Melvin H. Van Woert

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Melvin H. Van Woert is a scholar working on Neurology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Melvin H. Van Woert has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Neurology, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Melvin H. Van Woert's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (20 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (11 papers). Melvin H. Van Woert is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (20 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (11 papers). Melvin H. Van Woert collaborates with scholars based in United States and Denmark. Melvin H. Van Woert's co-authors include George C. Cotzias, Lewis M. Schiffer, L. M. Ambani, Vimala H. Sethy, Samantha Murphy, Malcolm B. Bowers, David Rosenbaum, Kedar N. Prasad, Peter S. Mueller and Donald C. Borg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Melvin H. Van Woert

81 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Aromatic Amino Acids and Modification of Parkinsonism 1967 2026 1986 2006 1967 250 500 750 1000
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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. Aromatic Amino Acids and Modification of Parkinsonism
    1967 1.1k citations George C. Cotzias, Melvin H. Van Woert et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melvin H. Van Woert United States 26 1.5k 1.2k 703 329 315 82 3.1k
André Barbeau Canada 35 1.6k 1.1× 1.8k 1.4× 1.1k 1.5× 288 0.9× 659 2.1× 110 4.2k
Theodore L. Sourkes Canada 40 922 0.6× 2.0k 1.6× 1.6k 2.2× 583 1.8× 814 2.6× 258 5.5k
Paul S. Papavasiliou United States 22 1.3k 0.9× 790 0.6× 313 0.4× 208 0.6× 205 0.7× 44 2.5k
W Birkmayer Austria 28 3.6k 2.4× 2.6k 2.1× 776 1.1× 374 1.1× 489 1.6× 114 5.4k
Catherine Mytilineou United States 34 1.5k 1.0× 2.3k 1.9× 1.4k 1.9× 122 0.4× 508 1.6× 73 4.2k
A. Barbeau Canada 32 981 0.7× 2.1k 1.7× 1.6k 2.3× 138 0.4× 383 1.2× 171 3.6k
Ruggero G. Fariello United States 38 1.3k 0.9× 1.7k 1.4× 1.4k 1.9× 761 2.3× 721 2.3× 118 4.5k
Norio Ogawa Japan 41 1.3k 0.9× 2.2k 1.7× 1.7k 2.5× 204 0.6× 775 2.5× 187 5.4k
Sarah Rose United Kingdom 35 2.0k 1.3× 1.9k 1.5× 974 1.4× 211 0.6× 731 2.3× 126 4.4k
Ronald J. Polinsky United States 29 703 0.5× 684 0.5× 831 1.2× 396 1.2× 980 3.1× 75 3.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chung, Eunyong, et al.. (1990). The effects of inferior olive lesion on strychnine seizure. Brain Research Bulletin. 25(4). 599–603. 2 indexed citations
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Dvorozniak, Mark, et al.. (1989). Platelet monoamine oxidase in Parkinson patients: effect of L-deprenyl therapy. Journal of Neural Transmission - Parkinsons Disease and Dementia Section. 1(3). 189–194. 20 indexed citations
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Hunter, C. Neil, Yong Eun Chung, & Melvin H. Van Woert. (1989). Age-dependent changes in brain glycine concentration and strychnine-induced seizures in the rat. Brain Research. 482(2). 247–251. 20 indexed citations
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Chung, Eunyong, et al.. (1987). Effect of inferior olive lesion on seizure threshold in the rat. Life Sciences. 40(24). 2367–2375. 4 indexed citations
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Woert, Melvin H. Van, et al.. (1981). Role of prostaglandins in the antimyoclonic action of clonazepam. European Journal of Pharmacology. 71(1). 161–164. 3 indexed citations
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Woert, Melvin H. Van, et al.. (1979). Behavioral and biochemical effects of para-methoxyphenylethylamine.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 23(3). 419–31. 4 indexed citations
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Woert, Melvin H. Van, et al.. (1979). Effect of valproic acid on serotonin metabolism. Neuropharmacology. 18(4). 391–397. 36 indexed citations
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Woert, Melvin H. Van, et al.. (1979). Serotonin-norepinephrine interactions in the tremorolytic actions of phenoxybenzamine and trazodone. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 10(1). 27–29. 16 indexed citations
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Woert, Melvin H. Van, Lily Yip, & M. Earl Balis. (1977). Purine Phosphoribosyltransferase in Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome. New England Journal of Medicine. 296(4). 210–212. 37 indexed citations
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Sethy, Vimala H., Robert H. Roth, Judith R. Walters, James L. Marini, & Melvin H. Van Woert. (1976). Effect of anesthetic doses of γ-hydroxybutyrate on the acetylcholine content of rat brain. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 295(1). 9–14. 38 indexed citations
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Sethy, Vimala H., R.H. Roth, M. J. Kuhar, & Melvin H. Van Woert. (1973). Choline and acetylcholine: Regional distribution and effect of degeneration of cholinergic nerve terminals in the rat hippocampus. Neuropharmacology. 12(9). 819–823. 57 indexed citations
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Sethy, Vimala H. & Melvin H. Van Woert. (1973). Effect of l-DOPA on brain acetylcholine and choline in rats. Neuropharmacology. 12(1). 27–31. 27 indexed citations
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Ambani, L. M. & Melvin H. Van Woert. (1972). Modification of the tremorigenic activity of physostigmine. British Journal of Pharmacology. 46(2). 344–347. 14 indexed citations
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Ambani, L. M., et al.. (1972). l‐Dihydroxyphenylalanine: Effect on levels of amino acids in rat brain1. Journal of Neurochemistry. 19(9). 2237–2239. 7 indexed citations
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Woert, Melvin H. Van & Malcolm B. Bowers. (1970). The effect of L-Dopa on monoamine metabolites in Parkinson's disease. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 26(2). 161–163. 55 indexed citations
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Woert, Melvin H. Van. (1968). Reduced Nicotinamide-Adenine Dinucleotide Oxidation by Melanin: Inhibition by Phenothiazines. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 129(1). 165–171. 17 indexed citations
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Woert, Melvin H. Van. (1968). Isolation of Chlorpromazine Pigments in Man. Nature. 219(5158). 1054–1056. 5 indexed citations
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Woert, Melvin H. Van. (1967). Proteus mirabilis enterocolitis following abdominal irradiation. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 12(7). 737–741. 1 indexed citations
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Woert, Melvin H. Van, Kedar N. Prasad, & Donald C. Borg. (1967). SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF SUBSTANTIA NIGRA PIGMENT IN HUMAN SUBJECTS*. Journal of Neurochemistry. 14(7). 707–716. 82 indexed citations
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Patten, Bernard M., et al.. (1964). Tremorine-induced Tremor Versus Extra-pyramidal Disease. Nature. 201(4922). 929–930. 11 indexed citations

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