Adrian Handforth

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
59 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Adrian Handforth is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Adrian Handforth has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 27 papers in Neurology and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Adrian Handforth's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (29 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (27 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (21 papers). Adrian Handforth is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (29 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (27 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (21 papers). Adrian Handforth collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Austria. Adrian Handforth's co-authors include David M. Treiman, Scott E. Krahl, Fredricka C. Martin, Basim M. Uthman, Gregg E. Homanics, Robert F. Ackermann, Robert S. Fisher, Timothy M. DeLorey, Pratap M. Yagnik and Andrés M. Kanner and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Adrian Handforth

59 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A Comparison of Four Treatments for Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus

1998 894 citations David M. Treiman, Adrian Handforth et al. profile →
Vagus nerve stimulation therapy for partial-onset seizures

1998 854 citations Adrian Handforth et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Adrian Handforth United States	30	2.3k	1.6k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	59	4.4k
Cinzia Costa Italy	39	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	500 0.4×	935 0.7×	669 0.6×	113	4.8k
Paul Rutecki United States	31	1.9k 0.8×	2.1k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	338 0.3×	407 0.3×	72	3.8k
E. Pauli Germany	32	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	895 0.6×	412 0.3×	328 0.3×	89	3.3k
Filippo Sean Giorgi Italy	32	1.2k 0.5×	752 0.5×	730 0.5×	597 0.4×	577 0.5×	116	3.0k
Masashi Sasa Japan	36	2.8k 1.2×	901 0.6×	479 0.3×	468 0.4×	652 0.6×	264	4.7k
Amy R. Brooks‐Kayal United States	42	2.9k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	704 0.5×	269 0.2×	351 0.3×	81	4.7k
Evelyn S. Tecoma United States	26	841 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	634 0.5×	910 0.8×	35	2.9k
Jana Velı́šková United States	37	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	453 0.3×	542 0.4×	304 0.3×	111	3.8k
M Baldy-Moulinier France	25	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	606 0.4×	308 0.2×	249 0.2×	138	3.0k
Masami Futatsubashi Japan	32	1.3k 0.6×	546 0.3×	994 0.7×	947 0.7×	849 0.7×	49	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Adrian Handforth

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Adrian Handforth

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20 of 20 papers shown

Handforth, Adrian, et al.. (2024). A Role for GABAA Receptor β3 Subunits in Mediating Harmaline Tremor Suppression by Alcohol: Implications for Essential Tremor Therapy. Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements. 14(1). 20–20. 2 indexed citations

Handforth, Adrian, et al.. (2023). Alcohol and Ganaxolone Suppress Tremor via Extra-Synaptic GABAA Receptors in the Harmaline Model of Essential Tremor. Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements. 13(1). 18–18. 5 indexed citations

Papapetropoulos, Spyros, Margaret Lee, Hyder A. Jinnah, et al.. (2021). A Phase 2 Proof‐of‐Concept, Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Trial of CX‐8998 in Essential Tremor. Movement Disorders. 36(8). 1944–1949. 21 indexed citations

Handforth, Adrian & Eric J. Lang. (2020). Increased Purkinje Cell Complex Spike and Deep Cerebellar Nucleus Synchrony as a Potential Basis for Syndromic Essential Tremor. A Review and Synthesis of the Literature. The Cerebellum. 20(2). 266–281. 29 indexed citations

Handforth, Adrian, Winona Tse, & Rodger J. Elble. (2020). A Pilot Double‐Blind Randomized Trial of Perampanel for Essential Tremor. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 7(4). 399–404. 13 indexed citations

Kuo, Sheng‐Han, Elan D. Louis, Phyllis L. Faust, et al.. (2019). Current Opinions and Consensus for Studying Tremor in Animal Models. The Cerebellum. 18(6). 1036–1063. 24 indexed citations

Handforth, Adrian. (2015). Linking Essential Tremor to the Cerebellum—Animal Model Evidence. The Cerebellum. 15(3). 285–298. 32 indexed citations

Handforth, Adrian. (2012). Harmaline Tremor: Underlying Mechanisms in a Potential Animal Model of Essential Tremor. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 72 indexed citations

Nahab, Fatta B., Adrian Handforth, Tyler Brown, et al.. (2012). Octanoic Acid Suppresses Harmaline-Induced Tremor in Mouse Model of Essential Tremor. Neurotherapeutics. 9(3). 635–638. 13 indexed citations

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Quesada, Arnulfo, Peter Bui, Gregg E. Homanics, Oliver Hankinson, & Adrian Handforth. (2011). Comparison of mibefradil and derivative NNC 55-0396 effects on behavior, cytochrome P450 activity, and tremor in mouse models of essential tremor. European Journal of Pharmacology. 659(1). 30–36. 15 indexed citations

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Quesada, Arnulfo, Paul E. Micevych, & Adrian Handforth. (2009). C-terminal mechano growth factor protects dopamine neurons: A novel peptide that induces heme oxygenase-1. Experimental Neurology. 220(2). 255–266. 35 indexed citations

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Handforth, Adrian, Antonio A. F. DeSalles, & Scott E. Krahl. (2006). Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus as Adjunct Treatment for Refractory Epilepsy. Epilepsia. 47(7). 1239–1241. 90 indexed citations

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Handforth, Adrian, Timothy M. DeLorey, Gregg E. Homanics, & Richard W. Olsen. (2005). Pharmacologic Evidence for Abnormal Thalamocortical Functioning in GABA_A Receptor β3 Subunit–Deficient Mice, a Model of Angelman Syndrome. Epilepsia. 46(12). 1860–1870. 20 indexed citations

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Handforth, Adrian & Fredricka C. Martin. (2004). Pilot efficacy and tolerability: A randomized, placebo‐controlled trial of levetiracetam for essential tremor. Movement Disorders. 19(10). 1215–1221. 35 indexed citations

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Martin, Fredricka C., et al.. (2004). Harmaline‐induced tremor as a potential preclinical screening method for essential tremor medications. Movement Disorders. 20(3). 298–305. 92 indexed citations

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Krahl, Scott E., et al.. (2001). Destruction of Peripheral C‐Fibers Does Not Alter Subsequent Vagus Nerve Stimulation‐Induced Seizure Suppression in Rats. Epilepsia. 42(5). 586–589. 140 indexed citations

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Handforth, Adrian, et al.. (1995). Rising dose study of safety and tolerance of flunarizine. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 49(1-2). 91–4. 5 indexed citations

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Handforth, Adrian & David M. Treiman. (1995). Functional mapping of the early stages of status epilepticus: A 14C-2-deoxyglucose study in the lithium-pilocarpine model in rat. Neuroscience. 64(4). 1057–1073. 59 indexed citations

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Handforth, Adrian, et al.. (1994). Markedly Increased Mesiotemporal Lobe Metabolism in a Case with PLEDs: Further Evidence that PLEDs are a Manifestation of Partial Status Epilepticus. Epilepsia. 35(4). 876–881. 103 indexed citations

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Handforth, Adrian, et al.. (1994). Interical spiking increases 2‐deoxy[¹⁴C]glucose uptake and c‐fos—like reacitivity. Annals of Neurology. 35(6). 724–731. 22 indexed citations

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