M.A. Simmonds

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

M.A. Simmonds is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, M.A. Simmonds has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 37 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in M.A. Simmonds's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (63 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (19 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (10 papers). M.A. Simmonds is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (63 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (19 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (10 papers). M.A. Simmonds collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mexico and United States. M.A. Simmonds's co-authors include Neil L. Harrison, R.G. Hill, Thongchai Sooksawate, Richard J. Prince, Donald W. Straughan, J.P. Turner, H Pickles, Norman J. Uretsky, Leslie L. Iversen and A. Dray and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

M.A. Simmonds

77 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Modulation of the GABA receptor complex by a steroid anae... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Modulation of the GABA receptor complex by a steroid anaesthetic
    1984 420 citations Neil L. Harrison, M.A. Simmonds Brain Research profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M.A. Simmonds United Kingdom 35 2.6k 1.6k 429 386 327 77 3.6k
I J Kopin United States 34 2.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 667 1.6× 301 0.8× 383 1.2× 70 4.2k
E. Costa United States 24 2.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 525 1.2× 302 0.8× 302 0.9× 46 3.1k
Barrett R. Cooper United States 35 2.5k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 469 1.1× 399 1.0× 388 1.2× 73 4.0k
J.C. Stoof Netherlands 37 3.2k 1.2× 2.1k 1.3× 375 0.9× 235 0.6× 363 1.1× 68 5.0k
R. Laverty New Zealand 28 2.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 708 1.7× 245 0.6× 325 1.0× 89 3.7k
Robert Zaczek United States 35 2.3k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 374 0.9× 214 0.6× 407 1.2× 91 3.8k
C.L.E. Broekkamp Netherlands 37 2.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 403 0.9× 667 1.7× 675 2.1× 85 3.7k
J. Schwartz France 30 2.1k 0.8× 2.0k 1.2× 544 1.3× 231 0.6× 355 1.1× 81 3.8k
David C. U’Prichard United States 27 2.3k 0.9× 2.2k 1.4× 409 1.0× 284 0.7× 209 0.6× 43 3.5k
L. Charles Murrin United States 35 2.6k 1.0× 2.1k 1.2× 505 1.2× 346 0.9× 392 1.2× 80 4.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M.A. Simmonds

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sooksawate, Thongchai & M.A. Simmonds. (2001). Effects of membrane cholesterol on the sensitivity of the GABAA receptor to GABA in acutely dissociated rat hippocampal neurones. Neuropharmacology. 40(2). 178–184. 133 indexed citations
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Simmonds, M.A., et al.. (2000). Complications from regional anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 84(6). 797–800. 41 indexed citations
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Simmonds, M.A.. (1999). Necrotising fasciitis and group A streptococcus toxic shock-like syndrome in pregnancy: treatment with plasmapheresis and immunoglobulin. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. 8(2). 125–130. 7 indexed citations
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Simmonds, M.A., et al.. (1997). Interactions between loreclezole, chlormethiazole and pentobarbitone at GABAA receptors: functional and binding studies. British Journal of Pharmacology. 121(7). 1392–1396. 15 indexed citations
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Simmonds, M.A., et al.. (1996). The influence of membrane cholesterol on the GABAA receptor. British Journal of Pharmacology. 117(1). 87–92. 26 indexed citations
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Prince, Richard J. & M.A. Simmonds. (1992). Temperature and anion dependence of allosteric interactions at the γ-aminobutyric acid-benzodiazepine receptor. Biochemical Pharmacology. 44(7). 1297–1302. 12 indexed citations
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Prince, Richard J. & M.A. Simmonds. (1992). Propofol potentiates the binding of [3H]flunitrazepam to the GABAA receptor complex. Brain Research. 596(1-2). 238–242. 30 indexed citations
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Prince, Richard J. & M.A. Simmonds. (1992). 5β-Pregnan-3β-ol-20-one, a specific antagonist at the neurosteroid site of the GABAA receptor-complex. Neuroscience Letters. 135(2). 273–275. 52 indexed citations
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Simmonds, M.A.. (1991). Modulation of the GABAA receptor by steroids. Seminars in Neuroscience. 3(3). 231–239. 33 indexed citations
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Turner, J.P. & M.A. Simmonds. (1989). Modulation of the GABAA receptor complex by steroids in slices of rat cuneate nucleus. British Journal of Pharmacology. 96(2). 409–417. 64 indexed citations
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Simmonds, M.A., et al.. (1989). The pharmacology of quisqualate and ampa in the cerebral cortex of the rat in vitro. Neuropharmacology. 28(10). 1113–1118. 14 indexed citations
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Simmonds, M.A.. (1986). Sites of general anaesthesia. Trends in Neurosciences. 9. 353–353. 1 indexed citations
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Simmonds, M.A., J.P. Turner, & Neil L. Harrison. (1984). Interactions of steroids with the GABA-A receptor complex. Neuropharmacology. 23(7). 877–878. 33 indexed citations
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Harrison, Neil L. & M.A. Simmonds. (1982). Sodium valproate enhances responses to GABA receptor activation only at high concentrations. Brain Research. 250(1). 201–204. 37 indexed citations
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Pickles, H & M.A. Simmonds. (1978). Field potentials, inhibition and the effect of pentobarbitone in the rat olfactory cortex slice.. The Journal of Physiology. 275(1). 135–148. 54 indexed citations
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Simmonds, M.A., et al.. (1973). Effects of acute and chronic ethanol on the γ-aminobutyric acid system in rat brain. Biochemical Pharmacology. 22(14). 1685–1692. 60 indexed citations
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Hill, R.G., M.A. Simmonds, & Donald W. Straughan. (1971). Evidence that bicuculline can both potentiate and antagonize GABA.. PubMed Central. 42(4). 639P–640P. 9 indexed citations
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Simmonds, M.A. & Norman J. Uretsky. (1970). Central effects of 6‐hydroxydopamine on the body temperature of the rat. British Journal of Pharmacology. 40(4). 630–638. 61 indexed citations
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Simmonds, M.A.. (1970). Effect of environmental temperature on the turnover of 5‐hydroxytryptamine in various areas of rat brain. The Journal of Physiology. 211(1). 93–108. 39 indexed citations
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Simmonds, M.A. & C. N. Gillis. (1968). UPTAKE OF NORMETANEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE BY COCAINE-TREATED RAT HEART. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 159(2). 283–289. 14 indexed citations

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