Sébastien Couillard‐Després

10.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
128 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Sébastien Couillard‐Després is a scholar working on Developmental Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Sébastien Couillard‐Després has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Developmental Neuroscience, 46 papers in Molecular Biology and 40 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Sébastien Couillard‐Després's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (63 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (19 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (15 papers). Sébastien Couillard‐Després is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (63 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (19 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (15 papers). Sébastien Couillard‐Després collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and United States. Sébastien Couillard‐Després's co-authors include Ludwig Aigner, Jürgen Winkler, H. Georg Kuhn, Christiana M. Cooper‐Kuhn, Jason P. Brown, Ulrich Bogdahn, Beate Winner, Robert Aigner, Jean‐Pierre Julien and Qinzhang Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Sébastien Couillard‐Després

127 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

Transient expression of doublecortin during adult neuroge... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2005 400 800 1.2k
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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. Transient expression of doublecortin during adult neurogenesis
    2003 1.3k citations Sébastien Couillard‐Després, Jürgen Winkler et al. profile →
  2. Doublecortin expression levels in adult brain reflect neurogenesis
    2005 836 citations Sébastien Couillard‐Després, Beate Winner et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sébastien Couillard‐Després Austria 39 3.4k 2.4k 2.3k 1.4k 854 128 6.8k
Scott R. Whittemore United States 53 3.1k 0.9× 4.2k 1.7× 2.7k 1.2× 917 0.7× 921 1.1× 162 8.1k
Yunjuan Sun United States 31 2.8k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 3.2k 1.4× 1.6k 1.2× 932 1.1× 55 7.4k
Steven W. Levison United States 47 3.1k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 2.9k 1.3× 2.2k 1.6× 551 0.6× 134 8.7k
Jonah R. Chan United States 49 4.0k 1.2× 3.2k 1.3× 2.9k 1.3× 2.1k 1.5× 351 0.4× 86 8.2k
Jack M. Parent United States 49 5.1k 1.5× 4.5k 1.9× 3.1k 1.4× 1.6k 1.2× 794 0.9× 117 9.6k
Armin Blesch United States 49 3.4k 1.0× 5.8k 2.4× 2.9k 1.3× 1.1k 0.8× 1.3k 1.5× 110 9.8k
D. Chichung Lie Germany 39 4.3k 1.3× 2.8k 1.1× 4.3k 1.9× 1.1k 0.8× 546 0.6× 72 8.0k
Christian Göritz Sweden 22 1.9k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 474 0.6× 30 5.2k
Arthur M. Butt United Kingdom 49 2.7k 0.8× 3.0k 1.2× 2.5k 1.1× 2.7k 2.0× 317 0.4× 148 7.3k
Benedikt Berninger Germany 48 4.1k 1.2× 4.3k 1.8× 4.3k 1.9× 1.3k 1.0× 368 0.4× 94 8.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Sébastien Couillard‐Després

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brunner, Susanne M., Patrick N. Pallier, Ping K. Yip, et al.. (2025). Impact of galanin receptors 2 and 3 double-knockout on neuroinflammation and functional recovery following traumatic brain injury. Peptides. 191. 171415–171415.
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Saravi, Babak, et al.. (2024). Integrating radiomics with clinical data for enhanced prediction of vertebral fracture risk. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 12. 1485364–1485364. 3 indexed citations
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Bieler, Lara, Nathalie Barroca, Ewald M. Bronkhorst, et al.. (2024). Application of Adipose Extracellular Matrix and Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites for Spinal Cord Injury Repair. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(3). e2402775–e2402775. 2 indexed citations
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Benedetti, Bruno, Lara Bieler, Dominik Dannehl, et al.. (2023). Depolarization and Hyperexcitability of Cortical Motor Neurons after Spinal Cord Injury Associates with Reduced HCN Channel Activity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(5). 4715–4715. 2 indexed citations
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Gadermayr, Michael, et al.. (2023). Improving automated thyroid cancer classification of frozen sections by the aid of virtual image translation and stain normalization. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100092–100092. 3 indexed citations
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Bieler, Lara, et al.. (2023). Semi-Synthesis of Different Pyranoflavonoid Backbones and the Neurogenic Potential. Molecules. 28(10). 4023–4023. 1 indexed citations
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Saravi, Babak, et al.. (2023). Automated Detection and Measurement of Dural Sack Cross-Sectional Area in Lumbar Spine MRI Using Deep Learning. Bioengineering. 10(9). 1072–1072. 5 indexed citations
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Heimel, Patrick, Michael B. Mock, Barbara Schädl, et al.. (2022). Effects of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Functional Recovery and Circulating miR-375 and miR-382-5p after Subacute and Chronic Spinal Cord Contusion Injury in Rats. Biomedicines. 10(7). 1630–1630. 5 indexed citations
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Saravi, Babak, et al.. (2022). Performance of Artificial Intelligence-Based Algorithms to Predict Prolonged Length of Stay after Lumbar Decompression Surgery. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(14). 4050–4050. 28 indexed citations
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Leis, Stefan, et al.. (2021). Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in traumatic spinal cord injury. Drug Discovery Today. 26(7). 1642–1655. 27 indexed citations
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Bieler, Lara, et al.. (2021). Involvement of Neuropeptide Galanin Receptors 2 and 3 in Learning, Memory and Anxiety in Aging Mice. Molecules. 26(7). 1978–1978. 10 indexed citations
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Rabenstein, Monika, Sabine Ulrike Vay, Mathias Hoehn, et al.. (2018). Bioluminescence imaging visualizes osteopontin-induced neurogenesis and neuroblast migration in the mouse brain after stroke. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 9(1). 182–182. 21 indexed citations
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Trost, Andrea, Daniela Bruckner, Alexandra Kaser-Eichberger, et al.. (2017). Lymphatic and vascular markers in an optic nerve crush model in rat. Experimental Eye Research. 159. 30–39. 9 indexed citations
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Rotheneichner, Peter, Simona Lange, Julia Marschallinger, et al.. (2014). Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Antidepressive Therapy: Shocking Relations. Neural Plasticity. 2014. 1–14. 64 indexed citations
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Rivera, Francisco J., Carolin Steffenhagen, David Kremer, et al.. (2009). Deciphering the Oligodendrogenic Program of Neural Progenitors: Cell Intrinsic and Extrinsic Regulators. Stem Cells and Development. 19(5). 595–606. 31 indexed citations
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Rivera, Francisco J., Mahesh Kandasamy, Sébastien Couillard‐Després, et al.. (2008). Oligodendrogenesis of adult neural progenitors: differential effects of ciliary neurotrophic factor and mesenchymal stem cell derived factors. Journal of Neurochemistry. 107(3). 832–843. 39 indexed citations
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Couillard‐Després, Sébastien, Claudia Karl, Sonja Ploetz, et al.. (2008). Human in vitro reporter model of neuronal development and early differentiation processes. BMC Neuroscience. 9(1). 31–31. 27 indexed citations
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Kohl, Zacharias, Mahesh Kandasamy, Beate Winner, et al.. (2007). Physical activity fails to rescue hippocampal neurogenesis deficits in the R6/2 mouse model of Huntington's disease. Brain Research. 1155. 24–33. 66 indexed citations
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Jacomy, Hélène, et al.. (1999). Disruption of Type IV Intermediate Filament Network in Mice Lacking the Neurofilament Medium and Heavy Subunits. Journal of Neurochemistry. 73(3). 972–984. 113 indexed citations

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