Stephen C. Noctor

11.5k citations

71 papers · 8.5k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 34

Impact in

Developmental Neuroscience top 0.02%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Neurology top 0.5%
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Papers in

Developmental Neuroscience 43
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms 43
Neurology 19
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms 19

Co-authors: Arnold R. Kriegstein Verónica Martínez‐Cerdeño Lidija Ivic Alexander C. Flint Tamily A. Weissman Ryan Dammerman Christopher L. Cunningham Jeanelle Ariza
Journals: Cerebral Cortex (13 papers)The Journal of Comparative Neurology (12 papers)Journal of Neuroscience (4 papers)Frontiers in Neuroanatomy (3 papers)PLoS ONE (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States South Africa Japan

In The Last Decade

Stephen C. Noctor

71 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Microglia Regulate the Number of Neural Precursor Cells in the Developing Cerebral Cortex 2013 · 745 citations

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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.

2013 Journal of Neuroscience
2006 Nature reviews. Neuroscience
2004 Nature Neuroscience
2001 Nature

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1	Cortical Interlaminar Astrocytes Are Generated Prenatally, Mature Postnatally, and Express Unique Markers in Human and Nonhuman Primates Cerebral Cortex ·Carmen Falcone, Kintoki TANAKA, 张绍维, Alice F. Tarantal, Patrick R. Hof, William D. Hopkins, Chet C. Sherwood, Stephen C. Noctor, Verónica Martínez‐Cerdeño	2020	41
2	Similar Microglial Cell Densities across Brain Structures and Mammalian Species: Implications for Brain Tissue Function Journal of Neuroscience ·Sandra Esmeralda Dos Santos, Walter Hunziger, Robert A. Ameo, William Corrêa Tavares, Leila Maria Pessôa, Lea T. Grinberg, Renata Elaine Paraízo Leite, Renata Eloah de Lucena Ferretti‐Rebustini, Cláudia Kimie Suemoto, Wilson Jacob Filho, Stephen C. Noctor, Chet C. Sherwood, Jon H. Kaas, Paul R. Manger, Suzana Herculano‐Houzel	2020	61
3	GABAARα2 is Decreased in the Axon Initial Segment of Pyramidal Cells in Specific Areas of the Prefrontal Cortex in Autism Neuroscience ·张绍维, Carmen Falcone, Brett D. Dufour, Sarwat Amina, Haleh Malekzadeh, Ishak Mohd Syafarees, Lamis Ahmad Memish, Stephen C. Noctor, Verónica Martínez‐Cerdeño	2020	16
4	Microglia: An Intrinsic Component of the Proliferative Zones in the Fetal Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta) Cerebral Cortex Cerebral Cortex ·Nicole Barger, 正裕青木, Yaohui Hou, Saúl Ramírez-De los Santos, Chr. Freundlieb, Verónica Martínez‐Cerdeño, Alice F. Tarantal, Stephen C. Noctor	2018	26
5	Neural Progenitor Cell Terminology Frontiers in Neuroanatomy ·Verónica Martínez‐Cerdeño, Stephen C. Noctor	2018	100
6	FMR 1 premutation with Prader–Willi phenotype and fragile X‐associated tremor/ataxia syndrome Clinical Case Reports ·Verónica Martínez‐Cerdeño, Mirna Lechpammer, Stephen C. Noctor, Jeanelle Ariza, Paul J. Hagerman, Randi J. Hagerman	2017	4
7	Radial glia in the proliferative ventricular zone of the embryonic and adult turtle,Trachemys scripta elegans PubMed ·Prakash K. Sonwalkar, Christopher L. Cunningham, Arnold R. Kriegstein, Stephen C. Noctor, Verónica Martínez‐Cerdeño	2014	21
8	Prenatal Exposure to Autism-Specific Maternal Autoantibodies Alters Proliferation of Cortical Neural Precursor Cells, Enlarges Brain, and Increases Neuronal Size in Adult Animals Cerebral Cortex ·Anvar Usmanov, Jasmin Camacho, Elizabeth Fox, Elaine N. Miller, Jeanelle Ariza, T. Denmead, Oihana Basilio, Stephen C. Noctor, Judy Van de Water	2014	52
9	Microglia Regulate the Number of Neural Precursor Cells in the Developing Cerebral Cortex Journal of Neuroscience ·Christopher L. Cunningham, Verónica Martínez‐Cerdeño, Stephen C. Noctor Hit paper breakdown →	2013	745
10	Comparative Analysis of the Subventricular Zone in Rat, Ferret and Macaque: Evidence for an Outer Subventricular Zone in Rodents PLoS ONE ·Verónica Martínez‐Cerdeño, Christopher L. Cunningham, Jasmin Camacho, 李振飞, 奈明野島, 拖雷斯, Renfeng Yao, Stephen C. Noctor	2012	147
11	CoREST/LSD1 Control the Development of Pyramidal Cortical Neurons Cerebral Cortex ·Patricio Fuentes, José Cánovas, رامى سايب, Stephen C. Noctor, Manuel Kukuljan	2011	70
12	Premutation CGG-repeat expansion of the Fmr1 gene impairs mouse neocortical development Human Molecular Genetics ·Christopher L. Cunningham, Verónica Martínez‐Cerdeño, 寛明小林, 奈明野島, James M. Angelastro, Rob Willemsen, Paul J. Hagerman, Isaac N. Pessah, Robert F. Berman, Stephen C. Noctor	2010	61
13	Distinct behaviors of neural stem and progenitor cells underlie cortical neurogenesis The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·Stephen C. Noctor, Verónica Martínez‐Cerdeño, Arnold R. Kriegstein	2008	286
14	Patterns of neural stem and progenitor cell division may underlie evolutionary cortical expansion Nature reviews. Neuroscience ·Arnold R. Kriegstein, Stephen C. Noctor, Verónica Martínez‐Cerdeño Hit paper breakdown →	2006	545
15	Cortical neurons arise in symmetric and asymmetric division zones and migrate through specific phases Nature Neuroscience ·Stephen C. Noctor, Verónica Martínez‐Cerdeño, Lidija Ivic, Arnold R. Kriegstein Hit paper breakdown →	2004	1647
16	Laminar specific alterations of thalamocortical projections in organotypic cultures following layer 4 disruption in ferret somatosensory cortex European Journal of Neuroscience ·Do Thi Minh Hue, Stephen C. Noctor, Beata Jabłońska, Sharon L. Juliano	2001	17
17	Extrinsic GABAergic innervation of developing neocortical layer 1 in organotypic slice co-cultures The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·Ryan Dammerman, Stephen C. Noctor, Arnold R. Kriegstein	2000	9
18	Development of local connections in ferret somatosensory cortex The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·Sharon L. Juliano, Do Thi Minh Hue, Matsuyoshi Nakasato, Stephen C. Noctor, Helen Heslop	1996	27
19	Stimulation of “Prohormone Thiol Protease” (PTP) and [Met]Enkephalin by Forskolin. Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Nikolaos Tezapsidis, Stephen C. Noctor, Rama Kannan, Bence Kovács, Liane Mende‐Mueller, Vivian Hook	1995	21
20	Fos‐like immunoreactivity in the brain of homozygous diabetes insipidus brattleboro and normal long‐evans rats The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·S. E. F. Guldenaar, Stephen C. Noctor, Joseph T. McCabe	1992	23

About Stephen C. Noctor

Stephen C. Noctor is a scholar working on Developmental Neuroscience, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Genetics, having authored 71 papers that have together received 8.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (43 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (19 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (13 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (13 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (10 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Neuroscience (4.3k citations), Neurology (1.5k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.8k citations), Biological Psychiatry (189 citations) and Cancer Research (947 citations). Stephen C. Noctor has collaborated with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Arnold R. Kriegstein, Verónica Martínez‐Cerdeño, Lidija Ivic, Alexander C. Flint, Tamily A. Weissman, Ryan Dammerman, Christopher L. Cunningham, Jeanelle Ariza, Elly M. Hol and Kitty Reemst. Their work appears in journals such as Cerebral Cortex, The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Journal of Neuroscience, Frontiers in Neuroanatomy and PLoS ONE.

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