Seth Blackshaw

20.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
213 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Seth Blackshaw is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Seth Blackshaw has authored 213 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 29 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Seth Blackshaw's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (64 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (26 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (20 papers). Seth Blackshaw is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (64 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (26 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (20 papers). Seth Blackshaw collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Seth Blackshaw's co-authors include Solomon H. Snyder, Herman Wolosker, Jiang Qian, Constance L. Cepko, Brian S. Clark, Heng Zhu, Daniel A. Lee, Nicole A. Rapicavoli, Joseph L. Bedont and Sooyeon Yoo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Seth Blackshaw

205 papers receiving 12.9k 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.

Serine racemase: A glial enzyme synthesizing d -serine to regulate glutamate- N -methyl- d -aspartate neurotransmission

1999 674 citations Seth Blackshaw et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
RNA Toxicity from the ALS/FTD C9ORF72 Expansion Is Mitigated by Antisense Intervention

2013 670 citations Seth Blackshaw et al. profile →
Single-Cell RNA-Seq Analysis of Retinal Development Identifies NFI Factors as Regulating Mitotic Exit and Late-Born Cell Specification

2019 301 citations Brian S. Clark, Fion Shiau et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Seth Blackshaw	8.6k	2.8k	1.5k	1.3k	1.2k	213	13.0k
Claudia Verderio	5.8k 0.7×	3.4k 1.2×	582 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	131	11.1k
Michela Matteoli	7.0k 0.8×	5.6k 2.0×	520 0.3×	1.9k 1.5×	922 0.8×	185	14.5k
Gregor Eichele	11.4k 1.3×	2.7k 0.9×	4.0k 2.6×	1.9k 1.5×	795 0.7×	154	18.1k
Hisatake Kondo	6.2k 0.7×	3.0k 1.1×	595 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	416 0.3×	297	9.5k
Soren Impey	7.0k 0.8×	5.4k 1.9×	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	2.4k 2.0×	81	13.1k
Andreas Reichenbach	11.5k 1.3×	7.1k 2.5×	739 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	335 0.3×	369	19.5k
Jay M. Baraban	8.4k 1.0×	7.4k 2.6×	546 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	618 0.5×	156	14.0k
Christian C. Naus	10.9k 1.3×	2.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	466 0.4×	185	14.0k
Kenji Sakimura	9.6k 1.1×	11.7k 4.2×	1.0k 0.7×	1.7k 1.4×	419 0.3×	387	19.2k
Wolfgang Wurst	14.7k 1.7×	5.6k 2.0×	754 0.5×	2.3k 1.8×	1.6k 1.3×	372	25.5k

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Lee, Sang‐Soo, Qiang Liu, Dong Won Kim, et al.. (2025). Sleep need–dependent plasticity of a thalamic circuit promotes homeostatic recovery sleep. Science. 388(6753). eadm8203–eadm8203. 6 indexed citations

Tworak, Aleksander, Samuel W. Du, Susie Suh, et al.. (2025). MFRP is a molecular hub that organizes the apical membrane of RPE cells by engaging in interactions with specific proteins and lipids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(16). e2425523122–e2425523122.

Le, Nguyet, et al.. (2024). Robust reprogramming of glia into neurons by inhibition of Notch signaling and nuclear factor I (NFI) factors in adult mammalian retina. Science Advances. 10(28). eadn2091–eadn2091. 15 indexed citations

Jung, Kanghoon, Sooyeon Yoo, Benjamin J. Burke, et al.. (2024). Dopamine-mediated formation of a memory module in the nucleus accumbens for goal-directed navigation. Nature Neuroscience. 27(11). 2178–2192. 3 indexed citations

Santiago, Clayton P., Yuchen Lu, Leighton H. Duncan, et al.. (2023). Comparative Analysis of Single-cell and Single-nucleus RNA-sequencing in a Rabbit Model of Retinal Detachment-related Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 100335–100335. 11 indexed citations

Kim, Dong Won, Elsie Place, Elizabeth Manning, et al.. (2023). A neuroepithelial wave of BMP signalling drives anteroposterior specification of the tuberal hypothalamus. eLife. 12. 11 indexed citations

Campbell, Warren A., Heithem M. El‐Hodiri, S A Blum, et al.. (2022). Fatty acid-binding proteins and fatty acid synthase influence glial reactivity and promote the formation of Müller glia-derived progenitor cells in the chick retina. Development. 149(5). 16 indexed citations

Choi, Elliot H., Susie Suh, Andrzej T. Foik, et al.. (2022). In vivo base editing rescues cone photoreceptors in a mouse model of early-onset inherited retinal degeneration. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1830–1830. 60 indexed citations

Santiago, Clayton P., et al.. (2022). Lhx2 is a progenitor-intrinsic modulator of Sonic Hedgehog signaling during early retinal neurogenesis. eLife. 11. 6 indexed citations

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Fogerty, Joseph, Patrick Boyd, Thanh Hoang, et al.. (2022). Notch Inhibition Promotes Regeneration and Immunosuppression Supports Cone Survival in a Zebrafish Model of Inherited Retinal Dystrophy. Journal of Neuroscience. 42(26). 5144–5158. 14 indexed citations

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Clark, Brian S., Qing Shi, Fion Shiau, et al.. (2021). Atoh7-independent specification of retinal ganglion cell identity. Science Advances. 7(11). 37 indexed citations

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Yoo, Sooyeon, Juhyun Kim, Pin Lyu, et al.. (2021). Control of neurogenic competence in mammalian hypothalamic tanycytes. Science Advances. 7(22). 45 indexed citations

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Choi, Elliot H., Susie Suh, Henri Leinonen, et al.. (2021). An inducible Cre mouse for studying roles of the RPE in retinal physiology and disease. JCI Insight. 6(9). 18 indexed citations

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Kim, Dong Won, Kai Liu, Yi Stephanie Zhang, et al.. (2021). Gene regulatory networks controlling differentiation, survival, and diversification of hypothalamic Lhx6-expressing GABAergic neurons. Communications Biology. 4(1). 95–95. 21 indexed citations

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Hoang, Thanh, et al.. (2020). Epigenetic hallmarks of age-related macular degeneration are recapitulated in a photosensitive mouse model. Human Molecular Genetics. 29(15). 2611–2624. 11 indexed citations

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Blackshaw, Seth, et al.. (2019). Tissue- and Species-Specific Patterns of RNA metabolism in Post-Mortem Mammalian Retina and Retinal Pigment Epithelium. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 14821–14821. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jianye, Elliot H. Choi, Aleksander Tworak, et al.. (2019). Photic generation of 11-cis-retinal in bovine retinal pigment epithelium. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(50). 19137–19154. 48 indexed citations

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Yoo, Sooyeon & Seth Blackshaw. (2018). Regulation and function of neurogenesis in the adult mammalian hypothalamus. Progress in Neurobiology. 170. 53–66. 107 indexed citations

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Lagerlöf, Olof, Julia E. Slocomb, Ingie Hong, et al.. (2016). The nutrient sensor OGT in PVN neurons regulates feeding. Science. 351(6279). 1293–1296. 118 indexed citations

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Salvatierra, Juan, Daniel A. Lee, Cristina Zibetti, et al.. (2014). The LIM Homeodomain Factor Lhx2 Is Required for Hypothalamic Tanycyte Specification and Differentiation. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(50). 16809–16820. 55 indexed citations

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