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Nicola J. Allen 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 Nicola J. Allen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 60 publications — 1st percentile

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Nicola J. Allen 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 Nicola J. Allen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 34 D-Index — 4th percentile

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Overview

Nicola J. Allen is affiliated with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong emphasis on neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, and neuroplasticity mechanisms.

Their publication record includes 43 works in neuroscience and 24 in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Subfields of study for Nicola J. Allen include neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, developmental neuroscience, and genetics.

Key research topics addressed in their work cover:

  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation

Nicola J. Allen's recent papers include:

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions (2021) published in Nature Neuroscience
  • Astrocyte contribution to dysfunction, risk and progression in neurodegenerative disorders (2022) published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience
  • Glia as sculptors of synaptic plasticity (2020) published in Neuroscience Research
  • Activity-dependent modulation of synapse-regulating genes in astrocytes (2021) published in eLife
  • Glia: victims or villains of the aging brain? (2020) published in Neurobiology of Disease

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nicola J. Allen include Adrien Paumier, Laura Sancho, Ashley N. Brandebura, Isabel H. Salas, and Jillybeth Burgado. The scientist has produced multiple publications alongside these colleagues, reflecting ongoing collaborative research efforts.

Their contributions are often published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Neuroscience, Cell Reports, Nature, and Nature Reviews Neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • The classical complement cascade mediates CNS synapse elimination.

    Beth Stevens;Nicola J. Allen;Luis E. Vazquez;Gareth R. Howell

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

    Carole Escartin;Elena Galea;András Lakatos;James P. O’Callaghan

  • Neuroscience: Glia - more than just brain glue.

    Nicola J. Allen;Ben A. Barres

  • Cell Biology of Astrocyte-Synapse Interactions

    Nicola J. Allen;Cagla Eroglu

  • Gabapentin Receptor α2δ-1 Is a Neuronal Thrombospondin Receptor Responsible for Excitatory CNS Synaptogenesis

    Çagla Eroglu;Çagla Eroglu;Nicola J. Allen;Michael W. Susman;Nancy A. O'Rourke

  • Glia as architects of central nervous system formation and function

    Nicola J. Allen;David A. Lyons

  • Astrocytes Control Synapse Formation, Function, and Elimination

    Won Suck Chung;Nicola J. Allen;Cagla Eroglu

  • Astrocyte glypicans 4 and 6 promote formation of excitatory synapses via GluA1 AMPA receptors

    Nicola J. Allen;Mariko L. Bennett;Lynette C. Foo;Gordon X. Wang

  • Control of excitatory CNS synaptogenesis by astrocyte-secreted proteins Hevin and SPARC

    Hakan Kucukdereli;Nicola J. Allen;Anthony T. Lee;Ava Feng

  • The Aging Astrocyte Transcriptome from Multiple Regions of the Mouse Brain.

    Matthew M. Boisvert;Galina A. Erikson;Maxim N. Shokhirev;Nicola J. Allen

  • Development of a method for the purification and culture of rodent astrocytes

    Lynette C. Foo;Nicola J. Allen;Eric A. Bushong;P. Britten Ventura

  • Astrocyte contribution to dysfunction, risk and progression in neurodegenerative disorders

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  • Signaling between glia and neurons: focus on synaptic plasticity

    Nicola J Allen;Ben A Barres

  • Astrocytes, neurons, synapses: a tripartite view on cortical circuit development.

    Isabella Farhy-Tselnicker;Nicola J. Allen

  • Astrocyte regulation of synaptic behavior.

    Nicola J. Allen

  • Astrocyte-Secreted Glypican 4 Regulates Release of Neuronal Pentraxin 1 from Axons to Induce Functional Synapse Formation

    Isabella Farhy-Tselnicker;Adriana C.M. van Casteren;Aletheia Lee;Veronica T. Chang

  • Role of astrocyte–synapse interactions in CNS disorders

    Elena Blanco-Suárez;Alison L. M. Caldwell;Nicola J. Allen

  • Modulation of ASIC channels in rat cerebellar Purkinje neurons by ischaemia-related signals.

    Nicola J. Allen;David Attwell

  • Astrocyte-Secreted Chordin-like 1 Drives Synapse Maturation and Limits Plasticity by Increasing Synaptic GluA2 AMPA Receptors.

    Elena Blanco-Suarez;Tong-Fei Liu;Alex Kopelevich;Nicola J. Allen

  • Quantitative imaging of glutathione in hippocampal neurons and glia in culture using monochlorobimane.

    Julie Keelan;Nicola J. Allen;David Antcliffe;Shoubik Pal

  • Gabapentin Receptor alpha 2 delta-1 Is a Neuronal Thrombospondin Receptor Responsible for Excitatory CNS Synaptogenesis

    Cagla Eroglu;Nicola J. Allen;Michael W. Susman;Nancy A. O'Rourke

Frequent Co-Authors

Ben A. Barres
Ben A. Barres Stanford University
David Attwell
David Attwell University College London
Cagla Eroglu
Cagla Eroglu Duke University
Andrew D. Huberman
Andrew D. Huberman Stanford University
Stephen J. Smith
Stephen J. Smith Allen Institute for Brain Science
Joseph R. Ecker
Joseph R. Ecker Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Pierre J. Magistretti
Pierre J. Magistretti École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir
Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir University of Cambridge
Tushar Kumeria
Tushar Kumeria University of New South Wales

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