Julien Couthouis

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Julien Couthouis is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Julien Couthouis has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Neurology and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Julien Couthouis's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (7 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (6 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers). Julien Couthouis is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (7 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (6 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers). Julien Couthouis collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Belize. Julien Couthouis's co-authors include Aaron D. Gitler, Gregor Bieri, Ben A. Barres, Kevin A. Guttenplan, Maya K. Weigel, Shane A. Liddelow, Drew Adler, Alya R. Raphael, K. Rosanna and Nicholas J. Kramer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Julien Couthouis

21 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Platelet factors attenuate inflammation and rescue cognition in ageing

2023 110 citations Adam B. Schroer, Patrick Ventura et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Julien Couthouis United States	16	595	418	249	217	186	22	1.1k
Kathleen M. Schoch United States	16	666 1.1×	432 1.0×	310 1.2×	462 2.1×	347 1.9×	24	1.5k
Tracy Cole United States	11	368 0.6×	601 1.4×	250 1.0×	477 2.2×	262 1.4×	16	1.2k
Jelena Mojsilovic‐Petrovic United States	13	575 1.0×	255 0.6×	131 0.5×	83 0.4×	225 1.2×	17	1.1k
Gye Sun Jeon South Korea	18	506 0.9×	250 0.6×	129 0.5×	145 0.7×	241 1.3×	47	891
Charlotte Ridler United States	9	536 0.9×	668 1.6×	112 0.4×	171 0.8×	209 1.1×	68	1.1k
Susan Fromholt United States	19	691 1.2×	424 1.0×	156 0.6×	308 1.4×	385 2.1×	31	1.2k
Iga Wegorzewska United States	11	889 1.5×	750 1.8×	175 0.7×	222 1.0×	371 2.0×	12	1.5k
Xylena Reed United States	12	382 0.6×	372 0.9×	150 0.6×	263 1.2×	230 1.2×	18	926
Alessandro Bertoli Italy	20	919 1.5×	228 0.5×	330 1.3×	223 1.0×	166 0.9×	48	1.2k
Owen M. Peters United Kingdom	21	466 0.8×	685 1.6×	164 0.7×	305 1.4×	342 1.8×	28	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Julien Couthouis

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Wu, Yuting, Karishma Pratt, Gregor Bieri, et al.. (2025). Targeting iron-associated protein Ftl1 in the brain of old mice improves age-related cognitive impairment. Nature Aging. 5(10). 1957–1969.

Hawtin, Rachael E., Julien Couthouis, Grace Wang, et al.. (2024). Proteomic Profiling of Angelman Syndrome for Disease-associated Biomarker Discovery (P8-8.001). Neurology. 102(17_supplement_1). 1 indexed citations

Schroer, Adam B., Patrick Ventura, Juliana Sucharov, et al.. (2023). Platelet factors attenuate inflammation and rescue cognition in ageing. Nature. 620(7976). 1071–1079. 110 indexed citations breakdown →

Pratt, Karishma, Jeremy M. Shea, Gregor Bieri, et al.. (2022). Loss of neuronal Tet2 enhances hippocampal-dependent cognitive function. Cell Reports. 41(6). 111612–111612. 12 indexed citations

Kım, Garam, Lisa Nakayama, Jacob A. Blum, et al.. (2022). Genome-wide CRISPR screen reveals v-ATPase as a drug target to lower levels of ALS protein ataxin-2. Cell Reports. 41(4). 111508–111508. 17 indexed citations

Wang, Lili, Claude C. Warzecha, Jessica A. Chichester, et al.. (2022). Prednisolone reduces the interferon response to AAV in cynomolgus macaques and may increase liver gene expression. Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development. 24. 292–305. 19 indexed citations

Johnson, Alex G., Ryan A. Flynn, Christopher P. Lapointe, et al.. (2020). A memory of eS25 loss drives resistance phenotypes. Nucleic Acids Research. 48(13). 7279–7297. 9 indexed citations

White, Charles, Xuelai Fan, Jason C. Maynard, et al.. (2020). Age-related loss of neural stem cell O-GlcNAc promotes a glial fate switch through STAT3 activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(36). 22214–22224. 63 indexed citations

Gudsnuk, Kathryn, Samuel N. Smukowski, Jay P. Ross, et al.. (2020). Evolution of a Human-Specific Tandem Repeat Associated with ALS. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 107(3). 445–460. 35 indexed citations

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Guttenplan, Kevin A., Maya K. Weigel, Drew Adler, et al.. (2020). Knockout of reactive astrocyte activating factors slows disease progression in an ALS mouse model. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3753–3753. 187 indexed citations

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Bieri, Gregor, Michel Brahic, Luc Bousset, et al.. (2019). LRRK2 modifies α-syn pathology and spread in mouse models and human neurons. Acta Neuropathologica. 137(6). 961–980. 137 indexed citations

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Haney, Michael S., Julien Couthouis, David W. Morgens, et al.. (2019). Genome-wide synthetic lethal CRISPR screen identifies FIS1 as a genetic interactor of ALS-linked C9ORF72. Brain Research. 1728. 146601–146601. 19 indexed citations

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Kramer, Nicholas J., Michael S. Haney, David W. Morgens, et al.. (2018). CRISPR–Cas9 screens in human cells and primary neurons identify modifiers of C9ORF72 dipeptide-repeat-protein toxicity. Nature Genetics. 50(4). 603–612. 160 indexed citations

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Tsai, Pei‐I, Chin‐Hsien Lin, Amanda M. Papakyrikos, et al.. (2018). PINK1 Phosphorylates MIC60/Mitofilin to Control Structural Plasticity of Mitochondrial Crista Junctions. Molecular Cell. 69(5). 744–756.e6. 93 indexed citations

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Joly, Philippe, Hélène Vignaud, Julie S. Di Martino, et al.. (2017). ERAD defects and the HFE-H63D variant are associated with increased risk of liver damages in Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency. PLoS ONE. 12(6). e0179369–e0179369. 18 indexed citations

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Couthouis, Julien, Alya R. Raphael, Carly E. Siskind, et al.. (2014). Exome sequencing identifies a DNAJB6 mutation in a family with dominantly-inherited limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscular Disorders. 24(5). 431–435. 28 indexed citations

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Couthouis, Julien, Alya R. Raphael, Roxana Daneshjou, & Aaron D. Gitler. (2014). Targeted Exon Capture and Sequencing in Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. PLoS Genetics. 10(10). e1004704–e1004704. 44 indexed citations

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Chesi, Alessandra, Brett T. Staahl, Ana Jovičić, et al.. (2013). Exome sequencing to identify de novo mutations in sporadic ALS trios. Nature Neuroscience. 16(7). 851–855. 102 indexed citations

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Couthouis, Julien, et al.. (2010). The toxicity of an “artificial” amyloid is related to how it interacts with membranes. Prion. 4(4). 283–291. 10 indexed citations

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Couthouis, Julien, et al.. (2009). Screening for Toxic Amyloid in Yeast Exemplifies the Role of Alternative Pathway Responsible for Cytotoxicity. PLoS ONE. 4(3). e4539–e4539. 17 indexed citations

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