David Acton

704 total citations
13 papers, 459 citations indexed

About

David Acton is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Acton has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 459 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Organic Chemistry, 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in David Acton's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (2 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (2 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (2 papers). David Acton is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (2 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (2 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (2 papers). David Acton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. David Acton's co-authors include Martyn Goulding, Stephanie C. Koch, Gareth B. Miles, Xiangyu Ren, Ilaria Bertocchi, Carola Eva, Stefania Di Costanzo, Steeve Bourane, Michael Robert Dennis and Matthew J. Broadhead and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, PLoS ONE and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

David Acton

12 papers receiving 447 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Acton United Kingdom	11	146	123	119	77	69	13	459
João M. Bráz United States	14	278 1.9×	243 2.0×	227 1.9×	102 1.3×	25 0.4×	19	670
Rose Z. Hill United States	9	183 1.3×	201 1.6×	97 0.8×	151 2.0×	10 0.1×	15	651
Hyun Jun Lee South Korea	13	133 0.9×	244 2.0×	144 1.2×	16 0.2×	18 0.3×	37	847
Gor Sarkisyan United States	10	61 0.4×	357 2.9×	240 2.0×	24 0.3×	26 0.4×	11	746
James J. Limacher Canada	10	73 0.5×	232 1.9×	342 2.9×	31 0.4×	11 0.2×	17	555
Tony D. Gover United States	13	114 0.8×	162 1.3×	160 1.3×	10 0.1×	14 0.2×	15	415
Chuen‐Lin Huang Taiwan	15	67 0.5×	224 1.8×	119 1.0×	39 0.5×	6 0.1×	23	534
Shubh D. Sharma United States	17	129 0.9×	248 2.0×	57 0.5×	41 0.5×	44 0.6×	25	885
Karima Kessal France	16	57 0.4×	123 1.0×	90 0.8×	39 0.5×	3 0.0×	33	619
Jean‐Paul Humbert France	12	46 0.3×	384 3.1×	178 1.5×	14 0.2×	11 0.2×	13	571

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13 of 13 papers shown

Ren, Xiangyu, Shijia Liu, Amandine Virlogeux, et al.. (2023). Identification of an essential spinoparabrachial pathway for mechanical itch. Neuron. 111(11). 1812–1829.e6. 19 indexed citations

Acton, David, Xiangyu Ren, Stefania Di Costanzo, et al.. (2019). Spinal Neuropeptide Y1 Receptor-Expressing Neurons Form an Essential Excitatory Pathway for Mechanical Itch. Cell Reports. 28(3). 625–639.e6. 73 indexed citations

Acton, David, Matthew J. Broadhead, & Gareth B. Miles. (2018). Modulation of spinal motor networks by astrocyte-derived adenosine is dependent on D₁-like dopamine receptor signaling. Journal of Neurophysiology. 120(3). 998–1009. 18 indexed citations

Acton, David & Gareth B. Miles. (2017). Gliotransmission and adenosinergic modulation: insights from mammalian spinal motor networks. Journal of Neurophysiology. 118(6). 3311–3327. 11 indexed citations

Koch, Stephanie C., David Acton, & Martyn Goulding. (2017). Spinal Circuits for Touch, Pain, and Itch. Annual Review of Physiology. 80(1). 189–217. 152 indexed citations

Acton, David & Gareth B. Miles. (2017). Differential regulation of NMDA receptors byd-serine and glycine in mammalian spinal locomotor networks. Journal of Neurophysiology. 117(5). 1877–1893. 10 indexed citations

Acton, David & Gareth B. Miles. (2015). Stimulation of Glia Reveals Modulation of Mammalian Spinal Motor Networks by Adenosine. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0134488–e0134488. 24 indexed citations

Bradbury, Robert H., Neil J. Hales, Alfred A. Rabow, et al.. (2011). Small-molecule androgen receptor downregulators as an approach to treatment of advanced prostate cancer. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 21(18). 5442–5445. 36 indexed citations

Barlaam, Bernard, David Acton, Peter Ballard, et al.. (2008). Neutral 5-substituted 4-indazolylaminoquinazolines as potent, orally active inhibitors of erbB2 receptor tyrosine kinase. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 18(6). 1799–1803. 10 indexed citations

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Finlay, M. Raymond V., David Acton, David Andrews, et al.. (2008). Imidazole piperazines: SAR and development of a potent class of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors with a novel binding mode. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 18(15). 4442–4446. 27 indexed citations

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Gravestock, Michael B., David Acton, Michael J Betts, et al.. (2003). New classes of antibacterial oxazolidinones with C-5, methylene O-Linked heterocyclic side chains. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 13(23). 4179–4186. 49 indexed citations

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Poyser, J. Philip, et al.. (1989). Displacement with Nitrogen Nucleophiles at C-3' of 7-Aminocephalosporanic Acid and Derivatives Promoted by Trialkylsilyl Trifluoromethanesulphonates. Heterocycles. 28(2). 657–657.

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Acton, David, et al.. (1983). Tricyclic triarylethylene antiestrogens: dibenz[b,f]oxepins, dibenzo[b,f]thiepins, dibenzo[a,e]cyclooctenes, and dibenzo[b,f]thiocins. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 26(8). 1131–1137. 30 indexed citations

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