Rita J. Balice‐Gordon

23.1k total citations · 10 hit papers
90 papers, 15.8k citations indexed

About

Rita J. Balice‐Gordon is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rita J. Balice‐Gordon has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 15.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 44 papers in Molecular Biology and 32 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Rita J. Balice‐Gordon's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (33 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (21 papers) and Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments (20 papers). Rita J. Balice‐Gordon is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (33 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (21 papers) and Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments (20 papers). Rita J. Balice‐Gordon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Netherlands. Rita J. Balice‐Gordon's co-authors include Josep Dalmau, Myrna R. Rosenfeld, Eugenia Martínez‐Hernández, Ethan G. Hughes, Eric Lancaster, Xiaoyu Peng, Meizan Lai, Francesc Graus, Amy J. Gleichman and David R. Lynch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Rita J. Balice‐Gordon

90 papers receiving 15.4k citations

Hit Papers

Anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis: case series and analysis... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2013 2010 2010 2010 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis: case series and analysis of the effects of antibodies
    2008 2.2k citations Josep Dalmau, Amy J. Gleichman et al. profile →
  2. Treatment and prognostic factors for long-term outcome in patients with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: an observational cohort study
    2013 2.0k citations Rita J. Balice‐Gordon, Josep Dalmau et al. profile →
  3. Clinical experience and laboratory investigations in patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis
    2010 1.7k citations Josep Dalmau, Rita J. Balice‐Gordon et al. profile →
  4. Cellular and Synaptic Mechanisms of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
    2010 852 citations Ethan G. Hughes, Xiaoyu Peng et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  5. Investigation of LGI1 as the antigen in limbic encephalitis previously attributed to potassium channels: a case series
    2010 758 citations Meizan Lai, Rita J. Balice‐Gordon et al. profile →
  6. Antibody titres at diagnosis and during follow-up of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: a retrospective study
    2013 670 citations Amy J. Gleichman, Rita J. Balice‐Gordon et al. profile →
  7. Antibodies to the GABAB receptor in limbic encephalitis with seizures: case series and characterisation of the antigen
    2009 652 citations Meizan Lai, Xiaoyu Peng et al. profile →
  8. AMPA receptor antibodies in limbic encephalitis alter synaptic receptor location
    2009 560 citations Meizan Lai, Ethan G. Hughes et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
  9. Encephalitis with refractory seizures, status epilepticus, and antibodies to the GABAA receptor: a case series, characterisation of the antigen, and analysis of the effects of antibodies
    2014 404 citations Xiaoyu Peng, Rita J. Balice‐Gordon et al. profile →
  10. Human N-methyl D-aspartate receptor antibodies alter memory and behaviour in mice
    2014 344 citations Rita J. Balice‐Gordon, Josep Dalmau et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rita J. Balice‐Gordon United States 51 10.8k 4.8k 4.4k 3.7k 1.6k 90 15.8k
Bethan Lang United Kingdom 54 9.7k 0.9× 2.1k 0.4× 2.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.4× 1.0k 0.6× 167 11.7k
Christian G. Bien Germany 51 6.3k 0.6× 2.9k 0.6× 2.1k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 264 11.6k
Eric Lancaster United States 34 6.2k 0.6× 1.5k 0.3× 1.4k 0.3× 1.6k 0.4× 967 0.6× 72 7.7k
Ethan G. Hughes United States 23 4.2k 0.4× 2.2k 0.5× 1.6k 0.4× 1.4k 0.4× 582 0.4× 33 7.1k
Ronald J. Mandel United States 50 3.0k 0.3× 4.7k 1.0× 6.5k 1.5× 4.5k 1.2× 728 0.5× 95 12.2k
Lin Mei United States 69 2.0k 0.2× 5.3k 1.1× 9.5k 2.1× 1.4k 0.4× 625 0.4× 257 16.3k
William D. Snider United States 67 1.9k 0.2× 9.4k 2.0× 7.6k 1.7× 1.1k 0.3× 777 0.5× 132 18.0k
Meizan Lai United States 17 4.8k 0.4× 1.3k 0.3× 1.3k 0.3× 1.5k 0.4× 636 0.4× 24 6.0k
Josep Dalmau United States 110 40.0k 3.7× 9.0k 1.9× 8.1k 1.8× 10.6k 2.8× 6.4k 4.1× 520 46.5k
Amy J. Gleichman United States 16 4.9k 0.5× 1.3k 0.3× 1.0k 0.2× 1.7k 0.4× 681 0.4× 22 5.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moore, Tara L., Damon Young, Ronald Killiany, et al.. (2021). The Effects of a Novel Non-catechol Dopamine Partial Agonist on Working Memory in the Aged Rhesus Monkey. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 13. 757850–757850. 1 indexed citations
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Balice‐Gordon, Rita J., et al.. (2019). Learning from Principles of Evidence-Based Medicine to Optimize Nonclinical Research Practices. Handbook of experimental pharmacology. 257. 35–54. 1 indexed citations
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Peng, Xiaoyu, Ethan G. Hughes, Emilia H. Moscato, et al.. (2014). Cellular plasticity induced by anti–α‐amino‐3‐hydroxy‐5‐methyl‐4‐isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptor encephalitis antibodies. Annals of Neurology. 77(3). 381–398. 110 indexed citations
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Peng, Xiaoyu, Thomas D. Parsons, & Rita J. Balice‐Gordon. (2012). Determinants of synaptic strength vary across an axon arbor. Journal of Neurophysiology. 107(9). 2430–2441. 7 indexed citations
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Zhai, Jinbin, Wan Zhou, Jiyao Li, et al.. (2011). The in vivo contribution of motor neuron TrkB receptors to mutant SOD1 motor neuron disease. Human Molecular Genetics. 20(21). 4116–4131. 22 indexed citations
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Robinson, Blaine W., Giuseppe Germanò, Yuanquan Song, et al.. (2010). mll ortholog containing functional domains of human MLL is expressed throughout the zebrafish lifespan and in haematopoietic tissues. British Journal of Haematology. 152(3). 307–321. 5 indexed citations
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Hughes, Ethan G., Xiaoyu Peng, Amy J. Gleichman, et al.. (2010). Cellular and Synaptic Mechanisms of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(17). 5866–5875. 852 indexed citations breakdown →
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Personius, Kirkwood E., Qiang Chang, George Z. Mentis, Michael J. O’Donovan, & Rita J. Balice‐Gordon. (2007). Reduced gap junctional coupling leads to uncorrelated motor neuron firing and precocious neuromuscular synapse elimination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(28). 11808–11813. 72 indexed citations
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Jeng, Linda Jo Bone, Rita J. Balice‐Gordon, Albee Messing, Kenneth H. Fischbeck, & Steven S. Scherer. (2006). The effects of a dominant connexin32 mutant in myelinating Schwann cells. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 32(3). 283–298. 45 indexed citations
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Hess, Darren, et al.. (2006). Neurotrophin and Trk-mediated Signaling in the Neuromuscular System. International Anesthesiology Clinics. 44(2). 21–76. 70 indexed citations
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Panzer, Jessica A., Sarah Gibbs, Roland Dosch, et al.. (2005). Neuromuscular synaptogenesis in wild-type and mutant zebrafish. Developmental Biology. 285(2). 340–357. 82 indexed citations
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Elmariah, Sarina B., Eun Joo Oh, Ethan G. Hughes, & Rita J. Balice‐Gordon. (2005). Astrocytes Regulate Inhibitory Synapse Formation via Trk-Mediated Modulation of Postsynaptic GABAAReceptors. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(14). 3638–3650. 141 indexed citations
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Elmariah, Sarina B., Mark A. Crumling, Thomas D. Parsons, & Rita J. Balice‐Gordon. (2004). Postsynaptic TrkB-Mediated Signaling Modulates Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurotransmitter Receptor Clustering at Hippocampal Synapses. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(10). 2380–2393. 91 indexed citations
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Bittman, Kevin, Jessica A. Panzer, & Rita J. Balice‐Gordon. (2004). Patterns of cell–cell coupling in embryonic spinal cord studied via ballistic delivery of gap‐junction‐permeable dyes. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 477(3). 273–285. 15 indexed citations
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Personius, Kirkwood E. & Rita J. Balice‐Gordon. (2002). Book Review: Activity-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity: Insights from Neuromuscular Junctions. The Neuroscientist. 8(5). 414–422. 18 indexed citations
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Personius, Kirkwood E. & Rita J. Balice‐Gordon. (2001). Loss of Correlated Motor Neuron Activity during Synaptic Competition at Developing Neuromuscular Synapses. Neuron. 31(3). 395–408. 84 indexed citations
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Balice‐Gordon, Rita J., Daniel B. Smith, Joshua Goldman, et al.. (2000). Functional motor unit failure precedes neuromuscular degeneration in canine motor neuron disease. Annals of Neurology. 47(5). 596–605. 41 indexed citations
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Chang, Qiang & Rita J. Balice‐Gordon. (2000). highwire, rpm-1, and futsch. Neuron. 26(2). 287–290. 24 indexed citations
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Woo, Y. Joseph, G. Praveen Raju, Judith L. Swain, et al.. (1997). In Utero Cardiac Gene Transfer via Intraplacental Delivery of Recombinant Adenovirus. Circulation. 96(10). 3561–3569. 38 indexed citations
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Balice‐Gordon, Rita J., et al.. (1990). Neuromuscular junctions shrink and expand as muscle fiber size is manipulated: in vivo observations in the androgen-sensitive bulbocavernosus muscle of mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 10(8). 2660–2671. 105 indexed citations

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