Monica J. Carson

14.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Monica J. Carson is a scholar working on Immunology, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Monica J. Carson has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Immunology, 26 papers in Neurology and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Monica J. Carson's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (25 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (13 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (8 papers). Monica J. Carson is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (25 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (13 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (8 papers). Monica J. Carson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Monica J. Carson's co-authors include J. Gregor Sutcliffe, Benoît Melchior, Christoph D. Schmid, David Lo, Corinne Ploix, J. Cameron Thrash, F. Arthur McMorris, Ralph L. Brinster, Richard R. Behringer and Christina R. Reilly and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Monica J. Carson

64 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

CNS immune privilege: hiding in plain sight

2006 593 citations Monica J. Carson, Benoît Melchior et al. Immunological Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Monica J. Carson United States	36	1.8k	1.7k	1.2k	812	543	64	4.7k
Jean E. Merrill United States	31	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.5×	596 1.1×	62	5.1k
Eugene D. Ponomarev Hong Kong	31	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.6k 1.4×	636 0.8×	255 0.5×	53	4.8k
Lesley Probert Greece	44	1.3k 0.7×	2.3k 1.3×	2.2k 1.9×	1.1k 1.4×	474 0.9×	101	7.4k
Sunhee C. Lee United States	50	3.0k 1.6×	2.1k 1.2×	2.0k 1.7×	936 1.2×	676 1.2×	92	7.2k
Marcus Kaul United States	35	1.7k 0.9×	991 0.6×	1.7k 1.5×	870 1.1×	219 0.4×	81	5.6k
Bart J. L. Eggen Netherlands	46	3.8k 2.0×	2.3k 1.4×	2.3k 1.9×	917 1.1×	984 1.8×	144	7.5k
Ulrich Eisel Netherlands	39	1.2k 0.6×	912 0.5×	1.8k 1.5×	1.1k 1.3×	270 0.5×	120	5.2k
Stéphane Melik Parsadaniantz France	43	1.5k 0.8×	837 0.5×	1.0k 0.9×	1.5k 1.8×	411 0.8×	98	5.3k
Cristian L. Achim United States	40	2.0k 1.1×	734 0.4×	1.5k 1.3×	686 0.8×	296 0.5×	124	6.8k
Susan L. Stevens United States	24	953 0.5×	741 0.4×	880 0.8×	335 0.4×	362 0.7×	43	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Monica J. Carson

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Klein, Robyn S., Rhonda R. Voskuhl, Benjamin M. Segal, et al.. (2017). Speaking out about gender imbalance in invited speakers improves diversity. Nature Immunology. 18(5). 475–478. 71 indexed citations

Grinberg, Yelena Y., et al.. (2016). Differential detection of impact site versus rotational site injury by magnetic resonance imaging and microglial morphology in an unrestrained mild closed head injury model. Journal of Neurochemistry. 136(S1). 18–28. 17 indexed citations

Barnes, Mark, Monica J. Carson, & Meera G. Nair. (2015). Non-traditional cytokines: How catecholamines and adipokines influence macrophages in immunity, metabolism and the central nervous system. Cytokine. 72(2). 210–219. 88 indexed citations

Carson, Monica J. & Emma H. Wilson. (2013). Visualizing Chemokine-Dependent T Cell Activation and Migration in Response to Central Nervous System Infection. Methods in molecular biology. 1013. 171–183. 2 indexed citations

Kwan, Wanda, Anna Magnusson, Austin Chou, et al.. (2012). Bone Marrow Transplantation Confers Modest Benefits in Mouse Models of Huntington's Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(1). 133–142. 60 indexed citations

Schmid, Christoph D., Benoît Melchior, Shweta S. Puntambekar, et al.. (2009). Differential gene expression in LPS/IFNγ activated microglia and macrophages: in vitro versus in vivo. Journal of Neurochemistry. 109(s1). 117–125. 116 indexed citations

Carson, Monica J., et al.. (2008). Modeling CNS microglia: the quest to identify predictive models. Drug Discovery Today Disease Models. 5(1). 19–25. 27 indexed citations

Plant, Sheila R., Heather A. Iocca, Ying Wang, et al.. (2007). Lymphotoxin β Receptor (LtβR): Dual Roles in Demyelination and Remyelination and Successful Therapeutic Intervention Using LtβR–Ig Protein. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(28). 7429–7437. 41 indexed citations

Carson, Monica J., et al.. (2006). CNS immune privilege: hiding in plain sight. Immunological Reviews. 213(1). 48–65. 593 indexed citations breakdown →

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Carson, Monica J., J. Cameron Thrash, & Barbara Walter. (2006). The cellular response in neuroinflammation: The role of leukocytes, microglia and astrocytes in neuronal death and survival. Clinical Neuroscience Research. 6(5). 237–245. 217 indexed citations

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Ploix, Corinne, David Lo, & Monica J. Carson. (2001). A Ligand for the Chemokine Receptor CCR7 Can Influence the Homeostatic Proliferation of CD4 T Cells and Progression of Autoimmunity. The Journal of Immunology. 167(12). 6724–6730. 90 indexed citations

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Pagenstecher, Axel, Silke Laßmann, Monica J. Carson, et al.. (2000). Astrocyte-Targeted Expression of IL-12 Induces Active Cellular Immune Responses in the Central Nervous System and Modulates Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis. The Journal of Immunology. 164(9). 4481–4492. 86 indexed citations

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Thomas, Elizabeth A., et al.. (2000). Pertussis toxin treatment prevents 5-HT5a receptor-mediated inhibition of cyclic AMP accumulation in rat C6 glioma cells. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 61(1). 75–81. 19 indexed citations

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Lo, David, Lili Feng, Lily Li, et al.. (1999). Integrating innate and adaptive immunity in the whole animal. Immunological Reviews. 169(1). 225–239. 70 indexed citations

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Carson, Monica J. & J. Gregor Sutcliffe. (1999). Balancing function vs. self defense: The CNS as an active regulator of immune responses. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 55(1). 1–8. 83 indexed citations

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Stalder, Anna K., Monica J. Carson, Axel Pagenstecher, et al.. (1998). Late-Onset Chronic Inflammatory Encephalopathy in Immune-Competent and Severe Combined Immune-Deficient (SCID) Mice with Astrocyte-Targeted Expression of Tumor Necrosis Factor. American Journal Of Pathology. 153(3). 767–783. 96 indexed citations

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Carson, Monica J., Christina R. Reilly, J. Gregor Sutcliffe, & David Lo. (1998). Mature microglia resemble immature antigen-presenting cells. Glia. 22(1). 72–85. 282 indexed citations

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Carson, Monica J., Elizabeth A. Thomas, Patria E. Danielson, & J. Gregor Sutcliffe. (1996). The 5-HT5A serotonin receptor is expressed predominantly by astrocytes in which it inhibits cAMP accumulation: A mechanism for neuronal suppression of reactive astrocytes. Glia. 17(4). 317–326. 81 indexed citations

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McMorris, F. Arthur, et al.. (1993). Regulation of Oligodendrocyte Development and Central Nervous System Myelination by Insulin‐like Growth Factors^a. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 692(1). 321–334. 87 indexed citations

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Zigmond, Sally H., et al.. (1988). Polymorphonuclear leukocyte locomotion is insensitive to lowered cytoplasmic calcium levels. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 9(2). 184–189. 59 indexed citations

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