Michael A. Collins

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
111 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

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Michael A. Collins is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Collins has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 35 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Collins's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (33 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (17 papers) and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (13 papers). Michael A. Collins is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (33 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (17 papers) and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (13 papers). Michael A. Collins collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Michael A. Collins's co-authors include Edward J. Neafsey, Gerald Cohen, Thomas D. Corso, Thomas C. Origitano, Kazuo Matsubara, Debra A. Gearhart, George E. Drucker, Nuzhath F. Tajuddin, Christine L. Melchior and K. Raikoff and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Collins

109 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Alkaloids from Catecholamines in Adrenal Tissue: Possible Role in Alcoholism

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael A. Collins United States	33	1.4k	1.4k	757	530	504	111	3.8k
Hans Rommelspacher Germany	43	2.5k 1.7×	2.3k 1.7×	918 1.2×	635 1.2×	111 0.2×	178	5.4k
P. C. Waldmeier Switzerland	40	2.8k 1.9×	2.3k 1.7×	890 1.2×	244 0.5×	210 0.4×	155	5.2k
K. Magyar Hungary	30	944 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	666 0.9×	241 0.5×	247 0.5×	192	3.3k
Pamela S. Puttfarcken United States	29	2.0k 1.4×	2.7k 2.0×	410 0.5×	324 0.6×	649 1.3×	43	5.3k
Toshiaki Kume Japan	41	1.6k 1.1×	3.0k 2.2×	816 1.1×	265 0.5×	906 1.8×	166	5.9k
Andrea M. Cesura Switzerland	31	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	472 0.6×	264 0.5×	188 0.4×	81	3.3k
Wakako Maruyama Japan	46	2.0k 1.4×	1.9k 1.4×	1.9k 2.6×	377 0.7×	424 0.8×	111	5.3k
Theodore L. Sourkes Canada	40	2.0k 1.4×	1.6k 1.1×	922 1.2×	249 0.5×	213 0.4×	258	5.5k
Lee A. Phebus United States	33	1.6k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	398 0.5×	182 0.3×	561 1.1×	53	3.6k
Orly Weinreb Israel	41	1.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	1.4k 1.8×	490 0.9×	912 1.8×	103	6.4k

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Lukkes, Jodi L., M. Sullivan, Nathan Cunningham, et al.. (2025). A haploinsufficiency restoration strategy corrects neurobehavioral deficits in Nf1+/– mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(13). 1 indexed citations

Tajuddin, Nuzhath F., et al.. (2021). Moderate blood alcohol and brain neurovulnerability: Selective depletion of calcium‐independent phospholipase A2, omega‐3 docosahexaenoic acid, and its synaptamide derivative as a potential harbinger of deficits in anti‐inflammatory reserve. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 45(12). 2506–2517. 3 indexed citations

Mitchell, Robert M., Nuzhath F. Tajuddin, Edward M. Campbell, Edward J. Neafsey, & Michael A. Collins. (2016). Ethanol preconditioning of rat cerebellar cultures targets NMDA receptors to the synapse and enhances peroxiredoxin 2 expression. Brain Research. 1642. 163–169. 7 indexed citations

Tajuddin, Nuzhath F., Kwan–Hoon Moon, S. Alex Marshall, et al.. (2014). Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration in Adult Rat Brain from Binge Ethanol Exposure: Abrogation by Docosahexaenoic Acid. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e101223–e101223. 70 indexed citations

Collins, Michael A., Kwan–Hoon Moon, Nuzhath F. Tajuddin, Edward J. Neafsey, & Hee‐Yong Kim. (2012). Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) Prevents Binge Ethanol-Dependent Aquaporin-4 Elevations While Inhibiting Neurodegeneration: Experiments in Rat Adult-Age Entorhino-Hippocampal Slice Cultures. Neurotoxicity Research. 23(1). 105–110. 18 indexed citations

Arnold, Scott M., Michael A. Collins, Cynthia A. Graham, et al.. (2012). Risk assessment for consumer exposure to toluene diisocyanate (TDI) derived from polyurethane flexible foam. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 64(3). 504–515. 26 indexed citations

Storch, Alexander, Debra A. Gearhart, Joseph Warren Beach, et al.. (2004). Dopamine transporter‐mediated cytotoxicity of β‐carbolinium derivatives related to Parkinson's disease: relationship to transporter‐dependent uptake. Journal of Neurochemistry. 89(3). 685–694. 41 indexed citations

Collins, Michael A. & Edward J. Neafsey. (2002). Potential neurotoxic “agents provocateurs” in Parkinson's disease. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 24(5). 571–577. 28 indexed citations

Belmadani, Abdelhak, et al.. (2001). Ethanol pre-exposure suppresses HIV-1 glycoprotein 120-induced neuronal degeneration by abrogating endogenous glutamate/Ca2+-mediated neurotoxicity. Neuroscience. 104(3). 769–781. 35 indexed citations

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Storch, Alexander & Michael A. Collins. (2000). Neurotoxic Factors in Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders. 42 indexed citations

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Corso, Thomas D., et al.. (1998). Brain Neuronal Degeneration Caused by Episodic Alcohol Intoxication in Rats: Effects of Nimodipine, 6,7‐Dinitro‐quinoxaline‐2,3‐dione, and MK‐801. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 22(1). 217–224. 22 indexed citations

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Neafsey, Edward J., et al.. (1995). Methyl-β-carbolinium analogs of MPP+ cause nigrostriatal toxicity after substantia nigra injections in rats. Brain Research. 675(1-2). 279–288. 43 indexed citations

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Collins, Michael A., et al.. (1992). Indole-N-methylated β-carbolinium ions as potential brain-bioactivated neurotoxins. Brain Research. 570(1-2). 154–160. 75 indexed citations

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Evans, J.G., Michael A. Collins, Brian G. Lake, & W. H. Butler. (1992). The Histology and Development of Hepatic Nodules and Carcinoma in C3H/He and C57BL/6 Mice Following Chronic Phenobarbitone Administration. Toxicologic Pathology. 20(4). 585–594. 24 indexed citations

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Matsubara, Kazuo, Edward J. Neafsey, & Michael A. Collins. (1992). Novel S‐Adenosylmethionine‐Dependent Indole‐N‐Methylation of β‐Carbolines in Brain Particulate Fractions. Journal of Neurochemistry. 59(2). 511–518. 41 indexed citations

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Collins, Michael A., et al.. (1990). Brain and Plasma Tetrahydroisoquinolines in Rats: Effects of Chronic Ethanol Intake and Diet. Journal of Neurochemistry. 55(5). 1507–1514. 30 indexed citations

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Collins, Michael A.. (1985). Aldehyde adducts in alcoholism. 26 indexed citations

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Collins, Michael A. & Thomas C. Origitano. (1983). Catecholamine‐Derived Tetrahydroisoquinolines: O‐Methylation Patterns and Regional Brain Distribution Following Intraventricular Administration in Rats. Journal of Neurochemistry. 41(6). 1569–1575. 17 indexed citations

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Collins, Michael A.. (1982). A possible neurochemical mechanism for brain and nerve damage associated with chronic alcoholism. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 3. 373–375. 47 indexed citations

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Lake, Brian G., Michael A. Collins, R A Harris, et al.. (1982). Studies on the metabolism of dimethylnitrosaminein vitroby rat-liver preparations.: I. Comparison with mixed-function oxidase enzymes. Xenobiotica. 12(7). 435–445. 22 indexed citations

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