Karen Stevens

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Karen Stevens is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Stevens has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Karen Stevens's work include Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (5 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (2 papers). Karen Stevens is often cited by papers focused on Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (5 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (2 papers). Karen Stevens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Ireland. Karen Stevens's co-authors include Robert Freedman, Ann Olincy, Sherry Leonard, M. Waldo, Lawrence E. Adler, Josette G. Harris, Katherine Flach, J. Griffith, Herbert T. Nagamoto and Paula C. Bickford and has published in prestigious journals such as Biochemical Pharmacology, Schizophrenia Bulletin and European Journal of Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Karen Stevens

11 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Schizophrenia, Sensory Gating, and Nicotinic Receptors 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. Schizophrenia, Sensory Gating, and Nicotinic Receptors
    1998 564 citations Lawrence E. Adler, Ann Olincy et al. Schizophrenia Bulletin profile →

Peers

Karen Stevens
Daniel J. Healy United States
Jay M. Griffith United States
Manoranjan S. D’Souza United States
Mayada Akil United States
Carla Drebing United States
В. Е. Голимбет Russia
Lisong Ni United States
Victoria C. Wing Canada
Susann Friedel Germany
Alan A. Baumeister United States
Daniel J. Healy United States
Karen Stevens
Citations per year, relative to Karen Stevens Karen Stevens (= 1×) peers Daniel J. Healy

Countries citing papers authored by Karen Stevens

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Karen Stevens's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Karen Stevens with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Karen Stevens more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Karen Stevens

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Karen Stevens. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Karen Stevens. The network helps show where Karen Stevens may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen Stevens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karen Stevens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karen Stevens based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Karen Stevens. Karen Stevens is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
1.
Smucny, Jason, Korey P. Wylie, Donald C. Rojas, et al.. (2013). Evidence for gamma and beta sensory gating deficits as translational endophenotypes for schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging. 214(2). 169–174. 13 indexed citations
2.
Stevens, Karen, et al.. (2010). The imploding antrum syndrome: an unusual cause of double vision. Practical Neurology. 10(2). 101–104. 9 indexed citations
3.
Kew, James N.C., Caterina Virginio, Laura Castelletti, et al.. (2009). In vitro and in vivo characterization of PheTQS, a novel α7 nAChR positive allosteric modulator. Biochemical Pharmacology. 78(7). 913–913. 1 indexed citations
4.
Simosky, Johanna K., Karen Stevens, Lenard A. Adler, & Robert Freedman. (2003). Clozapine and olanzapine improve insufficient inhibitory processing of the P20-N40 auditory evoked potential: Evidence for a nicotinic mechanism. Schizophrenia Research. 60(1). 260–260. 1 indexed citations
5.
Simosky, Johanna K., Karen Stevens, & Robert Freedman. (2002). Nicotinic Agonists and Psychosis. PubMed. 1(2). 149–162. 65 indexed citations
6.
Bickford, Paula C., Christine L. Miller, Karen A. Moxon, et al.. (2002). AUDITORY SENSORY GATING IN THE HIPPOCAMPUS. 130–137. 1 indexed citations
7.
Leonard, Sherry, Lawrence E. Adler, Ralph Berger, et al.. (2001). Smoking and mental illness. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 70(4). 561–570. 239 indexed citations
8.
Leonard, Sherry, Charles R. Breese, Catherine E. Adams, et al.. (2000). Smoking and schizophrenia: abnormal nicotinic receptor expression. European Journal of Pharmacology. 393(1-3). 237–242. 144 indexed citations
9.
Adler, Lawrence E., Ann Olincy, M. Waldo, et al.. (1998). Schizophrenia, Sensory Gating, and Nicotinic Receptors. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 24(2). 189–202. 564 indexed citations breakdown →
10.
McWilliam, Peter, G. Jane Farrar, Paul F. Kenna, et al.. (1989). Autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (ADRP): Localization of an ADRP gene to the long arm of chromosome 3. Genomics. 5(3). 619–622. 160 indexed citations
11.
Mickley, G. Andrew, et al.. (1985). Quaternary naltrexone reverses morphine-induced behaviors. Physiology & Behavior. 35(2). 249–253. 7 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Daniel J. Healy Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jay M. Griffith Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Manoranjan S. D’Souza Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mayada Akil Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Carla Drebing Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by В. Е. Голимбет Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lisong Ni Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Victoria C. Wing Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Susann Friedel Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Alan A. Baumeister
Rankless by CCL
2026