Janet C. Blanks

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Janet C. Blanks is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Janet C. Blanks has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Ophthalmology and 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Janet C. Blanks's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (48 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (14 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers). Janet C. Blanks is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (48 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (14 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers). Janet C. Blanks collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Netherlands. Janet C. Blanks's co-authors include David R. Hinton, Lincoln V. Johnson, Alfredo A. Sadun, Carol A. Miller, Robert H. I. Blanks, Yasuhiro Torigoe, Richard N. Lolley, Anthony M. Adinolfi, Kathryn A. Rich and Yutian Zhan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Janet C. Blanks

64 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Optic-Nerve Degeneration in Alzheimer's Disease

1986 535 citations David R. Hinton, Alfredo A. Sadun et al. profile →

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Janet C. Blanks

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M. Tsacopoulos Switzerland

Charlotte E. Remé Switzerland

Mike Francke Germany

Nicolás Cuenca Spain

Bang V. Bui Australia

Serguei N. Skatchkov Puerto Rico

Richard N. Lolley United States

Jeffrey H. Boatright United States

Ileana Soto United States

Ning Tian China

M. Tsacopoulos Switzerland

Janet C. Blanks

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931 ×0.5

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1.8k ×1.7

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563 ×0.6

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512 ×1.2

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Janet C. Blanks

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Biswal, Manas R., Howard Prentice, George W. Smith, et al.. (2018). Cell-specific gene therapy driven by an optimized hypoxia-regulated vector reduces choroidal neovascularization. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 96(10). 1107–1118. 16 indexed citations

Biswal, Manas R., Howard Prentice, C. Kathleen Dorey, & Janet C. Blanks. (2014). A Hypoxia-Responsive Glial Cell-Specific Gene Therapy Vector for Targeting Retinal Neovascularization. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 55(12). 8044–8053. 31 indexed citations

Smith, George W., C. Kathleen Dorey, Howard Prentice, & Janet C. Blanks. (2011). The Importance of Hypoxia-Regulated, RPE-Targeted Gene Therapy for Choroidal Neovascularization. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 723. 269–277. 1 indexed citations

Schmidt‐Kastner, Rainald, Hideo Yamamoto, D.I. Hamasaki, et al.. (2008). Hypoxia-regulated components of the U4/U6.U5 tri-small nuclear riboprotein complex: possible role in autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.. PubMed. 14. 125–35. 16 indexed citations

Solomon, Eskinder, et al.. (2007). IL-10 Inhibits Neovascularization in the ROP Model. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(13). 4056–4056. 3 indexed citations

Schmidt‐Kastner, Rainald, et al.. (2007). The U4/U6.U5 Tri-Small Nuclear Riboprotein Complex Involved in Four Forms of Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa May Be Hypoxia-Regulated. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(13). 3713–3713. 1 indexed citations

Pang, Jijing, et al.. (2006). Efficiency of lentiviral transduction during development in normal and rd mice.. PubMed. 12. 756–67. 37 indexed citations

Pang, Jijing, Mei Cheng, Douglas Stevenson, et al.. (2004). Adenoviral-mediated gene transfer to retinal explants during development and degeneration. Experimental Eye Research. 79(2). 189–201. 22 indexed citations

Rich, Kathryn A., Yutian Zhan, & Janet C. Blanks. (1997). Aberrant expression of c-Fos accompanies photoreceptor cell death in therd mouse. Journal of Neurobiology. 32(6). 593–612. 44 indexed citations

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Rich, Kelly, G. Lange, E. Barrón, et al.. (1996). Use of a retroviral vector with an internal opsin promoter to direct gene expression to retinal photoreceptor cells. Current Eye Research. 15(8). 833–844. 11 indexed citations

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Rickman, Dennis W., Janet C. Blanks, & Nicholas C. Brecha. (1996). Somatostatin-immunoreactive neurons in the adult rabbit retina. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 365(3). 491–503. 28 indexed citations

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Sussman, Mark A., et al.. (1996). Lens Tropomodulin: Developmental Expression during Differentiation. Experimental Eye Research. 63(2). 223–232. 14 indexed citations

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Blanks, Janet C., Susan Y. Schmidt, Yasuhiro Torigoe, et al.. (1996). Retinal pathology in Alzheimer's disease. II. Regional neuron loss and glial changes in GCL. Neurobiology of Aging. 17(3). 385–395. 220 indexed citations

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Rich, Kathryn A., et al.. (1995). Effects of müller cell disruption on mouse photoreceptor cell development. Experimental Eye Research. 61(2). 235–248. 73 indexed citations

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Blanks, Janet C., et al.. (1994). Cytoplasmic Retinal Localization of an Evolutionary Homolog of the Visual Pigments. Experimental Eye Research. 58(5). 605–613. 77 indexed citations

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Blanks, Janet C., Lincoln V. Johnson, & Gregory S. Hageman. (1993). Stage-specific Binding of Peanut Agglutinin to Aggregates of Degenerating Photoreceptor Cells in the rd Mouse Retina. Experimental Eye Research. 57(3). 265–273. 19 indexed citations

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Blanks, Janet C., et al.. (1992). Retinal degeneration in the mutant mouse: Accumulation of spherules in the interphotoreceptor space. Experimental Eye Research. 54(5). 637–644. 31 indexed citations

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Blanks, Janet C., David R. Hinton, Alfredo A. Sadun, & Carol A. Miller. (1989). Retinal ganglion cell degeneration in Alzheimer's disease. Brain Research. 501(2). 364–372. 228 indexed citations

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Hinton, David R., et al.. (1988). Monoclonal antibodies react with neuronal subpopulations in the human nervous system. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 267(3). 398–408. 28 indexed citations

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Blanks, Janet C., Gregory S. Hageman, Lincoln V. Johnson, & Christine Spee. (1988). Ultrastructural visualization of primate cone photoreceptor matrix sheaths. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 270(2). 288–300. 29 indexed citations

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