Stephen P. Squinto

8.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
44 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Stephen P. Squinto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen P. Squinto has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Surgery and 14 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Stephen P. Squinto's work include Xenotransplantation and immune response (11 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (10 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (8 papers). Stephen P. Squinto is often cited by papers focused on Xenotransplantation and immune response (11 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (10 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (8 papers). Stephen P. Squinto collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Australia. Stephen P. Squinto's co-authors include George D. Yancopoulos, Ronald M. Lindsay, Mark E. Furth, Carolyn Hyman, Leonardo Belluscio, Peter C. Maisonpierre, Nancy Y. Ip, Yves‐Alain Barde, Magdalena Hofer and Thomas H. Aldrich and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Stephen P. Squinto

44 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

BDNF is a neurotrophic factor for dopaminergic neurons of... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1991 1990 1991 1995 1991 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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. BDNF is a neurotrophic factor for dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra
    1991 1.3k citations Carolyn Hyman, Magdalena Hofer et al. Nature profile →
  2. Neurotrophin-3: a Neurotrophic Factor Related to NGF and BDNF
    1990 1.1k citations Peter C. Maisonpierre, Leonardo Belluscio et al. profile →
  3. trkB encodes a functional receptor for brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotrophin-3 but not nerve growth factor
    1991 722 citations Stephen P. Squinto, Trevor N. Stitt et al. Cell profile →
  4. A BDNF autocrine loop in adult sensory neurons prevents cell death
    1995 633 citations Ann Acheson, Joanne C. Conover et al. Nature profile →
  5. The Receptor for Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor
    1991 516 citations Samuel Davis, Thomas H. Aldrich et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen P. Squinto United States 28 4.4k 2.7k 2.1k 794 740 44 7.3k
Mark Bothwell United States 54 6.9k 1.6× 4.7k 1.7× 2.6k 1.2× 646 0.8× 433 0.6× 114 10.6k
Patrick Doherty United Kingdom 62 7.0k 1.6× 6.7k 2.5× 2.8k 1.3× 503 0.6× 912 1.2× 172 13.3k
Cary Lai United States 43 2.9k 0.7× 4.5k 1.7× 1.6k 0.7× 882 1.1× 381 0.5× 71 8.4k
Geneviève Rougon France 65 6.0k 1.4× 5.4k 2.0× 4.1k 1.9× 550 0.7× 448 0.6× 192 12.3k
Hermann Rohrer Germany 51 3.8k 0.9× 4.8k 1.8× 1.7k 0.8× 977 1.2× 487 0.7× 137 7.8k
Ted Ebendal Sweden 60 7.5k 1.7× 4.6k 1.7× 3.7k 1.7× 768 1.0× 487 0.7× 193 11.7k
Ann Acheson United States 29 3.0k 0.7× 3.3k 1.2× 1.3k 0.6× 298 0.4× 385 0.5× 39 6.7k
Kerstin Krieglstein Germany 48 2.6k 0.6× 3.6k 1.3× 1.2k 0.6× 774 1.0× 460 0.6× 154 7.6k
James L. Salzer United States 57 5.8k 1.3× 4.2k 1.6× 3.3k 1.5× 459 0.6× 458 0.6× 98 10.2k
Samuel J. Pleasure United States 52 3.7k 0.8× 4.7k 1.7× 3.6k 1.7× 1.4k 1.7× 372 0.5× 131 9.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Rollins, Scott A., Carl Birks, E Setter, Stephen P. Squinto, & Russell P. Rother. (1996). Retroviral Vector Producer Cell Killing in Human Serum Is Mediated by Natural Antibody and Complement: Strategies for Evading the Humoral Immune Response. Human Gene Therapy. 7(5). 619–626. 24 indexed citations
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Fodor, William L., Scott A. Rollins, Willis V. Burton, et al.. (1995). Primate terminal complement inhibitor homologues of human CD59. Immunogenetics. 41(1). 51–51. 13 indexed citations
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Evans, Mark J., Scott A. Rollins, Dennis W. Wolff, et al.. (1995). In vitro and in vivo inhibition of complement activity by a single-chain Fv fragment recognizing human C5. Molecular Immunology. 32(16). 1183–1195. 38 indexed citations
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Acheson, Ann, Joanne C. Conover, James P. Fandl, et al.. (1995). A BDNF autocrine loop in adult sensory neurons prevents cell death. Nature. 374(6521). 450–453. 633 indexed citations breakdown →
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Springhorn, Jeremy P., Joseph A. Madri, & Stephen P. Squinto. (1995). Human capillary endothelial cells from abdominal wall adipose tissue: Isolation using an anti-pecam antibody. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal. 31(6). 473–481. 28 indexed citations
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Sandrin, Mauro S., William L. Fodor, Narin Osman, et al.. (1995). Enzymatic remodelling of the carbohydrate surface of a xenogenic cell substantially reduces human antibody binding and complement-mediated cytolysis. Nature Medicine. 1(12). 1261–1267. 249 indexed citations
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Helgren, Maureen E., Stephen P. Squinto, Heather L. Davis, et al.. (1994). Trophic effect of ciliary neurotrophic factor on denervated skeletal muscle. Cell. 76(3). 493–504. 183 indexed citations
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Chang, Sulie L., James E. Zadina, Louaine L. Spriggs, & Stephen P. Squinto. (1993). Prolonged Activation of c-fos and Optimal Activation of Pro-opiomelanocortin mRNA after Repeated Morphine Exposure in SH-SY5Y Cells. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 4(1). 25–29. 7 indexed citations
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Spina, Mary Beth, Stephen P. Squinto, James M. Miller, Ronald M. Lindsay, & Carolyn Hyman. (1992). Brain‐Derived Neurotrophic Factor Protects Dopamine Neurons Against 6‐Hydroxydopamine and N‐Methyl‐4‐Phenylpyridinium Ion Toxicity: Involvement of the Glutathione System. Journal of Neurochemistry. 59(1). 99–106. 403 indexed citations
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Squinto, Stephen P., Trevor N. Stitt, Thomas H. Aldrich, et al.. (1991). trkB encodes a functional receptor for brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotrophin-3 but not nerve growth factor. Cell. 65(5). 885–893. 722 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hyman, Carolyn, Magdalena Hofer, Yves‐Alain Barde, et al.. (1991). BDNF is a neurotrophic factor for dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra. Nature. 350(6315). 230–232. 1297 indexed citations breakdown →
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Maisonpierre, Peter C., Nancy Y. Ip, Leonardo Belluscio, et al.. (1991). Human and rat brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotrophin-3: Gene structures, distributions, and chromosomal localizations. Genomics. 10(3). 558–568. 441 indexed citations
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Glass, David J., Steven H. Nye, Petros Hantzopoulos, et al.. (1991). Trkl3 mediates BDNF/NT-3-dependent survival and proliferation in fibroblasts lacking the low affinity NGF receptor. Cell. 66(2). 405–413. 260 indexed citations
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Squinto, Stephen P., et al.. (1990). Morphine-Induced Transactivation of HIV-1 LTR in Human Neuroblastoma Cells. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 6(10). 1163–1168. 32 indexed citations
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Squinto, Stephen P., Thomas H. Aldrich, Ronald M. Lindsay, et al.. (1990). Identification of functional receptors for ciliary neurotrophic factor on neuronal cell lines and primary neurons. Neuron. 5(6). 757–766. 98 indexed citations
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Squinto, Stephen P., et al.. (1989). Induction of Macrophage-Like Differentiation of HL-60 Leukemia Cells by Tumor Necrosis Factor-α: Potential Role offosExpression. Molecular Endocrinology. 3(2). 409–419. 9 indexed citations
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Jungmann, Richard A., Michael Kuettel, Stephen P. Squinto, & Joanna Kwast‐Welfeld. (1988). [22] Using immunocolloidal gold electron microscopy to investigate cAMP-dependent protein kinase cellular compartmentalization. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 159. 225–235. 10 indexed citations
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Chang, Sulie L., Stephen P. Squinto, & Richard E. Harlan. (1988). Morphine activation of c-fos expression in rat brain. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 157(2). 698–704. 135 indexed citations

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