J. Stephen Fink

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

J. Stephen Fink is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Stephen Fink has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 20 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in J. Stephen Fink's work include Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (20 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (17 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (17 papers). J. Stephen Fink is often cited by papers focused on Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (20 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (17 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (17 papers). J. Stephen Fink collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and France. J. Stephen Fink's co-authors include Jiang‐Fan Chen, Michael A. Schwarzschild, Alexia E. Pollack, Gerard P. Smith, Richard H. Goodman, Rosario Moratalla, Robert A. Peterfreund, Aviva J. Symes, David G. Standaert and Scott A. Rivkees and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

J. Stephen Fink

73 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular cloning of the rat A2 adenosine receptor: selec... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Molecular cloning of the rat A2 adenosine receptor: selective co-expression with D2 dopamine receptors in rat striatum
    1992 558 citations J. Stephen Fink, Scott A. Rivkees et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Stephen Fink United States 44 2.7k 2.6k 2.2k 701 618 73 6.3k
Michel P. Rathbone Canada 40 1.5k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 2.1k 1.0× 310 0.4× 107 0.2× 120 5.1k
Mami Noda Japan 39 1.7k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 626 0.3× 479 0.7× 1.2k 1.9× 124 6.9k
Arthur M. Butt United Kingdom 49 3.0k 1.1× 2.5k 0.9× 479 0.2× 366 0.5× 377 0.6× 148 7.3k
Michael P. Coleman United Kingdom 50 3.6k 1.4× 4.0k 1.5× 634 0.3× 1.7k 2.4× 422 0.7× 116 9.4k
Ginetta Collo Italy 31 1.0k 0.4× 1.5k 0.6× 2.7k 1.3× 258 0.4× 489 0.8× 55 4.6k
Debra A. Cockayne United States 29 870 0.3× 1.2k 0.5× 2.1k 1.0× 233 0.3× 356 0.6× 45 5.4k
G. W. Kreutzberg Germany 41 2.6k 1.0× 1.5k 0.6× 443 0.2× 689 1.0× 730 1.2× 85 5.8k
Thomas Möller United States 50 2.0k 0.7× 2.9k 1.1× 583 0.3× 1.1k 1.6× 1.9k 3.1× 100 8.9k
Marta Fumagalli Italy 37 966 0.4× 1.9k 0.7× 2.2k 1.0× 249 0.4× 662 1.1× 70 4.9k
Francesco Caciagli Italy 35 1.5k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 206 0.3× 160 0.3× 101 3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Stephen Fink

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fink, J. Stephen, Roy Freeman, Birol Emir, & Bruce Parsons. (2015). Predictors of placebo response in peripheral neuropathic pain: insights from pregabalin clinical trials. Journal of Pain Research. 8. 257–257. 30 indexed citations
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Yu, Liqun, Martin C. Frith, Yutaka Suzuki, et al.. (2004). Characterization of genomic organization of the adenosine A2A receptor gene by molecular and bioinformatics analyses. Brain Research. 1000(1-2). 156–173. 48 indexed citations
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Montesinos, M. Carmen, Avani Desai, Jiang‐Fan Chen, et al.. (2002). Adenosine Promotes Wound Healing and Mediates Angiogenesis in Response to Tissue Injury Via Occupancy of A2A Receptors. American Journal Of Pathology. 160(6). 2009–2018. 194 indexed citations
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Leibovich, S. Joseph, Jiang‐Fan Chen, Grace Pinhal‐Enfield, et al.. (2002). Synergistic Up-Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Murine Macrophages by Adenosine A2A Receptor Agonists and Endotoxin. American Journal Of Pathology. 160(6). 2231–2244. 156 indexed citations
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Chen, Jiang‐Fan, Zhihong Huang, Jianya Ma, et al.. (1999). A2AAdenosine Receptor Deficiency Attenuates Brain Injury Induced by Transient Focal Ischemia in Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 19(21). 9192–9200. 430 indexed citations
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Symes, Aviva J., Neil Stahl, Steven A. Reeves, et al.. (1997). The protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP-2 negatively regulates ciliary neurotrophic factor induction of gene expression. Current Biology. 7(9). 697–700. 101 indexed citations
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Peterfreund, Robert A., et al.. (1996). Characterization and Expression of the Human A2a Adenosine Receptor Gene. Journal of Neurochemistry. 66(1). 362–368. 85 indexed citations
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Turgeon, Sarah M., et al.. (1996). Effects of selective adenosine A1 and A2a agonists on amphetamine-induced locomotion and c-Fos in striatum and nucleus accumbens. Brain Research. 707(1). 75–80. 42 indexed citations
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Lewis, Susan E., Mahendra S. Rao, Aviva J. Symes, et al.. (1994). Coordinate Regulation of Choline Acetyltransferase, Tyrosine Hydroxylase, and Neuropeptide mRNAs by Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor and Leukemia Inhibitory Factor in Cultured Sympathetic Neurons. Journal of Neurochemistry. 63(2). 429–438. 61 indexed citations
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Schwarzschild, Michael A., et al.. (1994). Leukemia Inhibitory Factor and Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor Increase Activated Ras in a Neuroblastoma Cell Line and in Sympathetic Neuron Cultures. Journal of Neurochemistry. 63(4). 1246–1254. 15 indexed citations
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Hotamisligil, Gökhan S., J. Stephen Fink, Elizabeth Tivol, et al.. (1994). Hereditary variations in monoamine oxidase as a risk factor for Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 9(3). 305–310. 58 indexed citations
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Linden, Joel, Heidi Taylor, Anna Robeva, et al.. (1993). Molecular cloning and functional expression of a sheep A3 adenosine receptor with widespread tissue distribution.. Molecular Pharmacology. 44(3). 524–532. 169 indexed citations
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Mahan, L C, et al.. (1991). Method for identifying ligands that bind to cloned Gs- or Gi-coupled receptors. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 2(4). 331–337. 25 indexed citations
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Segerson, Thomas P., Karen S.L. Lam, Lucinda Cacicedo, et al.. (1989). THYROID HORMONE REGULATES VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE (VIP) mRNA LEVELS IN THE RAT ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND. Endocrinology. 125(4). 2221–2223. 54 indexed citations
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Fink, J. Stephen, Menno Verhave, Siegfried Kasper, et al.. (1988). The CGTCA sequence motif is essential for biological activity of the vasoactive intestinal peptide gene cAMP-regulated enhancer.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 85(18). 6662–6666. 169 indexed citations
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Fink, J. Stephen & Gerard P. Smith. (1979). L-dopa repairs deficits in locomotor and investigatory exploration produced by denervation of catecholamine terminal fields in the forebrain of rats.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 93(1). 66–73. 35 indexed citations
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Fink, J. Stephen & Gerard P. Smith. (1979). Decreased locomotor and investigatory exploration after denervation of catecholamine terminal fields in the forebrain of rats.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 93(1). 34–65. 82 indexed citations

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