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Keith A. Crutcher 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 Keith A. Crutcher sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 143 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Keith A. Crutcher 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 Keith A. Crutcher sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Keith A. Crutcher is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's recent research output comprises studies across topics such as nerve injury and regeneration, spinal cord injury research, nerve injury and rehabilitation, and pulmonary hypertension research and treatments. These topics reflect a focus on both neurological recovery processes and respiratory system disorders.

Keith A. Crutcher's notable recent papers include:

  • The Role of Tissue Geometry in Spinal Cord Regeneration (2022), Medicina
  • Patients With History of Methamphetamine Use Are More Likely to Have Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Medications for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Stopped Due to Non-adherence (2025), American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • DE-ESCALATION OF THERAPY IN THE SETTING OF SOTATERCEPT IN PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION PATIENTS ON PREVIOUSLY STABLE PARENTERAL PROSTACYCLIN (2025), CHEST Journal

Frequent publishing venues for their work include Medicina, the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, and CHEST Journal.

Collaboration appears to be an important aspect of their research as reflected by frequent co-authors, such as Songdi Wu, Demosthenes G. Papamatheakis, David Poch, Timothy M. Fernandes, and David B. Pettigrew, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

The scientist's research integrates concepts from nerve injury and rehabilitation with pulmonary hypertension, indicating a multidisciplinary approach within medical research addressing both cellular mechanisms and patient treatment outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Nerve growth factor in Alzheimer's disease: increased levels throughout the brain coupled with declines in nucleus basalis

    Samuel A. Scott;Elliott J. Mufson;Jean A. Weingartner;Kenneth A. Skau

  • Meta-analysis of APOE4 allele and outcome after traumatic brain injury.

    Weidong Zhou;Di Xu;Xiaoxia Peng;Qiuhong Zhang

  • Detection of NGF-like activity in human brain tissue: increased levels in Alzheimer's disease

    K. A. Crutcher;S. A. Scott;Shi Liang;W. V. Everson

  • Lymph nodes—A possible site for sympathetic neuronal regulation of immune responses

    Louis T. Giron;Keith A. Crutcher;James N. Davis

  • In vitro Evidence for two distinct hippocampal growth factors: basis of neuronal plasticity?

    Keith A. Crutcher;Frank Collins

  • Truncated apolipoprotein E (ApoE) causes increased intracellular calcium and may mediate ApoE neurotoxicity.

    Martin Tolar;Jeffrey N. Keller;Stephen Chan;Mark P. Mattson

  • Sympathetic sprouting in the central nervous system: a model for studies of axonal growth in the mature mammalian brain

    Keith A. Crutcher

  • Neurotoxicity of the 22 kDa Thrombin-Cleavage Fragment of Apolipoprotein E and Related Synthetic Peptides Is Receptor-Mediated

    Martin Tolar;Marcos A. Marques;Judith A. K. Harmony;Keith A. Crutcher

  • Nerve growth factor mRNA and protein levels measured in the same tissue from normal and Alzheimer's disease parietal cortex

    Margaret Fahnestock;Samuel A. Scott;Nathalie Jetté;Jean A. Weingartner

  • Nerve growth factor-induced sprouting of mature, uninjured sympathetic axons.

    L. G. Isaacson;B. N. Saffran;K. A. Crutcher

  • Neurotrophic activity in the adult rat hippocampal formation: regional distribution and increase after septal lesion

    Frank Collins;Keith A. Crutcher

  • Sympathetic noradrenergic sprouting in response to central cholinergic denervation: A histochemical study of neuronal sprouting in the rat hippocampal formation

    Keith A. Crutcher;James N. Davis

  • Intracerebral NGF infusion induces hyperinnervation of cerebral blood vessels.

    L.G. Isaacson;B.N. Saffran;K.A. Crutcher

  • Nerve growth factor and Alzheimer's disease.

    Samuel Alexander Scott;Keith Alan Crutcher

  • A thrombin cleavage fragment of apolipoprotein E exhibits isoform-specific neurotoxicity.

    Marcos A. Marques;Martin Tolar;Judith A. K. Harmony;Keith A. Crutcher

  • ApoE isoforms affect neuronal N-methyl-D-aspartate calcium responses and toxicity via receptor-mediated processes.

    Z Qiu;K.A Crutcher;B.T Hyman;G.W Rebeck

  • Tissue sections from the mature rat brain and spinal cord as substrates for neurite outgrowth in vitro: extensive growth on gray matter but little growth on white matter.

    Keith A. Crutcher

  • Sprouting of sympathetic nerves in the absence of afferent input

    Keith A. Crutcher;Keith A. Crutcher;James N. Davis;James N. Davis

  • Serial position curves for item (spatial location) information: role of the dorsal hippocampal formation and medial septum

    Raymond P. Kesner;Keith Crutcher;David R. Beers

  • The origin of brainstem-spinal pathways in the North American opossum (Didelphis virginiana). Studies using the horseradish peroxidase method.

    Keith A. Crutcher;Albert O. Humbertson;George F. Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

James N. Davis
James N. Davis Duke University
Raymond P. Kesner
Raymond P. Kesner University of Utah
Roger D. Madison
Roger D. Madison Duke University
Gunnar K. Gouras
Gunnar K. Gouras Lund University
Mark A. Smith
Mark A. Smith Case Western Reserve University
Frank M. LaFerla
Frank M. LaFerla University of California, Irvine
George F. Martin
George F. Martin The Ohio State University
Geoffrey Burnstock
Geoffrey Burnstock University College London
Sylvain Lesné
Sylvain Lesné University of Minnesota
William C. Mobley
William C. Mobley University of California, San Diego

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