Katherine Hamel

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 713 citations indexed

About

Katherine Hamel is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Katherine Hamel has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 713 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Physiology, 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Katherine Hamel's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (9 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (4 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (3 papers). Katherine Hamel is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (9 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (4 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (3 papers). Katherine Hamel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Katherine Hamel's co-authors include Allan I. Basbaum, Joao Bráz, Maelig Morvan, Xiaobing Yu, Zhonghui Guan, Stephen Yu, Hongju Liu, Julia Kuhn, Marija Cvetanović and Gerhard Manteuffel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Katherine Hamel

19 papers receiving 707 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.

  1. Dorsal root ganglion macrophages contribute to both the initiation and persistence of neuropathic pain
    2020 335 citations Xiaobing Yu, Hongju Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Katherine Hamel United States 11 401 286 139 103 79 20 713
Ricardo Kusuda Brazil 12 370 0.9× 216 0.8× 144 1.0× 91 0.9× 56 0.7× 16 737
Dongping Du China 17 397 1.0× 248 0.9× 159 1.1× 112 1.1× 57 0.7× 44 739
Thomas Bishop United Kingdom 8 361 0.9× 266 0.9× 118 0.8× 57 0.6× 38 0.5× 12 657
Tony K.Y. Lim Canada 12 263 0.7× 158 0.6× 121 0.9× 106 1.0× 55 0.7× 16 633
Kai‐Feng Shen China 13 297 0.7× 142 0.5× 199 1.4× 55 0.5× 67 0.8× 31 618
Marc‐André Dansereau Canada 12 402 1.0× 246 0.9× 225 1.6× 285 2.8× 80 1.0× 13 1.0k
Timothy K. Y. Kaan United Kingdom 9 287 0.7× 197 0.7× 106 0.8× 93 0.9× 29 0.4× 10 607
Gustavo Tenorio Canada 15 194 0.5× 226 0.8× 156 1.1× 155 1.5× 90 1.1× 21 627
Maria Cláudia G. Oliveira Brazil 19 457 1.1× 257 0.9× 162 1.2× 45 0.4× 78 1.0× 30 857

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Fields of papers citing papers by Katherine Hamel

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Katherine Hamel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Katherine Hamel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Katherine Hamel based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Katherine Hamel. Katherine Hamel is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tolchin, Benjamin, Laura H. Goldstein, Markus Reuber, et al.. (2025). Management of Functional Seizures Practice Guideline Executive Summary. Neurology. 106(1). e214466–e214466.
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Hamel, Katherine, et al.. (2024). Cerebellar Heterogeneity and Selective vulnerability in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1 (SCA1). Neurobiology of Disease. 197. 106530–106530. 6 indexed citations
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Bráz, Joao, Katherine Hamel, Veronica Craik, et al.. (2023). Pain and Itch Processing in Aged Mice. Journal of Pain. 25(1). 53–63. 5 indexed citations
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Hamel, Katherine, et al.. (2023). Extracellular Matrix Regulation in Physiology and in Brain Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(8). 7049–7049. 61 indexed citations
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Hamel, Katherine, et al.. (2023). BDNF is altered in a brain-region specific manner and rescues deficits in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1. Neurobiology of Disease. 178. 106023–106023. 8 indexed citations
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Hamel, Katherine, et al.. (2022). Spatial and Temporal Diversity of Astrocyte Phenotypes in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1 Mice. Cells. 11(20). 3323–3323. 9 indexed citations
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Hamel, Katherine, et al.. (2022). Single nuclei RNA sequencing investigation of the Purkinje cell and glial changes in the cerebellum of transgenic Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 mice. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 16. 998408–998408. 6 indexed citations
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Löken, Line S., Joao Bráz, Mahsa Sadeghi, et al.. (2021). Contribution of dorsal horn CGRP-expressing interneurons to mechanical sensitivity. eLife. 10. 28 indexed citations
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Kuhn, Julia, Ilia D. Vainchtein, Joao Bráz, et al.. (2021). Regulatory T-cells inhibit microglia-induced pain hypersensitivity in female mice. eLife. 10. 65 indexed citations
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Bráz, João M., et al.. (2020). Hippocalcin-like 4, a neural calcium sensor, has a limited contribution to pain and itch processing. PLoS ONE. 15(2). e0226289–e0226289. 6 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaobing, Hongju Liu, Katherine Hamel, et al.. (2020). Dorsal root ganglion macrophages contribute to both the initiation and persistence of neuropathic pain. Nature Communications. 11(1). 264–264. 335 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hamel, Katherine & Marija Cvetanović. (2020). Cerebellar Regional Dissection for Molecular Analysis. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 3 indexed citations
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Bráz, João M., et al.. (2019). Ablation of spinal cord estrogen receptor α‐expressing interneurons reduces chemically induced modalities of pain and itch. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 528(10). 1629–1643. 12 indexed citations
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Juarez-Salinas, Dina, Joao Bráz, Katherine Hamel, & Allan I. Basbaum. (2018). Pain relief by supraspinal gabapentin requires descending noradrenergic inhibitory controls. PAIN Reports. 3(4). e659–e659. 20 indexed citations
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Bráz, Joao, et al.. (2018). Primary Afferent-Derived BDNF Contributes Minimally to the Processing of Pain and Itch. eNeuro. 5(6). ENEURO.0402–18.2018. 33 indexed citations
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Fine, Jared M., Katherine A. Faltesek, Katherine Hamel, et al.. (2017). Intranasal deferoxamine affects memory loss, oxidation, and the insulin pathway in the streptozotocin rat model of Alzheimer's disease. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 380. 164–171. 37 indexed citations
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Irvine, Karen‐Amanda, Seok Joon Won, Jianguo Xu, et al.. (2017). Effects of Veliparib on Microglial Activation and Functional Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury in the Rat and Pig. Journal of Neurotrauma. 35(7). 918–929. 12 indexed citations
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Bráz, Joao, Julia Kuhn, Xidao Wang, et al.. (2016). Functional Synaptic Integration of Forebrain GABAergic Precursors into the Adult Spinal Cord. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(46). 11634–11645. 25 indexed citations
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Fine, Jared M., et al.. (2015). P2‐313: Intranasal deferoxamine prevents memory loss in the intracerebroventricular streptozotocin rat model of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 11(7S_Part_13). 2 indexed citations
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Hamel, Katherine, et al.. (2007). Altered Vocalization Rate During the Estrous Cycle in Dairy Cattle. Journal of Dairy Science. 90(1). 202–206. 40 indexed citations

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