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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
97
Citations
31825
World Ranking
1762
National Ranking
51

Neuroscience

D-Index
97
Citations
31652
World Ranking
831
National Ranking
43

Freda D. Miller publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Freda D. Miller sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 239 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Freda D. Miller D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Freda D. Miller sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2005 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Freda D. Miller is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and has a research focus spanning Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work primarily delves into various aspects of neurogenesis, neuroplasticity, and molecular mechanisms underpinning nerve injury and regeneration.

The scientist's key fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

In terms of subfields, their research is distributed across:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Physiology

Central topics of their research cover:

  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Freda D. Miller has contributed to academic literature through multiple publications, with frequent appearances in venues such as:

  • Cell Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Stem Cell Reports
  • UNC Libraries
  • eNeuro

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Acquisition of a Unique Mesenchymal Precursor-like Blastema State Underlies Successful Adult Mammalian Digit Tip Regeneration" (2020, Developmental Cell)
  • "Assessment of cognitive and neural recovery in survivors of pediatric brain tumors in a pilot clinical trial using metformin" (2020, Nature Medicine)
  • "Peripheral Nerve Single-Cell Analysis Identifies Mesenchymal Ligands that Promote Axonal Growth" (2020, eNeuro)
  • "Single-Cell Profiling Shows Murine Forebrain Neural Stem Cells Reacquire a Developmental State when Activated for Adult Neurogenesis" (2020, Cell Reports)
  • "The Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Receptor Delta Regulates Developmental Neurogenesis" (2020, Cell Reports)

Throughout their career, Freda D. Miller has frequently collaborated with other researchers, including:

  • David R. Kaplan
  • Mekayla A. Storer
  • Konstantina Karamboulas
  • Scott A. Yuzwa
  • Danielle Jeong

Recognitions awarded to Miller include:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2005, Academy of Science
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2010

Best Publications

  • Neurotrophin signal transduction in the nervous system.

    David R Kaplan;Freda D Miller

  • Isolation of multipotent adult stem cells from the dermis of mammalian skin

    Jean G. Toma;Mahnaz Akhavan;Karl J. L. Fernandes;Fanie Barnabé-Heider

  • A dermal niche for multipotent adult skin-derived precursor cells

    Karl J. L. Fernandes;Ian A. McKenzie;Ian A. McKenzie;Pleasantine Mill;Kristen M. Smith

  • Isolation and characterization of multipotent skin-derived precursors from human skin.

    Jean G. Toma;Ian A. McKenzie;Darius Bagli;Freda D. Miller

  • Signal transduction by the neutrophin receptors

    David R Kaplan;Freda D Miller

  • The p75 Neurotrophin Receptor Mediates Neuronal Apoptosis and Is Essential for Naturally Occurring Sympathetic Neuron Death

    Shernaz X. Bamji;Marta Majdan;Christine D. Pozniak;Daniel J. Belliveau

  • Timing Is Everything: Making Neurons versus Glia in the Developing Cortex

    Freda D. Miller;Andrée S. Gauthier

  • An anti-apoptotic role for the p53 family member, p73, during developmental neuron death.

    Christine D. Pozniak;Stevo Radinovic;Annie Yang;Frank McKeon

  • Response of facial and rubrospinal neurons to axotomy: changes in mRNA expression for cytoskeletal proteins and GAP-43

    W Tetzlaff;SW Alexander;FD Miller;MA Bisby

  • The TrkB-Shc Site Signals Neuronal Survival and Local Axon Growth via MEK and PI3-Kinase

    Jasvinder K Atwal;Bernard Massie;Freda D Miller;David R Kaplan

  • Metformin Activates an Atypical PKC-CBP Pathway to Promote Neurogenesis and Enhance Spatial Memory Formation

    Jing Wang;Denis Gallagher;Loren M. DeVito;Gonzalo I. Cancino

  • Endogenously Produced Neurotrophins Regulate Survival and Differentiation of Cortical Progenitors via Distinct Signaling Pathways

    Fanie Barnabé-Heider;Freda D. Miller

  • Evidence that Embryonic Neurons Regulate the Onset of Cortical Gliogenesis via Cardiotrophin-1

    Fanie Barnabé-Heider;Julie A. Wasylnka;Karl J.L. Fernandes;Christian Porsche

  • SKPs Derive from Hair Follicle Precursors and Exhibit Properties of Adult Dermal Stem Cells

    Jeffrey Biernaskie;Maryline Paris;Olena Morozova;B. Matthew Fagan

  • P53 IS ESSENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENTAL NEURON DEATH AS REGULATED BY THE TRKA AND P75 NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTORS

    Raquel S. Aloyz;Shernaz X. Bamji;Christine D. Pozniak;Jean G. Toma

  • Detection of brain-derived neurotrophic factor-like activity in fibroblasts and Schwann cells: inhibition by antibodies to NGF.

    Ann Acheson;Philip A. Barker;Ralph F. Alderson;Freda D. Miller

  • Neurotrophin signalling pathways regulating neuronal apoptosis.

    F.D. Miller;D.R. Kaplan

  • Skin-Derived Precursors Generate Myelinating Schwann Cells That Promote Remyelination and Functional Recovery after Contusion Spinal Cord Injury

    Jeff Biernaskie;Joseph S. Sparling;Jie Liu;Casey P. Shannon

  • Skin-Derived Precursors Generate Myelinating Schwann Cells for the Injured and Dysmyelinated Nervous System

    Ian A. McKenzie;Jeff Biernaskie;Jean G. Toma;Rajiv Midha

  • Synaptic Innervation Density Is Regulated by Neuron-Derived BDNF

    Carrie G. Causing;Andrew Gloster;Raquel Aloyz;Shernaz X. Bamji

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Kaplan
David L. Kaplan Tufts University
Paul W. Frankland
Paul W. Frankland University of Toronto
Sheena A. Josselyn
Sheena A. Josselyn University of Toronto
Marco A. Marra
Marco A. Marra University of British Columbia
Abbas F. Sadikot
Abbas F. Sadikot Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Wolfram Tetzlaff
Wolfram Tetzlaff University of British Columbia
Cindi M. Morshead
Cindi M. Morshead University of Toronto
Alessandro Datti
Alessandro Datti University of Perugia
Benjamin G. Neel
Benjamin G. Neel New York University Langone Medical Center
Tak W. Mak
Tak W. Mak Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

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