Jennifer N. Bourne

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Jennifer N. Bourne is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Jennifer N. Bourne has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Jennifer N. Bourne's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (9 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (9 papers). Jennifer N. Bourne is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (9 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (9 papers). Jennifer N. Bourne collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Jennifer N. Bourne's co-authors include Kristen M. Harris, Michael A. Chirillo, Linnaea Ostroff, Deborah Watson, Marcia Feinberg, Elizabeth W. Perry, Terrence J. Sejnowski, Justin P. Kinney, Thomas M. Bartol and Karin E. Sorra and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Jennifer N. Bourne

30 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Balancing Structure and F... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2008 2007 200 400 600
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.

  1. Balancing Structure and Function at Hippocampal Dendritic Spines
    2008 709 citations Jennifer N. Bourne, Kristen M. Harris profile →
  2. Do thin spines learn to be mushroom spines that remember?
    2007 702 citations Jennifer N. Bourne, Kristen M. Harris Current Opinion in Neurobiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jennifer N. Bourne United States 20 1.8k 959 784 402 379 31 2.8k
Naoki Honkura Japan 11 2.0k 1.1× 962 1.0× 698 0.9× 365 0.9× 325 0.9× 21 2.7k
Edward S. Ruthazer Canada 33 2.2k 1.2× 1.3k 1.4× 940 1.2× 527 1.3× 352 0.9× 72 3.4k
Jun Noguchi Japan 28 2.8k 1.5× 1.2k 1.3× 1.1k 1.5× 441 1.1× 412 1.1× 45 4.1k
Josef Špaček Czechia 17 1.7k 0.9× 877 0.9× 576 0.7× 354 0.9× 316 0.8× 31 2.4k
Akiko Hayashi‐Takagi Japan 22 1.7k 0.9× 1.3k 1.4× 931 1.2× 280 0.7× 227 0.6× 32 3.3k
Maarten H. P. Kole Netherlands 31 2.6k 1.4× 1.2k 1.3× 1.3k 1.7× 530 1.3× 219 0.6× 45 4.0k
Karen Zito United States 25 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 496 0.6× 245 0.6× 377 1.0× 39 2.3k
Da‐Ting Lin United States 23 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 615 0.8× 151 0.4× 281 0.7× 60 2.5k
Pascal Jourdain Switzerland 23 1.6k 0.9× 839 0.9× 495 0.6× 412 1.0× 196 0.5× 38 3.3k
Yumiko Yoshimura Japan 26 1.8k 1.0× 918 1.0× 1.3k 1.7× 358 0.9× 269 0.7× 61 3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jennifer N. Bourne

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All Works

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Khandker, Luipa, Yun‐Juan Chang, Jennifer N. Bourne, et al.. (2022). Cholesterol biosynthesis defines oligodendrocyte precursor heterogeneity between brain and spinal cord. Cell Reports. 38(9). 110423–110423. 29 indexed citations
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Harris, Kristen M., Masaaki Kuwajima, Wickliffe C. Abraham, et al.. (2022). Dendritic Spine Density Scales with Microtubule Number in Rat Hippocampal Dendrites. Neuroscience. 489. 84–97. 5 indexed citations
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Khandker, Luipa, et al.. (2021). mTOR Signaling Regulates Metabolic Function in Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells and Promotes Efficient Brain Remyelination in the Cuprizone Model. Journal of Neuroscience. 41(40). 8321–8337. 21 indexed citations
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Jung, Jae Hoon, Lyndsey M. Kirk, Jennifer N. Bourne, & Kristen M. Harris. (2021). Shortened tethering filaments stabilize presynaptic vesicles in support of elevated release probability during LTP in rat hippocampus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(17). 22 indexed citations
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Brown, Carolyn Nicole, Sara J. Holditch, Christopher Altmann, et al.. (2021). Surgical procedures suppress autophagic flux in the kidney. Cell Death and Disease. 12(3). 248–248. 6 indexed citations
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Gire, David H., Joseph D. Zak, Jennifer N. Bourne, Noah Goodson, & Nathan E. Schoppa. (2019). Balancing Extrasynaptic Excitation and Synaptic Inhibition within Olfactory Bulb Glomeruli. eNeuro. 6(4). ENEURO.0247–19.2019. 10 indexed citations
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Chirillo, Michael A., et al.. (2019). Local resources of polyribosomes and SER promote synapse enlargement and spine clustering after long-term potentiation in adult rat hippocampus. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 3861–3861. 59 indexed citations
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Hughes, Michael P., et al.. (2019). DNA Facilitates Oligomerization and Prevents Aggregation via DNA Networks. Biophysical Journal. 118(1). 162–171. 12 indexed citations
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Preston, Marnie, et al.. (2019). A novel myelin protein zero transgenic zebrafish designed for rapid readout of in vivo myelination. Glia. 67(4). 650–667. 19 indexed citations
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Ahrendsen, Jared T., et al.. (2017). The Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Shp2 Regulates Oligodendrocyte Differentiation and Early Myelination and Contributes to Timely Remyelination. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(4). 787–802. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Tingting, Cyril Hanus, Tao Cui, et al.. (2012). Local Zones of Endoplasmic Reticulum Complexity Confine Cargo in Neuronal Dendrites. Cell. 148(1-2). 309–321. 152 indexed citations
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Bourne, Jennifer N. & Kristen M. Harris. (2011). Nanoscale analysis of structural synaptic plasticity. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 22(3). 372–382. 61 indexed citations
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Bourne, Jennifer N., et al.. (2010). SynapticDB, Effective Web-based Management and Sharing of Data from Serial Section Electron Microscopy. Neuroinformatics. 9(1). 39–57. 1 indexed citations
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Bourne, Jennifer N., Sergei A. Kirov, Karin E. Sorra, & Kristen M. Harris. (2006). Warmer preparation of hippocampal slices prevents synapse proliferation that might obscure LTP-related structural plasticity. Neuropharmacology. 52(1). 55–59. 34 indexed citations
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Harris, Kristen M., et al.. (2006). Uniform Serial Sectioning for Transmission Electron Microscopy. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(47). 12101–12103. 156 indexed citations
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Bourne, Jennifer N., Jennifer R. Morgan, & Vincent A. Pieribone. (2006). Actin polymerization regulates clathrin coat maturation during early stages of synaptic vesicle recycling at lamprey synapses. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 497(4). 600–609. 32 indexed citations
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Bourne, Jennifer N., et al.. (2006). Polyribosomes are increased in spines of CA1 dendrites 2 h after the induction of LTP in mature rat hippocampal slices. Hippocampus. 17(1). 1–4. 53 indexed citations

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