Alison J. Smith

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alison J. Smith is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Alison J. Smith has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Alison J. Smith's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers), Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (8 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (8 papers). Alison J. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers), Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (8 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (8 papers). Alison J. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Alison J. Smith's co-authors include Ruth M. McKernan, John Atack, George Marshall, Thomas W. Rosahl, Neil Collinson, Frederick M. Kuenzi, Wolfgang Jarolimek, Owain W. Howell, Guy R. Seabrook and G. R. Dawson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

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Alison J. Smith

29 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Enhanced Learning and Memory and Altered GABAergic Synaptic Transmission in Mice Lacking the α5 Subunit of the GABA_AReceptor

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Kathleen Quirk United States

Alexander Kuzmin Russia

Paweł Mierzejewski Poland

Michael M. Poe United States

Porntip Supavilai Thailand

Libby M. Yunger United States

Peter Grundt United States

Robert A. McArthur Italy

Charlie Reavill United Kingdom

Diane Nepomuceno United States

Kathleen Quirk United States

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Catano, Gabriel, Juan‐Manuel Anaya, Weijing He, et al.. (2010). Concordance of CCR5 Genotypes that Influence Cell-Mediated Immunity and HIV-1 Disease Progression Rates. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 203(2). 263–272. 21 indexed citations

Carling, Robert W., Michael G. N. Russell, Kevin W. Moore, et al.. (2006). 2,3,7-Trisubstituted pyrazolo[1,5-d][1,2,4]triazines: Functionally selective GABAA α3-subtype agonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 16(13). 3550–3554. 12 indexed citations

Blackaby, Wesley, John Atack, Frances A. Bromidge, et al.. (2005). Pyrazolopyridinones as functionally selective GABAA ligands. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 15(22). 4998–5002. 15 indexed citations

Crawforth, James, John Atack, Susan M. Cook, et al.. (2004). Tricyclic pyridones as functionally selective human GABAAα2/3 receptor-ion channel ligands. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 14(7). 1679–1682. 11 indexed citations

Smith, Alison J., Uté Vollmer‐Conna, Barbara Bennett, Ian B. Hickie, & Andrew R. Lloyd. (2004). Influences of Distress and Alcohol Consumption on the Development of a Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity Skin Test Response. Psychosomatic Medicine. 66(4). 614–619. 19 indexed citations

Atack, John, Peter Blurton, Robert W. Carling, et al.. (2004). 2,5-Dihydropyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridin-3-ones: functionally selective benzodiazepine binding site ligands on the GABAA receptor. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 14(13). 3441–3444. 18 indexed citations

Pillai, Gopalan V., Alison J. Smith, Peter Hunt, & Peter B. Simpson. (2004). Multiple structural features of steroids mediate subtype-selective effects on human α4β3δ GABAA receptors. Biochemical Pharmacology. 68(5). 819–831. 12 indexed citations

Smith, Alison J., Uté Vollmer‐Conna, Andrew F. Geczy, et al.. (2004). Does genotype mask the relationship between psychological factors and immune function?. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 19(2). 147–152. 5 indexed citations

Smith, Alison J., Uté Vollmer‐Conna, Barbara Bennett, et al.. (2003). The relationship between distress and the development of a primary immune response to a novel antigen. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 18(1). 65–75. 37 indexed citations

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Smith, Alison J., Jonathan D. Silk, Charles Adkins, et al.. (2001). Effect of α Subunit on Allosteric Modulation of Ion Channel Function in Stably Expressed Human Recombinant γ-Aminobutyric Acid_AReceptors Determined Using³⁶Cl Ion Flux. Molecular Pharmacology. 59(5). 1108–1118. 111 indexed citations

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Ng, Gordon, Sandrine S. Bertrand, Richard Sullivan, et al.. (2001). γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type B Receptors with Specific Heterodimer Composition and Postsynaptic Actions in Hippocampal Neurons Are Targets of Anticonvulsant Gabapentin Action. Molecular Pharmacology. 59(1). 144–152. 121 indexed citations

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Smith, Alison J. & Ruth M. McKernan. (1999). Proliferative effects of cholecystokinin in GH₃ pituitary cells mediated by CCK₂ receptors and potentiated by insulin. British Journal of Pharmacology. 126(1). 79–86. 2 indexed citations

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Smith, Alison J., Ruth M. McKernan, & John Atack. (1998). Benzodiazepine modulation of recombinant α1β3γ2 GABAA receptor function efficacy determination using the Cytosensor microphysiometer. European Journal of Pharmacology. 359(2-3). 261–269. 8 indexed citations

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Smith, Alison J. & Ben Freedman. (1996). CCk-B receptor-mediated stimulation of polyphosphoinositide turnover in gh3 pituitary cells in response to cholecystokinin and pentagastrin. Life Sciences. 58(11). 883–895. 5 indexed citations

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Castro, José L., Richard G. Ball, Howard B. Broughton, et al.. (1996). Controlled Modification of Acidity in Cholecystokinin B Receptor Antagonists: N-(1,4-Benzodiazepin-3-yl)-N ‘-[3-(tetrazol-5-ylamino)phenyl]ureas. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 39(4). 842–849. 59 indexed citations

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Bock, Mark G., Robert M. DiPardo, Jeffrey M. Bergman, et al.. (1994). Selective non-peptide ligands for an accommodating peptide receptor. Imidazobenzodiazepines as potent cholecystokinin type b receptor antagonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 2(9). 987–998. 7 indexed citations

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Bock, Mark G., Robert M. DiPardo, Daniel F. Veber, et al.. (1994). Second-Generation Benzodiazepine CCK-B Antagonists. Development of Subnanomolar Analogs with Selectivity and Water Solubility. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 37(6). 722–724. 33 indexed citations

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Patel, Smita S., Kerry L. Chapman, Anne Heald, Alison J. Smith, & Stephen B. Freedman. (1994). Measurement of central nervous system activity of systemically administered CCKB receptor antagonists by ex vivo binding. European Journal of Pharmacology. 253(3). 237–244. 23 indexed citations

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Smith, Alison J., et al.. (1994). Characterisation of CCKB receptors on GH3 pituitary cells: receptor activation is linked to Ca2+ mobilisation. European Journal of Pharmacology Molecular Pharmacology. 267(2). 215–223. 6 indexed citations

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Chambers, Mark S., Sarah C. Hobbs, Stephen R. Fletcher, et al.. (1993). L-708,474: The C5-cyclohexyl analogue of L-365,260, a selective high affinity ligand for the CCKB/gastrin receptor. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 3(10). 1919–1924. 25 indexed citations

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