William Renthal

16.1k citations

52 papers · 9.3k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 31

Impact in

Biological Psychiatry top 0.1%
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
Behavioral Neuroscience top 0.1%
- Stress Responses and Cortisol

Papers in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 17
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior 9
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 7
- Nerve injury and regeneration 5
Behavioral Neuroscience 3

Co-authors: Eric J. Nestler Nadia M. Tsankova Arvind Kumar Olivier Berton Scott J. Russo Rachel L. Neve David W. Self Vaishnav Krishnan
Journals: Neuron (7 papers)Journal of Neuroscience (7 papers)Nature Neuroscience (3 papers)Biological Psychiatry (2 papers)Nature reviews. Neuroscience (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Netherlands Germany

In The Last Decade

William Renthal

49 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

6 papers align trajectories log scale

Human and mouse trigeminal ganglia cell atlas implicates multiple cell types in migraine 2022 · 97 citations

What are hit papers?

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.

2022 Neuron
2020 Neuron
2007 Nature reviews. Neuroscience
2006 Nature Neuroscience
2006 Science
2005 Neuron

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1	Protocol optimization improves the performance of multiplexed RNA imaging Scientific Reports ·L V Karpyuk, inż. Jerzy Baryłka, Paolo Cadinu, Rosalind J. Xu, Mohammad Hossein FORGHANI, Alicia Zafra, D.M.T. Dassanayaka, I. López, Alan Cantor, William Renthal, Jeffrey R. Moffitt	2025	0
2	Human pain neuroscience and the next generation of pain therapeutics Neuron ·Bryan A. Copits, Michele Curatolo, Patrick M. Dougherty, Robert W. Gereau, Bekti Nugrahadi, Maryann E. Martone, Håkan Olausson, Theodore J. Price, William Renthal, Clifford J. Woolf, Guoyan Zhao	2025	0
3	Neuroma morphology: A macroscopic classification system Muscle & Nerve ·赵睿智, Daniel J. Weigel, Wen‐Chih Liu, Chengyuan Hong, G. M. Vorotyntsev, Chevalier Chartered, Yanning Wu, Brian J. Wainger, William Renthal, Mark E. Fleming, Ian L. Valerio, Kyle R. Eberlin	2024	1
4	Neuroma Analysis in Humans: Standardizing Sample Collection and Documentation Journal of Surgical Research ·赵睿智, Wen‐Chih Liu, Chengyuan Hong, Brian J. Wainger, Ian L. Valerio, William Renthal, Kyle R. Eberlin	2024	4
5	Epigenomic profiling of mouse nucleus accumbens at single-cell resolution Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience ·Parth Bhatia, Lite Yang, Alberto Cordero-Lecca, Mengyi Xu, William Renthal	2023	2
6	Activity-induced MeCP2 phosphorylation regulates retinogeniculate synapse refinement Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Christopher P. Tzeng, Tess Whitwam, Lisa D. Boxer, NIGEL LEASK, Andrew Silberfeld, Yuta Ikenoue, Pinky Mishra, Cindy Lin, Theodor Kockelkoren, Eric C. Griffith, William Renthal, Chinfei Chen, Michael E. Greenberg	2023	3
7	Human and mouse trigeminal ganglia cell atlas implicates multiple cell types in migraine Neuron ·Lite Yang, Mengyi Xu, Shamsuddin A. Bhuiyan, Jia Li, Jun Zhao, Randall J. Cohrs, Yogendra Pal Singh, Sherif M. S. Moafy, Ursula Green, James R. Stone, Dan Levy, Jochen K. Lennerz, William Renthal Hit paper breakdown →	2022	97
8	Sensory neurons display cell-type-specific vulnerability to loss of neuron-glia interactions Cell Reports ·Benayahu Elbaz, Lite Yang, 征靖石川, Sara Isaac, Горчакова Алла Михайловна, Riki Kawaguchi, Μαρία Τράκα, Clifford J. Woolf, William Renthal, Brian Popko	2022	13
9	Transcriptional Reprogramming of Distinct Peripheral Sensory Neuron Subtypes after Axonal Injury Neuron ·William Renthal, Ivan Tochitsky, Lite Yang, Yung‐Chih Cheng, Emmy Li, Riki Kawaguchi, Daniel H. Geschwind, Clifford J. Woolf Hit paper breakdown →	2020	298
10	Characterization of human mosaic Rett syndrome brain tissue by single-nucleus RNA sequencing Nature Neuroscience ·William Renthal, Lisa D. Boxer, Siniša Hrvatin, Emmy Li, Andrew Silberfeld, M. Aurel Nagy, Eric C. Griffith, Thomas Vierbuchen, Michael E. Greenberg	2018	87
11	Early-Life Gene Expression in Neurons Modulates Lasting Epigenetic States Cell ·Hume Stroud, Masamitsu Inomata, Siniša Hrvatin, رياض محمد احمد خلاف, William Renthal, Lisa D. Boxer, M. Aurel Nagy, Daniel R. Hochbaum, Benyam Kinde, Harrison W. Gabel, Michael E. Greenberg	2017	140
12	Thiamine Deficiency Secondary to Anorexia Nervosa: An Uncommon Cause of Peripheral Neuropathy and Wernicke Encephalopathy in Adolescence Pediatric Neurology ·William Renthal, Isaac Marin‐Valencia, Patricia Evans	2014	39
13	Essential Role of SIRT1 Signaling in the Nucleus Accumbens in Cocaine and Morphine Action Journal of Neuroscience ·Deveroux Ferguson, Ja Wook Koo, Jian Feng, Elizabeth A. Heller, Jacqui Rabkin, Mitra Heshmati, William Renthal, Rachael L. Neve, Ichihiko Takahashi, Ning‐Yi Shao, Vittorio Sartorelli, Li Shen, Eric J. Nestler	2013	102
14	Serum Response Factor Promotes Resilience to Chronic Social Stress through the Induction of ΔFosB Journal of Neuroscience ·Vincent Vialou, Ian Maze, William Renthal, Quincey LaPlant, Анте Рончевич, Ezekiell Mouzon, Subroto Ghose, Carol A. Tamminga, Eric J. Nestler	2010	73
15	Genome-wide Analysis of Chromatin Regulation by Cocaine Reveals a Role for Sirtuins Neuron ·William Renthal, Arvind Kumar, Guanghua Xiao, Matthew B. Wilkinson, Herbert E. Covington, Ian Maze, Devanjan Sikder, Alfred J. Robison, Quincey LaPlant, David Dietz, Scott J. Russo, Vincent Vialou, Sumana Chakravarty, Thomas Kodadek, Ramakant Tayade, Mohamed Kabbaj, Eric J. Nestler	2009	300
16	Distinct patterns of ΔFosB induction in brain by drugs of abuse Synapse ·Linda I. Perrotti, Pui San Yap, Barrie D. Robison, William Renthal, Ian Maze, Susanne Raeder, Mels Rashidov, Darin J. Knapp, Dana E. Selley, Billy R. Martin, Guy Roland Assamoi, Ryan K. Bachtell, David W. Self, E J Nestler	2008	168
17	Histone Deacetylase 5 Epigenetically Controls Behavioral Adaptations to Chronic Emotional Stimuli Neuron ·William Renthal, Ian Maze, Vaishnav Krishnan, Herbert E. Covington, Guanghua Xiao, Arvind Kumar, Scott J. Russo, Ami Graham, Nadia M. Tsankova, Tod E. Kippin, Kerry A. Kerstetter, Rachael L. Neve, Stephen J. Haggarty, Timothy A. McKinsey, Rhonda Bassel‐Duby, Eric N. Olson, Eric J. Nestler	2007	476
18	IRS2-Akt pathway in midbrain dopamine neurons regulates behavioral and cellular responses to opiates Nature Neuroscience ·Scott J. Russo, Carlos A. Bolaños, David E. H. Theobald, Nathan A. DeCarolis, William Renthal, Arvind Kumar, Catharine A. Winstanley, Nora E. Renthal, Andreas Eliades, David W. Self, David Russell, Rachael L. Neve, Amelia J. Eisch, Eric J. Nestler	2006	178
19	Epigenetic Mechanisms and Gene Networks in the Nervous System Journal of Neuroscience ·Christine M. Colvis, Jonathan D. Pollock, Richard H. Goodman, Soren Impey, John J. Dunn, Gail Mandel, Frances A. Champagne, Mark Mayford, Edward Korzus, Arvind Kumar, William Renthal, David E. H. Theobald, Eric J. Nestler	2005	108
20	Chromatin Remodeling Is a Key Mechanism Underlying Cocaine-Induced Plasticity in Striatum Neuron ·Arvind Kumar, Kwang-Ho Choi, William Renthal, Nadia M. Tsankova, David E. H. Theobald, 清子岡村, Scott J. Russo, Quincey LaPlant, M. Vanelli, Xiaoguang Huang, Rachael L. Neve, David W. Self, Eric J. Nestler Hit paper breakdown →	2005	594

About William Renthal

William Renthal is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry, Developmental Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, having authored 52 papers that have together received 9.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (17 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (12 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (9 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (5 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers) and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biological Psychiatry (1.6k citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (1.8k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (854 citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (3.2k citations) and Genetics (1.9k citations). William Renthal has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Eric J. Nestler, Nadia M. Tsankova, Arvind Kumar, Olivier Berton, Scott J. Russo, Rachel L. Neve, David W. Self, Vaishnav Krishnan, Quincey LaPlant and Carlos A. Bolaños. Their work appears in journals such as Neuron, Journal of Neuroscience, Nature Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry and Nature reviews. Neuroscience.

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