Michael E. Corcoran

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Michael E. Corcoran is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael E. Corcoran has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 38 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 28 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Michael E. Corcoran's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (75 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (33 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (27 papers). Michael E. Corcoran is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (75 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (33 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (27 papers). Michael E. Corcoran collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Israel. Michael E. Corcoran's co-authors include Hans C. Fibiger, Jun Wada, Stephen T. Mason, David C. S. Roberts, Donald P. Cain, James A. McCaughran, Darren K. Hannesson, Mitsumoto Sato, Paul Mohapel and Deborah M. Saucier and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Neuroscience and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Michael E. Corcoran

105 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

On the role of ascending catecholaminergic systems in int... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 200 400 600
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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. On the role of ascending catecholaminergic systems in intravenous self-administration of cocaine
    1977 629 citations Michael E. Corcoran et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael E. Corcoran Canada 35 3.3k 1.2k 1.1k 1.1k 384 105 4.0k
Wilkie A. Wilson United States 38 3.7k 1.1× 1.6k 1.4× 1.4k 1.3× 515 0.5× 520 1.4× 83 4.8k
Michael S. Lidow United States 42 2.6k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 1.6k 1.4× 667 0.6× 201 0.5× 68 4.5k
Renato Corradetti Italy 31 3.3k 1.0× 963 0.8× 1.9k 1.7× 366 0.3× 258 0.7× 92 4.5k
Patricia M. Whitaker‐Azmitia United States 35 2.1k 0.6× 936 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 397 0.4× 327 0.9× 68 4.5k
W. McIntyre Burnham Canada 39 2.9k 0.9× 839 0.7× 1.5k 1.3× 1.4k 1.3× 189 0.5× 156 5.1k
G K Aghajanian United States 35 4.0k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 2.1k 1.9× 362 0.3× 345 0.9× 43 5.6k
M A Geyer United States 21 2.3k 0.7× 979 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 552 0.5× 279 0.7× 31 3.7k
Marguerite Vergnes France 40 4.3k 1.3× 1.8k 1.5× 1.7k 1.5× 1.7k 1.6× 115 0.3× 127 5.5k
Mirjana Carli Italy 40 2.9k 0.9× 1.7k 1.5× 1.4k 1.2× 607 0.6× 393 1.0× 67 4.5k
Heinz Steiner United States 34 3.0k 0.9× 873 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 486 0.5× 499 1.3× 79 4.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael E. Corcoran

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael E. Corcoran

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Corcoran, Michael E., et al.. (2010). Susceptibility of brainstem to kindling and transfer to the forebrain. Epilepsia. 51(9). 1736–1744. 12 indexed citations
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Hannesson, Darren K., Michael S. Pollock, John G. Howland, et al.. (2008). Amygdaloid kindling is anxiogenic but fails to alter object recognition or spatial working memory in rats. Epilepsy & Behavior. 13(1). 52–61. 24 indexed citations
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Jiang, Wen, Aaron H. Sheerin, Shaoping Ji, et al.. (2005). Involvement of extracellular regulated kinase and p38 kinase in hippocampal seizure tolerance. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 81(4). 581–588. 48 indexed citations
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Hannesson, Darren K., et al.. (2004). The relation between extent of dorsal hippocampal kindling and delayed-match-to-place performance in the Morris water maze. Epilepsy Research. 58(2-3). 145–154. 9 indexed citations
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Sheerin, Aaron H., et al.. (2004). Further evidence for a role of the anterior claustrum in epileptogenesis. Neuroscience. 125(1). 57–62. 15 indexed citations
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Hannesson, Darren K., Paul Mohapel, & Michael E. Corcoran. (2001). Dorsal hippocampal kindling selectively impairs spatial learning/short‐term memory. Hippocampus. 11(3). 275–286. 31 indexed citations
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Mohapel, Paul, Xia Zhang, Jennifer Chlan‐Fourney, et al.. (2001). Kindling of claustrum and insular cortex: comparison to perirhinal cortex in the rat. European Journal of Neuroscience. 13(8). 1501–1519. 32 indexed citations
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Mohapel, Paul, et al.. (2000). Mossy fiber sprouting is dissociated from kindling of generalized seizures in the guinea-pig. Neuroreport. 11(13). 2897–2901. 16 indexed citations
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Mohapel, Paul, et al.. (2000). Claustral Lesions Delay Amygdaloid Kindling in the Rat. Epilepsia. 41(9). 1095–1101. 17 indexed citations
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Mohapel, Paul, et al.. (1998). Dissociation between mossy fiber sprouting and rapid kindling with low-frequency stimulation of the amygdala. Brain Research. 781(1-2). 37–44. 24 indexed citations
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Mohapel, Paul, et al.. (1997). The effects of fimbria/fornix transections on perforant path kindling and mossy fiber sprouting. Brain Research. 778(1). 186–193. 16 indexed citations
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Hannesson, Darren K., et al.. (1997). Time course of mossy fiber sprouting following bilateral transection of the fimbria/fornix. Neuroreport. 8(9). 2299–2303. 10 indexed citations
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Kirkby, R. Duncan, et al.. (1995). Further characterization of kindling antagonism. Epilepsy Research. 21(2). 115–124. 5 indexed citations
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Pelletier, Marc R., et al.. (1994). Pathway specificity of noradrenergic plasticity in the dentate gyrus. Hippocampus. 4(2). 181–188. 27 indexed citations
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McNamara, Robert K., et al.. (1993). Differential effects of kindling and kindled seizures on place learning in the morris water maze. Hippocampus. 3(2). 149–152. 45 indexed citations
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Saucier, Deborah M. & Michael E. Corcoran. (1992). Characteristics of dorsal and ventral striatal kindling in rats. Epilepsy Research. 11(2). 131–139. 7 indexed citations
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Corcoran, Michael E., et al.. (1992). Reinforcing and punishing consequences of kindling. Epilepsy Research. 13(3). 179–186. 9 indexed citations
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Grace, Gloria M., Michael E. Corcoran, & Ronald W. Skelton. (1990). Kindling with stimulation of the dentate gyrus. II. Effects on evoked field potentials. Brain Research. 509(2). 257–265. 15 indexed citations
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Cain, Donald P., et al.. (1989). Urethane anesthesia blocks the development and expression of kindled seizures. Life Sciences. 44(17). 1201–1206. 23 indexed citations

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