Stephen B. Dunnett

43.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
536 papers, 31.7k citations indexed

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Stephen B. Dunnett is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen B. Dunnett has authored 536 papers receiving a total of 31.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 395 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 165 papers in Molecular Biology and 162 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Stephen B. Dunnett's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (178 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (148 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (128 papers). Stephen B. Dunnett is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (178 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (148 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (128 papers). Stephen B. Dunnett collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and United States. Stephen B. Dunnett's co-authors include Anders Björklund, Ulf Stenevi, Susan D. Iversen, Simon P. Brooks, Anne Rosser, Fred H. Gage, Trevor W. Robbins, Ian Q. Whishaw, James W. Fawcett and Máté D. Döbrössy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Stephen B. Dunnett

533 papers receiving 31.1k citations

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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.

Dopamine neuron systems in the brain: an update

2007 1.3k citations Anders Björklund, Stephen B. Dunnett profile →
Characterization of Progressive Motor Deficits in Mice Transgenic for the Human Huntington’s Disease Mutation

1999 803 citations Stephen B. Dunnett et al. profile →
Differential expression of immediate early genes in the hippocampus and spinal cord

1990 583 citations William Wisden, M.L. Er̀rington et al. Neuron profile →
The “staircase test”: a measure of independent forelimb reaching and grasping abilities in rats

1991 521 citations C.P. Montoya, Stephen B. Dunnett et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen B. Dunnett United Kingdom	88	21.8k	11.3k	8.3k	7.3k	6.7k	536	31.7k
Barry J. Hoffer United States	85	16.4k 0.8×	10.2k 0.9×	5.2k 0.6×	5.1k 0.7×	3.2k 0.5×	441	27.1k
Olle Lindvall Sweden	107	23.9k 1.1×	15.9k 1.4×	7.5k 0.9×	15.7k 2.2×	3.8k 0.6×	362	42.7k
Richard L. M. Faull New Zealand	89	15.0k 0.7×	11.1k 1.0×	5.2k 0.6×	3.0k 0.4×	3.0k 0.5×	417	27.4k
George Paxinos Australia	50	14.3k 0.7×	7.9k 0.7×	2.6k 0.3×	2.6k 0.4×	7.6k 1.1×	158	29.2k
Bai Lu United States	81	17.0k 0.8×	8.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.2×	8.0k 1.1×	4.8k 0.7×	171	29.6k
Patrik Brundin Sweden	97	17.7k 0.8×	14.5k 1.3×	15.5k 1.9×	5.5k 0.7×	2.1k 0.3×	363	35.5k
Franz Hefti United States	74	13.4k 0.6×	6.7k 0.6×	2.6k 0.3×	6.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.3×	282	21.5k
Giorgio Bernardi Italy	97	19.1k 0.9×	10.6k 0.9×	8.8k 1.1×	1.2k 0.2×	6.0k 0.9×	615	35.2k
Michael V. Sofroniew United States	90	14.0k 0.6×	11.8k 1.0×	3.3k 0.4×	9.0k 1.2×	2.2k 0.3×	191	37.4k
Roger A. Barker United Kingdom	95	12.4k 0.6×	9.3k 0.8×	18.2k 2.2×	2.9k 0.4×	7.5k 1.1×	568	34.6k

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Paisey, Stephen J., Lesley Jones, David J. Harrison, et al.. (2025). Imaging of human stem cell-derived dopamine grafts correlates with behavioural recovery and reveals microstructural brain changes. Neurobiology of Disease. 209. 106910–106910.

Rees, Daniel, Mariah J. Lelos, Gaynor A. Smith, et al.. (2022). Acyl-Ghrelin Attenuates Neurochemical and Motor Deficits in the 6-OHDA Model of Parkinson’s Disease. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 43(5). 2377–2384. 5 indexed citations

Kelly, Claire M., et al.. (2019). Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Striatal Interneurons: Differentiation and Maturation In Vitro and in the Rat Brain. Stem Cell Reports. 12(2). 191–200. 15 indexed citations

Lelos, Mariah J. & Stephen B. Dunnett. (2018). Generating Excitotoxic Lesion Models of Huntington’s Disease. Methods in molecular biology. 1780. 209–220. 7 indexed citations

Dunnett, Stephen B., et al.. (2015). The 6-OHDA mouse model of Parkinson's disease – Terminal striatal lesions provide a superior measure of neuronal loss and replacement than median forebrain bundle lesions. Behavioural Brain Research. 288. 107–117. 44 indexed citations

Lane, Emma L. & Stephen B. Dunnett. (2011). Animal Models of Movement Disorders. 61 indexed citations

Lane, Emma L. & Stephen B. Dunnett. (2011). Animal Models of Movement Disorders. 6 indexed citations

Heuer, Andreas, Gaynor A. Smith, Mariah J. Lelos, Emma L. Lane, & Stephen B. Dunnett. (2011). Unilateral nigrostriatal 6-hydroxydopamine lesions in mice I: Motor impairments identify extent of dopamine depletion at three different lesion sites. Behavioural Brain Research. 228(1). 30–43. 88 indexed citations

Dunnett, Stephen B., Alan A. Boulton, & Glen B. Baker. (2000). Neural Transplantation Methods. 29 indexed citations

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Dunnett, Stephen B. & Anders Björklund. (2000). Functional neural transplantation II. novel cell therapies for CNS disorders. Elsevier eBooks. 13 indexed citations

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Dunnett, Stephen B., et al.. (2000). Chapter 16 The integration and function of striatal grafts. Progress in brain research. 127. 345–380. 58 indexed citations

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Sofroniew, Michael V., Richard Pannell, Helen Impey, et al.. (2000). The T Cell Oncogene Tal2 Is Necessary for Normal Development of the Mouse Brain. Developmental Biology. 227(2). 533–544. 28 indexed citations

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Dunnett, Stephen B. & Anders Björklund. (1997). Basic neural transplantation techniques. I. Dissociated cell suspension grafts of embryonic ventral mesencephalon in the adult rat brain. Brain Research Protocols. 1(1). 91–99. 43 indexed citations

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Dunnett, Stephen B. & Anders Björklund. (1994). Functional neural transplantation. Raven Press eBooks. 186 indexed citations

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Dunnett, Stephen B. & H.C. Fibiger. (1993). Chapter 49: Role of forebrain cholinergic systems in learning and memory: relevance to the cognitive deficits of aging and Alzheimer's dementia. Progress in brain research. 98. 413–420. 127 indexed citations

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Montoya, C.P., et al.. (1990). Chapter 51 Effects of nigral and striatal grafts on skilled forelimb use in the rat. Progress in brain research. 82. 459–466. 145 indexed citations

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Wisden, William, et al.. (1990). CELLULAR-LOCALIZATION OF NEUROTRANSMITTER MESSENGER-RNAS IN STRIATAL GRAFTS. Progress in brain research. 16(6). 492–497. 2 indexed citations

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Wisden, William, M.L. Er̀rington, Steven Williams, et al.. (1990). Differential expression of immediate early genes in the hippocampus and spinal cord. Neuron. 4(4). 603–614. 583 indexed citations breakdown →

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Richards, Sarah‐Jane, Jonathan J. Waters, Derek C. Rogers, et al.. (1990). Chapter 24 Hippocampal grafts derived from embryonic trisomy 16 mice exhibit amyloid (A4) and neurofibrillary pathology. Progress in brain research. 82. 215–223. 12 indexed citations

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Dunnett, Stephen B., et al.. (1987). Functional consequences of embryonic neocortex transplanted to rats with prefrontal cortex lesions.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 101(4). 489–503. 78 indexed citations

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