Merry Nishimura

8.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
34 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Merry Nishimura is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Merry Nishimura has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Merry Nishimura's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (7 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (7 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (6 papers). Merry Nishimura is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (7 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (7 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (6 papers). Merry Nishimura collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Sweden. Merry Nishimura's co-authors include L H Pitts, Henry M. Bartkowski, Joshua B. Bederson, Richard L. Davis, Masahiko Tsuji, Ronald L. Davis, Heidi Phillips, Isabelle M. Germano, Craig Crowley and Susan D. Spencer and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Merry Nishimura

34 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Rat middle cerebral artery occlusion: evaluation of the model and development of a neurologic examination.

1986 2.4k citations Joshua B. Bederson, L H Pitts et al. Stroke profile →
Evaluation of 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride as a stain for detection and quantification of experimental cerebral infarction in rats.

1986 1.1k citations Joshua B. Bederson, L H Pitts et al. Stroke profile →
Mice lacking nerve growth factor display perinatal loss of sensory and sympathetic neurons yet develop basal forebrain cholinergic neurons

1994 874 citations Craig Crowley, Susan D. Spencer et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Merry Nishimura United States	22	2.2k	1.9k	1.8k	1.0k	864	34	6.0k
W. A. Pulsinelli United States	25	2.8k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	900 0.9×	744 0.9×	41	5.5k
Henry M. Bartkowski United States	20	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	376 0.4×	32	4.9k
Paul A. Lapchak United States	53	4.0k 1.8×	2.9k 1.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.7×	167	8.8k
Maj‐Lis Smith Sweden	39	3.0k 1.4×	2.1k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	1.2k 1.4×	69	6.8k
L H Pitts United States	19	962 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	360 0.4×	32	4.7k
Michel Plotkine France	46	1.4k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	434 0.5×	131	5.9k
A. Lorris Betz United States	48	1.6k 0.7×	2.8k 1.5×	2.5k 1.4×	1.9k 1.9×	362 0.4×	117	8.1k
Nils Henrik Diemer Denmark	46	5.3k 2.5×	3.0k 1.6×	2.4k 1.4×	1.5k 1.5×	1.2k 1.4×	166	9.6k
Ryuji Hata Japan	36	1.3k 0.6×	2.1k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	447 0.4×	805 0.9×	70	4.7k
Christiane Richter‐Landsberg Germany	44	1.6k 0.7×	3.0k 1.6×	966 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	809 0.9×	117	5.9k

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Phillips, Gail D. Lewis, Merry Nishimura, Jennifer A. Lacap, et al.. (2017). Trastuzumab uptake and its relation to efficacy in an animal model of HER2-positive breast cancer brain metastasis. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 164(3). 581–591. 48 indexed citations

Salphati, Laurent, Sheerin Shahidi-Latham, Kai Barck, et al.. (2014). Distribution of the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Inhibitors Pictilisib (GDC-0941) and GNE-317 in U87 and GS2 Intracranial Glioblastoma Models—Assessment by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Imaging. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 42(7). 1110–1116. 36 indexed citations

Mařı́k, Jan, Annie Ogasawara, Baby Martin-McNulty, et al.. (2009). PET of Glial Metabolism Using 2-¹⁸F-Fluoroacetate. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 50(6). 982–990. 35 indexed citations

Crespigny, Alex de, Hani Bou-Reslan, Merry Nishimura, et al.. (2008). 3D micro-CT imaging of the postmortem brain. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 171(2). 207–213. 76 indexed citations

Hefti, Franz, Mark Armanini, Klaus D. Beck, et al.. (2007). Development of Neurotrophic Factor Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease. Novartis Foundation symposium. 196. 54–69. 7 indexed citations

Phillips, Heidi, Merry Nishimura, Mark Armanini, et al.. (2004). Rescue of NGF-deficient mice II: basal forebrain cholinergic projections require NGF for target innervation but not guidance. Molecular Brain Research. 124(1). 1–11. 7 indexed citations

Harrison, Susan M., Brian M. Davis, Merry Nishimura, et al.. (2004). Rescue of NGF-deficient mice I: transgenic expression of NGF in skin rescues mice lacking endogenous NGF. Molecular Brain Research. 122(2). 116–125. 17 indexed citations

Davies, Alun M., Séan Wyatt, Merry Nishimura, & Heidi Phillips. (1995). NGF Receptor Expression in Sensory Neurons Develops Normally in Embryos Lacking NGF. Developmental Biology. 171(2). 434–438. 28 indexed citations

Imamura, Atsushi, Satoshi Tanaka, Osamu Fukutomi, et al.. (1994). High-Intensity Proton and T₂-Weighted MRI Signals in the Globus Pallidus in Juvenile-Type of Dentatorubral and Pallidoluysian Atrophy. Neuropediatrics. 25(5). 234–237. 15 indexed citations

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Crowley, Craig, Susan D. Spencer, Merry Nishimura, et al.. (1994). Mice lacking nerve growth factor display perinatal loss of sensory and sympathetic neurons yet develop basal forebrain cholinergic neurons. Cell. 76(6). 1001–1011. 874 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cohen, Yoram, L H Pitts, Li‐Jen Chang, et al.. (1991). Surface coil spectroscopic imaging: Time and spatial evolution of lactate production following fluid percussion brain injury. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 17(1). 225–236. 15 indexed citations

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Suga, Masakazu, Kimiaki Sato, Merry Nishimura, & Oda M. (1990). [An autopsy case of Neuro-Behçet's disease with the right middle cerebral artery occlusion on cerebral angiogram].. PubMed. 30(9). 1005–9. 2 indexed citations

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Obana, William G., L H Pitts, & Merry Nishimura. (1988). Effect of opiate antagonists on middle cerebral artery occlusion infarct in the rat. Journal of neurosurgery. 69(1). 98–103. 16 indexed citations

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Ishige, Naoki, Lawrence H. Pitts, I. Berry, et al.. (1987). The Effect of Hypoxia on Traumatic Head Injury in Rats: Alterations in Neurologic Function, Brain Edema, and Cerebral Blood Flow. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 7(6). 759–767. 105 indexed citations

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Bederson, Joshua B., L H Pitts, Masahiko Tsuji, et al.. (1986). Rat middle cerebral artery occlusion: evaluation of the model and development of a neurologic examination.. Stroke. 17(3). 472–476. 2358 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bederson, Joshua B., L H Pitts, Isabelle M. Germano, et al.. (1986). Evaluation of 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride as a stain for detection and quantification of experimental cerebral infarction in rats.. Stroke. 17(6). 1304–1308. 1123 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bederson, Joshua B., et al.. (1986). Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy in experimental brain edema in a rat model. Journal of neurosurgery. 64(5). 795–802. 71 indexed citations

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Chew, W, Michael E. Moseley, Merry Nishimura, et al.. (1985). A Novel Double‐Surface Coil Approach to Phosphorus‐31 Spectroscopy: A Study of Hemispheric Brain Injury in the Rat. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2(6). 567–575. 8 indexed citations

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Brant‐Zawadzki, Michael, Henry M. Bartkowski, D A Ortendahl, et al.. (1984). NMR in experimental cerebral edema: value of T1 and T2 calculations.. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 5(2). 125–9. 28 indexed citations

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Hoff, Julian T., et al.. (1981). Experimental neurogenic pulmonary edema. Journal of neurosurgery. 54(5). 632–636. 22 indexed citations

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