Nicholas Rensing

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Nicholas Rensing is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas Rensing has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Physiology, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Nicholas Rensing's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers), Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research (12 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (6 papers). Nicholas Rensing is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers), Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research (12 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (6 papers). Nicholas Rensing collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Nicholas Rensing's co-authors include Michael Wong, Linghui Zeng, Kelvin A. Yamada, Liu Lin Thio, Sharon S. McDaniel, Bo Zhang, Steven M. Rothman, Yo Sasaki, Akiko Satoh and David H. Gutmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas Rensing

44 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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Extracellular Vesicle-Contained eNAMPT Delays Aging and Extends Lifespan in Mice

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nicholas Rensing United States	24	971	949	626	367	329	44	2.4k
Ana Ricobaraza Spain	20	1.1k 1.1×	618 0.7×	588 0.9×	148 0.4×	290 0.9×	35	2.2k
Chi‐Tso Chiu Taiwan	23	1.2k 1.2×	316 0.3×	691 1.1×	367 1.0×	333 1.0×	37	2.4k
Darius Ebrahimi‐Fakhari United States	26	999 1.0×	747 0.8×	779 1.2×	197 0.5×	493 1.5×	85	2.9k
Fran Borovečki Croatia	24	1.6k 1.7×	566 0.6×	882 1.4×	181 0.5×	228 0.7×	98	2.9k
Ning Wang China	21	1.2k 1.2×	638 0.7×	727 1.2×	241 0.7×	350 1.1×	137	2.5k
Yunfei Huang United States	17	1.0k 1.1×	335 0.4×	561 0.9×	165 0.4×	321 1.0×	29	1.8k
Pascal E. Sanchez United States	14	581 0.6×	740 0.8×	595 1.0×	220 0.6×	191 0.6×	16	1.8k
M. Teresa Miras‐Portugal Spain	37	1.3k 1.3×	430 0.5×	896 1.4×	817 2.2×	341 1.0×	101	3.6k
Rena Li United States	23	744 0.8×	1.5k 1.6×	513 0.8×	303 0.8×	232 0.7×	60	2.8k
Jon Infante Spain	34	1.1k 1.1×	748 0.8×	970 1.5×	162 0.4×	175 0.5×	156	3.0k

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Lambert, Peter, Hong‐Jin Shu, Ann Benz, et al.. (2025). A Role for δ Subunit-Containing GABA _A Receptors on Parvalbumin-Positive Neurons in Maintaining Electrocortical Signatures of Sleep States. Journal of Neuroscience. 45(20). e0601242025–e0601242025. 1 indexed citations

Rensing, Nicholas, Hemanth R. Nelvagal, Steven Q. Le, et al.. (2025). GABAergic interneurons contribute to the fatal seizure phenotype of CLN2 disease mice. JCI Insight. 10(19). 1 indexed citations

Lambert, Peter, Ann Benz, Nicholas Rensing, et al.. (2024). Periodic and aperiodic changes to cortical EEG in response to pharmacological manipulation. Journal of Neurophysiology. 131(3). 529–540. 23 indexed citations

Guo, Dongjun, et al.. (2024). A role of dentate gyrus mechanistic target of rapamycin activation in epileptogenesis in a mouse model of posttraumatic epilepsy. Epilepsia. 65(7). 2127–2137. 3 indexed citations

Brace, Cynthia S., Hirobumi Tada, Nicholas Rensing, et al.. (2023). Sleep–wake patterns are altered with age, Prdm13 signaling in the DMH, and diet restriction in mice. Life Science Alliance. 6(6). e202301992–e202301992. 5 indexed citations

Guo, Dongjun, et al.. (2023). Cerebral vascular and blood brain–barrier abnormalities in a mouse model of epilepsy and tuberous sclerosis complex. Epilepsia. 65(2). 483–496. 11 indexed citations

Rensing, Nicholas, Hemanth R. Nelvagal, Joshua T. Dearborn, et al.. (2023). Gene therapy ameliorates spontaneous seizures associated with cortical neuron loss in a Cln2R207X mouse model. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(12). 5 indexed citations

Lambert, Peter, Ann Benz, Nicholas Rensing, et al.. (2022). Non-sedative cortical EEG signatures of allopregnanolone and functional comparators. Neuropsychopharmacology. 48(2). 371–379. 10 indexed citations

Johnson, Kevin, et al.. (2022). Functional neuropathology of neonatal hypoxia‐ischemia by single‐mouse longitudinal electroencephalography. Epilepsia. 63(12). 3037–3050. 1 indexed citations

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Rensing, Nicholas, et al.. (2020). Early developmental electroencephalography abnormalities, neonatal seizures, and induced spasms in a mouse model of tuberous sclerosis complex. Epilepsia. 61(5). 879–891. 13 indexed citations

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Zimmer, Till S., Andrea Arena, Jasper J. Anink, et al.. (2019). Chronic activation of anti‐oxidant pathways and iron accumulation in epileptogenic malformations. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 46(6). 546–563. 24 indexed citations

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Lambert, Peter, Hong-Jin Shu, Nicholas Rensing, et al.. (2019). Mild chronic perturbation of inhibition severely alters hippocampal function. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 16431–16431. 5 indexed citations

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Rensing, Nicholas, et al.. (2018). Longitudinal analysis of developmental changes in electroencephalography patterns and sleep-wake states of the neonatal mouse. PLoS ONE. 13(11). e0207031–e0207031. 31 indexed citations

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McGill, Bryan E., Ruteja A. Barve, Susan E. Maloney, et al.. (2017). Abnormal Microglia and Enhanced Inflammation-Related Gene Transcription in Mice with Conditional Deletion ofCtcfinCamk2a-Cre-Expressing Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(1). 200–219. 49 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bo, Sharon S. McDaniel, Nicholas Rensing, & Michael Wong. (2013). Vigabatrin Inhibits Seizures and mTOR Pathway Activation in a Mouse Model of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e57445–e57445. 94 indexed citations

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Guo, Dongjun, et al.. (2011). Brief seizures cause dendritic injury. Neurobiology of Disease. 45(1). 348–355. 40 indexed citations

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McDaniel, Sharon S., Nicholas Rensing, Liu Lin Thio, Kelvin A. Yamada, & Michael Wong. (2011). The ketogenic diet inhibits the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway. Epilepsia. 52(3). e7–e11. 232 indexed citations

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Thio, Liu Lin, Nicholas Rensing, Susan E. Maloney, et al.. (2010). A ketogenic diet does not impair rat behavior or long‐term potentiation. Epilepsia. 51(8). 1619–1623. 28 indexed citations

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Zeng, Linghui, et al.. (2007). Kainate Seizures Cause Acute Dendritic Injury and Actin DepolymerizationIn Vivo. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(43). 11604–11613. 130 indexed citations

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Rensing, Nicholas, Yannan Ouyang, Xiaofeng Yang, et al.. (2005). In vivo imaging of dendritic spines during electrographic seizures. Annals of Neurology. 58(6). 888–898. 46 indexed citations

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