Anthony Ford

10.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
135 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Anthony Ford is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Urology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anthony Ford has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Physiology, 39 papers in Molecular Biology and 35 papers in Urology. Recurrent topics in Anthony Ford's work include Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (49 papers), Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (35 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (34 papers). Anthony Ford is often cited by papers focused on Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (49 papers), Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (35 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (34 papers). Anthony Ford collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Poland. Anthony Ford's co-authors include Debra A. Cockayne, Geoffrey Burnstock, David E. Clarke, Joel R. Gever, Stephen B. McMahon, Yu Zhong, Weifang Rong, Wilhelm Lachnit, Ian B. Oglesby and Richard M. Eglen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Anthony Ford

132 papers receiving 8.1k 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.

Urinary bladder hyporeflexia and reduced pain-related behaviour in P2X3-deficient mice

2000 824 citations Debra A. Cockayne, Philip M. Dunn et al. profile →
P2X3 receptor antagonist (AF-219) in refractory chronic cough: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 study

2014 349 citations Anthony Ford et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anthony Ford United States	51	2.7k	2.4k	2.3k	2.2k	2.1k	135	8.3k
Debra A. Cockayne United States	29	2.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	984 0.5×	45	5.4k
Lori A. Birder United States	53	485 0.2×	5.9k 2.5×	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	205	9.0k
Alison F. Brading United Kingdom	49	301 0.1×	3.9k 1.6×	710 0.3×	2.3k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	183	7.4k
Schuichi Koizumi Japan	49	2.5k 0.9×	218 0.1×	811 0.4×	2.6k 1.2×	2.9k 1.4×	180	9.6k
Anthony Kanai United States	40	198 0.1×	3.0k 1.3×	904 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	136	5.7k
Iain P. Chessell United Kingdom	47	2.7k 1.0×	113 0.0×	1.0k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	2.8k 1.3×	122	7.8k
Paolo Santicioli Italy	52	116 0.0×	2.2k 0.9×	909 0.4×	3.1k 1.4×	2.9k 1.3×	243	8.1k
Alberto Meli Italy	51	108 0.0×	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	3.3k 1.5×	2.9k 1.3×	229	9.3k
Vera Ralevic United Kingdom	38	2.7k 1.0×	75 0.0×	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	129	6.0k
Maria P. Abbracchio Italy	61	8.6k 3.1×	79 0.0×	2.0k 0.9×	5.5k 2.5×	1.6k 0.7×	233	14.8k

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Nussbaum, Jesse C., Azher Hussain, P. Butera, et al.. (2024). Single‐ and Multiple‐Dose Pharmacokinetics of Gefapixant (MK‐7264), a P2X3 Receptor Antagonist, in Healthy Adults. The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 64(8). 1023–1029. 4 indexed citations

Ford, Anthony, Michael P. Dillon, Michael M. Kitt, & Joel R. Gever. (2021). The discovery and development of gefapixant. Autonomic Neuroscience. 235. 102859–102859. 10 indexed citations

Abdala, Ana P., Wioletta Pijacka, Hélio César Salgado, et al.. (2020). P2X3 receptor antagonism reduces the occurrence of apnoeas in newborn rats. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 277. 103438–103438. 7 indexed citations

Pijacka, Wioletta, Davi J. A. Moraes, Laura E. Ratcliffe, et al.. (2016). Purinergic receptors in the carotid body as a new drug target for controlling hypertension. Nature Medicine. 22(10). 1151–1159. 153 indexed citations

Moldwin, Robert, et al.. (2015). A Phase 2 Study in Women with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS) of the Novel P2X3 Antagonist AF-219. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 6 indexed citations

Copik, Alicja J., Aleksander Baldys, Khanh Q. Nguyen, et al.. (2015). Isoproterenol Acts as a Biased Agonist of the Alpha-1A-Adrenoceptor that Selectively Activates the MAPK/ERK Pathway. PLoS ONE. 10(1). e0115701–e0115701. 29 indexed citations

Yip, Ping K., John Grist, Joel R. Gever, et al.. (2010). Selective blockade of spinal P2X3 and P2X2/3 receptors with a novel and selective antagonist, AF-742, reveals central endogenous purinergic regulation of bladder activity. 1 indexed citations

Kaan, Timothy K. Y., Ping K. Yip, Meirion Davies, et al.. (2010). Systemic blockade of P2X3 and P2X2/3 receptors attenuates bone cancer pain behaviour in rats. Brain. 133(9). 2549–2564. 114 indexed citations

Ma, Bei, Huai‐Zhen Ruan, Debra A. Cockayne, et al.. (2004). Identification of P2X receptors in cultured mouse and rat parasympathetic otic ganglion neurones including P2X knockout studies. Neuropharmacology. 46(7). 1039–1048. 8 indexed citations

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Shetty, Sanjay, et al.. (2004). 524: Effect of a Selective IP Receptor Antagonist on the Micturition Reflex in Anesthetized Rats. The Journal of Urology. 171(4S). 140–140. 1 indexed citations

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Chopra, Bikramjit, Stacey Barrick, Susan Meyers, et al.. (2004). Expression and function of bradykinin B1 and B2 receptors in normal and inflamed rat urinary bladder urothelium. The Journal of Physiology. 562(3). 859–871. 105 indexed citations

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O’Reilly, Barry, Alan Kosaka, Thomas K. H. Chang, et al.. (2001). A quantitative analysis of purinoceptor expression in the bladders of patients with symptomatic outlet obstruction. British Journal of Urology. 87(7). 617–622. 85 indexed citations

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Conley, Rachel K., Timothy J. Williams, Anthony Ford, & Andrew G. Ramage. (2001). The role of α₁‐adrenoceptors and 5‐HT_1A receptors in the control of the micturition reflex in male anaesthetized rats. British Journal of Pharmacology. 133(1). 61–72. 39 indexed citations

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Yiangou, Y., P. Facer, Anthony Ford, et al.. (2001). Capsaicin receptor VR1 and ATP‐gated ion channel P2X ₃ in human urinary bladder. British Journal of Urology. 87(9). 774–779. 130 indexed citations

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Daniels, Donald V., et al.. (2001). Functional characterization of rat submaxillary gland muscarinic receptors using microphysiometry. British Journal of Pharmacology. 132(7). 1606–1614. 18 indexed citations

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Blue, David R., et al.. (1998). α_1L‐Adrenoceptor mediation of smooth muscle contraction in rabbit bladder neck: a model for lower urinary tract tissues of man. British Journal of Pharmacology. 123(7). 1359–1366. 50 indexed citations

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Ford, Anthony, David R. Blue, D W Bonhaus, et al.. (1996). RS-17053 (N-[2-(2-cyclopropylmethoxyphenoxy)ethyl]-5-chloro-alpha, alpha-dimethyl-1H-indole-3-ethanamine hydrochloride), a selective alpha 1A-adrenoceptor antagonist, displays low affinity for functional alpha 1-adrenoceptors in human prostate: implications for adrenoceptor classification.. Molecular Pharmacology. 49(2). 209–215. 180 indexed citations

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Reddy, Helen, N. Watson, Anthony Ford, & Richard M. Eglen. (1995). Characterization of the interaction between muscarinic M₂ receptors and β‐adrenoceptor subtypes in guinea‐pig isolated ileum. British Journal of Pharmacology. 114(1). 49–56. 57 indexed citations

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Blue, David R., D W Bonhaus, Anthony Ford, et al.. (1995). Functional evidence equating the pharmacologically‐defined α_1A‐ and cloned α_1C‐adrenoceptor: studies in the isolated perfused kidney of rat. British Journal of Pharmacology. 115(2). 283–294. 56 indexed citations

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Ford, Anthony, Richard M. Eglen, & R.L. Whiting. (1992). Analysis of muscarinic cholinoceptors mediating phosphoinositide hydrolysis in guinea pig cardiac muscle. European Journal of Pharmacology Molecular Pharmacology. 225(2). 105–112. 28 indexed citations

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