James W. Lance

10.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
161 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

James W. Lance is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Neurology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, James W. Lance has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 46 papers in Neurology and 36 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in James W. Lance's work include Migraine and Headache Studies (61 papers), Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments (19 papers) and Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders (17 papers). James W. Lance is often cited by papers focused on Migraine and Headache Studies (61 papers), Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments (19 papers) and Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders (17 papers). James W. Lance collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Italy. James W. Lance's co-authors include Michael Anthony, George B. Selby, Peter D. Drummond, Peter J. Goadsby, G.A. Lambert, Peter D. Neilson, Raymond D. Adams, John Gillies, P. D. Drummond and C. J. Andrews and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Brain and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

James W. Lance

155 papers receiving 6.4k 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.

The control of muscle tone, reflexes, and movement

1980 541 citations James W. Lance profile →
OBSERVATIONS ON 500 CASES OF MIGRAINE AND ALLIED VASCULAR HEADACHE

1960 420 citations James W. Lance et al. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James W. Lance Australia	45	3.7k	2.0k	1.9k	1.6k	947	161	7.1k
Roberto Mutani Italy	41	837 0.2×	2.4k 1.2×	921 0.5×	769 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	147	6.4k
Maria Nolano Italy	34	3.0k 0.8×	2.5k 1.2×	1.8k 0.9×	3.2k 2.0×	1.4k 1.5×	114	8.0k
P. Montagna Italy	54	2.0k 0.5×	2.1k 1.1×	972 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	923 1.0×	241	9.2k
Peter Stoeter Germany	51	1.5k 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	538 0.3×	1.4k 0.8×	677 0.7×	204	6.6k
Massimiliano Valeriani Italy	43	1.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	908 0.5×	2.4k 1.5×	711 0.8×	305	7.4k
Lars Friberg Denmark	36	1.6k 0.4×	948 0.5×	745 0.4×	686 0.4×	452 0.5×	101	4.8k
George H. Kraft United States	42	1.3k 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	2.8k 1.5×	358 0.2×	544 0.6×	136	5.4k
Till Sprenger Switzerland	47	2.7k 0.7×	975 0.5×	3.1k 1.6×	1.7k 1.1×	494 0.5×	186	6.9k
J. Gert van Dijk Netherlands	50	2.1k 0.6×	2.6k 1.3×	537 0.3×	900 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	276	10.1k
Patrick Mertens France	41	919 0.2×	2.7k 1.4×	936 0.5×	1.8k 1.1×	893 0.9×	170	5.8k

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Lance, James W., et al.. (2018). Drop attacks of the elderly. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 90(6). 720–723. 2 indexed citations

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Lance, James W.. (2012). Observations on 500 cases of migraine and allied vascular headache. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 83(7). 673–674. 3 indexed citations

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Lance, James W.. (2002). Hemiplegic Cluster Headache. Journal watch. 2002. 3 indexed citations

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Lance, James W. & Raymond D. Adams. (2001). Negative myoclonus in posthypoxic patients: Historical note. Movement Disorders. 16(1). 162–163. 9 indexed citations

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Lance, James W., et al.. (1998). Unilateral Exertional Headache as a Symptom of Cardiac Ischemia. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 38(4). 315–316. 29 indexed citations

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Drummond, Peter D. & James W. Lance. (1993). Site of autonomic deficit in Harlequin syndrome: Local autonomic failure affecting the arm and the face. Annals of Neurology. 34(6). 814–819. 32 indexed citations

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Lance, James W.. (1992). Treatment of migraine. The Lancet. 339(8803). 1207–1209. 13 indexed citations

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Lance, James W.. (1991). 5-Hydroxytryptamine and Its Role in Migraine. European Neurology. 31(5). 279–281. 56 indexed citations

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Goadsby, Peter J., et al.. (1991). The Hospital Management of Severe Migrainous Headache. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 31(10). 658–660. 28 indexed citations

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Lance, James W.. (1991). Solved and Unsolved Headache Problems. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 31(7). 439–445. 15 indexed citations

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Goadsby, Peter J., Alessandro S. Zagami, Michael Anthony, et al.. (1991). Oral sumatriptan in acute migraine. The Lancet. 338(8770). 782–783. 96 indexed citations

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Lance, James W.. (1990). A Concept of Migraine and the Search for the Ideal Headache Drug. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 30(s1). 17–23. 31 indexed citations

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Goadsby, Peter J., Richard W. Adams, & James W. Lance. (1989). MASSIVE BENIGN THYMOMA PRESENTING AS OCULAR MYASTHENIA. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine. 19(3). 257–258. 3 indexed citations

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Mylecharane, Ewan J., et al.. (1980). Effects of low doses of clonidine in the monkey cranial circulation. European Journal of Pharmacology. 68(2). 163–173. 1 indexed citations

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Duckworth, J. W., et al.. (1976). Histamine receptors in the cranial circulation of the monkey [proceedings].. PubMed Central. 58(3). 444P–444P. 8 indexed citations

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Lance, James W. & H. Hinterberger. (1975). The headaches of phaeochromocytoma.. PubMed. 12. 49–53. 1 indexed citations

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Lance, James W., Michael Anthony, & Brian W. Somerville. (1970). THERMOGRAPHIC, HORMONAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES IN MIGRAINE. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 10(3). 93–104. 5 indexed citations

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Lance, James W. & Michael Anthony. (1968). The effect of serotonin on cranial vessels and its significance in migraine.. PubMed. 5(3). 639–42. 3 indexed citations

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Lance, James W., Michael Anthony, & H. Hinterberger. (1967). THE CONTROL OF CRANIAL ARTERIES BY HUMORAL MECHANISMS AND ITS RELATION TO THE MIGRAINE SYNDROME. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 7(3). 93–102. 19 indexed citations

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Hinterberger, H., et al.. (1965). TOTAL PLASMA SEROTONIN, 5-HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID AND p-HYDROXY-m-METHOXYMANDELIC ACID EXCRETION IN NORMAL AND MIGRAINOUS SUBJECTS. Brain. 88(5). 997–1010. 197 indexed citations

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