Coleen M. Atkins

6.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
57 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

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Coleen M. Atkins is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Coleen M. Atkins has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 14 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Coleen M. Atkins's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (16 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (14 papers) and Phosphodiesterase function and regulation (10 papers). Coleen M. Atkins is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (16 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (14 papers) and Phosphodiesterase function and regulation (10 papers). Coleen M. Atkins collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. Coleen M. Atkins's co-authors include J. David Sweatt, Joel C. Selcher, James M. Trzăskos, Joseph J. Petraitis, W. Dalton Dietrich, Helen M. Bramlett, Anthony A. Oliva, Ofelia F. Alonso, Elizabeth P. Bauer and Joseph E. LeDoux and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Coleen M. Atkins

57 papers receiving 5.0k 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 MAPK cascade is required for mammalian associative learning

1998 933 citations Coleen M. Atkins, Joel C. Selcher et al. profile →
Mutation of the Angelman Ubiquitin Ligase in Mice Causes Increased Cytoplasmic p53 and Deficits of Contextual Learning and Long-Term Potentiation

1998 693 citations Coleen M. Atkins, J. David Sweatt et al. profile →
Activation of ERK/MAP Kinase in the Amygdala Is Required for Memory Consolidation of Pavlovian Fear Conditioning

2000 558 citations Glenn E. Schafe, Coleen M. Atkins et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Coleen M. Atkins United States	32	2.5k	2.2k	1.1k	765	672	57	5.1k
Geoffrey G. Murphy United States	35	1.9k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	767 0.7×	493 0.6×	466 0.7×	84	3.9k
Martine Ammassari‐Teule Italy	37	1.4k 0.6×	2.5k 1.1×	1.7k 1.6×	396 0.5×	677 1.0×	145	4.7k
Francesco Impagnatiello United States	31	1.7k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	554 0.5×	618 0.8×	477 0.7×	51	4.4k
Baoji Xu United States	44	2.8k 1.1×	3.4k 1.5×	771 0.7×	590 0.8×	533 0.8×	65	7.1k
Michael E. Cahill United States	27	1.8k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	583 0.5×	601 0.8×	364 0.5×	49	4.1k
Sergey Kasparov United Kingdom	49	1.7k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	913 0.9×	429 0.6×	905 1.3×	128	6.1k
Dan Ehninger Germany	34	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	993 0.9×	889 1.2×	595 0.9×	87	4.7k
Jocelyne Caboche France	40	3.0k 1.2×	4.1k 1.8×	895 0.8×	290 0.4×	376 0.6×	72	5.7k
Detlef Balschun Belgium	38	1.9k 0.8×	2.7k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	398 0.5×	1.2k 1.9×	108	5.4k
Natale Belluardo Italy	44	3.9k 1.5×	3.4k 1.5×	466 0.4×	447 0.6×	564 0.8×	123	6.9k

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Bush, G., Oluwarotimi Folorunso, Jennifer B. Frye, et al.. (2025). Cognitive loss after brain trauma results from sex-specific activation of synaptic pruning processes. Brain. 149(3). 918–933. 1 indexed citations

Dietrich, W. Dalton, et al.. (2025). 3,3′-Diindolylmethane improves pathology and neurological outcome following traumatic brain injury. Neurotherapeutics. 22(2). e00531–e00531. 2 indexed citations

Atkins, Coleen M., et al.. (2025). Inhibition of microglia priming by NLRP3 reduces the impact of early life stress and mild TBI. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 22(1). 185–185. 1 indexed citations

Titus, David J., et al.. (2023). Enhancing cognitive function in chronic TBI: The Role of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor modulation. Experimental Neurology. 372. 114647–114647. 3 indexed citations

Eshraghi, Adrien A., et al.. (2022). Genetic ablation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 in rats results in an autism-like behavioral phenotype. PLoS ONE. 17(11). e0275937–e0275937. 7 indexed citations

Titus, David J., et al.. (2019). Positive allosteric modulation of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor as a treatment for cognitive deficits after traumatic brain injury. PLoS ONE. 14(10). e0223180–e0223180. 21 indexed citations

Gurney, Mark E., et al.. (2017). Therapeutic benefits of phosphodiesterase 4B inhibition after traumatic brain injury. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0178013–e0178013. 30 indexed citations

Titus, David J., et al.. (2016). Traumatic Brain Injury Upregulates Phosphodiesterase Expression in the Hippocampus. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. 10. 5–5. 29 indexed citations

Titus, David J., et al.. (2014). Emergence of cognitive deficits after mild traumatic brain injury due to hyperthermia. Experimental Neurology. 263. 254–262. 37 indexed citations

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Titus, David J., Anthony A. Oliva, Nicole H. Wilson, & Coleen M. Atkins. (2014). Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors as Therapeutics for Traumatic Brain Injury. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 21(3). 332–342. 29 indexed citations

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Bramlett, Helen M., Coleen M. Atkins, Jessie S. Truettner, et al.. (2010). Post-Traumatic Seizures Exacerbate Histopathological Damage after Fluid-Percussion Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 28(1). 35–42. 44 indexed citations

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Atkins, Coleen M., Jessie S. Truettner, George Lotocki, et al.. (2010). Post‐traumatic seizure susceptibility is attenuated by hypothermia therapy. European Journal of Neuroscience. 32(11). 1912–1920. 67 indexed citations

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Atkins, Coleen M., Naohito Nozaki, Yasushi Shigeri, & Thomas R. Soderling. (2004). Cytoplasmic Polyadenylation Element Binding Protein-Dependent Protein Synthesis Is Regulated by Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(22). 5193–5201. 131 indexed citations

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Schafe, Glenn E., Coleen M. Atkins, Michael W. Swank, et al.. (2000). Activation of ERK/MAP Kinase in the Amygdala Is Required for Memory Consolidation of Pavlovian Fear Conditioning. Journal of Neuroscience. 20(21). 8177–8187. 558 indexed citations breakdown →

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Selcher, Joel C., Coleen M. Atkins, James M. Trzăskos, Richard Paylor, & J. David Sweatt. (1999). A Necessity for MAP Kinase Activation in Mammalian Spatial Learning. Learning & Memory. 6(5). 478–490. 294 indexed citations

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Atkins, Coleen M., et al.. (1999). Regulation of Myelin Basic Protein Phosphorylation by Mitogen‐Activated Protein Kinase During Increased Action Potential Firing in the Hippocampus. Journal of Neurochemistry. 73(3). 1090–1097. 35 indexed citations

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Atkins, Coleen M. & J. David Sweatt. (1999). Reactive Oxygen Species Mediate Activity-Dependent Neuron–Glia Signaling in Output Fibers of the Hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience. 19(17). 7241–7248. 64 indexed citations

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Sweatt, J. David, et al.. (1998). Protected‐Site Phosphorylation of Protein Kinase C in Hippocampal Long‐Term Potentiation. Journal of Neurochemistry. 71(3). 1075–1085. 48 indexed citations

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Atkins, Coleen M., Shu‐Jen Chen, Eric Klann, & J. David Sweatt. (1997). Increased Phosphorylation of Myelin Basic Protein During Hippocampal Long‐Term Potentiation. Journal of Neurochemistry. 68(5). 1960–1967. 20 indexed citations

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Chapman, Paul F., Coleen M. Atkins, Michael T. Allen, Jane E. Haley, & Joseph E. Steinmetz. (1992). Inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis impairs two different forms of learning. Neuroreport. 3(7). 567–570. 222 indexed citations

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