Robert D. Bell

13.3k total citations · 8 hit papers
53 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Robert D. Bell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert D. Bell has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Physiology and 14 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Robert D. Bell's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (18 papers), Barrier Structure and Function Studies (6 papers) and Advanced Glycation End Products research (6 papers). Robert D. Bell is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (18 papers), Barrier Structure and Function Studies (6 papers) and Advanced Glycation End Products research (6 papers). Robert D. Bell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Robert D. Bell's co-authors include Berislav V. Zloković, Abhay P. Sagare, Ethan A. Winkler, Rashid Deane, Itender Singh, Wandong Zhang, Axel H. Meyer, Georg C. Terstappen, David M. Holtzman and Zhenhua Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Robert D. Bell

53 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

Pericytes Control Key Neurovascular Functions and Neurona... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2010 2012 2021 2011 2009 250 500 750 1000
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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. Pericytes Control Key Neurovascular Functions and Neuronal Phenotype in the Adult Brain and during Brain Aging
    2010 1.1k citations Robert D. Bell, Ethan A. Winkler et al. profile →
  2. Apolipoprotein E controls cerebrovascular integrity via cyclophilin A
    2012 995 citations Robert D. Bell, Ethan A. Winkler et al. profile →
  3. Strategies for delivering therapeutics across the blood–brain barrier
    2021 765 citations Georg C. Terstappen, Axel H. Meyer et al. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery profile →
  4. Central nervous system pericytes in health and disease
    2011 761 citations Ethan A. Winkler, Robert D. Bell et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  5. Neurovascular mechanisms and blood–brain barrier disorder in Alzheimer’s disease
    2009 699 citations Robert D. Bell, Berislav V. Zloković Acta Neuropathologica profile →
  6. Transport Pathways for Clearance of Human Alzheimer's Amyloid β-Peptide and Apolipoproteins E and J in the Mouse Central Nervous System
    2006 537 citations Robert D. Bell, Abhay P. Sagare et al. profile →
  7. GLUT1 reductions exacerbate Alzheimer's disease vasculo-neuronal dysfunction and degeneration
    2015 516 citations Ethan A. Winkler, Abhay P. Sagare et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  8. A multimodal RAGE-specific inhibitor reduces amyloid β–mediated brain disorder in a mouse model of Alzheimer disease
    2012 510 citations Rashid Deane, Itender Singh et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert D. Bell United States 33 3.9k 3.8k 3.2k 1.3k 1.1k 53 9.9k
Abhay P. Sagare United States 46 6.7k 1.7× 7.0k 1.8× 4.7k 1.5× 2.5k 1.9× 1.9k 1.8× 78 16.0k
Melanie D. Sweeney United States 20 4.4k 1.1× 2.7k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.4× 1.5k 1.4× 23 9.7k
Amy R. Nelson United States 19 3.1k 0.8× 1.9k 0.5× 2.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 847 0.8× 33 8.1k
Axel Montagne United States 35 4.1k 1.0× 2.5k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.3× 1.4k 1.3× 66 9.4k
Turgay Dalkara Türkiye 47 3.6k 0.9× 2.6k 0.7× 3.3k 1.0× 1.8k 1.4× 2.0k 1.9× 158 11.5k
Takahisa Kanekiyo United States 49 2.3k 0.6× 4.9k 1.3× 3.4k 1.0× 819 0.6× 1.4k 1.3× 107 9.2k
Susan J. Vannucci United States 57 1.6k 0.4× 2.2k 0.6× 3.6k 1.1× 1.0k 0.8× 1.9k 1.7× 120 11.0k
G. William Rebeck United States 62 1.8k 0.5× 6.8k 1.8× 4.4k 1.4× 1.7k 1.3× 2.1k 2.0× 138 11.2k
Zhihong Huang China 33 1.9k 0.5× 2.5k 0.7× 5.6k 1.8× 1.1k 0.8× 1.6k 1.5× 135 12.5k
Jack van Horssen Netherlands 58 3.4k 0.9× 1.5k 0.4× 4.2k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 856 0.8× 116 10.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bell, Robert D., et al.. (2023). Exact solutions for compact stars in general relativity. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2536(1). 12003–12003. 2 indexed citations
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Reinhart, Veronica, Thomas A. Lanz, Mark L. Weber, et al.. (2021). Schizophrenia-associated SLC39A8 polymorphism is a loss-of-function allele altering glutamate receptor and innate immune signaling. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 136–136. 19 indexed citations
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Bell, Robert D.. (2021). Considerations When Developing Blood–Brain Barrier Crossing Drug Delivery Technology. Handbook of experimental pharmacology. 273. 83–95. 2 indexed citations
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Brophy, Megan L., John C. Stansfield, Youngwook Ahn, et al.. (2021). AAV‐mediated expression of galactose‐1‐phosphate uridyltransferase corrects defects of galactose metabolism in classic galactosemia patient fibroblasts. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease. 45(3). 481–492. 15 indexed citations
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Terstappen, Georg C., Axel H. Meyer, Robert D. Bell, & Wandong Zhang. (2021). Strategies for delivering therapeutics across the blood–brain barrier. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 20(5). 362–383. 765 indexed citations breakdown →
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Piro, Justin R., Georgette L. Suidan, Jie Quan, et al.. (2018). Inhibition of 2-AG hydrolysis differentially regulates blood brain barrier permeability after injury. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 15(1). 142–142. 37 indexed citations
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Deane, Rashid, Itender Singh, Abhay P. Sagare, et al.. (2012). A multimodal RAGE-specific inhibitor reduces amyloid β–mediated brain disorder in a mouse model of Alzheimer disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(4). 1377–1392. 510 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nguyen, Anh T., Delphine Gomez, Robert D. Bell, et al.. (2012). Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity. Circulation Research. 112(1). 17–22. 128 indexed citations
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Sagare, Abhay P., Robert D. Bell, & Berislav V. Zloković. (2012). Neurovascular Dysfunction and Faulty Amyloid  -Peptide Clearance in Alzheimer Disease. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine. 2(10). a011452–a011452. 196 indexed citations
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Winkler, Ethan A., Robert D. Bell, & Berislav V. Zloković. (2011). Central nervous system pericytes in health and disease. Nature Neuroscience. 14(11). 1398–1405. 761 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhong, Zhihui, Yaoming Wang, Huang Guo, et al.. (2010). Protein S Protects Neurons from Excitotoxic Injury by Activating the TAM Receptor Tyro3–Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase–Akt Pathway through Its Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin-Like Region. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(46). 15521–15534. 47 indexed citations
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Zhu, Donghui, Yaoming Wang, Itender Singh, et al.. (2010). Protein S controls hypoxic/ischemic blood-brain barrier disruption through the TAM receptor Tyro3 and sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor. Blood. 115(23). 4963–4972. 91 indexed citations
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Winkler, Ethan A., Robert D. Bell, & Berislav V. Zloković. (2010). Pericyte-specific expression of PDGF beta receptor in mouse models with normal and deficient PDGF beta receptor signaling. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 5(1). 32–32. 264 indexed citations
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Bell, Robert D. & Berislav V. Zloković. (2009). Neurovascular mechanisms and blood–brain barrier disorder in Alzheimer’s disease. Acta Neuropathologica. 118(1). 103–113. 699 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lu, Jian‐Qiang, Yan Fan, Robert D. Bell, et al.. (2009). Association of α-Synuclein Immunoreactivity With Inflammatory Activity in Multiple Sclerosis Lesions. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 68(2). 179–189. 34 indexed citations
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Sagare, Abhay P., Rashid Deane, Robert D. Bell, et al.. (2007). Clearance of amyloid-β by circulating lipoprotein receptors. Nature Medicine. 13(9). 1029–1031. 352 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhenhua, Huang Guo, Nienwen Chow, et al.. (2005). Role of the MEOX2 homeobox gene in neurovascular dysfunction in Alzheimer disease. Nature Medicine. 11(9). 959–965. 227 indexed citations
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Cicero, Theodore J., Edward R. Meyer, Brian T. Miller, et al.. (1986). Ontogeny of the opioid-mediated control of reproductive endocrinology in the male and female rat.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 236(3). 627–633. 28 indexed citations
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Bell, Robert D., et al.. (1975). The effects of indomethacin on auto regulation and the renal response to hemorrhage. 2(1). 57–64. 5 indexed citations
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Bell, Robert D., et al.. (1972). Interrelationships of Renal Hemodynamics, Intrarenal Pressures and Renal Lymph Formation. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 139(1). 109–112. 5 indexed citations

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