2026 Angelo C. Lepore: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	39	8371	7735	3576	3236	90	5385

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Overview

Angelo C. Lepore is affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a particular focus on several subfields including Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Neurology.

The main topics of their research include:

Spinal Cord Injury Research
Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Nerve injury and regeneration
Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Angelo C. Lepore has published in numerous scientific venues, frequently contributing to:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Experimental Neurology
Glia
Neurobiology of Disease
Cells

Frequent collaborators include:

Nicolette M. Heinsinger
Megan C. Wright
Samantha J. Thomas
Eric V. Brown
Biswarup Ghosh

Selected recent publications by Angelo C. Lepore include:

"Glial restricted precursor cells in central nervous system disorders: Current applications and future perspectives," 2020, Glia
"Cervical spinal cord injury-induced neuropathic pain in male mice is associated with a persistent pro-inflammatory macrophage/microglial response in the superficial dorsal horn," 2021, Experimental Neurology
"LAR inhibitory peptide promotes recovery of diaphragm function and multiple forms of respiratory neural circuit plasticity after cervical spinal cord injury," 2020, Neurobiology of Disease
"Differential Activation of Pain Circuitry Neuron Populations in a Mouse Model of Spinal Cord Injury-Induced Neuropathic Pain," 2022, Journal of Neuroscience
"Intestinal neuropod cell GUCY2C regulates visceral pain," 2022, Journal of Clinical Investigation

Best Publications

Focal transplantation-based astrocyte replacement is neuroprotective in a model of motor neuron disease.

Angelo C Lepore;Britta Rauck;Christine Dejea;Andrea C Pardo

513
Citations
Presynaptic regulation of astroglial excitatory neurotransmitter transporter GLT1.

Yongjie Yang;Oguz Gozen;Andrew Watkins;Ileana Lorenzini

292
Citations
Astrocytes carrying the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1G93A) mutation induce wild-type motor neuron degeneration in vivo

Sophia T. Papadeas;Sarah E. Kraig;Colin O'Banion;Angelo C. Lepore

259
Citations
Transplantation of Neuronal and Glial Restricted Precursors into Contused Spinal Cord Improves Bladder and Motor Functions, Decreases Thermal Hypersensitivity, and Modifies Intraspinal Circuitry

Takahiko Mitsui;Jed S. Shumsky;Angelo C. Lepore;Marion Murray

248
Citations
Lineage-restricted neural precursors survive, migrate, and differentiate following transplantation into the injured adult spinal cord.

A.C. Lepore;I. Fischer

223
Citations
Long-term fate of neural precursor cells following transplantation into developing and adult CNS.

A.C. Lepore;B. Neuhuber;T.M. Connors;S.S.W. Han

190
Citations
Minimally invasive delivery of stem cells for spinal cord injury: advantages of the lumbar puncture technique

Ajay Bakshi;Corey Hunter;Sharon Swanger;Angelo Lepore

185
Citations
Neural precursor cells can be delivered into the injured cervical spinal cord by intrathecal injection at the lumbar cord

Angelo C. Lepore;Ajay Bakshi;Sharon A. Swanger;Mahendra S. Rao

165
Citations
Intraparenchymal spinal cord delivery of adeno-associated virus IGF-1 is protective in the SOD1G93A model of ALS.

Angelo C. Lepore;Christine Haenggeli;Mehdi Gasmi;Kathie M. Bishop

154
Citations
Human Glial-Restricted Progenitor Transplantation into Cervical Spinal Cord of the SOD1G93A Mouse Model of ALS

Angelo C. Lepore;John O'Donnell;Andrew S. Kim;Timothy Williams

137
Citations
Differential fate of multipotent and lineage-restricted neural precursors following transplantation into the adult CNS.

Angelo C. Lepore;Steven S.W. Han;Carla J. Tyler-Polsz;Jingli Cai

133
Citations
Distinct roles for spinophilin and neurabin in dopamine-mediated plasticity.

P.B. Allen;V. Zachariou;P. Svenningsson;P. Svenningsson;A.C. Lepore

112
Citations
Phrenic motor neuron degeneration compromises phrenic axonal circuitry and diaphragm activity in a unilateral cervical contusion model of spinal cord injury.

Charles Nicaise;Charles Nicaise;Tamara J Hala;David M Frank;Jessica L Parker;Jessica L Parker

111
Citations
Inhibiting drug efflux transporters improves efficacy of ALS therapeutics.

Michael R. Jablonski;Shashirekha S. Markandaiah;Dena Jacob;Ni J. Meng

107
Citations
Adult glial precursor proliferation in mutant SOD1G93A mice.

Tim Magnus;Jessica Carmen;Jessica Deleon;Haipeng Xue

103
Citations
Selective ablation of proliferating astrocytes does not affect disease outcome in either acute or chronic models of motor neuron degeneration

Angelo C. Lepore;Christine Dejea;Jessica Carmen;Britta Rauck

102
Citations
MR imaging of lineage-restricted neural precursors following transplantation into the adult spinal cord.

A.C. Lepore;P. Walczak;M.S. Rao;I. Fischer

101
Citations
Transplantation of Human Glial Restricted Progenitors and Derived Astrocytes into a Contusion Model of Spinal Cord Injury

Ying Jin;Birgit Neuhuber;Anita Singh;Julien Bouyer

101
Citations
Transplantation of stem cell-derived astrocytes for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and spinal cord injury

Charles Nicaise;Dinko Mitrecic;Aditi Falnikar;Angelo C Lepore

95
Citations
Long-term fate of neural precursor cells following transplantation into developing and adult CNS (DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.12.043)

A. C. Lepore;B. Neuhuber;T. M. Connors;S. S W Han

94
Citations