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Ronald Melki

Active 1987–2025

120
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19,303
Citations
76
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Citations

Citations per year for Ronald Melki1971: 1 citations1988: 3 citations1989: 7 citations1990: 14 citations1991: 15 citations1992: 7 citations1993: 15 citations1994: 33 citations1995: 22 citations1996: 26 citations1997: 42 citations1998: 54 citations1999: 73 citations2000: 74 citations2001: 61 citations2002: 57 citations2003: 54 citations2004: 90 citations2005: 47 citations2006: 38 citations2007: 52 citations2008: 44 citations2009: 49 citations2010: 64 citations2011: 102 citations2012: 94 citations2013: 147 citations2014: 187 citations2015: 261 citations2016: 279 citations2017: 351 citations2018: 325 citations2019: 893 citations2020: 1,009 citations2021: 1,107 citations2022: 1,007 citations2023: 670 citations2024: 948 citations2025: 543 citations2026: 8 citations1972–1987: no citations, so these years are not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,228 citing papers, 25.3% of this breakdownChina: 745 citing papers, 8.5% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 735 citing papers, 8.3% of this breakdownGermany: 644 citing papers, 7.3% of this breakdownFrance: 488 citing papers, 5.5% of this breakdownItaly: 338 citing papers, 3.8% of this breakdownCanada: 293 citing papers, 3.3% of this breakdownJapan: 273 citing papers, 3.1% of this breakdownSweden: 242 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 220 citing papers, 2.5% of this breakdownSpain: 207 citing papers, 2.4% of this breakdownIndia: 202 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdown
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Fields

  • Medicine49.8%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.4%
  • Neuroscience10.9%
  • Immunology and Microbiology1%
  • Materials Science0.8%
  • Environmental Science0.7%
  • Other2.4%

Topics

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments13.2%
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments8.9%
  • Neurological disorders and treatments4.2%
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms3.3%
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism2.7%
  • Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding2.6%
  • Other65.1%

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  1. Microglia jointly degrade fibrillar alpha-synuclein cargo by distribution through tunneling nanotubes

    Authors: Hannah Scheiblich, Cira Dansokho, Dilek Mercan, Susanne V. Schmidt, Luc Bousset, Lena Wischhof, Frederik Eikens, Alexandru Odainic, Jasper Spitzer, Angelika Griep, Stephanie Schwartz, Daniele Bano, Eicke Latz, Ronald Melki, Michael T. Heneka - Cell 2021 cited by 355

  2. Direct evidence of Parkinson pathology spread from the gastrointestinal tract to the brain in rats

    Authors: Staffan Holmqvist, Oldriska Chutna, Luc Bousset, Patrick Aldrin-Kirk, Wen Li, Tomas Björklund, Zhan‐You Wang, Laurent Roybon, Ronald Melki, Jiayi Li - Acta Neuropathologica 2014 cited by 910

  3. α-Synuclein strains cause distinct synucleinopathies after local and systemic administration

    Authors: Wouter Peelaerts, Luc Bousset, Anke Van der Perren, Anastasiya Moskalyuk, Rocco Pulizzi, Michèle Giugliano, Chris Van den Haute, Ronald Melki, Veerle Baekelandt - Nature 2015 cited by 1,145

  4. Structural and functional characterization of two alpha-synuclein strains

    Authors: Luc Bousset, Laura Pieri, Gemma Ruiz-Arlandis, Julia Gath, Poul Henning Jensen, Birgit Habenstein, Karine Madiona, Vincent Oliéric, Anja Böckmann, Beat H. Meier, Ronald Melki - Nature Communications 2013 cited by 930

  5. Two new polymorphic structures of human full-length alpha-synuclein fibrils solved by cryo-electron microscopy

    Authors: Ricardo Guerrero-Ferreira, Nicholas M. I. Taylor, Ana‐Andreea Arteni, Pratibha Kumari, Daniel Mona, Philippe Ringler, Markus Britschgi, Matthias E. Lauer, Ali Makky, Joeri Verasdonck, Roland Riek, Ronald Melki, Beat H. Meier, Anja Böckmann, Luc Bousset, Henning Stahlberg - eLife 2019 cited by 351

  6. Tunneling nanotubes spread fibrillar α‐synuclein by intercellular trafficking of lysosomes

    Authors: Saïda Abounit, Luc Bousset, Frida Loría, Seng Zhu, Fabrice de Chaumont, Laura Pieri, Jean‐Christophe Olivo‐Marín, Ronald Melki, Chiara Zurzolo - The EMBO Journal 2016 cited by 394

  7. Microglia rescue neurons from aggregate-induced neuronal dysfunction and death through tunneling nanotubes

    Authors: Hannah Scheiblich, Frederik Eikens, Lena Wischhof, Sabine Opitz, Kay Jüngling, Csaba Cserép, Susanne V. Schmidt, Jessica Lambertz, Tracy Bellande, Balázs Pósfai, Charlotte Geck, Jasper Spitzer, Alexandru Odainic, Sergio Castro‐Gomez, Stephanie Schwartz, Ibrahim Boussaad, Rejko Krüger, Enrico Glaab, Donato A. Di Monte, Daniele Bano, Ádám Dénes, Eike Latz, Ronald Melki, Hans-Christian Pape, Michael T. Heneka - Neuron 2024 cited by 171

  8. The structural differences between patient-derived α-synuclein strains dictate characteristics of Parkinson’s disease, multiple system atrophy and dementia with Lewy bodies

    Authors: Anke Van der Perren, Géraldine Gelders, Alexis Fenyi, Luc Bousset, Filipa Brito, Wouter Peelaerts, Chris Van den Haute, Steve Gentleman, Ronald Melki, Veerle Baekelandt - Acta Neuropathologica 2020 cited by 292

  9. α‐synuclein oligomers and fibrils: a spectrum of species, a spectrum of toxicities

    Authors: Parvez Alam, Luc Bousset, Ronald Melki, Daniel E. Otzen - Journal of Neurochemistry 2019 cited by 307

  10. G51D α‐synuclein mutation causes a novel Parkinsonian–pyramidal syndrome

    Authors: Suzanne Lesage, Mathieu Anheim, Franck Letournel, Luc Bousset, Aurélie Honoré, Nelly Rozas, Laura Pieri, Karine Madiona, Alexandra Dürr, Ronald Melki, Christophe Verny, Alexis Brice, for the French Parkinson's Disease Genetics Study Group - Annals of Neurology 2013 cited by 723

  11. α-Synuclein transfer between neurons and astrocytes indicates that astrocytes play a role in degradation rather than in spreading

    Authors: Frida Loría, Jessica Vargas, Luc Bousset, Sylvie Syan, Audrey Salles, Ronald Melki, Chiara Zurzolo - Acta Neuropathologica 2017 cited by 271

  12. Increased Immune Activation by Pathologic α‐Synuclein in Parkinson's Disease

    Authors: Veselin Grozdanov, Luc Bousset, Meike Hoffmeister, Corinna Bliederhaeuser, Christoph A. Meier, Karine Madiona, Laura Pieri, Martin Kiechle, Pamela J. McLean, Jan Kassubek, Christian Behrends, Albert C. Ludolph, Jochen H. Weishaupt, Ronald Melki, Karin M. Danzer - Annals of Neurology 2019 cited by 162

  13. Tunneling nanotube (TNT)-mediated neuron-to neuron transfer of pathological Tau protein assemblies

    Authors: Meryem Tardivel, Séverine Bégard, Luc Bousset, Simon Dujardin, Audrey Coens, Ronald Melki, Luc Buée, Morvane Colin - Acta Neuropathologica Communications 2016 cited by 297

  14. Microglial NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation upon TLR2 and TLR5 Ligation by Distinct α-Synuclein Assemblies

    Authors: Hannah Scheiblich, Luc Bousset, Stephanie Schwartz, Angelika Griep, Eicke Latz, Ronald Melki, Michael T. Heneka - The Journal of Immunology 2021 cited by 121

  15. LRRK2 modifies α-syn pathology and spread in mouse models and human neurons

    Authors: Gregor Bieri, Michel Brahic, Luc Bousset, Julien Couthouis, Nicholas J. Kramer, K. Rosanna, Lisa Nakayama, Marie Monbureau, Erwin B. Defensor, Birgitt Schüle, Mehrdad Shamloo, Ronald Melki, Aaron D. Gitler - Acta Neuropathologica 2019 cited by 193

  16. Disassembly of Tau fibrils by the human Hsp70 disaggregation machinery generates small seeding-competent species

    Authors: Eliana Nachman, Anne S. Wentink, Karine Madiona, Luc Bousset, Panagiotis Katsinelos, Kieren Allinson, Harm H. Kampinga, William A. McEwan, Thomas R. Jahn, Ronald Melki, Axel Mogk, Bernd Bukau, Carmen Nussbaum‐Krammer - Journal of Biological Chemistry 2020 cited by 168

  17. α-Synuclein propagates from mouse brain to grafted dopaminergic neurons and seeds aggregation in cultured human cells

    Authors: Christian Hansen, Élodie Angot, Ann‐Louise Bergström, Jennifer A. Steiner, Laura Pieri, Gesine Paul, Tiago F. Outeiro, Ronald Melki, Pekka Kallunki, Karina Fog, Jiayi Li, Patrik Brundin - Journal of Clinical Investigation 2011 cited by 837

  18. Endocytic vesicle rupture is a conserved mechanism of cellular invasion by amyloid proteins

    Authors: William P. Flavin, Luc Bousset, Zachary C. Green, Yaping Chu, Stratos Skarpathiotis, Michael J. Chaney, Jeffrey H. Kordower, Ronald Melki, Edward M. Campbell - Acta Neuropathologica 2017 cited by 266

  19. Intranasal administration of α-synuclein preformed fibrils triggers microglial iron deposition in the substantia nigra of Macaca fascicularis

    Authors: Jianjun Guo, Feng Yue, Dong‐Yan Song, Luc Bousset, Xin Liang, Jing Tang, Lin Yuan, Wen Li, Ronald Melki, Yong Tang, Piu Chan, Chuang Guo, Jiayi Li - Cell Death and Disease 2021 cited by 71

  20. Prion-like transmission of protein aggregates in neurodegenerative diseases

    Authors: Patrik Brundin, Ronald Melki, Ron R. Kopito - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2010 cited by 755

  21. Alpha‐synuclein transfers from neurons to oligodendrocytes

    Authors: Juan F. Reyes, Nolwen L. Rey, Luc Bousset, Ronald Melki, Patrik Brundin, Élodie Angot - Glia 2013 cited by 275

  22. Alpha-synuclein research: defining strategic moves in the battle against Parkinson’s disease

    Authors: Luís M. A. Oliveira, Thomas Gasser, Robert H. Edwards, Markus Zweckstetter, Ronald Melki, Leonidas Stefanis, Hilal A. Lashuel, David Sulzer, Kostas Vekrellis, Glenda M. Halliday, Julianna J. Tomlinson, Michael G. Schlossmacher, Poul Henning Jensen, Julia M. Schulze‐Hentrich, Olaf Rieß, Warren D. Hirst, Omar M. A. El‐Agnaf, Brit Mollenhauer, Peter T. Lansbury, Tiago F. Outeiro - npj Parkinson s Disease 2021 cited by 178

  23. LAG3 is not expressed in human and murine neurons and does not modulate α‐synucleinopathies

    Authors: Marc Emmenegger, Elena De Cecco, Marián Hruška-Plocháň, Timo Eninger, Matthias M. Schneider, Melanie Barth, Elena Tantardini, Pierre De Rossi, Mehtap Bacioglu, Rebekah G. Langston, Alice Kaganovich, Nora Bengoa‐Vergniory, Andrés González-Guerra, Merve Avar, Daniel Heinzer, Regina Reimann, Lisa M. Häsler, Therese W. Herling, Naunehal S. Matharu, Natalie Landeck, Kelvin C. Luk, Ronald Melki, Philipp J. Kahle, Simone Hornemann, Tuomas P. J. Knowles, Mark Cookson, Magdalini Polymenidou, Mathias Jucker, Adriano Aguzzi - EMBO Molecular Medicine 2021 cited by 79

  24. Propagation of α-Synuclein Strains within Human Reconstructed Neuronal Network

    Authors: Simona Gribaudo, Philippe Tixador, Luc Bousset, Alexis Fenyi, Patricia Lino, Ronald Melki, Jean‐Michel Peyrin, Anselme L. Perrier - Stem Cell Reports 2019 cited by 148