Laura J. Smithson

1.1k total citations
19 papers, 806 citations indexed

About

Laura J. Smithson is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura J. Smithson has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 806 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Laura J. Smithson's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (7 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (3 papers). Laura J. Smithson is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (7 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (3 papers). Laura J. Smithson collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Laura J. Smithson's co-authors include Michael D. Kawaja, Jason R. Plemel, Darryl C. Baptiste, Brian K. Kwon, Michael G. Fehlings, Wolfram Tetzlaff, Caitlin E. Hill, Soheila Karimi‐Abdolrezaee, Elena B. Okon and Ward T. Plunet and has published in prestigious journals such as Genes & Development, The Journal of Comparative Neurology and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Laura J. Smithson

18 papers receiving 796 citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Laura J. Smithson Canada 10 445 316 237 213 190 19 806
Nicolas Guérout France 15 312 0.7× 156 0.5× 236 1.0× 81 0.4× 155 0.8× 29 632
Fernando X. Cuascut United States 8 544 1.2× 303 1.0× 268 1.1× 91 0.4× 327 1.7× 13 948
Yelena Pressman United States 7 609 1.4× 312 1.0× 355 1.5× 122 0.6× 141 0.7× 13 739
Eduardo D. Gomes Portugal 15 357 0.8× 212 0.7× 124 0.5× 274 1.3× 230 1.2× 26 875
Toby A. Ferguson United States 16 650 1.5× 131 0.4× 217 0.9× 180 0.8× 382 2.0× 32 1.2k
Joseph S. Sparling Canada 9 693 1.6× 656 2.1× 500 2.1× 340 1.6× 266 1.4× 10 1.2k
J. Cochrane Australia 4 500 1.1× 305 1.0× 292 1.2× 227 1.1× 161 0.8× 6 742
Р. Р. Исламов Russia 18 322 0.7× 165 0.5× 174 0.7× 258 1.2× 374 2.0× 94 938
David Trisler United States 15 319 0.7× 108 0.3× 266 1.1× 107 0.5× 379 2.0× 28 885
Armin Buss Germany 12 742 1.7× 317 1.0× 471 2.0× 50 0.2× 261 1.4× 12 1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura J. Smithson

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Smithson, Laura J., et al.. (2024). Wallerian Degeneration and Clearance of Olfactory Receptor Neuron Axons followingDrosophilaAntennal Transection. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2025(6). pdb.prot108167–pdb.prot108167.
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Smithson, Laura J., et al.. (2024). Laser Microsurgery inDrosophilaLarvae Using the MicroPoint Ablation System. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2025(6). pdb.prot108171–pdb.prot108171. 2 indexed citations
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Smithson, Laura J., et al.. (2024). Peripheral Nerve Crush inDrosophilaLarvae. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2025(6). pdb.prot108169–pdb.prot108169. 1 indexed citations
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Smithson, Laura J., et al.. (2024). Immobilizing Second-InstarDrosophilaLarvae for Imaging and Surgery Using the Larva Chip. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2025(6). pdb.prot108170–pdb.prot108170. 2 indexed citations
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Smithson, Laura J., et al.. (2018). An axonal stress response pathway: degenerative and regenerative signaling by DLK. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 53. 110–119. 46 indexed citations
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Pan, Yuan, Laura J. Smithson, Yu Ma, Dolores Hambardzumyan, & David H. Gutmann. (2017). Ccl5 establishes an autocrine high-grade glioma growth regulatory circuit critical for mesenchymal glioblastoma survival. Oncotarget. 8(20). 32977–32989. 39 indexed citations
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Boyd, J. Gordon, et al.. (2016). Serum proteomics as a strategy to identify novel biomarkers of neurologic recovery after cardiac arrest: a feasibility study. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental. 4(1). 9–9. 6 indexed citations
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Smithson, Laura J., et al.. (2016). Contextual signaling in cancer. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 58. 118–126. 6 indexed citations
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Smithson, Laura J. & David H. Gutmann. (2016). Proteomic analysis reveals GIT1 as a novel mTOR complex component critical for mediating astrocyte survival. Genes & Development. 30(12). 1383–1388. 34 indexed citations
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Toonen, Joseph A., Corina Anastasaki, Laura J. Smithson, et al.. (2016). NF1germline mutation differentially dictates optic glioma formation and growth in neurofibromatosis-1. Human Molecular Genetics. 25(9). 1703–1713. 60 indexed citations
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Smithson, Laura J., Karmen M. Krol, & Michael D. Kawaja. (2014). Neuronal degeneration associated with sympathosensory plexuses in the trigeminal ganglia of aged mice that overexpress nerve growth factor. Neurobiology of Aging. 35(12). 2812–2821. 4 indexed citations
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Thomason, Lynsie A.M., Laura J. Smithson, Lili‐Naz Hazrati, JoAnne McLaurin, & Michael D. Kawaja. (2013). Reactive astrocytes associated with plaques in TgCRND8 mouse brain and in human Alzheimer brain express phosphoprotein enriched in astrocytes (PEA‐15). FEBS Letters. 587(15). 2448–2454. 14 indexed citations
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Smithson, Laura J., et al.. (2013). Overexpression of nerve growth factor by murine smooth muscle cells: Role of the p75 neurotrophin receptor on sympathetic and sensory sprouting. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 521(11). 2621–2643. 8 indexed citations
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Rawji, Khalil S., et al.. (2013). Olfactory ensheathing cells of hamsters, rabbits, monkeys, and mice express α-smooth muscle actin. Brain Research. 1521. 31–50. 8 indexed citations
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Kawaja, Michael D., et al.. (2011). Nerve growth factor promoter activity revealed in mice expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 519(13). 2522–2545. 22 indexed citations
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Tetzlaff, Wolfram, Elena B. Okon, Soheila Karimi‐Abdolrezaee, et al.. (2010). A Systematic Review of Cellular Transplantation Therapies for Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 28(8). 1611–1682. 454 indexed citations
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Smithson, Laura J. & Michael D. Kawaja. (2009). A comparative examination of biomarkers for olfactory ensheathing cells in cats and guinea pigs. Brain Research. 1284. 41–53. 21 indexed citations
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Smithson, Laura J. & Michael D. Kawaja. (2009). Microglial/macrophage cells in mammalian olfactory nerve fascicles. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 88(4). 858–865. 32 indexed citations
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Kawaja, Michael D., et al.. (2009). Technical Strategies to Isolate Olfactory Ensheathing Cells for Intraspinal Implantation. Journal of Neurotrauma. 26(2). 155–177. 47 indexed citations

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