Allan D. Blake

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Allan D. Blake is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Allan D. Blake has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Allan D. Blake's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (19 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (13 papers) and Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (8 papers). Allan D. Blake is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (19 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (13 papers) and Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (8 papers). Allan D. Blake collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Poland. Allan D. Blake's co-authors include Arthur Peacocke, Mathias Z. Strowski, Catherine D. Strader, James M. Schaeffer, Mari R. Candelore, Irving S. Sigal, Richard A. F. Dixon, Rupa M. Parmar, George Bot and Terry Reisine and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Allan D. Blake

49 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

The interaction of aminoacridines with nucleic acids 1968 2026 1987 2006 1968 100 200 300
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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. The interaction of aminoacridines with nucleic acids
    1968 331 citations Allan D. Blake et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Allan D. Blake United States 25 1.8k 796 530 399 315 50 2.8k
Remko A. Bakker Netherlands 36 2.3k 1.2× 798 1.0× 511 1.0× 342 0.9× 218 0.7× 67 3.9k
Emanuel Escher Canada 39 3.0k 1.6× 1.6k 2.0× 610 1.2× 392 1.0× 229 0.7× 192 4.7k
Henning Thøgersen Denmark 25 2.3k 1.3× 1.3k 1.6× 871 1.6× 574 1.4× 87 0.3× 49 3.7k
George Liapakis Greece 25 2.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.7× 280 0.5× 166 0.4× 234 0.7× 71 2.8k
Thomas M. Frimurer Denmark 35 2.6k 1.4× 1.0k 1.3× 302 0.6× 302 0.8× 121 0.4× 89 3.6k
Judith Murray‐Rust United Kingdom 29 1.7k 0.9× 693 0.9× 177 0.3× 130 0.3× 181 0.6× 83 3.4k
Nigel P. Shankley United States 26 1.6k 0.9× 832 1.0× 136 0.3× 343 0.9× 110 0.3× 84 2.9k
Matthew P. Patricelli United States 27 3.1k 1.7× 874 1.1× 419 0.8× 601 1.5× 203 0.6× 40 5.9k
Gary G. Chicchi United States 29 1.5k 0.8× 784 1.0× 862 1.6× 374 0.9× 56 0.2× 65 2.5k
Valerie G. Montana United States 17 3.5k 1.9× 621 0.8× 494 0.9× 350 0.9× 274 0.9× 18 4.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Morozko, Eva L., et al.. (2013). Solid-phase synthesis, characterization and RNAi activity of branch and hyperbranch siRNAs. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 23(19). 5270–5274. 11 indexed citations
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Strowski, Mathias Z. & Allan D. Blake. (2008). Function and expression of somatostatin receptors of the endocrine pancreas. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 286(1-2). 169–179. 71 indexed citations
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Jones, Andrew K., John Marshall, Allan D. Blake, et al.. (2005). Sgβ1, a novel locust (Schistocerca gregaria) non-α nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-like subunit with homology to the Drosophila melanogaster Dβ1 subunit. Invertebrate Neuroscience. 5(3-4). 147–155. 20 indexed citations
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Ji, Wan, Wenli Zhou, Wei Guo, et al.. (2005). A method for determining zygosity of transgenic zebrafish by TaqMan real-time PCR. Analytical Biochemistry. 344(2). 240–246. 17 indexed citations
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West, Frances Mae, et al.. (2004). Somatostatin regulates intracellular signaling in human carotid endothelial cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 319(4). 1222–1227. 12 indexed citations
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Blake, Allan D., et al.. (2004). Delineating Somatostatins Neuronal Actions. PubMed. 3(2). 153–160. 20 indexed citations
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Blake, Allan D.. (2004). Dipyridamole is neuroprotective for cultured rat embryonic cortical neurons. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 314(2). 501–504. 19 indexed citations
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Blake, Allan D., et al.. (2004). Differential Desensitization of Somatostatin Receptor Subtypes in AtT-20 Cells. Protein and Peptide Letters. 11(2). 141–147. 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Xin, Xin Mao, Allan D. Blake, Wenxin Li, & Sulie L. Chang. (2003). Morphine and Endomorphins Differentially Regulate μ-Opioid Receptor mRNA in SHSY-5Y Human Neuroblastoma Cells. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 306(2). 447–454. 28 indexed citations
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Strowski, Mathias Z., Rupa M. Parmar, Hilary Wilkinson, et al.. (2002). Somatostatin Receptor Subtypes 2 and 5 Inhibit Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone-Stimulated Adrenocorticotropin Secretion from AtT-20 Cells. Neuroendocrinology. 75(6). 339–346. 58 indexed citations
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Strowski, Mathias Z., Rupa M. Parmar, Allan D. Blake, & James M. Schaeffer. (2000). Somatostatin Inhibits Insulin and Glucagon Secretion via Two Receptor Subtypes: An in Vitro Study of Pancreatic Islets from Somatostatin Receptor 2 Knockout Mice*. Endocrinology. 141(1). 111–117. 273 indexed citations
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Ye, Zhixiong, Raman K. Bakshi, Meng‐Hsin Chen, et al.. (2000). Modeling directed design and biological evaluation of quinazolinones as non-peptidic growth hormone secretagogues. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 10(1). 5–8. 19 indexed citations
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Salvo, Jerry Di, Kristine Johnson, Allan D. Blake, et al.. (2000). The CXCR4 agonist ligand stromal derived factor-1 maintains high affinity for receptors in both Gαi-coupled and uncoupled states. European Journal of Pharmacology. 409(2). 143–154. 23 indexed citations
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Blake, Allan D., et al.. (1998). Fentanyl and its Analogs Desensitize the Cloned Mu Opioid Receptor. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 285(3). 1207–1218. 30 indexed citations
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Bot, George, Allan D. Blake, Shuixing Li, & Terry Reisine. (1997). Opioid Regulation of the Mouse δ-Opioid Receptor Expressed in Human Embryonic Kidney 293 Cells. Molecular Pharmacology. 52(2). 272–281. 34 indexed citations
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Reisine, Terry, Susan F. Law, Allan D. Blake, & Melanie K. Tallent. (1996). Molecular Mechanisms of Opiate Receptor Coupling to G Proteins and Effector Systemsa. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 780(1). 168–175. 47 indexed citations
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Blake, Allan D., Richard A. Mumford, H.V. Strout, Eve E. Slater, & Catherine D. Strader. (1987). Synthetic segments of the mammalian βAR are preferentially recognized by cAMP-dependent protein kinase and protein kinase C. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 147(1). 168–173. 14 indexed citations
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Blake, Allan D. & Catherine D. Strader. (1986). Potentiation of specific association of insulin with HepG2 cells by phorbol esters. Biochemical Journal. 236(1). 227–234. 12 indexed citations

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