Alexander C.W. Smith

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Alexander C.W. Smith is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander C.W. Smith has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Alexander C.W. Smith's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (10 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (6 papers). Alexander C.W. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (10 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (6 papers). Alexander C.W. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Alexander C.W. Smith's co-authors include Peter W. Kalivas, Ragini Verma, Ruben C. Gur, Kosha Ruparel, Håkon Håkonarson, Raquel E. Gur, Theodore D. Satterthwaite, Cassandra D. Gipson, Yonatan M. Kupchik and Michael D. Scofield and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Alexander C.W. Smith

31 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Sex differences in the structural connectome of the human brain

2013 778 citations Madhura Ingalhalikar, Alexander C.W. Smith et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The Nucleus Accumbens: Mechanisms of Addiction across Drug Classes Reflect the Importance of Glutamate Homeostasis

2016 408 citations Michael D. Scofield, Jasper A. Heinsbroek et al. Pharmacological Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander C.W. Smith United States	20	1.3k	1.1k	688	362	317	31	3.0k
Phyllis Chua Australia	26	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	485 0.7×	282 0.8×	507 1.6×	48	3.0k
Philip D. Kohn United States	23	1.9k 1.5×	846 0.8×	500 0.7×	421 1.2×	369 1.2×	53	3.7k
John D. Beaver United Kingdom	27	1.2k 1.0×	902 0.8×	481 0.7×	312 0.9×	470 1.5×	44	3.1k
Björn H. Schott Germany	33	2.9k 2.2×	1.1k 1.0×	425 0.6×	195 0.5×	554 1.7×	134	4.4k
Nicola G. Cascella United States	34	1.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	1.0k 1.5×	358 1.0×	183 0.6×	82	4.0k
Zdravko Petanjek Croatia	22	1.0k 0.8×	910 0.8×	525 0.8×	276 0.8×	94 0.3×	54	2.5k
Miloš Judáš Croatia	23	1.2k 0.9×	790 0.7×	494 0.7×	693 1.9×	108 0.3×	60	3.3k
Scott Schobel United States	23	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	838 1.2×	384 1.1×	208 0.7×	43	3.8k
Andreas Hahn Austria	36	1.8k 1.4×	659 0.6×	441 0.6×	926 2.6×	555 1.8×	140	3.9k
Golijeh Golarai United States	24	1.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	511 0.7×	321 0.9×	248 0.8×	36	3.0k

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Smith, Alexander C.W., et al.. (2024). High quality, high throughput, and low-cost simultaneous video recording of 60 animals in operant chambers using PiRATeMC. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 411. 110270–110270. 3 indexed citations

Smith, Alexander C.W., Samuel W. Centanni, Lauren Wills, et al.. (2024). A master regulator of opioid reward in the ventral prefrontal cortex. Science. 384(6700). eadn0886–eadn0886. 9 indexed citations

Centanni, Samuel W. & Alexander C.W. Smith. (2023). PiRATeMC: A highly flexible, scalable, and low-cost system for obtaining high quality video recordings for behavioral neuroscience. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8. 100108–100108. 6 indexed citations

Caligiuri, Stephanie P. B., William M. Howe, Lauren Wills, et al.. (2022). Hedgehog-interacting protein acts in the habenula to regulate nicotine intake. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(46). e2209870119–e2209870119. 5 indexed citations

Smith, Alexander C.W., Sietse Jonkman, Alexandra G. DiFeliceantonio, et al.. (2021). Opposing roles for striatonigral and striatopallidal neurons in dorsolateral striatum in consolidating new instrumental actions. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5121–5121. 22 indexed citations

Ishikawa, Masago, et al.. (2020). α3* Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Habenula-Interpeduncular Nucleus Circuit Regulate Nicotine Intake. Journal of Neuroscience. 41(8). 1779–1787. 36 indexed citations

Calipari, Erin S., Arthur Godino, Marine Salery, et al.. (2019). Synaptic Microtubule-Associated Protein EB3 and SRC Phosphorylation Mediate Structural and Behavioral Adaptations During Withdrawal From Cocaine Self-Administration. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(29). 5634–5646. 23 indexed citations

Leu, Costin, Remi Stevelink, Alexander C.W. Smith, et al.. (2019). Polygenic burden in focal and generalized epilepsies. Brain. 142(11). 3473–3481. 70 indexed citations

Buchta, William C., Aubin Moutal, Constanza García‐Keller, et al.. (2019). Dynamic CRMP2 Regulation of CaV2.2 in the Prefrontal Cortex Contributes to the Reinstatement of Cocaine Seeking. Molecular Neurobiology. 57(1). 346–357. 9 indexed citations

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Smith, Alexander C.W., Michael D. Scofield, Jasper A. Heinsbroek, et al.. (2017). Accumbens nNOS Interneurons Regulate Cocaine Relapse. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(4). 742–756. 3 indexed citations

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Smith, Alexander C.W., Michael D. Scofield, Jasper A. Heinsbroek, et al.. (2016). Accumbens nNOS Interneurons Regulate Cocaine Relapse. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(4). 742–756. 75 indexed citations

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Scofield, Michael D., Jasper A. Heinsbroek, Cassandra D. Gipson, et al.. (2016). The Nucleus Accumbens: Mechanisms of Addiction across Drug Classes Reflect the Importance of Glutamate Homeostasis. Pharmacological Reviews. 68(3). 816–871. 408 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smith, Alexander C.W., Michael D. Scofield, & Peter W. Kalivas. (2015). The tetrapartite synapse: Extracellular matrix remodeling contributes to corticoaccumbens plasticity underlying drug addiction. Brain Research. 1628(Pt A). 29–39. 54 indexed citations

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Ingalhalikar, Madhura, Drew Parker, Yasser Ghanbari, et al.. (2014). Connectome and Maturation Profiles of the Developing Mouse Brain Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging. Cerebral Cortex. 25(9). 2696–2706. 16 indexed citations

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Satterthwaite, Theodore D., Daniel H. Wolf, David R. Roalf, et al.. (2014). Linked Sex Differences in Cognition and Functional Connectivity in Youth. Cerebral Cortex. 25(9). 2383–2394. 236 indexed citations

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Smith, Alexander C.W., Yonatan M. Kupchik, Michael D. Scofield, et al.. (2014). Synaptic plasticity mediating cocaine relapse requires matrix metalloproteinases. Nature Neuroscience. 17(12). 1655–1657. 109 indexed citations

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Satterthwaite, Theodore D., Daniel H. Wolf, Kosha Ruparel, et al.. (2013). Heterogeneous impact of motion on fundamental patterns of developmental changes in functional connectivity during youth. NeuroImage. 83. 45–57. 185 indexed citations

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Håkansson, Anders & Alexander C.W. Smith. (2007). Enzymatic Characterization of Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase from Streptococcus pneumoniae Harboring Its Own Substrate. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(40). 29521–29530. 16 indexed citations

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Smith, Alexander C.W., Hazeline Roche, Marie‐Claude Trombe, David E. Briles, & Anders Håkansson. (2002). Characterization of the dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase from Streptococcus pneumoniae and its role in pneumococcal infection. Molecular Microbiology. 44(2). 431–448. 58 indexed citations

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Buzsáki, György, Alexander C.W. Smith, Sebastian Berger, et al.. (1990). Petit mal epilepsy and parkinsonian tremor: Hypothesis of a common pacemaker. Neuroscience. 36(1). 1–14. 178 indexed citations

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