Scott D. Olson

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
79 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Scott D. Olson is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott D. Olson has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Genetics, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Scott D. Olson's work include Mesenchymal stem cell research (30 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (22 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (13 papers). Scott D. Olson is often cited by papers focused on Mesenchymal stem cell research (30 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (22 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (13 papers). Scott D. Olson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. Scott D. Olson's co-authors include Darwin J. Prockop, Jeffrey L. Spees, Mandolin J. Whitney, Charles S. Cox, Jan A. Nolta, Karthik S. Prabhakara, Naama E. Toledano Furman, Gerhard Bauer, Geralyn Annett and Ryang Hwa Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Scott D. Olson

75 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mitochondrial transfer between cells can rescue aerobic respiration

2006 806 citations Jeffrey L. Spees, Scott D. Olson et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Multipotent stromal cells from human marrow home to and promote repair of pancreatic islets and renal glomeruli in diabetic NOD/ scid mice

2006 574 citations Ryang Hwa Lee, Min Jeong Seo et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Scott D. Olson United States	29	2.7k	2.1k	1.3k	684	563	79	5.4k
Bénédicte Chazaud France	44	5.3k 2.0×	1.6k 0.7×	1.9k 1.5×	361 0.5×	358 0.6×	112	8.6k
Thomas Ritter Ireland	41	3.1k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	740 1.1×	608 1.1×	141	7.2k
Nance Beyer Nardi Brazil	27	1.9k 0.7×	3.3k 1.6×	2.0k 1.6×	428 0.6×	680 1.2×	128	5.7k
David R. Raleigh United States	31	1.9k 0.7×	747 0.4×	692 0.5×	506 0.7×	400 0.7×	156	4.4k
Martin K. Selig United States	32	2.6k 1.0×	590 0.3×	1.0k 0.8×	754 1.1×	1.2k 2.1×	79	5.5k
Serena Zacchigna Italy	42	4.3k 1.6×	497 0.2×	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.8×	809 1.4×	112	7.2k
Wei Cao China	39	2.5k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	818 0.6×	1.5k 2.2×	958 1.7×	146	5.8k
Laurence Lagneaux Belgium	43	2.1k 0.8×	3.4k 1.6×	1.2k 0.9×	710 1.0×	960 1.7×	135	5.8k
Matthew J. Callaghan United States	19	1.9k 0.7×	940 0.4×	709 0.5×	785 1.1×	694 1.2×	43	4.4k

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Yang, Xiaoyu, Jason W. Rocks, Kaiyi Jiang, et al.. (2025). Engineering synthetic phosphorylation signaling networks in human cells. Science. 387(6729). 74–81. 8 indexed citations

Olson, Scott D., et al.. (2025). Freeze-Dried, Not Frozen: Lyophilized Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and Therapeutic Function in Neuroinflammatory Models. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 242(1). 22–32.

Ha, Summer Y.Y., Yasuaki Anami, Chisato M. Yamazaki, et al.. (2022). An Enzymatically Cleavable Tripeptide Linker for Maximizing the Therapeutic Index of Antibody–Drug Conjugates. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 21(9). 1449–1461. 36 indexed citations

Satani, Nikunj, Kaushik Parsha, Courtney Davis, et al.. (2022). Peripheral blood monocytes as a therapeutic target for marrow stromal cells in stroke patients. Frontiers in Neurology. 13. 958579–958579. 3 indexed citations

Olson, Scott D., et al.. (2022). A decade of blood-brain barrier permeability assays: Revisiting old traumatic brain injury rat data for new insights and experimental design. Microvascular Research. 145. 104453–104453. 4 indexed citations

Prabhakara, Karthik S., et al.. (2022). Determining Sex-Based Differences in Inflammatory Response in an Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury Model. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 753570–753570. 17 indexed citations

Miller, Brandon A., et al.. (2022). Modeling Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage Through Intraventricular Injection of Hemoglobin. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 7 indexed citations

Olson, Scott D., et al.. (2022). Enhancing Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Potency: Inflammatory Licensing via Mechanotransduction. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 874698–874698. 13 indexed citations

Caplan, Henry W., Karthik S. Prabhakara, Naama E. Toledano Furman, et al.. (2021). Human-derived Treg and MSC combination therapy may augment immunosuppressive potency in vitro, but did not improve blood brain barrier integrity in an experimental rat traumatic brain injury model. PLoS ONE. 16(5). e0251601–e0251601. 9 indexed citations

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Aho, Johnathon M., Saverio La Francesca, Scott D. Olson, et al.. (2021). First-in-Human Segmental Esophageal Reconstruction Using a Bioengineered Mesenchymal Stromal Cell–Seeded Implant. JTO Clinical and Research Reports. 2(9). 100216–100216. 10 indexed citations

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Zhaorigetu, Siqin, Henry Bair, Di Jin, et al.. (2020). Extracellular Vesicles Attenuate Nitrofen-Mediated Human Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Dysfunction: Implications for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Stem Cells and Development. 29(15). 967–980. 14 indexed citations

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Caplan, Henry W., Scott D. Olson, Akshita Kumar, et al.. (2019). Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapeutic Delivery: Translational Challenges to Clinical Application. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 1645–1645. 226 indexed citations

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Kota, Daniel J., Karthik S. Prabhakara, Naama E. Toledano Furman, et al.. (2017). Prostaglandin E2 Indicates Therapeutic Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury. Stem Cells. 35(5). 1416–1430. 80 indexed citations

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Diaz, Miguel F., Abishek Vaidya, Hyun Jae Lee, et al.. (2017). Biomechanical Forces Promote Immune Regulatory Function of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. Stem Cells. 35(5). 1259–1272. 51 indexed citations

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Diaz, Miguel F., et al.. (2017). Focal adhesion kinase signaling regulates anti-inflammatory function of bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells induced by biomechanical force. Cellular Signalling. 38. 1–9. 21 indexed citations

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Kota, Daniel J., Karthik S. Prabhakara, Supinder S. Bedi, et al.. (2015). Propranolol and Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Combine to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 5(1). 33–44. 58 indexed citations

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Gruenloh, William, Amal Kambal, Claus S. Søndergaard, et al.. (2011). Characterization and In Vivo Testing of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Tissue Engineering Part A. 17(11-12). 1517–1525. 72 indexed citations

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Joyce, Nanette C., Geralyn Annett, Louisa Wirthlin, et al.. (2010). Mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease. Regenerative Medicine. 5(6). 933–946. 384 indexed citations

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Lee, Ryang Hwa, Min Jeong Seo, Roxanne L. Reger, et al.. (2006). Multipotent stromal cells from human marrow home to and promote repair of pancreatic islets and renal glomeruli in diabetic NOD/ scid mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(46). 17438–17443. 574 indexed citations breakdown →

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Spees, Jeffrey L., Scott D. Olson, Mandolin J. Whitney, & Darwin J. Prockop. (2006). Mitochondrial transfer between cells can rescue aerobic respiration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(5). 1283–1288. 806 indexed citations breakdown →

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