Walter Beech

3.9k citations

15 papers · 3.1k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 12

Impact in

Molecular Medicine top 0.5%
- Curcumin's Biomedical Applications
Biological Psychiatry top 2%
- Tryptophan and brain disorders

Papers in ⓘ

Molecular Medicine 4
- Curcumin's Biomedical Applications 4
Neurology 6
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms 6

Co-authors: Sally A. Frautschy (13 shared papers)Greg M. Cole (12 shared papers)Giselle P. Lim (5 shared papers)Fusheng Yang (9 shared papers)Teresa Chu (3 shared papers)Oliver J. Ubeda (8 shared papers)Bruce Teter (4 shared papers)Tinyi Chu (2 shared papers)
Journals: Neurobiology of Aging (3 papers)Journal of Neuroscience (3 papers)Journal of Neurochemistry (2 papers)Journal of Alzheimer s Disease (1 paper)Journal of Biological Chemistry (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Italy Canada

In The Last Decade

Walter Beech

15 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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The Curry Spice Curcumin Reduces Oxidative Damage and Amyloid Pathology in an Alzheimer Transgenic Mouse 2001 · 1.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2001 Journal of Neuroscience
2000 Journal of Neuroscience

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Walter Beech, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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15 of 15 papers shown

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1	The Curry Spice Curcumin Reduces Oxidative Damage and Amyloid Pathology in an Alzheimer Transgenic Mouse Journal of Neuroscience ·Giselle P. Lim, Teresa Chu, Fusheng Yang, Walter Beech, Sally A. Frautschy, Greg M. Cole Hit paper breakdown →	2001	1194
2	Ibuprofen Suppresses Plaque Pathology and Inflammation in a Mouse Model for Alzheimer's Disease Journal of Neuroscience ·Giselle P. Lim, Fu Yang, Tinyi Chu, Pisin Chen, Walter Beech, Bruce Teter, Thuy Tran, Oliver J. Ubeda, Karen H. Ashe, Sally A. Frautschy, Greg M. Cole Hit paper breakdown →	2000	741
3	-Amyloid Oligomers Induce Phosphorylation of Tau and Inactivation of Insulin Receptor Substrate via c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Signaling: Suppression by Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Curcumin Journal of Neuroscience ·Qianxia Ma, Fen Yang, Emily R. Rosario, Oliver J. Ubeda, Walter Beech, Dana J. Gant, P. P. Chen, Beverly Hudspeth, C. Chen, Yanying Zhao, Harry V. Vinters, Sally A. Frautschy, Greg M. Cole	2009	437
4	Antibody to caspase-cleaved actin detects apoptosis in differentiated neuroblastoma and plaque-associated neurons and microglia in Alzheimer's disease. PubMed ·Fusheng Yang, Xiaoyan Sun, Walter Beech, Bruce Teter, Sherry Wu, Jason J. Sigel, Harry V. Vinters, Sally A. Frautschy, Greg M. Cole	1998	207
5	GSK3 inhibitors show benefits in an Alzheimer's disease (AD) model of neurodegeneration but adverse effects in control animals Neurobiology of Disease ·Shuxin Hu, Aynun N. Begum, Mychica Jones, Mike S. Oh, Walter Beech, Beverly Hudspeth Beech, Fusheng Yang, Pingping Chen, Oliver J. Ubeda, Peter C. Kim, Peter Davies, Qiu‐Lan Ma, Greg M. Cole, Sally A. Frautschy	2008	139
6	Selective inhibition of Aβ42 production by NSAID R‐enantiomers Journal of Neurochemistry ·Takashi Morihara, Tinyi Chu, Oliver J. Ubeda, Walter Beech, G. M. Cole	2002	122
7	p21-activated Kinase-aberrant Activation and Translocation in Alzheimer Disease Pathogenesis Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Qiu‐Lan Ma, Fusheng Yang, Frédéric Calon, Oliver J. Ubeda, James E. Hansen, Richard H. Weisbart, Walter Beech, Sally A. Frautschy, Greg M. Cole	2008	102
8	Evidence of Aβ‐ and transgene‐dependent defects in ERK‐CREB signaling in Alzheimer’s models Journal of Neurochemistry ·Qiu‐Lan Ma, Marni E. Harris‐White, Oliver J. Ubeda, Mychica Simmons, Walter Beech, Giselle P. Lim, Bruce Teter, Sally A. Frautschy, Greg M. Cole	2007	96
9	Lipoprotein effects on aβ accumulation and degradation by microglia in vitro Journal of Neuroscience Research ·Greg M. Cole, Walter Beech, Sally A. Frautschy, Jason J. Sigel, Connie Glasgow, March D. Ard	1999	41
10	Effect of chloroquine and leupeptin on intracellular accumulation of amyloid‐beta (Aβ) 1–42 peptide in a murine N9 microglial cell line FEBS Letters ·Teresa Chu, Thuy Tran, Fusheng Yang, Walter Beech, Greg M. Cole, Sally A. Frautschy	1998	27
11	Insulin-like activity of chromium-binding fractions from brewer's yeast Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry ·David Hwang, Arye Lev-Ran, Thomas Papoian, Walter Beech	1987	19
12	Use of Copper and Insulin-Resistance to Accelerate Cognitive Deficits and Synaptic Protein Loss in a Rat Aβ-Infusion Alzheimer's Disease Model Journal of Alzheimer s Disease ·Aynun N. Begum, Fusheng Yang, Edmond Teng, Shuxin Hu, Mychica Jones, Emily R. Rosario, Walter Beech, Beverly Hudspeth, Oliver J. Ubeda, Greg M. Cole, Sally A. Frautschy	2008	11
13	Ibuprofen reduces inflammation and plaque pathology in a mouse model for Alzheimer's disease Neurobiology of Aging ·Giselle P. Lim, Fusheng Yang, Teresa Chu, Pingping Chen, Walter Beech, Oliver J. Ubeda, Sally A. Frautschy	2000	7
14	P4-417 The phenolic antioxidant compound curcumin (CURC), and one of its metabolite tetrahydrocurcumin (THC) prevent Aβ oligomer formation, de-aggregate previously formed oligomers and are neuroprotective against oligomer toxicity Neurobiology of Aging ·Aynun N. Begum, Fusheng Yang, Shuxin Hu, Walter Beech, Peter Kim, Charles Glabe, Greg M. Cole, Sally A. Frautschy	2004	2
15	P4-337 Regulation of microglial activation and effects of abeta production by ibuprofen and curcumin, an anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative compound that suppresses amyloid in TG2576 (APPSW mice) Neurobiology of Aging ·Takashi Morihara, Fusheng Yang, Giselle P. Lim, Bruce Teter, Suren Ambegaokar, Walter Beech, Jonathan Yao, Avery Abemathy, Sally A. Frautschy, Greg M. Cole	2004	1

About Walter Beech

Walter Beech is a scholar working on Molecular Medicine, Neurology, Physiology, Biological Psychiatry and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 15 papers that have together received 3.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (11 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (6 papers), Curcumin's Biomedical Applications (4 papers), Nuclear Receptors and Signaling (3 papers), Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (2 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (2 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (1 paper) and Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Medicine (561 citations), Biological Psychiatry (220 citations), Neurology (705 citations), Physiology (1.9k citations) and Pharmacology (679 citations). Walter Beech has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Sally A. Frautschy, Greg M. Cole, Giselle P. Lim, Fusheng Yang, Teresa Chu, Oliver J. Ubeda, Bruce Teter, Tinyi Chu, Thuy Tran and Fu Yang. Their work appears in journals such as Neurobiology of Aging, Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Neurochemistry, Journal of Alzheimer s Disease and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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