D.R. Curtis

19.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
170 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

D.R. Curtis is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, D.R. Curtis has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 70 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in D.R. Curtis's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (95 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (29 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (19 papers). D.R. Curtis is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (95 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (29 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (19 papers). D.R. Curtis collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Denmark and United States. D.R. Curtis's co-authors include Graham A.R. Johnston, J.C. Watkins, A.W. Duggan, D. Felix, David Lodge, John W. Phillis, J. C. Eccles, R. W. Ryall, Povl Krogsgaard‐Larsen and L. H�sli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Physiology and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

D.R. Curtis

169 papers receiving 13.1k citations

Hit Papers

Amino acid transmitters in the mammalian central nervous ... 1960 2026 1982 2004 1974 1960 1971 1970 1968 250 500 750 1000
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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. Amino acid transmitters in the mammalian central nervous system
    1974 1.0k citations D.R. Curtis, Graham A.R. Johnston PubMed profile →
  2. THE EXCITATION AND DEPRESSION OF SPINAL NEURONES BY STRUCTURALLY RELATED AMINO ACIDS
    1960 664 citations D.R. Curtis, J.C. Watkins Journal of Neurochemistry profile →
  3. Bicuculline, an antagonist of GABA and synaptic inhibition in the spinal cord of the cat
    1971 596 citations D.R. Curtis, A.W. Duggan et al. Brain Research profile →
  4. GABA, Bicuculline and Central Inhibition
    1970 456 citations D.R. Curtis, A.W. Duggan et al. Nature profile →
  5. A pharmacological study of the depression of spinal neurones by glycine and related amino acids
    1968 427 citations D.R. Curtis, L. H�sli et al. Experimental Brain Research profile →
  6. Synaptic action during and after repetitive stimulation
    1960 415 citations D.R. Curtis et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D.R. Curtis Australia 65 11.1k 6.7k 2.7k 2.2k 920 170 14.9k
K. Krnjević Canada 67 11.3k 1.0× 7.4k 1.1× 1.9k 0.7× 3.7k 1.7× 776 0.8× 256 15.3k
Jacques Glowinski France 73 12.9k 1.2× 7.9k 1.2× 2.6k 0.9× 2.9k 1.3× 590 0.6× 190 19.4k
John W. Phillis United States 71 9.9k 0.9× 6.9k 1.0× 2.4k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 588 0.6× 364 16.9k
J.C. Watkins United Kingdom 52 9.5k 0.9× 8.6k 1.3× 1.6k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 672 0.7× 89 15.4k
Graham A.R. Johnston Australia 74 13.8k 1.2× 9.5k 1.4× 3.1k 1.2× 1.6k 0.7× 843 0.9× 367 20.6k
Jeffery L. Barker United States 68 10.8k 1.0× 7.9k 1.2× 1.6k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 652 0.7× 238 16.5k
Brian S. Meldrum United Kingdom 71 13.7k 1.2× 7.9k 1.2× 2.0k 0.7× 1.9k 0.9× 385 0.4× 279 19.5k
Ábel Lajtha United States 65 9.0k 0.8× 8.4k 1.3× 3.5k 1.3× 1.1k 0.5× 1.5k 1.6× 482 17.0k
Eugene Roberts United States 53 6.2k 0.6× 4.2k 0.6× 2.4k 0.9× 934 0.4× 578 0.6× 174 11.1k
John F. MacDonald Canada 62 10.4k 0.9× 8.7k 1.3× 1.9k 0.7× 2.4k 1.1× 835 0.9× 218 16.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Curtis, D.R., et al.. (1994). Phosphinic acid derivatives as baclofen agonists and antagonists in the mammalian spinal cord: an in vivo study. Experimental Brain Research. 101(1). 59–72. 15 indexed citations
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Berthelot, Pascal, et al.. (1993). Thienyl-GABA derivatives as specific baclofen agonists in the rat and cat spinal cord in vivo. Neuroscience Letters. 159(1-2). 64–66. 6 indexed citations
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Madsen, Ulf, Elsebet Ø. Nielsen, D.R. Curtis, et al.. (1990). Synthesis and Single Cell Pharmacology of Potential Heterocyclic Bioisosteres of the Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonist Glutamic Acid Diethyl Ester.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 44(1). 96–102. 11 indexed citations
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Gynther, Bruce & D.R. Curtis. (1989). Post-tetanic influences on primary afferent depolarization in the cat spinal cord. Experimental Brain Research. 74(2). 365–74. 2 indexed citations
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Beattie, David T., D.R. Curtis, Michel Debaert, Claude Vaccher, & Pascal Berthelot. (1989). Baclofen antagonism by 4-amino-3-(5-methoxybenzo[b]furan-2-yl) butanoic acid in the cat spinal cord. Neuroscience Letters. 100(1-3). 292–294. 16 indexed citations
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Labouta, Ibrahim M., E. FALCH, Hans Hjeds, et al.. (1987). Synthesis and biological activity of a GABAA agonist which has no effect on benzodiazepine binding and of structurally related glycine antagonists.. PubMed. 1(4). 261–74. 14 indexed citations
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Baldwin, Jack E., Guðmundur G. Haraldsson, Synnøve Liaaen‐Jensen, et al.. (1986). The Selective Cleavage of Aromatic Benzyl Ethers with Magnesium Bromide via Neighbouring Group Effect.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 40b. 400–401. 8 indexed citations
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Krogsgaard‐Larsen, Povl, et al.. (1985). Synthesis and Structure-Activity Studies on Excitatory Amino Acids Structurally Related to Ibotenic Acid. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 28(5). 673–679. 42 indexed citations
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Curtis, D.R. & Richard Malík. (1984). The effect of GABA on lumbar terminations of rubrospinal neurons in the cat spinal cord. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 223(1230). 25–33. 19 indexed citations
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Curtis, D.R., P.M. Headley, & David Lodge. (1984). Depolarization of feline primary afferent fibres by acidic amino acids.. The Journal of Physiology. 351(1). 461–472. 20 indexed citations
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Curtis, D.R., Joel C. Bornstein, & David Lodge. (1980). In vivo analysis of GABA receptors on primary afferent terminations in the cat. Brain Research. 194(1). 255–258. 12 indexed citations
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Lodge, David, Graham A.R. Johnston, D.R. Curtis, & Scott Brand. (1977). Effects of the Areca nut constituents arecaidine and guvacine on the action of GABA in the cat central nervous system. Brain Research. 136(3). 513–522. 85 indexed citations
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Craig, Charles R., D.R. Curtis, & D Lodge. (1977). Dual effects of hemicholinium‐3 at central cholinergic synapses.. The Journal of Physiology. 264(2). 367–377. 6 indexed citations
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Curtis, D.R., A.W. Duggan, D. Felix, Graham A.R. Johnston, & H. McLennan. (1971). Antagonism between bicuculline and GABA in the cat brain. Brain Research. 33(1). 57–73. 312 indexed citations
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Curtis, D.R., L. H�sli, & Graham A.R. Johnston. (1968). A pharmacological study of the depression of spinal neurones by glycine and related amino acids. Experimental Brain Research. 6(1). 1–18. 427 indexed citations breakdown →
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Curtis, D.R. & R. W. Ryall. (1966). The excitation of Renshaw cells by cholinomimetics. Experimental Brain Research. 2(1). 49–65. 111 indexed citations
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Crawford, Jonathan, D.R. Curtis, P. E. Voorhoeve, & Victor J. Wilson. (1963). Excitation of Cerebellar Neurones by Acetylcholine. Nature. 200(4906). 579–580. 21 indexed citations
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Crawford, Jonathan, D.R. Curtis, P. E. Voorhoeve, & Victor J. Wilson. (1963). Strychnine-Resistant Central Inhibition: Strychnine and Cortical Inhibition. Nature. 200(4909). 845–846. 47 indexed citations
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Curtis, D.R. & J.C. Watkins. (1960). THE EXCITATION AND DEPRESSION OF SPINAL NEURONES BY STRUCTURALLY RELATED AMINO ACIDS. Journal of Neurochemistry. 6(2). 117–141. 664 indexed citations breakdown →
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Curtis, D.R., John W. Phillis, & J.C. Watkins. (1960). The chemical excitation of spinal neurones by certain acidic amino acids. The Journal of Physiology. 150(3). 656–682. 378 indexed citations

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