Liviu Aron

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Liviu Aron is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Liviu Aron has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Liviu Aron's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (5 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (4 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (3 papers). Liviu Aron is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (5 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (4 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (3 papers). Liviu Aron collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Liviu Aron's co-authors include Bruce A. Yankner, Tao Lu, Rüdiger Klein, Marco Demaria, Timothy D. Martin, Mamie Z. Li, Qikai Xu, Stephen J. Elledge, Chanhee Kang and Judith Campisi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Liviu Aron

20 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

The DNA damage response induces inflammation and senescen... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2015 2014 200 400 600
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. The DNA damage response induces inflammation and senescence by inhibiting autophagy of GATA4
    2015 737 citations Chanhee Kang, Qikai Xu et al. Science profile →
  2. REST and stress resistance in ageing and Alzheimer’s disease
    2014 553 citations Tao Lu, Liviu Aron et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Liviu Aron United States 14 1.3k 626 504 364 271 20 2.4k
Jonathan Gilley United Kingdom 26 1.7k 1.2× 435 0.7× 896 1.8× 180 0.5× 361 1.3× 45 3.1k
Derviş A. Salih United Kingdom 18 1.3k 1.0× 552 0.9× 218 0.4× 214 0.6× 142 0.5× 29 2.2k
Melanie Clements United Kingdom 29 2.1k 1.6× 710 1.1× 661 1.3× 161 0.4× 183 0.7× 48 3.9k
Jianwei Jiao China 34 1.8k 1.3× 261 0.4× 569 1.1× 261 0.7× 296 1.1× 124 3.2k
Jaan‐Olle Andressoo Finland 24 1.3k 1.0× 304 0.5× 753 1.5× 95 0.3× 211 0.8× 53 2.5k
Elizabeth A. Pollina United States 13 1.7k 1.3× 457 0.7× 196 0.4× 199 0.5× 207 0.8× 15 2.7k
Emilio Casanova Austria 29 2.2k 1.6× 369 0.6× 1.3k 2.5× 494 1.4× 227 0.8× 86 4.3k
Hitoshi Okazawa Japan 34 3.1k 2.3× 615 1.0× 1.4k 2.7× 338 0.9× 180 0.7× 116 4.5k
Esther B. E. Becker United Kingdom 29 2.2k 1.6× 191 0.3× 885 1.8× 215 0.6× 158 0.6× 47 3.4k
Kira I. Mosher United States 11 740 0.6× 851 1.4× 301 0.6× 386 1.1× 210 0.8× 11 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Liviu Aron

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Liviu Aron's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Liviu Aron with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Liviu Aron more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Liviu Aron

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Liviu Aron. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Liviu Aron. The network helps show where Liviu Aron may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liviu Aron

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Liviu Aron. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Liviu Aron 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 Liviu Aron. Liviu Aron 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
1.
Aron, Liviu, Chenxi Qiu, Jaejoon Choi, et al.. (2025). Lithium deficiency and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Nature. 645(8081). 712–721. 11 indexed citations
2.
Aron, Liviu, Chenxi Qiu, M H Liang, et al.. (2023). A neurodegeneration checkpoint mediated by REST protects against the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7030–7030. 4 indexed citations
3.
Meyer, Katharina, King‐Hwa Ling, Derek Drake, et al.. (2023). Impaired neural stress resistance and loss of REST in bipolar disorder. Molecular Psychiatry. 29(1). 153–164. 4 indexed citations
4.
Magassa, Sato, Liviu Aron, Clément Hoguin, et al.. (2021). REST and Stress Resistance in the Aging Kidney. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 32(8). 1974–1986. 7 indexed citations
5.
Aron, Liviu, Joseph Zullo, & Bruce A. Yankner. (2021). The adaptive aging brain. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 72. 91–100. 37 indexed citations
6.
Aron, Liviu, et al.. (2021). COVID-19 Twitter Communication of Major Societal Stakeholders: Health Institutions, the Government, and the News Media. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15. 37. 2 indexed citations
7.
Zullo, Joseph, Derek Drake, Liviu Aron, et al.. (2019). Regulation of lifespan by neural excitation and REST. Nature. 574(7778). 359–364. 146 indexed citations
8.
Xu, Daichao, Taijie Jin, Hong Zhu, et al.. (2018). TBK1 Suppresses RIPK1-Driven Apoptosis and Inflammation during Development and in Aging. Cell. 174(6). 1477–1491.e19. 327 indexed citations
9.
Kang, Chanhee, Qikai Xu, Timothy D. Martin, et al.. (2015). The DNA damage response induces inflammation and senescence by inhibiting autophagy of GATA4. Science. 349(6255). aaa5612–aaa5612. 737 indexed citations breakdown →
10.
Lu, Tao, Liviu Aron, Joseph Zullo, et al.. (2014). REST and stress resistance in ageing and Alzheimer’s disease. Nature. 507(7493). 448–454. 553 indexed citations breakdown →
11.
Griciuc, Ana, Michel J. Roux, Juliane Merl, et al.. (2014). Proteomic Survey Reveals Altered Energetic Patterns and Metabolic Failure Prior to Retinal Degeneration. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(8). 2797–2812. 22 indexed citations
12.
Lee, Peter Chang-Whan, Jean‐Cosme Dodart, Liviu Aron, et al.. (2013). Altered Social Behavior and Neuronal Development in Mice Lacking the Uba6-Use1 Ubiquitin Transfer System. Molecular Cell. 50(2). 172–184. 43 indexed citations
13.
Griciuc, Ana, Liviu Aron, & Marius Ueffing. (2011). Looking into Eyes: Rhodopsin Pathologies in Drosophila. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 723. 415–423. 4 indexed citations
14.
Peng, Changgeng, Liviu Aron, Rüdiger Klein, et al.. (2011). Pitx3 Is a Critical Mediator of GDNF-Induced BDNF Expression in Nigrostriatal Dopaminergic Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(36). 12802–12815. 80 indexed citations
15.
Griciuc, Ana, Liviu Aron, & Marius Ueffing. (2011). ER stress in retinal degeneration: a target for rational therapy?. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 17(8). 442–451. 48 indexed citations
16.
Griciuc, Ana, Liviu Aron, Giovanni Piccoli, & Marius Ueffing. (2010). Clearance of RhodopsinP23H aggregates requires the ERAD effector VCP. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1803(3). 424–434. 42 indexed citations
17.
Aron, Liviu, et al.. (2010). Pro-Survival Role for Parkinson's Associated Gene DJ-1 Revealed in Trophically Impaired Dopaminergic Neurons. PLoS Biology. 8(4). e1000349–e1000349. 50 indexed citations
18.
Aron, Liviu & Rüdiger Klein. (2010). Repairing the parkinsonian brain with neurotrophic factors. Trends in Neurosciences. 34(2). 88–100. 93 indexed citations
19.
Griciuc, Ana, Liviu Aron, Michel J. Roux, et al.. (2010). Inactivation of VCP/ter94 Suppresses Retinal Pathology Caused by Misfolded Rhodopsin in Drosophila. PLoS Genetics. 6(8). e1001075–e1001075. 62 indexed citations
20.
Kramer, Edgar R., Liviu Aron, Geert M. J. Ramakers, et al.. (2007). Absence of Ret Signaling in Mice Causes Progressive and Late Degeneration of the Nigrostriatal System. PLoS Biology. 5(3). e39–e39. 160 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jonathan Gilley Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Derviş A. Salih Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Melanie Clements Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jianwei Jiao Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jaan‐Olle Andressoo Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Elizabeth A. Pollina Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Emilio Casanova Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hitoshi Okazawa Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Esther B. E. Becker Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kira I. Mosher
Rankless by CCL
2026