Rhona Mirsky

22.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
169 papers, 18.0k citations indexed

About

Rhona Mirsky is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rhona Mirsky has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 18.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 58 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 56 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Rhona Mirsky's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (104 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (58 papers) and Hereditary Neurological Disorders (40 papers). Rhona Mirsky is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (104 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (58 papers) and Hereditary Neurological Disorders (40 papers). Rhona Mirsky collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Rhona Mirsky's co-authors include Kristján R. Jessen, Louise Morgan, Martin Raff, Rebecca M. Pruss, Angela Brennan, Alison C. Lloyd, KR Jessen, Helen Stewart, David B. Parkinson and Kay L. Fields and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rhona Mirsky

168 papers receiving 17.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

The origin and development of glial cells in peripheral nerves

2005 1.0k citations Kristján R. Jessen, Rhona Mirsky profile →
The repair Schwann cell and its function in regenerating nerves

2016 845 citations Kristján R. Jessen, Rhona Mirsky profile →
Galactocerebroside is a specific cell-surface antigenic marker for oligodendrocytes in culture

1978 702 citations Rhona Mirsky et al. profile →
Cell-type-specific markers for distinguishing and studying neurons and the major classes of glial cells in culture

1979 693 citations Rhona Mirsky et al. profile →
c-Jun Reprograms Schwann Cells of Injured Nerves to Generate a Repair Cell Essential for Regeneration

2012 632 citations Peter Arthur‐Farraj, Daniel K. Wilton et al. Neuron profile →
Schwann Cells: Development and Role in Nerve Repair

2015 592 citations Kristján R. Jessen, Rhona Mirsky et al. profile →
All classes of intermediate filaments share a common antigenic determinant defined by a monoclonal antibody

1981 591 citations Rhona Mirsky et al. profile →
The Success and Failure of the Schwann Cell Response to Nerve Injury

2019 333 citations Kristján R. Jessen, Rhona Mirsky profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Failures of nerve regeneration caused by aging or chronic denervation are rescued by restoring Schwann cell c-Jun 2021 ·eLife ·Laura Wagstaff, Jose A. Gomez‐Sanchez, Shaline V. Fazal, Georg Otto, Alastair M. Kilpatrick, (unknown), (unknown), Ki H., Mark Turmaine, John Svaren, Tessa Gordon, Peter Arthur‐Farraj, (unknown), Hugo Cabedo, Cristina Benito, Rhona Mirsky, Kristján R. Jessen	84
2	Graded Elevation of c-Jun in Schwann CellsIn Vivo: Gene Dosage Determines Effects on Development, Remyelination, Tumorigenesis, and Hypomyelination 2017 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Shaline V. Fazal, Jose A. Gomez‐Sanchez, Laura Wagstaff, (unknown), Georg Otto, Martin Janz, Rhona Mirsky, Kristján R. Jessen	64
3	STAT3 Controls the Long-Term Survival and Phenotype of Repair Schwann Cells during Nerve Regeneration 2017 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Cristina Benito, Catherine M. Davis, Jose A. Gomez‐Sanchez, Mark Turmaine, Dies Meijer, Valeria Poli, Rhona Mirsky, Kristján R. Jessen	92
4	c-Jun activation in Schwann cells protects against loss of sensory axons in inherited neuropathy 2014 ·Brain ·Janina Hantke, Lucy Carty, Laura Wagstaff, Mark Turmaine, Daniel K. Wilton, Susanne Quintes, Martin Koltzenburg, Frank Baas, Rhona Mirsky, Kristján R. Jessen	53
5	Control of Schwann cell myelination 2010 ·F1000 Biology Reports ·Kristján R. Jessen, Rhona Mirsky	27
6	Notch controls embryonic Schwann cell differentiation, postnatal myelination and adult plasticity 2009 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Ashwin Woodhoo, María Beatriz Durán Alonso, (unknown), Mark Turmaine, Maurizio D’Antonio, David B. Parkinson, Daniel K. Wilton, Raya Al‐Shawi, J. Paul Simons, Jie Shen, François Guillemot, Freddy Radtke, Dies Meijer, M. Laura Feltri, Lawrence Wrabetz, Rhona Mirsky, Kristján R. Jessen	262
7	A central role for c-Jun in regulating the differentiation of Schwann cells 2007 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·David B. Parkinson, (unknown), Peter Arthur‐Farraj, Luke A. Noon, (unknown), Axel Behrens, (unknown), Lawrence Wrabetz, Rhona Mirsky, (unknown)	1
8	Schwann cell myelination is inhibited by c-jun and p38 mitogen activated protein kinase pathways 2007 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·(unknown), David B. Parkinson, Rhona Mirsky, (unknown)	1
9	Schwann cell precursors: a favourable cell for myelin repair in the Central Nervous System 2007 ·Brain ·Ashwin Woodhoo, (unknown), Jennifer M. Gilson, (unknown), Robin J.M. Franklin, W. F. Blakemore, Rhona Mirsky, Kristján R. Jessen	61
10	A screen for mutations in zebrafish that affect myelin gene expression in Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes 2006 ·Developmental Biology ·(unknown), Huiliang Li, Ana L. Mora, Kristján R. Jessen, Rhona Mirsky, William D. Richardson, Hazel K. Smith	40
11	A double point mutation in the DNA-binding region of Egr2 switches its function from inhibition to induction of proliferation: A potential contribution to the development of congenital hypomyelinating neuropathy 2006 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Peter Arthur‐Farraj, Rhona Mirsky, David B. Parkinson, Kristján R. Jessen	16
12	Regulation of the myelinating phenotype of Schwann cells by Krox-20 2005 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·(unknown), (unknown), Rhona Mirsky, KR Jessen	1
13	Desert hedgehog-patched 2 expression in peripheral nerves during Wallerian degeneration and regeneration 2005 ·Journal of Neurobiology ·Sepideh N. Bajestan, Fujio Umehara, Yuko Shirahama, K Itoh, Soheila Sharghi-Namini, Kristján R. Jessen, Rhona Mirsky, Mitsuhiro Osame	30
14	Regulation of the myelin gene periaxin provides evidence for Krox-20-independent myelin-related signalling in Schwann cells 2003 ·Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience ·David B. Parkinson, Sarah E. Moorey, Ambily Bhaskaran, (unknown), Peter Brophy, Diane L. Sherman, Soheila Sharghi-Namini, María Beatriz Durán Alonso, Rhona Mirsky, Kristján R. Jessen	41
15	Regulation of genes involved in Schwann cell development and differentiation 2001 ·Progress in brain research ·Rhona Mirsky, David B. Parkinson, Zhou Dong, Carola Meier, (unknown), Angela Brennan, Piotr Topilko, Brett S. Harris, Helen Stewart, Kristján R. Jessen	27
16	Endothelins Control the Timing of Schwann Cell Generation in Vitro and in Vivo 2000 ·Developmental Biology ·Angela Brennan, Charlotte Dean, (unknown), Daniel T. Cass, Rhona Mirsky, Kristján R. Jessen	76
17	Schwann Cell–Derived Desert Hedgehog Controls the Development of Peripheral Nerve Sheaths 1999 ·Neuron ·Eric Parmantier, Bruce Lynn, Durward Lawson, Mark Turmaine, (unknown), Lisa Chakrabarti, Andrew P. McMahon, Kristján R. Jessen, Rhona Mirsky	242
18	Embryonic Schwann cell development: the biology of Schwann cell precursors and early Schwann cells 1997 ·Journal of Anatomy ·Kristján R. Jessen, Rhona Mirsky	57
19	Control of peripheral glial cell proliferation: A comparison of the division rates of enteric glia and Schwann cells and their response to mitogens 1987 ·Developmental Biology ·P. Ann Eccleston, Kristján R. Jessen, Rhona Mirsky	32
20	TETANUS TOXIN - CELL-SURFACE MARKER FOR NEURONS IN CULTURE 1978 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Rhona Mirsky, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), D. Bray	17

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