Thomas B. Freeman

14.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
125 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Thomas B. Freeman is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas B. Freeman has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 43 papers in Neurology and 27 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas B. Freeman's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (32 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (30 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (25 papers). Thomas B. Freeman is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (32 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (30 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (25 papers). Thomas B. Freeman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Thomas B. Freeman's co-authors include Jeffrey H. Kordower, C. Warren Olanow, Robert A. Hauser, Paul R. Sanberg, Yaping Chu, Christopher G. Goetz, G. Michael Nauert, Samuel Saporta, Cesar V. Borlongan and Daniel P. Perl and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Thomas B. Freeman

120 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Adult Bone Marrow Stromal Cells Differentiate into Neural Cells in Vitro

2000 1.3k citations Alison E. Willing, Thomas B. Freeman et al. profile →
Lewy body–like pathology in long-term embryonic nigral transplants in Parkinson's disease

2008 1.2k citations Jeffrey H. Kordower, Yaping Chu et al. Nature Medicine profile →
A double‐blind controlled trial of bilateral fetal nigral transplantation in Parkinson's disease

2003 1.1k citations C. Warren Olanow, Christopher G. Goetz et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
Core assessment program for intracerebral transplantations (CAPIT)

1992 861 citations Håkan Widner, Christopher G. Goetz et al. Movement Disorders profile →
Neuropathological Evidence of Graft Survival and Striatal Reinnervation after the Transplantation of Fetal Mesencephalic Tissue in a Patient with Parkinson's Disease

1995 671 citations Jeffrey H. Kordower, Thomas B. Freeman et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	P-15 Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft Improves Time to Fusion in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion 2025 ·Spine ·(unknown), Michael P. Steinmetz, John E. OʼToole, Christopher D. Chaput, Rick C. Sasso, (unknown), Greg Maislin, Jeffrey P. Mullin, Thomas B. Freeman, (unknown), (unknown), Michael E. Janssen, David G. Schwartz, (unknown), Wellington K. Hsu, Paul M. Arnold	0
2	Additive Manufacturing of Thermal Energy Storage Composites with Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials Supported in a Multipolymer Matrix 2025 ·Advanced Engineering Materials ·(unknown), Thomas B. Freeman, (unknown), (unknown), K. Morgan, Sandra K. S. Boetcher, Adewale Odukomaiya	0
3	Mechanical, Thermal, and Barrier Property Studies of Polylactic Acid Composite Blown Films with Nanohydroxyapatite as a Filler Derived from Pink Perch Fish Scales 2025 ·ACS Omega ·(unknown), (unknown), Thomas B. Freeman, Vijaya Rangari	0
4	Advanced Materials and Additive Manufacturing for Phase Change Thermal Energy Storage and Management: A Review 2023 ·Advanced Energy Materials ·Thomas B. Freeman, (unknown), (unknown), Cameron W. Irvin, Anastasia N. Aday, Sandra K. S. Boetcher, Allison Mahvi, Matthew K. Smith, Adewale Odukomaiya	86
5	The Safety and Efficacy of Stand-Alone Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Adjacent Segment Disease in a Cohort of 44 Patients 2021 ·World Neurosurgery ·(unknown), Elliot Pressman, (unknown), Thomas B. Freeman, Puya Alikhani	6
6	Technique to minimize paraspinal muscle atrophy after posterior cervical fusion 2010 ·Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery ·(unknown), (unknown), Thomas B. Freeman	10
7	Otolaryngologic management of delayed pharyngoesophageal perforation following anterior cervical spine surgery 2010 ·The Laryngoscope ·(unknown), Yash Patil, Thomas V. McCaffrey, Fernando Ĺ. Vale, Thomas B. Freeman, Tapan Padhya	47
8	Postnatal PPARδ Activation and Myostatin Inhibition Exert Distinct yet Complimentary Effects on the Metabolic Profile of Obese Insulin-Resistant Mice 2010 ·PLoS ONE ·Barbara Bernardo, (unknown), Patricia G. Cosgrove, Max Kühn, Alan Opsahl, (unknown), Thomas B. Freeman, John R. Hadcock, Nathan K. LeBrasseur	57
9	Neural transplants in patients with Huntington's disease undergo disease-like neuronal degeneration 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Francesca Cicchetti, Samuel Saporta, Robert A. Hauser, Martin Parent, Martine Saint‐Pierre, Paul R. Sanberg, (unknown), (unknown), Yaping Chu, Elliott J. Mufson, Jeffrey H. Kordower, Thomas B. Freeman	142
10	Lewy body–like pathology in long-term embryonic nigral transplants in Parkinson's disease breakdown → 2008 ·Nature Medicine ·Jeffrey H. Kordower, Yaping Chu, Robert A. Hauser, Thomas B. Freeman, C. Warren Olanow	1240
11	Clinical pattern and risk factors for dyskinesias following fetal nigral transplantation in Parkinson's disease: A double blind video‐based analysis 2008 ·Movement Disorders ·C. Warren Olanow, Jean‐Michel Graciès, Christopher G. Goetz, A. Jon Stoessl, Thomas B. Freeman, Jeffrey H. Kordower, James Godbold, José Á. Obeso	68
12	The synaptic impact of the host immune response in a parkinsonian allograft rat model: Influence on graft-derived aberrant behaviors 2008 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Katherine E. Soderstrom, G.E. Meredith, Thomas B. Freeman, Susan O. McGuire, Timothy J. Collier, Caryl E. Sortwell, Qun Wu, Kathy Steece‐Collier	57
13	A double‐blind controlled trial of bilateral fetal nigral transplantation in Parkinson's disease breakdown → 2003 ·Annals of Neurology ·C. Warren Olanow, Christopher G. Goetz, Jeffrey H. Kordower, A. Jon Stoessl, Vesna Sossi, Mitchell F. Brin, Kathleen M. Shannon, G. Michael Nauert, Daniel P. Perl, James Godbold, Thomas B. Freeman	1077
14	Chapter 18 Neural transplantation for the treatment of Huntington's disease 2000 ·Progress in brain research ·Thomas B. Freeman, R. Hauser, Paul R. Sanberg, Samuel Saporta	25
15	Neural Transplantation in Parkinson's Disease 2000 ·Progress in neurological surgery ·Thomas B. Freeman, Alison E. Willing, T. Žigová, Paul R. Sanberg, Robert A. Hauser	16
16	Use of Placebo Surgery in Controlled Trials of a Cellular-Based Therapy for Parkinson's Disease 1999 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Thomas B. Freeman, Dorothy E. Vawter, P E Leaverton, James Godbold, Robert A. Hauser, Christopher G. Goetz, C. Warren Olanow	157
17	Cell transplantation for neurological disorders : toward reconstruction of the human central nervous system 1998 ·Humana Press eBooks ·Thomas B. Freeman, Håkan Widner	19
18	Toward the use of surgical placebo-controlled trials 1997 ·Transplantation Proceedings ·Thomas B. Freeman, Dorothy E. Vawter, Christopher G. Goetz, P E Leaverton, Robert A. Hauser, Paul R. Sanberg, James Godbold, (unknown)	3
19	Polymers, Encapsulation, and Artifical Organs(Report on Session 26.0) 1993 ·Neural Plasticity ·Paul R. Sanberg, Thomas B. Freeman, David W. Cahill	1
20	Behavioral effects of fetal neural transplants: Relevance to Huntington's disease 1993 ·Brain Research Bulletin ·Paul R. Sanberg, (unknown), Thomas B. Freeman, David W. Cahill, Andrew B. Norman	10

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