Stephen B.G. Abbott

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Stephen B.G. Abbott is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen B.G. Abbott has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 28 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 20 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Stephen B.G. Abbott's work include Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (45 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (27 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (20 papers). Stephen B.G. Abbott is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (45 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (27 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (20 papers). Stephen B.G. Abbott collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Stephen B.G. Abbott's co-authors include Patrice G. Guyenet, Ruth L. Stornetta, Seth D. DePuy, George M. P. R. Souza, Clifford B. Saper, Noel Derecki, Eric Xu, Zhenjie Lu, Melissa B. Coates and James C. Cronk and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Stephen B.G. Abbott

57 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Wild-type microglia arrest pathology in a mouse model of Rett syndrome

2012 483 citations Stephen B.G. Abbott, Patrice G. Guyenet et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen B.G. Abbott United States	30	1.8k	1.1k	570	559	476	60	3.1k
Daniel K. Mulkey United States	30	2.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	577 1.0×	928 1.7×	586 1.2×	88	3.3k
Patrice G. Guyenet United States	27	2.0k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	691 1.2×	749 1.3×	1.1k 2.2×	31	3.4k
Stephan W. Schwarzacher Germany	29	1.2k 0.7×	890 0.8×	171 0.3×	635 1.1×	1.1k 2.4×	50	2.8k
Nancy L. Chamberlin United States	29	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	205 0.4×	254 0.5×	893 1.9×	41	2.9k
Mark C. Bellingham Australia	34	1.2k 0.6×	770 0.7×	179 0.3×	393 0.7×	1.2k 2.5×	81	3.5k
W. Michael Panneton United States	34	1.2k 0.6×	627 0.6×	390 0.7×	274 0.5×	1.1k 2.3×	64	2.9k
Jens C. Rekling Denmark	18	1.6k 0.9×	878 0.8×	186 0.3×	893 1.6×	716 1.5×	38	2.7k
Gérard Hilaire France	33	1.8k 1.0×	877 0.8×	196 0.3×	907 1.6×	348 0.7×	64	2.9k
David F. Donnelly United States	29	1.6k 0.9×	457 0.4×	281 0.5×	168 0.3×	841 1.8×	108	2.8k
Jorge Gallego France	26	1.3k 0.7×	636 0.6×	131 0.2×	507 0.9×	364 0.8×	61	2.8k

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Zhang, Yajun, et al.. (2025). Coding principles and mechanisms of serotonergic transmission modes. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(8). 3430–3442. 1 indexed citations

Souza, George M. P. R., et al.. (2025). Parvalbumin-expressing neurons in the ventral medulla are active during wakefulness and promote NREM sleep. SLEEP. 48(8).

Stornetta, Daniel S., et al.. (2024). Molecular Organization of Autonomic, Respiratory, and Spinally-Projecting Neurons in the Mouse Ventrolateral Medulla. Journal of Neuroscience. 44(31). e2211232024–e2211232024. 3 indexed citations

Abbott, Stephen B.G., et al.. (2023). Molecular cell types as functional units of the efferent vagus nerve. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 156. 210–218. 5 indexed citations

Farley, Jonathan E., Jeffery D. Haines, Tuyen Nguyen, et al.. (2023). An Investigational RNAi Therapeutic for Tau Lowering. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S21). 1 indexed citations

Souza, George M. P. R., et al.. (2023). Neuromedin B-Expressing Neurons in the Retrotrapezoid Nucleus Regulate Respiratory Homeostasis and Promote Stable Breathing in Adult Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 43(30). 5501–5520. 17 indexed citations

Li, Keyong, Ruth L. Stornetta, Daniel S. Stornetta, et al.. (2023). The astrocytic Na⁺‐HCO₃⁻ cotransporter, NBCe1, is dispensable for respiratory chemosensitivity. The Journal of Physiology. 601(16). 3667–3686. 9 indexed citations

Souza, George M. P. R., Ruth L. Stornetta, Daniel S. Stornetta, Patrice G. Guyenet, & Stephen B.G. Abbott. (2022). Adrenergic C1 neurons monitor arterial blood pressure and determine the sympathetic response to hemorrhage. Cell Reports. 38(10). 110480–110480. 20 indexed citations

Wu, Chen, et al.. (2022). Genetic encoding of an esophageal motor circuit. Cell Reports. 39(11). 110962–110962. 21 indexed citations

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Guyenet, Patrice G., Ruth L. Stornetta, George M. P. R. Souza, et al.. (2019). The Retrotrapezoid Nucleus: Central Chemoreceptor and Regulator of Breathing Automaticity. Trends in Neurosciences. 42(11). 807–824. 129 indexed citations

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Souza, George M. P. R., Ruth L. Stornetta, Daniel S. Stornetta, Stephen B.G. Abbott, & Patrice G. Guyenet. (2019). Contribution of the Retrotrapezoid Nucleus and Carotid Bodies to Hypercapnia- and Hypoxia-induced Arousal from Sleep. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(49). 9725–9737. 24 indexed citations

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Kim, Seung Jae, Angelina Y. Fong, Paul M. Pilowsky, & Stephen B.G. Abbott. (2018). Sympathoexcitation following intermittent hypoxia in rat is mediated by circulating angiotensin II acting at the carotid body and subfornical organ. The Journal of Physiology. 596(15). 3217–3232. 37 indexed citations

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Guyenet, Patrice G., Douglas A. Bayliss, Ruth L. Stornetta, et al.. (2017). Interdependent feedback regulation of breathing by the carotid bodies and the retrotrapezoid nucleus. The Journal of Physiology. 596(15). 3029–3042. 38 indexed citations

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Kumar, Natasha N., Ana Velić, Jorge Soliz, et al.. (2015). Regulation of breathing by CO ₂ requires the proton-activated receptor GPR4 in retrotrapezoid nucleus neurons. Science. 348(6240). 1255–1260. 180 indexed citations

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Guyenet, Patrice G. & Stephen B.G. Abbott. (2013). Chemoreception and asphyxia-induced arousal. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 188(3). 333–343. 34 indexed citations

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Abbott, Stephen B.G., Ruth L. Stornetta, Melissa B. Coates, & Patrice G. Guyenet. (2011). Phox2b-Expressing Neurons of the Parafacial Region Regulate Breathing Rate, Inspiration, and Expiration in Conscious Rats. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(45). 16410–16422. 111 indexed citations

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Burke, Peter G.R., Stephen B.G. Abbott, Simon McMullan, Ann K. Goodchild, & Paul M. Pilowsky. (2010). Somatostatin selectively ablates post-inspiratory activity after injection into the Bötzinger complex. Neuroscience. 167(2). 528–539. 46 indexed citations

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Abbott, Stephen B.G., et al.. (2009). Photostimulation of channelrhodopsin‐2 expressing ventrolateral medullary neurons increases sympathetic nerve activity and blood pressure in rats. The Journal of Physiology. 587(23). 5613–5631. 102 indexed citations

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Abbott, Stephen B.G., Peter G.R. Burke, & Paul M. Pilowsky. (2009). Galanin microinjection into the PreBötzinger or the Bötzinger Complex terminates central inspiratory activity and reduces responses to hypoxia and hypercapnia in rat. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 167(3). 299–306. 21 indexed citations

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Pilowsky, Paul M., Stephen B.G. Abbott, Peter G.R. Burke, et al.. (2008). METABOTROPIC NEUROTRANSMISSION AND INTEGRATION OF SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY BY THE ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA IN THE RAT. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 35(4). 508–511. 16 indexed citations

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