Sherry Leonard

13.2k citations

102 papers · 8.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 51

Impact in

Biological Psychiatry top 0.2%
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Papers in

Biological Psychiatry 6
Behavioral Neuroscience 8
- Stress Responses and Cortisol 8

Co-authors: Robert Freedman Lawrence E. Adler Charles R. Breese Ann Olincy Jeffrey Yao Ravinder Reddy Randal G. Ross Ralph Berger
Journals: Schizophrenia Research (10 papers)Biological Psychiatry (7 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (5 papers)American Journal of Psychiatry (4 papers)Journal of Molecular Neuroscience (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States Sweden Switzerland

In The Last Decade

Sherry Leonard

102 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Schizophrenia, Sensory Gating, and Nicotinic Receptors 1998 · 564 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1998 Schizophrenia Bulletin
1995 Biological Psychiatry

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1	DNA polymerase beta expression in head & neck cancer modulates the poly(ADP-ribose)-mediated replication checkpoint DNA repair ·Shen Chunping, Wynand P. Roos, Christopher E. Pearson, Sherry Leonard, Anusha Angajala, Denise Gibbs, Jeffrey Liu, Camille Ragin, Robert W. Sobol	2025	1
2	Genetic knockout of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene alters hippocampal long-term potentiation in a background strain-dependent manner Neuroscience Letters ·Ronald K. Freund, Sharon Graw, Kevin S. Choo, Karen E. Stevens, Sherry Leonard, Mark L. Dell’Acqua	2016	14
3	The Duplicated α7 Subunits Assemble and Form Functional Nicotinic Receptors with the Full-length α7 Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Ying Wang, Cheng Xiao, Tim Indersmitten, Robert Freedman, Sherry Leonard, Henry A. Lester	2014	62
4	Strain dependent effects of prenatal stress on gene expression in the rat hippocampus Physiology & Behavior ·E. Pompei, Ralph Berger, James I. Koenig, Sherry Leonard	2011	44
5	The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and the acute stress response: Maternal genotype determines offspring phenotype Physiology & Behavior ·Bernard Landry-Wegener, Marianne Z. Wamboldt, A.J.L. Barton, Tasha E. Fingerlin, Mark L. Laudenslager, Sherry Leonard	2010	7
6	Age-related changes of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the anterior cingulate cortex of individuals with major depressive disorder Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids ·Sarah M. Conklin, Caroline A. Runyan, Sherry Leonard, Ravinder Reddy, Matthew F. Muldoon, Jeffrey Yao	2010	53
7	Two complex genotypes relevant to the kynurenine pathway and melanotropin function show association with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder Schizophrenia Research ·Christine L. Miller, Peter Murakami, Ingo Ruczinski, Randal G. Ross, Bernard Landry-Wegener, Bernadette Sullivan, Sherry Leonard	2009	44
8	A 2-base pair deletion polymorphism in the partial duplication of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine gene (CHRFAM7A) on chromosome 15q14 is associated with schizophrenia Brain Research ·Bernard Landry-Wegener, Michael J. Lee, Judith Gault, Judith Logel, Margaret N. Short, Robert Freedman, Susan L. Christian, Jennifer A. Lyon, Sherry Leonard	2009	76
9	Genetics of Smoking and Schizophrenia Journal of Dual Diagnosis ·Sherry Leonard, Sharon Mexal, Robert Freedman	2007	103
10	Proof-of-Concept Trial of an α7 Nicotinic Agonist in Schizophrenia Archives of General Psychiatry ·Ann Olincy, Josette G. Harris, Lynn Johnson, H Gallego-Correa, Usup Usup, Joen-Rong Sheu, Muhammad Fathur Ramadhan, Gary O. Zerbe, Sherry Leonard, Karen E. Stevens, María Cristina Menikheim, Laura Martín, Lawrence E. Adler, Ferenc Sóti, William R. Kem, Robert Freedman	2006	425
11	Brain pH has a significant impact on human postmortem hippocampal gene expression profiles Brain Research ·Sharon Mexal, Ralph Berger, C.E. Adams, Randal G. Ross, Robert Freedman, Sherry Leonard	2006	59
12	Altered Glutathione Redox State in Schizophrenia Disease Markers ·Jeffrey Yao, Sherry Leonard, Ravinder Reddy	2006	278
13	Sensory gating and alpha‐7 nicotinic receptor gene allelic variants in schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics ·Laura Martín, Sherry Leonard, Mei‐Hua Hall, Jason R. Tregellas, Robert Freedman, Ann Olincy	2006	43
14	Familial transmission of risk factors in the first-degree relatives of schizophrenic people Biological Psychiatry ·Merilyne C. Waldo, Lawrence E. Adler, Sherry Leonard, Ann Olincy, Roy Browne, Josette G. Harris, Robert Freedman	2000	42
15	Alternative phenotypes for the complex genetics of schizophrenia Biological Psychiatry ·Robert Freedman, Lawrence E. Adler, Sherry Leonard	1999	118
16	Acetylcholine Activates an α-Bungarotoxin-Sensitive Nicotinic Current in Rat Hippocampal Interneurons, But Not Pyramidal Cells Journal of Neuroscience ·Charles J. Frazier, Yvonne D. Rollins, Charles R. Breese, Sherry Leonard, Robert Freedman, Thomas V. Dunwiddie	1998	338
17	Genomic Organization and Partial Duplication of the Human α7 Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Gene (CHRNA7) Genomics ·Judith Gault, Misi Robinson, Ralph Berger, Carla Drebing, Judith Logel, N. Dmitrievsky, T. C. Moore, Jessica do Carmo Anjos Do Monte, Mustafa Faruki, Alet Pretorius, Eun Jung Kim, Sarah Handley, Karin Buiting, A DAVIS, Charles R. Breese, Robert Freedman, Sherry Leonard	1998	207
18	Evidence in postmortem brain tissue for decreased numbers of hippocampal nicotinic receptors in schizophrenia Biological Psychiatry ·Robert Freedman, Michael E. Hall, Lawrence E. Adler, Sherry Leonard Hit paper breakdown →	1995	562
19	Acidic and basic fibroblast growth factor mRNAs are increased in striatum following MPTP-induced dopamine neurofiber lesion: assay by quantitative PCR Molecular Brain Research ·Sherry Leonard, Montserrat Colomé Solà, Judith Logel, Johan Luthman, Niken Wulan Hasthi Murti, Robert Freedman, Barry J. Hoffer	1993	34
20	Enflurane inhibits the function of mouse and human brain phosphatidylinositol-linked acetylcholine and serotonin receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Molecular Pharmacology ·Uric C. Geer, Sherry Leonard, A Bingham Paul	1993	26

About Sherry Leonard

Sherry Leonard is a scholar working on Biological Psychiatry, Behavioral Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, having authored 102 papers that have together received 8.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (53 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (38 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (22 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (11 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (10 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (8 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (7 papers) and 14-3-3 protein interactions (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biological Psychiatry (858 citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.9k citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (385 citations), Molecular Biology (5.6k citations) and Cognitive Neuroscience (1.4k citations). Sherry Leonard has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Robert Freedman, Lawrence E. Adler, Charles R. Breese, Ann Olincy, Jeffrey Yao, Ravinder Reddy, Randal G. Ross, Ralph Berger, Catherine E. Adams and Michael E. Hall. Their work appears in journals such as Schizophrenia Research, Biological Psychiatry, Journal of Biological Chemistry, American Journal of Psychiatry and Journal of Molecular Neuroscience.

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