2026 Jack W. Lipton: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	41	7873	7267	3383	3058	97	6542

Overview

Jack W. Lipton is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a significant focus on subfields such as Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, and Polymers and Plastics.

The scientist's work addresses a range of main topics, including:

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
Neurological disorders and treatments
RNA regulation and disease
Conducting polymers and applications
Nerve injury and regeneration
Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

Frequent publication venues for the scientist include:

Journal of Visualized Experiments
JCI Insight
Neurobiology of Disease
Neurotherapeutics
Experimental Neurology

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on Parkinson's disease and related neurological studies:

"α-Synuclein antisense oligonucleotides as a disease-modifying therapy for Parkinson's disease" (2021), published in JCI Insight
"Developmental exposure to the organochlorine pesticide dieldrin causes male-specific exacerbation of α-synuclein-preformed fibril-induced toxicity and motor deficits" (2020), published in Neurobiology of Disease
"BDNF rs6265 Variant Alters Outcomes with Levodopa in Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease" (2020), published in Neurotherapeutics
"Striatal Nurr1, but not FosB expression links a levodopa-induced dyskinesia phenotype to genotype in Fisher 344 vs. Lewis hemiparkinsonian rats" (2020), published in Experimental Neurology
"BDNF rs6265 Genotype Influences Outcomes of Pharmacotherapy and Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease" (2021), published in Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface

Collaborations have included frequent co-authors such as:

Caryl E. Sortwell
Allyson Cole-Strauss
Joseph R. Patterson
Nathan C. Kuhn
Kelvin C. Luk

Best Publications

Differentiation of Mesencephalic Progenitor Cells into Dopaminergic Neurons by Cytokines

Zao Dung Ling;Elizabeth D. Potter;Jack W. Lipton;Paul M. Carvey

458
Citations
Intrastriatal injection of pre-formed mouse α-synuclein fibrils into rats triggers α-synuclein pathology and bilateral nigrostriatal degeneration

Katrina L. Paumier;Kelvin C. Luk;Fredric P. Manfredsson;Nicholas M. Kanaan

430
Citations
Exposure to elevated levels of dietary fat attenuates psychostimulant reward and mesolimbic dopamine turnover in the rat.

Jon F. Davis;Andrea L. Tracy;Jennifer D. Schurdak;Matthias H. Tschöp

372
Citations
In utero bacterial endotoxin exposure causes loss of tyrosine hydroxylase neurons in the postnatal rat midbrain.

ZaoDung D. Ling;Dave A. Gayle;Shang Yong Ma;Jack W. Lipton

297
Citations
Tumor Necrosis Factor α Is Toxic to Embryonic Mesencephalic Dopamine Neurons

Susan O McGuire;Zao Dung Ling;Jack W Lipton;Caryl E Sortwell

290
Citations
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced dopamine cell loss in culture: roles of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, and nitric oxide

Dave A Gayle;ZaoDung Ling;ChongWai Tong;Teresa Landers

272
Citations
Prenatal exposure to the bacteriotoxin lipopolysaccharide leads to long-term losses of dopamine neurons in offspring: a potential, new model of Parkinson's disease.

Paul M Carvey;Qin Chang;Jack W Lipton;Zaodung Ling

191
Citations
Aging-related changes in the nigrostriatal dopamine system and the response to MPTP in nonhuman primates: Diminished compensatory mechanisms as a prelude to parkinsonism

Timothy J. Collier;Jack Lipton;Brian F. Daley;Stephane Palfi

190
Citations
Progressive dopamine neuron loss following supra-nigral lipopolysaccharide (LPS) infusion into rats exposed to LPS prenatally.

Zaodung Ling;Yuangui Zhu;Chong wai Tong;Joshua A. Snyder

189
Citations
Leptin Regulates Energy Balance and Motivation Through Action at Distinct Neural Circuits

Jon F. Davis;Derrick L. Choi;Jennifer D. Schurdak;Maureen F. Fitzgerald

189
Citations
Rotenone potentiates dopamine neuron loss in animals exposed to lipopolysaccharide prenatally.

Zaodung Ling;Qin A. Chang;Chong Wai Tong;Susan E. Leurgans

155
Citations
Combined toxicity of prenatal bacterial endotoxin exposure and postnatal 6-hydroxydopamine in the adult rat midbrain

Z.D Ling;Q Chang;J.W Lipton;C.W Tong

148
Citations
Stimulation of the rat subthalamic nucleus is neuroprotective following significant nigral dopamine neuron loss

A.L. Spieles-Engemann;M.M. Behbehani;T.J. Collier;S.L. Wohlgenant

148
Citations
Orexin signaling in the paraventricular thalamic nucleus modulates mesolimbic dopamine and hedonic feeding in the rat

Derrick L. Choi;Jon F. Davis;Irwin J Magrisso;Maureen E. Fitzgerald

134
Citations
Omega-3 fatty acid deficiency increases constitutive pro-inflammatory cytokine production in rats: Relationship with central serotonin turnover

Robert K. McNamara;Ronald Jandacek;Therese Rider;Patrick Tso

130
Citations
Omega-3 fatty acid deficiency during perinatal development increases serotonin turnover in the prefrontal cortex and decreases midbrain tryptophan hydroxylase-2 expression in adult female rats: Dissociation from estrogenic effects

Robert K. McNamara;Jessica Able;Yanhong Liu;Ronald Jandacek

127
Citations
Is Alpha-Synuclein Loss-of-Function a Contributor to Parkinsonian Pathology? Evidence from Non-human Primates.

Timothy J. Collier;Timothy J. Collier;D. Eugene Redmond;Kathy Steece-Collier;Kathy Steece-Collier;Jack W. Lipton;Jack W. Lipton

120
Citations
Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation Increases Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor in the Nigrostriatal System and Primary Motor Cortex

Anne L. Spieles-Engemann;Kathy Steece-Collier;Michael M. Behbehani;Timothy J. Collier

119
Citations
α-Synuclein antisense oligonucleotides as a disease-modifying therapy for Parkinson's disease.

Tracy A. Cole;Hien Zhao;Timothy J. Collier;Ivette Sandoval

119
Citations
Parkinson's disease-linked D620N VPS35 knockin mice manifest tau neuropathology and dopaminergic neurodegeneration.

Xi Chen;Jennifer K. Kordich;Erin T. Williams;Nathan Levine

112
Citations
Intra-parenchymal injection of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin 1-β produces dopamine neuron loss in the rat

P. M. Carvey;E.-Y. Chen;J. W. Lipton;C. W. Tong

111
Citations
Continuous cocaine administration produces persisting changes in brain neurochemistry and behavior.

Steve Zeigler;Jack Lipton;Arthur Toga;Gaylord Ellison

108
Citations
Diaphragm pacing with a quadripolar phrenic nerve electrode: an international study.

Debra E. Weese-Mayer;Jean M. Silvestri;Anna S. Kenny;Michel N. Ilbawi

108
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