Richard Asher

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
61 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Richard Asher is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Asher has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Cell Biology, 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Richard Asher's work include Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (20 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (16 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (9 papers). Richard Asher is often cited by papers focused on Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (20 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (16 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (9 papers). Richard Asher collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Richard Asher's co-authors include James W. Fawcett, Daniel A. Morgenstern, A. Bignami, Lawrence Moon, Kate Rhodes, George Perides, Joel M. Levine, Kathryn H. Adcock, John Rogers and Morven C. Shearer and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Richard Asher

58 papers receiving 5.0k 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. APRIORITY
    1961 1.1k citations Richard Asher The Lancet profile →
  2. MUNCHAUSEN'S SYNDROME
    1951 677 citations Richard Asher The Lancet profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Richard Asher 2.5k 1.6k 1.5k 1.0k 648 61 5.3k
Steven G. Kernie 1.7k 0.7× 2.5k 1.5× 348 0.2× 2.2k 2.2× 370 0.6× 79 6.8k
Takehiko Yanagihara 2.1k 0.8× 2.6k 1.6× 385 0.3× 538 0.5× 285 0.4× 232 7.6k
Susan D. Croll 2.4k 1.0× 2.7k 1.7× 338 0.2× 1.5k 1.4× 164 0.3× 37 6.2k
Stephen M. Massa 2.1k 0.8× 2.8k 1.7× 380 0.3× 737 0.7× 134 0.2× 84 5.4k
Leonard H. van den Berg 2.7k 1.1× 3.3k 2.0× 320 0.2× 237 0.2× 228 0.4× 260 12.9k
Åke Seiger 2.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 110 0.1× 966 0.9× 167 0.3× 130 4.8k
Anna Williams 1.2k 0.5× 2.2k 1.4× 343 0.2× 2.6k 2.5× 342 0.5× 113 7.1k
Michelle E. Ehrlich 2.4k 0.9× 3.2k 2.0× 628 0.4× 369 0.4× 405 0.6× 153 7.0k
Joanne Wuu 2.0k 0.8× 1.7k 1.1× 274 0.2× 485 0.5× 452 0.7× 107 6.6k
Richard J. Riopelle 1.4k 0.5× 910 0.6× 315 0.2× 409 0.4× 156 0.2× 100 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Asher

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hampton, David W., Richard Asher, Tôru Kondo, et al.. (2007). A potential role for bone morphogenetic protein signalling in glial cell fate determination following adult central nervous system injury in vivo. European Journal of Neuroscience. 26(11). 3024–3035. 83 indexed citations
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Crespo, Dámaso, Richard Asher, Rachel Lin, Kate Rhodes, & James W. Fawcett. (2007). How does chondroitinase promote functional recovery in the damaged CNS?. Experimental Neurology. 206(2). 159–171. 117 indexed citations
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Galtrey, Clare, Richard Asher, Fatiha Nothias, & James W. Fawcett. (2007). Promoting plasticity in the spinal cord with chondroitinase improves functional recovery after peripheral nerve repair. Brain. 130(4). 926–939. 131 indexed citations
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Properzi, G., Daniela Carulli, Richard Asher, et al.. (2005). Chondroitin 6‐sulphate synthesis is up‐regulated in injured CNS, induced by injury‐related cytokines and enhanced in axon‐growth inhibitory glia. European Journal of Neuroscience. 21(2). 378–390. 158 indexed citations
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Morgenstern, Daniel A., Richard Asher, Murali Naidu, et al.. (2003). Expression and glycanation of the NG2 proteoglycan in developing, adult, and damaged peripheral nerve. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 24(3). 787–802. 59 indexed citations
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Morgenstern, Daniel A., Richard Asher, & James W. Fawcett. (2002). Chapter 22 Chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans in the CNS injury response. Progress in brain research. 137. 313–332. 345 indexed citations
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Asher, Richard, Daniel A. Morgenstern, Lawrence Moon, & James W. Fawcett. (2001). Chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans: inhibitory components of the glial scar. Progress in brain research. 132. 611–619. 152 indexed citations
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Moon, Lawrence, Richard Asher, Kate Rhodes, & James W. Fawcett. (2001). Regeneration of CNS axons back to their target following treatment of adult rat brain with chondroitinase ABC. Nature Neuroscience. 4(5). 465–466. 477 indexed citations
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Asher, Richard, Renate Scheibe, Harold D. Keiser, & A. Bignami. (1995). On the existence of a cartilage‐like proteoglycan and link proteins in the central nervous system. Glia. 13(4). 294–308. 90 indexed citations
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Monnet‐Tschudi, Florianne, Marie‐Gabrielle Zurich, Richard Asher, & Paul Honegger. (1993). Glial Hyaluronate-Binding Protein Expression in Aggregating Brain Cell Cultures. Developmental Neuroscience. 15(6). 395–402. 7 indexed citations
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Bignami, A., Richard Asher, & George Perides. (1992). Co-localization of hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan in rat cerebral cortex. Brain Research. 579(1). 173–177. 52 indexed citations
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Bignami, A., George Perides, Richard Asher, & D. Dahl. (1992). The astrocyte-extracellular matrix complex in CNS myelinated tracts: a comparative study on the distribution of hyaluronate in rat, goldfish and lamprey. Journal of Neurocytology. 21(8). 604–613. 12 indexed citations
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Bignami, A., Richard Asher, & George Perides. (1992). The extracellular matrix of rat spinal cord: A comparative study on the localization of hyaluronic acid, glial hyaluronate-binding protein, and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan. Experimental Neurology. 117(1). 90–93. 25 indexed citations
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Bignami, A., Richard Asher, & George Perides. (1991). Brain Extracellular Matrix and Nerve Regeneration. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 296. 197–206. 5 indexed citations
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Asher, Richard. (1991). Localization of hyaluronate in primary glial cell cultures derived from newborn rat brain*1. Experimental Cell Research. 195(2). 401–411. 34 indexed citations
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Asher, Richard, George Perides, Jean‐Jacques Vanderhaeghen, & A. Bignami. (1991). Extracellular matrix of central nervous system white matter: Demonstration of an hyaluronate‐protein complex. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 28(3). 410–421. 110 indexed citations
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Mansour, Hussein, Richard Asher, D. Dahl, et al.. (1990). Permissive and non‐permissive reactive astrocytes: Immunofluorescence study with antibodies to the glial hyaluronate‐binding protein. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 25(3). 300–311. 75 indexed citations
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Perides, George, et al.. (1990). Glial hyaluronate-binding protein (GHAP) optic nerve and retina. Brain Research. 512(2). 309–316. 6 indexed citations
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Asher, Richard. (1954). Straight and Crooked Thinking in Medicine. BMJ. 2(4885). 460–462. 10 indexed citations
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Brewerton, D. A. & Richard Asher. (1952). THE MAINTENANCE THERAPY OF PERNICIOUS ANÆMIA WITH VITAMIN B12. The Lancet. 260(6728). 265–266. 6 indexed citations

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