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Stephen J. Kolb

Medicine · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1979

Publications

132

Citations

7,486

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

47

Publishing since 1979

Research summary
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Stephen J. Kolb's research focuses on neuromuscular and motor neuron diseases, particularly amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). His work involves identifying biomarkers, tracking disease progression, and using patient-derived stem cell models (such as induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPSCs) to study disease mechanisms and evaluate potential treatments. This research combines clinical studies, laboratory experiments, and computational analysis of large patient datasets.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) researchSpinal muscular atrophy (SMA)Biomarker identification for neuromuscular diseaseStem cell and iPSC disease modelingMotor neuron biology and neurodegeneration

Publication output rose from around 8 papers per year in 2017 to a peak of 14 in 2021, then declined to roughly 4-8 papers per year in recent years, suggesting a slowing trend after 2021.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.0/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 12 publications202021: 14 publications14212022: 7 publications222023: 8 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 6 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Neurology×18
  • Elsevier eBooks×5
  • Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases×4
  • Muscle & Nerve×4
  • Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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