Gregory L. Lyford

4.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
10 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Gregory L. Lyford is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Gregory L. Lyford has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Gregory L. Lyford's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers), Nuclear Receptors and Signaling (2 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (2 papers). Gregory L. Lyford is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers), Nuclear Receptors and Signaling (2 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (2 papers). Gregory L. Lyford collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Germany. Gregory L. Lyford's co-authors include Paul Worley, Carol A. Barnes, Christopher S. Wallace, Oswald Steward, Frank P. Houston, John F. Guzowski, James L. McGaugh, Gail D. Stevenson, Anthony A. Lanahan and Laura Sanders and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, Journal of Neuroscience and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Gregory L. Lyford

10 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Arc, a growth factor and ... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 2000 1998 2006 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. Arc, a growth factor and activity-regulated gene, encodes a novel cytoskeleton-associated protein that is enriched in neuronal dendrites
    1995 1.0k citations Gregory L. Lyford, Kanato Yamagata et al. Neuron profile →
  2. Inhibition of Activity-Dependent Arc Protein Expression in the Rat Hippocampus Impairs the Maintenance of Long-Term Potentiation and the Consolidation of Long-Term Memory
    2000 823 citations John F. Guzowski, Gregory L. Lyford et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  3. Synaptic Activation Causes the mRNA for the IEG Arc to Localize Selectively near Activated Postsynaptic Sites on Dendrites
    1998 653 citations Oswald Steward, Christopher S. Wallace et al. Neuron profile →
  4. Arc/Arg3.1 Interacts with the Endocytic Machinery to Regulate AMPA Receptor Trafficking
    2006 612 citations Shoaib Chowdhury, Jason D. Shepherd et al. Neuron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gregory L. Lyford United States 9 2.4k 1.7k 1.1k 466 399 10 3.5k
Svetlana Vronskaya United States 13 2.0k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 371 0.8× 312 0.8× 15 3.3k
Arnold J. Heynen United States 18 2.5k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 1.8k 1.7× 289 0.6× 446 1.1× 26 3.6k
Elizabeth M. Quinlan United States 25 2.8k 1.2× 1.9k 1.1× 1.5k 1.4× 331 0.7× 387 1.0× 42 4.0k
Mary Elizabeth Bach United States 7 1.5k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 765 0.7× 216 0.5× 388 1.0× 7 2.8k
Alexei Morozov United States 28 2.0k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 352 0.8× 259 0.6× 46 3.3k
Robert K. Filipkowski Poland 27 2.1k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 652 1.4× 571 1.4× 55 3.7k
Miwako Yamasaki Japan 36 2.8k 1.1× 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 455 1.0× 597 1.5× 94 4.3k
Robert Malenka United States 20 3.5k 1.5× 2.6k 1.5× 1.5k 1.4× 342 0.7× 465 1.2× 21 5.0k
Newton H. Woo United States 17 2.4k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 756 0.7× 1.1k 2.3× 406 1.0× 17 3.6k
Tomi Taira Finland 35 2.4k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 290 0.6× 325 0.8× 95 3.4k

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Chowdhury, Shoaib, Jason D. Shepherd, Hiroyuki Okuno, et al.. (2006). Arc/Arg3.1 Interacts with the Endocytic Machinery to Regulate AMPA Receptor Trafficking. Neuron. 52(3). 445–459. 612 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lim, Inja, Simon J. Gibbons, Gregory L. Lyford, et al.. (2004). Carbon monoxide activates human intestinal smooth muscle L-type Ca2+ channels through a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 288(1). G7–G14. 46 indexed citations
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Tan, Andrew Y. Y., Rosario Moratalla, Gregory L. Lyford, Paul Worley, & Ann M. Graybiel. (2000). The Activity‐Regulated Cytoskeletal‐Associated Protein Arc Is Expressed in Different Striosome‐Matrix Patterns Following Exposure to Amphetamine and Cocaine. Journal of Neurochemistry. 74(5). 2074–2078. 66 indexed citations
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Guzowski, John F., Gregory L. Lyford, Gail D. Stevenson, et al.. (2000). Inhibition of Activity-Dependent Arc Protein Expression in the Rat Hippocampus Impairs the Maintenance of Long-Term Potentiation and the Consolidation of Long-Term Memory. Journal of Neuroscience. 20(11). 3993–4001. 823 indexed citations breakdown →
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Coulie, Bernard, Joon-Seong Lee, Gregory L. Lyford, & Michael Camilleri. (2000). Recombinant human neurotrophin-3 increases noncholinergic smooth muscle contractility and decreases nonadrenergic noncholinergic (NANC) inhibition of myenteric neurons in guinea-pig colon. Gastroenterology. 118(4). A710–A710. 5 indexed citations
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Steward, Oswald, Christopher S. Wallace, Gregory L. Lyford, & Paul Worley. (1998). Synaptic Activation Causes the mRNA for the IEG Arc to Localize Selectively near Activated Postsynaptic Sites on Dendrites. Neuron. 21(4). 741–751. 653 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wallace, Christopher S., Gregory L. Lyford, Paul Worley, & Oswald Steward. (1998). Differential Intracellular Sorting of Immediate Early Gene mRNAs Depends on Signals in the mRNA Sequence. Journal of Neuroscience. 18(1). 26–35. 152 indexed citations
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Lanahan, Anthony A., et al.. (1997). Selective Alteration of Long-Term Potentiation-Induced Transcriptional Response in Hippocampus of Aged, Memory-Impaired Rats. Journal of Neuroscience. 17(8). 2876–2885. 74 indexed citations
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Lyford, Gregory L., Kanato Yamagata, Walter E. Kaufmann, et al.. (1995). Arc, a growth factor and activity-regulated gene, encodes a novel cytoskeleton-associated protein that is enriched in neuronal dendrites. Neuron. 14(2). 433–445. 1009 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lyford, Gregory L. & Leonard E. Jarrard. (1991). Effects of the competitive NMDA antagonist CPP on performance of a place and cue radial maze task. Psychobiology. 19(2). 157–160. 31 indexed citations

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