David J. Tracey

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

David J. Tracey is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Tracey has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 27 papers in Physiology and 11 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in David J. Tracey's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (26 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (11 papers). David J. Tracey is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (26 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (11 papers). David J. Tracey collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Germany and United States. David J. Tracey's co-authors include Gila Moalem‐Taylor, Bruce Walmsley, Judith S. Walker, Tao Liu, Nico van Rooijen, P. Grafe, Carolyn L. Geczy, Yunxia Zuo, Elizabeth Jones and C. Asanuma and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, The Journal of Physiology and Trends in Neurosciences.

In The Last Decade

David J. Tracey

56 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Immune and inflammatory mechanisms in neuropathic pain 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Immune and inflammatory mechanisms in neuropathic pain
    2006 655 citations Gila Moalem‐Taylor, David J. Tracey Brain Research Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David J. Tracey Australia 32 1.6k 1.4k 531 514 466 56 3.3k
Suhayl J. Jabbur Lebanon 31 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 336 0.6× 649 1.3× 286 0.6× 105 2.8k
Luc Jasmin United States 37 2.3k 1.4× 1.9k 1.3× 858 1.6× 664 1.3× 419 0.9× 64 4.1k
E. Carstens United States 40 2.0k 1.2× 1.4k 1.0× 653 1.2× 667 1.3× 270 0.6× 139 4.4k
Roland Schmidt Sweden 33 2.5k 1.5× 1.0k 0.7× 649 1.2× 659 1.3× 633 1.4× 54 4.3k
G. Grant Sweden 33 1.9k 1.2× 2.2k 1.5× 656 1.2× 383 0.7× 407 0.9× 61 3.9k
Flaminia Pavone Italy 34 1.3k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 722 1.4× 317 0.6× 866 1.9× 111 3.0k
Bridget M. Lumb United Kingdom 30 1.8k 1.1× 1.0k 0.7× 487 0.9× 762 1.5× 273 0.6× 74 3.0k
H. Richard Koerber United States 38 2.3k 1.4× 2.1k 1.5× 892 1.7× 555 1.1× 271 0.6× 84 4.5k
Keith C. Kajander United States 23 2.6k 1.6× 1.7k 1.2× 691 1.3× 190 0.4× 538 1.2× 38 3.1k
A. I. Basbaum United States 27 1.9k 1.2× 2.2k 1.5× 1.1k 2.0× 490 1.0× 223 0.5× 43 3.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David J. Tracey

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moalem‐Taylor, Gila, Philip M. Lang, David J. Tracey, & P. Grafe. (2007). Post‐spike excitability indicates changes in membrane potential of isolated C‐fibers. Muscle & Nerve. 36(2). 172–182. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Man, Philip W. Peake, J. A. Charlesworth, David J. Tracey, & Gila Moalem‐Taylor. (2007). Complement activation contributes to leukocyte recruitment and neuropathic pain following peripheral nerve injury in rats. European Journal of Neuroscience. 26(12). 3486–3500. 36 indexed citations
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Haskelberg, Hila, et al.. (2007). Role of Histamine H<sub>3</sub> and H<sub>4</sub> Receptors in Mechanical Hyperalgesia following Peripheral Nerve Injury. NeuroImmunoModulation. 14(6). 317–325. 44 indexed citations
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Lang, Philip M., Gila Moalem‐Taylor, David J. Tracey, Hugh Bostock, & P. Grafe. (2006). Activity-Dependent Modulation of Axonal Excitability in Unmyelinated Peripheral Rat Nerve Fibers by the 5-HT(3) Serotonin Receptor. Journal of Neurophysiology. 96(6). 2963–2971. 32 indexed citations
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Moalem‐Taylor, Gila & David J. Tracey. (2006). Immune and inflammatory mechanisms in neuropathic pain. Brain Research Reviews. 51(2). 240–264. 655 indexed citations breakdown →
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Grafe, P., et al.. (2005). Chemical mediators enhance the excitability of unmyelinated sensory axons in normal and injured peripheral nerve of the rat. Neuroscience. 134(4). 1399–1411. 75 indexed citations
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Lang, Philip M., et al.. (2002). Activation of adenosine and P2Y receptors by ATP in human peripheral nerve. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 366(5). 449–457. 20 indexed citations
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Irnich, Dominik, et al.. (2002). ATP stimulates peripheral axons in human, rat and mouse — differential involvement of A2B adenosine and P2X purinergic receptors. Neuroscience. 110(1). 123–129. 32 indexed citations
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Tracey, David J., et al.. (2000). Anatomica: The Complete Reference to the Human Body and How It Works. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations
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Tracey, David J., et al.. (2000). Hyperalgesia due to nerve injury: role of neutrophils. Neuroscience. 101(3). 745–757. 175 indexed citations
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Liu, Tao, K.R. Knight, & David J. Tracey. (2000). Hyperalgesia due to nerve injury—role of peroxynitrite. Neuroscience. 97(1). 125–131. 28 indexed citations
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Tracey, David J., et al.. (1999). Development of the rat phrenic nerve and the terminal distribution of phrenic afferents in the cervical cord. Anatomy and Embryology. 200(6). 625–643. 21 indexed citations
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Liu, Tao, Judith S. Walker, & David J. Tracey. (1999). Zinc alleviates thermal hyperalgesia due to partial nerve injury. Neuroreport. 10(3). 645–649. 26 indexed citations
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Walker, Judith S., et al.. (1999). Hyperalgesia due to nerve injury: role of prostaglandins. Neuroscience. 94(2). 587–594. 91 indexed citations
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Tracey, David J. & Judith S. Walker. (1995). Pain due to nerve damage: Are inflammatory mediators involved. Inflammation Research. 44(10). 407–411. 123 indexed citations
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Tracey, David J., et al.. (1995). Peripheral hyperalgesia in experimental neuropathy: exacerbation by neuropeptide Y. Brain Research. 669(2). 245–254. 66 indexed citations
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Bolton, Philip S. & David J. Tracey. (1992). The medullary relay from neck receptors to somatosensory thalamus in the rat: a neuroanatomical study. Experimental Brain Research. 88(3). 473–84. 7 indexed citations
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Bolton, Philip S. & David J. Tracey. (1992). Neurons in the dorsal column nuclei of the rat respond to stimulation of neck mechanoreceptors and project to the thalamus. Brain Research. 595(1). 175–179. 4 indexed citations
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Bolton, Philip S. & David J. Tracey. (1992). Spinothalamic and propriospinal neurones in the upper cervical cord of the rat: terminations of primary afferent fibres on soma and primary dendrites. Experimental Brain Research. 92(1). 59–68. 9 indexed citations
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Soon, Patsy S., Michael Arnold, & David J. Tracey. (1991). Paraterminal Ligaments of the Distal Phalanx. Cells Tissues Organs. 142(4). 339–346. 2 indexed citations

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