Michael Spedding

32.5k total citations · 10 hit papers
231 papers, 24.4k citations indexed

About

Michael Spedding is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Spedding has authored 231 papers receiving a total of 24.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Molecular Biology, 108 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 35 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Michael Spedding's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (77 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (55 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (35 papers). Michael Spedding is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (77 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (55 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (35 papers). Michael Spedding collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and United States. Michael Spedding's co-authors include Anthony J. Harmar, William A. Catterall, Florian Hofmann, George A. Gutman, K. George Chandy, David E. Clapham, D. R. Abernethy, S P H Alexander, Adam J Pawson and Joanna L Sharman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Michael Spedding

229 papers receiving 23.8k citations

Hit Papers

International Union of Ph... 1993 2026 2004 2015 2003 2017 2015 2006 2013 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
What are hit papers?

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. International Union of Pharmacology: Approaches to the Nomenclature of Voltage-Gated Ion Channels
    2003 6.0k citations William A. Catterall, Anthony J. Harmar et al. profile →
  2. The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2018: updates and expansion to encompass the new guide to IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
    2017 1.5k citations Simon D Harding, Joanna L Sharman et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  3. The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2016: towards curated quantitative interactions between 1300 protein targets and 6000 ligands
    2015 933 citations Christopher Southan, Joanna L Sharman et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  4. Functional Selectivity and Classical Concepts of Quantitative Pharmacology
    2006 883 citations Arthur Christopoulos, Michael Spedding et al. profile →
  5. The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY: an expert-driven knowledgebase of drug targets and their ligands
    2013 777 citations Adam J Pawson, Joanna L Sharman et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  6. Anti-inflammatory actions of steroids: molecular mechanisms
    1993 584 citations Michael Spedding et al. profile →
  7. The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2013/14: G Protein‐Coupled Receptors
    2013 511 citations S P H Alexander, Elena Faccenda et al. British Journal of Pharmacology profile →
  8. THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2019/20: Introduction and Other Protein Targets
    2019 397 citations S P H Alexander, Eamonn Kelly et al. British Journal of Pharmacology profile →
  9. Promoting the clearance of neurotoxic proteins in neurodegenerative disorders of ageing
    2018 394 citations Alexandre Henriques, Michael Spedding et al. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery profile →
  10. The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2024
    2023 103 citations Simon D Harding, Jane F Armstrong et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Michael Spedding 11.7k 8.4k 3.4k 2.5k 2.0k 231 24.4k
Anthony J. Harmar 7.9k 0.7× 8.8k 1.0× 3.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 133 18.7k
S P H Alexander 9.9k 0.9× 5.3k 0.6× 3.3k 1.0× 4.6k 1.8× 1.9k 0.9× 244 23.2k
Bertil B. Fredholm 13.9k 1.2× 12.8k 1.5× 4.8k 1.4× 3.1k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 528 36.2k
Michael A. Moskowitz 12.8k 1.1× 7.6k 0.9× 7.7k 2.3× 1.3k 0.5× 2.6k 1.3× 230 35.7k
Miles D. Houslay 19.8k 1.7× 4.4k 0.5× 3.4k 1.0× 4.8k 1.9× 2.3k 1.1× 414 25.6k
Jackie D. Corbin 15.1k 1.3× 3.4k 0.4× 3.9k 1.2× 2.1k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 261 22.6k
Nobutaka Hattori 15.5k 1.3× 10.6k 1.3× 7.5k 2.2× 1.3k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 42.6k
Graeme Milligan 21.1k 1.8× 11.8k 1.4× 2.8k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 555 27.7k
Angus C. Nairn 26.5k 2.3× 14.2k 1.7× 5.6k 1.7× 1.7k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 478 39.4k
Eng H. Lo 12.1k 1.0× 4.7k 0.6× 3.7k 1.1× 1.0k 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 470 35.9k

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All Works

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Harding, Simon D, Jane F Armstrong, Elena Faccenda, et al.. (2025). The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2026. Nucleic Acids Research. 54(D1). D1446–D1456. 2 indexed citations
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Lunghi, Giulia, Erika Di Biase, Alexandre Henriques, et al.. (2023). GM1 ganglioside exerts protective effects against glutamate‐excitotoxicity via its oligosaccharide in wild‐type and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis motor neurons. FEBS Open Bio. 13(12). 2324–2341. 6 indexed citations
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Connolly, Christopher N., S P H Alexander, Jamie A. Davies, & Michael Spedding. (2022). Environmental pharmacology—Dosing the environment: IUPHAR review 36. British Journal of Pharmacology. 179(23). 5172–5179. 2 indexed citations
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Harding, Simon D, Jane F Armstrong, Elena Faccenda, et al.. (2021). The IUPHAR/BPS guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2022: curating pharmacology for COVID-19, malaria and antibacterials. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(D1). D1282–D1294. 102 indexed citations
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Alexander, S P H, Jane F Armstrong, Anthony P. Davenport, et al.. (2020). A rational roadmap for SARS‐CoV‐2/COVID‐19 pharmacotherapeutic research and development: IUPHAR Review 29. British Journal of Pharmacology. 177(21). 4942–4966. 49 indexed citations
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Alexander, S P H, Eamonn Kelly, Alistair Mathie, et al.. (2019). THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2019/20: Introduction and Other Protein Targets.. Apollo (University of Cambridge).
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Alexander, S P H, Eamonn Kelly, Alistair Mathie, et al.. (2019). THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2019/20: Introduction and Other Protein Targets. British Journal of Pharmacology. 176(S1). S1–S20. 397 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alexander, S P H, Eamonn Kelly, Neil V. Marrion, et al.. (2017). THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2017/18: Overview. British Journal of Pharmacology. 174(S1). S1–S16. 261 indexed citations
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Alexander, S P H, Eamonn Kelly, Neil V. Marrion, et al.. (2015). The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2015/16: Overview. British Journal of Pharmacology. 172(24). 5729–5743. 213 indexed citations
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Schwarz, Adam J., Natalia Gass, Alexander Sartorius, et al.. (2013). Anti-Correlated Cortical Networks of Intrinsic Connectivity in the Rat Brain. Brain Connectivity. 3(5). 503–511. 45 indexed citations
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Alexander, S P H, Helen E. Benson, Elena Faccenda, et al.. (2013). The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2013/14: Catalytic Receptors. British Journal of Pharmacology. 170(8). 1676–1705. 208 indexed citations
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Alexander, S P H, Helen E. Benson, Elena Faccenda, et al.. (2013). The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2013/14: Overview. British Journal of Pharmacology. 170(8). 1449–1458. 155 indexed citations
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Godsil, Bill P., J. Kiss, Michael Spedding, & Thérèse M. Jay. (2013). The hippocampal–prefrontal pathway: The weak link in psychiatric disorders?. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 23(10). 1165–1181. 344 indexed citations
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Liang, Kun, Shailesh Gupta, Géraldine Favrais, et al.. (2009). The AMPA receptor positive allosteric modulator, S18986, is neuroprotective against neonatal excitotoxic and inflammatory brain damage through BDNF synthesis. Neuropharmacology. 57(3). 277–286. 24 indexed citations
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Spedding, Michael & Pierre Gressèns. (2008). Neurotrophins and Cytokines in Neuronal Plasticity. Novartis Foundation symposium. 289. 222–237. 61 indexed citations
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Agid, Yves, György Buzsáki, David M. Diamond, et al.. (2007). How can drug discovery for psychiatric disorders be improved?. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 6(3). 189–201. 178 indexed citations
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Shouman, Basma, R Fontaine, Olivier Baud, et al.. (2006). Endocannabinoids potently protect the newborn brain against AMPA‐kainate receptor‐mediated excitotoxic damage. British Journal of Pharmacology. 148(4). 442–451. 55 indexed citations
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Spedding, Michael, et al.. (1979). Inhibition of peripheral sympathetic function by alpha-monofluoromethyldopa, an irreversible inhibitor of aromatic amino acid decarboxylase [proceedings].. PubMed Central. 67(3). 461P–461P. 1 indexed citations
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Spedding, Michael. (1977). A modified guinea-pig stomach preparation [proceedings].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 61(1). 155P–156P. 1 indexed citations

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