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Laura J. Smithson

Neuroscience · University of Michigan

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Mid career · publishing since 2009Rising activity
Nerve injury and regenerationNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchS100 Proteins and AnnexinsNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Publications

33

Citations

1,117

Est. group size

~6

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

17

Publishing since 2009

In context
Among 553 mid career Neuroscience PIs within our index
Citations: 1,117cohort median 667
Publications / year (recent): 3.2cohort median 2.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~4 · 50% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 10 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 1 publication181920212022: 1 publication222023: 2 publications232024: 9 publications9242025: 4 publications2526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators2018: 2 collaborators2019: 0 collaborators2020: 0 collaborators2021: 0 collaborators2022: 0 collaborators2023: 0 collaborators2024: 2 collaborators2025: 0 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Cold Spring Harbor Protocols×5
  • eLife×4
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×2
  • Current Opinion in Neurobiology×1
  • Human Molecular Genetics×1
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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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