Theo D. Palmer

29.8k total citations · 15 hit papers
105 papers, 23.4k citations indexed

About

Theo D. Palmer is a scholar working on Developmental Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Theo D. Palmer has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 23.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Developmental Neuroscience, 49 papers in Molecular Biology and 41 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Theo D. Palmer's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (66 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (25 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (19 papers). Theo D. Palmer is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (66 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (25 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (19 papers). Theo D. Palmer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and India. Theo D. Palmer's co-authors include Fred H. Gage, Michelle Monje, Hiroki Toda, Henriette van Praag, Nicolas Toni, Brian R. Christie, Alejandro F. Schinder, John R. Fike, Shinichiro Mizumatsu and Jun Takahashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Theo D. Palmer

103 papers receiving 23.0k citations

Hit Papers

Functional neurogenesis i... 1995 2026 2005 2015 2002 2003 2000 2002 1997 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Functional neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus
    2002 2.3k citations Henriette van Praag, Alejandro F. Schinder et al. Nature profile →
  2. Inflammatory Blockade Restores Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis
    2003 2.0k citations Michelle Monje, Hiroki Toda et al. profile →
  3. Vascular niche for adult hippocampal neurogenesis
    2000 1.5k citations Theo D. Palmer, Fred H. Gage et al. profile →
  4. Irradiation induces neural precursor-cell dysfunction
    2002 988 citations Michelle Monje, Shinichiro Mizumatsu et al. Nature Medicine profile →
  5. The Adult Rat Hippocampus Contains Primordial Neural Stem Cells
    1997 880 citations Theo D. Palmer, Jun Takahashi et al. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience profile →
  6. Survival and differentiation of adult neuronal progenitor cells transplanted to the adult brain.
    1995 816 citations Fred H. Gage, Theo D. Palmer et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 Activates a Latent Neurogenic Program in Neural Stem Cells from Diverse Regions of the Adult CNS
    1999 729 citations Theo D. Palmer, Fred H. Gage et al. profile →
  8. VEGF is necessary for exercise‐induced adult hippocampal neurogenesis
    2003 655 citations Theo D. Palmer et al. profile →
  9. Proliferation and Differentiation of Progenitor Cells Throughout the Intact Adult Rat Spinal Cord
    2000 638 citations Gerd Kempermann, Theo D. Palmer et al. profile →
  10. Multipotent progenitor cells in the adult dentate gyrus
    1998 582 citations Fred H. Gage, Gerd Kempermann et al. profile →
  11. Extreme sensitivity of adult neurogenesis to low doses of X-irradiation.
    2003 579 citations Shinichiro Mizumatsu, Michelle Monje et al. profile →
  12. LRRK2 Mutant iPSC-Derived DA Neurons Demonstrate Increased Susceptibility to Oxidative Stress
    2011 571 citations Theo D. Palmer et al. Cell stem cell profile →
  13. Excitation-Neurogenesis Coupling in Adult Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells
    2004 544 citations Karl Deisseroth, Hiroki Toda et al. Neuron profile →
  14. FGF-2-Responsive Neuronal Progenitors Reside in Proliferative and Quiescent Regions of the Adult Rodent Brain
    1995 533 citations Theo D. Palmer, J Ray et al. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience profile →
  15. Functional Impairment in Miro Degradation and Mitophagy Is a Shared Feature in Familial and Sporadic Parkinson’s Disease
    2016 361 citations Theo D. Palmer et al. Cell stem cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Theo D. Palmer United States 60 12.0k 9.3k 7.9k 4.5k 3.5k 105 23.4k
Steven A. Goldman United States 81 9.3k 0.8× 11.3k 1.2× 11.3k 1.4× 6.2k 1.4× 2.5k 0.7× 207 27.9k
Jonas Frisén Sweden 81 10.2k 0.9× 13.7k 1.5× 9.5k 1.2× 3.5k 0.8× 2.8k 0.8× 162 30.1k
H. Georg Kuhn Sweden 51 12.3k 1.0× 5.0k 0.5× 7.8k 1.0× 4.2k 0.9× 1.8k 0.5× 154 20.4k
David H. Rowitch United States 93 9.9k 0.8× 18.9k 2.0× 4.9k 0.6× 4.5k 1.0× 4.4k 1.2× 200 31.5k
Zaal Kokaia Sweden 71 10.9k 0.9× 7.1k 0.8× 10.0k 1.3× 6.0k 1.3× 2.4k 0.7× 165 20.8k
Michael V. Sofroniew United States 90 9.0k 0.7× 11.8k 1.3× 14.0k 1.8× 11.9k 2.7× 1.8k 0.5× 191 37.4k
James W. Fawcett United Kingdom 93 8.5k 0.7× 10.2k 1.1× 18.7k 2.4× 3.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.4× 325 31.2k
Klaus‐Armin Nave Germany 94 9.9k 0.8× 15.0k 1.6× 11.4k 1.4× 6.3k 1.4× 1.2k 0.3× 296 32.1k
José Manuel García‐Verdugo Spain 87 21.5k 1.8× 18.0k 2.0× 12.8k 1.6× 6.6k 1.5× 5.9k 1.7× 310 40.8k
Arnold R. Kriegstein United States 81 11.7k 1.0× 17.1k 1.8× 11.1k 1.4× 2.9k 0.6× 1.5k 0.4× 186 30.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ward, Thomas, Pingping Qu, Louis C. Leung, et al.. (2025). Cell-type specific global reprogramming of the transcriptome and epigenome in induced neurons with the 16p11.2 neuropsychiatric CNVs. European Journal of Human Genetics. 33(12). 1698–1707.
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Doulames, Vanessa M., Laura M. Marquardt, Neil J. Baugh, et al.. (2023). Custom-engineered hydrogels for delivery of human iPSC-derived neurons into the injured cervical spinal cord. Biomaterials. 305. 122400–122400. 14 indexed citations
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Pasquina, Lincoln W., Jessica L. MacDonald, Mollie B. Woodworth, et al.. (2020). An evolutionarily acquired microRNA shapes development of mammalian cortical projections. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(46). 29113–29122. 14 indexed citations
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Lombardo, Michael, et al.. (2017). Maternal immune activation dysregulation of the fetal brain transcriptome and relevance to the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorder. Molecular Psychiatry. 23(4). 1001–1013. 123 indexed citations
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Toda, Hiroki, et al.. (2011). Adult neural progenitor cells reactivate superbursting in mature neural networks. Experimental Neurology. 234(1). 20–30. 25 indexed citations
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Babu, Harish, Jan-Hendrik Claasen, Suresh Kannan, et al.. (2011). A Protocol for Isolation and Enriched Monolayer Cultivation of Neural Precursor Cells from Mouse Dentate Gyrus. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 5. 102 indexed citations
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Wexler, Eric, et al.. (2009). Endogenous Wnt Signaling Maintains Neural Progenitor Cell Potency. Stem Cells. 27(10). 2636–2636. 5 indexed citations
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Haditsch, Ursula, Dino P. Leone, Mélissa Farinelli, et al.. (2009). A central role for the small GTPase Rac1 in hippocampal plasticity and spatial learning and memory. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 41(4). 409–419. 113 indexed citations
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Renault, Valérie M., Victoria A. Rafalski, Alex A. Morgan, et al.. (2009). FoxO3 Regulates Neural Stem Cell Homeostasis. Cell stem cell. 5(5). 527–539. 456 indexed citations
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Soen, Yoav, Akiko Mori, Theo D. Palmer, & Patrick O. Brown. (2006). Exploring the regulation of human neural precursor cell differentiation using arrays of signaling microenvironments. Molecular Systems Biology. 2(1). 37–37. 173 indexed citations
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Kelly, Stephen, Tonya Bliss, Guohua Sun, et al.. (2004). Transplanted human fetal neural stem cells survive, migrate, and differentiate in ischemic rat cerebral cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(32). 11839–11844. 488 indexed citations
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Limoli, Charles L., Erich Giedzinski, Radosław Rola, et al.. (2004). Radiation Response of Neural Precursor Cells: Linking Cellular Sensitivity to Cell Cycle Checkpoints, Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress. Radiation Research. 161(1). 17–27. 175 indexed citations
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Deisseroth, Karl, et al.. (2004). Excitation-Neurogenesis Coupling in Adult Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells. Neuron. 42(4). 535–552. 544 indexed citations breakdown →
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Toda, Hiroki, Masayuki Tsuji, Ichiro Nakano, et al.. (2003). Stem Cell-derived Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Supporting Factor Is an Autocrine/Paracrine Survival Factor for Adult Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(37). 35491–35500. 44 indexed citations
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Praag, Henriette van, Alejandro F. Schinder, Brian R. Christie, et al.. (2002). Functional neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus. Nature. 415(6875). 1030–1034. 2287 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moore, Emma, Scott Presnell, Ursula Garrigues, et al.. (2002). Expression of IL-17B in neurons and evaluation of its possible role in the chromosome 5q-linked form of Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease. Neuromuscular Disorders. 12(2). 141–150. 46 indexed citations
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Monje, Michelle, Shinichiro Mizumatsu, John R. Fike, & Theo D. Palmer. (2002). Irradiation induces neural precursor-cell dysfunction. Nature Medicine. 8(9). 955–962. 988 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shihabuddin, Lamya S., Theo D. Palmer, & Fred H. Gage. (1999). The search for neural progenitor cells: prospects for the therapy of neurodegenerative disease. Molecular Medicine Today. 5(11). 474–480. 58 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Masayo, Theo D. Palmer, Jun Takahashi, & Fred H. Gage. (1998). Widespread Integration and Survival of Adult-Derived Neural Progenitor Cells in the Developing Optic Retina. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 12(6). 340–348. 216 indexed citations
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Palmer, Theo D., J Ray, & Fred H. Gage. (1995). FGF-2-Responsive Neuronal Progenitors Reside in Proliferative and Quiescent Regions of the Adult Rodent Brain. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 6(5). 474–486. 533 indexed citations breakdown →

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