Donald A. Overton

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Donald A. Overton is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald A. Overton has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Donald A. Overton's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (16 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (15 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers). Donald A. Overton is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (16 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (15 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers). Donald A. Overton collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Donald A. Overton's co-authors include Michael J. Wahl, Margaret M. Schmitt, S.K. Batta, Charles Shagass, Dennis Merkle, Moshe Gordon, John J. Straumanis, Nancy M. Bormann, William R. Leonard and Adam J. Prus and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews and Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

In The Last Decade

Donald A. Overton

43 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donald A. Overton United States	18	887	641	373	155	134	44	1.5k
Jef L. Slangen Netherlands	22	677 0.8×	502 0.8×	294 0.8×	82 0.5×	250 1.9×	50	1.4k
Joseph M. Moerschbaecher United States	23	979 1.1×	472 0.7×	334 0.9×	231 1.5×	103 0.8×	87	1.5k
Paul J. Kulkosky United States	21	794 0.9×	330 0.5×	358 1.0×	38 0.2×	171 1.3×	61	1.6k
David V. Gauvin United States	23	760 0.9×	329 0.5×	295 0.8×	68 0.4×	75 0.6×	107	1.3k
Stanley G. Smith United States	19	711 0.8×	274 0.4×	289 0.8×	132 0.9×	97 0.7×	46	1.1k
Frank R. George United States	28	1.6k 1.8×	246 0.4×	800 2.1×	92 0.6×	149 1.1×	72	2.1k
R. J. Gibbins Canada	13	945 1.1×	273 0.4×	264 0.7×	135 0.9×	103 0.8×	20	1.5k
P.J. Fray United Kingdom	12	510 0.6×	362 0.6×	200 0.5×	72 0.5×	245 1.8×	19	1.3k
Charles Ksir United States	18	584 0.7×	224 0.3×	495 1.3×	56 0.4×	86 0.6×	32	991
Karen E. Sabol United States	19	1.4k 1.6×	362 0.6×	451 1.2×	99 0.6×	102 0.8×	33	1.9k

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Porter, Joseph H., Adam J. Prus, & Donald A. Overton. (2018). Drug Discrimination: Historical Origins, Important Concepts, and Principles. Current topics in behavioral neurosciences. 39. 3–26. 14 indexed citations

Overton, Donald A., et al.. (2008). Pace and Scale Deployment of a Real-Time Information System. 3 indexed citations

Overton, Donald A., et al.. (2007). A high-sensitivity drinkometer circuit with 60-Hz filtering. Behavior Research Methods. 39(1). 118–122. 3 indexed citations

Wahl, Michael J., Margaret M. Schmitt, Donald A. Overton, & Moshe Gordon. (2004). Prevalence of cusp fractures in teeth restored with amalgam and with resin-based composite. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 135(8). 1127–1132. 41 indexed citations

Wahl, Michael J., et al.. (2002). Injection pain of bupivacaine with epinephrine vs. prilocaine plain. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 133(12). 1652–1656. 33 indexed citations

Liu, Ji‐Bin, Larry S. Miller, Chan Y. Chung, et al.. (2000). Validation of volume measurements in esophageal pseudotumors using 3D endoluminal ultrasound. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 26(5). 735–741. 11 indexed citations

Overton, Donald A., John A. Rosecrans, & Herbert Barry. (1999). Creation and First 20 Years of the Society for the Stimulus Properties of Drugs (SSPD). Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 64(2). 347–352. 10 indexed citations

Overton, Donald A., et al.. (1993). Centrally acting drugs act as conditioned stimuli in a conditioned suppression of drinking task. Psychopharmacology. 112(2-3). 270–276. 9 indexed citations

Overton, Donald A.. (1991). A Historical Perspective on Drug Discrimination. PsycEXTRA Dataset. 5–24. 17 indexed citations

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Overton, Donald A.. (1991). Human drug discrimination. Behavioural Pharmacology. 2(4???5). 319???322–319???322. 3 indexed citations

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Overton, Donald A.. (1991). Historical context of state dependent learning and discriminative drug effects. Behavioural Pharmacology. 2(4???5). 253???264–253???264. 79 indexed citations

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Overton, Donald A., et al.. (1989). Discriminable effects of phencyclidine analogs evaluated by multiple drug (PCP versus other) discrimination training. Psychopharmacology. 97(4). 514–520. 9 indexed citations

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Overton, Donald A., et al.. (1989). Rats can learn simultaneous four‐drug discriminations in four‐lever boxes. Drug Development Research. 18(2). 165–176. 3 indexed citations

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Overton, Donald A., et al.. (1988). Comparison of four-drug discriminations in training compartments with four identical levers versus four different response manipulanda. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 30(4). 879–888. 6 indexed citations

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Overton, Donald A.. (1988). Similarities and Differences Between Behavioral Control by Drug-Produced Stimuli and by Sensory Stimuli. PubMed. 4. 176–198. 20 indexed citations

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Overton, Donald A. & S.K. Batta. (1979). Investigation of narcotics and antitussives using drug discrimination techniques.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 211(2). 401–408. 35 indexed citations

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Overton, Donald A.. (1979). Drug Discrimination Training with Progressively Lowered Doses. Science. 205(4407). 720–721. 47 indexed citations

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Overton, Donald A., et al.. (1976). Discriminability of the postictal state produced by electroconvulsive shock in rats. Physiological Psychology. 4(2). 207–212. 5 indexed citations

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Shagass, Charles, John J. Straumanis, & Donald A. Overton. (1975). Psychiatric Diagnosis and EEG-Evoked Response Relationships. Neuropsychobiology. 1(1). 1–15. 3 indexed citations

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Shagass, Charles, Donald A. Overton, Giampiero Bartolucci, & John J. Straumanis. (1971). EFFECT OF ATTENTION MODIFICATION BY TELEVISION VIEWING ON SOMATOSENSORY EVOKED RESPONSES AND RECOVERY FUNCTIONS. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 152(1). 53–62. 9 indexed citations

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