Moses V. Chao

45.1k total citations · 16 hit papers
296 papers, 35.2k citations indexed

About

Moses V. Chao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Moses V. Chao has authored 296 papers receiving a total of 35.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Molecular Biology, 175 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 56 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Moses V. Chao's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (146 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (56 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (46 papers). Moses V. Chao is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (146 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (56 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (46 papers). Moses V. Chao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Germany. Moses V. Chao's co-authors include Barbara L. Hempstead, Francis S. Lee, Patrizia Casaccia‐Bonnefil, Rithwick Rajagopal, Hiroko Yano, Dionisio Martín‐Zanca, Freddy Jeanneteau, Mark Bothwell, Haeyoung Kong and Gus Khursigara and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Moses V. Chao

289 papers receiving 34.6k citations

Hit Papers

Neurotrophins and their r... 1984 2026 1998 2012 2003 1991 2001 1997 2009 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Neurotrophins and their receptors: A convergence point for many signalling pathways
    2003 1.8k citations Moses V. Chao profile →
  2. High-affinity NGF binding requires coexpression of the trk proto-oncogene and the low-affinity NGF receptor
    1991 1.1k citations Barbara L. Hempstead, Dionisio Martín‐Zanca et al. profile →
  3. Bradykinin and nerve growth factor release the capsaicin receptor from PtdIns(4,5)P2-mediated inhibition
    2001 1.0k citations Haeyoung Kong, Moses V. Chao et al. profile →
  4. TRANCE Is a Novel Ligand of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Family That Activates c-Jun N-terminal Kinase in T Cells
    1997 880 citations Moses V. Chao et al. profile →
  5. Neuroprotective effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in rodent and primate models of Alzheimer's disease
    2009 837 citations Moses V. Chao et al. profile →
  6. Expression and structure of the human NGF receptor
    1986 832 citations Amita Sehgal, Moses V. Chao et al. profile →
  7. Targeted mutation of the gene encoding the low affinity NGF receptor p75 leads to deficits in the peripheral sensory nervous system
    1992 827 citations Moses V. Chao et al. profile →
  8. p75 and Trk: A two-receptor system
    1995 741 citations Moses V. Chao, Barbara L. Hempstead profile →
  9. Death of oligodendrocytes mediated by the interaction of nerve growth factor with its receptor p75
    1996 679 citations Moses V. Chao et al. profile →
  10. Neurotrophin receptors: A window into neuronal differentiation
    1992 627 citations Moses V. Chao profile →
  11. Akt Phosphorylates and Negatively Regulates Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase 1
    2001 606 citations Moses V. Chao et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →
  12. Exercise promotes the expression of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) through the action of the ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate
    2016 575 citations Sama F. Sleiman, Lauretta El Hayek et al. eLife profile →
  13. Neuregulin-1 Type III Determines the Ensheathment Fate of Axons
    2005 562 citations Moses V. Chao et al. profile →
  14. Neurotrophin signalling in health and disease
    2006 514 citations Moses V. Chao, Rithwick Rajagopal et al. profile →
  15. Oxytocin enables maternal behaviour by balancing cortical inhibition
    2015 507 citations Moses V. Chao, Robert C. Froemke et al. profile →
  16. Differences in human α- and β-globin gene expression in mouse erythroleukemia cells: The role of intragenic sequences
    1984 284 citations Moses V. Chao et al. profile →

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Moses V. Chao 18.3k 16.8k 7.2k 4.4k 3.0k 296 35.2k
Louis F. Reichardt 18.9k 1.0× 15.9k 0.9× 8.2k 1.1× 3.2k 0.7× 5.3k 1.8× 207 35.6k
Jeffrey Milbrandt 12.5k 0.7× 18.1k 1.1× 3.7k 0.5× 3.3k 0.8× 3.3k 1.1× 297 34.7k
David R. Kaplan 11.0k 0.6× 16.4k 1.0× 5.3k 0.7× 2.0k 0.5× 2.8k 0.9× 202 27.9k
Nancy Y. Ip 10.9k 0.6× 11.0k 0.7× 5.2k 0.7× 2.8k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 314 23.8k
Klaus‐Armin Nave 11.4k 0.6× 15.0k 0.9× 9.9k 1.4× 3.4k 0.8× 3.4k 1.1× 296 32.1k
Paul Worley 21.3k 1.2× 19.4k 1.2× 3.1k 0.4× 3.3k 0.8× 3.0k 1.0× 273 37.1k
Melitta Schachner 19.5k 1.1× 22.0k 1.3× 11.2k 1.6× 2.4k 0.5× 9.6k 3.2× 631 42.1k
Luis F. Parada 9.4k 0.5× 17.4k 1.0× 5.3k 0.7× 1.8k 0.4× 2.5k 0.8× 231 33.7k
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba 13.6k 0.7× 23.5k 1.4× 4.6k 0.6× 3.4k 0.8× 8.6k 2.8× 553 37.0k
David D. Ginty 12.9k 0.7× 12.6k 0.7× 3.0k 0.4× 3.6k 0.8× 3.4k 1.1× 145 24.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Minder, Jessica L., John A. Stephens, Jie Tong, et al.. (2025). Oxytocin induces embryonic diapause. Science Advances. 11(10). eadt1763–eadt1763. 2 indexed citations
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Cooper, Melissa, et al.. (2025). Astrocytes in the mouse brain respond bilaterally to unilateral retinal neurodegeneration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(11). e2418249122–e2418249122. 3 indexed citations
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He, Miao, Jinhua Chen, Moses V. Chao, et al.. (2025). Highly sensitive detection mRNA vaccine of lung cancer associated antigen by double Cas12a with split crRNA collaborative system. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 287. 117749–117749.
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Khatri, Latika, et al.. (2024). Ketogenic Food Ameliorates Activity‐Based Anorexia of Adult Female Mice. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 58(2). 317–335. 4 indexed citations
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Mancini, Maria, et al.. (2022). Voluntary Exercise Boosts Striatal Dopamine Release: Evidence for the Necessary and Sufficient Role of BDNF. Journal of Neuroscience. 42(23). 4725–4736. 75 indexed citations
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Kranz, Thorsten M., et al.. (2019). Rapamycin blocks the neuroprotective effects of sex steroids in the adult birdsong system. Developmental Neurobiology. 79(8). 794–804. 2 indexed citations
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Sleiman, Sama F., Lauretta El Hayek, Edwina Abou Haidar, et al.. (2016). Exercise promotes the expression of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) through the action of the ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate. eLife. 5. 575 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kranz, Thorsten M., Ray Goetz, Julie Walsh‐Messinger, et al.. (2015). Rare variants in the neurotrophin signaling pathway implicated in schizophrenia risk. Schizophrenia Research. 168(1-2). 421–428. 21 indexed citations
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Jeanneteau, Freddy, W. Marcus Lambert, Naı̈ma Ismaı̈li, et al.. (2012). BDNF and glucocorticoids regulate corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) homeostasis in the hypothalamus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(4). 1305–1310. 196 indexed citations
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Chen, Yan, Wai Yuen Fu, Jacque Pak Kan Ip, et al.. (2012). Ankyrin Repeat-Rich Membrane Spanning Protein (Kidins220) Is Required for Neurotrophin and Ephrin Receptor-Dependent Dendrite Development. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(24). 8263–8269. 20 indexed citations
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Baj, Gabriele, et al.. (2011). Spatial segregation of BDNF transcripts enables BDNF to differentially shape distinct dendritic compartments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(40). 16813–16818. 154 indexed citations
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Lü, Yuan, Yuanyuan Ji, Sundar Ganesan, et al.. (2011). TrkB as a Potential Synaptic and Behavioral Tag. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(33). 11762–11771. 96 indexed citations
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Jeanneteau, Freddy, Michael J. Garabedian, & Moses V. Chao. (2008). Activation of Trk neurotrophin receptors by glucocorticoids provides a neuroprotective effect. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(12). 4862–4867. 172 indexed citations
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Bath, Kevin G., Nathalie Mandairon, Deqiang Jing, et al.. (2008). Variant Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (Val66Met) Alters Adult Olfactory Bulb Neurogenesis and Spontaneous Olfactory Discrimination. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(10). 2383–2393. 132 indexed citations
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Wiese, Stefan, Sibylle Jablonka, Bettina Holtmann, et al.. (2007). Adenosine receptor A 2A -R contributes to motoneuron survival by transactivating the tyrosine kinase receptor TrkB. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(43). 17210–17215. 92 indexed citations
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Lee, C. Justin, Haeyoung Kong, M. Chiara Manzini, et al.. (2001). Kainate Receptors Expressed by a Subpopulation of Developing Nociceptors Rapidly Switch from High to Low Ca2+Permeability. Journal of Neuroscience. 21(13). 4572–4581. 68 indexed citations
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Arévalo, Juan Carlos, et al.. (2000). TrkA Immunoglobulin-Like Ligand Binding Domains Inhibit Spontaneous Activation of the Receptor. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 20(16). 5908–5916. 84 indexed citations
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Einarson, Margret B. & Moses V. Chao. (1995). Regulation of Id1 and Its Association with Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins during Nerve Growth Factor-Induced Differentiation of PC12 Cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(8). 4175–4183. 46 indexed citations
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Sehgal, Amita, Nila Patil, & Moses V. Chao. (1988). A Constitutive Promoter Directs Expression of the Nerve Growth Factor Receptor Gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 8(8). 3160–3167. 74 indexed citations

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