Robert Brackenbury

5.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
48 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

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Robert Brackenbury is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Brackenbury has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert Brackenbury's work include Cancer-related gene regulation (8 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (8 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (7 papers). Robert Brackenbury is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related gene regulation (8 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (8 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (7 papers). Robert Brackenbury collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Australia. Robert Brackenbury's co-authors include Gerald M. Edelman, Urs Rutishauser, Bruce A. Cunningham, Jean Paul Thiery, G M Edelman, John J. Hemperly, Ben A. Murray, E A Prediger, Mary Fedor‐Chaiken and Nancy Ratner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Robert Brackenbury

48 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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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.

Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule: Structure, Immunoglobulin-Like Domains, Cell Surface Modulation, and Alternative RNA Splicing

1987 977 citations Bruce A. Cunningham, Robert Brackenbury et al. profile →
Chemical characterization of a neural cell adhesion molecule purified from embryonic brain membranes.

1982 400 citations Barbara C. Sorkin, Robert Brackenbury et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Adhesion among neural cells of the chick embryo. II. Purification and characterization of a cell adhesion molecule from neural retina.

1977 371 citations Jean Paul Thiery, Robert Brackenbury et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Brackenbury United States	30	3.1k	1.4k	1.2k	706	572	48	4.7k
John J. Hemperly United States	33	2.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	782 0.6×	504 0.7×	713 1.2×	43	4.1k
Jack Lilien United States	37	3.1k 1.0×	1.7k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	736 1.0×	467 0.8×	77	4.6k
Kathryn L. Crossin United States	47	3.7k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	2.2k 1.8×	2.0k 2.9×	892 1.6×	77	6.9k
S Hoffman United States	23	2.5k 0.8×	990 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	1.5k 2.1×	531 0.9×	38	4.1k
Midori Maekawa Japan	16	4.8k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	2.7k 2.2×	714 1.0×	236 0.4×	21	7.4k
Dale D. Hunter United States	30	2.7k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	810 0.7×	1.2k 1.7×	326 0.6×	56	4.3k
Vitauts I. Kalnins Canada	28	3.0k 1.0×	640 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	317 0.4×	307 0.5×	88	4.2k
Barbara Ranscht United States	48	4.2k 1.4×	2.5k 1.8×	1.7k 1.3×	593 0.8×	1.5k 2.7×	78	7.5k
R. U. Margolis United States	37	3.4k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	3.2k 2.5×	957 1.4×	319 0.6×	63	4.9k
Annie Andrieux France	39	2.7k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	2.2k 1.8×	639 0.9×	310 0.5×	108	4.9k

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Fedor‐Chaiken, Mary, Thomas E. Meigs, Daniel D. Kaplan, & Robert Brackenbury. (2003). Two Regions of Cadherin Cytoplasmic Domains Are Involved in Suppressing Motility of a Mammary Carcinoma Cell Line. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(52). 52371–52378. 14 indexed citations

Meigs, Thomas E., Mary Fedor‐Chaiken, Daniel D. Kaplan, Robert Brackenbury, & Patrick J. Casey. (2002). Gα12 and Gα13 Negatively Regulate the Adhesive Functions of Cadherin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(27). 24594–24600. 104 indexed citations

Zantek, Nicole D., et al.. (1999). E-cadherin regulates the function of the EphA2 receptor tyrosine kinase.. PubMed. 10(9). 629–38. 217 indexed citations

Li, Bo, Nancy E. Paradies, & Robert Brackenbury. (1997). Isolation and characterization of the promoter region of the chicken N-cadherin gene. Gene. 191(1). 7–13. 32 indexed citations

Ratner, Nancy, et al.. (1995). Myelin glycoprotein P₀ is expressed at early stages of chicken and rat embryogenesis. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 40(2). 241–250. 31 indexed citations

Shinoura, Nobusada, et al.. (1995). Expression of N-cadherin and α-catenin in astrocytomas and glioblastomas. British Journal of Cancer. 72(3). 627–633. 65 indexed citations

Itoh, Kouichi, et al.. (1995). Induction of L1 mRNA in PC12 cells by NGF is modulated by cell-cell contact and does not require the high-affinity NGF receptor. Journal of Neuroscience. 15(3). 2504–2512. 32 indexed citations

Bhattacharyya, Anita, Robert Brackenbury, & Nancy Ratner. (1993). Neuron‐Schwann cell signals are conserved across species: Purification and characterization of embryonic chicken Schwann cells. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 35(1). 1–13. 9 indexed citations

Norgren, Robert B. & Robert Brackenbury. (1993). Cell Adhesion Molecules and the Migration of LHRH Neurons during Development. Developmental Biology. 160(2). 377–387. 61 indexed citations

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Brady‐Kalnay, Susann M., Erwin R. Boghaert, S G Zimmer, & Robert Brackenbury. (1993). Increasing N-CAM-mediated cell-cell adhesion does not reduce invasion of RSV-transformed WC5 rat cerebellar cells. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis. 11(4). 313–324. 4 indexed citations

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Bhattacharyya, Anita, Ronald W. Oppenheim, David Prevette, et al.. (1992). S100 is present in developing chicken neurons and schwann cell and promotes motor neuron survival in vivo. Journal of Neurobiology. 23(4). 451–466. 133 indexed citations

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Norgren, Robert B., Nancy Ratner, & Robert Brackenbury. (1992). Development of olfactory nerve glia defined by a monoclonal antibody specific for schwann cells. Developmental Dynamics. 194(3). 231–238. 50 indexed citations

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Li, Bo, et al.. (1992). Conserved regulatory elements in the promoter region of the N-CAM gene. Genomics. 14(4). 875–882. 24 indexed citations

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Bhattacharyya, Anita, Eric Frank, Nancy Ratner, & Robert Brackenbury. (1991). P0 is an early marker of the schwann cell lineage in chickens. Neuron. 7(5). 831–844. 88 indexed citations

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Brady‐Kalnay, Susann M., Erwin R. Boghaert, Stephen G. Zimmer, David R. Soll, & Robert Brackenbury. (1991). Invasion by WC5 rat cerebellar cells is independent of RSV‐induced changes in growth and adhesion. International Journal of Cancer. 49(2). 239–245. 12 indexed citations

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Brady‐Kalnay, Susann M., David R. Soll, & Robert Brackenbury. (1991). Invasion of rous sarcoma virus‐transformed retinal cells: Role of cell motility. International Journal of Cancer. 47(4). 560–568. 10 indexed citations

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Brackenbury, Robert. (1988). Expression of Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules in Normal and Pathologic Tissues. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 540(1). 39–46. 11 indexed citations

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Brackenbury, Robert, et al.. (1987). Molecular features of cell adhesion molecules involved in neural development.. PubMed. 65. 155–67. 1 indexed citations

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Rothbard, Jonathan B., Robert Brackenbury, Bruce A. Cunningham, & G M Edelman. (1982). Differences in the carbohydrate structures of neural cell-adhesion molecules from adult and embryonic chicken brains.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 257(18). 11064–11069. 279 indexed citations

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Rutishauser, Urs, Robert Brackenbury, Jean Paul Thiery, & Gerald M. Edelman. (1979). Surface molecules involved in interactions among neural cells during development.. PubMed. 15(3). 79–92. 1 indexed citations

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