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Phillip G. Popovich 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 Phillip G. Popovich sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 238 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Phillip G. Popovich 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 Phillip G. Popovich sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 87 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Phillip G. Popovich is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with notable contributions in several subfields, including Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Neurology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's main research topics include Spinal Cord Injury Research, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Nerve Injury and Regeneration, Gut Microbiota and Health, Immune Cells in Cancer, Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms, and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research.

Popovich has published extensively, with works appearing frequently in publications such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Experimental Neurology, Nature Communications, Nature Reviews Neurology, and Glia. Their body of work includes notable papers such as:

  • Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads, 2022, Neuron
  • Microglia-organized scar-free spinal cord repair in neonatal mice, 2020, Nature
  • Microglia coordinate cellular interactions during spinal cord repair in mice, 2022, Nature Communications
  • The neuroanatomical-functional paradox in spinal cord injury, 2020, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • Fecal transplant prevents gut dysbiosis and anxiety-like behaviour after spinal cord injury in rats, 2020, PLoS ONE

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Popovich has worked alongside Kristina A. Kigerl, Faith H. Brennan, Jan M. Schwab, Dana M. McTigue, and Zhen Guan, indicating a network of co-authors with multiple joint publications.

Popovich received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Identification of two distinct macrophage subsets with divergent effects causing either neurotoxicity or regeneration in the injured mouse spinal cord.

    Kristina A. Kigerl;John C. Gensel;Daniel P. Ankeny;Jessica K. Alexander

  • Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads

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  • Basso Mouse Scale for locomotion detects differences in recovery after spinal cord injury in five common mouse strains.

    D. Michele Basso;Lesley C. Fisher;Aileen J. Anderson;Lyn B. Jakeman

  • Inflammation and its role in neuroprotection, axonal regeneration and functional recovery after spinal cord injury

    Dustin J. Donnelly;Phillip G. Popovich

  • Cellular inflammatory response after spinal cord injury in Sprague-Dawley and Lewis rats.

    Phillip G. Popovich;Ping Wei;Bradford T. Stokes

  • Novel Markers to Delineate Murine M1 and M2 Macrophages

    Kyle A. Jablonski;Stephanie A. Amici;Lindsay M. Webb;Juan de Dios Ruiz-Rosado

  • Wallerian degeneration: gaining perspective on inflammatory events after peripheral nerve injury

    Andrew D Gaudet;Andrew D Gaudet;Phillip G Popovich;Matt S Ramer

  • Depletion of hematogenous macrophages promotes partial hindlimb recovery and neuroanatomical repair after experimental spinal cord injury.

    P. G. Popovich;Zhen Guan;Ping Wei;I. Huitinga

  • Microglia induce motor neuron death via the classical NF-κB pathway in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Ashley E. Frakes;Laura Ferraiuolo;Amanda M. Haidet-Phillips;Leah Schmelzer

  • Pattern recognition receptors and central nervous system repair.

    Kristina A. Kigerl;Juan Pablo de Rivero Vaccari;W. Dalton Dietrich;Phillip G. Popovich

  • Rats and mice exhibit distinct inflammatory reactions after spinal cord injury

    Julie M. Sroga;T. Bucky Jones;Kristina A. Kigerl;Violeta M. McGaughy

  • Cytokine mRNA Profiles in Contused Spinal Cord and Axotomized Facial Nucleus Suggest a Beneficial Role for Inflammation and Gliosis

    Wolfgang J. Streit;Susan L. Semple-Rowland;Sean D. Hurley;Rehae C. Miller

  • Microglia-organized scar-free spinal cord repair in neonatal mice.

    Yi Li;Yi Li;Xuelian He;Xuelian He;Riki Kawaguchi;Riki Kawaguchi;Yu Zhang;Yu Zhang

  • Can the immune system be harnessed to repair the CNS

    Phillip G. Popovich;Erin E. Longbrake

  • The neuropathological and behavioral consequences of intraspinal microglial/macrophage activation.

    P. G. Popovich;Z. Guan;V. McGaughy;L. Fisher

  • Central Nervous System Regenerative Failure: Role of Oligodendrocytes, Astrocytes, and Microglia

    Jerry Silver;Martin E. Schwab;Phillip G. Popovich

  • Toll‐like receptor (TLR)‐2 and TLR‐4 regulate inflammation, gliosis, and myelin sparing after spinal cord injury

    Kristina A. Kigerl;Wenmin Lai;Serge Rivest;Ronald P. Hart

  • Immune activation promotes depression 1 month after diffuse brain injury: a role for primed microglia.

    Ashley M. Fenn;John C. Gensel;Yan Huang;Phillip G. Popovich

  • Comparative analysis of lesion development and intraspinal inflammation in four strains of mice following spinal contusion injury.

    Kristina A. Kigerl;Violeta M. McGaughy;Phillip G. Popovich

  • A Quantitative Spatial Analysis of the Blood–Spinal Cord Barrier: I. Permeability Changes after Experimental Spinal Contusion Injury

    Phillip G. Popovich;Philip J. Horner;Bradford B. Mullin;Bradford T. Stokes

  • Concept of autoimmunity following spinal cord injury: Possible roles for T lymphocytes in the traumatized central nervous system

    P.G. Popovich;B.T. Stokes;C.C. Whitacre

  • Inflammation and axon regeneration

    Larry I. Benowitz;Phillip G. Popovich

Frequent Co-Authors

Dana M. McTigue
Dana M. McTigue The Ohio State University
Bradford T. Stokes
Bradford T. Stokes The Ohio State University
John C. Gensel
John C. Gensel University of Kentucky
Caroline C. Whitacre
Caroline C. Whitacre The Ohio State University
Lyn B. Jakeman
Lyn B. Jakeman National Institutes of Health
Ali R. Rezai
Ali R. Rezai West Virginia University
Jonathan Lifshitz
Jonathan Lifshitz University of Arizona
Adam R. Ferguson
Adam R. Ferguson University of California, San Francisco
Vance Lemmon
Vance Lemmon University of Miami
Ronald P. Hart
Ronald P. Hart Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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