Patrick M. Dougherty

17.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
213 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

About

Patrick M. Dougherty is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick M. Dougherty has authored 213 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Physiology, 73 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 59 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Patrick M. Dougherty's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (129 papers), Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology (57 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (36 papers). Patrick M. Dougherty is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (129 papers), Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology (57 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (36 papers). Patrick M. Dougherty collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Patrick M. Dougherty's co-authors include William D. Willis, Juan P. Cata, Susan M. Carlton, Han‐Rong Weng, Yan Li, Jessica A. Boyette-Davis, Hongmei Zhang, Christopher J. Garrison, Jiřı́ Paleček and Haijun Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Neuron and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Patrick M. Dougherty

206 papers receiving 12.2k 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.

Spatial transcriptomics of dorsal root ganglia identifies molecular signatures of human nociceptors

2022 217 citations Diana Tavares‐Ferreira, Stephanie Shiers et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick M. Dougherty United States	69	7.3k	3.9k	3.5k	2.5k	2.0k	213	12.5k
Gary J. Bennett United States	63	12.9k 1.8×	5.7k 1.5×	2.2k 0.6×	3.1k 1.2×	2.7k 1.4×	130	17.4k
Giuseppe Lauria Italy	62	7.4k 1.0×	3.6k 0.9×	799 0.2×	2.4k 1.0×	6.3k 3.2×	250	14.3k
Marzia Malcangio United Kingdom	59	6.7k 0.9×	5.0k 1.3×	593 0.2×	2.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	150	11.4k
Sandra R. Chaplan United States	34	8.1k 1.1×	4.2k 1.1×	503 0.1×	3.1k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	73	11.3k
Joseph R. Ghilardi United States	52	5.2k 0.7×	2.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.3×	2.5k 1.0×	436 0.2×	70	8.0k
Erin D. Milligan United States	44	6.6k 0.9×	3.9k 1.0×	535 0.2×	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	85	9.5k
Kazuhide Inoue Japan	69	8.5k 1.2×	6.9k 1.8×	695 0.2×	4.8k 1.9×	1.4k 0.7×	290	19.7k
Yong‐Jing Gao China	48	5.5k 0.8×	3.1k 0.8×	499 0.1×	1.9k 0.8×	755 0.4×	114	8.5k
Prisca Honoré United States	47	5.0k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	678 0.2×	2.5k 1.0×	394 0.2×	126	8.5k
Koichi Noguchi Japan	62	7.4k 1.0×	5.7k 1.5×	268 0.1×	2.9k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	197	12.4k

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Patel, Ishan, et al.. (2025). The human spinothalamic tract: lessons from cordotomy. Brain Communications. 7(3). fcaf237–fcaf237.

Dolkas, Jennifer, Andrei V. Chernov, Tony L. Yaksh, et al.. (2024). Cholesterol-dependent LXR transcription factor activity represses pronociceptive effects of estrogen in sensory neurons and pain induced by myelin basic protein fragments. Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health. 38. 100757–100757. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yan, Megan L. Uhelski, Robert Y. North, et al.. (2024). Tomivosertib reduces ectopic activity in dorsal root ganglion neurons from patients with radiculopathy. Brain. 147(9). 2991–2997. 5 indexed citations

Lenz, Frederick A., et al.. (2024). Neuroscience of the human thalamus related to acute pain and chronic “thalamic” pain. Journal of Neurophysiology. 132(6). 1756–1778. 2 indexed citations

Tavares‐Ferreira, Diana, Stephanie Shiers, Pradipta Ray, et al.. (2022). Spatial transcriptomics of dorsal root ganglia identifies molecular signatures of human nociceptors. Science Translational Medicine. 14(632). eabj8186–eabj8186. 217 indexed citations breakdown →

Ray, Pradipta, Stephanie Shiers, James P. Caruso, et al.. (2022). RNA profiling of human dorsal root ganglia reveals sex differences in mechanisms promoting neuropathic pain. Brain. 146(2). 749–766. 73 indexed citations

Cata, Juan P., Michael J. Lacagnina, Ayşegül Görür, et al.. (2021). A rat model to investigate quality of recovery after abdominal surgery. PAIN Reports. 6(2). e943–e943. 4 indexed citations

Shiers, Stephanie, Pradipta Ray, Andi Wangzhou, et al.. (2020). ACE2 and SCARF expression in human dorsal root ganglion nociceptors: implications for SARS-CoV-2 virus neurological effects. Pain. 161(11). 2494–2501. 82 indexed citations

Gorniak, Stacey L., et al.. (2020). Sex-based differences and aging in tactile function loss in persons with type 2 diabetes. PLoS ONE. 15(11). e0242199–e0242199. 7 indexed citations

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Viswanathan, Ashwin, Aditya Vedantam, Loretta A. Williams, et al.. (2020). Percutaneous Cordotomy for Pain Palliation in Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study Protocol. Neurosurgery. 87(2). 394–402. 6 indexed citations

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Cata, Juan P., Ayşegül Görür, Megan L. Uhelski, et al.. (2019). Persistent and Chronic Postoperative Opioid Use in a Cohort of Patients with Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Pain Medicine. 21(5). 1061–1067. 18 indexed citations

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Megat, Salim, Pradipta Ray, Jamie K. Moy, et al.. (2018). Nociceptor Translational Profiling Reveals the Ragulator-Rag GTPase Complex as a Critical Generator of Neuropathic Pain. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(3). 393–411. 87 indexed citations

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Flatters, Sarah J.L., Patrick M. Dougherty, & Lesley Colvin. (2017). Clinical and preclinical perspectives on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN): a narrative review. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 119(4). 737–749. 270 indexed citations

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Vedantam, Aditya, Ping Hou, Tom Chi, et al.. (2017). Postoperative MRI Evaluation of a Radiofrequency Cordotomy Lesion for Intractable Cancer Pain. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 38(4). 835–839. 8 indexed citations

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Dougherty, Patrick M.. (2017). Erectile Dysfunction. Physician Assistant Clinics. 3(1). 113–127. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hongmei, Yan Li, Annemieke Kavelaars, et al.. (2016). Dorsal Root Ganglion Infiltration by Macrophages Contributes to Paclitaxel Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. Journal of Pain. 17(7). 775–786. 273 indexed citations

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Boyette-Davis, Jessica A., Juan P. Cata, Haijun Zhang, et al.. (2011). Follow-Up Psychophysical Studies in Bortezomib-Related Chemoneuropathy Patients. Journal of Pain. 12(9). 1017–1024. 78 indexed citations

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Melisi, Davide, Valeria Ossovskaya, Cihui Zhu, et al.. (2009). Oral Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1 Inhibitor BSI-401 Has Antitumor Activity and Synergizes with Oxaliplatin against Pancreatic Cancer, Preventing Acute Neurotoxicity. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(20). 6367–6377. 32 indexed citations

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Lenz, Fred A., Jooyoung Lee, Ira M. Garonzik, et al.. (2000). Plasticity of pain-related neuronal activity in the human thalamus. Progress in brain research. 129. 259–273. 54 indexed citations

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Dougherty, Patrick M. & William D. Willis. (1990). Long-lasting enhancement of excitability of spinothalamic tract neurones following combined application of excitatory amino acids and substance P in anaesthetized macaques. The Journal of Physiology. 425. 11 indexed citations

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