Benedict J. Alter

1.4k total citations
36 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Benedict J. Alter is a scholar working on Immunology, Pharmacology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benedict J. Alter has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Immunology, 11 papers in Pharmacology and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Benedict J. Alter's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (10 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (9 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (9 papers). Benedict J. Alter is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (10 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (9 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (9 papers). Benedict J. Alter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Germany. Benedict J. Alter's co-authors include Fritz H. Bach, Robert W. Gereau, Gianni Gromo, Paul M. Sondel, Augusto C. Ochoa, Jacquelyn A. Hank, Hiroo Inouye, Scott Freeman, Julie Curtsinger and J. Scott Cairns and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Neuron and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Benedict J. Alter

33 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benedict J. Alter United States 17 560 197 174 147 134 36 1.1k
Unsong Oh United States 24 722 1.3× 410 2.1× 193 1.1× 118 0.8× 236 1.8× 46 1.8k
Isabelle Gloaguen Italy 13 246 0.4× 281 1.4× 112 0.6× 86 0.6× 172 1.3× 18 747
S. J. Simmonds United Kingdom 11 725 1.3× 171 0.9× 105 0.6× 110 0.7× 104 0.8× 12 1.2k
Miriam Davis United States 13 330 0.6× 221 1.1× 111 0.6× 67 0.5× 121 0.9× 18 892
Hiroya Uzumaki Japan 15 698 1.2× 296 1.5× 313 1.8× 125 0.9× 104 0.8× 26 1.1k
Claire O’Leary United Kingdom 19 268 0.5× 274 1.4× 307 1.8× 159 1.1× 76 0.6× 44 1.2k
Francesca Galbiati Italy 21 433 0.8× 474 2.4× 343 2.0× 81 0.6× 98 0.7× 52 1.4k
Peter Ng United States 10 340 0.6× 287 1.5× 59 0.3× 85 0.6× 107 0.8× 12 959
Marie-Paule Defresne Belgium 14 243 0.4× 200 1.0× 56 0.3× 117 0.8× 98 0.7× 44 789
T. Matsuda Japan 11 212 0.4× 204 1.0× 64 0.4× 84 0.6× 103 0.8× 22 841

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benedict J. Alter

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All Works

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Orhurhu, Vwaire, Nathan Li, Ryan S. D’Souza, et al.. (2025). Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD) in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Systematic Review of Randomized and Prospective Trials. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 18. 3527–3540.
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Strigo, Irina A., Salvatore Torrisi, Veronica Goldman, et al.. (2024). Enhancing chronic low back pain management: an initial neuroimaging study of a mobile interoceptive attention training. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 1408027–1408027. 1 indexed citations
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Alter, Benedict J., Rebecca DeSensi, Brian O’Connell, et al.. (2024). Hierarchical Clustering Applied to Chronic Pain Drawings Identifies Undiagnosed Fibromyalgia: Implications for Busy Clinical Practice. Journal of Pain. 25(7). 104489–104489.
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Wasan, Ajay D., Benedict J. Alter, Robert R. Edwards, et al.. (2019). Test-Retest and Inter-Examiner Reliability of a Novel Bedside Quantitative Sensory Testing Battery in Postherpetic Neuralgia Patients. Journal of Pain. 21(7-8). 858–868. 21 indexed citations
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Alter, Benedict J., Maiko Satomoto, Clinton D. Morgan, et al.. (2015). ERK2 Alone Drives Inflammatory Pain But Cooperates with ERK1 in Sensory Neuron Survival. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(25). 9491–9507. 31 indexed citations
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Alter, Benedict J., Chengshui Zhao, Farzana Karim, Gary E. Landreth, & Robert W. Gereau. (2010). Genetic Targeting of ERK1 Suggests a Predominant Role for ERK2 in Murine Pain Models. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(34). 11537–11547. 40 indexed citations
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Thors, Lina, James J. Burston, Benedict J. Alter, et al.. (2010). Biochanin A, a naturally occurring inhibitor of fatty acid amide hydrolase. British Journal of Pharmacology. 160(3). 549–560. 39 indexed citations
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Alter, Benedict J. & Robert W. Gereau. (2008). Hotheaded: TRPV1 as Mediator of Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity. Neuron. 57(5). 629–631. 19 indexed citations
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Jensen, Penny, Benedict J. Alter, & Karen L. O’Malley. (2003). α‐Synuclein protects naive but not dbcAMP‐treated dopaminergic cell types from 1‐methyl‐4‐phenylpyridinium toxicity. Journal of Neurochemistry. 86(1). 196–209. 38 indexed citations
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Benfield, Mark R., Jean C. Witson, Benedict J. Alter, & Fritz H. Bach. (1993). Murine APC Activation in the Xenogeneic MLC. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 38(2). 130–136. 5 indexed citations
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Alter, Benedict J. & Fritz H. Bach. (1990). Cellular basis of the proliferative response of human T cells to mouse xenoantigens.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 171(1). 333–338. 88 indexed citations
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Alter, Benedict J., et al.. (1983). Cellular basis of response to k-region class i mhc disparities.. The Mouseion at the JAXlibrary (Jackson Laboratory). 1 indexed citations
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Pawelec, Graham, Arnika Rehbein, Benedict J. Alter, & Peter Wernet. (1980). Retention of specific proliferative capacity of cloned human T cells alloactivated againstHLA-D alleles. Immunogenetics. 11-11(1). 527–532. 19 indexed citations
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Barber, Thomas A. & Benedict J. Alter. (1978). Ultrastructure of Effector–Target Cell Interaction in Secondary Cell‐Mediated Lympholysis. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 7(1). 57–66. 14 indexed citations
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Bach, Fritz H. & Benedict J. Alter. (1978). Alternative pathways of T lymphocyte activation.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 148(3). 829–834. 48 indexed citations
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Alter, Benedict J., et al.. (1977). Typing an Unrelated Panel with PLT Cells: Association with DW Clusters. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 6(5). 485–487. 12 indexed citations
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Alter, Benedict J., et al.. (1976). Secondary cell-mediated lympholysis: importance of H-2 LD and SD factors.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 143(5). 1005–1014. 30 indexed citations

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