Robert Krencik

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Robert Krencik is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Krencik has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Robert Krencik's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (10 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (10 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (6 papers). Robert Krencik is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (10 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (10 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (6 papers). Robert Krencik collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Singapore. Robert Krencik's co-authors include Su‐Chun Zhang, Yan Liu, Jason P. Weick, Erik M. Ullian, Su‐Chun Zhang, Zhijian Zhang, Lixiang Ma, Arnold R. Kriegstein, Alex A. Pollen and Su‐Chun Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Robert Krencik

28 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Zika virus cell tropism in the developing human brain and inhibition by azithromycin

2016 365 citations Hanna Retallack, Elizabeth Di Lullo et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Krencik United States	17	936	499	457	315	251	29	1.7k
Amanda Boyd United Kingdom	15	561 0.6×	670 1.3×	314 0.7×	980 3.1×	197 0.8×	19	2.2k
Maja Potokar Slovenia	29	1.0k 1.1×	225 0.5×	746 1.6×	618 2.0×	142 0.6×	58	2.2k
Femke M.S. de Vrij Netherlands	23	1.2k 1.3×	122 0.2×	317 0.7×	147 0.5×	148 0.6×	35	2.0k
Alexandra Benchoua France	19	1.1k 1.2×	166 0.3×	470 1.0×	158 0.5×	60 0.2×	34	1.6k
Li Cao China	26	688 0.7×	533 1.1×	683 1.5×	456 1.4×	125 0.5×	49	2.0k
Maryam Faiz Bangladesh	23	474 0.5×	353 0.7×	281 0.6×	318 1.0×	41 0.2×	45	1.4k
Christopher R. Bye Australia	23	682 0.7×	168 0.3×	508 1.1×	144 0.5×	79 0.3×	31	1.8k
Liliane Tenenbaum Belgium	23	1000 1.1×	177 0.4×	659 1.4×	196 0.6×	65 0.3×	56	2.0k
Timothy E. Allsopp United Kingdom	16	768 0.8×	168 0.3×	418 0.9×	70 0.2×	104 0.4×	29	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Krencik

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Aghlara-Fotovat, Samira, et al.. (2025). Delivery of cytokines via encapsulated human astrocytes for neural immunomodulation. Biomaterials. 326. 123650–123650.

Cvetkovic, Caroline, et al.. (2024). Biofabrication of Neural Organoids: An Experiential Learning Approach for Instructional Laboratories. 4(2). 409–419. 3 indexed citations

Lavekar, Sailee S., et al.. (2023). Asteroid impact: the potential of astrocytes to modulate human neural networks within organoids. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17. 1305921–1305921. 1 indexed citations

Zinger, Assaf, Caroline Cvetkovic, Manuela Sushnitha, et al.. (2021). Humanized Biomimetic Nanovesicles for Neuron Targeting. Advanced Science. 8(19). e2101437–e2101437. 24 indexed citations

Aghlara-Fotovat, Samira, et al.. (2021). Targeting the extracellular matrix for immunomodulation: applications in drug delivery and cell therapies. Drug Delivery and Translational Research. 11(6). 2394–2413. 12 indexed citations

Zhang, Nan, Anjana Tiwari, Robert Krencik, et al.. (2021). DNAzyme Cleavage of CAG Repeat RNA in Polyglutamine Diseases. Neurotherapeutics. 18(3). 1710–1728. 10 indexed citations

Sardar, Debosmita, Brittney Lozzi, Junsung Woo, et al.. (2021). Mapping Astrocyte Transcriptional Signatures in Response to Neuroactive Compounds. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(8). 3975–3975. 14 indexed citations

Jones, Jeffrey R., Linghai Kong, Michael G. Hanna, et al.. (2018). Mutations in GFAP Disrupt the Distribution and Function of Organelles in Human Astrocytes. Cell Reports. 25(4). 947–958.e4. 44 indexed citations

Cvetkovic, Caroline, et al.. (2018). Synaptic Microcircuit Modeling with 3D Cocultures of Astrocytes and Neurons from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 15 indexed citations

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Yeh, Erika, Dang Q. Dao, Zhe Wu, et al.. (2017). Patient-derived iPSCs show premature neural differentiation and neuron type-specific phenotypes relevant to neurodevelopment. Molecular Psychiatry. 23(8). 1687–1698. 26 indexed citations

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Krencik, Robert, Kyounghee Seo, Jessy V. van Asperen, et al.. (2017). Systematic Three-Dimensional Coculture Rapidly Recapitulates Interactions between Human Neurons and Astrocytes. Stem Cell Reports. 9(6). 1745–1753. 64 indexed citations

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Hu, Yao, Qi Li, Lixiang Ma, et al.. (2016). Directed differentiation of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons from human pluripotent stem cells. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 266. 42–49. 49 indexed citations

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Retallack, Hanna, Elizabeth Di Lullo, Carolina Arias, et al.. (2016). Zika virus cell tropism in the developing human brain and inhibition by azithromycin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(50). 14408–14413. 365 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Yan, Jason P. Weick, Huisheng Liu, et al.. (2013). Medial ganglionic eminence–like cells derived from human embryonic stem cells correct learning and memory deficits. Nature Biotechnology. 31(5). 440–447. 215 indexed citations

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Krencik, Robert & Erik M. Ullian. (2013). A cellular star atlas: using astrocytes from human pluripotent stem cells for disease studies. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 7. 25–25. 36 indexed citations

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Krencik, Robert & Su‐Chun Zhang. (2011). Directed differentiation of functional astroglial subtypes from human pluripotent stem cells. Nature Protocols. 6(11). 1710–1717. 203 indexed citations

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Krencik, Robert, Jason P. Weick, Yan Liu, Zhijian Zhang, & Su‐Chun Zhang. (2011). Specification of transplantable astroglial subtypes from human pluripotent stem cells. Nature Biotechnology. 29(6). 528–534. 321 indexed citations

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Bao, Xiaomin, Weili Cai, Huai Deng, et al.. (2008). The COOH-terminal Domain of the JIL-1 Histone H3S10 Kinase Interacts with Histone H3 and Is Required for Correct Targeting to Chromatin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(47). 32741–32750. 13 indexed citations

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Bao, Xiaomin, Weiguo Zhang, Robert Krencik, et al.. (2005). The JIL-1 kinase interacts with lamin Dm0 and regulates nuclear lamina morphology of Drosophila nurse cells. Journal of Cell Science. 118(21). 5079–5087. 19 indexed citations

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Kweon, Gi‐Ryang, Jeremy D. Marks, Robert Krencik, et al.. (2004). Distinct Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration Induced by Chronic Complex I Inhibition in Dopaminergic and Non-dopaminergic Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(50). 51783–51792. 62 indexed citations

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