Frances A. Edwards

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
58 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Frances A. Edwards is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frances A. Edwards has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 33 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Frances A. Edwards's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (33 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (17 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (12 papers). Frances A. Edwards is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (33 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (17 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (12 papers). Frances A. Edwards collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Frances A. Edwards's co-authors include Alasdair J. Gibb, Arthur Konnerth, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Bert Sakmann, David Colquhoun, Anna De Simoni, Susan J. Robertson, Damian M. Cummings, R. J. Donato and Derviş A. Salih and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Frances A. Edwards

57 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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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.

A thin slice preparation for patch clamp recordings from neurones of the mammalian central nervous system

1989 1.1k citations Frances A. Edwards, Arthur Konnerth et al. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology profile →
ATP receptor-mediated synaptic currents in the central nervous system

1992 714 citations Frances A. Edwards et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frances A. Edwards United Kingdom	28	2.4k	1.9k	924	769	706	58	4.3k
Olivier Pascual France	26	2.4k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	489 0.5×	1.6k 2.1×	860 1.2×	48	4.3k
V. A. Derkach United States	24	3.7k 1.6×	2.7k 1.4×	408 0.4×	502 0.7×	925 1.3×	36	5.2k
Alasdair J. Gibb United Kingdom	35	2.4k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	803 0.9×	290 0.4×	462 0.7×	76	4.3k
Richard Robitaille Canada	44	4.9k 2.1×	3.3k 1.7×	391 0.4×	1.4k 1.9×	978 1.4×	95	7.0k
François Conquet Switzerland	30	2.7k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	234 0.3×	573 0.7×	699 1.0×	44	4.1k
Anja G. Teschemacher United Kingdom	33	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	183 0.2×	623 0.8×	568 0.8×	64	3.7k
Eiji Shigetomi Japan	27	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	395 0.4×	1.9k 2.4×	493 0.7×	68	4.1k
William A. Staines Canada	46	4.3k 1.8×	3.5k 1.9×	352 0.4×	598 0.8×	865 1.2×	118	7.8k
Birgit Liss Germany	39	3.2k 1.3×	2.8k 1.5×	166 0.2×	567 0.7×	1.0k 1.4×	73	6.2k
Vidar Gundersen Norway	31	2.6k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	198 0.2×	837 1.1×	621 0.9×	54	3.7k

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Dulewicz, Maciej, Junyue Ge, Gunnar Brinkmalm, et al.. (2025). Isotope-encoded spatial biology identifies plaque-age-dependent maturation and synaptic loss in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8170–8170.

Edwards, Frances A., Anthony Simon, Aurélie Herbette, et al.. (2024). Centrosome amplification primes ovarian cancer cells for apoptosis and potentiates the response to chemotherapy. PLoS Biology. 22(9). e3002759–e3002759. 4 indexed citations

Michno, Wojciech, Thomas Enzlein, Melissa K. Passarelli, et al.. (2021). Following spatial Aβ aggregation dynamics in evolving Alzheimer’s disease pathology by imaging stable isotope labeling kinetics. Science Advances. 7(25). 24 indexed citations

Hann, Christopher E., Damian M. Cummings, Mark Ashton, et al.. (2021). Additive manufacturing of multielectrode arrays for biotechnological applications. Materials Advances. 2(5). 1600–1605. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Wenfei, Rui Wang, Sevinç Bayram, et al.. (2020). Trem2 promotes anti-inflammatory responses in microglia and is suppressed under pro-inflammatory conditions. Human Molecular Genetics. 29(19). 3224–3248. 122 indexed citations

Nano, Maddalena, Gaëlle Letort, Simon Gemble, et al.. (2020). Chromosomes function as a barrier to mitotic spindle bipolarity in polyploid cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 219(4). 19 indexed citations

Edwards, Frances A.. (2019). A Unifying Hypothesis for Alzheimer’s Disease: From Plaques to Neurodegeneration. Trends in Neurosciences. 42(5). 310–322. 92 indexed citations

Izquierdo, Pablo, et al.. (2018). Improving Mouse Models for Dementia. Are All the Effects in Tau Mouse Models Due to Overexpression?. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 83. 151–161. 8 indexed citations

Medawar, Evelyn, Wenfei Liu, Owain T. James, et al.. (2018). Effects of rising amyloidβ levels on hippocampal synaptic transmission, microglial response and cognition in APPSwe/PSEN1M146V transgenic mice. EBioMedicine. 39. 422–435. 13 indexed citations

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Witton, Jonathan, Ragunathan Padmashri, L. Zinyuk, et al.. (2015). Hippocampal circuit dysfunction in the Tc1 mouse model of Down syndrome. Nature Neuroscience. 18(9). 1291–1298. 25 indexed citations

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Maton, Gilliane, Frances A. Edwards, Benjamin Lacroix, et al.. (2015). Kinetochore components are required for central spindle assembly. Nature Cell Biology. 17(5). 697–705. 46 indexed citations

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Warley, Alice, et al.. (2013). Spatial Distribution Patterns of Alpha-CaMKII in Hippocampal Tissue Suggest Role for Transient Not Persistent Translocation in Chemical LTP and Persistent Clustering in Ischemia. Biophysical Journal. 104(2). 615a–615a. 1 indexed citations

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Donato, R. J., Ricardo J. Rodrigues, Michiko Takahashi, et al.. (2008). GABA release by basket cells onto Purkinje cells, in rat cerebellar slices, is directly controlled by presynaptic purinergic receptors, modulating Ca2+ influx. Cell Calcium. 44(6). 521–532. 29 indexed citations

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Simoni, Anna De, et al.. (2003). Development of Rat CA1 Neurones in Acute Versus Organotypic Slices: Role of Experience in Synaptic Morphology and Activity. The Journal of Physiology. 550(1). 135–147. 228 indexed citations

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Johnston, Graham A.R., et al.. (1999). Effects of a naturally occurring neurosteroid on GABA_A IPSCs during development in rat hippocampal or cerebellar slices. The Journal of Physiology. 521(2). 437–449. 82 indexed citations

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Edwards, Frances A.. (1995). Patch-clamping in brain slices: synaptic transmission from ATP to long-term potentiation. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 59(1). 59–65. 7 indexed citations

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Edwards, Frances A. & Arthur Konnerth. (1992). [13] Patch-clamping cells in sliced tissue preparations. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 207. 208–222. 38 indexed citations

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Edwards, Frances A.. (1992). Potentially right on both sides. Current Biology. 2(8). 399–401. 2 indexed citations

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Edwards, Frances A., Arthur Konnerth, Bert Sakmann, & Tomoyuki Takahashi. (1989). A thin slice preparation for patch clamp recordings from neurones of the mammalian central nervous system. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 414(5). 600–612. 1112 indexed citations breakdown →

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Edwards, Frances A. & Peter W. Gage. (1988). Seasonal changes in inhibitory currents in rat hippocampus. Neuroscience Letters. 84(3). 266–270. 14 indexed citations

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