N.J.M. Birdsall

17.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
160 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

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N.J.M. Birdsall is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, N.J.M. Birdsall has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Molecular Biology, 73 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 14 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in N.J.M. Birdsall's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (100 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (59 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (34 papers). N.J.M. Birdsall is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (100 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (59 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (34 papers). N.J.M. Birdsall collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Tanzania and United States. N.J.M. Birdsall's co-authors include Edward C. Hulme, A. S. V. Burgen, Sebastian Lazareno, Malcolm P. Caulfield, Noel J. Buckley, Christopher P. Berrie, Graham Warren, J. C. Metcalfe, James C. Metcalfe and Rudolf Hammer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

N.J.M. Birdsall

160 papers receiving 12.3k 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.

International Union of Pharmacology. XVII. Classification of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors

1998 1.2k citations N.J.M. Birdsall et al. profile →
Muscarinic Receptor Subtypes

1990 1.1k citations Edward C. Hulme, N.J.M. Birdsall et al. profile →
Pirenzepine distinguishes between different subclasses of muscarinic receptors

1980 1.1k citations N.J.M. Birdsall, A. S. V. Burgen et al. profile →
The Binding of Agonists to Brain Muscarinic Receptors

1978 577 citations N.J.M. Birdsall, A. S. V. Burgen et al. Molecular Pharmacology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
N.J.M. Birdsall United Kingdom	57	10.9k	7.0k	1.1k	877	781	160	13.6k
Eric A. Barnard United Kingdom	66	12.9k 1.2×	8.7k 1.2×	1.8k 1.7×	563 0.6×	1.2k 1.6×	337	19.9k
Catherine D. Strader United States	58	9.8k 0.9×	6.7k 0.9×	2.0k 1.9×	406 0.5×	614 0.8×	144	14.1k
Terry Kenakin United States	57	10.0k 0.9×	6.6k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	473 0.5×	889 1.1×	205	12.9k
J. Ramachandran United States	46	8.8k 0.8×	4.5k 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	302 0.3×	400 0.5×	163	12.5k
Roger K. Sunahara United States	59	15.7k 1.4×	10.2k 1.4×	992 0.9×	912 1.0×	784 1.0×	132	20.2k
Harel Weinstein United States	69	12.1k 1.1×	6.8k 1.0×	535 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	448 0.6×	374	16.7k
Brian S. Meldrum United Kingdom	71	7.9k 0.7×	13.7k 1.9×	2.0k 1.9×	734 0.8×	885 1.1×	279	19.5k
Ian J. Reynolds United States	63	8.2k 0.8×	5.9k 0.8×	2.5k 2.3×	557 0.6×	554 0.7×	166	13.9k
Perry B. Molinoff United States	58	7.2k 0.7×	6.8k 1.0×	1.9k 1.8×	287 0.3×	787 1.0×	170	12.6k
Ulrik Gether Denmark	60	9.9k 0.9×	7.7k 1.1×	629 0.6×	562 0.6×	519 0.7×	215	13.6k

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Mashanov, Gregory I., et al.. (2020). A method for imaging single molecules at the plasma membrane of live cells within tissue slices. The Journal of General Physiology. 153(1). 6 indexed citations

Weisenburger, S., Ashutosh Banerjee, Nirupam Purkayastha, et al.. (2016). Visualization and ligand-induced modulation of dopamine receptor dimerization at the single molecule level. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 33233–33233. 80 indexed citations

Lin, Daniel C.-H., Qi Guo, Jian Luo, et al.. (2012). Identification and Pharmacological Characterization of Multiple Allosteric Binding Sites on the Free Fatty Acid 1 Receptor. Molecular Pharmacology. 82(5). 843–859. 100 indexed citations

Baig, Asma, Gregory I. Mashanov, B. Birdsall, et al.. (2010). Formation and dissociation of M ₁ muscarinic receptor dimers seen by total internal reflection fluorescence imaging of single molecules. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(6). 2693–2698. 313 indexed citations

Chan, Wai‐Yee, David L. McKinzie, Suchira Bose, et al.. (2008). Allosteric modulation of the muscarinic M ₄ receptor as an approach to treating schizophrenia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(31). 10978–10983. 170 indexed citations

Lazareno, Sebastian & N.J.M. Birdsall. (2000). Reply: effect of radioligand contamination on the analysis of homologous competition experiments. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 21(5). 169–169. 1 indexed citations

Lazareno, Sebastian, Parviz Gharagozloo, Donald R. Kuonen, Angela Popham, & N.J.M. Birdsall. (1998). Subtype-Selective Positive Cooperative Interactions between Brucine Analogues and Acetylcholine at Muscarinic Receptors: Radioligand Binding Studies. Molecular Pharmacology. 53(3). 573–589. 106 indexed citations

Levine, Ruth R. & N.J.M. Birdsall. (1997). Subtypes of muscarinic receptors : proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Subtypes of Muscarinic Receptors, November 12-15, 1996, Vienna, Virginia, USA. Elsevier eBooks. 1 indexed citations

Lazareno, Sebastian, et al.. (1996). The affinity of adenosine for the high- and low-affinity states of the human adenosine A1 receptor. European Journal of Pharmacology. 309(1). 111–114. 18 indexed citations

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Court, J.A., Elaine K. Perry, Dean Spurden, et al.. (1995). The role of the cholinergic system in the development of the human cerebellum. Developmental Brain Research. 90(1-2). 159–167. 53 indexed citations

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Matsui, H., Sebastian Lazareno, & N.J.M. Birdsall. (1995). Probing of the location of the allosteric site on m1 muscarinic receptors by site-directed mutagenesis.. Molecular Pharmacology. 47(1). 88–98. 121 indexed citations

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Lazareno, Sebastian & N.J.M. Birdsall. (1993). Estimation of competitive antagonist affinity from functional inhibition curves using the Gaddum, Schild and Cheng‐Prusoíf equations. British Journal of Pharmacology. 109(4). 1110–1119. 143 indexed citations

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Pedder, E.K., et al.. (1991). Modulation of the structure‐binding relationships of antagonists for muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes. British Journal of Pharmacology. 103(2). 1561–1567. 52 indexed citations

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Wheatley, Mark, Edward C. Hulme, N.J.M. Birdsall, et al.. (1988). Peptide mapping studies on muscarinic receptors: receptor structure and location of the ligand binding site.. PubMed. Suppl. 19–24. 17 indexed citations

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Schudt, Christian, et al.. (1988). The binding of [3H]telenzepine to muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in calf forebrain. European Journal of Pharmacology. 145(1). 87–90. 22 indexed citations

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Birdsall, N.J.M., et al.. (1983). The effects of p‐chloromercuribenzoate on muscarinic receptors in the cerebral cortex. British Journal of Pharmacology. 80(1). 187–196. 16 indexed citations

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Birdsall, N.J.M.. (1981). Drug Receptors and Their Effectors. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 20 indexed citations

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Birdsall, N.J.M., A. S. V. Burgen, Edward C. Hulme, & James W. Wells. (1979). THE EFFECTS OF IONS ON THE BINDING OF AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS TO MUSCARINIC RECEPTORS. British Journal of Pharmacology. 67(3). 371–377. 56 indexed citations

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Warren, Graham, et al.. (1974). Reconstitution of a Calcium Pump Using Defined Membrane Components. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 71(3). 622–626. 345 indexed citations

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Birdsall, N.J.M., et al.. (1971). Purine N-oxides—XL. Tetrahedron. 27(24). 5969–5978. 15 indexed citations

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