Timothy E. Kennedy

14.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
178 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

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Timothy E. Kennedy is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Timothy E. Kennedy has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 83 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 81 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Timothy E. Kennedy's work include Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (83 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (83 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (18 papers). Timothy E. Kennedy is often cited by papers focused on Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (83 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (83 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (18 papers). Timothy E. Kennedy collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Timothy E. Kennedy's co-authors include Tito Serafini, Marc Tessier‐Lavigne, Marc Tessier‐Lavigne, José R. de la Torre, Jack P. Antel, Thomas M. Jessell, Simon W. Moore, Karen Lai Wing Sun, Véronique E. Miron and Masoud Shekarabi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Timothy E. Kennedy

171 papers receiving 10.8k 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.

The netrins define a family of axon outgrowth-promoting proteins homologous to C. elegans UNC-6

1994 1.1k citations Timothy E. Kennedy et al. profile →
Netrins are diffusible chemotropic factors for commissural axons in the embryonic spinal cord

1994 1.1k citations Timothy E. Kennedy et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Timothy E. Kennedy Canada	55	7.0k	5.5k	3.9k	2.2k	958	178	11.0k
Vance Lemmon United States	60	5.9k 0.8×	5.7k 1.0×	3.2k 0.8×	3.0k 1.4×	692 0.7×	178	11.6k
Alain Chédotal France	63	8.3k 1.2×	6.0k 1.1×	4.0k 1.0×	2.7k 1.2×	660 0.7×	152	12.3k
Geneviève Rougon France	65	6.0k 0.9×	5.4k 1.0×	4.1k 1.1×	2.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	192	12.3k
Melitta Schachner Germany	66	7.8k 1.1×	5.9k 1.1×	3.9k 1.0×	2.8k 1.3×	1.8k 1.8×	221	13.8k
Christopher E. Henderson France	51	5.7k 0.8×	7.1k 1.3×	2.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	823 0.9×	129	13.5k
Ronald W. Oppenheim United States	65	8.3k 1.2×	7.5k 1.4×	4.7k 1.2×	2.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	196	15.8k
Mark Henkemeyer United States	52	6.9k 1.0×	6.0k 1.1×	2.2k 0.6×	3.0k 1.3×	312 0.3×	117	11.1k
Elior Peles Israel	63	6.8k 1.0×	7.6k 1.4×	2.8k 0.7×	2.8k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	132	16.0k
Carlos F. Ibáñez Sweden	62	8.8k 1.3×	7.4k 1.4×	4.4k 1.1×	895 0.4×	705 0.7×	144	14.5k
R. Jeroen Pasterkamp Netherlands	55	4.9k 0.7×	5.1k 0.9×	1.9k 0.5×	2.0k 0.9×	890 0.9×	166	11.1k

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Al‐Alwan, Laila, Jean‐Pierre Clément, Ehsan Mohammadifar, et al.. (2025). Molecular Biomimicry and the Synthetic Synapse: Engineering a Stable Synaptogenic Extracellular Matrix. ACS Nano. 19(38). 33764–33779.

Pernin, Florian, et al.. (2024). From BBB to PPP : Bioenergetic requirements and challenges for oligodendrocytes in health and disease. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(1). e16219–e16219. 7 indexed citations

Leppert, Ilana R., Jennifer S. W. Campbell, Stephen G. Nuara, et al.. (2024). Histological validation of myelin-sensitive MRI metrics in the common marmoset. Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition.

Kennedy, Timothy E., et al.. (2024). High-throughput microcontact printing of proteins in microwell cell culture plates. MethodsX. 12. 102665–102665. 4 indexed citations

Michell‐Robinson, Mackenzie A., et al.. (2023). An optimized and validated protocol for the purification of PDGFRα+ oligodendrocyte precursor cells from mouse brain tissue via immunopanning. MethodsX. 10. 102051–102051. 2 indexed citations

Clément, Jean‐Pierre, et al.. (2021). Mechanically Matched Silicone Brain Implants Reduce Brain Foreign Body Response. Advanced Materials Technologies. 6(3). 32 indexed citations

Mozafari, Sabah, Laura Starost, Beatriz García-Díaz, et al.. (2020). Multiple sclerosis iPS-derived oligodendroglia conserve their properties to functionally interact with axons and glia in vivo. Science Advances. 6(49). 34 indexed citations

Blain, Manon, Qiao‐Ling Cui, Timothy E. Kennedy, et al.. (2018). Helper CD4 T cells expressing granzyme B cause glial fibrillary acidic protein fragmentation in astrocytes in an MHCII‐independent manner. Glia. 67(4). 582–593. 9 indexed citations

Miloudi, Khalil, François Binet, Ariel M. Wilson, et al.. (2016). Truncated netrin-1 contributes to pathological vascular permeability in diabetic retinopathy. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 126(8). 3006–3022. 39 indexed citations

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Bin, Jenea M., et al.. (2016). The oligodendrocyte‐specific antibody ‘CC1’ binds Quaking 7. Journal of Neurochemistry. 139(2). 181–186. 90 indexed citations

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Rappaz, Benjamin, et al.. (2016). Netrin-1-Regulated Distribution of UNC5B and DCC in Live Cells Revealed by TICCS. Biophysical Journal. 110(3). 623–634. 13 indexed citations

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Cui, Qiao Ling, Jun Fang, Timothy E. Kennedy, Guillermina Almazán, & Jack P. Antel. (2013). Effects of S1P Receptor Modulator FTY720 on Human Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cell Differentiation (P05.150). Neurology. 80(7_supplement). 3 indexed citations

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Binet, François, et al.. (2012). Netrin-1 Promotes Vascular Regeneration in a Mouse Model of Ischemic Retinopathy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 6298–6298. 1 indexed citations

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Miron, Véronique E., Bryce A. Durafourt, Jack P. Antel, & Timothy E. Kennedy. (2012). Assessment of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor Expression and Associated Intracellular Signaling Cascades in Primary Cells of the Human Central Nervous System. Methods in molecular biology. 874. 141–154. 2 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Timothy E., et al.. (2012). Engineered cell culture substrates for axon guidance studies: moving beyond proof of concept. Lab on a Chip. 13(4). 498–498. 36 indexed citations

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Horn, Katherine E., Bin Xu, Delphine Gobert, et al.. (2012). Receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase sigma regulates synapse structure, function and plasticity. Journal of Neurochemistry. 122(1). 147–161. 45 indexed citations

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Miron, Véronique E., Samuel K. Ludwin, Peter J. Darlington, et al.. (2010). Fingolimod (FTY720) Enhances Remyelination Following Demyelination of Organotypic Cerebellar Slices. American Journal Of Pathology. 176(6). 2682–2694. 224 indexed citations

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Rajasekharan, Sathyanath, Jenea M. Bin, Jack P. Antel, & Timothy E. Kennedy. (2010). A central role for RhoA during oligodendroglial maturation in the switch from Netrin‐1‐mediated chemorepulsion to process elaboration. Journal of Neurochemistry. 113(6). 1589–1597. 45 indexed citations

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Luk, Kelvin C., Timothy E. Kennedy, & Abbas F. Sadikot. (2003). Glutamate Promotes Proliferation of Striatal Neuronal Progenitors by an NMDA Receptor-Mediated Mechanism. Journal of Neuroscience. 23(6). 2239–2250. 104 indexed citations

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Taniguchi, Hiroki, Atsushi Tamada, Timothy E. Kennedy, & Fujio Murakami. (2002). Crossing the Ventral Midline Causes Neurons to Change Their Response to Floor Plate and Alar Plate Attractive Cues during Transmedian Migration. Developmental Biology. 249(2). 321–332. 16 indexed citations

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