J Ray

3.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
12 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

J Ray is a scholar working on Developmental Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, J Ray has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Developmental Neuroscience, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in J Ray's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (4 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (4 papers). J Ray is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (4 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (4 papers). J Ray collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. J Ray's co-authors include Fred H. Gage, L. J. Fisher, Theo D. Palmer, Daniel A. Peterson, Malcolm Schinstine, H. Georg Kuhn, Steven T. Suhr, Jaana Suhonen, Penelope W. Coates and Minoru Hoshimaru and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and Annual Review of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

J Ray

11 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Survival and differentiation of adult neuronal progenitor cells transplanted to the adult brain.

1995 816 citations Fred H. Gage, Penelope W. Coates et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Isolation, Characterization, and use of Stem Cells from the CNS

1995 671 citations Fred H. Gage, J Ray et al. Annual Review of Neuroscience profile →
FGF-2-Responsive Neuronal Progenitors Reside in Proliferative and Quiescent Regions of the Adult Rodent Brain

1995 533 citations Theo D. Palmer, J Ray et al. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J Ray United States	10	2.0k	1.5k	1.3k	394	321	12	2.9k
Constance G. Craig Canada	14	1.8k 0.9×	2.1k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	347 0.9×	390 1.2×	17	3.5k
Laura Lillien United States	24	1.9k 1.0×	2.2k 1.5×	1.5k 1.1×	331 0.8×	382 1.2×	35	3.7k
L. J. Fisher United States	11	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	297 0.8×	262 0.8×	11	2.6k
Thomas G. Hazel United States	22	1.5k 0.8×	2.0k 1.3×	1.9k 1.4×	714 1.8×	215 0.7×	27	3.7k
Kerren Murray France	18	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	685 0.5×	273 0.7×	375 1.2×	23	2.3k
Samuel Weiss Canada	5	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	805 0.6×	277 0.7×	237 0.7×	7	1.9k
Alexandra Lepier Germany	23	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	174 0.4×	565 1.8×	27	3.2k
Seiji Hitoshi Japan	28	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 1.3×	1.0k 0.8×	218 0.6×	229 0.7×	61	3.4k
Michael A. Hack Germany	8	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	806 0.6×	191 0.5×	336 1.0×	8	2.2k
Anita Hall United Kingdom	20	1.3k 0.7×	2.1k 1.4×	1.1k 0.9×	218 0.6×	242 0.8×	27	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by J Ray

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Fields of papers citing papers by J Ray

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J Ray

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12 of 12 papers shown

Ray, J, et al.. (2025). Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Identifies a Unique Macrophage Population in a Mouse Model of Ozone-induced Asthma Exacerbation. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 73(4). 586–599.

Ray, J, et al.. (2023). Estrogen contributes to sex differences in M2a macrophages during multi‐walled carbon nanotube‐induced respiratory inflammation. The FASEB Journal. 38(1). e23350–e23350. 1 indexed citations

Murphy, D., et al.. (1996). Fibroblast growth factor-2 protects entorhinal layer II glutamatergic neurons from axotomy-induced death. Journal of Neuroscience. 16(3). 886–898. 73 indexed citations

Hoshimaru, Minoru, J Ray, Dinah W.Y. Sah, & Fred H. Gage. (1996). Differentiation of the immortalized adult neuronal progenitor cell line HC2S2 into neurons by regulatable suppression of the v-myc oncogene.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 93(4). 1518–1523. 128 indexed citations

Palmer, Theo D., J Ray, & Fred H. Gage. (1995). FGF-2-Responsive Neuronal Progenitors Reside in Proliferative and Quiescent Regions of the Adult Rodent Brain. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 6(5). 474–486. 533 indexed citations breakdown →

Gage, Fred H., J Ray, & L. J. Fisher. (1995). Isolation, Characterization, and use of Stem Cells from the CNS. Annual Review of Neuroscience. 18(1). 159–192. 671 indexed citations breakdown →

Thompson, C., et al.. (1995). Degradation of oxalic acid by transgenic oilseed rape plants expressing oxalate oxidase. Euphytica. 85(1-3). 169–172. 53 indexed citations

Gage, Fred H., Penelope W. Coates, Theo D. Palmer, et al.. (1995). Survival and differentiation of adult neuronal progenitor cells transplanted to the adult brain.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 92(25). 11879–11883. 816 indexed citations breakdown →

Ray, J, et al.. (1994). Spinal cord neuroblasts proliferate in response to basic fibroblast growth factor. Journal of Neuroscience. 14(6). 3548–3564. 121 indexed citations

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Dekker, Ad J., Jürgen Winkler, J Ray, L. J. Thal, & Fred H. Gage. (1994). Grafting of nerve growth factor-producing fibroblasts reduces behavioral deficits in rats with lesions of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis. Neuroscience. 60(2). 299–309. 46 indexed citations

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Ray, J, Daniel A. Peterson, Malcolm Schinstine, & Fred H. Gage. (1993). Proliferation, differentiation, and long-term culture of primary hippocampal neurons.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 90(8). 3602–3606. 386 indexed citations

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Ray, J & F H Gage. (1992). Gene transfer into established and primary fibroblast cell lines: comparison of transfection methods and promoters.. PubMed. 13(4). 598–603. 26 indexed citations

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