Alan Hégron

517 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 257 citations indexed

About

Alan Hégron is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Hégron has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 257 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Alan Hégron's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (4 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (3 papers). Alan Hégron is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (4 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (3 papers). Alan Hégron collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Australia. Alan Hégron's co-authors include Rocco Latorre, Brian L. Schmidt, Nicholas A. Veldhuis, Dane D. Jensen, Nigel W. Bunnett, Jeffri S. Retamal, Thomas P. Davis, Michael R. Whittaker, Paulina D. Ramírez-García and Ralf Jockers and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Alan Hégron

9 papers receiving 257 citations

Hit Papers

Schwann cell endosome CGRP signals elicit periorbital mec... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 25 50 75 100
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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.

  1. Schwann cell endosome CGRP signals elicit periorbital mechanical allodynia in mice
    2022 103 citations Francesco De Logu, Romina Nassini et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Alan Hégron
Jeffri S. Retamal Australia
Amber Khan United States
Emily Scott-Solomon United States
Xingkai An China
Polina Feldman United States
D. S. Vasilev Russia
Dominique Blais Canada
David Shelley United States
Baoyong Sun United States
Arn van den Maagdenberg Netherlands
Jeffri S. Retamal Australia
Alan Hégron
Citations per year, relative to Alan Hégron Alan Hégron (= 1×) peers Jeffri S. Retamal

Countries citing papers authored by Alan Hégron

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Hégron

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Hégron

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alan Hégron. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alan Hégron based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alan Hégron. Alan Hégron is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Ahmad, Raise, Marine Luka, Sarah Gallet, et al.. (2025). Orphan GPR50 Restrains Neurite Outgrowth and Cell Migration by Activating the G12/13 Protein‐RhoA Pathway in Neural Progenitor Cells and Tanycytes. Journal of Pineal Research. 77(2). e70041–e70041. 1 indexed citations
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Hégron, Alan, Chloe J. Peach, Raquel Tonello, et al.. (2023). Therapeutic antagonism of the neurokinin 1 receptor in endosomes provides sustained pain relief. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(22). e2220979120–e2220979120. 22 indexed citations
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Logu, Francesco De, Romina Nassini, Alan Hégron, et al.. (2022). Schwann cell endosome CGRP signals elicit periorbital mechanical allodynia in mice. Nature Communications. 13(1). 646–646. 103 indexed citations breakdown →
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Latorre, Rocco, Alan Hégron, Chloe J. Peach, et al.. (2022). Mice expressing fluorescent PAR 2 reveal that endocytosis mediates colonic inflammation and pain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(6). 25 indexed citations
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Latorre, Rocco, Paulina D. Ramírez-García, Alan Hégron, et al.. (2022). Sustained endosomal release of a neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist from nanostars provides long-lasting relief of chronic pain. Biomaterials. 285. 121536–121536. 29 indexed citations
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Hégron, Alan, Xavier Deupí, Wenwen Gao, et al.. (2021). Identification of Key Regions Mediating Human Melatonin Type 1 Receptor Functional Selectivity Revealed by Natural Variants. ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science. 4(5). 1614–1627. 7 indexed citations
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Hégron, Alan & Ralf Jockers. (2019). Analyse approfondie du lien entre le récepteur MT2 de la mélatonine et le diabète de type 2. médecine/sciences. 35(5). 412–416. 1 indexed citations
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Benleulmi‐Chaachoua, Abla, Alan Hégron, Angeliki Karamitri, et al.. (2018). Melatonin receptors limit dopamine reuptake by regulating dopamine transporter cell-surface exposure. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 75(23). 4357–4370. 19 indexed citations
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Plouffe, Bianca, Amélie Bonnefond, Min Chen, et al.. (2018). Type 2 diabetes–associated variants of the MT 2 melatonin receptor affect distinct modes of signaling. Science Signaling. 11(545). 50 indexed citations

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