Stuart E. Leff

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Stuart E. Leff is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Stuart E. Leff has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 14 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Stuart E. Leff's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (18 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (13 papers). Stuart E. Leff is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (18 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (13 papers). Stuart E. Leff collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and France. Stuart E. Leff's co-authors include Ian Creese, Michael G. Rosenfeld, Ronald M. Evans, Ronald J. Mandel, Richard O. Snyder, Mark W. Hamblin, David R. Sibley, S. Kaye Spratt, Martha L. Reed and Susan Amara and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Stuart E. Leff

46 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Expression in Brain of a Messenger RNA Encoding a Novel N... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Expression in Brain of a Messenger RNA Encoding a Novel Neuropeptide Homologous to Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
    1985 520 citations Stuart E. Leff et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stuart E. Leff United States 31 2.9k 2.0k 1.6k 476 291 46 4.3k
Tadao Serikawa Japan 36 2.0k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 948 0.6× 332 0.7× 288 1.0× 213 3.9k
Dawna Armstrong United States 20 3.0k 1.0× 863 0.4× 2.1k 1.3× 360 0.8× 202 0.7× 33 4.2k
Robert P. Skoff United States 42 2.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 307 0.2× 500 1.1× 366 1.3× 96 5.0k
Anthony T. Campagnoni United States 38 2.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 481 0.3× 207 0.4× 267 0.9× 99 4.2k
Kazuhiro Yamakawa Japan 49 3.9k 1.3× 2.3k 1.2× 2.5k 1.6× 521 1.1× 500 1.7× 184 7.7k
Thomas J. McCown United States 42 3.2k 1.1× 2.4k 1.2× 2.3k 1.5× 139 0.3× 438 1.5× 93 5.7k
P. Lawlor New Zealand 32 2.3k 0.8× 2.6k 1.3× 783 0.5× 211 0.4× 658 2.3× 39 4.8k
Leanne M. Dibbens Australia 38 2.2k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 2.1k 1.3× 588 1.2× 248 0.9× 73 4.9k
Tarik F. Haydar United States 37 3.9k 1.3× 1.7k 0.9× 937 0.6× 351 0.7× 840 2.9× 57 6.9k
Karl Schilling Germany 33 2.8k 0.9× 2.2k 1.1× 390 0.2× 207 0.4× 556 1.9× 92 5.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stuart E. Leff

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Christensen, Jeffrey C., et al.. (2011). Congenital Polydactyly and Polymetatarsalia: Classification, Genetics, and Surgical Correction. The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery. 50(3). 336–339. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Er‐Yun, Eric R. Kallwitz, Stuart E. Leff, et al.. (2000). Age‐related decreases in GTP‐cyclohydrolase‐I immunoreactive neurons in the monkey and human substantia nigra. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 426(4). 534–548. 2 indexed citations
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Leff, Stuart E., S. Kaye Spratt, Richard O. Snyder, & Ronald J. Mandel. (1999). Long-term restoration of striatal l-aromatic amino acid decarboxylase activity using recombinant adeno-associated viral vector gene transfer in a rodent model of Parkinson's disease. Neuroscience. 92(1). 185–196. 59 indexed citations
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Szczypka, Mark S., et al.. (1999). Viral Gene Delivery Selectively Restores Feeding and Prevents Lethality of Dopamine-Deficient Mice. Neuron. 22(1). 167–178. 102 indexed citations
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Mandel, Ronald J., Katherine G. Rendahl, Richard O. Snyder, & Stuart E. Leff. (1999). Progress in Direct Striatal Delivery of l-Dopa via Gene Therapy for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Using Recombinant Adeno-Associated Viral Vectors. Experimental Neurology. 159(1). 47–64. 29 indexed citations
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Yang, Tao, Todd E. Adamson, James L. Resnick, et al.. (1998). A mouse model for Prader-Willi syndrome imprinting-centre mutations. Nature Genetics. 19(1). 25–31. 254 indexed citations
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Rendahl, Katherine G., Stuart E. Leff, Gillis R. Otten, et al.. (1998). Regulation of gene expression in vivo following transduction by two separate rAAV vectors. Nature Biotechnology. 16(8). 757–761. 93 indexed citations
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Leff, Stuart E., Katherine G. Rendahl, S. Kaye Spratt, Un Jung Kang, & Ronald J. Mandel. (1998). In VivoL-DOPA Production by Genetically Modified Primary Rat Fibroblast or 9L Gliosarcoma Cell Grafts via Coexpression of GTPcyclohydrolase I with Tyrosine Hydroxylase. Experimental Neurology. 151(2). 249–264. 47 indexed citations
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Mandel, Ronald J., S. Kaye Spratt, Richard O. Snyder, & Stuart E. Leff. (1997). Midbrain injection of recombinant adeno-associated virus encoding rat glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor protects nigral neurons in a progressive 6-hydroxydopamine-induced degeneration model of Parkinson’s disease in rats. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(25). 14083–14088. 270 indexed citations
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Magenis, R. Ellen, et al.. (1995). Prenatal diagnosis of chromosome 15 abnormalities in the Prader‐Willi/Angelman syndrome region by traditional and molecular cytogenetics. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 55(4). 444–452. 4 indexed citations
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Reed, Martha L. & Stuart E. Leff. (1994). Maternal imprinting of human SNRPN, a gene deleted in Prader–Willi syndrome. Nature Genetics. 6(2). 163–167. 129 indexed citations
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Cattanach, B.M., E.P. Evans, C.V. Beechey, et al.. (1992). A candidate mouse model for Prader–Willi syndrome which shows an absence of Snrpn expression. Nature Genetics. 2(4). 270–274. 150 indexed citations
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Leff, Stuart E., Camilynn I. Brannan, Martha L. Reed, et al.. (1992). Maternal imprinting of the mouse Snrpn gene and conserved linkage homology with the human Prader–Willi syndrome region. Nature Genetics. 2(4). 259–264. 219 indexed citations
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Leff, Stuart E., et al.. (1990). A Tissue-Specific Enhancer in the Rat-Calcitonin/CGRP Gene is Active in Both Neural and Endocrine Cell Types. Molecular Endocrinology. 4(3). 497–504. 37 indexed citations
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Zeytin, Füsûn N., Andrew Baird, Vincent Raymond, et al.. (1988). Induction of c-fos, Calcitonin Gene Expression, and Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor Production in a Multipeptide-Secreting Neuroendocrine Cell Line*. Endocrinology. 122(3). 1114–1120. 11 indexed citations
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Hamblin, Mark W., Stuart E. Leff, & Ian Creese. (1984). Interactions of agonists with D-2 dopamine receptors: Evidence for a single receptor population existing in multiple agonist affinity-states in rat striatal membranes. Biochemical Pharmacology. 33(6). 877–887. 108 indexed citations
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Creese, Ian, et al.. (1981). Dopamine receptors: subtypes, localization and regulation.. PubMed. 40(2). 147–52. 30 indexed citations

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