Nancy O’Rourke

6.5k citations

32 papers · 4.7k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 20

Molecular Biology top 2%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
Developmental Neuroscience top 0.2%
Biomedical Engineering top 5%
Neurology top 2%

Co-authors: Stephen J Smith Susan K. McConnell Scott E. Fraser John R. Huguenard Sergiu P. Pașca Nina Huber Christopher D. Makinson Kristina D. Micheva
Topics: Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers)Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (7 papers)Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (6 papers)
Cited by: Developmental Neuroscience Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Neurology
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: United States South Korea Germany

In The Last Decade

Nancy O’Rourke

31 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.

Functional cortical neurons and astrocytes from human pluripotent stem cells in 3D culture

2015 1.1k citations Anca M. Pașca, Steven A. Sloan et al. Nature Methods profile →
Assembly of functionally integrated human forebrain spheroids

2017 888 citations Fikri Birey, Jimena Andersen et al. Nature profile →
Gabapentin Receptor α2δ-1 Is a Neuronal Thrombospondin Receptor Responsible for Excitatory CNS Synaptogenesis

2009 704 citations Çağla Eroğlu, Nicola J. Allen et al. Cell profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Assembly of functionally integrated human forebrain spheroidsbreakdown → 2017 ·Nature ·Fikri Birey,Jimena Andersen,Christopher D. Makinson,(unknown),Wei Wu,Nina Huber,H. Christina Fan,Kimberly R. Cordes Metzler,Georgia Panagiotakos,(unknown),Nancy O’Rourke,Lars M. Steinmetz,Jonathan A. Bernstein,Joachim Hallmayer,John R. Huguenard,Sergiu P. Pașca	888
2	Enhanced phasic GABA inhibition during the repair phase of stroke: a novel therapeutic target 2015 ·Brain ·Takeshi Hiu,Zoya Farzampour,Jeanne T. Paz,(unknown),(unknown),Andrew Olson,Kristina D. Micheva,Gordon Wang,Robin Lemmens,(unknown),Yasuhiro Nishiyama,Xibin Liang,Scott Hamilton,Nancy O’Rourke,Stephen J Smith,John R. Huguenard,Tonya Bliss,Gary K. Steinberg	98
3	Functional cortical neurons and astrocytes from human pluripotent stem cells in 3D culturebreakdown → 2015 ·Nature Methods ·Anca M. Pașca,Steven A. Sloan,Laura Clarke,Yuan Tian,Christopher D. Makinson,Nina Huber,Chul Hoon Kim,Jinyoung Park,Nancy O’Rourke,Khoa D. Nguyen,Stephen J Smith,John R. Huguenard,Daniel H. Geschwind,Ben A. Barres,Sergiu P. Pașca	1079
4	Deep molecular diversity of mammalian synapses: why it matters and how to measure it 2012 ·Nature reviews. Neuroscience ·Nancy O’Rourke,Nicholas Collins Weiler,Kristina D. Micheva,Stephen J Smith	144
5	Single-Synapse Analysis of a Diverse Synapse Population: Proteomic Imaging Methods and Markers 2010 ·Neuron ·Kristina D. Micheva,Brad Busse,Nicholas Collins Weiler,Nancy O’Rourke,Stephen J Smith	273
6	Array Tomography: Semiautomated Image Alignment 2010 ·Cold Spring Harbor Protocols ·Kristina D. Micheva,Nancy O’Rourke,Brad Busse,Stephen J Smith	14
7	Gabapentin Receptor α2δ-1 Is a Neuronal Thrombospondin Receptor Responsible for Excitatory CNS Synaptogenesisbreakdown → 2009 ·Cell ·Çağla Eroğlu,Nicola J. Allen,Michael W. Susman,Nancy O’Rourke,Chan Young Park,Engin Özkan,Chandrani Chakraborty,Sara B. Mulinyawe,Douglas S. Annis,Andrew D. Huberman,Eric M. Green,Jack Lawler,Ricardo E. Dolmetsch,K. Christopher García,Stephen J Smith,Z. David Luo,Arnon Rosenthal,Deane F. Mosher,Ben A. Barres	704
8	Comprehensive Identification of PIP3-Regulated PH Domains from C. elegans to H. sapiens by Model Prediction and Live Imaging 2008 ·Molecular Cell ·Wei Sun Park,Won Do Heo,(unknown),Nancy O’Rourke,Heather M. Bryan,Tobias Meyer,Mary N. Teruel	145
9	Protein localization studies in the age of ‘Omics’ 2005 ·Current Opinion in Chemical Biology ·Nancy O’Rourke,Tobias Meyer,Grischa Chandy	26
10	Unravelling the signal-transduction network in B lymphocytes 2002 ·Nature ·Gilberto R. Sambrano,Grischa Chandy,Sangdun Choi,Dianne L. DeCamp,Robert C. Hsueh,Keng-Mean Lin,Dennis Mock,Nancy O’Rourke,Tamara I. A. Roach,Hongjun Shu,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown)	19
11	The Utility of a Dilatation and Evacuation Procedure in Patients with Symptoms Suggestive of Ectopic Pregnancy and Indeterminate Transvaginal Ultrasonography 1999 ·Academic Emergency Medicine ·Robert Dart,(unknown),Patricia Mitchell,Nancy O’Rourke	7
12	A Novel Protein-Tyrosine Phosphatase Related to the Homotypically Adhering κ and μ Receptors 1997 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jill Cheng,Kai Wu,Mark Armanini,Nancy O’Rourke,Donald Dowbenko,Laurence A. Lasky	78
13	Postmitotic neurons migrate tangentially in the cortical ventricular zone 1997 ·Development ·Nancy O’Rourke,Anjen Chenn,Susan K. McConnell	114
14	Neuronal Chain Gangs: Homotypic Contacts Support Migration into the Olfactory Bulb 1996 ·Neuron ·Nancy O’Rourke	38
15	Land Rights and Gender Relations in Areas of Rural Africa : a Question of Power and Discourse 1995 ·Social & Legal Studies ·Nancy O’Rourke	13
16	Cell Migration in Cultured Cerebral Cortical Slices 1993 ·Developmental Biology ·(unknown),Nancy O’Rourke,Susan K. McConnell	50
17	Dynamic changes in optic fiber terminal arbors lead to retinotopic map formation: An in vivo confocal microscopic study 1990 ·Neuron ·Nancy O’Rourke,Scott E. Fraser	133
18	Gradual appearance of a regulated retinotectal projection pattern in Xenopus laevis 1989 ·Developmental Biology ·Nancy O’Rourke,Scott E. Fraser	11
19	A vital-dye fiber-tracing technique to examine neuronal patterning and pattern regulation in the Xenopus eyebud. 1986 ·PubMed ·Nancy O’Rourke,Scott E. Fraser	1
20	Pattern regulation in the eyebud of Xenopus studied with a vital-dye fiber-tracing technique 1986 ·Developmental Biology ·Nancy O’Rourke,Scott E. Fraser	9

About Nancy O’Rourke

Nancy O’Rourke is a scholar working on Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Issues, ethics and legal aspects, having authored 32 papers that have together received 4.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (7 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Neuroscience (1.2k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.0k citations) and Neurology (499 citations). Nancy O’Rourke has collaborated with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Stephen J Smith, Susan K. McConnell, Scott E. Fraser, John R. Huguenard, Sergiu P. Pașca, Nina Huber, Christopher D. Makinson, Kristina D. Micheva, Ben A. Barres and Nicholas Collins Weiler. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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