P. D. Wall

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 813 citations indexed

About

P. D. Wall is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, P. D. Wall has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 813 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 5 papers in Physiology and 2 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in P. D. Wall's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (3 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (2 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (2 papers). P. D. Wall is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (3 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (2 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (2 papers). P. D. Wall collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Sweden. P. D. Wall's co-authors include CJ Woolf, Ronald Melzack, E. G. Merrill, Tony L. Yaksh, Chris Markham, S. J. Gibson, David Hubbard, Robert J. Blanchard, D. Caroline Blanchard and Stephen B. McMahon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

P. D. Wall

16 papers receiving 782 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.

Relative effectiveness of C primary afferent fibers of different origins in evoking a prolonged facilitation of the flexor reflex in the rat

1986 468 citations CJ Woolf, P. D. Wall Journal of Neuroscience profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. D. Wall United Kingdom	8	484	322	164	140	135	17	813
Chifuyu Takeshige Japan	20	567 1.2×	308 1.0×	173 1.1×	168 1.2×	196 1.5×	53	1.3k
David V. Reynolds Canada	3	682 1.4×	461 1.4×	266 1.6×	133 0.9×	142 1.1×	6	967
F. Cervero United Kingdom	14	732 1.5×	415 1.3×	157 1.0×	160 1.1×	170 1.3×	23	948
Bernard Calvino France	17	640 1.3×	380 1.2×	149 0.9×	155 1.1×	156 1.2×	46	983
Stuart D. Anderson United States	7	761 1.6×	517 1.6×	243 1.5×	117 0.8×	141 1.0×	8	963
Raymond Maciewicz United States	11	333 0.7×	277 0.9×	180 1.1×	94 0.7×	147 1.1×	19	711
Jean Marie Besson France	14	945 2.0×	661 2.1×	213 1.3×	194 1.4×	150 1.1×	14	1.3k
R.W. Clarke United Kingdom	19	648 1.3×	426 1.3×	99 0.6×	151 1.1×	184 1.4×	51	878
K. D. Gerhart United States	11	725 1.5×	358 1.1×	270 1.6×	159 1.1×	89 0.7×	12	904
Toshikatsu Yokota Japan	19	457 0.9×	334 1.0×	276 1.7×	113 0.8×	95 0.7×	55	889

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17 of 17 papers shown

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Wall, P. D., et al.. (2011). Can digital breast tomosynthesis offer an alternative to MRI in preoperative imaging of lobular carcinoma?. Breast Cancer Research. 13(S1). 4 indexed citations

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Yang, Mu, Hanna Augustsson, Chris Markham, et al.. (2004). The rat exposure test: a model of mouse defensive behaviors. Physiology & Behavior. 81(3). 465–473. 103 indexed citations

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Wall, P. D.. (1997). John Zachary Young (1907–1997). Trends in Neurosciences. 20(10). 433–435. 1 indexed citations

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Greaves, Malcolm W. & P. D. Wall. (1997). Pathophysiology of itching. The Lancet. 349(9045). 133–133. 6 indexed citations

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Wall, P. D.. (1993). Between input and output. Nature. 364(6438). 588–588. 2 indexed citations

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Wall, P. D., Terence J. Coderre, Yaakov Stern, & Zsuzsanna Wiesenfeld‐Hallin. (1988). Slow changes in the flexion reflex of the rat following arthritis or tenotomy. Brain Research. 447(2). 215–222. 14 indexed citations

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Woolf, CJ & P. D. Wall. (1986). Relative effectiveness of C primary afferent fibers of different origins in evoking a prolonged facilitation of the flexor reflex in the rat. Journal of Neuroscience. 6(5). 1433–1442. 468 indexed citations breakdown →

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McMahon, Stephen B., Eva Syková, P. D. Wall, C. J. Woolf, & S. J. Gibson. (1984). Neurogenic extravasation and substance P levels are low in muscle as compared to skin in the rat hindlimb. Neuroscience Letters. 52(3). 235–240. 63 indexed citations

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Gibson, S. J., et al.. (1983). Unilateral sciatic nerve section induces a significant increase of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in nerves of the ipsilateral dorsal horn of the rat. Regulatory Peptides. 6(3). 304–304. 4 indexed citations

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Wall, P. D.. (1982). Pain: A Spike-Interval Coded Message in the Brain. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 45(6). 573–573. 9 indexed citations

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Wall, P. D.. (1981). Alterations in the central nervous system after deafferentation. Pain. 11. S79–S79. 2 indexed citations

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O’Keefe, John & P. D. Wall. (1981). In pursuit of a self-conscious science. Nature. 292(5822). 479–479. 1 indexed citations

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Merrill, E. G., P. D. Wall, & Tony L. Yaksh. (1978). Properties of two unmyelinated fibre tracts of the central nervous system: lateral Lissauer tract, and parallel fibres of the cerebellum.. The Journal of Physiology. 284(1). 127–145. 60 indexed citations

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Wall, P. D. & Frederic W. Platt. (1978). Familial generalized lipodystrophy: a case report.. PubMed. 75(3). 142–4. 1 indexed citations

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Dostrovsky, J. O., et al.. (1977). Lack of effect of naloxone on pain perception in humans. Pain. 4(Supp C). 86–87.

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Melzack, Ronald & P. D. Wall. (1967). PAIN MECHANISMS. Survey of Anesthesiology. 11(2). 89???90–89???90. 61 indexed citations

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Wall, P. D. & Norman H. Horwitz. (1951). OBSERVATIONS ON THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTION OF STRYCHNINE. Journal of Neurophysiology. 14(4). 257–263. 14 indexed citations

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