Anna K. Clark

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Anna K. Clark is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna K. Clark has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Physiology, 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Anna K. Clark's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (28 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (11 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers). Anna K. Clark is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (28 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (11 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers). Anna K. Clark collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Israel and Italy. Anna K. Clark's co-authors include Marzia Malcangio, Fabien Marchand, Stephen B. McMahon, John Grist, Ping K. Yip, Clive Gentry, Amelia A. Staniland, Michael Thacker, Rachel Wodarski and Elizabeth J. Bradbury and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Anna K. Clark

29 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

The Role of Glia in the Spinal Cord in Neuropathic and Inflammatory Pain

2015 385 citations Anna K. Clark, Marzia Malcangio et al. Handbook of experimental pharmacology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anna K. Clark United Kingdom	26	2.5k	1.5k	807	726	519	29	3.9k
Fabien Marchand France	26	2.6k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	506 0.6×	758 1.0×	476 0.9×	52	4.3k
Temugin Berta United States	36	3.7k 1.4×	1.9k 1.3×	852 1.1×	1.4k 1.9×	521 1.0×	70	6.0k
Wen‐Jun Xin China	38	2.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	599 0.7×	1.2k 1.7×	448 0.9×	105	4.5k
Flobert Tanga United States	12	2.3k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	699 0.9×	517 0.7×	476 0.9×	13	3.1k
Hiroki Yamanaka Japan	44	3.9k 1.5×	2.6k 1.7×	557 0.7×	1.4k 1.9×	438 0.8×	95	6.3k
Maria Schäfers Germany	31	2.9k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	359 0.4×	602 0.8×	442 0.9×	44	4.0k
Koichi Obata Japan	32	2.8k 1.1×	1.8k 1.2×	358 0.4×	853 1.2×	373 0.7×	48	4.2k
Hidetoshi Tozaki‐Saitoh Japan	40	2.6k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	1.5k 1.9×	1.1k 1.5×	413 0.8×	81	5.1k
Tetsuo Fukuoka Japan	37	3.8k 1.5×	2.6k 1.7×	401 0.5×	1.3k 1.7×	385 0.7×	67	5.7k
Wioletta Makuch Poland	37	2.2k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	366 0.5×	666 0.9×	509 1.0×	71	3.2k

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Nieto, Francisco R., Anna K. Clark, John Grist, et al.. (2016). Neuron-immune mechanisms contribute to pain in early stages of arthritis. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 13(1). 96–96. 88 indexed citations

Clark, Anna K., et al.. (2015). Selective Activation of Microglia Facilitates Synaptic Strength. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(11). 4552–4570. 141 indexed citations

Clark, Anna K., et al.. (2015). The Role of Glia in the Spinal Cord in Neuropathic and Inflammatory Pain. Handbook of experimental pharmacology. 227. 145–170. 385 indexed citations breakdown →

Clark, Anna K., et al.. (2015). Development of monosodium acetate-induced osteoarthritis and inflammatory pain in ageing mice. AGE. 37(3). 9792–9792. 24 indexed citations

Nieto, Francisco R., Anna K. Clark, John Grist, Victoria Chapman, & Marzia Malcangio. (2015). Calcitonin Gene‐Related Peptide–Expressing Sensory Neurons and Spinal Microglial Reactivity Contribute to Pain States in Collagen‐Induced Arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 67(6). 1668–1677. 54 indexed citations

Clark, Anna K. & Marzia Malcangio. (2011). Microglial signalling mechanisms: Cathepsin S and Fractalkine. Experimental Neurology. 234(2). 283–292. 119 indexed citations

Clark, Anna K., Amelia A. Staniland, & Marzia Malcangio. (2011). Fractalkine/CX3CR1 Signalling in Chronic Pain and Inflammation. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. 12(10). 1707–1714. 67 indexed citations

Grist, John, et al.. (2011). Glatiramer acetate attenuates neuropathic allodynia through modulation of adaptive immune cells. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 234(1-2). 19–26. 39 indexed citations

Clark, Anna K., et al.. (2011). Spinal cathepsin S and fractalkine contribute to chronic pain in the collagen‐induced arthritis model. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 64(6). 2038–2047. 73 indexed citations

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Clark, Anna K., Rachel Wodarski, Francesca Guida, Oscar Sasso, & Marzia Malcangio. (2010). Cathepsin S release from primary cultured microglia is regulated by the P2X7 receptor. Glia. 58(14). 1710–1726. 126 indexed citations

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Staniland, Amelia A., Anna K. Clark, Rachel Wodarski, et al.. (2010). Reduced inflammatory and neuropathic pain and decreased spinal microglial response in fractalkine receptor (CX3CR1) knockout mice. Journal of Neurochemistry. 114(4). 1143–1157. 130 indexed citations

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Clark, Anna K., Amelia A. Staniland, Fabien Marchand, et al.. (2010). P2X7-Dependent Release of Interleukin-1β and Nociception in the Spinal Cord following Lipopolysaccharide. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(2). 573–582. 245 indexed citations

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Luongo, Livio, Marija Sajic, John Grist, et al.. (2008). Spinal changes associated with mechanical hypersensitivity in a model of Guillain–Barré syndrome. Neuroscience Letters. 437(2). 98–102. 32 indexed citations

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Wodarski, Rachel, Anna K. Clark, John Grist, Fabien Marchand, & Marzia Malcangio. (2008). Gabapentin reverses microglial activation in the spinal cord of streptozotocin‐induced diabetic rats. European Journal of Pain. 13(8). 807–811. 121 indexed citations

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Marchand, Fabien, Christoforos Tsantoulas, John Grist, et al.. (2008). Effects of Etanercept and Minocycline in a rat model of spinal cord injury. European Journal of Pain. 13(7). 673–681. 125 indexed citations

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Pezet, Sophie, Fabien Marchand, Richard D’Mello, et al.. (2008). Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Is a Key Mediator of Central Sensitization in Painful Inflammatory Conditions. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(16). 4261–4270. 126 indexed citations

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Thacker, Michael, Anna K. Clark, Thomas Bishop, et al.. (2008). CCL2 is a key mediator of microglia activation in neuropathic pain states. European Journal of Pain. 13(3). 263–272. 271 indexed citations

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Clark, Anna K., Ping K. Yip, John Grist, et al.. (2007). Inhibition of spinal microglial cathepsin S for the reversal of neuropathic pain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(25). 10655–10660. 385 indexed citations

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Barclay, J. Elaine, Anna K. Clark, Pam Ganju, et al.. (2007). Role of the cysteine protease cathepsin S in neuropathic hyperalgesia. Pain. 130(3). 225–234. 105 indexed citations

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Clark, Anna K., et al.. (2006). Rapid co‐release of interleukin 1β and caspase 1 in spinal cord inflammation. Journal of Neurochemistry. 99(3). 868–880. 94 indexed citations

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