P. W. Nathan

5.9k total citations
84 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

P. W. Nathan is a scholar working on Physiology, Neurology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, P. W. Nathan has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Physiology, 15 papers in Neurology and 11 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in P. W. Nathan's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (20 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (9 papers) and Neurology and Historical Studies (6 papers). P. W. Nathan is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (20 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (9 papers) and Neurology and Historical Studies (6 papers). P. W. Nathan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ghana and United States. P. W. Nathan's co-authors include MARION C. SMITH, M.R. Dimitrijević, T. A. Sears, John Andrew, L. Loh, M. R. Smith, Patrick D. Wall, Albert W. Cook, John A. Bates and J. D. Spillane and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Brain.

In The Last Decade

P. W. Nathan

83 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P. W. Nathan United Kingdom 40 961 951 726 698 697 84 4.0k
Blaine S. Nashold United States 33 983 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 971 1.3× 530 0.8× 1.1k 1.6× 163 4.4k
Ulf Lindblom Sweden 37 1.1k 1.1× 2.2k 2.3× 615 0.8× 928 1.3× 629 0.9× 77 4.8k
David Bowsher United Kingdom 28 796 0.8× 1.3k 1.4× 347 0.5× 466 0.7× 291 0.4× 75 2.9k
Frederick W. L. Kerr United States 35 618 0.6× 919 1.0× 847 1.2× 418 0.6× 374 0.5× 60 3.1k
J. Gybels Belgium 31 1.3k 1.3× 1.5k 1.5× 274 0.4× 713 1.0× 237 0.3× 106 3.5k
David Bowsher United Kingdom 32 721 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 352 0.5× 455 0.7× 221 0.3× 79 2.7k
Bhagwan T. Shahani United States 34 1.6k 1.7× 529 0.6× 503 0.7× 963 1.4× 467 0.7× 84 4.1k
Bengt H. Sjölund Sweden 26 409 0.4× 1.1k 1.2× 421 0.6× 538 0.8× 686 1.0× 57 3.1k
J. L. Ochoa United States 30 779 0.8× 1.6k 1.7× 160 0.2× 903 1.3× 675 1.0× 55 3.8k
Alan J. McComas Canada 51 1.4k 1.4× 813 0.9× 376 0.5× 1.6k 2.3× 679 1.0× 156 8.8k

Countries citing papers authored by P. W. Nathan

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of P. W. Nathan's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by P. W. Nathan with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites P. W. Nathan more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by P. W. Nathan

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by P. W. Nathan. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by P. W. Nathan. The network helps show where P. W. Nathan may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. W. Nathan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of P. W. Nathan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of P. W. Nathan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with P. W. Nathan. P. W. Nathan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Nathan, P. W., et al.. (1996). Vestibulospinal, reticulospinal and descending propriospinal nerve fibres in man. Brain. 119(6). 1809–1833. 164 indexed citations
2.
Nathan, P. W., et al.. (1990). THE CORTICOSPINAL TRACTS IN MAN. Brain. 113(2). 303–324. 200 indexed citations
3.
Nathan, P. W.. (1989). The sympathetic system and pain.. PubMed. 4(1). 11–5. 7 indexed citations
4.
Nathan, P. W.. (1985). Success in surgery may not require cutting the tracts. Pain. 22(3). 317–319. 5 indexed citations
5.
Nathan, P. W.. (1985). Pain and nociception in the clinical context. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 308(1136). 219–226. 50 indexed citations
6.
Loh, L., P. W. Nathan, & G D Schott. (1981). Pain due to lesions of central nervous system removed by sympathetic block.. BMJ. 282(6269). 1026–1028. 40 indexed citations
7.
Nathan, P. W.. (1978). Chlorprothixene (taractan) in post-herpetic neuralgia and other severe chronic pains. Pain. 5(4). 367–371. 28 indexed citations
8.
Nathan, P. W.. (1975). Behavioural Neurology. BMJ. 3(5974). 47.2–47. 54 indexed citations
9.
Nathan, P. W. & Patrick D. Wall. (1974). Treatment of Post-Herpetic Neuralgia by Prolonged Electric Stimulation. BMJ. 3(5932). 645–647. 81 indexed citations
10.
Nathan, P. W. & MARION C. SMITH. (1973). EFFECTS OF TWO UNILATERAL CORDOTOMIES ON THE MOTILITY OF THE LOWER LIMBS. Brain. 96(3). 471–494. 67 indexed citations
11.
Nathan, P. W.. (1970). The action of diazepam in neurological disorders with excessive motor activity. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 10(1). 33–50. 10 indexed citations
12.
Nathan, P. W.. (1967). WHEN IS AN ANECDOTE?. The Lancet. 290(7516). 607–607. 11 indexed citations
13.
Andrew, John & P. W. Nathan. (1965). The Cerebral Control of Micturition. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 58(7). 553–555. 33 indexed citations
14.
Nathan, P. W. & T. A. Sears. (1963). The susceptibility of nerve fibres to analgesics. Anaesthesia. 18(4). 467–476. 12 indexed citations
15.
Nathan, P. W. & T. A. Sears. (1962). Differential nerve block by sodium‐free and sodium‐deficient solutions. The Journal of Physiology. 164(3). 375–394. 25 indexed citations
16.
Nathan, P. W.. (1959). INTRATHECAL PHENOL TO RELIEVE SPASTICITY IN PARAPLEGIA. The Lancet. 274(7112). 1099–1102. 53 indexed citations
17.
Nathan, P. W.. (1954). PRIMIDONE IN THE TREATMENT OF NON-IDIOPATHIC EPILEPSY. The Lancet. 263(6801). 21–22. 11 indexed citations
18.
Nathan, P. W.. (1954). SELECTION OF FUTURE DOCTORS LESSONS FROM THE PAST. The Lancet. 264(6835). 407–409. 1 indexed citations
19.
Nathan, P. W.. (1952). MICTURITION REFLEXES IN MAN. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 15(3). 148–149. 13 indexed citations
20.
Nathan, P. W.. (1952). THERMAL SENSATION IN THE BLADDER. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 15(3). 150–151. 27 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Blaine S. Nashold Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ulf Lindblom Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by David Bowsher Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Frederick W. L. Kerr Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by J. Gybels Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by David Bowsher Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Bhagwan T. Shahani Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Bengt H. Sjölund Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by J. L. Ochoa Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Alan J. McComas
Rankless by CCL
2026