M. Davis

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

M. Davis is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Davis has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in M. Davis's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (7 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (6 papers). M. Davis is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (7 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (6 papers). M. Davis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. M. Davis's co-authors include Serge Campeau, John H. Kehne, James V. Cassella, Keng‐Chen Liang, Douglas C. Stahl, Christian Grillon, Ryan G. Parsons, Dennis S. Charney, John H. Krystal and Charles A. Morgan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

M. Davis

35 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A primary acoustic startle circuit: lesion and stimulation studies

1982 814 citations M. Davis et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Extinction of fear-potentiated startle: blockade by infusion of an NMDA antagonist into the amygdala

1992 539 citations M. Davis et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. Davis United States	21	1.6k	1.5k	838	587	525	37	3.1k
D. A. Powell United States	33	1.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.4×	635 0.8×	505 0.9×	375 0.7×	144	3.4k
J.E. LeDoux United States	12	1.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	845 1.0×	569 1.0×	375 0.7×	17	2.6k
Bruce S. Kapp United States	29	2.1k 1.3×	2.3k 1.6×	930 1.1×	695 1.2×	607 1.2×	63	3.6k
J. N. P. Rawlins United Kingdom	33	2.4k 1.5×	2.6k 1.7×	660 0.8×	442 0.8×	474 0.9×	52	3.7k
Janice L. Muir United Kingdom	27	2.3k 1.4×	2.7k 1.8×	618 0.7×	558 1.0×	774 1.5×	40	4.0k
William A. Falls United States	32	2.0k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	1.4k 1.6×	862 1.5×	673 1.3×	64	3.5k
Georges Di Scala France	33	1.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	433 0.5×	445 0.8×	390 0.7×	95	2.6k
Robert N. Leaton United States	29	1.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	496 0.6×	425 0.7×	241 0.5×	58	2.4k
Franco Mascagni United States	35	2.7k 1.6×	2.3k 1.5×	961 1.1×	1.0k 1.7×	701 1.3×	56	3.7k
Carlos Tomaz Brazil	35	1.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	583 0.7×	1.0k 1.8×	667 1.3×	200	4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Davis

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20 of 20 papers shown

Parsons, Ryan G. & M. Davis. (2012). A Metaplasticity-Like Mechanism Supports the Selection of Fear Memories: Role of Protein Kinase A in the Amygdala. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(23). 7843–7851. 44 indexed citations

Davis, M., Elena Antoniadis, David G. Amaral, & J. T. Winslow. (2008). Acoustic Startle Reflex in Rhesus Monkeys: A Review. Reviews in the Neurosciences. 19(2-3). 171–85. 59 indexed citations

Grandt, Daniel, M. Schimiczek, Wolfgang Rascher, et al.. (1996). Neuropeptide Y 3–36 is an endogenous ligand selective for Y2 receptors. Regulatory Peptides. 67(1). 33–37. 55 indexed citations

Morgan, Charles A., Christian Grillon, Steven M. Southwick, et al.. (1995). Yohimbine facilitated acoustic startle in combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Psychopharmacology. 117(4). 466–471. 61 indexed citations

Davis, M., et al.. (1995). Microscale Immobilized Protease Reactor Columns for Peptide Mapping by Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectral Analyses. Analytical Biochemistry. 224(1). 235–244. 40 indexed citations

Campeau, Serge & M. Davis. (1995). Prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle reflex using visual and auditory prepulses: disruption by apomorphine. Psychopharmacology. 117(3). 267–274. 55 indexed citations

Chen, Yuling, et al.. (1994). Degradation of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide by rabbit gastric smooth muscle membranes. Peptides. 15(2). 323–332. 9 indexed citations

Rahbar, S., T D Lee, M. Davis, William Novotny, & Helen M. Ranney. (1994). A second case of Hb hanamaki [α₂139 (HC1) LYS→GLU β₂] in an american family with erythrocytosis. Hemoglobin. 18(3). 221–226. 3 indexed citations

Morgan, Charles A., Stephen M. Southwick, Christian Grillon, et al.. (1993). Yohimbine — facilitated acoustic startle reflex in humans. Psychopharmacology. 110(3). 342–346. 77 indexed citations

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Liang, Keng‐Chen, et al.. (1992). Lesions of the central nucleus of the amygdala, but not the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, block the excitatory effects of corticotropin-releasing factor on the acoustic startle reflex. Journal of Neuroscience. 12(6). 2313–2320. 140 indexed citations

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Davis, M., Vikram N. Vakharia, J. Henry, Thomas G. Kempe, & Ashok K. Raina. (1992). Molecular cloning of the pheromone biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide in Helicoverpa zea.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 89(1). 142–146. 63 indexed citations

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Liang, Keng‐Chen, et al.. (1992). Corticotropin-releasing factor: long-lasting facilitation of the acoustic startle reflex. Journal of Neuroscience. 12(6). 2303–2312. 180 indexed citations

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Davis, M., James V. Cassella, & John H. Kehne. (1988). Serotonin does not mediate anxiolytic effects of buspirone in the fear-potentiated startle paradigm: comparison with 8-OH-DPAT and ipsapirone. Psychopharmacology. 94(1). 14–20. 80 indexed citations

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Kehne, John H., James V. Cassella, & M. Davis. (1988). Anxiolytic effects of buspirone and gepirone in the fear-potentiated startle paradigm. Psychopharmacology. 94(1). 8–13. 82 indexed citations

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Davis, M.. (1987). Mescaline: excitatory effects on acoustic startle are blocked by serotonin2 antagonists. Psychopharmacology. 93(3). 286–91. 19 indexed citations

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Davis, M., John H. Kehne, & Randall L. Commissaris. (1985). Antagonism of apomorphine-enhanced startle by α1-adrenergic antagonists. European Journal of Pharmacology. 108(3). 233–241. 20 indexed citations

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Vibert, J.-F., M. Davis, & J. P. Segundo. (1979). Recurrent inhibition: Its influence upon transduction and afferent discharges in slowly-adapting stretch receptor organs. Biological Cybernetics. 33(3). 167–178. 9 indexed citations

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Davis, M. & George R. Heninger. (1972). Comparison of response plasticity between the eyeblink and vertex potential in humans. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 33(3). 283–293. 24 indexed citations

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Greene, Nicholas M., et al.. (1959). EFFECTS OF GENERAL ANESTHETICS ON TISSUE OXYGEN TENSION IN MAN. Anesthesiology. 20(6). 830–835. 3 indexed citations

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Greene, Nicholas M., et al.. (1959). Skin oxygen tension during administration of epinephrine and norepinephrine to normal man.. PubMed. 32. 93–9. 3 indexed citations

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