M C Raff

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

M C Raff is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, M C Raff has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 8 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in M C Raff's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers). M C Raff is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers). M C Raff collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. M C Raff's co-authors include RH Miller, A Barrès, Mitchell A. Lazar, R.M. Lindsay, Mark Noble, Jeffrey A. Cohen, Clare Fewtrell, Durward Lawson, Erika R. Abney and Juin Fok‐Seang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

M C Raff

24 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Two types of astrocytes in cultures of developing rat white matter: differences in morphology, surface gangliosides, and growth characteristics

1983 657 citations M C Raff, Jeffrey A. Cohen et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
A novel role for thyroid hormone, glucocorticoids and retinoic acid in timing oligodendrocyte development

1994 510 citations M C Raff et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M C Raff United Kingdom	18	1.6k	1.4k	1.2k	788	605	24	3.6k
S. Fedoroff Canada	35	1.5k 1.0×	861 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.5×	617 1.0×	111	3.8k
Danielle Pham-Dinh France	27	1.4k 0.8×	970 0.7×	833 0.7×	631 0.8×	580 1.0×	40	3.3k
F. Arthur McMorris United States	31	2.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	408 0.5×	360 0.6×	67	4.0k
Kay L. Fields United States	21	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	517 0.7×	309 0.5×	31	3.7k
Wolfgang E. F. Klinkert Germany	25	1.3k 0.8×	808 0.6×	845 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	1.4k 2.3×	33	4.5k
Marta Nieto Spain	29	2.2k 1.4×	1.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	479 0.6×	993 1.6×	54	4.9k
Elisa Barbarese United States	37	3.1k 1.9×	1.1k 0.8×	816 0.7×	379 0.5×	210 0.3×	67	4.3k
A. T. Campagnoni United States	30	1.4k 0.9×	862 0.6×	607 0.5×	248 0.3×	321 0.5×	53	2.6k
Keiichi Uyemura Japan	30	1.6k 1.0×	550 0.4×	1.4k 1.2×	393 0.5×	222 0.4×	104	3.1k
Alexandra Lepier Germany	23	1.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	565 0.7×	114 0.2×	27	3.2k

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Conlon, Ian, Graham Dunn, Anne W. Mudge, & M C Raff. (2001). Extracellular control of cell size (vol 3, pg 918, 2001). Nature Cell Biology. 3(11). 1 indexed citations

Dunn, Graham, et al.. (2000). Extracellular control of cell growth and cell-cycle progression: evidence for independent control rather than a cell size checkpoint. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 11. 1 indexed citations

Barres, Barbara A., Julia F. Burne, Bettina Holtmann, et al.. (1996). Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor Enhances the Rate of Oligodendrocyte Generation. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 8(2-3). 146–156. 128 indexed citations

Raff, M C, et al.. (1996). Glial cells are increased proportionally in transgenic optic nerves with increased numbers of axons. Journal of Neuroscience. 16(6). 2064–2073. 122 indexed citations

Raff, M C, et al.. (1995). Evidence for large-scale astrocyte death in the developing cerebellum. Journal of Neuroscience. 15(5). 3366–3374. 111 indexed citations

Ishizaki, Yasuki, Julia F. Burne, & M C Raff. (1994). Autocrine signals enable chondrocytes to survive in culture.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 126(4). 1069–1077. 112 indexed citations

Raff, M C, et al.. (1992). Visualization of O-2A progenitor cells in developing and adult rat optic nerve by quisqualate-stimulated cobalt uptake. Journal of Neuroscience. 12(12). 4816–4833. 160 indexed citations

Lillien, Laura, Michael Sendtner, & M C Raff. (1990). Extracellular matrix-associated molecules collaborate with ciliary neurotrophic factor to induce type-2 astrocyte development.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 111(2). 635–644. 126 indexed citations

Miller, Robert H., Charles ffrench‐Constant, & M C Raff. (1989). The Macroglial Cells of the Rat Optic Nerve. Annual Review of Neuroscience. 12(1). 517–534. 164 indexed citations

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Miller, RH, Samuel David, Charles ffrench‐Constant, et al.. (1986). Is reactive gliosis a property of a distinct subpopulation of astrocytes?. Journal of Neuroscience. 6(1). 22–29. 177 indexed citations

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Raff, M C, Erika R. Abney, & Juin Fok‐Seang. (1985). Reconstitution of a developmental clock in vitro: a critical role for astrocytes in the timing of oligodendrocyte differentiation. Cell. 42(1). 61–69. 249 indexed citations

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Miller, RH & M C Raff. (1984). Fibrous and protoplasmic astrocytes are biochemically and developmentally distinct. Journal of Neuroscience. 4(2). 585–592. 318 indexed citations

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Raff, M C, et al.. (1983). Two types of astrocytes in cultures of developing rat white matter: differences in morphology, surface gangliosides, and growth characteristics. Journal of Neuroscience. 3(6). 1289–1300. 657 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lawson, Durward & M C Raff. (1979). Some membrane events occurring during fusion and exocytosis in rat peritoneal mast cells.. PubMed. 33. 337–47. 1 indexed citations

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Lawson, Durward, Clare Fewtrell, & M C Raff. (1978). Localized mast cell degranulation induced by concanavalin A-sepharose beads. Implications for the Ca2+ hypothesis of stimulus-secretion coupling.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 79(2). 394–400. 69 indexed citations

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Raff, M C. (1977). Development and Modulation of B Lymphocytes: Studies on Newly Formed B Cells and Their Putative Precursors in the Hemopoietic Tissues of Mice. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 41(0). 159–162. 16 indexed citations

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Lawson, Durward, Clare Fewtrell, Bastien D. Gomperts, & M C Raff. (1975). Anti-immunoglobulin-induced histamine secretion by rat peritoneal mast cells studied by immunoferritin electron microscopy.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 142(2). 391–402. 58 indexed citations

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Raff, M C, John J. T. Owen, Max D. Cooper, et al.. (1975). Differences in susceptibility of mature and immature mouse B lymphocytes to anti-immunoglobulin-induced immunoglobulin suppression in vitro. Possible implications for B-cell tolerance to self.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 142(5). 1052–1064. 182 indexed citations

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Owen, John J. T., M C Raff, & Max D. Cooper. (1975). Studies on the generation of B lymphocytes in the mouse embryo. European Journal of Immunology. 5(7). 468–473. 82 indexed citations

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Raff, M C & S. de Petris. (1973). Movement of lymphocyte surface antigens and receptors: the fluid nature of the lymphocyte plasma membrane and its immunological significance.. PubMed. 32(1). 48–54. 62 indexed citations

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