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Margaret Fahnestock

Margaret Fahnestock

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Neuroscience

D-Index
60
Citations
14305
World Ranking
3816
National Ranking
217

Margaret Fahnestock 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 Margaret Fahnestock sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 169 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Margaret Fahnestock 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 Margaret Fahnestock sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Margaret Fahnestock is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada. Their academic work spans multiple disciplines within medicine and neuroscience, contributing significantly to research on neurodegenerative diseases, neuroplasticity, and exercise physiology.

Their research publications focus mainly on neurophysiological and molecular mechanisms as they relate to brain function and recovery. Some of the recent papers authored include:

  • A Single Bout of High-intensity Interval Exercise Increases Corticospinal Excitability, Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor, and Uncarboxylated Osteolcalcin in Sedentary, Healthy Males, 2020, Neuroscience
  • Understanding the Neurophysiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity in Cortical and Descending Motor Pathways: Where Do We Stand?, 2020, Neuroscience
  • Mechanisms of the Beneficial Effects of Exercise on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression in Alzheimer's Disease, 2023, Biomolecules
  • Aberrant AZIN2 and polyamine metabolism precipitates tau neuropathology, 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • BDNF, proBDNF and IGF-1 serum levels in naïve and medicated subjects with autism, 2022, Scientific Reports

Margaret Fahnestock's frequent coauthors include:

  • Bernadeta Michalski
  • Boris Šakić
  • Kim Madden
  • Lisa C. Carlesso
  • Donglai Ma

Regular publication venues for their research comprise:

  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Neuroscience
  • Cells

The main fields of study in which Margaret Fahnestock is active involve:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Their subfields of study include:

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

Key topics covered by Margaret Fahnestock's research are diverse and specialized, including:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

Best Publications

  • The anxiolytic effect of Bifidobacterium longum NCC3001 involves vagal pathways for gut–brain communication

    P. Bercik;A. J. Park;D. Sinclair;A. Khoshdel

  • Kindling and status epilepticus models of epilepsy: rewiring the brain.

    Kiyoshi Morimoto;Margaret Fahnestock;Ronald J Racine

  • Precursor form of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and mature brain-derived neurotrophic factor are decreased in the pre-clinical stages of Alzheimer's disease.

    Shiyong Peng;Joanne Wuu;Elliott J. Mufson;Margaret Fahnestock

  • The Microglial Innate Immune Receptor TREM2 Is Required for Synapse Elimination and Normal Brain Connectivity.

    Fabia Filipello;Raffaella Morini;Irene Corradini;Valerio Zerbi

  • The Precursor Pro-Nerve Growth Factor Is the Predominant Form of Nerve Growth Factor in Brain and Is Increased in Alzheimer's Disease

    Margaret Fahnestock;Bernadeta Michalski;Bin Xu;Michael D. Coughlin

  • The valproic acid-induced rodent model of autism.

    Chiara Nicolini;Margaret Fahnestock

  • Quantitation of BDNF mRNA in human parietal cortex by competitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction: decreased levels in Alzheimer's disease

    R.M.Dalmian Holsinger;Jane Schnarr;Pauline Henry;Vivian T Castelo

  • Pro-brain-derived neurotrophic factor is decreased in parietal cortex in Alzheimer’s disease

    Bernadeta Michalski;Margaret Fahnestock

  • Increased proNGF levels in subjects with mild cognitive impairment and mild Alzheimer disease

    Shiyong Peng;Joanne Wuu;Elliott J. Mufson;Margaret Fahnestock

  • Oligomeric Amyloid Decreases Basal Levels of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mRNA via Specific Downregulation of BDNF Transcripts IV and V in Differentiated Human Neuroblastoma Cells

    Diego J. Garzon;Margaret Fahnestock

  • Performance of heterozygous brain-derived neurotrophic factor knockout mice on behavioral analogues of anxiety, nociception, and depression.

    G M MacQueen;K Ramakrishnan;S D Croll;J A Siuciak

  • Decreased brain-derived neurotrophic factor depends on amyloid aggregation state in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

    Shiyong Peng;Diego J. Garzon;Diego J. Garzon;Monica Marchese;William Klein

  • The nerve growth factor precursor proNGF exhibits neurotrophic activity but is less active than mature nerve growth factor

    Margaret Fahnestock;Guanhua Yu;Bernadeta Michalski;Silvy Mathew

  • Intraventricular administration of antibodies to nerve growth factor retards kindling and blocks mossy fiber sprouting in adult rats

    Ce Van der Zee;K Rashid;K Le;KA Moore

  • A new brain-derived neurotrophic factor transcript and decrease in brain-derived neurotrophic factor transcripts 1, 2 and 3 in Alzheimer's disease parietal cortex.

    Diego Garzon;Guanhua Yu;Margaret Fahnestock

  • Neurotrophic factors and Alzheimer’s disease: are we focusing on the wrong molecule?

    M. Fahnestock;D. Garzon;R. M. D. Holsinger;B. Michalski

  • ProNGF: a neurotrophic or an apoptotic molecule?

    Margaret Fahnestock;Guanhua Yu;Michael D Coughlin

  • The effects of physical exercise and cognitive training on memory and neurotrophic factors

    Jennifer J. Heisz;Ilana B. Clark;Katija Bonin;Emily M. Paolucci

  • Biological activity of nerve growth factor precursor is dependent upon relative levels of its receptors.

    Raheleh Masoudi;Maria S. Ioannou;Michael D. Coughlin;Promila Pagadala

  • CREB expression mediates amyloid β-induced basal BDNF downregulation.

    Elyse Rosa;Margaret Fahnestock

  • Nerve Growth Factor Accelerates Seizure Development, Enhances Mossy Fiber Sprouting, and Attenuates Seizure-Induced Decreases in Neuronal Density in the Kindling Model of Epilepsy

    Beth Adams;Mona Sazgar;Philip Osehobo;Catharina E. E. M. Van der Zee

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald J. Racine
Ronald J. Racine McMaster University
Elliott J. Mufson
Elliott J. Mufson Barrow Neurological Institute
Elizabeth Head
Elizabeth Head University of California, Irvine
Stephen D. Ginsberg
Stephen D. Ginsberg Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Carl W. Cotman
Carl W. Cotman University of California, Irvine
Joanne Wuu
Joanne Wuu University of Miami
Marco A. M. Prado
Marco A. M. Prado University of Western Ontario
Vania F. Prado
Vania F. Prado University of Western Ontario
Paul Forsythe
Paul Forsythe McMaster University
Gary S. Goldfield
Gary S. Goldfield Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

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