Sharon G. Kujawa

11.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
77 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Sharon G. Kujawa is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sharon G. Kujawa has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Sensory Systems, 47 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 27 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Sharon G. Kujawa's work include Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (61 papers), Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (46 papers) and Vestibular and auditory disorders (26 papers). Sharon G. Kujawa is often cited by papers focused on Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (61 papers), Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (46 papers) and Vestibular and auditory disorders (26 papers). Sharon G. Kujawa collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Taiwan. Sharon G. Kujawa's co-authors include M. Charles Liberman, Adam C. Furman, Maureen Fallon, Richard P. Bobbin, William F. Sewell, Harrison W. Lin, Saumil N. Merchant, Aravindakshan Parthasarathy, Michael J. McKenna and Barbara S. Herrmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Sharon G. Kujawa

72 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

Adding Insult to Injury: Cochlear Nerve Degeneration afte... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2013 2013 2015 2017 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Adding Insult to Injury: Cochlear Nerve Degeneration after “Temporary” Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
    2009 1.8k citations Sharon G. Kujawa, M. Charles Liberman Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  2. Noise-induced cochlear neuropathy is selective for fibers with low spontaneous rates
    2013 574 citations Sharon G. Kujawa, M. Charles Liberman et al. Journal of Neurophysiology profile →
  3. Age-Related Cochlear Synaptopathy: An Early-Onset Contributor to Auditory Functional Decline
    2013 568 citations M. Charles Liberman, Sharon G. Kujawa et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  4. Synaptopathy in the noise-exposed and aging cochlea: Primary neural degeneration in acquired sensorineural hearing loss
    2015 535 citations Sharon G. Kujawa, M. Charles Liberman Hearing Research profile →
  5. Cochlear synaptopathy in acquired sensorineural hearing loss: Manifestations and mechanisms
    2017 494 citations M. Charles Liberman, Sharon G. Kujawa Hearing Research profile →
  6. Primary Neural Degeneration in the Guinea Pig Cochlea After Reversible Noise-Induced Threshold Shift
    2011 409 citations Sharon G. Kujawa, M. Charles Liberman et al. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology profile →
  7. Sensory Neuron Diversity in the Inner Ear Is Shaped by Activity
    2018 274 citations Sharon G. Kujawa, M. Charles Liberman et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sharon G. Kujawa United States 41 7.4k 5.6k 2.9k 2.6k 748 77 8.7k
John J. Guinan United States 51 7.1k 1.0× 6.3k 1.1× 2.9k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 302 0.4× 121 8.4k
Barbara Canlon Sweden 42 4.0k 0.5× 2.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 1.0k 0.4× 582 0.8× 142 5.8k
Robert D. Frisina United States 43 3.8k 0.5× 3.8k 0.7× 1.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 664 0.9× 157 6.2k
Josef M. Miller United States 46 4.4k 0.6× 2.4k 0.4× 1.8k 0.6× 811 0.3× 895 1.2× 149 6.3k
Rémy Pujol France 51 6.5k 0.9× 3.2k 0.6× 2.2k 0.8× 574 0.2× 1.5k 2.0× 166 7.9k
Alec N. Salt United States 45 4.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.3× 3.0k 1.0× 416 0.2× 652 0.9× 130 5.4k
Yehoash Raphael United States 53 6.8k 0.9× 2.9k 0.5× 1.8k 0.6× 443 0.2× 2.5k 3.3× 183 9.2k
Aage R. Møller United States 58 4.1k 0.6× 4.1k 0.7× 2.8k 0.9× 564 0.2× 172 0.2× 204 9.2k
Richard A. Altschuler United States 54 6.1k 0.8× 3.1k 0.6× 2.2k 0.8× 524 0.2× 2.2k 2.9× 174 9.1k
Glen K. Martin United States 40 4.5k 0.6× 3.8k 0.7× 2.0k 0.7× 1.2k 0.5× 138 0.2× 105 5.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dillard, Lauren K., Judy R. Dubno, Sharon G. Kujawa, et al.. (2025). The 25-Year Incidence and Progression of Hearing Loss in the Framingham Offspring Study. JAMA Network Open. 8(10). e2539371–e2539371.
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Lu, Sophia, Alexa Beiser, Debora Melo van Lent, et al.. (2025). Hearing Loss, Brain Structure, Cognition, and Dementia Risk in the Framingham Heart Study. JAMA Network Open. 8(11). e2539209–e2539209.
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Nouvian, Régis, et al.. (2025). Phenotypic changes of auditory nerve fibers after excitotoxicity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(14). e2412332122–e2412332122. 1 indexed citations
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Fernandez, Katharine, et al.. (2020). Trk agonist drugs rescue noise-induced hidden hearing loss. JCI Insight. 6(3). 22 indexed citations
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Bramhall, Naomi F., Garnett P. McMillan, Sharon G. Kujawa, & Dawn Konrad‐Martin. (2018). Use of non-invasive measures to predict cochlear synapse counts. Hearing Research. 370. 113–119. 13 indexed citations
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Fernandez, Katharine, et al.. (2015). Aging after Noise Exposure: Acceleration of Cochlear Synaptopathy in “Recovered” Ears. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(19). 7509–7520. 258 indexed citations
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Street, Valerie A., Sharon G. Kujawa, Ani Manichaikul, et al.. (2014). Resistance to Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in 129S6 and MOLF Mice: Identification of Independent, Overlapping, and Interacting Chromosomal Regions. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 15(5). 721–738. 10 indexed citations
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Liberman, M. Charles, et al.. (2013). Age-Related Cochlear Synaptopathy: An Early-Onset Contributor to Auditory Functional Decline. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(34). 13686–13694. 568 indexed citations breakdown →
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Peppi, Marcello, Sharon G. Kujawa, & William F. Sewell. (2011). A Corticosteroid-Responsive Transcription Factor, Promyelocytic Leukemia Zinc Finger Protein, Mediates Protection of the Cochlea from Acoustic Trauma. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(2). 735–741. 23 indexed citations
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McCall, Andrew A., Erin E. Leary Swan, Jeffrey T. Borenstein, et al.. (2010). Drug Delivery for Treatment of Inner Ear Disease: Current State of Knowledge. Ear and Hearing. 31(2). 156–165. 153 indexed citations
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Kujawa, Sharon G. & M. Charles Liberman. (2009). Adding Insult to Injury: Cochlear Nerve Degeneration after “Temporary” Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(45). 14077–14085. 1808 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kujawa, Sharon G. & M. Charles Liberman. (2006). Acceleration of Age-Related Hearing Loss by Early Noise Exposure: Evidence of a Misspent Youth. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(7). 2115–2123. 480 indexed citations
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Timmer, Ferdinand C. A., Guangwei Zhou, John J. Guinan, et al.. (2006). Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP) in Patients With Ménière's Disease With Drop Attacks. The Laryngoscope. 116(5). 776–779. 67 indexed citations
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Timmer, Ferdinand C. A., Brad S. Oriel, Guangwei Zhou, et al.. (2006). Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (VEMP) Can Detect Asymptomatic Saccular Hydrops. The Laryngoscope. 116(6). 987–992. 129 indexed citations
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Rosowski, John J., et al.. (2003). The Aging of the Middle Ear in 129S6/SvEvTac and CBA/CaJ Mice: Measurements of Umbo Velocity, Hearing Function, and the Incidence of Pathology. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 4(3). 371–383. 30 indexed citations
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Brown, M. Christian, et al.. (1998). Single Olivocochlear Neurons in the Guinea Pig. I. Binaural Facilitation of Responses to High-Level Noise. Journal of Neurophysiology. 79(6). 3077–3087. 33 indexed citations
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Kujawa, Sharon G., Theodore J. Glattke, Maureen Fallon, & Richard P. Bobbin. (1994). A nicotinic-like receptor mediates suppression of distortion product otoacoustic emissions by contralateral sound. Hearing Research. 74(1-2). 122–134. 60 indexed citations
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Kujawa, Sharon G., Carlos Eróstegui, Maureen Fallon, J. Crist, & Richard P. Bobbin. (1994). Effects of Adenosine 5′-triphosphate and related agonists on cochlear function. Hearing Research. 76(1-2). 87–100. 71 indexed citations
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Kujawa, Sharon G., Maureen Fallon, & Richard P. Bobbin. (1992). Intracochlear salicylate reduces low-intensity acoustic and cochlear microphonic distortion products. Hearing Research. 64(1). 73–80. 50 indexed citations
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Bobbin, Richard P., Maureen Fallon, & Sharon G. Kujawa. (1991). Magnitude of the negative summating potential varies with perilymph calcium levels. Hearing Research. 56(1-2). 101–110. 18 indexed citations

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