Rona G. Giffard

14.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
152 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Rona G. Giffard is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Rona G. Giffard has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Molecular Biology, 47 papers in Neurology and 41 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Rona G. Giffard's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (43 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (35 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (28 papers). Rona G. Giffard is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (43 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (35 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (28 papers). Rona G. Giffard collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Rona G. Giffard's co-authors include Lijun Xu, Yi‐Bing Ouyang, Midori A. Yenari, Ludmila A. Voloboueva, Lynette C. Foo, Ben A. Barres, Navid Nouri, Lu Zhou, Jennifer Zamanian and Lijun Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Rona G. Giffard

151 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Genomic Analysis of Reactive Astrogliosis

2012 1.8k citations Lijun Xu, Rona G. Giffard et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rona G. Giffard United States	61	5.4k	3.8k	2.6k	1.8k	1.6k	152	11.3k
Robert Nitsch Germany	61	5.4k 1.0×	3.5k 0.9×	3.8k 1.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	176	13.1k
Carsten Culmsee Germany	60	7.0k 1.3×	1.7k 0.4×	2.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	162	12.7k
Jari Koıstınaho Finland	66	6.1k 1.1×	5.0k 1.3×	4.1k 1.6×	4.0k 2.2×	966 0.6×	288	15.3k
Stella E. Tsirka United States	53	3.3k 0.6×	3.3k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	907 0.5×	1.9k 1.2×	145	10.0k
Rajiv R. Ratan United States	68	8.7k 1.6×	1.9k 0.5×	3.2k 1.2×	2.4k 1.3×	2.4k 1.5×	164	15.4k
Frank C. Barone United States	63	5.3k 1.0×	5.8k 1.5×	2.7k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	189	14.8k
Juan P. Bolaños Spain	57	6.0k 1.1×	2.1k 0.6×	2.5k 1.0×	3.5k 1.9×	802 0.5×	146	11.6k
Douglas L. Feinstein United States	62	4.8k 0.9×	3.3k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	3.5k 1.9×	742 0.5×	211	12.2k
Maria P. Abbracchio Italy	61	5.5k 1.0×	2.7k 0.7×	3.6k 1.4×	1.6k 0.9×	564 0.3×	233	14.8k
John M. Hallenbeck United States	64	4.7k 0.9×	4.9k 1.3×	1.8k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	928 0.6×	206	14.1k

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Griffiths, Brian B., Yi‐Bing Ouyang, Lijun Xu, et al.. (2019). Postinjury Inhibition of miR-181a Promotes Restoration of Hippocampal CA1 Neurons after Transient Forebrain Ischemia in Rats. eNeuro. 6(4). ENEURO.0002–19.2019. 13 indexed citations

Griffiths, Brian B., Peyman Sahbaie, Anand N. Rao, et al.. (2019). Pre-treatment with microRNA-181a Antagomir Prevents Loss of Parvalbumin Expression and Preserves Novel Object Recognition Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. NeuroMolecular Medicine. 21(2). 170–181. 15 indexed citations

Stary, Creed M., et al.. (2019). Nursing Markedly Protects Postpartum Mice From Stroke: Associated Central and Peripheral Neuroimmune Changes and a Role for Oxytocin. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13. 609–609. 8 indexed citations

Ouyang, Yi‐Bing, et al.. (2017). High Dose Gamma Radiation Selectively Reduces GABAA-slow Inhibition. Cureus. 9(3). e1076–e1076. 7 indexed citations

Stary, Creed M., Xiaoyun Sun, Yi‐Bing Ouyang, Le Li, & Rona G. Giffard. (2016). miR-29a differentially regulates cell survival in astrocytes from cornu ammonis 1 and dentate gyrus by targeting VDAC1. Mitochondrion. 30. 248–254. 28 indexed citations

Xu, Lijun, Yi‐Bing Ouyang, Xiaoxing Xiong, Creed M. Stary, & Rona G. Giffard. (2014). Post-stroke treatment with miR-181 antagomir reduces injury and improves long-term behavioral recovery in mice after focal cerebral ischemia. Experimental Neurology. 264. 1–7. 125 indexed citations

Stary, Creed M. & Rona G. Giffard. (2014). Advances in Astrocyte-targeted Approaches for Stroke Therapy: An Emerging Role for Mitochondria and microRNAS. Neurochemical Research. 40(2). 301–307. 22 indexed citations

Xiong, Xiaoxing, et al.. (2011). Increased Brain Injury and Worsened Neurological Outcome in Interleukin-4 Knockout Mice After Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia. Stroke. 42(7). 2026–2032. 169 indexed citations

Tang, Xian Nan, Zhen Zheng, Rona G. Giffard, & Midori A. Yenari. (2011). Significance of marrow‐derived nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase in experimental ischemic stroke. Annals of Neurology. 70(4). 606–615. 60 indexed citations

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Xu, Lijun, et al.. (2007). NOx and ADMA changes with focal ischemia, amelioration with the chaperonin GroEL. Neuroscience Letters. 418(2). 201–204. 11 indexed citations

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Xu, Lijun, Yi‐Bing Ouyang, & Rona G. Giffard. (2003). Geldanamycin reduces necrotic and apoptotic injury due to oxygen-glucose deprivation in astrocytes. Neurological Research. 25(7). 697–700. 21 indexed citations

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Howard, Sarah A., Clement J. Bottino, Sheila M. Brooke, et al.. (2002). Neuroprotective effects of bcl‐2 overexpression in hippocampal cultures: interactions with pathways of oxidative damage. Journal of Neurochemistry. 83(4). 914–923. 79 indexed citations

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Ouyang, Yi‐Bing, Sean G. Carriedo, & Rona G. Giffard. (2002). Effect of Bcl-XL overexpression on reactive oxygen species, intracellular calcium, and mitochondrial membrane potential following injury in astrocytes. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 33(4). 544–551. 47 indexed citations

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Han, Hyung Soo, Yanli Qiao, Murat Karabiyikoglu, Rona G. Giffard, & Midori A. Yenari. (2002). Influence of Mild Hypothermia on Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression and Reactive Nitrogen Production in Experimental Stroke and Inflammation. Journal of Neuroscience. 22(10). 3921–3928. 154 indexed citations

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Lee, Jong Eun, Midori A. Yenari, Guo Hua Sun, et al.. (2001). Differential Neuroprotection from Human Heat Shock Protein 70 Overexpression in in Vitro and in Vivo Models of Ischemia and Ischemia-like Conditions. Experimental Neurology. 170(1). 129–139. 113 indexed citations

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Xu, Lijun, Robert M. Sapolsky, & Rona G. Giffard. (2001). Differential Sensitivity of Murine Astrocytes and Neurons from Different Brain Regions to Injury. Experimental Neurology. 169(2). 416–424. 87 indexed citations

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Papadopoulos, Marios C., et al.. (1996). Over-expression of HSP-70 protects astrocytes from combined oxygen-glucose deprivation. Neuroreport. 7(2). 429–432. 68 indexed citations

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Bruno, Valeria, Mark P. Goldberg, Laura L. Dugan, Rona G. Giffard, & Dennis W. Choi. (1994). Neuroprotective Effect of Hypothermia in Cortical Cultures Exposed to Oxygen‐Glucose Deprivation or Excitatory Amino Acids. Journal of Neurochemistry. 63(4). 1398–1406. 84 indexed citations

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Kaku, David A., Rona G. Giffard, & Dennis W. Choi. (1993). Neuroprotective Effects of Glutamate Antagonists and Extracellular Acidity. Science. 260(5113). 1516–1518. 170 indexed citations

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Choi, Dennis W., Hannah Monyer, Rona G. Giffard, Mark P. Goldberg, & Chadwick W. Christine. (1990). Acute Brain Injury, NMDA Receptors, and Hydrogen Ions: Observations in Cortical Cell Cultures. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 268. 501–504. 26 indexed citations

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