John R. OʼKusky

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

John R. OʼKusky is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John R. OʼKusky has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 13 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John R. OʼKusky's work include Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (12 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (6 papers). John R. OʼKusky is often cited by papers focused on Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (12 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (6 papers). John R. OʼKusky collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. John R. OʼKusky's co-authors include Ping Ye, Marc Colonnier, A. Joseph D’Ercole, Michael R. Hayden, Jamal Nasir, Rebecca D. Hodge, Jutta Zeisler, Joy M. Richman, Jamey D. Marth and Stan Floresco and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Neuroscience and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

John R. OʼKusky

45 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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Targeted disruption of the Huntington's disease gene results in embryonic lethality and behavioral and morphological changes in heterozygotes

1995 633 citations Jamal Nasir, Stan Floresco et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John R. OʼKusky Canada	25	1.5k	1.4k	475	456	430	47	3.2k
Andrew C. Towle United States	31	1.0k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	288 0.6×	283 0.6×	509 1.2×	72	3.4k
Toshihiro Maeda Japan	39	2.1k 1.4×	2.7k 1.9×	743 1.6×	502 1.1×	183 0.4×	204	5.8k
Haruo Nogami Japan	25	883 0.6×	997 0.7×	342 0.7×	230 0.5×	732 1.7×	77	2.7k
A. Cintra Sweden	34	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	176 0.4×	244 0.5×	843 2.0×	92	4.0k
Sabine M. Hölter Germany	32	1.0k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	443 0.9×	145 0.3×	198 0.5×	79	3.0k
Maria C. Morale Italy	33	910 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	103 0.2×	397 0.9×	281 0.7×	68	3.2k
José R. Naranjo Spain	44	2.9k 2.0×	2.6k 1.8×	260 0.5×	203 0.4×	380 0.9×	125	5.2k
Hui‐Chen Lu United States	33	1.5k 1.0×	2.2k 1.5×	1.0k 2.2×	309 0.7×	187 0.4×	57	5.1k
Maria Gulinello United States	40	946 0.6×	908 0.6×	280 0.6×	250 0.5×	172 0.4×	81	3.7k
M. Brownstein United States	35	1.8k 1.2×	2.3k 1.6×	330 0.7×	99 0.2×	379 0.9×	47	4.6k

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Schütz, Peter W., Peter K. H. Wong, John R. OʼKusky, Sheila M. Innis, & Sylvia Stöckler. (2010). Effects of d-3-hydroxybutyrate treatment on hypoglycemic coma in rat pups. Experimental Neurology. 227(1). 180–187. 7 indexed citations

Liu, Wen, Ping Ye, John R. OʼKusky, & A. Joseph D’Ercole. (2009). Type 1 insulin‐like growth factor receptor signaling is essential for the development of the hippocampal formation and dentate gyrus. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 87(13). 2821–2832. 65 indexed citations

Cepeda, Ivan L., Joseph Flores, Michael L. Cornfeldt, John R. OʼKusky, & Doris J. Doudet. (2007). Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Implants Ameliorate Motor Deficits in Two Rat Models of Parkinson Disease. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 66(7). 576–584. 23 indexed citations

Flores, Joseph, Ivan L. Cepeda, Michael L. Cornfeldt, John R. OʼKusky, & Doris J. Doudet. (2007). Characterization and Survival of Long-Term Implants of Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells Attached to Gelatin Microcarriers in a Model of Parkinson Disease. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 66(7). 585–596. 17 indexed citations

Hodge, Rebecca D., A. Joseph D’Ercole, & John R. OʼKusky. (2007). Insulin‐like growth factor‐I (IGF‐I) inhibits neuronal apoptosis in the developing cerebral cortex in vivo. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 25(4). 233–241. 46 indexed citations

Bertrand, Pauline Coti, John R. OʼKusky, & Sheila M. Innis. (2006). Maternal Dietary (n-3) Fatty Acid Deficiency Alters Neurogenesis in the Embryonic Rat Brain. Journal of Nutrition. 136(6). 1570–1575. 159 indexed citations

Hodge, Rebecca D., A. Joseph D’Ercole, & John R. OʼKusky. (2004). Increased expression of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) during embryonic development produces neocortical overgrowth with differentially greater effects on specific cytoarchitectonic areas and cortical layers. Developmental Brain Research. 154(2). 227–237. 23 indexed citations

D’Ercole, Joseph A., Ping Ye, & John R. OʼKusky. (2002). Mutant mouse models of insulin-like growth factor actions in the central nervous system. Neuropeptides. 36(2-3). 209–220. 179 indexed citations

OʼKusky, John R., Jamal Nasir, Francesca Cicchetti, André Parent, & Michael R. Hayden. (1999). Neuronal degeneration in the basal ganglia and loss of pallido-subthalamic synapses in mice with targeted disruption of the Huntington's disease gene. Brain Research. 818(2). 468–479. 69 indexed citations

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Ye, Ping, et al.. (1999). Increased insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) expression during early postnatal development differentially increases neuron number and growth in medullary nuclei of the mouse. Developmental Brain Research. 114(1). 135–141. 56 indexed citations

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OʼKusky, John R.. (1998). Postnatal changes in the numerical density and total number of asymmetric and symmetric synapses in the hypoglossal nucleus of the rat. Developmental Brain Research. 108(1-2). 179–191. 17 indexed citations

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Wellington, Cheryl L., Ryan R. Brinkman, John R. OʼKusky, & Michael R. Hayden. (1997). Toward Understanding the Molecular Pathology of Huntington's Disease. Brain Pathology. 7(3). 979–1002. 57 indexed citations

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OʼKusky, John R., et al.. (1996). Synaptogenesis in hemimegalencephaly: the numerical density of asymmetric and symmetric synapses in the cerebral cortex. Acta Neuropathologica. 92(2). 156–163. 25 indexed citations

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Nasir, Jamal, Stan Floresco, John R. OʼKusky, et al.. (1995). Targeted disruption of the Huntington's disease gene results in embryonic lethality and behavioral and morphological changes in heterozygotes. Cell. 81(5). 811–823. 633 indexed citations breakdown →

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OʼKusky, John R., Barry E. Boyes, Douglas G. Walker, & Edith G. McGeer. (1991). Cytomegalovirus infection of the developing brain alters catecholamine and indoleamine metabolism. Brain Research. 559(2). 322–330. 12 indexed citations

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Walker, Douglas G., John R. OʼKusky, & Patrick L. McGeer. (1989). In Situ Hybridization Analysis for Herpes Simplex Virus Nucleic Acids in Alzheimer Disease. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. 3(3). 123–131. 21 indexed citations

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OʼKusky, John R., et al.. (1989). Methylmercury‐Induced Movement and Postural Disorders in Developing Rat: High‐Affinity Uptake of Choline, Glutamate, and γ‐Aminobutyric Acid in the Cerebral Cortex and Caudate‐Putamen. Journal of Neurochemistry. 53(4). 999–1006. 21 indexed citations

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OʼKusky, John R., et al.. (1988). The corpus callosum is larger with right‐hemisphere cerebral speech dominance. Annals of Neurology. 24(3). 379–383. 104 indexed citations

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OʼKusky, John R., Barry E. Boyes, & Edith G. McGeer. (1988). Methylmercury-induced movement and postural disorders in developing rat: regional analysis of brain catecholamines and indoleamines. Brain Research. 439(1-2). 138–146. 33 indexed citations

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OʼKusky, John R. & Marc Colonnier. (1982). Postnatal changes in the number of neurons and synapses in the visual cortex (area 17) of the macaque monkey: A stereological analysis in normal and monocularly deprived animals. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 210(3). 291–306. 145 indexed citations

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