Robert L. Nussbaum

25.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
54 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

Robert L. Nussbaum is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert L. Nussbaum has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Neurology, 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert L. Nussbaum's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (38 papers), Nuclear Receptors and Signaling (15 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (11 papers). Robert L. Nussbaum is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (38 papers), Nuclear Receptors and Signaling (15 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (11 papers). Robert L. Nussbaum collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Robert L. Nussbaum's co-authors include Christopher E. Ellis, Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, Nelson B. Cole, Alice Lazzarini, Susan Ide, Lawrence I. Golbe, Edward S. Stenroos, Roger C. Duvoisin, Giuseppe Di Iorio and William G. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Robert L. Nussbaum

53 papers receiving 13.8k citations

Hit Papers

Mutation in the α-Synuclein Gene Identified in Families w... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1997 2003 2004 2002 1996 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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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. Mutation in the α-Synuclein Gene Identified in Families with Parkinson's Disease
    1997 6.3k citations Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, Christian Lavedan et al. profile →
  2. Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease
    2003 1.0k citations Robert L. Nussbaum, Christopher E. Ellis profile →
  3. Structure and Dynamics of Micelle-bound Human α-Synuclein
    2004 771 citations Nelson B. Cole, Robert L. Nussbaum et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  4. Synaptic Vesicle Depletion Correlates with Attenuated Synaptic Responses to Prolonged Repetitive Stimulation in Mice Lacking α-Synuclein
    2002 695 citations Deborah E. Cabin, Declan Murphy et al. profile →
  5. Mapping of a Gene for Parkinson's Disease to Chromosome 4q21-q23
    1996 548 citations Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, Robert L. Nussbaum et al. profile →
  6. Direct Membrane Association Drives Mitochondrial Fission by the Parkinson Disease-associated Protein α-Synuclein
    2011 484 citations Ken Nakamura, Venu M. Nemani et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers

Robert L. Nussbaum
Lawrence I. Golbe United States
Vernice Jackson‐Lewis United States
Andrew B. West United States
Miquel Vila Spain
Tiago F. Outeiro Germany
Mel Β. Feany United States
Michael G. Schlossmacher United States
Pamela J. McLean United States
Benoit I. Giasson United States
Shigeo Murayama Japan
Lawrence I. Golbe United States
Robert L. Nussbaum
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nussbaum, Robert L.. (2017). The Identification of Alpha-Synuclein as the First Parkinson Disease Gene. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 7(s1). S43–S49. 39 indexed citations
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Kuo, Yien–Ming, et al.. (2014). Transgenic mice expressing S129 phosphorylation mutations in α-synuclein. Neuroscience Letters. 563. 96–100. 13 indexed citations
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Yang, Ping, Kristine M. Cornejo, Peter M. Sadow, et al.. (2014). Renal Cell Carcinoma in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 38(7). 895–909. 178 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Ken, Venu M. Nemani, Farnaz Azarbal, et al.. (2011). Direct Membrane Association Drives Mitochondrial Fission by the Parkinson Disease-associated Protein α-Synuclein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(23). 20710–20726. 484 indexed citations breakdown →
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McFarland, Melinda A., Christopher E. Ellis, Sanford P. Markey, & Robert L. Nussbaum. (2008). Proteomics Analysis Identifies Phosphorylation-dependent α-Synuclein Protein Interactions. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 7(11). 2123–2137. 147 indexed citations
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Chiba‐Falek, Ornit, Grisel Lopez, & Robert L. Nussbaum. (2006). Levels of alpha‐synuclein mRNA in sporadic Parkinson disease patients. Movement Disorders. 21(10). 1703–1708. 130 indexed citations
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Chiba‐Falek, Ornit, Jeffrey A. Kowalak, Mark E. Smulson, & Robert L. Nussbaum. (2005). Regulation of α-Synuclein Expression by Poly (ADP Ribose) Polymerase-1 (PARP-1) Binding to the NACP-Rep1 Polymorphic Site Upstream of the SNCA Gene. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 76(3). 478–492. 75 indexed citations
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Cole, Nelson B., et al.. (2004). Metal-catalyzed Oxidation of α-Synuclein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(10). 9678–9690. 100 indexed citations
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Cabin, Deborah E., et al.. (2004). Exacerbated synucleinopathy in mice expressing A53T SNCA on a Snca null background. Neurobiology of Aging. 26(1). 25–35. 64 indexed citations
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Chiba‐Falek, Ornit, Jeffrey W. Touchman, & Robert L. Nussbaum. (2003). Functional analysis of intra-allelic variation at NACP-Rep1 in the ?-synuclein gene. Human Genetics. 113(5). 426–431. 73 indexed citations
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Lavedan, Christian, et al.. (2002). A mutation in the human neurofilament M gene in Parkinson's disease that suggests a role for the cytoskeleton in neuronal degeneration. Neuroscience Letters. 322(1). 57–61. 42 indexed citations
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Seigel, Gail M., Andrew Lotery, David J. Bernard, et al.. (2002). Retinal Pathology and Function in a Cln3 Knockout Mouse Model of Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Batten Disease). Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 19(4). 515–527. 56 indexed citations
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Touchman, Jeffrey W., Anindya Dehejia, Ornit Chiba‐Falek, et al.. (2001). Human and Mouse α-Synuclein Genes: Comparative Genomic Sequence Analysis and Identification of a Novel Gene Regulatory Element. Genome Research. 11(1). 78–86. 97 indexed citations
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Mitchison, Hannah M., David J. Bernard, Nicholas D. E. Greene, et al.. (1999). Targeted Disruption of the Cln3 Gene Provides a Mouse Model for Batten Disease. Neurobiology of Disease. 6(5). 321–334. 170 indexed citations
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Lavedan, Christian, Elisabeth Leroy, Rosarelis Torres, et al.. (1998). Genomic Organization and Expression of the Human β-Synuclein Gene (SNCB). Genomics. 54(1). 173–175. 33 indexed citations
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Lavedan, Christian, Elisabeth Leroy, Anindya Dehejia, et al.. (1998). Identification, localization and characterization of the human γ-synuclein gene. Human Genetics. 103(1). 106–112. 141 indexed citations
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Lewis, Richard A., et al.. (1987). Mapping the Lowe oculocerebrorenal syndrome to Xq24-q26 by use of restriction fragment length polymorphisms.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 79(1). 282–285. 65 indexed citations

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