C R Gerfen

4.6k citations

14 papers · 3.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 13

Impact in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Nerve injury and regeneration
Neurology top 1%
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Papers in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 13
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior 9
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 5
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology 3
- Nerve injury and regeneration 2
Physiology 2
- Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling 2

Co-authors: J. Thibault K.G. Baimbridge Miles Herkenham James J. Miller Heinz Steiner W. Scott Young JF McGinty Estelle B. Gauda
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (5 papers)Journal of Neuroscience (5 papers)Molecular Pharmacology (1 paper)Biological Psychiatry (1 paper)Neuroscience (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Australia Canada

In The Last Decade

C R Gerfen

14 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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The neostriatal mosaic: II. Patch- and matrix-directed mesostriatal dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic systems 1987 · 644 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1987 Journal of Neuroscience
1985 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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14 of 14 papers shown

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1	Catecholamines in the Central Nervous System Advances in pharmacology ·Anthony A. Grace, C R Gerfen, Gary Aston‐Jones	1997	61
2	A targeted mutation of the D3 dopamine receptor gene is associated with hyperactivity in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Domenico Accili, C. Simone Fishburn, John Drago, Heinz Steiner, Jean E. Lachowicz, B H Park, Estelle B. Gauda, Eun-Chang Lee, Martha H. Cool, David R. Sibley, C R Gerfen, H Westphal, Sara Fuchs	1996	394
3	Differential activation of ZIF268 in the amygdala in response to mCPP Biological Psychiatry ·Megan Altemus, Ronald F. Paletzki, C R Gerfen, D.L. Murphy	1996	1
4	D1–D2 dopamine receptor synergy in striatum: effects of intrastriatal infusions of dopamine agonists and antagonists on immediate early gene expression Neuroscience ·Kristen A. Keefe, C R Gerfen	1995	109
5	D1 and D2 dopamine receptor function in the striatum: coactivation of D1- and D2-dopamine receptors on separate populations of neurons results in potentiated immediate early gene response in D1-containing neurons Journal of Neuroscience ·C R Gerfen, KA Keefe, Estelle B. Gauda	1995	228
6	Altered striatal function in a mutant mouse lacking D1A dopamine receptors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·John Drago, C R Gerfen, Jean E. Lachowicz, Heinz Steiner, Tom Hollon, Paul E. Love, Guck T. Ooi, Alexander Grinberg, Edward J.K. Lee, Sing-Ping Huang	1994	282
7	Cocaine-induced c-fos messenger RNA is inversely related to dynorphin expression in striatum Journal of Neuroscience ·Heinz Steiner, C R Gerfen	1993	206
8	Cloning and expression of an A1 adenosine receptor from rat brain. Molecular Pharmacology ·L C Mahan, Loris D. McVittie, Elzbieta M. Smyk-Randall, H Nakata, Frederick J. Monsma, C R Gerfen, D.R. Sibley	1991	205
9	Dopamine differentially regulates dynorphin, substance P, and enkephalin expression in striatal neurons: in situ hybridization histochemical analysis Journal of Neuroscience ·C R Gerfen, JF McGinty, W. Scott Young	1991	438
10	Molecular cloning and expression of a D1 dopamine receptor linked to adenylyl cyclase activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Frederick J. Monsma, L C Mahan, Loris D. McVittie, C R Gerfen, David R. Sibley	1990	359
11	Phospholipase C I and II brain isozymes: immunohistochemical localization in neuronal systems in rat brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·C R Gerfen, Wonchul Choi, Pann‐Ghill Suh, Sue Goo Rhee	1988	63
12	The neostriatal mosaic: III. Biochemical and developmental dissociation of patch-matrix mesostriatal systems Journal of Neuroscience ·C R Gerfen, K.G. Baimbridge, J. Thibault	1987	278
13	The neostriatal mosaic: II. Patch- and matrix-directed mesostriatal dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic systems Journal of Neuroscience ·C R Gerfen, Miles Herkenham, J. Thibault Hit paper breakdown →	1987	644
14	The neostriatal mosaic: compartmental distribution of calcium-binding protein and parvalbumin in the basal ganglia of the rat and monkey. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·C R Gerfen, K.G. Baimbridge, James J. Miller Hit paper breakdown →	1985	541

About C R Gerfen

C R Gerfen is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, Biological Psychiatry, Neurology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, having authored 14 papers that have together received 3.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (9 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (8 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (3 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (3 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (2 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (2 papers) and Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (3.1k citations), Neurology (1.0k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (225 citations), Physiology (210 citations) and Cognitive Neuroscience (499 citations). C R Gerfen has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Frequent co-authors include J. Thibault, K.G. Baimbridge, Miles Herkenham, James J. Miller, Heinz Steiner, W. Scott Young, JF McGinty, Estelle B. Gauda, David R. Sibley and L C Mahan. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience, Molecular Pharmacology, Biological Psychiatry and Neuroscience.

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