Robert C. Switzer

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Robert C. Switzer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert C. Switzer has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Robert C. Switzer's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers), Immunotoxicology and immune responses (4 papers) and Animal testing and alternatives (4 papers). Robert C. Switzer is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers), Immunotoxicology and immune responses (4 papers) and Animal testing and alternatives (4 papers). Robert C. Switzer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Canada. Robert C. Switzer's co-authors include Sidney Shifrin, Carl R. Merril, Fulton T. Crews, Christopher J. Braun, Blair J. Hoplight, Darin J. Knapp, John Irwin Johnson, Gaylord Ellison, John A. W. Kirsch and Barnett Rosenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Neuroscience and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Robert C. Switzer

41 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert C. Switzer United States	22	1.0k	661	422	401	262	41	2.9k
H Douglas Morris United States	23	714 0.7×	262 0.4×	217 0.5×	179 0.4×	215 0.8×	47	2.6k
Ulrich Pilatus Germany	33	813 0.8×	288 0.4×	538 1.3×	201 0.5×	347 1.3×	113	3.5k
Cornelius Faber Germany	32	800 0.8×	510 0.8×	132 0.3×	184 0.5×	149 0.6×	148	3.5k
M.A.A. Namboodiri United States	37	1.8k 1.8×	1.5k 2.3×	211 0.5×	154 0.4×	584 2.2×	76	4.9k
Marcia E. Cornford United States	27	727 0.7×	392 0.6×	330 0.8×	407 1.0×	426 1.6×	59	3.0k
David Murphy United Kingdom	50	2.7k 2.6×	1.2k 1.8×	286 0.7×	382 1.0×	1.0k 3.8×	311	8.4k
Agatino Battaglia Italy	38	1.6k 1.6×	364 0.6×	434 1.0×	294 0.7×	125 0.5×	182	4.7k
Keiko Shimizu Japan	33	1.2k 1.2×	767 1.2×	368 0.9×	318 0.8×	360 1.4×	240	4.8k
Masahiro Kondo Japan	34	1.1k 1.1×	850 1.3×	205 0.5×	236 0.6×	595 2.3×	195	4.0k
Susan Jones United States	33	1.8k 1.8×	1.4k 2.1×	225 0.5×	275 0.7×	376 1.4×	114	4.2k

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Pardo, Ingrid D., et al.. (2020). Neuroanatomy and Sampling of Central Projections for the Visual System in Mammals Used in Toxicity Testing. Toxicologic Pathology. 49(3). 455–471. 4 indexed citations

Skotak, Maciej, et al.. (2013). Rat Injury Model under Controlled Field-Relevant Primary Blast Conditions: Acute Response to a Wide Range of Peak Overpressures. Journal of Neurotrauma. 30(13). 1147–1160. 79 indexed citations

Lovell, Kathryn L., Mei Zhu, Meghan C. Drummond, Robert C. Switzer, & Karen H. Friderici. (2013). Distribution and Severity of Neuropathology in β-Mannosidase-Deficient Mice is Strain Dependent. JIMD Reports. 13. 73–81. 2 indexed citations

Ludvig, Nándor, Robert C. Switzer, Hai Tang, & Ruben Kuzniecky. (2012). Autoradiographic evidence for the transmeningeal diffusion of muscimol into the neocortex in rats. Brain Research. 1441. 1–8. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Allan, Pritam Das, Robert C. Switzer, Todd E. Golde, & Joanna L. Jankowsky. (2011). Robust Amyloid Clearance in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease Provides Novel Insights into the Mechanism of Amyloid-β Immunotherapy. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(11). 4124–4136. 94 indexed citations

Garman, Robert H., Larry W. Jenkins, Robert C. Switzer, et al.. (2011). Blast Exposure in Rats with Body Shielding Is Characterized Primarily by Diffuse Axonal Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 28(6). 947–959. 186 indexed citations

Gunapala, Keith M., Daniel Chang, Cynthia T. Hsu, et al.. (2010). Striatal pathology underlies prion infection-mediated hyperactivity in mice. Prion. 4(4). 302–315. 7 indexed citations

Morrison, James P., Thai-Vu T. Ton, Jennifer B. Collins, et al.. (2009). Gene Expression Studies Reveal That DNA Damage, Vascular Perturbation, and Inflammation Contribute to the Pathogenesis of Carbonyl Sulfide Neurotoxicity. Toxicologic Pathology. 37(4). 502–511. 12 indexed citations

Sarko, Diana K., John Irwin Johnson, Robert C. Switzer, Wally Welker, & Roger L. Reep. (2007). Somatosensory Nuclei of the Manatee Brainstem and Thalamus. The Anatomical Record. 290(9). 1138–1165. 14 indexed citations

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Encinas, Juan Manuel, Marcelo E. Vazquez, Robert C. Switzer, et al.. (2007). Quiescent adult neural stem cells are exceptionally sensitive to cosmic radiation. Experimental Neurology. 210(1). 274–279. 33 indexed citations

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Carlson, Janice, Brian Armstrong, Robert C. Switzer, & Gaylord Ellison. (2000). Selective neurotoxic effects of nicotine on axons in fasciculus retroflexus further support evidence that this a weak link in brain across multiple drugs of abuse. Neuropharmacology. 39(13). 2792–2798. 38 indexed citations

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Rizvi, Tilat A., Shailaja Akunuru, Gabrielle de Courten‐Myers, et al.. (1999). Region-specific astrogliosis in brains of mice heterozygous for mutations in the neurofibromatosis type 1 (Nf1) tumor suppressor. Brain Research. 816(1). 111–123. 45 indexed citations

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Ellison, Gaylord & Robert C. Switzer. (1993). Dissimilar patterns of degeneration in brain following four different addictive stimulants. Neuroreport. 5(1). 17–20. 81 indexed citations

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Switzer, Robert C.. (1993). Silver Staining Methods: Their Role in Detecting Neurotoxicity. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 679(1). 341–348. 21 indexed citations

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Switzer, Robert C.. (1991). Strategies for assessing neurotoxicity. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 15(1). 89–93. 23 indexed citations

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Johnson, John Irwin, John A. W. Kirsch, & Robert C. Switzer. (1984). Brain Traits through Phylogeny: Evolution of Neural Characters. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 24(4). 169–176. 6 indexed citations

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Kirsch, John A. W., John Irwin Johnson, & Robert C. Switzer. (1983). Phylogeny through Brain Traits: The Mammalian Family Tree. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 22(2-3). 70–74. 28 indexed citations

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Johnson, John Irwin, John A. W. Kirsch, & Robert C. Switzer. (1982). Phylogeny through Brain Traits: Fifteen Characters Which Adumbrate Mammalian Genealogy. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 20(1-2). 72–83. 16 indexed citations

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Johnson, John Irwin, Robert C. Switzer, & John A. W. Kirsch. (1982). Phylogeny through Brain Traits: The Distribution of Categorizing Characters in Contemporary Mammals. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 20(1-2). 97–117. 38 indexed citations

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Switzer, Robert C., John Irwin Johnson, & John A. W. Kirsch. (1980). Phylogeny Through Brain Traits. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 17(5). 339–363. 21 indexed citations

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