Jean‐Paul Vonsattel

8.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
20 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Jean‐Paul Vonsattel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean‐Paul Vonsattel has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 12 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Jean‐Paul Vonsattel's work include Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (12 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (11 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers). Jean‐Paul Vonsattel is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (12 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (11 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers). Jean‐Paul Vonsattel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Jean‐Paul Vonsattel's co-authors include Robert J. Ferrante, Richard H. Myers, Edward D. Bird, Edward P. Richardson, Thomas J. Stevens, Marian DiFiglia, Neil Aronin, Ellen Sapp, Minghua Chen and Klaus Fink and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Jean‐Paul Vonsattel

20 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Neuropathological Classification of Huntingtonʼs Disease

1985 2.0k citations Jean‐Paul Vonsattel, Richard H. Myers et al. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology profile →
Minocycline inhibits caspase-1 and caspase-3 expression and delays mortality in a transgenic mouse model of Huntington disease

2000 869 citations Minghua Chen, Victor Ona et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Huntingtin is a cytoplasmic protein associated with vesicles in human and rat brain neurons

1995 580 citations Marian DiFiglia, Ellen Sapp et al. Neuron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jean‐Paul Vonsattel United States	13	3.3k	2.7k	1.9k	449	413	20	4.4k
J.-P. G. Vonsattel United States	16	3.2k 1.0×	2.6k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	321 0.7×	486 1.2×	22	4.4k
David Howland United States	30	2.5k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	404 0.9×	885 2.1×	62	4.4k
Paola Giunti United Kingdom	40	3.7k 1.1×	3.7k 1.4×	1.7k 0.9×	547 1.2×	337 0.8×	138	5.2k
Caterina Mariotti Italy	45	3.7k 1.1×	4.4k 1.7×	1.8k 1.0×	642 1.4×	299 0.7×	158	6.3k
Jean‐Paul Vonsattel United States	18	2.6k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	181 0.4×	578 1.4×	37	3.7k
J. Jang‐Ho United States	20	2.6k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	952 0.5×	382 0.9×	235 0.6×	29	3.6k
Kirupa Sathasivam United Kingdom	22	4.8k 1.5×	4.8k 1.8×	1.7k 0.9×	232 0.5×	331 0.8×	32	5.9k
Willeke van Roon‐Mom Netherlands	39	2.1k 0.6×	2.8k 1.1×	778 0.4×	547 1.2×	438 1.1×	109	4.6k
Chiara Zuccato Italy	32	5.1k 1.6×	5.0k 1.9×	1.6k 0.8×	425 0.9×	634 1.5×	60	7.2k
Austen J. Milnerwood Canada	29	2.0k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	371 0.8×	561 1.4×	46	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jean‐Paul Vonsattel

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20 of 20 papers shown

Agin‐Liebes, Julian, Etty Cortés, Jean‐Paul Vonsattel, Karen Marder, & Roy N. Alcalay. (2019). Movement disorders rounds: A case of missing pathology in a patient with LRRK2 Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 74. 76–77. 9 indexed citations

Tippett, Lynette J., Henry J. Waldvogel, Russell G. Snell, et al.. (2017). The Complexity of Clinical Huntington’s Disease: Developments in Molecular Genetics, Neuropathology and Neuroimaging Biomarkers. Advances in neurobiology. 15. 129–161. 7 indexed citations

Sampson, Jacinda B., Tamar Michaeli, Brenton A. Wright, et al.. (2016). Basal Ganglia Gliosis in a Case of Rapid‐Onset Dystonia‐Parkinsonism (DYT12) with a Novel Mutation in ATPase 1A3 (ATP1A3). Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 3(6). 618–620. 3 indexed citations

Virmani, Tuhin, Carol Moskowitz, Jean‐Paul Vonsattel, & Stanley Fahn. (2015). Clinicopathological characteristics of freezing of gait in autopsy‐confirmed Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 30(14). 1874–1884. 40 indexed citations

Sapp, Ellen, Antonio Valencia, Xueyi Li, et al.. (2012). Native Mutant Huntingtin in Human Brain. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(16). 13487–13499. 22 indexed citations

Rüb, Udo, Franziska Hoche, E. R. Brunt, et al.. (2012). Degeneration of the Cerebellum in Huntington's Disease (HD): Possible Relevance for the Clinical Picture and Potential Gateway to Pathological Mechanisms of the Disease Process. Brain Pathology. 23(2). 165–177. 106 indexed citations

Hadzi, Tiffany C., Audrey E. Hendricks, Jeanne C. Latourelle, et al.. (2012). Assessment of cortical and striatal involvement in 523 Huntington disease brains. Neurology. 79(16). 1708–1715. 33 indexed citations

Reitz, Christiane, Shinya Tokuhiro, Lorraine N. Clark, et al.. (2010). SORCS1 alters amyloid precursor protein processing and variants may increase Alzheimer's disease risk. Annals of Neurology. 69(1). 47–64. 96 indexed citations

Clark, Lorraine N., Rebecca Gilbert, Beatriz Dorado, et al.. (2009). Association of Glucocerebrosidase Mutations With Dementia With Lewy Bodies. Archives of Neurology. 66(5). 578–83. 139 indexed citations

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Pfister, Edith L., Lori Kennington, Juerg Straubhaar, et al.. (2009). Five siRNAs Targeting Three SNPs May Provide Therapy for Three-Quarters of Huntington's Disease Patients. Current Biology. 19(9). 774–778. 195 indexed citations

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Portera‐Cailliau, Carlos, Carsten Russ, Robert H. Brown, et al.. (2007). A Familial Form of Pallidoluysionigral Degeneration and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis With Divergent Clinical Presentations. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 66(7). 650–659. 3 indexed citations

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Pourfar, Michael & Jean‐Paul Vonsattel. (2004). Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Science of Aging Knowledge Environment. 2004(30). dn1–dn1. 3 indexed citations

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Groves, Mark, Jean‐Paul Vonsattel, Pietro Mazzoni, & Karen Marder. (2003). Huntington's Disease. Science of Aging Knowledge Environment. 2003(43). dn3–dn3. 1 indexed citations

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Gómez‐Tortosa, Estrella, Marcy E. MacDonald, Julia C. Friend, et al.. (2001). Quantitative neuropathological changes in presymptomatic Huntington's disease. Annals of Neurology. 49(1). 29–34. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Minghua, Victor Ona, Mingwei Li, et al.. (2000). Minocycline inhibits caspase-1 and caspase-3 expression and delays mortality in a transgenic mouse model of Huntington disease. Nature Medicine. 6(7). 797–801. 869 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sapp, Ellen, John B. Penney, Anne B. Young, et al.. (1999). Axonal Transport of N-terminal Huntingtin Suggests Early Pathology of Corticostriatal Projections in Huntington Disease. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 58(2). 165–173. 135 indexed citations

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Francis, Jonathan W., Alfred Sandrock, Pradeep G. Bhide, Jean‐Paul Vonsattel, & Robert H. Brown. (1998). Heterogeneity of subcellular localization and electrophoretic mobility of survival motor neuron (SMN) protein in mammalian neural cells and tissues. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95(11). 6492–6497. 59 indexed citations

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DiFiglia, Marian, Ellen Sapp, Kathryn Chase, et al.. (1995). Huntingtin is a cytoplasmic protein associated with vesicles in human and rat brain neurons. Neuron. 14(5). 1075–1081. 580 indexed citations breakdown →

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Huang, Qin, Jean‐Paul Vonsattel, Priscilla A. Schaffer, et al.. (1992). Introduction of a foreign gene (Escherichia coli lacZ) into rat neostriatal neurons using herpes simplex virus mutants: A light and electron microscopic study. Experimental Neurology. 115(3). 303–316. 45 indexed citations

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Vonsattel, Jean‐Paul, Richard H. Myers, Thomas J. Stevens, et al.. (1985). Neuropathological Classification of Huntingtonʼs Disease. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 44(6). 559–577. 2050 indexed citations breakdown →

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