Karin N. Westlund

16.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
236 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

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Karin N. Westlund is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karin N. Westlund has authored 236 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Physiology, 119 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 45 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Karin N. Westlund's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (131 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (66 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (42 papers). Karin N. Westlund is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (131 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (66 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (42 papers). Karin N. Westlund collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and United Kingdom. Karin N. Westlund's co-authors include William D. Willis, Kathleen A. Sluka, Robert M. Bowker, J.D. Coulter, Nada Lawand, Elie D. Al–Chaer, Michael G. Ziegler, Liping Zhang, Terry A. McNearney and Joe Dan Coulter and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Karin N. Westlund

232 papers receiving 12.7k 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.

Neuroanatomy of the Pain System and of the Pathways That Modulate Pain

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karin N. Westlund United States	67	6.7k	5.5k	2.7k	1.8k	1.4k	236	13.0k
Michael H. Ossipov United States	72	9.7k 1.5×	5.4k 1.0×	3.5k 1.3×	2.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	159	14.4k
Kazuhide Inoue Japan	69	8.5k 1.3×	6.9k 1.2×	4.8k 1.7×	1.1k 0.6×	704 0.5×	290	19.7k
Martin Koltzenburg United Kingdom	65	8.0k 1.2×	5.6k 1.0×	3.6k 1.3×	1.8k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	171	17.6k
Josephine Lai United States	53	6.8k 1.0×	5.3k 1.0×	4.5k 1.7×	1.9k 1.1×	984 0.7×	150	11.1k
Patrick W. Mantyh United States	84	11.9k 1.8×	8.4k 1.5×	6.2k 2.3×	2.6k 1.4×	1.9k 1.3×	199	21.9k
Marshall Devor Israel	69	10.4k 1.6×	7.1k 1.3×	3.5k 1.3×	2.3k 1.3×	2.6k 1.8×	223	17.6k
Jean‐Marie Besson France	56	8.3k 1.2×	5.8k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	2.4k 1.6×	193	11.3k
Hui‐Lin Pan United States	69	7.4k 1.1×	5.7k 1.0×	5.4k 2.0×	1.5k 0.8×	890 0.6×	342	14.7k
Jin Mo Chung United States	61	14.9k 2.2×	7.4k 1.3×	4.3k 1.6×	3.3k 1.9×	1.3k 0.9×	157	18.9k
Gary J. Bennett United States	63	12.9k 1.9×	5.7k 1.0×	3.1k 1.1×	3.1k 1.7×	1.5k 1.0×	130	17.4k

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Mousavi, Seyed H., John Lindsey, Karin N. Westlund, & Sascha R.A. Alles. (2023). Trigeminal Neuralgia as a Primary Demyelinating Disease: Potential Multimodal Evidence and Remaining Controversies. Journal of Pain. 25(2). 302–311. 6 indexed citations

McIlwrath, Sabrina L., Katherine Gott, Yirong Yang, et al.. (2020). Manganese-enhanced MRI reveals changes within brain anxiety and aversion circuitry in rats with chronic neuropathic pain- and anxiety-like behaviors. NeuroImage. 223. 117343–117343. 28 indexed citations

Kaushal, Raj, Bradley K. Taylor, Liping Zhang, et al.. (2016). GABA-A receptor activity in the noradrenergic locus coeruleus drives trigeminal neuropathic pain in the rat; contribution of NAα1 receptors in the medial prefrontal cortex. Neuroscience. 334. 148–159. 40 indexed citations

Ma, Fei, et al.. (2015). Dysregulated TNFα promotes cytokine proteome profile increases and bilateral orofacial hypersensitivity. Neuroscience. 300. 493–507. 27 indexed citations

Kline, R., et al.. (2015). Catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibition alters pain and anxiety-related volitional behaviors through activation of beta-adrenergic receptors in the rat.

Lyons, Danielle N., Liping Zhang, Robert J. Danaher, et al.. (2015). Trigeminal Inflammatory Compression (TIC) injury induces chronic facial pain and susceptibility to anxiety-related behaviors. Neuroscience. 295. 126–138. 29 indexed citations

Lü, Ying, Terry A. McNearney, Weidong Lin, et al.. (2007). Treatment of Inflamed Pancreas with Enkephalin Encoding HSV-1 Recombinant Vector Reduces Inflammatory Damage and Behavioral Sequelae. Molecular Therapy. 15(10). 1812–1819. 30 indexed citations

Lisi, Tammy L., Karin N. Westlund, & Kathleen A. Sluka. (2003). Comparison of microdialysis and push–pull perfusion for retrieval of serotonin and norepinephrine in the spinal cord dorsal horn. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 126(2). 187–194. 12 indexed citations

Willis, William D. & Karin N. Westlund. (2001). The role of the dorsal column pathway in visceral nociception. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 5(1). 20–26. 34 indexed citations

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Wang, Chia‐Chuan & Karin N. Westlund. (2001). Responses of rat dorsal column neurons to pancreatic nociceptive stimulation. Neuroreport. 12(11). 2527–2530. 23 indexed citations

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Nauta, Haring J. W., Vicki M. Soukup, Roderic H. Fabian, et al.. (2000). Punctate midline myelotomy for the relief of visceral cancer pain. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 92(2). 125–130. 84 indexed citations

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McNearney, Terry A., et al.. (1999). Excitatory and inhibitory amino acid profiles of synovial fluids derived from patients with arthritis. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 47(2). 1 indexed citations

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Sluka, Kathleen A., Holger Jordan, & Karin N. Westlund. (1994). Reduction in joint swelling and hyperalgesia following post-treatment with a non-NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist. Pain. 59(1). 95–100. 60 indexed citations

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Westlund, Karin N., Ying Lü, Karin Werrbach‐Perez, et al.. (1992). Effects of nerve growth factor and acetyl‐l‐carnitine arginyl amide on the human neuronal line HCN‐1A. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 10(5). 361–373. 16 indexed citations

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Westlund, Karin N., et al.. (1992). Neural changes in acute arthritis in monkeys. II. Increased glutamate immunoreactivity in the medial articular nerve. Brain Research Reviews. 17(1). 15–27. 60 indexed citations

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Coulter, J.D., et al.. (1979). Cortical, Tectal and Medullary Descending Pathways to the Cervical Spinal Cord. Progress in brain research. 50. 263–279. 66 indexed citations

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Westlund, Karin N. & R Nicolaysen. (1972). Ten-year mortality and morbidity related to serum cholesterol.. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation. 30. 96 indexed citations

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Westlund, Karin N.. (1963). MORTALITY OF PEPTIC ULCER PATIENTS.. PubMed. 174. SUPPL402:1–110. 31 indexed citations

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Nicolaysen, R & Karin N. Westlund. (1963). Group Differences and Age Trend of Serum Cholesterol. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation. 15(3). 299–302. 10 indexed citations

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Westlund, Karin N.. (1961). [Cardiac infarct among middle-aged men in Oslo, 1956-1957].. PubMed. 65. 290–6. 1 indexed citations

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