Helena A. Lekan

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Helena A. Lekan is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helena A. Lekan has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Physiology, 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Helena A. Lekan's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (6 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (4 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (2 papers). Helena A. Lekan is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (6 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (4 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (2 papers). Helena A. Lekan collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Helena A. Lekan's co-authors include Richard E. Coggeshall, Susan M. Carlton, Jin Mo Chung, R. E. Coggeshall, Clifford J. Woolf, Patrick M. Dougherty, V. Palečková, William D. Willis, Jiřı́ Paleček and K. Chung and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Journal of Neurophysiology and Pain.

In The Last Decade

Helena A. Lekan

13 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Methods for determining numbers of cells and synapses: A case for more uniform standards of review

1996 901 citations Richard E. Coggeshall, Helena A. Lekan The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Helena A. Lekan United States	12	737	534	298	227	206	13	1.4k
S. Conradi Sweden	24	1.0k 1.4×	431 0.8×	521 1.7×	228 1.0×	277 1.3×	51	2.0k
Alberto Granato Italy	23	622 0.8×	360 0.7×	281 0.9×	145 0.6×	479 2.3×	68	1.7k
Mark L. Baccei United States	24	644 0.9×	796 1.5×	450 1.5×	177 0.8×	249 1.2×	64	1.7k
Jonas Broman Sweden	26	727 1.0×	596 1.1×	533 1.8×	92 0.4×	217 1.1×	53	1.6k
Hélène Bras France	22	879 1.2×	332 0.6×	415 1.4×	119 0.5×	396 1.9×	40	1.7k
Teresa Sobreviela United States	12	858 1.2×	270 0.5×	276 0.9×	353 1.6×	316 1.5×	15	1.2k
Bernardo Moreno‐López Spain	23	599 0.8×	355 0.7×	417 1.4×	330 1.5×	105 0.5×	39	1.3k
Yoshinari Aimi Japan	18	696 0.9×	546 1.0×	340 1.1×	189 0.8×	65 0.3×	43	1.3k
Margaret R. Matthews United Kingdom	20	1.2k 1.7×	354 0.7×	715 2.4×	191 0.8×	238 1.2×	33	1.9k
Motohide Takemura Japan	24	886 1.2×	851 1.6×	302 1.0×	72 0.3×	187 0.9×	56	1.5k

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Coggeshall, Richard E., Helena A. Lekan, Fletcher A. White, & Clifford J. Woolf. (2001). A‐fiber sensory input induces neuronal cell death in the dorsal horn of the adult rat spinal cord. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 435(3). 276–282. 41 indexed citations

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Lekan, Helena A., K. Chung, Young Wook Yoon, Jin Mo Chung, & R. E. Coggeshall. (1997). Loss of dorsal root ganglion cells concomitant with dorsal root axon sprouting following segmental nerve lesions. Neuroscience. 81(2). 527–534. 66 indexed citations

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Coggeshall, R. E., Helena A. Lekan, Timothy P. Doubell, Andrew Allchorne, & Clifford J. Woolf. (1997). Central changes in primary afferent fibers following peripheral nerve lesions. Neuroscience. 77(4). 1115–1122. 54 indexed citations

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Coggeshall, Richard E. & Helena A. Lekan. (1996). Methods for determining numbers of cells and synapses: A case for more uniform standards of review. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 364(1). 6–15. 901 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lekan, Helena A., Susan M. Carlton, & Richard E. Coggeshall. (1996). Sprouting of Aβ fibers into lamina II of the rat dorsal horn in peripheral neuropathy. Neuroscience Letters. 208(3). 147–150. 99 indexed citations

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Coggeshall, Richard E. & Helena A. Lekan. (1996). Methods for determining numbers of cells and synapses: A case for more uniform standards of review. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 364(1). 6–15. 31 indexed citations

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Lekan, Helena A. & Susan M. Carlton. (1995). Glutamatergic and GABAergic input to rat spinothalamic tract cells in the superficial dorsal horn. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 361(3). 417–428. 12 indexed citations

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Carlton, Susan M., et al.. (1994). Behavioral manifestations of an experimental model for peripheral neuropathy produced by spinal nerve ligation in the primate. Pain. 56(2). 155–166. 84 indexed citations

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Paleček, Jiřı́, Patrick M. Dougherty, V. Palečková, et al.. (1992). Responses of spinothalamic tract neurons to mechanical and thermal stimuli in an experimental model of peripheral neuropathy in primates. Journal of Neurophysiology. 68(6). 1951–1966. 108 indexed citations

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Kadekaro, Massako, et al.. (1990). Atriopeptin prevents angiotensin II-stimulated glucose utilization in the subfornical organ. Peptides. 11(4). 837–842. 6 indexed citations

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Kadekaro, Massako, Joan Y. Summy‐Long, Mary Lee Terrell, et al.. (1990). Cerebral metabolic and hormonal activations during hemorrhage in sinoaortic-denervated rats. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 259(2). R305–R312. 15 indexed citations

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Kadekaro, Massako, Salomon Y. Cohen, Mary Lee Terrell, et al.. (1989). Independent activation of subfornical organ and hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system during administration of angiotensin II. Peptides. 10(2). 423–429. 11 indexed citations

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Kadekaro, Massako, et al.. (1989). Effects of sinoaortic denervation on glucose utilization in the subfornical organ and pituitary neural lobe during administration of angiotensin II. Peptides. 10(1). 103–108. 11 indexed citations

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