Frances V. Abbott

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Frances V. Abbott is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Frances V. Abbott has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Physiology, 21 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Frances V. Abbott's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (29 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (15 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (8 papers). Frances V. Abbott is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (29 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (15 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (8 papers). Frances V. Abbott collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Australia and Spain. Frances V. Abbott's co-authors include Keith B.J. Franklin, Ronald Melzack, R. Frederick Westbrook, Roberta M. Palmour, Yanguo Hong, Pierre Blier, Simon N. Young, Charles E. Samuel, Caroline F. Pukall and Yitzchak M. Binik and has published in prestigious journals such as Brain Research, Pain and Life Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Frances V. Abbott

37 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

The formalin test: scoring properties of the first and second phases of the pain response in rats

1995 495 citations Frances V. Abbott, Keith B.J. Franklin et al. Pain profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frances V. Abbott Canada	27	1.7k	1.2k	513	397	370	37	2.9k
Benjamin Kest United States	32	1.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.5×	907 1.8×	434 1.1×	355 1.0×	69	3.5k
Wolfgang Reimann Germany	20	1.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	703 1.4×	361 0.9×	522 1.4×	38	2.8k
Margarita M. Puig Spain	32	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	759 1.5×	375 0.9×	842 2.3×	143	3.1k
Grewo Lim United States	27	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	729 1.4×	413 1.0×	163 0.4×	51	3.0k
Backil Sung United States	24	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	665 1.3×	407 1.0×	147 0.4×	42	2.6k
Cyril Rivat France	26	1.6k 0.9×	910 0.8×	448 0.9×	405 1.0×	991 2.7×	41	3.3k
Kenneth E. McCarson United States	34	1.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	734 1.4×	337 0.8×	199 0.5×	78	3.2k
Sharon Bingham United Kingdom	25	1.5k 0.9×	905 0.8×	732 1.4×	316 0.8×	389 1.1×	36	3.2k
Gordon Blackburn-Munro Denmark	26	1.5k 0.9×	856 0.7×	598 1.2×	445 1.1×	84 0.2×	31	2.4k
T. Philip Malan United States	31	3.1k 1.8×	2.0k 1.7×	864 1.7×	1.7k 4.2×	607 1.6×	51	4.9k

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Murphy, Beverley E. Pearson, et al.. (2008). Antinociceptive profile of ring A-reduced progesterone metabolites in the formalin test. Pain. 138(2). 402–409. 21 indexed citations

Pukall, Caroline F., Yitzchak M. Binik, Samir Khalifé, Rhonda Amsel, & Frances V. Abbott. (2002). Vestibular tactile and pain thresholds in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Pain. 96(1). 163–175. 210 indexed citations

Abbott, Frances V. & Kim Hellemans. (2000). Phenacetin, acetaminophen and dipyrone: analgesic and rewarding effects. Behavioural Brain Research. 112(1-2). 177–186. 55 indexed citations

Abbott, Frances V., et al.. (2000). The formalin test in the mouse: a parametric analysis of scoring properties. Pain. 89(1). 53–63. 62 indexed citations

Teng, Carolyn J. & Frances V. Abbott. (1998). The formalin test: a dose–response analysis at three developmental stages. Pain. 76(3). 337–347. 81 indexed citations

Hong, Yanguo & Frances V. Abbott. (1996). Contribution of peripheral α1A-adrenoceptors to pain induced by formalin or by α-methyl-5-hydroxytryptamine plus noradrenaline. European Journal of Pharmacology. 301(1-3). 41–48. 45 indexed citations

Hong, Yanguo & Frances V. Abbott. (1995). Peripheral opioid modulation of pain and inflammation in the formalin test. European Journal of Pharmacology. 277(1). 21–28. 99 indexed citations

Abbott, Frances V., et al.. (1995). Effects of morphine, pentobarbital and amphetamine on formalin-induced behaviours in infant rats: sedation versus specific suppression of pain. Pain. 62(3). 303–312. 50 indexed citations

Abbott, Frances V., et al.. (1992). The prevalence of pain in hospitalized patients and resolution over six months. Pain. 50(1). 15–28. 103 indexed citations

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Abbott, Frances V., Pierre Étienne, Keith B.J. Franklin, et al.. (1992). Acute tryptophan depletion blocks morphine analgesia in the cold-pressor test in humans. Psychopharmacology. 108(1-2). 60–66. 88 indexed citations

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Abbott, Frances V. & Keith B.J. Franklin. (1991). Morphine-6-glucuronide contributes to rewarding effects of opiates. Life Sciences. 48(12). 1157–1163. 34 indexed citations

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Abbott, Frances V. & Simon N. Young. (1991). The effect of tryptophan supplementation on autotomy induced by nerve lesions in rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 40(2). 301–304. 16 indexed citations

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Wasylak, Tracy, et al.. (1990). Reduction of post-operative morbidity following patient-controlled morphine. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 37(7). 726–731. 120 indexed citations

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Mastrianni, James A., Frances V. Abbott, & George Kunos. (1989). Activation of central μ-opioid receptors is involved in clonidine analgesia in rats. Brain Research. 479(2). 283–289. 25 indexed citations

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Abbott, Frances V. & Roberta M. Palmour. (1988). Morphine-6-glucuronide: Analgesic effects and receptor binding profile in rats. Life Sciences. 43(21). 1685–1695. 177 indexed citations

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Abbott, Frances V.. (1988). Peripheral and central antinociceptive actions of ethylketocyclazocine in the formalin test. European Journal of Pharmacology. 152(1-2). 93–100. 34 indexed citations

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Abbott, Frances V. & Simon N. Young. (1988). Effect of 5-hydroxytryptamine precursors on morphine analgesia in the formalin test. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 31(4). 855–860. 64 indexed citations

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Melzack, Ronald, et al.. (1987). Pain on a surgical ward: a survey of the duration and intensity of pain and the effectiveness of medication. Pain. 29(1). 67–72. 111 indexed citations

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Coderre, Terence J., Frances V. Abbott, & Ronald Melzack. (1984). Effects of peripheral antisympathetic treatments in the tail-flick, formalin and autotomy tests. Pain. 18(1). 13–23. 75 indexed citations

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Abbott, Frances V. & Ronald Melzack. (1982). Brainstem lesions dissociate neural mechanisms of morphine analgesia in different kinds of pain. Brain Research. 251(1). 149–155. 122 indexed citations

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