Stephen W. Scheff

25.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
184 papers, 20.0k citations indexed

About

Stephen W. Scheff is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen W. Scheff has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 20.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 54 papers in Molecular Biology and 54 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Stephen W. Scheff's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (56 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (51 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (40 papers). Stephen W. Scheff is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (56 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (51 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (40 papers). Stephen W. Scheff collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bulgaria and Sweden. Stephen W. Scheff's co-authors include Steven T. DeKosky, Patrick G. Sullivan, D. A. Price, Mubeen A. Ansari, Frederick A. Schmitt, Elliott J. Mufson, Carl W. Cotman, Kelly N. Roberts, Mark P. Mattson and Alexander G. Rabchevsky and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Stephen W. Scheff

184 papers receiving 19.6k 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.

Synapse loss in frontal cortex biopsies in Alzheimer's disease: Correlation with cognitive severity

1990 1.8k citations Steven T. DeKosky, Stephen W. Scheff Annals of Neurology profile →
Inactivation of the N-CAM gene in mice results in size reduction of the olfactory bulb and deficits in spatial learning

1994 866 citations Harold Cremer, Rita Lange et al. profile →
Hippocampal synaptic loss in early Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment

2005 799 citations Stephen W. Scheff, D. A. Price et al. profile →
Synaptic alterations in CA1 in mild Alzheimer disease and mild cognitive impairment

2007 636 citations Stephen W. Scheff, D. A. Price et al. profile →
Induction of Alzheimer-like β-Amyloid Immunoreactivity in the Brains of Rabbits with Dietary Cholesterol

1994 454 citations Stephen W. Scheff et al. Experimental Neurology profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Stephen W. Scheff	7.0k	6.5k	6.4k	4.1k	3.4k	184	20.0k
Lee J. Martin	4.3k 0.6×	9.0k 1.4×	8.7k 1.4×	5.3k 1.3×	3.2k 0.9×	242	21.6k
Roger P. Simon	2.3k 0.3×	9.6k 1.5×	7.1k 1.1×	2.2k 0.5×	3.5k 1.0×	285	20.4k
Ferdinando Nicoletti	4.3k 0.6×	10.5k 1.6×	13.6k 2.1×	2.1k 0.5×	3.5k 1.0×	535	24.6k
Luc Pellerin	4.8k 0.7×	7.3k 1.1×	7.6k 1.2×	1.8k 0.4×	3.8k 1.1×	210	18.2k
Rashid Deane	6.6k 0.9×	3.9k 0.6×	8.6k 1.4×	6.2k 1.5×	5.5k 1.6×	74	22.4k
Charles Duyckaerts	9.5k 1.4×	6.6k 1.0×	5.5k 0.9×	6.6k 1.6×	4.6k 1.4×	287	21.6k
Raymond A. Swanson	3.0k 0.4×	7.4k 1.2×	6.6k 1.0×	2.0k 0.5×	5.1k 1.5×	184	19.1k
Robert D. Terry	10.8k 1.5×	6.3k 1.0×	6.6k 1.0×	2.3k 0.6×	3.8k 1.1×	152	21.4k
Vahram Haroutunian	7.0k 1.0×	9.7k 1.5×	6.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.3×	2.7k 0.8×	334	21.9k
Michael W. Salter	11.0k 1.6×	9.4k 1.5×	12.3k 1.9×	1.7k 0.4×	4.7k 1.4×	180	25.1k

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Scheff, Stephen W.. (2016). Fundamental Statistical Principles for the Neurobiologist : A Survival Guide. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 38 indexed citations

Hunt, Robert F., Stephen W. Scheff, & Bret N. Smith. (2011). Synaptic Reorganization of Inhibitory Hilar Interneuron Circuitry after Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(18). 6880–6890. 76 indexed citations

Norris, Christopher M. & Stephen W. Scheff. (2009). Recovery of Afferent Function and Synaptic Strength in Hippocampal CA1 following Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 26(12). 2269–2278. 64 indexed citations

Nelson, Peter T., Charles D. Smith, Erin L. Abner, et al.. (2008). Human cerebral neuropathology of Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1792(5). 454–469. 145 indexed citations

Nelson, Peter T., Erin L. Abner, Stephen W. Scheff, et al.. (2008). Alzheimer's-type neuropathology in the precuneus is not increased relative to other areas of neocortex across a range of cognitive impairment. Neuroscience Letters. 450(3). 336–339. 63 indexed citations

Pettigrew, L. Creed, Mark S. Kindy, Stephen W. Scheff, et al.. (2008). Focal cerebral ischemia in the TNFalpha-transgenic rat. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 5(1). 47–47. 50 indexed citations

Sullivan, Patrick G., Alexander G. Rabchevsky, Jeffrey N. Keller, et al.. (2004). Intrinsic differences in brain and spinal cord mitochondria: Implication for therapeutic interventions. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 474(4). 524–534. 103 indexed citations

Rabchevsky, Alexander G., Isabella Fugaccia, Patrick G. Sullivan, Deborah A. Blades, & Stephen W. Scheff. (2002). Efficacy of methylprednisolone therapy for the injured rat spinal cord. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 68(1). 7–18. 102 indexed citations

Verbois, S. Leigh, Patrick G. Sullivan, Stephen W. Scheff, & James R. Pauly. (2000). Traumatic Brain Injury Reduces Hippocampal α7 Nicotinic Cholinergic Receptor Binding. Journal of Neurotrauma. 17(11). 1001–1011. 31 indexed citations

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Zhang, Peng, et al.. (2000). Hyperthermic preconditioning protects against spinal cord ischemic injury. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 70(5). 1490–1495. 29 indexed citations

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Dhillon, H.S., et al.. (1999). Severity of Experimental Brain Injury on Lactate and Free Fatty Acid Accumulation and Evans Blue Extravasation in the Rat Cortex and Hippocampus. Journal of Neurotrauma. 16(6). 455–469. 35 indexed citations

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Hicks, Ramona, et al.. (1998). Effects of Exercise Following Lateral Fluid Percussion Brain Injury in Rats. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. 12(1). 41–47. 47 indexed citations

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Baldwin, Stanley A., Ryan C. Broderick, Deborah A. Blades, & Stephen W. Scheff. (1998). Alterations in Temporal/Spatial Distribution of GFAP- and Vimentin-Positive Astrocytes After Spinal Cord Contusion With the New York University Spinal Cord Injury Device. Journal of Neurotrauma. 15(12). 1015–1026. 46 indexed citations

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Plomann, Markus, Rita Lange, Harold Cremer, et al.. (1998). PACSIN, a brain protein that is upregulated upon differentiation into neuronal cells. European Journal of Biochemistry. 256(1). 201–211. 72 indexed citations

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Hinkle, David A., Stanley A. Baldwin, Stephen W. Scheff, & Phyllis M. Wise. (1997). GFAP and S100β Expression in the Cortex and Hippocampus in Response to Mild Cortical Contusion. Journal of Neurotrauma. 14(10). 729–738. 52 indexed citations

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Dhillon, H.S., et al.. (1997). Time Course of Changes in Lactate and Free Fatty Acids after Experimental Brain Injury and Relationship to Morphologic Damage. Experimental Neurology. 146(1). 240–249. 60 indexed citations

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Scheff, Stephen W., D. Larry Sparks, & D. A. Price. (1996). Quantitative Assessment of Synaptic Density in the Outer Molecular Layer of the Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus in Alzheimer's Disease. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 7(4). 226–232. 79 indexed citations

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Prasad, M. Renuka, H.S. Dhillon, Timothy J. Carbary, Robert J. Dempsey, & Stephen W. Scheff. (1994). Enhanced Phosphodiestric Breakdown of Phosphatidylinositol Bisphosphate After Experimental Brain Injury. Journal of Neurochemistry. 63(2). 773–776. 53 indexed citations

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Scheff, Stephen W., D. Larry Sparks, & D. A. Price. (1993). Quantitative assessment of synaptic density in the entorhinal cortex in Alzheimer's disease. Annals of Neurology. 34(3). 356–361. 64 indexed citations

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Scheff, Stephen W., Joanne K. Morse, & Steven T. DeKosky. (1988). Neurotrophic effects of steroids on lesion-induced growth in the hippocampus. I. The asteroidal condition. Brain Research. 457(2). 246–250. 17 indexed citations

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