Stuart E. Leff

5.3k citations

52 papers · 4.7k · 1 hit paper · h-index 33

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Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Nerve injury and regeneration
Genetics top 1%
- Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
- Virus-based gene therapy research

Papers in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 34
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior 18
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 18
- Nerve injury and regeneration 7
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology 5
Molecular Biology 41
- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling 23
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 6

Co-authors: Ian Creese (21 shared papers)Ronald Evans (3 shared papers)Michael G. Rosenfeld (3 shared papers)Ronald J. Mandel (12 shared papers)Richard O. Snyder (10 shared papers)Mark W. Hamblin (7 shared papers)David R. Sibley (8 shared papers)S. Kaye Spratt (5 shared papers)
Journals: Experimental Neurology (5 papers)Nature Genetics (5 papers)Molecular Pharmacology (2 papers)The Journal of Comparative Neurology (2 papers)Life Sciences (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States France Sweden

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Stuart E. Leff

52 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Stuart E. Leff's Hit Papers

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Expression in Brain of a Messenger RNA Encoding a Novel Neuropeptide Homologous to Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide 1985 · 561 citations

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Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

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1	Expression in Brain of a Messenger RNA Encoding a Novel Neuropeptide Homologous to Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Science ·Susan Amara, Jeffrey L. Arriza, Stuart E. Leff, Larry W. Swanson, Ronald Evans, Michael G. Rosenfeld Hit paper breakdown →	1985	561
2	COMPLEX TRANSCRIPTIONAL UNITS: DIVERSITY IN GENE EXPRESSION BY ALTERNATIVE RNA PROCESSING Annual Review of Biochemistry ·Stuart E. Leff, Michael G. Rosenfeld, Ronald Evans	1986	445
3	The Classification of Dopamine Receptors: Relationship to Radioligand Binding Annual Review of Neuroscience ·Ian Creese, David R. Sibley, Mark W. Hamblin, Stuart E. Leff	1983	361
4	Midbrain injection of recombinant adeno-associated virus encoding rat glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor protects nigral neurons in a progressive 6-hydroxydopamine-induced degeneration model of Parkinson’s disease in rats Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ronald J. Mandel, S. Kaye Spratt, Richard O. Snyder, Stuart E. Leff	1997	292
5	A mouse model for Prader-Willi syndrome imprinting-centre mutations Nature Genetics ·Tao Yang, Todd E. Adamson, James L. Resnick, Stuart E. Leff, Rachel Wevrick, Uta Francke, Nancy A. Jenkins, Neal G. Copeland	1998	258
6	Small nuclear ribonucleoprotein polypeptide N (SNRPN), an expressed gene in the Prader–Willi syndrome critical region Nature Genetics ·Tayfun Özçelık, Stuart E. Leff, Wendy P. Robinson, Tim A. Donlon, Marc Lalande, Elvira M. Sanjines, Albert Schinzel, Uta Francke	1992	232
7	Maternal imprinting of the mouse Snrpn gene and conserved linkage homology with the human Prader–Willi syndrome region Nature Genetics ·Stuart E. Leff, Camilynn I. Brannan, Martha L. Reed, Tayfun Özçelik, Uta Francke, Neal G. Copeland, Nancy A. Jenkins	1992	217
8	Characterization of Intrastriatal Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus-Mediated Gene Transfer of Human Tyrosine Hydroxylase and Human GTP-Cyclohydrolase I in a Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease Journal of Neuroscience ·Ronald J. Mandel, Katherine G. Rendahl, S. Kaye Spratt, Richard O. Snyder, Lawrence K. Cohen, Stuart E. Leff	1998	196
9	Splice commitment dictates neuron-specific alternative RNA processing in calcitonin/CGRP gene expression Cell ·Stuart E. Leff, Ronald Evans, Michael G. Rosenfeld	1987	180
10	A candidate mouse model for Prader–Willi syndrome which shows an absence of Snrpn expression Nature Genetics ·B.M. Cattanach, Jacqueline A. Barr, E.P. Evans, Michael Burtenshaw, COLIN V. BEECHEY, Stuart E. Leff, Camilynn I. Brannan, Neal G. Copeland	1992	152
11	Maternal imprinting of human SNRPN, a gene deleted in Prader–Willi syndrome Nature Genetics ·Martha L. Reed, Stuart E. Leff	1994	140
12	Interactions of agonists with D-2 dopamine receptors: Evidence for a single receptor population existing in multiple agonist affinity-states in rat striatal membranes Biochemical Pharmacology ·Mark W. Hamblin, Stuart E. Leff, Ian Creese	1984	113
13	Viral Gene Delivery Selectively Restores Feeding and Prevents Lethality of Dopamine-Deficient Mice Neuron ·Mark S. Szczypka, Ronald J. Mandel, Brian A. Donahue, Richard O. Snyder, Stuart E. Leff, Richard D Palmiter	1999	109
14	Regulation of gene expression in vivo following transduction by two separate rAAV vectors Nature Biotechnology ·Katherine G. Rendahl, Stuart E. Leff, Gillis R. Otten, S. Kaye Spratt, Delphine Bohl, Melinda Van Roey, Brian A. Donahue, Lawrence K. Cohen	1998	100
15	Interactions of novel dopaminergic ligands with D-1 and D-2 dopamine receptors Life Sciences ·David R. Sibley, Stuart E. Leff, Ian Creese	1982	89
16	Dopamine receptor turnover rates in rat striatum are age-dependent. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Stuart E. Leff, Ray F. Gariano, Ian Creese	1984	87
17	Recombinant Adeno-associated Viral Vector-Mediated Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Transfer Protects Nigral Dopamine Neurons after Onset of Progressive Degeneration in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease Experimental Neurology ·Ronald J. Mandel, Richard O. Snyder, Stuart E. Leff	1999	86
18	Interactions of dopamine agonists with brain D1 receptors labeled by 3H-antagonists. Evidence for the presence of high and low affinity agonist-binding states. Molecular Pharmacology ·Stuart E. Leff, Mark W. Hamblin, Ian Creese	1985	66
19	Long-term restoration of striatal l-aromatic amino acid decarboxylase activity using recombinant adeno-associated viral vector gene transfer in a rodent model of Parkinson's disease Neuroscience ·Stuart E. Leff, S. Kaye Spratt, Richard O. Snyder, Ronald J. Mandel	1999	64
20	Nerve Growth Factor Expressed in the Medial Septum Followingin VivoGene Delivery Using a Recombinant Adeno-Associated Viral Vector Protects Cholinergic Neurons from Fimbria-Fornix Lesion-Induced Degeneration Experimental Neurology ·Ron Mandel, Fred H. Gage, D.G. Clevenger, S. Kaye Spratt, Richard O. Snyder, Stuart E. Leff	1999	63

About Stuart E. Leff

Stuart E. Leff is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Neurology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, having authored 52 papers that have together received 4.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (23 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (18 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (18 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (8 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (7 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (6 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (6 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.1k citations), Genetics (1.6k citations), Molecular Biology (3.0k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (103 citations) and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (462 citations). Stuart E. Leff has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include Ian Creese, Ronald Evans, Michael G. Rosenfeld, Ronald J. Mandel, Richard O. Snyder, Mark W. Hamblin, David R. Sibley, S. Kaye Spratt, Martha L. Reed and Susan Amara. Their work appears in journals such as Experimental Neurology, Nature Genetics, Molecular Pharmacology, The Journal of Comparative Neurology and Life Sciences.

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