Courtney M. Townsend

11.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
305 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Courtney M. Townsend is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Courtney M. Townsend has authored 305 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Molecular Biology, 97 papers in Oncology and 89 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Courtney M. Townsend's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (78 papers), Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (53 papers) and Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (30 papers). Courtney M. Townsend is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (78 papers), Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (53 papers) and Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (30 papers). Courtney M. Townsend collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and South Africa. Courtney M. Townsend's co-authors include James C. Thompson, B. Mark Evers, Mark R. Hellmich, Jin Ishizuka, Taylor S. Riall, Tien C. Ko, Pomila Singh, R. Daniel Beauchamp, William H. Nealon and James S. Goodwin and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Courtney M. Townsend

300 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Courtney M. Townsend United States	54	3.2k	3.1k	3.0k	2.0k	1.7k	305	9.5k
Helge L. Waldum Norway	48	1.7k 0.5×	3.8k 1.2×	2.0k 0.6×	2.7k 1.3×	850 0.5×	337	8.7k
Ulrich R. Fölsch Germany	49	2.2k 0.7×	2.8k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	794 0.5×	207	7.6k
Wolfgang E. Schmidt Germany	62	2.2k 0.7×	4.8k 1.6×	4.7k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	2.4k 1.5×	280	13.2k
Thomas M. O’Dorisio United States	57	4.8k 1.5×	2.3k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	5.8k 2.9×	1.8k 1.1×	391	11.7k
Shigetake Sasayama Japan	58	1.6k 0.5×	2.0k 0.7×	3.9k 1.3×	802 0.4×	448 0.3×	378	13.5k
Masatomo Mori Japan	54	1.6k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	3.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	285 0.2×	385	9.4k
Mario Del Tacca Italy	48	2.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.4×	2.4k 0.8×	645 0.3×	584 0.3×	302	7.9k
Michael Gregor Germany	50	1.3k 0.4×	1.6k 0.5×	2.7k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	340 0.2×	200	7.7k
Oswald Wagner Austria	63	1.3k 0.4×	2.0k 0.7×	4.2k 1.4×	2.2k 1.1×	229 0.1×	303	14.3k
Joseph P. Grande United States	71	1.1k 0.4×	2.8k 0.9×	4.2k 1.4×	939 0.5×	345 0.2×	284	15.0k

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Townsend, Courtney M., et al.. (2024). Evaluation of a novel large language model (LLM)-powered chatbot for oral boards scenarios. Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education. 3(1). 1 indexed citations

Valentino, Joseph, Jing Li, Yekaterina Y. Zaytseva, et al.. (2014). Cotargeting the PI3K and RAS Pathways for the Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research. 20(5). 1212–1222. 53 indexed citations

Jackson, Lindsey N., Shawn D. Larson, Scott R. Silva, et al.. (2009). Development and Characterization of a Novel In vivo Model of Carcinoid Syndrome. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(8). 2747–2755. 24 indexed citations

Cao, Yanna, Chunyan Deng, Courtney M. Townsend, & Tien C. Ko. (2006). TGF-β inhibits Akt-induced transformation in intestinal epithelial cells. Surgery. 140(2). 322–329. 15 indexed citations

Hellmich, Mark R., et al.. (2001). Activator Protein-1 Transcription Factor Mediates Bombesin-stimulated Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in Intestinal Epithelial Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(25). 22941–22947. 114 indexed citations

Litvak, David A., B. Mark Evers, George H. Greeley, et al.. (1999). Characterization of Two Novel Proabsorptive Peptide YY Analogs, BIM-43073D and BIM-43004C. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 44(3). 643–648. 9 indexed citations

Ishizuka, Jin, et al.. (1996). Human Monoclonal Antibody Against Colon Cancer. Cancer Investigation. 14(3). 211–217. 1 indexed citations

Yoshinaga, Keigo, et al.. (1996). Stimulation of Pancreatic Growth. Annals of Surgery. 224(2). 139–144. 2 indexed citations

Bold, Richard J., Jin Ishizuka, Srinivasan Rajaraman, et al.. (1995). Nerve Growth Factor as a Mitogen for a Pancreatic Carcinoid Cell Line. Journal of Neurochemistry. 64(6). 2622–2628. 28 indexed citations

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Sumi, Shoichiro, et al.. (1994). Lovastatin Inhibits Pancreatic Cancer Growth Regardless of RAS Mutation. Pancreas. 9(5). 657–661. 48 indexed citations

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Evers, B. Mark, Masaaki Izukura, Courtney M. Townsend, Tatsuo Uchida, & James Thompson. (1992). Neurotensin prevents intestinal mucosal hypoplasia in rats fed an elemental diet. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 37(3). 426–431. 52 indexed citations

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Singh, Pomila, et al.. (1990). Gut hormones in colon cancer: Past and prospective studies. 3(1). 28–33. 11 indexed citations

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Townsend, Courtney M., et al.. (1990). The effects of cyclosporine and α-difluoromethylornithine on the induction of ornithine decarboxylase activity in colon cancer cells in vitro. 2(2). 87–95. 1 indexed citations

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Lawrence, John, et al.. (1988). Hyperplasia of colonic mucosa and pancreas after ileocecal resection is not caused by gastrin. 39. 177–179. 1 indexed citations

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Beauchamp, R. Daniel, William H. Nealon, Courtney M. Townsend, & J. C. Thompson. (1985). Cholecystokinin-stimulated pancreatic secretion is inhibited by proglumide. 36. 177–180. 1 indexed citations

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Singh, Pomila, Courtney M. Townsend, John Walker, & J. C. Thompson. (1984). Gastrin receptors in a mouse colon cancer cell line responsive to trophic effects of gastrin. 35. 205–206. 14 indexed citations

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Townsend, Courtney M., Larry C. Watson, J. R. Perez‐Polo, & J. C. Thompson. (1982). Nerve growth factor (NGF) inhibits release of gastrin (G) and secretion of gastric acid (H. Federation Proceedings. 41(5). 1 indexed citations

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Townsend, Courtney M., Ronald B. Franklin, & Larry C. Watson. (1981). Stimulation of pancreatic cancer growth by caerulein and secretin. 32. 228–229. 42 indexed citations

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Suddith, Robert L., Courtney M. Townsend, & Jill C. Thompson. (1980). Detection of monoclonal antibodies against synthetic human gastrin and pentagastrin by an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). 31. 185–186. 4 indexed citations

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Townsend, Courtney M., et al.. (1977). A new in vivo assay of human lymphocyte-mediated immunity to melanoma.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 81(3). 345–50. 3 indexed citations

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