John R. Moffett

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
110 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

John R. Moffett is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, John R. Moffett has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 17 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in John R. Moffett's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (25 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (14 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (13 papers). John R. Moffett is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (25 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (14 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (13 papers). John R. Moffett collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. John R. Moffett's co-authors include M.A.A. Namboodiri, Aryan M.A. Namboodiri, Peethambaran Arun, Joseph H. Neale, Chikkathur N. Madhavarao, Ellis Englesberg, Michal K. Stachowiak, Prasanth S. Ariyannur, Charles B. Cangro and Diane M. Jaworski and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

John R. Moffett

109 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Tryptophan and the immune response

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John R. Moffett United States	40	2.5k	984	803	652	584	110	5.2k
M.A.A. Namboodiri United States	37	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 1.6×	698 0.9×	619 0.9×	584 1.0×	76	4.9k
Moshe Gavish Israel	41	3.3k 1.3×	2.6k 2.6×	325 0.4×	447 0.7×	783 1.3×	174	6.9k
Ulrich Eisel Netherlands	39	1.8k 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	544 0.7×	144 0.2×	880 1.5×	120	5.2k
Daniel Martins‐de‐Souza Brazil	39	2.5k 1.0×	690 0.7×	1.4k 1.8×	145 0.2×	713 1.2×	190	4.9k
Takashi Uehara Japan	39	2.8k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	245 0.3×	160 0.2×	1.1k 1.9×	172	5.7k
Li Tian China	34	1.7k 0.7×	509 0.5×	665 0.8×	127 0.2×	728 1.2×	197	5.0k
Yan Wu China	40	1.9k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	337 0.4×	167 0.3×	963 1.6×	170	5.5k
Fusao Hirata United States	49	3.9k 1.6×	1.1k 1.1×	885 1.1×	213 0.3×	1.5k 2.5×	123	8.5k
Qian Wang China	38	2.2k 0.9×	732 0.7×	726 0.9×	120 0.2×	1.2k 2.0×	238	6.1k
Hiroyuki Mizoguchi Japan	48	2.0k 0.8×	1.9k 1.9×	597 0.7×	108 0.2×	1.5k 2.5×	200	6.9k

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Moffett, John R., et al.. (2025). Organophosphate Insecticides: A Brief Overview of Global Use and Their Treatment with Short-Duration Isoflurane. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 22–22.

Moffett, John R., et al.. (2024). Isoflurane-lipid emulsion injection as an anticonvulsant and neuroprotectant treatment for nerve agent exposure. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1466351–1466351. 1 indexed citations

Soni, Dharmendra Kumar, John R. Moffett, Sarani Ghoshal, et al.. (2023). Acss2 Deletion Reveals Functional Versatility via Tissue-Specific Roles in Transcriptional Regulation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(4). 3673–3673. 2 indexed citations

Puthillathu, Narayanan, John R. Moffett, Alexandru Korotcov, et al.. (2023). Brief isoflurane administration as an adjunct treatment to control organophosphate-induced convulsions and neuropathology. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1293280–1293280. 5 indexed citations

Wei, Huijun, John R. Moffett, Man Amanat, et al.. (2022). The pathogenesis of, and pharmacological treatment for, Canavan disease. Drug Discovery Today. 27(9). 2467–2483. 12 indexed citations

Arun, Peethambaran, et al.. (2017). Effect of administration method, animal weight and age on the intranasal delivery of drugs to the brain. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 286. 16–21. 18 indexed citations

Nonaka, Takahiro, Toshihiko Yamada, Daiying Zuo, et al.. (2017). A role for the locus coeruleus in the analgesic efficacy of N-acetylaspartylglutamate peptidase (GCPII) inhibitors ZJ43 and 2-PMPA. Molecular Pain. 13. 2223500784–2223500784. 15 indexed citations

Ives, John A., John R. Moffett, Peethambaran Arun, et al.. (2010). Enzyme stabilization by glass-derived silicates in glass-exposed aqueous solutions. Homeopathy. 99(1). 15–24. 36 indexed citations

Arun, Peethambaran, Prasanth S. Ariyannur, John R. Moffett, et al.. (2009). Metabolic Acetate Therapy for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 27(1). 293–298. 57 indexed citations

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Moffett, John R.. (2006). N-acetylaspartate : a unique neuronal molecule in the central nervous system. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 29 indexed citations

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Arun, Peethambaran, et al.. (2005). Progress toward Acetate Supplementation Therapy for Canavan Disease: Glyceryl Triacetate Administration Increases Acetate, but Not N-Acetylaspartate, Levels in Brain. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 315(1). 297–303. 58 indexed citations

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Moffett, John R., et al.. (2003). DNA fragmentation in leukocytes following subacute lowdose nerve agent exposure. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 60(10). 2266–2271. 6 indexed citations

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Hu, Peng, John R. Moffett, Jason Myers, et al.. (2001). Novel Nuclear Signaling Pathway Mediates Activation of Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 Gene by Type 1 and Type 2 Angiotensin II Receptors. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 12(2). 449–462. 85 indexed citations

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Moffett, John R., Erica Kratz, Jason Myers, et al.. (1998). Transcriptional Regulation of Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 Expression in Human Astrocytes: Implications for Cell Plasticity. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 9(8). 2269–2285. 51 indexed citations

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Stachowiak, Ewa K., Pamela Maher, Janusz Tucholski, et al.. (1997). Nuclear accumulation of fibroblast growth factor receptors in human glial cells-association with cell proliferation. Oncogene. 14(18). 2201–2211. 107 indexed citations

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Espey, Michael Graham, John R. Moffett, & M.A.A. Namboodiri. (1995). Temporal and spatial changes of quinolinic acid immunoreactivity in the immune system of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated mice. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 57(2). 199–206. 33 indexed citations

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Moffett, John R. & M.A.A. Namboodiri. (1995). Differential distribution of N-acetylaspartylglutamate and N-acetylaspartate immunoreactivities in rat forebrain. Journal of Neurocytology. 24(6). 409–433. 114 indexed citations

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Moffett, John R., Miklós Palkovits, M.A.A. Namboodiri, & Joseph H. Neale. (1994). Comparative distribution of N‐Acetylaspartylglutamate and GAD₆₇ in the cerebellum and precerebellar nuclei of the rat utilizing enhanced carbodiimide fixation and immunohistochemistry. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 347(4). 598–618. 28 indexed citations

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Moffett, John R., Lura C. Williamson, Joseph H. Neale, Miklós Palkovits, & M.A.A. Namboodiri. (1991). Effect of optic nerve transection onN-acetylaspartylglutamate immunoreactivity in the primary and accessory optic projection systems in the rat. Brain Research. 538(1). 86–94. 33 indexed citations

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Moffett, John R., Elizabeth A. Mendiaz, M. G. K. Jones, & Ellis Englesberg. (1988). Two membrane-bound proteins associated with alanine resistance and increased A-system amino acid transport in mutants of CHO-K1. Somatic Cell and Molecular Genetics. 14(1). 1–12. 7 indexed citations

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