Kenneth K. Teng

7.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
27 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Kenneth K. Teng is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth K. Teng has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Kenneth K. Teng's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (20 papers), Signaling Pathways in Disease (13 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers). Kenneth K. Teng is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (20 papers), Signaling Pathways in Disease (13 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers). Kenneth K. Teng collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Germany. Kenneth K. Teng's co-authors include Barbara L. Hempstead, Pouneh Kermani, Francis S. Lee, Henry Teng, Anders Nykjær, Harry M. Lander, Paresh D. Patel, Bai Lu, Wing‐Ho Yung and Eugene Zaitsev and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth K. Teng

27 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Regulation of Cell Surviv... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2004 2005 2004 2004 400 800 1.2k
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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. Regulation of Cell Survival by Secreted Proneurotrophins
    2001 1.3k citations Pouneh Kermani, Kenneth K. Teng et al. Science profile →
  2. Cleavage of proBDNF by tPA/Plasmin Is Essential for Long-Term Hippocampal Plasticity
    2004 925 citations Petti T. Pang, Henry Teng et al. Science profile →
  3. ProBDNF Induces Neuronal Apoptosis via Activation of a Receptor Complex of p75NTRand Sortilin
    2005 816 citations Henry Teng, Kenneth K. Teng et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  4. Sortilin is essential for proNGF-induced neuronal cell death
    2004 751 citations Anders Nykjær, Kenneth K. Teng et al. Nature profile →
  5. Variant Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) (Met66) Alters the Intracellular Trafficking and Activity-Dependent Secretion of Wild-Type BDNF in Neurosecretory Cells and Cortical Neurons
    2004 746 citations Paresh D. Patel, Kenneth K. Teng et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenneth K. Teng United States 22 4.1k 2.5k 2.0k 924 634 27 6.4k
Liliana Minichiello Italy 43 3.9k 1.0× 3.0k 1.2× 1.8k 0.9× 628 0.7× 766 1.2× 81 7.0k
Natale Belluardo Italy 44 3.4k 0.8× 3.9k 1.5× 1.2k 0.6× 837 0.9× 466 0.7× 123 6.9k
William A. Staines Canada 46 4.3k 1.1× 3.5k 1.4× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 1.2× 865 1.4× 118 7.8k
John Winslow United States 32 4.9k 1.2× 4.2k 1.7× 1.9k 1.0× 800 0.9× 394 0.6× 80 7.8k
Zhe-Yu Chen China 32 3.3k 0.8× 1.8k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 611 0.7× 807 1.3× 75 5.5k
Paul J. Isackson United States 41 3.6k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 599 0.6× 531 0.8× 93 5.8k
Cheryl F. Dreyfus United States 45 4.2k 1.0× 1.9k 0.8× 2.6k 1.3× 626 0.7× 392 0.6× 88 6.0k
Manuel Nieto‐Sampedro Spain 50 4.5k 1.1× 2.2k 0.9× 2.9k 1.5× 737 0.8× 435 0.7× 145 7.4k
Francisco Zafra Spain 37 4.7k 1.1× 2.9k 1.2× 1.6k 0.8× 705 0.8× 413 0.7× 86 6.4k
Michael Dragunow New Zealand 33 2.6k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 537 0.6× 634 1.0× 77 4.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Volosin, Márta, Helen E. Scharfman, Kenneth K. Teng, et al.. (2018). A Novel Neuroprotective Mechanism for Lithium That Prevents Association of the p75NTR-Sortilin Receptor Complex and Attenuates proNGF-Induced Neuronal DeathIn VitroandIn Vivo. eNeuro. 5(1). ENEURO.0257–17.2017. 15 indexed citations
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Gustafsen, Camilla, Erik Christensen, Pernille Jansen, et al.. (2011). Proneurotrophin-3 may induce Sortilin-dependent death in inner ear neurons. European Journal of Neuroscience. 33(4). 622–631. 33 indexed citations
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Teng, Kenneth K., et al.. (2010). Understanding proneurotrophin actions: Recent advances and challenges. Developmental Neurobiology. 70(5). 350–359. 141 indexed citations
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Yano, Hiroko, Risa Torkin, L. A. Martin, Moses V. Chao, & Kenneth K. Teng. (2009). Proneurotrophin-3 Is a Neuronal Apoptotic Ligand: Evidence for Retrograde-Directed Cell Killing. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(47). 14790–14802. 46 indexed citations
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Jansen, Pernille, Klaus M. Giehl, Jens Randel Nyengaard, et al.. (2007). Roles for the pro-neurotrophin receptor sortilin in neuronal development, aging and brain injury. Nature Neuroscience. 10(11). 1449–1457. 230 indexed citations
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Teng, Henry, Kenneth K. Teng, Seema Tevar, et al.. (2005). ProBDNF Induces Neuronal Apoptosis via Activation of a Receptor Complex of p75NTRand Sortilin. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(22). 5455–5463. 816 indexed citations breakdown →
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Klein, Mathias, Barbara L. Hempstead, & Kenneth K. Teng. (2005). Activation of STAT5-dependent transcription by the neurotrophin receptor Trk. Journal of Neurobiology. 63(2). 159–171. 7 indexed citations
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Arévalo, Juan Carlos, Daniela Baptista, Hiroko Yano, Kenneth K. Teng, & Moses V. Chao. (2005). Identification of a Switch in Neurotrophin Signaling by Selective Tyrosine Phosphorylation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(2). 1001–1007. 61 indexed citations
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Pang, Petti T., Henry Teng, Eugene Zaitsev, et al.. (2004). Cleavage of proBDNF by tPA/Plasmin Is Essential for Long-Term Hippocampal Plasticity. Science. 306(5695). 487–491. 925 indexed citations breakdown →
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Arévalo, Juan Carlos, Hiroko Yano, Kenneth K. Teng, & Moses V. Chao. (2004). A unique pathway for sustained neurotrophin signaling through an ankyrin‐rich membrane‐spanning protein. The EMBO Journal. 23(12). 2358–2368. 108 indexed citations
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Patel, Paresh D., et al.. (2004). Variant Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) (Met66) Alters the Intracellular Trafficking and Activity-Dependent Secretion of Wild-Type BDNF in Neurosecretory Cells and Cortical Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(18). 4401–4411. 746 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nykjær, Anders, Kenneth K. Teng, Pernille Jansen, et al.. (2004). Sortilin is essential for proNGF-induced neuronal cell death. Nature. 427(6977). 843–848. 751 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kermani, Pouneh, et al.. (2001). Regulation of Cell Survival by Secreted Proneurotrophins. Science. 294(5548). 1945–1948. 1321 indexed citations breakdown →
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Teng, Kenneth K., Jong‐Il Kim, J. Eduardo Fajardo, et al.. (2000). Phosphorylation of c-Crk II on the Negative Regulatory Tyr222 Mediates Nerve Growth Factor-induced Cell Spreading and Morphogenesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(32). 24787–24797. 48 indexed citations
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Teng, Kenneth K., et al.. (1999). Activation of c-Ha-Ras by Nitric Oxide Modulates Survival Responsiveness in Neuronal PC12 Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(52). 37315–37320. 47 indexed citations
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Casaccia‐Bonnefil, Patrizia, Rebecca Hardy, Kenneth K. Teng, et al.. (1999). Loss of p27Kip1 function results in increased proliferative capacity of oligodendrocyte progenitors but unaltered timing of differentiation. Development. 126(18). 4027–4037. 110 indexed citations
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Canoll, Peter, Rosemary Kraemer, Kenneth K. Teng, Mark A. Marchionni, & James L. Salzer. (1999). GGF/Neuregulin Induces a Phenotypic Reversion of Oligodendrocytes. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 13(2). 79–94. 87 indexed citations
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O’Driscoll, Kevin R., Kenneth K. Teng, Doriano Fabbro, Lloyd A. Greene, & I. Bernard Weinstein. (1995). Selective translocation of protein kinase C-delta in PC12 cells during nerve growth factor-induced neuritogenesis.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 6(4). 449–458. 51 indexed citations
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Teng, Kenneth K., Harry M. Lander, J. Eduardo Fajardo, et al.. (1995). v-Crk Modulation of Growth Factor-induced PC12 Cell Differentiation Involves the Src Homology 2 Domain of v-Crk and Sustained Activation of the Ras/Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(35). 20677–20685. 125 indexed citations
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Lander, Harry M., Jason S. Ogiste, Kenneth K. Teng, & Abraham Novogrodsky. (1995). p21 as a Common Signaling Target of Reactive Free Radicals and Cellular Redox Stress. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(36). 21195–21198. 348 indexed citations

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