Steven J. Cook

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

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Steven J. Cook is a scholar working on Aging, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven J. Cook has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Aging, 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Steven J. Cook's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (16 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (6 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (6 papers). Steven J. Cook is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (16 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (6 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (6 papers). Steven J. Cook collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Steven J. Cook's co-authors include Scott W. Emmons, David H. Hall, Oliver Hobert, Ken C. Q. Nguyen, Christopher A. Brittin, Hannes E. Bülow, Leo T. H. Tang, Maksim A. Yakovlev, Adam Bloniarz and Janet S. Duerr and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Steven J. Cook

19 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Whole-animal connectomes of both Caenorhabditis elegans sexes

2019 477 citations Steven J. Cook, Christopher A. Brittin et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven J. Cook United States	14	649	327	313	257	160	20	1.0k
Eviatar Yemini United States	14	714 1.1×	394 1.2×	271 0.9×	299 1.2×	175 1.1×	22	1.2k
Emily A. Bayer United States	9	529 0.8×	314 1.0×	218 0.7×	226 0.9×	94 0.6×	13	830
Taizo Kawano United States	16	622 1.0×	392 1.2×	336 1.1×	359 1.4×	147 0.9×	24	993
Christopher A. Brittin United States	5	519 0.8×	286 0.9×	188 0.6×	247 1.0×	110 0.7×	6	862
Adam Bloniarz United States	4	472 0.7×	266 0.8×	180 0.6×	229 0.9×	95 0.6×	4	835
Shangbang Gao China	21	558 0.9×	374 1.1×	523 1.7×	486 1.9×	155 1.0×	60	1.4k
Miri K. VanHoven United States	9	548 0.8×	346 1.1×	509 1.6×	620 2.4×	103 0.6×	13	1.3k
Johannes Larsch Germany	12	332 0.5×	247 0.8×	206 0.7×	239 0.9×	64 0.4×	14	860
Leo T. H. Tang United States	8	327 0.5×	179 0.5×	208 0.7×	213 0.8×	77 0.5×	9	668
Christian Schultheis Germany	15	426 0.7×	334 1.0×	292 0.9×	561 2.2×	215 1.3×	24	1.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cook, Steven J., Curtis M. Loer, Daniel J. Bumbarger, et al.. (2025). Comparative connectomics of two distantly related nematode species reveals patterns of nervous system evolution. Science. 389(6759). eadx2143–eadx2143. 2 indexed citations

Kushnir, Natasha, et al.. (2025). Evolution of lateralized gustation in nematodes. eLife. 14. 1 indexed citations

Tang, Leo T. H., et al.. (2023). Anatomical restructuring of a lateralized neural circuit during associative learning by asymmetric insulin signaling. Current Biology. 33(18). 3835–3850.e6. 8 indexed citations

Cook, Steven J., et al.. (2023). Neuronal contact predicts connectivity in the C. elegans brain. Current Biology. 33(11). 2315–2320.e2. 15 indexed citations

Reilly, Molly B., Cyril Cros, Itai Antoine Toker, et al.. (2022). Widespread employment of conserved C. elegans homeobox genes in neuronal identity specification. PLoS Genetics. 18(9). e1010372–e1010372. 22 indexed citations

Berghoff, Emily G., Lori Glenwinkel, Abhishek Bhattacharya, et al.. (2021). The Prop1-like homeobox gene unc-42 specifies the identity of synaptically connected neurons. eLife. 10. 26 indexed citations

Brittin, Christopher A., Steven J. Cook, David H. Hall, Scott W. Emmons, & Netta Cohen. (2021). A multi-scale brain map derived from whole-brain volumetric reconstructions. Nature. 591(7848). 105–110. 57 indexed citations

Cook, Steven J., Berta Vidal, & Oliver Hobert. (2021). The bHLH-PAS gene hlh-34 is expressed in the AVH, not AVJ interneurons. PubMed. 2021(9). 3 indexed citations

Brittin, Christopher A., et al.. (2020). A multiscale brain map derived from whole-brain volumetric reconstructions. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

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Cook, Steven J., Byunghyuk Kim, David Elliott, et al.. (2020). Direct glia-to-neuron transdifferentiation gives rise to a pair of male-specific neurons that ensure nimble male mating. eLife. 9. 35 indexed citations

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Cook, Steven J., et al.. (2020). The connectome of the Caenorhabditis elegans pharynx. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 528(16). 2767–2784. 23 indexed citations

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Cook, Steven J., Christopher A. Brittin, Yi Wang, et al.. (2019). Whole-animal connectomes of both Caenorhabditis elegans sexes. Nature. 571(7763). 63–71. 477 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hong, Ray L., Metta Riebesell, Daniel J. Bumbarger, et al.. (2019). Evolution of neuronal anatomy and circuitry in two highly divergent nematode species. eLife. 8. 47 indexed citations

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Dimitriadi, Maria, Aaron Derdowski, Geetika Kalloo, et al.. (2016). Decreased function of survival motor neuron protein impairs endocytic pathways. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(30). E4377–86. 42 indexed citations

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Cook, Steven J., Ken C. Q. Nguyen, David H. Hall, et al.. (2015). Glia-derived neurons are required for sex-specific learning in C. elegans. Nature. 526(7573). 385–390. 93 indexed citations

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Meng, Lingfeng, et al.. (2015). The Cell Death Pathway Regulates Synapse Elimination through Cleavage of Gelsolin in Caenorhabditis elegans Neurons. Cell Reports. 11(11). 1737–1748. 34 indexed citations

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Desbois, Muriel, Steven J. Cook, Scott W. Emmons, & Hannes E. Bülow. (2015). Directional Trans-Synaptic Labeling of Specific Neuronal Connections in Live Animals. Genetics. 200(3). 697–705. 28 indexed citations

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Xu, Meng, et al.. (2013). Computer Assisted Assembly of Connectomes from Electron Micrographs: Application to Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e54050–e54050. 37 indexed citations

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Cook, Steven J., Jayne M. Squirrell, Kevin W. Eliceiri, et al.. (2009). CGEF-1 and CHIN-1 Regulate CDC-42 Activity during Asymmetric Division in theCaenorhabditis elegansEmbryo. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 21(2). 266–277. 72 indexed citations

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Cook, Steven J., et al.. (2008). Ist die Ruheherzfrequenz ein kardiovaskulärer Risikofaktor?. Praxis. 97(11). 601–611. 3 indexed citations

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