Leah C. Dorman

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
8 papers, 970 citations indexed

About

Leah C. Dorman is a scholar working on Immunology, Neurology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leah C. Dorman has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 970 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Immunology, 3 papers in Neurology and 2 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Leah C. Dorman's work include IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (4 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (3 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (2 papers). Leah C. Dorman is often cited by papers focused on IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (4 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (3 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (2 papers). Leah C. Dorman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Japan. Leah C. Dorman's co-authors include Anna V. Molofsky, Ilia D. Vainchtein, Ari B. Molofsky, Hiromi Nakao-Inoue, Phi T. Nguyen, Jerika J. Barron, Rafael Taeho Han, Sunrae E. Taloma, Mazen A. Kheirbek and Simon Pan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Leah C. Dorman

7 papers receiving 966 citations

Hit Papers

Astrocyte-derived interleukin-33 promotes microglial syna... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2020 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. Astrocyte-derived interleukin-33 promotes microglial synapse engulfment and neural circuit development
    2018 464 citations Ilia D. Vainchtein, Gregory Chin et al. Science profile →
  2. Microglial Remodeling of the Extracellular Matrix Promotes Synapse Plasticity
    2020 423 citations Phi T. Nguyen, Leah C. Dorman et al. Cell profile →

Peers

Leah C. Dorman
Phi T. Nguyen United States
Christina A. Welsh United States
Morgane Sonia Thion France
Giulia Di Bartolomei Italy
Isabelle Arnoux France
Ana Badimon United States
Simon Pan United States
Frances S. Cho United States
Frederick W. Gergits United States
Connor Dufort United States
Phi T. Nguyen United States
Leah C. Dorman
Citations per year, relative to Leah C. Dorman Leah C. Dorman (= 1×) peers Phi T. Nguyen

Countries citing papers authored by Leah C. Dorman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leah C. Dorman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leah C. Dorman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Leah C. Dorman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Leah C. Dorman 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 Leah C. Dorman. Leah C. Dorman is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Gaylord, Eliza A., Mariko H. Foecke, Bikem Soygur, et al.. (2025). Comparative analysis of human and mouse ovaries across age. Science. 390(6778). eadx0659–eadx0659.
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Zheng, Weihao, Michael Borja, Leah C. Dorman, et al.. (2025). Single-cell analysis reveals Mycobacterium tuberculosis ESX-1–mediated accumulation of permissive macrophages in infected mouse lungs. Science Advances. 11(3). eadq8158–eadq8158. 3 indexed citations
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Dorman, Leah C., Sudip Khadka, Ryan Ward, et al.. (2024). BiP/GRP78 is a pro-viral factor for diverse dsDNA viruses that promotes the survival and proliferation of cells upon KSHV infection. PLoS Pathogens. 20(10). e1012660–e1012660. 2 indexed citations
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Barron, Jerika J., Sunrae E. Taloma, Madelene W. Dahlgren, et al.. (2024). Group 2 innate lymphoid cells promote inhibitory synapse development and social behavior. Science. 386(6721). eadi1025–eadi1025. 15 indexed citations
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Han, Rafael Taeho, Ilia D. Vainchtein, Johannes C. M. Schlachetzki, et al.. (2022). Microglial pattern recognition via IL-33 promotes synaptic refinement in developing corticothalamic circuits in mice. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 220(2). 28 indexed citations
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Silva, Nicholas J., et al.. (2021). In situ and transcriptomic identification of microglia in synapse-rich regions of the developing zebrafish brain. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5916–5916. 35 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Phi T., Leah C. Dorman, Simon Pan, et al.. (2020). Microglial Remodeling of the Extracellular Matrix Promotes Synapse Plasticity. Cell. 182(2). 388–403.e15. 423 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vainchtein, Ilia D., Gregory Chin, Frances S. Cho, et al.. (2018). Astrocyte-derived interleukin-33 promotes microglial synapse engulfment and neural circuit development. Science. 359(6381). 1269–1273. 464 indexed citations breakdown →

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