Thomas M. Jessell

70.7k citations

246 papers · 56.0k indexed · 35 hit papers · h-index 136

Molecular Biology top 0.02%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.01%
Developmental Neuroscience top 0.01%
Cell Biology top 0.01%
Genetics top 0.1%

Co-authors: Helena Edlund Jane Dodd Yasuto Tanabe Johan Ericson Leslie L. Iversen James Briscoe Henk Roelink Hynek Wichterle
Topics: Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (81 papers)Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (58 papers)Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (52 papers)
Cited by: Developmental Neuroscience Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Cell Biology
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Sweden

In The Last Decade

Thomas M. Jessell

244 papers receiving 54.7k 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.

Cre reporter strains produced by targeted insertion of EYFP and ECFP into the ROSA26 locus

2001 2.5k citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. profile →
Neuronal specification in the spinal cord: inductive signals and transcriptional codes

2000 1.6k citations Thomas M. Jessell profile →
Directed Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells into Motor Neurons

2002 1.4k citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. Cell profile →
The netrins define a family of axon outgrowth-promoting proteins homologous to C. elegans UNC-6

1994 1.1k citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. Cell profile →
Astrocytes expressing ALS-linked mutated SOD1 release factors selectively toxic to motor neurons

2007 960 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. profile →
A Homeodomain Protein Code Specifies Progenitor Cell Identity and Neuronal Fate in the Ventral Neural Tube

2000 900 citations Thomas M. Jessell, Johan Ericson et al. Cell profile →
Topographic organization of embryonic motor neurons defined by expression of LIM homeobox genes

1994 893 citations Monica Ensini, Helena Edlund et al. Cell profile →
Dorsal differentiation of neural plate cells induced by BMP-mediated signals from epidermal ectoderm

1995 874 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. Cell profile →
Pax6 Controls Progenitor Cell Identity and Neuronal Fate in Response to Graded Shh Signaling

1997 835 citations Johan Ericson, Thomas M. Jessell et al. Cell profile →
Opiate analgesics inhibit substance P release from rat trigeminal nucleus

1977 774 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. profile →
Two Critical Periods of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Required for the Specification of Motor Neuron Identity

1996 750 citations Johan Ericson, Thomas M. Jessell et al. Cell profile →
Floor plate and motor neuron induction by different concentrations of the amino-terminal cleavage product of sonic hedgehog autoproteolysis

1995 739 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. Cell profile →
Floor plate and motor neuron induction by vhh-1, a vertebrate homolog of hedgehog expressed by the notochord

1994 724 citations Helena Edlund, Thomas M. Jessell et al. Cell profile →
Spatial regulation of axonal glycoprotein expression on subsets of embryonic spinal neurons

1988 691 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. Neuron profile →
The winged-helix transcription factor HNF-3β is required for notochord development in the mouse embryo

1994 672 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. Cell profile →
Requirement for LIM Homeobox Gene Isl1 in Motor Neuron Generation Reveals a Motor Neuron– Dependent Step in Interneuron Differentiation

1996 651 citations Helena Edlund, Thomas M. Jessell et al. Cell profile →
Axon Guidance and the Patterning of Neuronal Projections in Vertebrates

1988 640 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. Science profile →
Homeobox gene Nkx2.2 and specification of neuronal identity by graded Sonic hedgehog signalling

1999 620 citations Thomas M. Jessell, Johan Ericson et al. profile →
Chemotropic guidance of developing axons in the mammalian central nervous system

1988 611 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. profile →
Diversity and Pattern in the Developing Spinal Cord

1996 609 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. Science profile →
Simultaneous Denoising, Deconvolution, and Demixing of Calcium Imaging Data

2016 608 citations Eftychios A. Pnevmatikakis, Daniel Soudry et al. Neuron profile →
Control of cell pattern in the developing nervous system: Polarizing activity of the floor plate and notochord

1991 607 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. Cell profile →
Intrathecal morphine inhibits substance P release from mammalian spinal cord in vivo

1980 589 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. profile →
Molecular Characterization of a Functional cDNA Encoding the Serotonin 1c Receptor

1988 586 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. Science profile →
Early Stages of Motor Neuron Differentiation Revealed by Expression of Homeobox Gene Islet-1

1992 576 citations Johan Ericson, Helena Edlund et al. Science profile →
Independent requirement for ISL1 in formation of pancreatic mesenchyme and islet cells

1997 558 citations Thomas M. Jessell, Helena Edlund et al. profile →
Release of dopamine from dendrites in rat substantia nigra

1976 540 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. profile →
Capsaicin-induced depletion of substance P from primary sensory neurones

1978 528 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. profile →
The axonal glycoprotein TAG-1 is an immunoglobulin superfamily member with neurite outgrowth-promoting activity

1990 520 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. Cell profile →
Coordinate Regulation of Motor Neuron Subtype Identity and Pan-Neuronal Properties by the bHLH Repressor Olig2

2001 504 citations Albert I. Chen, Thomas M. Jessell et al. Neuron profile →
Piezo2 is the principal mechanotransduction channel for proprioception

2015 419 citations Joriene C. de Nooij, Thomas M. Jessell et al. profile →
Substance P: Depletion in the dorsal horn of rat spinal cord after section of the peripheral processes of primary sensory neurons

1979 393 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. profile →
Synaptic transmission: A bidirectional and self-modifiable form of cell-cell communication

1993 309 citations Thomas M. Jessell, Eric R. Kandel Cell profile →
Ectopic Expression of the Serotonin 1c Receptor and the Triggering of Malignant Transformation

1989 297 citations Thomas M. Jessell et al. Science profile →
Essentials of Neural Science and Behavior

1996 257 citations Eric R. Kandel, Thomas M. Jessell et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Role for Sensory end Organ-Derived Signals in Regulating Muscle Spindle Proprioceptor Phenotype 2019 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown),Ira Schieren,(unknown),Chaolin Zhang,Thomas M. Jessell,Joriene C. de Nooij	22
2	Simultaneous Denoising, Deconvolution, and Demixing of Calcium Imaging Databreakdown → 2016 ·Neuron ·Eftychios A. Pnevmatikakis,Daniel Soudry,Yuanjun Gao,Timothy A. Machado,Josh Merel,David Pfau,Thomas R. Reardon,Yu Mu,Clay Lacefield,Weijian Yang,Misha B. Ahrens,Randy M. Bruno,Thomas M. Jessell,Darcy S. Peterka,Rafael Yuste,Liam Paninski	608
3	Muscle-type Identity of Proprioceptors Specified by Spatially Restricted Signals from Limb Mesenchyme 2016 ·Cell ·Sebastian Poliak,(unknown),Masahito Yamagata,Joshua R. Sanes,Thomas M. Jessell	42
4	Bayesian Sparse Regression Analysis Documents the Diversity of Spinal Inhibitory Interneurons 2016 ·Cell ·Mariano I. Gabitto,Ari Pakman,Jay B. Bikoff,L. F. Abbott,Thomas M. Jessell,Liam Paninski	55
5	Degradation of mouse locomotor pattern in the absence of proprioceptive sensory feedback 2014 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Turgay Akay,Warren G. Tourtellotte,Silvia Arber,Thomas M. Jessell	189
6	Etv1 Inactivation Reveals Proprioceptor Subclasses that Reflect the Level of NT3 Expression in Muscle Targets 2013 ·Neuron ·Joriene C. de Nooij,(unknown),Thomas M. Jessell	83
7	Patterns of Spinal Sensory-Motor Connectivity Prescribed by a Dorsoventral Positional Template 2011 ·Cell ·Gülşen Sürmeli,Turgay Akay,Gregory C. Ippolito,Philip W. Tucker,Thomas M. Jessell	138
8	Runx1 Determines Nociceptive Sensory Neuron Phenotype and Is Required for Thermal and Neuropathic Pain 2006 ·Neuron ·(unknown),Daniel C. Broom,Yang Liu,Joriene C. de Nooij,Zhe Li,(unknown),Omar Abdel Samad,Thomas M. Jessell,Clifford J. Woolf,Qiufu Ma	267
9	Type II Cadherin Ectodomain Structures: Implications for Classical Cadherin Specificity 2006 ·Cell ·Saurabh D. Patel,Carlo Ciatto,Chien Peter Chen,Fabiana Bahna,(unknown),(unknown),Ira Schieren,Thomas M. Jessell,Barry Honig,Stephen R. Price,Lawrence Shapiro	228
10	Graded Activity of Transcription Factor Runx3 Specifies the Laminar Termination Pattern of Sensory Axons in the Developing Spinal Cord 2006 ·Neuron ·Albert I. Chen,Joriene C. de Nooij,Thomas M. Jessell	95
11	Retinoic acid signalling specifies intermediate character in the developing telencephalon 2004 ·Development ·(unknown),(unknown),Blake C. Beehler,Thomas M. Jessell,Helena Edlund,Lena Gunhaga	62
12	Semaphorin 3E and Plexin-D1 Control Vascular Pattern Independently of Neuropilins 2004 ·Science ·Chenghua Gu,Yutaka Yoshida,Jean Livet,(unknown),Fanny Mann,Janna Merte,Christopher E. Henderson,Thomas M. Jessell,Alex L. Kolodkin,David D. Ginty	435
13	A Role for Neuregulin1 Signaling in Muscle Spindle Differentiation 2002 ·Neuron ·Simon Hippenmeyer,Neil A. Shneider,Carmen Birchmeier,Steven J. Burden,Thomas M. Jessell,Silvia Arber	125
14	ETS Gene Er81 Controls the Formation of Functional Connections between Group Ia Sensory Afferents and Motor Neurons 2000 ·Cell ·Silvia Arber,David R. Ladle,Jonathan H. Lin,Eric Frank,Thomas M. Jessell	399
15	Lim1 Activity Is Required for Intermediate Mesoderm Differentiation in the Mouse Embryo 2000 ·Developmental Biology ·Tania E. Tsang,William Shawlot,Simon J. Kinder,Akio Kobayashi,Kin Ming Kwan,Klaus Schughart,Artur Kania,Thomas M. Jessell,Richard Behringer,(unknown)	90
16	Complementary Domains of Retinoic Acid Production and Degradation in the Early Chick Embryo 1999 ·Developmental Biology ·Eric C. Swindell,Christina Thaller,Shanthini Sockanathan,Martin Petkovich,Thomas M. Jessell,Gregor Eichele	227
17	Introduction: One Decade of Neuron, Six Decades of Neuroscience 1998 ·Neuron ·Thomas M. Jessell,Eric R. Kandel	1
18	Assignment of Early Caudal Identity to Neural Plate Cells by a Signal from Caudal Paraxial Mesoderm 1997 ·Neuron ·Jonas Muhr,Thomas M. Jessell,Helena Edlund	92
19	Sonic hedgehog: a common signal for ventral patterning along the rostrocaudal axis of the neural tube 1995 ·The International Journal of Developmental Biology ·Johan Ericson,Jonas Muhr,Thomas M. Jessell,Helena Edlund	115
20	Induction of the LIM homeobox gene Lmx1 by WNT6a establishes dorsoventral pattern in the vertebrate limb 1995 ·Cell ·Robert D. Riddle,Monica Ensini,Craig E. Nelson,Tammy N. Tsuchida,Thomas M. Jessell,(unknown)	372

About Thomas M. Jessell

Thomas M. Jessell is a scholar working on Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology, having authored 246 papers that have together received 56.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (81 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (58 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (52 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Neuroscience (12.2k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (21.6k citations) and Cell Biology (9.9k citations). Thomas M. Jessell has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include Helena Edlund, Jane Dodd, Yasuto Tanabe, Johan Ericson, Leslie L. Iversen, James Briscoe, Henk Roelink, Hynek Wichterle, Marysia Placzek and Silvia Arber. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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