David Stephens

9.4k total citations
187 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

David Stephens is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Stephens has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 61 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 45 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in David Stephens's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (79 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (75 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (52 papers). David Stephens is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (79 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (75 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (52 papers). David Stephens collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. David Stephens's co-authors include Theodora Duka, Martin Sarter, Andy Mead, Tamzin L. Ripley, Herbert H. Schneider, W. Kehr, Yolanda Peña‐Oliver, Leif H. Jensen, Erling N. Petersen and Sandra Sanchez‐Roige and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

David Stephens

177 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Stephens United Kingdom 48 3.7k 2.1k 1.5k 493 475 187 6.2k
Mark S. Gold United States 45 2.0k 0.5× 835 0.4× 979 0.6× 908 1.8× 815 1.7× 243 7.1k
Robert Lalonde France 49 2.9k 0.8× 2.4k 1.2× 2.7k 1.8× 308 0.6× 2.0k 4.2× 318 10.2k
H. Scott Swartzwelder United States 51 4.5k 1.2× 2.6k 1.3× 1.4k 1.0× 1.2k 2.4× 820 1.7× 147 8.0k
Katsuaki Suzuki Japan 35 1.3k 0.4× 1.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 852 1.7× 461 1.0× 160 5.4k
Andrew Smolen United States 44 1.4k 0.4× 769 0.4× 904 0.6× 770 1.6× 677 1.4× 138 6.4k
Patrick K. Randall United States 45 2.0k 0.5× 941 0.5× 1000 0.7× 452 0.9× 508 1.1× 130 6.0k
Yoshio Minabe Japan 39 2.0k 0.5× 2.0k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 884 1.8× 281 0.6× 216 5.5k
Walter Adriani Italy 45 3.4k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 945 1.9× 714 1.5× 149 6.6k
Helen Fox United Kingdom 43 1.7k 0.4× 904 0.4× 665 0.4× 595 1.2× 535 1.1× 112 6.1k
Jerry B. Richards United States 41 2.6k 0.7× 3.0k 1.4× 652 0.4× 1.2k 2.5× 401 0.8× 93 9.1k

Countries citing papers authored by David Stephens

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Stephens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Stephens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Stephens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Stephens 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 David Stephens. David Stephens is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Macpherson, Tom, Claire I. Dixon, Jonathan Robertson, et al.. (2023). α4-Containing GABAAReceptors on DRD2 Neurons of the Nucleus Accumbens Mediate Instrumental Responding for Conditioned Reinforcers and Its Potentiation by Cocaine. eNeuro. 10(8). ENEURO.0236–23.2023. 1 indexed citations
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Stephens, David & Johan Fourie. (2017). Morphological evolution of Springbok rugby players: Implications for racial transformation in South African rugby. South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation. 39(3). 145–161. 3 indexed citations
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Baldwin, David S., Katherine J. Aitchison, Alan N. Bateson, et al.. (2013). Benzodiazepines: Risks and benefits. A reconsideration. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 27(11). 967–971. 159 indexed citations
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O’Daly, Owen, Leanne Trick, Jane Marshall, et al.. (2012). Withdrawal-Associated Increases and Decreases in Functional Neural Connectivity Associated with Altered Emotional Regulation in Alcoholism. Neuropsychopharmacology. 37(10). 2267–2276. 121 indexed citations
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Stephens, David, Hans S. Crombag, & Theodora Duka. (2011). The Challenge of Studying Parallel Behaviors in Humans and Animal Models. Current topics in behavioral neurosciences. 13. 611–645. 15 indexed citations
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Yan, Ting, Ruth K. Weir, Yolanda Peña‐Oliver, et al.. (2011). Performance Deficits of NK1 Receptor Knockout Mice in the 5-Choice Serial Reaction-Time Task: Effects of d-Amphetamine, Stress and Time of Day. PLoS ONE. 6(3). e17586–e17586. 48 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Simon, et al.. (2009). α1- and α2-containing GABA A receptor modulation is not necessary for benzodiazepine-induced hyperphagia. Appetite. 52(3). 675–683. 14 indexed citations
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Stephens, David. (2007). Culture in education and development. 6 indexed citations
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Stephens, David, et al.. (2005). Role of GABAA α5-containing receptors in ethanol reward: The effects of targeted gene deletion, and a selective inverse agonist. European Journal of Pharmacology. 526(1-3). 240–250. 34 indexed citations
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Ripley, Tamzin L., et al.. (2003). Aversive conditioning following repeated withdrawal from ethanol and epileptic kindling. European Journal of Neuroscience. 17(8). 1664–1670. 11 indexed citations
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Stephens, David, et al.. (2002). Provision of cues to signal a withdrawal US prevents the US pre-exposure effect in a diazepam-withdrawal conditioned taste aversion. Psychopharmacology. 160(3). 245–252. 1 indexed citations
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Pridmore, Pat & David Stephens. (2000). Children as health educators: A critical review of the ‘Child-to-Child' approach.. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations
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Mead, Andy, Anna Vasilaki, Christina Spyraki, Theodora Duka, & David Stephens. (1999). AMPA‐receptor involvement in c‐fos expression in the medial prefrontal cortex and amygdala dissociates neural substrates of conditioned activity and conditioned reward. European Journal of Neuroscience. 11(11). 4089–4098. 52 indexed citations
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Stephens, David. (1993). Anxiolytic ß-carbolines : from molecular biology to the clinic. Springer eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Turski, Lechosław & David Stephens. (1992). Excitatory amino acid antagonists protect mice against MPP+ seizures. Synapse. 10(2). 120–125. 7 indexed citations
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Vulliamy, Graham, Keith Lewin, & David Stephens. (1990). Doing educational research in developing countries : qualitative strategies. 51 indexed citations
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Stephens, David, et al.. (1989). Blockade of FG 7142 kindling by anticonvulsants acting at sites distant from the benzodiazepine receptor. Brain Research. 492(1-2). 89–98. 17 indexed citations
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Stephens, David, Herbert H. Schneider, W. Kehr, et al.. (1987). Modulation of anxiety by β-carbolines and other benzodiazepine receptor ligands: Relationship of pharmacological to biochemical measures of efficacy. Brain Research Bulletin. 19(3). 309–318. 68 indexed citations

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