Carol A. Colton

15.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
180 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Carol A. Colton is a scholar working on Physiology, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carol A. Colton has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Physiology, 49 papers in Neurology and 43 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Carol A. Colton's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (48 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (36 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (17 papers). Carol A. Colton is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (48 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (36 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (17 papers). Carol A. Colton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Australia. Carol A. Colton's co-authors include Michael P. Vitek, Daniel L. Gilbert, Donna M. Wilcock, David A. Wink, Candice M. Brown, Lisa A. Ridnour, Olga N. Chernyshev, William E. Van Nostrand, Wilmarie Flores‐Santana and Christopher Switzer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Carol A. Colton

177 papers receiving 11.5k 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 chemical biology of nitric oxide: Implications in cellular signaling

2008 743 citations Carol A. Colton et al. profile →
Heterogeneity of Microglial Activation in the Innate Immune Response in the Brain

2009 704 citations Carol A. Colton profile →
Nitric oxide and redox mechanisms in the immune response

2011 593 citations Michael P. Vitek, Carol A. Colton et al. profile →
Production of superoxide anions by a CNS macrophage, the microglia

1987 515 citations Carol A. Colton, Daniel L. Gilbert profile →
Skyline for Small Molecules: A Unifying Software Package for Quantitative Metabolomics

2020 313 citations Kendra J. Adams, Brian Pratt et al. Journal of Proteome Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carol A. Colton United States	60	3.4k	3.2k	3.2k	1.9k	1.6k	180	11.8k
Mark S. Kindy United States	60	3.5k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	5.3k 1.7×	2.1k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	206	12.2k
Zhen Zhao United States	53	2.5k 0.7×	4.2k 1.3×	4.5k 1.4×	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	166	14.1k
Helga E. de Vries Netherlands	74	2.2k 0.6×	5.5k 1.7×	6.2k 2.0×	1.5k 0.8×	3.0k 1.8×	257	16.8k
Emanuela Mazzon Italy	78	3.6k 1.1×	1.8k 0.6×	8.3k 2.6×	1.8k 0.9×	3.5k 2.1×	589	24.5k
Paul van der Valk Netherlands	80	1.6k 0.5×	4.3k 1.3×	5.8k 1.8×	1.2k 0.6×	3.3k 2.0×	252	19.5k
Guy C. Brown United Kingdom	79	7.0k 2.1×	5.1k 1.6×	9.4k 3.0×	2.4k 1.2×	3.5k 2.1×	229	22.9k
Tetsuya Terasaki Japan	75	2.5k 0.7×	3.0k 1.0×	6.0k 1.9×	2.2k 1.2×	533 0.3×	406	19.4k
György Haskó United States	82	2.2k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	5.6k 1.8×	1.8k 1.0×	4.7k 2.8×	231	21.3k
Giora Feuerstein United States	62	1.8k 0.5×	3.3k 1.0×	5.3k 1.7×	2.4k 1.2×	2.0k 1.2×	279	14.7k
Hideaki Hara Japan	68	2.4k 0.7×	2.9k 0.9×	8.3k 2.6×	3.1k 1.6×	1.3k 0.8×	567	19.4k

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Everhart, Angela, et al.. (2021). Metabolism-Based Gene Differences in Neurons Expressing Hyperphosphorylated AT8− Positive (AT8+) Tau in Alzheimer’s Disease. ASN NEURO. 13(1). 3771890355–3771890355. 4 indexed citations

Shen, Zancong, et al.. (2021). POS1128 COMBINATION TREATMENT OF AR882, A NEW URAT1 INHIBITOR, AND XANTHINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS ALLOPURINOL OR FEBUXOSTAT: EFFECT ON URIC ACID, HYPOXANTHINE AND XANTHINE IN PLASMA OR SERUM AND URINE. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 80. 843–843. 1 indexed citations

Bryan, Jordan, William Gottschalk, Alexandra Badea, et al.. (2021). Likelihood ratio statistics for gene set enrichment in Alzheimer's disease pathways. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 17(4). 561–573. 2 indexed citations

Adams, Kendra J., Brian Pratt, Neelanjan Bose, et al.. (2020). Skyline for Small Molecules: A Unifying Software Package for Quantitative Metabolomics. Journal of Proteome Research. 19(4). 1447–1458. 313 indexed citations breakdown →

Husseini, Nada El, Cheryl Bushnell, Candice M. Brown, et al.. (2020). Vascular Cellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and Memory Impairment in African-Americans after Small Vessel-Type Stroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 29(4). 104646–104646. 14 indexed citations

Badea, Alexandra, Alexandra Badea, Robert J. Anderson, et al.. (2016). The fornix provides multiple biomarkers to characterize circuit disruption in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. NeuroImage. 142. 498–511. 29 indexed citations

Kan, Matthew J., Joan G. Wilson, Angela Everhart, et al.. (2015). Arginine Deprivation and Immune Suppression in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(15). 5969–5982. 138 indexed citations

Bourassa, Megan W., Andreana C. Leskovjan, Ryan Tappero, et al.. (2013). Elevated copper in the amyloid plaques and iron in the cortex are observed in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease that exhibit neurodegeneration. PubMed. 2(2). 129–139. 47 indexed citations

O'Sullivan, Esther S., Amy S. Johnson, Abdulkadir Omer, et al.. (2010). Rat islet cell aggregates are superior to islets for transplantation in microcapsules. Diabetologia. 53(5). 937–945. 78 indexed citations

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Wilcock, Donna M., Michael P. Vitek, & Carol A. Colton. (2009). Vascular amyloid alters astrocytic water and potassium channels in mouse models and humans with Alzheimer's disease. Neuroscience. 159(3). 1055–1069. 203 indexed citations

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Dodd, Michael S., et al.. (2007). Quantitative measurement of postural sway in mouse models of human neurodegenerative disease. Neuroscience. 148(4). 825–832. 16 indexed citations

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Xu, Qing, et al.. (2005). Y+ and y+L arginine transporters in neuronal cells expressing tyrosine hydroxylase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1745(1). 65–73. 19 indexed citations

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Colton, Carol A.. (1995). Induction of nitric oxide in cultured microglia: Evidence for a cytoprotective role. PubMed. 5(4). 491–503. 13 indexed citations

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Chiueh, Chuang C., et al.. (1994). The Neurobiology of NO・ and ・OH. New York Academy of Sciences eBooks. 26 indexed citations

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Colton, Carol A., Jonette Keri, W T Chen, & Wayne L. Monsky. (1993). Protease production by cultured microglia: Substrate gel analysis and immobilized matrix degradation. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 35(3). 297–304. 70 indexed citations

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Colton, Carol A., et al.. (1992). Regulation of microglial function by interferons. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 40(1). 89–98. 53 indexed citations

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Colton, Carol A., Joel S. Colton, & Daniel L. Gilbert. (1992). Oxygen dependency of synaptic transmission at the squid Loligo pealei giant synapse. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Physiology. 102(2). 279–283. 4 indexed citations

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Colton, John S., D Pickering, & Carol A. Colton. (1979). Evaluation of a life support module used for air transport of critically ill infants.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 50(2). 177–81. 1 indexed citations

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Massaro, Thomas A., Charles E. Glatz, Nicholas A. Peppas, G M Chisolm, & Carol A. Colton. (1979). Distribution of glycosaminoglycans in consecutive layers of the rabbit aorta.. PubMed. 5(1). 1–13. 14 indexed citations

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Solomon, Barry A., et al.. (1978). Continuous flow membrane filtration of plasma from whole blood.. PubMed. 24. 21–6. 39 indexed citations

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