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Ronald P. Hart

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Neuroscience

D-Index
54
Citations
10689
World Ranking
4919
National Ranking
2208

Ronald P. Hart publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 158 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Ronald P. Hart 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 Ronald P. Hart sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Ronald P. Hart is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research spans several intersecting fields within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience, with a significant focus on molecular biology and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientific work of Ronald P. Hart includes contributions to understanding neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration mechanisms, and the effects of alcohol consumption on health. Their main research topics cover:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Hart's publication record includes papers in a range of prominent journals. Recent papers include:

  • Multivariate analysis of 1.5 million people identifies genetic associations with traits related to self-regulation and addiction, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • Human iPSC-derived mature microglia retain their identity and functionally integrate in the chimeric mouse brain, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Type-I-interferon signaling drives microglial dysfunction and senescence in human iPSC models of Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease, 2022, Cell Stem Cell
  • Multi-omics integration analysis identifies novel genes for alcoholism with potential overlap with neurodegenerative diseases, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Translational derepression of Elavl4 isoforms at their alternative 5' UTRs determines neuronal development, 2020, Nature Communications

Key frequent coauthors working alongside Hart include:

  • Zhiping P. Pang
  • Howard J. Edenberg
  • Jay A. Tischfield
  • Danielle M. Dick
  • Paul A. Slesinger

The scientist's work is published predominantly in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Journal of Neuroscience

Ronald P. Hart's contributions to research focus primarily on molecular biology aspects within neuroscience, including genetic associations relevant to addiction, neurodegenerative diseases, and RNA mechanisms related to neuronal development. Their collaborations and publication history reflect an engagement with multiple disciplines surrounding neurobiology and genetics.

Best Publications

  • Multiple knockout mouse models reveal lincRNAs are required for life and brain development

    Martin Sauvageau;Martin Sauvageau;Loyal A Goff;Loyal A Goff;Loyal A Goff;Simona Lodato;Simona Lodato;Boyan Bonev;Boyan Bonev

  • Type 1 interleukin-1 receptor in the rat brain: distribution, regulation, and relationship to sites of IL-1-induced cellular activation.

    A. Ericsson;C. Liu;R. P. Hart;P. E. Sawchenko

  • Differential regulation of microRNA stability

    Sophie Bail;Mavis Swerdel;Hudan Liu;Xinfu Jiao

  • 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

  • In Vivo Pharmacokinetics and Regulation of Gene Expression Profiles by Isothiocyanate Sulforaphane in the Rat

    Rong Hu;Vidya Hebbar;Bok Ryang Kim;Chi Chen

  • Protective autoimmunity: interferon-gamma enables microglia to remove glutamate without evoking inflammatory mediators.

    I. Shaked;D. Tchoresh;R. Gersner;G. Meiri

  • Nuclear accumulation of HDAC4 in ATM deficiency promotes neurodegeneration in ataxia telangiectasia

    Jiali Li;Jianmin Chen;Christopher L Ricupero;Ronald P Hart

  • MicroRNA expression pattern of undifferentiated and differentiated human embryonic stem cells.

    Uma Lakshmipathy;Brad Love;Loyal A. Goff;Rebecka Jörnsten

  • Pathological CNS Autoimmune Disease Triggered by Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Implications for Autoimmune Vaccine Therapy

    T. Bucky Jones;D. Michele Basso;Ajeet Sodhi;Jonathan Z. Pan

  • EZH2-mediated H3K27 trimethylation mediates neurodegeneration in ataxia-telangiectasia

    Jiali Li;Ronald P Hart;Elyse M Mallimo;Mavis R Swerdel

  • Cytokine activity contributes to induction of inflammatory cytokine mRNAs in spinal cord following contusion

    Jonathan Z. Pan;Li Ni;Ajeet Sodhi;Ann Aguanno

  • 5' End Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Cap in Human Cells Promotes RNA Decay through DXO-Mediated deNADding.

    Xinfu Jiao;Selom K. Doamekpor;Jeremy G. Bird;Bryce E. Nickels

  • Sequences capable of restoring poly(A) site function define two distinct downstream elements.

    M.A. McDevitt;R.P. Hart;W.W. Wong;J.R. Nevins

  • MicroRNA miR‐133b is essential for functional recovery after spinal cord injury in adult zebrafish

    Young-Mi Yu;Kurt M. Gibbs;Jonathan Davila;Neil Campbell

  • Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide and Pituitary Adenylyl Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide Inhibit Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Production in Injured Spinal Cord and in Activated Microglia via a cAMP-Dependent Pathway

    Woong-Ki Kim;Yanqing Kan;Doina Ganea;Ronald P. Hart

  • Human iPSC-derived mature microglia retain their identity and functionally integrate in the chimeric mouse brain

    Ranjie Xu;Xiaoxi Li;Xiaoxi Li;Andrew J. Boreland;Anthony Posyton

  • OLIG2 Drives Abnormal Neurodevelopmental Phenotypes in Human iPSC-Based Organoid and Chimeric Mouse Models of Down Syndrome.

    Ranjie Xu;Andrew T. Brawner;Shenglan Li;Jing-Jing Liu

  • Concise Review: MicroRNA Expression in Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

    Uma Lakshmipathy;Ronald P. Hart

  • Gene expression profiling of acute spinal cord injury reveals spreading inflammatory signals and neuron loss

    Jason B. Carmel;Anthony Galante;Patricia Soteropoulos;Peter Tolias

  • Poly(A) site cleavage in a HeLa nuclear extract is dependent on downstream sequences.

    Ronald P. Hart;Michael A. McDevitt;Joseph R. Nevins

  • Intrinsic differences in brain and spinal cord mitochondria: Implication for therapeutic interventions.

    Patrick G. Sullivan;Alexander G. Rabchevsky;Jeffery N. Keller;Mark Lovell

  • Ago2 Immunoprecipitation Identifies Predicted MicroRNAs in Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Neural Precursors

    Loyal A. Goff;Loyal A. Goff;Jonathan Davila;Mavis R. Swerdel;Jennifer C. Moore

  • An enhancer-like element in the adenovirus E2 promoter contains sequences essential for uninduced and E1A-induced transcription.

    Michael J. Imperiale;Ronald P. Hart;Joseph R. Nevins

  • Corrigendum: EZH2-mediated H3K27 trimethylation mediates neurodegeneration in ataxia-telangiectasia

    Jiali Li;Ronald P Hart;Elyse M Mallimo;Mavis R Swerdel

Frequent Co-Authors

Loyal A. Goff
Loyal A. Goff Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Karl Herrup
Karl Herrup Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Megerditch Kiledjian
Megerditch Kiledjian Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Jay A. Tischfield
Jay A. Tischfield Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Martin Grumet
Martin Grumet Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ah-Ng Tony Kong
Ah-Ng Tony Kong Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Melitta Schachner
Melitta Schachner Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mireille Dardenne
Mireille Dardenne Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
John L. Rinn
John L. Rinn University of Colorado Boulder
Alison Goate
Alison Goate Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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