Robert G. Thorne

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Robert G. Thorne is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert G. Thorne has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 6 papers in Neurology and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert G. Thorne's work include Barrier Structure and Function Studies (4 papers), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (3 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (3 papers). Robert G. Thorne is often cited by papers focused on Barrier Structure and Function Studies (4 papers), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (3 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (3 papers). Robert G. Thorne collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Netherlands. Robert G. Thorne's co-authors include Jeffrey J. Lochhead, William H. Frey, A. Thomas, Carolyn Emory, John R. Fawcett, Charles Nicholson, Sabina Hrabětová, Xinfeng Liu, Terese A. DeFor and Niyanta Kumar and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physiology, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Robert G. Thorne

14 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Intranasal delivery of biologics to the central nervous s... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Intranasal delivery of biologics to the central nervous system
    2011 895 citations Jeffrey J. Lochhead, Robert G. Thorne Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert G. Thorne United States 12 711 654 601 344 233 14 2.3k
Robert G. Thorne United States 11 803 1.1× 797 1.2× 606 1.0× 439 1.3× 277 1.2× 14 2.6k
Franciska Erdő Hungary 20 744 1.0× 310 0.5× 529 0.9× 381 1.1× 203 0.9× 42 2.2k
Raquel Ferreira Portugal 29 1.0k 1.5× 835 1.3× 202 0.3× 766 2.2× 498 2.1× 53 3.2k
Tiago Santos Portugal 22 831 1.2× 425 0.6× 210 0.3× 468 1.4× 548 2.4× 34 2.4k
Liliana Bernardino Portugal 35 1.4k 2.0× 876 1.3× 227 0.4× 917 2.7× 585 2.5× 71 4.0k
Müge Yemişçi Türkiye 22 847 1.2× 323 0.5× 157 0.3× 1.0k 3.0× 332 1.4× 51 2.7k
Kurt A. Sailor United States 28 1.5k 2.1× 1.8k 2.7× 100 0.2× 890 2.6× 246 1.1× 36 4.2k
Petra Henrich‐Noack Germany 26 704 1.0× 643 1.0× 120 0.2× 544 1.6× 289 1.2× 61 2.3k
Shyeilla V. Dhuria United States 13 623 0.9× 238 0.4× 507 0.8× 125 0.4× 156 0.7× 24 1.7k
Dariusz C. Górecki United Kingdom 37 2.4k 3.4× 683 1.0× 152 0.3× 423 1.2× 376 1.6× 117 4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert G. Thorne

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Gould, Michael N., et al.. (2021). Intranasal administration of the chemotherapeutic perillyl alcohol results in selective delivery to the cerebrospinal fluid in rats. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 6351–6351. 12 indexed citations
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Kumar, Niyanta, et al.. (2018). Passive Immunotherapies for Central Nervous System Disorders: Current Delivery Challenges and New Approaches. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 29(12). 3937–3966. 23 indexed citations
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Pizzo, Michelle E., Niyanta Kumar, Eric Brunette, et al.. (2017). Intrathecal antibody distribution in the rat brain: surface diffusion, perivascular transport and osmotic enhancement of delivery. The Journal of Physiology. 596(3). 445–475. 202 indexed citations
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Thorne, Robert G., et al.. (2013). Diffusion of Macromolecules in the Brain: Implications for Drug Delivery. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 10(5). 1492–1504. 213 indexed citations
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Hammarlund‐Udenaes, Margareta, Robert G. Thorne, & Elizabeth C. M. de Lange. (2013). Drug Delivery to the Brain. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 29 indexed citations
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Lochhead, Jeffrey J. & Robert G. Thorne. (2011). Intranasal delivery of biologics to the central nervous system. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 64(7). 614–628. 895 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thorne, Robert G., Sabina Hrabětová, & Charles Nicholson. (2004). Diffusion of Epidermal Growth Factor in Rat Brain Extracellular Space Measured by Integrative Optical Imaging. Journal of Neurophysiology. 92(6). 3471–3481. 135 indexed citations
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Liu, Xinfeng, John R. Fawcett, Robert G. Thorne, Terese A. DeFor, & William H. Frey. (2001). Intranasal administration of insulin-like growth factor-I bypasses the blood–brain barrier and protects against focal cerebral ischemic damage. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 187(1-2). 91–97. 206 indexed citations
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Liu, Xinfeng, John R. Fawcett, Robert G. Thorne, & William H. Frey. (2000). Intranasal IGF-1 Protects against Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats following Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion (MCAO). Stroke. 32. 352–352. 1 indexed citations
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Frey, William H., Jia Liu, Xueqing Chen, et al.. (1997). Delivery of125I-NGF to the Brain via the Olfactory Route. Drug Delivery. 4(2). 87–92. 174 indexed citations
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Thorne, Robert G., Carolyn Emory, A. Thomas, & William H. Frey. (1995). Quantitative analysis of the olfactory pathway for drug delivery to the brain. Brain Research. 692(1-2). 278–282. 274 indexed citations

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