Nicholas L. Johnson

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Nicholas L. Johnson is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas L. Johnson has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 75 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 9 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Nicholas L. Johnson's work include Space Satellite Systems and Control (71 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (42 papers) and Space exploration and regulation (42 papers). Nicholas L. Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Space Satellite Systems and Control (71 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (42 papers) and Space exploration and regulation (42 papers). Nicholas L. Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Russia. Nicholas L. Johnson's co-authors include J.‐C. Liou, Paula H. Krisko, Nicole M. Hill, P. Anz-Meador, Luigi Ferrucci, Andrew Singleton, Hampton L. Leonard, Kristin Levine, Mike A. Nalls and Cornelis Blauwendraat and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nucleic Acids Research and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas L. Johnson

100 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Virus exposure and neurodegenerative disease risk across national biobanks

2023 175 citations Kristin Levine, Hampton L. Leonard et al. Neuron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nicholas L. Johnson United States	18	1.5k	1.4k	294	160	80	108	2.1k
Samuel T. Thurman United States	14	145 0.1×	79 0.1×	41 0.1×	24 0.1×	12 0.1×	44	2.2k
Stanley A. Berger United States	16	155 0.1×	54 0.0×	53 0.2×	40 0.3×	25 0.3×	39	1.6k
Franck Plouraboué France	23	42 0.0×	51 0.0×	160 0.5×	160 1.0×	94 1.2×	94	1.6k
Adam Gibson United Kingdom	35	114 0.1×	47 0.0×	60 0.2×	244 1.5×	207 2.6×	151	4.5k
Yusuke Takahashi Japan	19	332 0.2×	138 0.1×	48 0.2×	89 0.6×	9 0.1×	168	1.3k
Joseph Cohen United States	18	73 0.0×	67 0.0×	35 0.1×	24 0.1×	13 0.2×	107	1.9k
Christian Heinrich France	14	40 0.0×	49 0.0×	152 0.5×	81 0.5×	39 0.5×	62	1.0k
Hongguang Wang China	20	435 0.3×	53 0.0×	136 0.5×	27 0.2×	68 0.8×	194	2.1k
N.K. Uzunoglu Greece	29	574 0.4×	29 0.0×	28 0.1×	162 1.0×	16 0.2×	216	2.7k
Takashi Kubota Japan	23	651 0.4×	765 0.6×	26 0.1×	89 0.6×	9 0.1×	206	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicholas L. Johnson

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Toro, Carlos A., Wei Zhao, Fabiola Rojas, et al.. (2025). Boldine as a neuroprotective agent against motor neuron degeneration in models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 19. 1640590–1640590.

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Johnson, Nicholas L., et al.. (2024). Community-Led Climate Preparedness and Resilience in Boston: New Evidence from Communities of Color. Climate. 12(9). 149–149. 1 indexed citations

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Levine, Kristin, Hampton L. Leonard, Cornelis Blauwendraat, et al.. (2023). Virus exposure and neurodegenerative disease risk across national biobanks. Neuron. 111(7). 1086–1093.e2. 175 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cawley, Niamh X., Nicholas L. Johnson, Nicole Y. Farhat, et al.. (2023). Identification of cerebral spinal fluid protein biomarkers in Niemann-Pick disease, type C1. Biomarker Research. 11(1). 14–14. 15 indexed citations

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Jacob, Vimal, et al.. (2019). Structural and Functional Equivalency Between Lyopreserved and Cryopreserved Chorions with Viable Cells. Advances in Wound Care. 9(9). 502–515. 9 indexed citations

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Iftikhar, Hina, et al.. (2019). The Role of miRNAs in Drosophila melanogaster Male Courtship Behavior. Genetics. 211(3). 925–942. 13 indexed citations

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Zwart, Jacco A. de, Miranda G Chappel-Farley, Xiao Liu, et al.. (2018). All-night functional magnetic resonance imaging sleep studies. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 316. 83–98. 25 indexed citations

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Köhler, Erika, et al.. (2015). Radar-Reflective Minerals Investigated Under Venus Near-Surface Conditions. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2563. 5 indexed citations

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Jacobs, Bob, Nicholas L. Johnson, Devin Wahl, et al.. (2014). Comparative neuronal morphology of the cerebellar cortex in afrotherians, carnivores, cetartiodactyls, and primates. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 8. 24–24. 41 indexed citations

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Köhler, Erika, et al.. (2014). Proposed Radar-Reflective Minerals Tested Under Venus Surface and Atmospheric Conditions. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2321. 2 indexed citations

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Köhler, Erika, et al.. (2013). Experimental Stability of Tellurium and its Implications for the Venusian Radar Anomalies. LPI. 2951. 3 indexed citations

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Kelley, Robert, et al.. (2010). Comparison of ORSAT and SCARAB reentry analysis tools for a generic satellite test case. 38. 6. 4 indexed citations

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Johnson, Nicholas L., et al.. (2005). Modeling and Monitoring the Decay of NASA Satellites. 587. 321. 2 indexed citations

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Johnson, Nicholas L.. (2005). a New Look at Nuclear Power Sources and Space Debris. 587. 551. 1 indexed citations

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Johnson, Nicholas L.. (2002). Environmentally-induced debris sources. 34. 1422. 1 indexed citations

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Johnson, Nicholas L. & G. A. McKay. (1999). Man-Made Debris In and From Lunar Orbit. International Institute of Space Law. 42. 4. 5 indexed citations

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Johnson, Nicholas L.. (1987). Soviet space programs 1980-1985. 3 indexed citations

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Johnson, Nicholas L., et al.. (1985). The NORAD space network. 27. 306–309.

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Johnson, Nicholas L.. (1983). Artificial Satellite Break-Ups (part 1): Soviet Ocean Surveillance Satellites. JBIS. 36. 51. 1 indexed citations

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Johnson, Nicholas L.. (1982). The Development and Deployment of Soviet Geosynchronous Satellites. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. 35. 450. 6 indexed citations

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