Mark A. Ungless

8.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
51 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Mark A. Ungless is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark A. Ungless has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Mark A. Ungless's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (25 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (18 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers). Mark A. Ungless is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (25 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (18 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers). Mark A. Ungless collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Mark A. Ungless's co-authors include Antonello Bonci, J. Paul Bolam, Peter J. Magill, Robert C. Malenka, Jennifer L. Whistler, Frédéric Brischoux, Anthony A. Grace, Subhojit Chakraborty, Daniel I. Brierley and Christian Lüscher and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Mark A. Ungless

50 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Single cocaine exposure in vivo induces long-term potentiation in dopamine neurons

2001 884 citations Mark A. Ungless, Antonello Bonci et al. profile →
Phasic excitation of dopamine neurons in ventral VTA by noxious stimuli

2009 631 citations Frédéric Brischoux, Subhojit Chakraborty et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Uniform Inhibition of Dopamine Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area by Aversive Stimuli

2004 623 citations Mark A. Ungless, J. Paul Bolam et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark A. Ungless United Kingdom	29	4.0k	2.2k	2.1k	540	517	51	5.6k
Stephan Lammel United States	21	3.9k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	2.3k 1.1×	547 1.0×	776 1.5×	28	5.6k
Byung Kook Lim United States	31	3.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	551 1.0×	684 1.3×	44	5.2k
David Belin United Kingdom	36	4.9k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	664 1.2×	880 1.7×	83	6.6k
F. Woodward Hopf United States	42	3.3k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	557 1.0×	420 0.8×	82	5.0k
Yan Dong United States	39	4.4k 1.1×	2.4k 1.1×	2.0k 0.9×	479 0.9×	514 1.0×	116	5.9k
David E. H. Theobald United Kingdom	31	3.5k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	620 1.1×	708 1.4×	34	5.6k
Ilana B. Witten United States	28	3.6k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	3.0k 1.4×	439 0.8×	582 1.1×	50	5.7k
Kimberly R. Thompson United States	18	4.6k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	533 1.0×	547 1.1×	20	6.2k
Claire Rampon France	33	3.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	673 1.2×	547 1.1×	62	6.5k
Jean‐Christophe Cassel France	44	3.1k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	2.7k 1.3×	516 1.0×	421 0.8×	176	5.4k

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Ungless, Mark A., et al.. (2024). Novel application of deep learning to evaluate conversations from a mental health text support service. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9. 100119–100119.

Tossell, Kyoko, et al.. (2021). Tonic GABAergic inhibition, via GABA _A receptors containing αβƐ subunits, regulates excitability of ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons. European Journal of Neuroscience. 53(6). 1722–1737. 12 indexed citations

Liu, Zhaolu, et al.. (2021). Listening to Mental Health Crisis Needs at Scale: Using Natural Language Processing to Understand and Evaluate a Mental Health Crisis Text Messaging Service. Frontiers in Digital Health. 3. 779091–779091. 9 indexed citations

Paul, Eleanor J., Kyoko Tossell, & Mark A. Ungless. (2019). Transcriptional profiling aligned with in situ expression image analysis reveals mosaically expressed molecular markers for GABA neuron sub‐groups in the ventral tegmental area. European Journal of Neuroscience. 50(11). 3732–3749. 20 indexed citations

Fernando, Anushka, Elaine E. Irvine, Kyoko Tossell, et al.. (2018). Phasic Stimulation of Midbrain Dopamine Neuron Activity Reduces Salt Consumption. eNeuro. 5(2). ENEURO.0064–18.2018. 18 indexed citations

Dougalis, Antonios, Gillian A. Matthews, Birgit Liss, & Mark A. Ungless. (2017). Ionic currents influencing spontaneous firing and pacemaker frequency in dopamine neurons of the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray and dorsal raphe nucleus (vlPAG/DRN): A voltage-clamp and computational modelling study. Journal of Computational Neuroscience. 42(3). 275–305. 12 indexed citations

Pette, Mathew Van de, Gráinne I. McNamara, Ludovica Bruno, et al.. (2017). Visualizing Changes in Cdkn1c Expression Links Early-Life Adversity to Imprint Mis-regulation in Adults. Cell Reports. 18(5). 1090–1099. 37 indexed citations

Ferrai, Carmelo, Elena Torlai Triglia, Tiago Rito, et al.. (2017). RNA polymerase II primes Polycomb‐repressed developmental genes throughout terminal neuronal differentiation. Molecular Systems Biology. 13(10). 946–946. 31 indexed citations

Matthews, Gillian A., Edward H. Nieh, Caitlin M. Vander Weele, et al.. (2016). Dorsal Raphe Dopamine Neurons Represent the Experience of Social Isolation. Cell. 164(4). 617–631. 274 indexed citations

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Greenwood, Sam M., Ros R. Brett, Kyoko Tossell, et al.. (2016). Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatase-2 Deletion Impairs Synaptic Plasticity and Hippocampal-Dependent Memory. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(8). 2348–2354. 24 indexed citations

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Virdee, Kanwar, Simon McArthur, Frédéric Brischoux, et al.. (2013). Antenatal Glucocorticoid Treatment Induces Adaptations in Adult Midbrain Dopamine Neurons, which Underpin Sexually Dimorphic Behavioral Resilience. Neuropsychopharmacology. 39(2). 339–350. 27 indexed citations

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Limbrick‐Oldfield, Eve H., J.C. Brooks, Richard G. Wise, et al.. (2011). Identification and characterisation of midbrain nuclei using optimised functional magnetic resonance imaging. NeuroImage. 59(2). 1230–1238. 39 indexed citations

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Ungless, Mark A., et al.. (2011). Electrophysiological Properties of Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Neurons. PLoS ONE. 6(8). e24169–e24169. 12 indexed citations

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Noisa, Parinya, et al.. (2011). DLK1 Promotes Neurogenesis of Human and Mouse Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neural Progenitors Via Modulating Notch and BMP Signalling. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 8(2). 459–471. 39 indexed citations

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Brischoux, Frédéric, Subhojit Chakraborty, Daniel I. Brierley, & Mark A. Ungless. (2009). Phasic excitation of dopamine neurons in ventral VTA by noxious stimuli. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(12). 4894–4899. 631 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mena‐Segovia, Juan, et al.. (2009). GABAergic neuron distribution in the pedunculopontine nucleus defines functional subterritories. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 515(4). 397–408. 84 indexed citations

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Schweimer, Judith, Daniel I. Brierley, & Mark A. Ungless. (2008). Phasic nociceptive responses in dorsal raphe serotonin neurons. Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology. 22. 119–119. 3 indexed citations

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Ungless, Mark A. & Stephanie J. Cragg. (2006). A Choreography of Nicotinic Receptors Directs the Dopamine Neuron Routine. Neuron. 50(6). 815–816. 6 indexed citations

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Ungless, Mark A.. (2004). Dopamine: the salient issue. Trends in Neurosciences. 27(12). 702–706. 153 indexed citations

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Ungless, Mark A., Vineeta Singh, Tara L. Crowder, et al.. (2003). Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Requires CRF Binding Protein to Potentiate NMDA Receptors via CRF Receptor 2 in Dopamine Neurons. Neuron. 39(3). 401–407. 244 indexed citations

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