Loren H. Parsons

16.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
119 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

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Loren H. Parsons is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Loren H. Parsons has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 53 papers in Pharmacology and 38 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Loren H. Parsons's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (90 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (53 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (48 papers). Loren H. Parsons is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (90 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (53 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (48 papers). Loren H. Parsons collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Italy. Loren H. Parsons's co-authors include George F. Koob, J. B. Justice, Friedbert Weiss, David G. Stouffer, Tony M. Kerr, Laura E. O’Dell, Yasmin L. Hurd, Antonia Serrano, Marisa Roberto and Fernando Rodrı́guez de Fonseca and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Loren H. Parsons

119 papers receiving 12.1k 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.

Selective blockade of 2-arachidonoylglycerol hydrolysis produces cannabinoid behavioral effects

2008 745 citations Francisco Javier Pavón, Antonia Serrano et al. profile →
Dopamine activation of endogenous cannabinoid signaling in dorsal striatum

1999 632 citations Loren H. Parsons, Tony M. Kerr et al. profile →
Elevated anxiety and antidepressant-like responses in serotonin 5-HT _1A receptor mutant mice

1998 548 citations Loren H. Parsons et al. profile →
Endocannabinoid signalling in reward and addiction

2015 350 citations Loren H. Parsons et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Loren H. Parsons United States	60	8.7k	4.2k	4.0k	2.3k	1.1k	119	12.3k
Walter Fratta Italy	56	7.6k 0.9×	4.5k 1.1×	3.1k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	170	11.2k
Olga Valverde Spain	47	8.1k 0.9×	4.6k 1.1×	3.8k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	1.9k 1.8×	156	11.8k
Jean Lud Cadet United States	71	9.4k 1.1×	2.7k 0.6×	5.4k 1.4×	2.2k 1.0×	1.9k 1.7×	359	17.5k
Gianluigi Tanda United States	50	6.7k 0.8×	3.2k 0.8×	3.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	753 0.7×	128	9.0k
Steven R. Goldberg United States	73	11.8k 1.4×	5.1k 1.2×	6.9k 1.7×	2.0k 0.9×	1.7k 1.5×	218	16.8k
Assunta Impérato Italy	46	11.8k 1.4×	2.8k 0.7×	6.0k 1.5×	3.0k 1.3×	1.7k 1.5×	101	15.2k
Masaomi Iyo Japan	60	6.8k 0.8×	1.8k 0.4×	4.3k 1.1×	2.8k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	405	15.3k
Eliot L. Gardner United States	59	8.1k 0.9×	3.6k 0.8×	3.7k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	991 0.9×	186	10.2k
Francesc Artigas Spain	66	9.5k 1.1×	3.5k 0.8×	4.6k 1.2×	2.6k 1.2×	846 0.8×	276	14.5k
Trevor Sharp United Kingdom	68	11.4k 1.3×	1.9k 0.4×	5.5k 1.4×	3.0k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	264	16.2k

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Pavón, Francisco Javier, Ilham Polis, David G. Stouffer, et al.. (2021). Selective inhibition of monoacylglycerol lipase is associated with passive coping behavior and attenuation of stress-induced dopamine release in the medial prefrontal cortex. Neurobiology of Stress. 14. 100293–100293. 15 indexed citations

Webb, Ashley, et al.. (2019). Smoking cessation in elective surgical patients offered free nicotine patches at listing: a pilot study. Anaesthesia. 75(2). 171–178. 10 indexed citations

Berger, Anthony L., Angela M. Henricks, Janelle M. Lugo, et al.. (2018). The Lateral Habenula Directs Coping Styles Under Conditions of Stress via Recruitment of the Endocannabinoid System. Biological Psychiatry. 84(8). 611–623. 47 indexed citations

Pavón, Francisco Javier, Antonia Serrano, Nimish Sidhpura, et al.. (2017). Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inactivation confers enhanced sensitivity to nicotine‐induced dopamine release in the mouse nucleus accumbens. Addiction Biology. 23(2). 723–734. 16 indexed citations

Liu, Jing, Loren H. Parsons, & Carey Pope. (2015). Comparative effects of parathion and chlorpyrifos on endocannabinoid and endocannabinoid-like lipid metabolites in rat striatum. NeuroToxicology. 50. 20–27. 14 indexed citations

Wright, M. Jerry, Sophia A. Vandewater, Loren H. Parsons, & Michael A. Taffe. (2013). Δ9Tetrahydrocannabinol impairs reversal learning but not extra-dimensional shifts in rhesus macaques. Neuroscience. 235. 51–58. 20 indexed citations

Pringle, A., et al.. (2012). Experimental medicine model shows no depressogenic effects of varenicline. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 15. 153–153. 1 indexed citations

Huitrón‐Reséndiz, Salvador, Steven J. Henriksen, Margaret C. Barr, et al.. (2010). Methamphetamine and lentivirus interactions: Reciprocal enhancement of central nervous system disease. Journal of NeuroVirology. 16(4). 268–278. 2 indexed citations

Caillé, Stéphanie & Loren H. Parsons. (2005). Cannabinoid Modulation of Opiate Reinforcement through the Ventral Striatopallidal Pathway. Neuropsychopharmacology. 31(4). 804–813. 103 indexed citations

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O’Dell, Laura E. & Loren H. Parsons. (2004). Serotonin1B Receptors in the Ventral Tegmental Area Modulate Cocaine-Induced Increases in Nucleus Accumbens Dopamine Levels. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 311(2). 711–719. 86 indexed citations

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Hungund, Basalingappa L., Balapal S. Basavarajappa, Csaba Vadász, et al.. (2002). Ethanol, Endocannabinoids, and the Cannabinoidergic Signaling System. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 26(4). 565–574. 73 indexed citations

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Weiss, Friedbert, Roberto Ciccocioppo, Loren H. Parsons, et al.. (2001). Compulsive Drug‐Seeking Behavior and Relapse. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 937(1). 1–26. 339 indexed citations

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Parsons, Loren H., George F. Koob, & Friedbert Weiss. (1999). RU 24969, a 5‐HT1B1A receptor agonist, potentiates cocaine‐induced increases in nucleus accumbens dopamine. Synapse. 32(2). 132–135. 4 indexed citations

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Koob, George F., Amanda J. Roberts, Gery Schulteis, et al.. (1998). Neurocircuitry Targets in Ethanol Reward and Dependence. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 22(1). 3–3. 20 indexed citations

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Parsons, Loren H., Tony M. Kerr, & Friedbert Weiss. (1998). Simple microbore high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of dopamine and cocaine from a single in vivo brain microdialysis sample. Journal of Chromatography B Biomedical Sciences and Applications. 709(1). 35–45. 35 indexed citations

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Koob, George F., S. Barak Caine, Loren H. Parsons, Athina Markou, & Friedbert Weiss. (1997). Opponent Process Model and Psychostimulant Addiction. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 57(3). 513–521. 146 indexed citations

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Parsons, Loren H.. (1997). Family Violence Issues in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Primary Care, and Nursing Texts. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 90(4). 596–599. 8 indexed citations

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Parsons, Loren H., Christina A. Schad, & J. B. Justice. (1993). Co‐Administration of the D₂ Antagonist Pimozide Inhibits Up‐Regulation of Dopamine Release and Uptake Induced by Repeated Cocaine. Journal of Neurochemistry. 60(1). 376–379. 72 indexed citations

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Parsons, Loren H., A. David Smith, & J. B. Justice. (1991). Basal extracellular dopamine is decreased in the rat nucleus accumbens during abstinence from chronic cocaine. Synapse. 9(1). 60–65. 222 indexed citations

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Parsons, Loren H., et al.. (1977). Acute toxicity of the leaves and extracts of Dichapetalum barteri (engl.) in mice, rabbits and goats. Toxicology. 7(1). 23–29. 13 indexed citations

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