growth and Connectivity of Neural Stem Cells after Severe Spinal Cord Injury

2012 679 citations Paul Lu, Yaozhi Wang et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. M. Conner United States	34	4.8k	2.3k	2.0k	1.2k	1.1k	70	7.4k
Vassilis E. Koliatsos United States	49	4.7k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	3.3k 1.7×	1.9k 1.6×	734 0.7×	120	9.2k
Manuel Nieto‐Sampedro Spain	50	4.5k 0.9×	2.9k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	737 0.6×	435 0.4×	145	7.4k
Luis B. Tovar‐y‐Romo Sweden	42	5.3k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	2.3k 1.2×	823 0.7×	781 0.7×	111	8.0k
Matthias Klugmann Australia	43	3.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	3.6k 1.8×	878 0.7×	747 0.7×	99	7.4k
Cheryl F. Dreyfus United States	45	4.2k 0.9×	2.6k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	626 0.5×	392 0.4×	88	6.0k
Larry I. Benowitz United States	64	7.9k 1.6×	3.8k 1.6×	5.5k 2.8×	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	157	14.0k
Volkmar Leßmann Germany	45	4.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.2×	964 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	110	6.9k
Kenneth K. Teng United States	22	4.1k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	924 0.8×	634 0.6×	27	6.4k
Barbara Steiner Germany	44	2.5k 0.5×	3.5k 1.5×	2.5k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	525 0.5×	103	8.5k
Francesco Angelucci Italy	45	2.2k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	941 0.8×	852 0.8×	130	5.7k

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Rosenzweig, E, J. M. Conner, Daniel Gibbs, et al.. (2022). Rhesus macaque versus rat divergence in the corticospinal projectome. Neuron. 110(18). 2970–2983.e4. 25 indexed citations

Kadoya, Ken, Paul Lu, Kenny Nguyen, et al.. (2016). Spinal cord reconstitution with homologous neural grafts enables robust corticospinal regeneration. Nature Medicine. 22(5). 479–487. 285 indexed citations

Biane, Jeremy S., Yoshio Takashima, Massimo Scanziani, J. M. Conner, & Mark H. Tuszynski. (2016). Thalamocortical Projections onto Behaviorally Relevant Neurons Exhibit Plasticity during Adult Motor Learning. Neuron. 89(6). 1173–1179. 52 indexed citations

Biane, Jeremy S., Massimo Scanziani, Mark H. Tuszynski, & J. M. Conner. (2015). Motor Cortex Maturation Is Associated with Reductions in Recurrent Connectivity among Functional Subpopulations and Increases in Intrinsic Excitability. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(11). 4719–4728. 23 indexed citations

Biane, Jeremy S., J. M. Conner, & Mark H. Tuszynski. (2014). Nerve growth factor is primarily produced by GABAergic neurons of the adult rat cortex. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 8. 220–220. 40 indexed citations

Tuszynski, Mark H., Yaozhi Wang, Lori Graham, et al.. (2014). Neural stem cells in models of spinal cord injury. Experimental Neurology. 261. 494–500. 15 indexed citations

Conner, J. M., et al.. (2010). Unique Contributions of Distinct Cholinergic Projections to Motor Cortical Plasticity and Learning. Cerebral Cortex. 20(11). 2739–2748. 56 indexed citations

Conner, J. M., Kevin M. Franks, Andrea K. Titterness, et al.. (2009). NGF Is Essential for Hippocampal Plasticity and Learning. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(35). 10883–10889. 163 indexed citations

Alto, Laura Taylor, Leif A. Havton, J. M. Conner, et al.. (2009). Chemotropic guidance facilitates axonal regeneration and synapse formation after spinal cord injury. Nature Neuroscience. 12(9). 1106–1113. 166 indexed citations

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Ramanathan, Dhakshin, Mark H. Tuszynski, & J. M. Conner. (2009). The Basal Forebrain Cholinergic System Is Required Specifically for Behaviorally Mediated Cortical Map Plasticity. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(18). 5992–6000. 70 indexed citations

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Conner, J. M., Andrea A. Chiba, & Mark H. Tuszynski. (2005). The Basal Forebrain Cholinergic System Is Essential for Cortical Plasticity and Functional Recovery following Brain Injury. Neuron. 46(2). 173–179. 180 indexed citations

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Tuszynski, Mark H., Leon J. Thal, Mary Pay, et al.. (2005). A phase 1 clinical trial of nerve growth factor gene therapy for Alzheimer disease. Nature Medicine. 11(5). 551–555. 780 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tuszynski, Mark H., Leon J. Thal, Mary Pay, et al.. (2002). Nerve growth factor gene therapy for alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 19(1-2). 207–207. 15 indexed citations

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McSorley, Robert, et al.. (1999). Nematode Management, Soil Fertility, and Yield in Organic Vegetable Production. Nematropica. 29(2). 205–213. 47 indexed citations

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Conner, J. M., Robert McSorley, Phil Stansly, & D. J. Pitts. (1998). Research Notes: Delivery of Steinernema riobravis Through a Drip Irrigation System. Nematropica. 28(1). 95–100. 3 indexed citations

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McSorley, Robert, et al.. (1997). Impact of Organic Soil Amendments and Fumigation on Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in a Southwest Florida Vegetable Field. Nematropica. 27(2). 181–189. 37 indexed citations

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Mufson, Elliott J., J. M. Conner, & Jeffrey H. Kordower. (1995). Nerve growth factor in Alzheimerʼs disease: defective retrograde transport to nucleus basalis. Neuroreport. 6(7). 1063–1066. 182 indexed citations

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Varon, Silvio & J. M. Conner. (1994). Nerve Growth Factor in CNS Repair. Journal of Neurotrauma. 11(5). 473–486. 41 indexed citations

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Mufson, Elliott J., J. M. Conner, Silvio Varon, & Jeffrey H. Kordower. (1994). Nerve growth factor‐like immunoreactive profiles in the primate basal forebrain and hippocampal formation. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 341(4). 507–519. 51 indexed citations

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Conner, J. M. & Silvio Varon. (1994). Nerve Growth Factor Influences the Distribution of Sympathetic Sprouting into the Hippocampal Formation by Implanted Superior Cervical Ganglia. Experimental Neurology. 130(1). 15–23. 19 indexed citations

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