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D-Index
45
Citations
8648
World Ranking
6888
National Ranking
195

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Neuroscience
  • Internal medicine
  • Neuron

John Mitrofanis focuses on Neuroscience, Anatomy, Zona incerta, Parkinson's disease and Nucleus. His Neuroscience study frequently involves adjacent topics like Subthalamic nucleus. His studies deal with areas such as Retina and Cell biology as well as Anatomy.

He has included themes like Sensory system and Diencephalon in his Zona incerta study. The Parkinson's disease study which covers Neuroprotection that intersects with Anesthesia, Tyrosine hydroxylase and Endocrinology. His Substantia nigra research focuses on subjects like Pharmacology, which are linked to Pars compacta.

His most cited work include:

  • Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (923 citations)
  • Some certainty for the "zone of uncertainty"? Exploring the function of the zona incerta. (179 citations)
  • Survival of midbrain dopaminergic cells after lesion or deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in MPTP-treated monkeys (178 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Neuroscience, Anatomy, MPTP, Substantia nigra and Internal medicine. John Mitrofanis studied Neuroscience and Deep brain stimulation that intersect with Adverse effect. John Mitrofanis has researched Anatomy in several fields, including Retina and Brainstem.

His work is dedicated to discovering how MPTP, Neuroprotection are connected with Parkinson's disease, Pathology and Neurotoxin and other disciplines. His research integrates issues of Stereology and Gliosis in his study of Substantia nigra. His study in Endocrinology extends to Internal medicine with its themes.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Neuroscience (58.20%)
  • Anatomy (27.05%)
  • MPTP (33.61%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Neuroscience (58.20%)
  • Parkinson's disease (21.31%)
  • Neuroprotection (24.59%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Neuroscience, Parkinson's disease, Neuroprotection, Disease and MPTP. His Neuroscience study is mostly concerned with Striatum, Putamen, Dopaminergic Cell, Tyrosine hydroxylase and Default mode network. His Striatum research incorporates themes from Basal ganglia, Dopaminergic and Midbrain.

His research on Tyrosine hydroxylase often connects related topics like Substantia nigra. His Parkinson's disease research incorporates elements of Sound, Physical medicine and rehabilitation and MEDLINE. His MPTP research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Neurotoxin, Pharmacology and Pars compacta.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Photobiomodulation-induced changes in a monkey model of Parkinson’s disease: changes in tyrosine hydroxylase cells and GDNF expression in the striatum (15 citations)
  • Acquired Resilience: An Evolved System of Tissue Protection in Mammals. (13 citations)
  • The behavioural and neuroprotective outcomes when 670nm and 810nm near infrared light are applied together in MPTP-treated mice. (13 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Neuron
  • Neuroscience

John Mitrofanis mostly deals with Neuroscience, Dopaminergic Cell, MPTP, Tyrosine hydroxylase and Substantia nigra. His work carried out in the field of Neuroscience brings together such families of science as Internal medicine and Cerebral blood flow. His Dopaminergic Cell research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Striatum, Neurology, Parenchyma and Macaque.

The various areas that he examines in his MPTP study include Stereology, Neuroprotection, Pharmacology and Pars compacta. His Tyrosine hydroxylase research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Dopaminergic, Tyrosine hydroxylase immunohistochemistry and Midbrain. His Substantia nigra study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Basal ganglia, Gliosis, Parvalbumin and Neuroglia.

Best Publications

  • Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus for the treatment of Parkinson's disease

    Alim Louis Benabid;Stephan Chabardes;John Mitrofanis;Pierre Pollak

  • Some certainty for the "zone of uncertainty"? Exploring the function of the zona incerta.

    J. Mitrofanis

  • Survival of midbrain dopaminergic cells after lesion or deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in MPTP-treated monkeys

    Bradley A. Wallace;Keyoumars Ashkan;Claire E Heise;Kelly D Foote

  • New views of the thalamic reticular nucleus in the adult and the developing brain

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  • Neuroprotection of midbrain dopaminergic cells in MPTP-treated mice after near-infrared light treatment.

    Victoria E. Shaw;Sharon Spana;Keyoumars Ashkan;Alim-Louis Benabid

  • Turning On Lights to Stop Neurodegeneration: The Potential of Near Infrared Light Therapy in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease

    Daniel M. Johnstone;Cécile Moro;Jonathan Stone;Alim-Louis Benabid

  • Evidence for a large projection from the zona incerta to the dorsal thalamus

    Brian D. Power;Christian I. Kolmac;John Mitrofanis

  • Photobiomodulation with near infrared light mitigates Alzheimer’s disease-related pathology in cerebral cortex – evidence from two transgenic mouse models

    Sivaraman Purushothuman;Daniel M Johnstone;Charith Nandasena;John Mitrofanis

  • Origin of retinal astrocytes in the rat: evidence of migration from the optic nerve.

    Tailoi Ling;John Mitrofanis;Jonathan Stone

  • Patterns of connections between zona incerta and brainstem in rats.

    Christian I. Kolmac;Brian D. Power;John Mitrofanis

  • Organisation of the cortical projection to the zona incerta of the thalamus.

    John Mitrofanis;Lilijana Mikuletic

  • Indirect application of near infrared light induces neuroprotection in a mouse model of parkinsonism - an abscopal neuroprotective effect.

    D.M. Johnstone;N. el Massri;C. Moro;S. Spana

  • Organisation of the reticular thalamic projection to the intralaminar and midline nuclei in rats

    Christian I. Kolmac;John Mitrofanis

  • Distribution of various neurochemicals within the zona incerta: an immunocytochemical and histochemical study.

    Christian Kolmac;J. Mitrofanis

  • Therapeutic electrical stimulation of the central nervous system.

    Alim-Louis Benabid;Bradley Wallace;John Mitrofanis;Celine Xia

  • Photobiomodulation enhances nigral dopaminergic cell survival in a chronic MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease.

    Cassandra Peoples;Sharon Spana;Keyoumars Ashkan;Alim-Louis Benabid

  • The mechanical cause of age-related dementia (Alzheimer's disease): the brain is destroyed by the pulse.

    Jonathan Stone;Daniel M Johnstone;John Mitrofanis;Michael F O'Rourke

  • Near-infrared light is neuroprotective in a monkey model of Parkinson disease.

    Fannie Darlot;Cécile Moro;Nabil El Massri;Claude Chabrol

  • Organization of the Visual Reticular Thalamic Nucleus of the Rat

    Kristina A Coleman;John Mitrofanis

  • Photobiomodulation inside the brain: a novel method of applying near-infrared light intracranially and its impact on dopaminergic cell survival in MPTP-treated mice

    Cécile Moro;Nabil El Massri;Napoleon Torres;David Ratel

  • A putative generalized model of the effects and mechanism of action of high frequency electrical stimulation of the central nervous system.

    Alim-Louis Benabid;Bradley Wallace;John Mitrofanis;Rong Xia

  • Patterns of brainstem projection to the thalamic reticular nucleus

    Christian I. Kolmac;John Mitrofanis

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan Stone
Jonathan Stone University of Sydney
Keyoumars Ashkan
Keyoumars Ashkan King's College London
Jan M. Provis
Jan M. Provis Australian National University
Glen Jeffery
Glen Jeffery University College London
Luke A. Henderson
Luke A. Henderson University of Sydney
Stephan Chabardes
Stephan Chabardes Grenoble Alpes University
Valérie Fraix
Valérie Fraix Grenoble Alpes University
Paul Krack
Paul Krack University of Bern
Barbara L. Finlay
Barbara L. Finlay Cornell University
Kevin A. Keay
Kevin A. Keay University of Sydney

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