A. Cowan

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

A. Cowan is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Cowan has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 26 papers in Physiology and 23 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in A. Cowan's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (22 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (20 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (13 papers). A. Cowan is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (22 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (20 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (13 papers). A. Cowan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. A. Cowan's co-authors include John W. Lewis, John C. Doxey, K. W. Bentley, Lee‐Yuan Liu‐Chen, Helen Wheeler-Aceto, Peigen Huang, Frank Porreca, John R. Omnaas, Henry I. Mosberg and Xing Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Pain and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

A. Cowan

64 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Narcotic Analgesics and Antagonists 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 50 100 150 200 250
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  1. Narcotic Analgesics and Antagonists
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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Cowan United States 20 1.3k 1.0k 943 351 284 65 2.4k
Alan Cowan United States 36 2.7k 2.1× 2.0k 2.0× 2.1k 2.2× 286 0.8× 213 0.8× 133 5.2k
Byron C. Yoburn United States 28 1.8k 1.4× 1.3k 1.3× 1.1k 1.2× 130 0.4× 100 0.4× 89 2.5k
Denis Ardid France 30 662 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 1.7k 1.8× 159 0.5× 132 0.5× 60 3.4k
W R Martin United States 15 2.4k 1.9× 2.5k 2.4× 682 0.7× 198 0.6× 101 0.4× 28 3.5k
Kathryn Elliott United States 29 1.1k 0.9× 1.6k 1.6× 1.1k 1.2× 112 0.3× 65 0.2× 58 3.3k
S. Stevens Negus United States 24 1.3k 1.0× 805 0.8× 728 0.8× 81 0.2× 128 0.5× 41 1.9k
C. G. Eades United States 10 2.4k 1.9× 2.3k 2.3× 700 0.7× 88 0.3× 88 0.3× 11 3.2k
Colin Davidson United Kingdom 28 1.3k 1.0× 811 0.8× 257 0.3× 48 0.1× 92 0.3× 87 2.8k
Igor Dimitri Gama Duarte Brazil 30 1.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.2× 2.1k 2.2× 52 0.1× 140 0.5× 140 3.8k
Maurizio Sandrini Italy 23 484 0.4× 406 0.4× 643 0.7× 55 0.2× 79 0.3× 63 1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Cowan

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All Works

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Cowan, A., et al.. (2015). Phoenixin: A candidate pruritogen in the mouse. Neuroscience. 310. 541–548. 29 indexed citations
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Inan, Saadet, et al.. (2008). Comparison of the diuretic effects of chemically diverse kappa opioid agonists in rats: nalfurafine, U50,488H, and salvinorin A. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 379(3). 263–270. 17 indexed citations
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Cowan, A., et al.. (2006). Icilin evokes a dose- and time-dependent increase in glutamate within the dorsal striatum of rats. Amino Acids. 30(3). 307–309. 12 indexed citations
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Hummel, Michele, Joseph A. Schroeder, Lee‐Yuan Liu‐Chen, A. Cowan, & Ellen M. Unterwald. (2006). An antisense oligodeoxynucleotide to the mu opioid receptor attenuates cocaine-induced behavioral sensitization and reward in mice. Neuroscience. 142(2). 481–491. 20 indexed citations
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Ryan, Richard M., James L. Daniel, & A. Cowan. (1993). Two bombesin analogues discriminate between neuromedin B- and bombesin-induced calcium flux in a lung cancer cell line. Peptides. 14(6). 1231–1235. 8 indexed citations
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Murray, Christopher W. & A. Cowan. (1991). Tonic pain perception in the mouse: differential modulation by three receptor-selective opioid agonists.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 257(1). 335–341. 26 indexed citations
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Krevsky, Benjamin, Robert S. Fisher, & A. Cowan. (1990). Failure of (+)-naloxone to accelerate feline colonic transit. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 46(2). 217–219. 6 indexed citations
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Gmerek, Debra E. & A. Cowan. (1988). Role of Opioid Receptors in Bombesin‐induced Groominga. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 525(1). 291–300. 18 indexed citations
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Porreca, Frank, Henry I. Mosberg, John R. Omnaas, Thomas F. Burks, & A. Cowan. (1987). Supraspinal and spinal potency of selective opioid agonists in the mouse writhing test.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 240(3). 890–894. 65 indexed citations
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Gmerek, Debra E. & A. Cowan. (1984). In vivo evidence for benzomorphan-selective receptors in rats.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 230(1). 110–115. 19 indexed citations
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Porreca, F., A. Cowan, & Thomas F. Burks. (1983). Differential efficacies of proposed kappa agonists on gastrointestinal transit in mice. Federation Proceedings. 42(3). 1 indexed citations
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Raffa, Robert B., Frank Porreca, A. Cowan, & Ronald J. Tallarida. (1982). Evidence for the role of conditioning in the development of tolerance to morphine-induced inhibition of gastrointestinal motility in rats. Federation Proceedings. 41(4). 1 indexed citations
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Tallarida, Ronald J. & A. Cowan. (1982). The affinity of morphine for its pharmacologic receptor in vivo.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 222(1). 198–201. 16 indexed citations
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Porreca, Frank, Robert B. Raffa, A. Cowan, & Ronald J. Tallarida. (1981). Ethylketocyclazocine and morphine: A comparison of their efficacies on gastrointestinal transit (GIT) after central and peripheral administration to rats. Federation Proceedings. 40. 3 indexed citations
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Tallarida, Ronald J., Frank Porreca, & A. Cowan. (1981). Estimation of half life of ICV administered naloxone in rats using the time-dependent form of the equation for competitive antagonism. Federation Proceedings. 40. 1 indexed citations
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Baldino, Frank, A. Cowan, E. Geller, & Martin W. Adler. (1979). Effects of antipsychotic and antianxiety drugs on the morphine abstinence syndrome in rats.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 208(1). 63–66. 16 indexed citations
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Cowan, A., et al.. (1975). Proceedings: The effects of buprenorphine, morphine and pentazocine on turning behaviour and stereotypy induced by apomorphine in the rat.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 27 Suppl?-2. 15P–15P. 15 indexed citations

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