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Jack P. Antel

Jack P. Antel

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Neuroscience
Canada
2026
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Immunology
Canada
2023

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Neuroscience

D-Index
133
Citations
68540
World Ranking
250
National Ranking
5

Jack P. Antel 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 Jack P. Antel sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 590 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jack P. Antel 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 Jack P. Antel sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 133 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Immunology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Jack P. Antel is affiliated with McGill University in Canada. Their research output spans multiple aspects of neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, immunology, and microbiology, with a primary focus on neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, and immune-related mechanisms.

The main fields of study covered by their work include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Key subfields within these areas of expertise are:

  • Neurology
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Their research topics emphasize:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Immune Response and Inflammation

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Jack P. Antel include:

  • Alexandre Prat
  • Moein Yaqubi
  • Luke M. Healy
  • Jo Anne Stratton
  • Timothy E. Kennedy

The scientist's work has been published regularly in several venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Glia
  • Nature
  • Nature Communications
  • Brain

Representative recent publications of Jack P. Antel include:

  • "Single-cell RNA-seq reveals that glioblastoma recapitulates a normal neurodevelopmental hierarchy," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "MAFG-driven astrocytes promote CNS inflammation," 2020, Nature
  • "Barcoded viral tracing of single-cell interactions in central nervous system inflammation," 2021, Science
  • "Neurological complications of coronavirus infection; a comparative review and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic," 2020, Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • "Translocator protein is a marker of activated microglia in rodent models but not human neurodegenerative diseases," 2023, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Identification of a unique TGF-β–dependent molecular and functional signature in microglia

    Oleg Butovsky;Mark P Jedrychowski;Craig S Moore;Ron Cialic

  • Type I interferons and microbial metabolites of tryptophan modulate astrocyte activity and central nervous system inflammation via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor

    Veit Rothhammer;Ivan D Mascanfroni;Lukas Bunse;Maisa C Takenaka

  • Development of a multiple sclerosis functional composite as a clinical trial outcome measure

    Gary R. Cutter;Monika L. Baier;Richard A. Rudick;Diane L. Cookfair

  • iPSC-Derived Human Microglia-like Cells to Study Neurological Diseases

    Edsel M. Abud;Ricardo N. Ramirez;Eric S. Martinez;Luke M. Healy

  • Rituximab in patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis: Results of a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled multicenter trial†

    Kathleen Hawker;Paul O'Connor;Mark S. Freedman;Peter A. Calabresi

  • Microglial control of astrocytes in response to microbial metabolites

    Veit Rothhammer;Davis M. Borucki;Emily C. Tjon;Maisa C. Takenaka

  • Encephalitogenic potential of the myelin basic protein peptide (amino acids 83-99) in multiple sclerosis: results of a phase II clinical trial with an altered peptide ligand.

    Bibiana Bielekova;Bonnie Goodwin;Nancy Richert;Irene Cortese

  • Differentiation block of oligodendroglial progenitor cells as a cause for remyelination failure in chronic multiple sclerosis

    T. Kuhlmann;V. Miron;Q. Cuo;C. Wegner

  • Neuroblastoma x spinal cord (NSC) hybrid cell lines resemble developing motor neurons.

    Neil R. Cashman;Heather D. Durham;Jan Krzysztof Blusztajn;Kenichiro Oda

  • TLR Signaling Tailors Innate Immune Responses in Human Microglia and Astrocytes

    Carolyn S. Jack;Nathalie Arbour;Joshua Manusow;Vivianne Montgrain

  • An updated histological classification system for multiple sclerosis lesions

    Tanja Kuhlmann;Samuel Ludwin;Alexandre Prat;Jack Antel

  • Evidence of axonal damage in the early stages of multiple sclerosis and its relevance to disability.

    Nicola De Stefano;Sridar Narayanan;Gordon S. Francis;Rozie Arnaoutelis

  • Intrathecal pathogenic anti–aquaporin‐4 antibodies in early neuromyelitis optica

    Jeffrey L. Bennett;Chiwah Lam;Sudhakar Reddy Kalluri;Philippe Saikali

  • A Highly Efficient Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Microglia Model Displays a Neuronal-Co-culture-Specific Expression Profile and Inflammatory Response

    W Haenseler;S N Sansom;J Buchrieser;S E Newey

  • Axonal damage correlates with disability in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Results of a longitudinal magnetic resonance spectroscopy study.

    N De Stefano;P M Matthews;L Fu;S Narayanan

  • Imaging axonal damage of normal-appearing white matter in multiple sclerosis.

    L Fu;P M Matthews;N De Stefano;K J Worsley

  • Comparison of polarization properties of human adult microglia and blood-derived macrophages

    Bryce A. Durafourt;Craig S. Moore;Domenick A. Zammit;Trina A. Johnson

  • Single-cell RNA-seq reveals that glioblastoma recapitulates a normal neurodevelopmental hierarchy

    Charles P. Couturier;Shamini Ayyadhury;Phuong U. Le;Javad Nadaf;Javad Nadaf

  • Induction of a non-encephalitogenic type 2 T helper-cell autoimmune response in multiple sclerosis after administration of an altered peptide ligand in a placebo- controlled, randomized phase II trial

    Ludwig Kappos;Giancarlo Comi;Hillel Panitch;Joel Oger

  • Remyelination capacity of the MS brain decreases with disease chronicity

    T. Goldschmidt;J. Antel;F. B. König;W. Brück

  • Glatiramer acetate in primary progressive multiple sclerosis: Results of a multinational, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Jerry S. Wolinsky;Ponnada A. Narayana;Paul O'Connor;Patricia K. Coyle

  • Brain-immune connection: immuno-regulatory properties of CNS-resident cells.

    Burkhard Becher;Alexandre Prat;Jack P. Antel

  • Erratum: Identification of a unique TGF-β-dependent molecular and functional signature in microglia (Nature Neuroscience (2014) 17 (131-143))

    Oleg Butovsky;Mark P. Jedrychowski;Craig S. Moore;Ron Cialic

Frequent Co-Authors

Amit Bar-Or
Amit Bar-Or University of Pennsylvania
Alexandre Prat
Alexandre Prat University of Montreal
Timothy E. Kennedy
Timothy E. Kennedy Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Barry G. W. Arnason
Barry G. W. Arnason University of Chicago
Douglas L. Arnold
Douglas L. Arnold Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Burkhard Becher
Burkhard Becher University of Zurich
Anthony T. Reder
Anthony T. Reder University of Chicago
Voon Wee Yong
Voon Wee Yong University of Calgary
Nathalie Arbour
Nathalie Arbour University of Montreal
Francisco J. Quintana
Francisco J. Quintana Harvard Medical School

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