Christopher Ford

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Christopher Ford is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Ford has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 35 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Christopher Ford's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (26 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (19 papers). Christopher Ford is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (26 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (19 papers). Christopher Ford collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Czechia. Christopher Ford's co-authors include John T. Williams, Gregory P. Mark, Michael R. Bruchas, Stephanie C. Gantz, Paul E. M. Phillips, Edward R. Siuda, Aaron J. Norris, Daniel Y. Hong, Jordan G. McCall and Ream Al‐Hasani and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Ford

50 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

CRH Engagement of the Locus Coeruleus Noradrenergic System Mediates Stress-Induced Anxiety

2015 445 citations Jordan G. McCall, Ream Al‐Hasani et al. Neuron profile →
The role of D2-autoreceptors in regulating dopamine neuron activity and transmission

2014 410 citations Christopher Ford profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Christopher Ford	1.9k	1.3k	730	276	258	52	2.8k
Yolanda Mateo	2.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	565 0.8×	184 0.7×	164 0.6×	41	2.6k
Mustapha Riad	2.2k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	464 0.6×	232 0.8×	167 0.6×	45	2.8k
Brian A. McCool	2.3k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	862 1.2×	387 1.4×	493 1.9×	76	3.4k
Kristen A. Keefe	2.2k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	686 0.9×	229 0.8×	340 1.3×	82	3.2k
Jesus Bertran‐Gonzalez	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	699 1.0×	258 0.9×	99 0.4×	29	2.6k
Evgeny A. Budygin	2.7k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.5×	241 0.9×	274 1.1×	74	3.7k
Noboru Hiroi	2.9k 1.5×	2.3k 1.7×	985 1.3×	380 1.4×	258 1.0×	68	4.4k
Rueben A. Gonzales	2.9k 1.5×	1.8k 1.3×	720 1.0×	403 1.5×	223 0.9×	106	3.8k
François Georges	2.6k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.5×	399 1.4×	249 1.0×	50	3.6k
Daniela Di Bella	1.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	507 0.7×	144 0.5×	206 0.8×	76	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher Ford

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Ford

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christopher Ford. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christopher Ford based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Christopher Ford. Christopher Ford is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Kim, Yoon Seok, Lief E. Fenno, Charu Ramakrishnan, et al.. (2025). Salience Signaling and Stimulus Scaling of Ventral Tegmental Area Glutamate Neuron Subtypes. Journal of Neuroscience. 45(27). e1073242025–e1073242025.

Ford, Christopher, et al.. (2025). Postsynaptic adaptations in direct pathway muscarinic M4-receptor signaling follow the temporal and regional pattern of dopaminergic degeneration. npj Parkinson s Disease. 11(1). 186–186.

Rajgor, Dipen, Sara E. Gookin, Mark L. Dell’Acqua, et al.. (2024). miRNA-mediated control of gephyrin synthesis drives sustained inhibitory synaptic plasticity. EMBO Reports. 25(11). 5141–5168. 2 indexed citations

Ford, Christopher, et al.. (2024). Reduced striatal M4-cholinergic signaling following dopamine loss contributes to parkinsonian and l -DOPA–induced dyskinetic behaviors. Science Advances. 10(47). eadp6301–eadp6301. 7 indexed citations

Rodriguez‐Contreras, Dayana, Joseph J. Lebowitz, Lev M. Fedorov, et al.. (2022). Gait Abnormalities and Aberrant D2 Receptor Expression and Signaling in Mice Carrying the Human Pathogenic Mutation DRD2. Molecular Pharmacology. 103(3). 188–198. 3 indexed citations

Ford, Christopher, et al.. (2022). Divergent properties and independent regulation of striatal dopamine and GABA co-transmission. Cell Reports. 39(7). 110823–110823. 22 indexed citations

Cai, Yuan, et al.. (2021). Loss of nigral excitation of cholinergic interneurons contributes to parkinsonian motor impairments. Neuron. 109(7). 1137–1149.e5. 37 indexed citations

Giannotti, Giuseppe, Jasper A. Heinsbroek, James E. Orfila, et al.. (2021). Extinction blunts paraventricular thalamic contributions to heroin relapse. Cell Reports. 36(8). 109605–109605. 17 indexed citations

Liu, Qi, Martin Schneider, Michael J. Grybko, et al.. (2019). A Photoactivatable Botulinum Neurotoxin for Inducible Control of Neurotransmission. Neuron. 101(5). 863–875.e6. 36 indexed citations

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Barcomb, Kelsey, et al.. (2019). Cholinergic Transmission at Muscarinic Synapses in the Striatum Is Driven Equally by Cortical and Thalamic Inputs. Cell Reports. 28(4). 1003–1014.e3. 26 indexed citations

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Gulati, Sahil, Hui Jin, Ikuo Masuho, et al.. (2018). Targeting G protein-coupled receptor signaling at the G protein level with a selective nanobody inhibitor. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1996–1996. 68 indexed citations

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Donthamsetti, Prashant, Steven G. Grinnell, Amy Hauck Newman, et al.. (2018). Regional Heterogeneity of D2-Receptor Signaling in the Dorsal Striatum and Nucleus Accumbens. Neuron. 98(3). 575–587.e4. 49 indexed citations

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McCall, Jordan G., Ream Al‐Hasani, Edward R. Siuda, et al.. (2015). CRH Engagement of the Locus Coeruleus Noradrenergic System Mediates Stress-Induced Anxiety. Neuron. 87(3). 605–620. 445 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bender, Kevin J., Christopher Ford, & Laurence O. Trussell. (2010). Dopaminergic Modulation of Axon Initial Segment Calcium Channels Regulates Action Potential Initiation. Neuron. 68(3). 500–511. 89 indexed citations

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Ford, Christopher, Paul E. M. Phillips, & John T. Williams. (2009). The Time Course of Dopamine Transmission in the Ventral Tegmental Area. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(42). 13344–13352. 64 indexed citations

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Beckstead, Michael J., Stephanie C. Gantz, Christopher Ford, et al.. (2009). CRF Enhancement of GIRK Channel-Mediated Transmission in Dopamine Neurons. Neuropsychopharmacology. 34(8). 1926–1935. 54 indexed citations

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Ford, Christopher, Kenneth Wong, Van B. Lu, E Chaves, & Peter A. Smith. (2008). Differential Neurotrophic Regulation of Sodium and Calcium Channels in an Adult Sympathetic Neuron. Journal of Neurophysiology. 99(3). 1319–1332. 10 indexed citations

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Ford, Christopher & John T. Williams. (2008). Mesoprefrontal Dopamine Neurons Distinguish Themselves. Neuron. 57(5). 631–632. 4 indexed citations

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Ford, Christopher, Michael J. Beckstead, & John T. Williams. (2006). Kappa Opioid Inhibition of Somatodendritic Dopamine Inhibitory Postsynaptic Currents. Journal of Neurophysiology. 97(1). 883–891. 64 indexed citations

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Filtz, Theresa M., et al.. (1994). Mechanisms of up-regulation of D2L dopamine receptors by agonists and antagonists in transfected HEK-293 cells.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 271(3). 1574–1582. 31 indexed citations

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