James M. Olson

33.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
273 papers, 16.2k citations indexed

About

James M. Olson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, James M. Olson has authored 273 papers receiving a total of 16.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Molecular Biology, 55 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 52 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in James M. Olson's work include Social and Intergroup Psychology (48 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (31 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (24 papers). James M. Olson is often cited by papers focused on Social and Intergroup Psychology (48 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (31 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (24 papers). James M. Olson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. James M. Olson's co-authors include Mark P. Zanna, Leonard Berkowitz, Neal J. Roese, Gregory R. Maio, Andrew R. Hallahan, Stephen J. Tapscott, Stacey Hansen, Joel I. Pritchard, Carolyn L. Hafer and Andrew D. Strand and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

James M. Olson

266 papers receiving 15.3k 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.

Advances in experimental social psychology

1964 1.4k citations Leonard Berkowitz, Mark P. Zanna et al. Academic Press eBooks profile →
Medulloblastoma Growth Inhibition by Hedgehog Pathway Blockade

2002 632 citations Andrew R. Hallahan, Joel I. Pritchard et al. profile →
Attitudes and Attitude Change

1993 563 citations James M. Olson, Mark P. Zanna profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James M. Olson United States	66	6.4k	3.2k	2.8k	1.7k	1.6k	273	16.2k
Manfred Schmitt Germany	81	8.1k 1.3×	3.6k 1.1×	3.2k 1.2×	171 0.1×	1.8k 1.1×	594	26.1k
David R. Phillips United States	91	4.4k 0.7×	2.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.4×	307 0.2×	875 0.6×	510	28.2k
Helen Cooper United States	70	2.8k 0.4×	3.6k 1.1×	6.0k 2.2×	1.6k 0.9×	125 0.1×	292	24.4k
Andreas Herrmann Germany	87	7.5k 1.2×	4.0k 1.2×	999 0.4×	552 0.3×	216 0.1×	572	28.3k
Nicholas G. Martin Australia	115	10.6k 1.7×	4.2k 1.3×	3.9k 1.4×	3.0k 1.8×	800 0.5×	1.4k	63.3k
Hillard Kaplan United States	70	1.4k 0.2×	4.0k 1.2×	3.3k 1.2×	108 0.1×	528 0.3×	289	17.1k
David Kipnis United States	61	4.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	109 0.1×	163	15.8k
David Collier United Kingdom	78	5.0k 0.8×	3.9k 1.2×	804 0.3×	3.2k 1.9×	80 0.1×	492	24.9k
Ravi Dhar United States	65	4.6k 0.7×	2.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	93 0.1×	93 0.1×	212	19.0k

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Blank, Peter de, et al.. (2025). Isotretinoin has no effect on event-free survival across high-risk medulloblastoma molecular groups when added to maintenance: A secondary analysis of the Children's Oncology Group ACNS0332 data. Neuro-Oncology Advances. 7(1). vdaf054–vdaf054.

Crook, Zachary R., Emily J. Girard, Tinh-Doan Phi, et al.. (2024). CYpHER: catalytic extracellular targeted protein degradation with high potency and durable effect. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8731–8731. 5 indexed citations

Leary, Sarah, Lindsay Kilburn, J. Russell Geyer, et al.. (2021). Vorinostat and isotretinoin with chemotherapy in young children with embryonal brain tumors: A report from the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC-026). Neuro-Oncology. 24(7). 1178–1190. 21 indexed citations

Wang, Anthony, David Jones, Bonnie Cole, et al.. (2018). Desmoplastic Infantile Ganglioglioma/Astrocytoma (DIG/DIA) Are Distinct Entities with Frequent BRAFV600 Mutations. Molecular Cancer Research. 16(10). 1491–1498. 37 indexed citations

Genovesi, Laura A., et al.. (2017). Inhibition of CDK4/6 by Palbociclib Significantly Extends Survival in Medulloblastoma Patient-Derived Xenograft Mouse Models. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(19). 5802–5813. 68 indexed citations

Fidel, Janean L., William S. Dernell, Stacey Hansen, et al.. (2015). Preclinical Validation of the Utility of BLZ-100 in Providing Fluorescence Contrast for Imaging Spontaneous Solid Tumors. Cancer Research. 75(20). 4283–4291. 61 indexed citations

Hoffman, Lindsey M., Maryam Fouladi, James M. Olson, et al.. (2015). Phase I trial of weekly MK-0752 in children with refractory central nervous system malignancies: a pediatric brain tumor consortium study. Child s Nervous System. 31(8). 1283–1289. 41 indexed citations

Dey, Joyoti, Adrian M. Dubuc, Kyle D. Pedro, et al.. (2013). MyoD Is a Tumor Suppressor Gene in Medulloblastoma. Cancer Research. 73(22). 6828–6837. 23 indexed citations

Ding, Yu, Christopher G. Hubert, Jacob Herman, et al.. (2012). Cancer-Specific Requirement for BUB1B/BUBR1 in Human Brain Tumor Isolates and Genetically Transformed Cells. Cancer Discovery. 3(2). 198–211. 67 indexed citations

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Paugh, Barbara S., Alberto Broniscer, Chunxu Qu, et al.. (2011). Genome-Wide Analyses Identify Recurrent Amplifications of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases and Cell-Cycle Regulatory Genes in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 29(30). 3999–4006. 219 indexed citations

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Ravanpay, Ali C. & James M. Olson. (2008). E protein dosage influences brain development more than family member identity. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 86(7). 1472–1481. 30 indexed citations

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Hatton, Beryl A., Elisabeth H. Villavicencio, Karen D. Tsuchiya, et al.. (2008). The Smo/Smo Model: Hedgehog-Induced Medulloblastoma with 90% Incidence and Leptomeningeal Spread. Cancer Research. 68(6). 1768–1776. 137 indexed citations

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Veiseh, Mandana, S-Bahram Bahrami, Miqin Zhang, et al.. (2007). Tumor Paint: A Chlorotoxin:Cy5.5 Bioconjugate for Intraoperative Visualization of Cancer Foci. Cancer Research. 67(14). 6882–6888. 350 indexed citations

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Strand, Andrew D., Zachary C. Baquet, Aaron K. Aragaki, et al.. (2007). Expression Profiling of Huntington's Disease Models Suggests That Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Depletion Plays a Major Role in Striatal Degeneration. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(43). 11758–11768. 174 indexed citations

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Tapscott, Stephen J., et al.. (2006). Congenital Hypothyroidism (Cretinism) in neuroD2-Deficient Mice. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 26(11). 4311–4315. 8 indexed citations

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Olson, James M.. (2005). The Ten Commandments of Counter Intelligence. Analytical Chemistry. 93(37). 251–258. 4 indexed citations

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Hallahan, Andrew R., Joel I. Pritchard, Stacey Hansen, et al.. (2004). The SmoA1 Mouse Model Reveals That Notch Signaling Is Critical for the Growth and Survival of Sonic Hedgehog-Induced Medulloblastomas. Cancer Research. 64(21). 7794–7800. 339 indexed citations

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Olson, James M. & Mark P. Zanna. (1990). Self-inference processes. 19 indexed citations

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Greenamyre, J. Timothy, James M. Olson, John B. Penney, & A. B. Young. (1985). Autoradiographic characterization of N-methyl-D-aspartate-, quisqualate- and kainate-sensitive glutamate binding sites.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 233(1). 254–263. 341 indexed citations

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Berkowitz, Leonard, Mark P. Zanna, & James M. Olson. (1964). Advances in experimental social psychology. Academic Press eBooks. 1397 indexed citations breakdown →

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