William P. Lynch

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

William P. Lynch is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Virology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, William P. Lynch has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Virology and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in William P. Lynch's work include HIV Research and Treatment (7 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (7 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (7 papers). William P. Lynch is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (7 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (7 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (7 papers). William P. Lynch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. William P. Lynch's co-authors include Arlene H. Sharpe, Alain Schweitzer, Elizabeth Tivol, Frank Borriello, J A Bluestone, Evan Y. Snyder, Václav Ourednik, Jitka Ourednik, Melitta Schachner and John L. Portis and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

William P. Lynch

30 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Loss of CTLA-4 leads to massive lymphoproliferation and f... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 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. Loss of CTLA-4 leads to massive lymphoproliferation and fatal multiorgan tissue destruction, revealing a critical negative regulatory role of CTLA-4
    1995 2.3k citations Elizabeth Tivol, Frank Borriello et al. Immunity profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William P. Lynch United States 17 1.9k 1.1k 807 463 338 30 3.4k
Aaron J. Johnson United States 39 1.9k 1.0× 915 0.8× 1.2k 1.5× 331 0.7× 189 0.6× 106 4.2k
Yong-Rui Zou United States 18 2.7k 1.4× 1.9k 1.8× 1.7k 2.1× 184 0.4× 268 0.8× 33 5.0k
Judith Chebath Israel 31 1.5k 0.8× 894 0.8× 1.6k 2.0× 205 0.4× 197 0.6× 66 3.2k
Patrick Salmon Switzerland 32 853 0.4× 584 0.5× 2.2k 2.7× 1.0k 2.2× 160 0.5× 60 3.9k
Sarah Booth United Kingdom 18 1.8k 1.0× 615 0.6× 937 1.2× 221 0.5× 157 0.5× 26 3.1k
Kanji Yoshida Japan 16 1.9k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 1.5k 1.8× 204 0.4× 207 0.6× 21 3.9k
Hugh H. Reid Australia 31 2.0k 1.0× 479 0.4× 917 1.1× 239 0.5× 124 0.4× 49 3.5k
Robin L. Wesselschmidt United States 22 1.1k 0.6× 547 0.5× 1.5k 1.8× 381 0.8× 61 0.2× 33 3.3k
Mark Wing United Kingdom 29 1.2k 0.6× 452 0.4× 645 0.8× 127 0.3× 237 0.7× 47 3.0k
Steven D. Gimpel United States 15 2.9k 1.5× 1.5k 1.4× 1.5k 1.9× 477 1.0× 61 0.2× 15 4.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William P. Lynch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William P. Lynch

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All Works

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Trudler, Dorit, Sara Sanz‐Blasco, Yvonne S. Eisele, et al.. (2021). α-Synuclein Oligomers Induce Glutamate Release from Astrocytes and Excessive Extrasynaptic NMDAR Activity in Neurons, Thus Contributing to Synapse Loss. Journal of Neuroscience. 41(10). 2264–2273. 80 indexed citations
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Cardona, Sandra M., et al.. (2019). Astrocyte Infection Is Required for Retrovirus-Induced Spongiform Neurodegeneration Despite Suppressed Viral Protein Expression. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13. 1166–1166. 5 indexed citations
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Sivaramakrishnan, Shobhana & William P. Lynch. (2017). Rebound from Inhibition: Self-Correction against Neurodegeneration?. Journal of Clinical & Cellular Immunology. 8(2). 5 indexed citations
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Li, Ying & William P. Lynch. (2010). Misfolding of CasBrE SU is reversed by interactions with 4070A Env: implications for gammaretroviral neuropathogenesis. Retrovirology. 7(1). 93–93. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Ying, Sandra M. Cardona, Russell S. Traister, & William P. Lynch. (2010). Retrovirus-Induced Spongiform Neurodegeneration Is Mediated by Unique Central Nervous System Viral Targeting and Expression of Env Alone. Journal of Virology. 85(5). 2060–2078. 11 indexed citations
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Ourednik, Václav, Jitka Ourednik, Ying Zhang, et al.. (2009). Cross-Talk Between Stem Cells and the Dysfunctional Brain is Facilitated by Manipulating the Niche: Evidence from an Adhesion Molecule. Stem Cells. 27(11). 2846–2856. 31 indexed citations
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Dimcheff, Derek E., et al.. (2006). Gene expression profiling of microglia infected by a highly neurovirulent murine leukemia virus: implications for neuropathogenesis. Retrovirology. 3(1). 26–26. 12 indexed citations
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Ourednik, Jitka, Václav Ourednik, William P. Lynch, Melitta Schachner, & Evan Y. Snyder. (2002). Neural stem cells display an inherent mechanism for rescuing dysfunctional neurons. Nature Biotechnology. 20(11). 1103–1110. 396 indexed citations
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Lynch, William P. & John L. Portis. (2000). Neural Stem Cells as Tools for Understanding Retroviral Neuropathogenesis. Virology. 271(2). 227–233. 7 indexed citations
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Lynch, William P. & Arlene H. Sharpe. (2000). Differential Glycosylation of the Cas-Br-E Env Protein Is Associated with Retrovirus-Induced Spongiform Neurodegeneration. Journal of Virology. 74(3). 1558–1565. 24 indexed citations
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Portis, John L. & William P. Lynch. (1998). Dissecting the Determinants of Neuropathogenesis of the Murine Oncornaviruses. Virology. 247(2). 127–136. 20 indexed citations
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Ray, Nancy B., Christopher Power, William P. Lynch, L C Ewalt, & D L Lodmell. (1997). Rabies viruses infect primary cultures of murine, feline, and human microglia and astrocytes. Archives of Virology. 142(5). 1011–1019. 32 indexed citations
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Czub, Markus, Frank J. McAtee, Stefanie Czub, William P. Lynch, & John L. Portis. (1995). Prevention of retrovirus-induced neurological disease by infection with a nonneuropathogenic retrovirus. Virology. 206(1). 372–380. 10 indexed citations
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Tivol, Elizabeth, Frank Borriello, Alain Schweitzer, et al.. (1995). Loss of CTLA-4 leads to massive lymphoproliferation and fatal multiorgan tissue destruction, revealing a critical negative regulatory role of CTLA-4. Immunity. 3(5). 541–547. 2320 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lynch, William P., Wendy J. Brown, GJ Spangrude, & John L. Portis. (1994). Microglial infection by a neurovirulent murine retrovirus results in defective processing of envelope protein and intracellular budding of virus particles. Journal of Virology. 68(5). 3401–3409. 36 indexed citations
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Lynch, William P.. (1959). Factors inhibiting metamorphosis inBugula andAmaroecium larvae. Development Genes and Evolution. 151(2). 164–180. 2 indexed citations

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