Nicolas Vallières

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Nicolas Vallières is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicolas Vallières has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 7 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 5 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Nicolas Vallières's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (7 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (5 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers). Nicolas Vallières is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (7 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (5 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers). Nicolas Vallières collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Germany and United States. Nicolas Vallières's co-authors include Steve Lacroix, Benoit Barrette, Mohammed Filali, Martine Lessard, Marie‐Ève Tremblay, Benoit Mailhot, Floriane Bretheau, Nathalie Vernoux, Tobias Fuehrmann and Molly S. Shoichet and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Nicolas Vallières

14 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Microglia are an essential component of the neuroprotective scar that forms after spinal cord injury
    2019 463 citations Floriane Bretheau, Benoit Mailhot et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicolas Vallières Canada 12 700 507 395 387 345 14 1.4k
Bradley T. Lang United States 18 908 1.3× 528 1.0× 734 1.9× 503 1.3× 664 1.9× 20 2.2k
Jo Anne Stratton Canada 21 583 0.8× 429 0.8× 609 1.5× 256 0.7× 626 1.8× 57 1.8k
Jennifer Wells Canada 9 415 0.6× 475 0.9× 343 0.9× 425 1.1× 191 0.6× 11 1.4k
Henrik Hammarberg Sweden 18 907 1.3× 273 0.5× 367 0.9× 298 0.8× 401 1.2× 25 1.6k
Kazu Kobayakawa Japan 17 538 0.8× 308 0.6× 332 0.8× 693 1.8× 300 0.9× 37 1.4k
Matthew R. J. Mason Netherlands 20 579 0.8× 228 0.4× 440 1.1× 427 1.1× 318 0.9× 30 1.3k
Ofira Einstein Israel 19 438 0.6× 535 1.1× 819 2.1× 332 0.9× 1.1k 3.1× 37 2.0k
Desirée L. Salazar United States 7 678 1.0× 207 0.4× 519 1.3× 692 1.8× 520 1.5× 7 1.5k
Scott M. Dyck Canada 9 738 1.1× 243 0.5× 470 1.2× 1.0k 2.6× 383 1.1× 9 1.8k
Hiromi Kumamaru Japan 23 1.0k 1.5× 339 0.7× 676 1.7× 993 2.6× 675 2.0× 34 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nicolas Vallières

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicolas Vallières

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nicolas Vallières. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nicolas Vallières based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Nicolas Vallières. Nicolas Vallières is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Laroche, Audrée, Denis Soulet, M. Bazin, et al.. (2022). Live imaging of platelets and neutrophils during antibody-mediated neurovascular thrombosis. Blood Advances. 6(12). 3697–3702. 2 indexed citations
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Bretheau, Floriane, D. Bélanger, Benoit Mailhot, et al.. (2022). The alarmin interleukin-1α triggers secondary degeneration through reactive astrocytes and endothelium after spinal cord injury. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5786–5786. 44 indexed citations
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Bretheau, Floriane, Benoit Mailhot, Nicolas Vallières, et al.. (2019). Microglia are an essential component of the neuroprotective scar that forms after spinal cord injury. Nature Communications. 10(1). 518–518. 463 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Xiaofei, Elisa M. Floriddia, Anne Aumont, et al.. (2018). FoxJ1 regulates spinal cord development and is required for the maintenance of spinal cord stem cell potential. Experimental Cell Research. 368(1). 84–100. 24 indexed citations
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Vallières, Nicolas, Benoit Barrette, Erik Bélanger, et al.. (2017). Betacellulin regulates schwann cell proliferation and myelin formation in the injured mouse peripheral nerve. Glia. 65(4). 657–669. 18 indexed citations
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Bastien, Dominic, Martine Lessard, Nicolas Vallières, et al.. (2015). IL-1  Gene Deletion Protects Oligodendrocytes after Spinal Cord Injury through Upregulation of the Survival Factor Tox3. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(30). 10715–10730. 48 indexed citations
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Cicchetti, Francesca, Steve Lacroix, Giulia Cisbani, et al.. (2015). Can the mutant huntingtin gene product spread from cell to cell: Evidence from neuronal allografts in Huntington's disease patients (S15.002). Neurology. 84(14_supplement). 1 indexed citations
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Cicchetti, Francesca, Steve Lacroix, Giulia Cisbani, et al.. (2014). Mutant huntingtin is present in neuronal grafts in huntington disease patients. Annals of Neurology. 76(1). 31–42. 149 indexed citations
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Barrette, Benoit, Ézéquiel Calvo, Nicolas Vallières, & Steve Lacroix. (2010). Transcriptional profiling of the injured sciatic nerve of mice carrying the Wld(S) mutant gene: Identification of genes involved in neuroprotection, neuroinflammation, and nerve regeneration. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 24(8). 1254–1267. 75 indexed citations
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Barrette, Benoit, Mohammed Filali, Nicolas Vallières, et al.. (2008). Requirement of Myeloid Cells for Axon Regeneration. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(38). 9363–9376. 204 indexed citations
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Pineau, Isabelle, Benoit Barrette, Mohammed Filali, et al.. (2007). Toll-Like Receptor Signaling Is Critical for Wallerian Degeneration and Functional Recovery after Peripheral Nerve Injury. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(46). 12565–12576. 211 indexed citations
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Barrette, Benoit, et al.. (2007). Expression profile of receptors for myelin-associated inhibitors of axonal regeneration in the intact and injured mouse central nervous system. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 34(4). 519–538. 58 indexed citations
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Pineau, Isabelle, Benoit Barrette, Nicolas Vallières, & Steve Lacroix. (2006). A Novel Method for Multiple Labeling Combining In Situ Hybridization With Immunofluorescence. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 54(11). 1303–1313. 12 indexed citations
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Vallières, Nicolas, Jennifer L. Berard, Samuel David, & Steve Lacroix. (2005). Systemic injections of lipopolysaccharide accelerates myelin phagocytosis during Wallerian degeneration in the injured mouse spinal cord. Glia. 53(1). 103–113. 86 indexed citations

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