Robert W. Nickells

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Nickells is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Nickells has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Molecular Biology, 43 papers in Ophthalmology and 10 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Nickells's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (40 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (36 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (20 papers). Robert W. Nickells is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (40 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (36 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (20 papers). Robert W. Nickells collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Canada. Robert W. Nickells's co-authors include Cassandra L. Schlamp, Donald J. Zack, Harry A. Quigley, Mary Ellen Pease, Lisa A. Kerrigan, Yan Li, Simon W. M. John, Margaret E. Maes, Joel A. Dietz and Yan Li and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Cell Biology, PLoS ONE and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Nickells

81 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Retinal ganglion cell death in experimental glaucoma and after axotomy occurs by apoptosis.

1995 791 citations Harry A. Quigley, Robert W. Nickells et al. PubMed profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert W. Nickells United States	37	3.4k	3.0k	746	735	674	83	5.0k
Takayuki Harada Japan	42	3.5k 1.0×	1.8k 0.6×	647 0.9×	1.4k 1.9×	829 1.2×	197	5.9k
Martin B. Wax United States	43	3.0k 0.9×	3.8k 1.3×	849 1.1×	482 0.7×	1.1k 1.6×	95	5.7k
Olaf Strauß Germany	35	4.0k 1.2×	2.1k 0.7×	601 0.8×	1.5k 2.0×	367 0.5×	144	5.5k
Gail M. Seigel United States	35	1.7k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	582 0.8×	410 0.6×	251 0.4×	85	3.2k
Markus H. Kuehn United States	34	2.0k 0.6×	3.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.9×	284 0.4×	631 0.9×	101	4.7k
Craig E. Crosson United States	33	1.6k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	774 1.0×	312 0.4×	334 0.5×	82	3.3k
François Paquet‐Durand Germany	33	2.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	270 0.4×	997 1.4×	314 0.5×	109	3.3k
Mary E. Rayborn United States	36	3.8k 1.1×	2.7k 0.9×	1.0k 1.4×	1.3k 1.7×	331 0.5×	97	5.5k
Hiroshi Ohguro Japan	34	2.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.4×	397 0.5×	1.2k 1.6×	166 0.2×	208	4.3k
Christopher P. Austin United States	36	3.8k 1.1×	652 0.2×	255 0.3×	1.4k 1.9×	161 0.2×	62	5.2k

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Scott-McKean, Jonah J., et al.. (2024). Cytoprotective Small Compound M109S Attenuated Retinal Ganglion Cell Degeneration Induced by Optic Nerve Crush in Mice. Cells. 13(11). 911–911. 1 indexed citations

Kiland, Julie A., et al.. (2024). Intravitreal AAV2 gene delivery to feline retinal ganglion cells. Vision Research. 226. 108519–108519.

Maes, Margaret E., et al.. (2023). BAX activation in mouse retinal ganglion cells occurs in two temporally and mechanistically distinct steps. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 18(1). 67–67. 7 indexed citations

Schmitt, H, et al.. (2020). Targeting HDAC3 in the DBA/2J spontaneous mouse model of glaucoma. Experimental Eye Research. 200. 108244–108244. 11 indexed citations

Schmitt, H, Cassandra L. Schlamp, & Robert W. Nickells. (2017). Targeting HDAC3 Activity with RGFP966 Protects Against Retinal Ganglion Cell Nuclear Atrophy and Apoptosis After Optic Nerve Injury. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 34(3). 260–273. 34 indexed citations

Nickells, Robert W., H Schmitt, Margaret E. Maes, & Cassandra L. Schlamp. (2017). AAV2-Mediated Transduction of the Mouse Retina After Optic Nerve Injury. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(14). 6091–6091. 21 indexed citations

Levin, Leonard A., Harry A. Quigley, M. Francesca Cordeiro, et al.. (2016). Neuroprotection for glaucoma: Requirements for clinical translation. Experimental Eye Research. 157. 34–37. 47 indexed citations

Nickells, Robert W., et al.. (2015). Neuroinflammation in Glaucoma and Optic Nerve Damage. Progress in molecular biology and translational science. 134. 343–363. 71 indexed citations

Dietz, Joel A., Margaret E. Maes, Shuang Huang, et al.. (2014). Spink2 Modulates Apoptotic Susceptibility and Is a Candidate Gene in the Rgcs1 QTL That Affects Retinal Ganglion Cell Death after Optic Nerve Damage. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e93564–e93564. 12 indexed citations

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Nickells, Robert W.. (2012). The Cell and Molecular Biology of Glaucoma: Mechanisms of Retinal Ganglion Cell Death. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(5). 2476–2476. 60 indexed citations

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Mavlyutov, Timur, Robert W. Nickells, & Lian‐Wang Guo. (2011). Accelerated retinal ganglion cell death in mice deficient in the Sigma-1 receptor.. PubMed. 17. 1034–43. 60 indexed citations

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Semaan, Sheila J. & Robert W. Nickells. (2010). The apoptotic response in HCT116 BAX-/- cancer cells becomes rapidly saturated with increasing expression of a GFP-BAX fusion protein. BMC Cancer. 10(1). 554–554. 11 indexed citations

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Nickells, Robert W., Joel A. Dietz, Yuting Li, et al.. (2008). Rgcs1, a Dominant QTL That Affects Retinal Ganglion Cell Death After Optic Nerve Crush. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(13). 4063–4063. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Yan, Sheila J. Semaan, Cassandra L. Schlamp, & Robert W. Nickells. (2007). Dominant inheritance of retinal ganglion cell resistance to optic nerve crush in mice. BMC Neuroscience. 8(1). 19–19. 59 indexed citations

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Nickells, Robert W., Cassandra L. Schlamp, Paul L. Kaufman, et al.. (2006). Surgical lowering of elevated intraocular pressure in monkeys prevents progression of glaucomatous disease. Experimental Eye Research. 84(4). 729–736. 15 indexed citations

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Semaan, Sheila J., et al.. (2005). Differential Regulation of the Pro–Apoptotic Gene Bax in DBA/2J and 129B6 Inbred Mice Affects Retinal Ganglion Cell Death After Optic Nerve Crush. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(13). 1279–1279. 2 indexed citations

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Schlamp, Cassandra L., et al.. (2003). Variable Susceptibility of Ganglion Cells to Optic Nerve Crush in Inbred Mice. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44(13). 1131–1131. 2 indexed citations

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Nickells, Robert W.. (2003). The molecular biology of retinal ganglion cell death: caveats and controversies. Brain Research Bulletin. 62(6). 439–446. 31 indexed citations

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Nickells, Robert W.. (1999). The First Steps in Seeing. Archives of Ophthalmology. 117(4). 550–550.

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Nickells, Robert W. & Donald J. Zack. (1996). Apoptosis in ocular disease: a molecular overview. Ophthalmic Genetics. 17(4). 145–165. 96 indexed citations

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