Martine Lessard

943 total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 724 citations indexed

About

Martine Lessard is a scholar working on Neurology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Martine Lessard has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 724 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Neurology, 3 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 3 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Martine Lessard's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers), Spinal Cord Injury Research (3 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (2 papers). Martine Lessard is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers), Spinal Cord Injury Research (3 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (2 papers). Martine Lessard collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Martine Lessard's co-authors include Nicolas Vallières, Steve Lacroix, Marie‐Ève Tremblay, Benoit Mailhot, Floriane Bretheau, Molly S. Shoichet, Nathalie Vernoux, Tobias Fuehrmann, Richard Poulin and Chenqi Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Martine Lessard

7 papers receiving 719 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Microglia are an essential component of the neuroprotective scar that forms after spinal cord injury

2019 463 citations Floriane Bretheau, Benoit Mailhot et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Martine Lessard

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Isaac Francos-Quijorna Spain

Mar Bosch-Queralt Germany

Ruxandra Covacu Sweden

Jonathan Hasselmann United States

Trinh Pham United States

Christina Francisca Vogelaar Germany

Yingyan Pu China

Caiyong Yu China

Fumiyo Matsuda Japan

Isaac Francos-Quijorna Spain

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272 ×0.8

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230 ×0.8

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248 ×1.2

MB

181 ×1.1

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213 ×1.3

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Citations per year, relative to Martine Lessard Martine Lessard (= 1×) peers Isaac Francos-Quijorna

Countries citing papers authored by Martine Lessard

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Fields of papers citing papers by Martine Lessard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Martine Lessard. 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 Martine Lessard. The network helps show where Martine Lessard may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martine Lessard

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

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Bretheau, Floriane, D. Bélanger, Benoit Mailhot, et al.. (2022). The alarmin interleukin-1α triggers secondary degeneration through reactive astrocytes and endothelium after spinal cord injury. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5786–5786. 44 indexed citations

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Bretheau, Floriane, Benoit Mailhot, Nicolas Vallières, et al.. (2019). Microglia are an essential component of the neuroprotective scar that forms after spinal cord injury. Nature Communications. 10(1). 518–518. 463 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bastien, Dominic, Martine Lessard, Nicolas Vallières, et al.. (2015). IL-1 Gene Deletion Protects Oligodendrocytes after Spinal Cord Injury through Upregulation of the Survival Factor Tox3. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(30). 10715–10730. 48 indexed citations

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Lampron, Antoine, Martine Lessard, & Serge Rivest. (2011). Effects of Myeloablation, Peripheral Chimerism, and Whole-Body Irradiation on the Entry of Bone Marrow-Derived Cells into the Brain. Cell Transplantation. 21(6). 1149–1159. 57 indexed citations

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Turrin, Nicolas P., Marie-Michèle Plante, Martine Lessard, & Serge Rivest. (2007). Irradiation Does Not Compromise or Exacerbate the Innate Immune Response in the Brains of Mice That Were Transplanted with Bone Marrow Stem Cells. Stem Cells. 25(12). 3165–3172. 20 indexed citations

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Poulin, Richard, Martine Lessard, & Chenqi Zhao. (1995). Inorganic Cation Dependence of Putrescine and Spermidine Transport in Human Breast Cancer Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(4). 1695–1704. 45 indexed citations

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Lessard, Martine, Chenqi Zhao, Shankar M. Singh, & Richard Poulin. (1995). Hormonal and Feedback Regulation of Putrescine and Spermidine Transport in Human Breast Cancer Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(4). 1685–1694. 47 indexed citations

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