Andrew P. Patton

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Andrew P. Patton is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Aging. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew P. Patton has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Aging. Recurrent topics in Andrew P. Patton's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (16 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (9 papers) and Light effects on plants (6 papers). Andrew P. Patton is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (16 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (9 papers) and Light effects on plants (6 papers). Andrew P. Patton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and China. Andrew P. Patton's co-authors include Michael H. Hastings, Johanna E. Chesham, Elizabeth S. Maywood, Marco Brancaccio, Nicola J. Smyllie, Mathew D. Edwards, Catherine L. Wood, Jonathan G. Hanley, Nadia Jaafari and Jeremy M. Henley and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Andrew P. Patton

16 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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Astrocytes Control Circadian Timekeeping in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus via Glutamatergic Signaling

2017 329 citations Marco Brancaccio, Andrew P. Patton et al. Neuron profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrew P. Patton United Kingdom	12	751	441	276	268	131	17	1.0k
Nicola J. Smyllie United Kingdom	13	663 0.9×	299 0.7×	229 0.8×	179 0.7×	109 0.8×	19	815
Tatiana Simon United States	13	522 0.7×	431 1.0×	228 0.8×	187 0.7×	255 1.9×	18	882
Yann Emmenegger Switzerland	18	873 1.2×	333 0.8×	398 1.4×	569 2.1×	206 1.6×	23	1.3k
Lara M. Boyle United States	9	279 0.4×	211 0.5×	170 0.6×	211 0.8×	124 0.9×	10	704
Heinrich S. Gompf United States	16	495 0.7×	502 1.1×	134 0.5×	487 1.8×	170 1.3×	24	1.1k
Clare Guilding United Kingdom	12	579 0.8×	292 0.7×	230 0.8×	299 1.1×	81 0.6×	23	831
Marco Brancaccio United Kingdom	14	1.6k 2.1×	712 1.6×	577 2.1×	524 2.0×	272 2.1×	21	2.1k
Zdeňka Bendová Czechia	17	1.1k 1.5×	345 0.8×	486 1.8×	240 0.9×	146 1.1×	49	1.3k
Thomas Curie Switzerland	13	684 0.9×	284 0.6×	323 1.2×	460 1.7×	140 1.1×	15	1.1k
E. Todd Weber United States	16	1.3k 1.7×	710 1.6×	352 1.3×	525 2.0×	173 1.3×	23	1.6k

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Smyllie, Nicola J., Antony Adamson, Andrew P. Patton, et al.. (2025). Quantitative measures of clock protein dynamics in the mouse suprachiasmatic nucleus extends the circadian time-keeping model. The EMBO Journal. 44(13). 3614–3644. 4 indexed citations

Patton, Andrew P., Toke P. Krogager, Elizabeth S. Maywood, et al.. (2025). Multi‐Omic Analysis Reveals Astrocytic Annexin‐A2 as Critical for Network‐Level Circadian Timekeeping in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. Glia. 73(7). 1483–1501.

Patton, Andrew P., et al.. (2024). PERfect Day: reversible and dose‐dependent control of circadian time‐keeping in the mouse suprachiasmatic nucleus by translational switching of PERIOD2 protein expression. European Journal of Neuroscience. 60(7). 5537–5552. 1 indexed citations

Smyllie, Nicola J., Michael H. Hastings, & Andrew P. Patton. (2024). Neuron-Astrocyte Interactions and Circadian Timekeeping in Mammals. The Neuroscientist. 31(1). 65–79. 4 indexed citations

Patton, Andrew P., et al.. (2023). Astrocytic control of extracellular GABA drives circadian timekeeping in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(21). e2301330120–e2301330120. 26 indexed citations

Patton, Andrew P. & Michael H. Hastings. (2023). The Mammalian Circadian Time-Keeping System. Journal of Huntington s Disease. 12(2). 91–104. 27 indexed citations

Polidarová, Lenka, Nicola J. Smyllie, Andrew P. Patton, et al.. (2022). Cryptochrome 1 as a state variable of the circadian clockwork of the suprachiasmatic nucleus: Evidence from translational switching. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(34). e2203563119–e2203563119. 8 indexed citations

Patton, Andrew P., Nicola J. Smyllie, Johanna E. Chesham, & Michael H. Hastings. (2022). Astrocytes Sustain Circadian Oscillation and Bidirectionally Determine Circadian Period, But Do Not Regulate Circadian Phase in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. Journal of Neuroscience. 42(28). 5522–5537. 23 indexed citations

Patton, Andrew P., et al.. (2021). Single‐cell transcriptomics of suprachiasmatic nuclei reveal a Prokineticin‐driven circadian network. The EMBO Journal. 40(20). e108614–e108614. 53 indexed citations

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Hastings, Michael H., Nicola J. Smyllie, & Andrew P. Patton. (2020). Molecular-genetic Manipulation of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Circadian Clock. Journal of Molecular Biology. 432(12). 3639–3660. 27 indexed citations

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Patton, Andrew P., Mathew D. Edwards, Nicola J. Smyllie, et al.. (2020). The VIP-VPAC2 neuropeptidergic axis is a cellular pacemaking hub of the suprachiasmatic nucleus circadian circuit. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3394–3394. 51 indexed citations

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Brancaccio, Marco, Mathew D. Edwards, Andrew P. Patton, et al.. (2019). Cell-autonomous clock of astrocytes drives circadian behavior in mammals. Science. 363(6423). 187–192. 234 indexed citations

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Patton, Andrew P. & Michael H. Hastings. (2018). The suprachiasmatic nucleus. Current Biology. 28(15). R816–R822. 101 indexed citations

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Maywood, Elizabeth S., Thomas Elliott, Andrew P. Patton, et al.. (2018). Translational switching of Cry1 protein expression confers reversible control of circadian behavior in arrhythmic Cry-deficient mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(52). E12388–E12397. 33 indexed citations

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Brancaccio, Marco, Andrew P. Patton, Johanna E. Chesham, Elizabeth S. Maywood, & Michael H. Hastings. (2017). Astrocytes Control Circadian Timekeeping in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus via Glutamatergic Signaling. Neuron. 93(6). 1420–1435.e5. 329 indexed citations breakdown →

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Patton, Andrew P., Johanna E. Chesham, & Michael H. Hastings. (2016). Combined Pharmacological and Genetic Manipulations Unlock Unprecedented Temporal Elasticity and Reveal Phase-Specific Modulation of the Molecular Circadian Clock of the Mouse Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(36). 9326–9341. 30 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Yasuko, Catherine L. Wood, Andrew P. Patton, et al.. (2011). PICK1 inhibition of the Arp2/3 complex controls dendritic spine size and synaptic plasticity. The EMBO Journal. 30(4). 719–730. 77 indexed citations

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