Leda Dimou

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Leda Dimou is a scholar working on Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leda Dimou has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Developmental Neuroscience, 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Leda Dimou's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (36 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (17 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (13 papers). Leda Dimou is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (36 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (17 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (13 papers). Leda Dimou collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Leda Dimou's co-authors include Magdalena Götz, Christiane Simon, Sarah Jäkel, Francesca Viganò, Vittorio Gallo, Frank Kirchhoff, Hirohide Takebayashi, Martin E. Schwab, Sergio Gascón and Benedikt Berninger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Leda Dimou

49 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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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.

Glial Cells and Their Function in the Adult Brain: A Journey through the History of Their Ablation

2017 355 citations Sarah Jäkel, Leda Dimou profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leda Dimou Germany	35	2.5k	2.0k	1.9k	1.6k	687	50	5.1k
Stephen P.J. Fancy United States	31	3.3k 1.3×	2.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	871 1.3×	40	5.7k
Annalisa Buffo Italy	31	2.0k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	594 0.9×	72	4.3k
Kaylene M. Young Australia	28	2.6k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	727 1.1×	62	4.5k
Benjamin Deneen United States	37	1.7k 0.7×	2.8k 1.4×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	947 1.4×	86	5.5k
Juan Manuel Encinas Spain	29	2.5k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	362 0.5×	57	4.9k
Bernard Zalc France	38	2.2k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	495 0.7×	75	4.9k
Jennifer Zamanian United States	5	1.4k 0.6×	2.5k 1.2×	3.0k 1.6×	1.6k 1.0×	707 1.0×	5	6.0k
Brahim Nait‐Oumesmar France	35	2.5k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	662 1.0×	63	4.4k
Hirohide Takebayashi Japan	38	3.1k 1.2×	3.0k 1.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.2×	939 1.4×	115	6.3k
Lynette C. Foo United States	16	1.9k 0.7×	3.0k 1.5×	3.2k 1.7×	2.3k 1.5×	784 1.1×	26	7.0k

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Ruf, Wolfgang, Annette Palmer, Diana Wiesner, et al.. (2022). Thoracic trauma promotes alpha-Synuclein oligomerization in murine Parkinson's disease. Neurobiology of Disease. 174. 105877–105877. 2 indexed citations

Jadasz, Janusz, Jessica Schira‐Heinen, Janos Groh, et al.. (2019). Heterogeneous fate choice of genetically modulated adult neural stem cells in gray and white matter of the central nervous system. Glia. 68(2). 393–406. 3 indexed citations

Dimou, Leda, et al.. (2019). Recent Advances in Live Imaging of Cells of the Oligodendrocyte Lineage. Methods in molecular biology. 1936. 275–294. 2 indexed citations

Meer, Franziska van der, Paula Sánchez, Ludovico Cantuti‐Castelvetri, et al.. (2017). BCAS1 expression defines a population of early myelinating oligodendrocytes in multiple sclerosis lesions. Science Translational Medicine. 9(419). 148 indexed citations

Dimou, Leda, et al.. (2016). NG2-glia, More Than Progenitor Cells. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 949. 27–45. 37 indexed citations

Robins, Sarah C., Sarah Schneider, Xiaohong Liu, et al.. (2016). Adult NG2-Glia Are Required for Median Eminence-Mediated Leptin Sensing and Body Weight Control. Cell Metabolism. 23(5). 797–810. 112 indexed citations

Sakry, Dominik, et al.. (2015). Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells Synthesize Neuromodulatory Factors. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0127222–e0127222. 38 indexed citations

Viganò, Francesca & Leda Dimou. (2015). The heterogeneous nature of NG2-glia. Brain Research. 1638(Pt B). 129–137. 53 indexed citations

Baggiolini, Arianna, Sandra Varum, José Marı́a Mateos, et al.. (2015). Premigratory and Migratory Neural Crest Cells Are Multipotent In Vivo. Cell stem cell. 16(3). 314–322. 147 indexed citations

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Heinrich, Christophe, Matteo Bergami, Sergio Gascón, et al.. (2014). Sox2-Mediated Conversion of NG2 Glia into Induced Neurons in the Injured Adult Cerebral Cortex. Stem Cell Reports. 3(6). 1000–1014. 239 indexed citations

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Ortega, Felipe, Sergio Gascón, Giacomo Masserdotti, et al.. (2013). Oligodendrogliogenic and neurogenic adult subependymal zone neural stem cells constitute distinct lineages and exhibit differential responsiveness to Wnt signalling. Nature Cell Biology. 15(6). 602–613. 189 indexed citations

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Binamé, Fabien, Dominik Sakry, Leda Dimou, Valérie Jolivel, & Jacqueline Trotter. (2013). NG2 Regulates Directional Migration of Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells via Rho GTPases and Polarity Complex Proteins. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(26). 10858–10874. 87 indexed citations

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Jafari, Mehrnoosh, et al.. (2012). Long-term genetic fate mapping of adult generated neurons in a mouse temporal lobe epilepsy model. Neurobiology of Disease. 48(3). 454–463. 11 indexed citations

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Baer, Kristin, Annalisa Buffo, Maurice A. Curtis, et al.. (2012). Dynamic changes in myelin aberrations and oligodendrocyte generation in chronic amyloidosis in mice and men. Glia. 61(2). 273–286. 149 indexed citations

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Boda, Enrica, Francesca Viganò, Patrizia Rosa, et al.. (2011). The GPR17 receptor in NG2 expressing cells: Focus on in vivocell maturation and participation in acute trauma and chronic damage. Glia. 59(12). 1958–1973. 99 indexed citations

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Simon, Christiane, Magdalena Götz, & Leda Dimou. (2011). Progenitors in the adult cerebral cortex: Cell cycle properties and regulation by physiological stimuli and injury. Glia. 59(6). 869–881. 254 indexed citations

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Colak, Dilek, Leda Dimou, Sabine Lagger, et al.. (2010). The specific role of histone deacetylase 2 in adult neurogenesis. PubMed. 6(2). 93–107. 95 indexed citations

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Dimou, Leda, Christiane Simon, Frank Kirchhoff, Hirohide Takebayashi, & Magdalena Götz. (2008). Progeny of Olig2-Expressing Progenitors in the Gray and White Matter of the Adult Mouse Cerebral Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(41). 10434–10442. 424 indexed citations

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Pernet, Vincent, Sandrine Joly, Franziska Christ, Leda Dimou, & Martin E. Schwab. (2008). Nogo-A and Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein Differently Regulate Oligodendrocyte Maturation and Myelin Formation. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(29). 7435–7444. 100 indexed citations

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Dimou, Leda, Lisa Schnell, Laura Montani, et al.. (2006). Nogo-A-Deficient Mice Reveal Strain-Dependent Differences in Axonal Regeneration. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(21). 5591–5603. 116 indexed citations

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