Peter A. Smith

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
130 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Peter A. Smith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter A. Smith has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Molecular Biology, 78 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 65 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Peter A. Smith's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (62 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (60 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (42 papers). Peter A. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (62 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (60 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (42 papers). Peter A. Smith collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Peter A. Smith's co-authors include Fuad Abdulla, Sascha R.A. Alles, Patrick L. Stemkowski, Sridhar Balasubramanyan, Timothy D. Moran, Van B. Lu, Martin J. Stebbing, William F. Colmers, Forrest F. Weight and Klaus Ballanyi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Peter A. Smith

130 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Etiology and Pharmacology of Neuropathic Pain

2018 276 citations Sascha R.A. Alles, Peter A. Smith Pharmacological Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter A. Smith Canada	37	2.2k	2.0k	1.8k	438	436	130	4.0k
Shelley Allen United Kingdom	40	1.7k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	955 2.2×	313 0.7×	92	5.5k
Bradley J. Kerr Canada	33	1.9k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	327 0.7×	496 1.1×	76	4.2k
Yuan‐Xiang Tao United States	43	3.4k 1.6×	2.2k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	534 1.2×	460 1.1×	154	5.2k
Hidetoshi Tozaki‐Saitoh Japan	40	2.6k 1.2×	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	273 0.6×	346 0.8×	81	5.1k
Kenji Okuse United Kingdom	25	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	2.2k 1.3×	222 0.5×	403 0.9×	39	3.6k
Yetunde O. Taiwo United States	39	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	615 1.4×	182 0.4×	54	3.9k
Catherine Abbadie United States	32	2.6k 1.2×	2.3k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	371 0.8×	304 0.7×	50	3.9k
John Sharkey United Kingdom	33	588 0.3×	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	325 0.7×	435 1.0×	84	4.3k
Ping K. Yip United Kingdom	34	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	289 0.7×	428 1.0×	78	4.1k
Jane E. Haley United Kingdom	24	1.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	212 0.5×	124 0.3×	38	3.1k

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Metz, Peter, Howard Bregman, Rishi G. Vaswani, et al.. (2025). Highly Selective and Reversible STAT6 Inhibition Demonstrates Potential for Differentiated Efficacy and Safety Profile in Type 2 Allergic Inflammation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 211(Supplement_1). A1319–A1319. 2 indexed citations

Smith, Peter A.. (2023). Neuropathic pain; what we know and what we should do about it. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 1220034–1220034. 27 indexed citations

Stemkowski, Patrick L., et al.. (2021). Are sensory neurons exquisitely sensitive to interleukin 1β?. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 354. 577529–577529. 13 indexed citations

Stemkowski, Patrick L., et al.. (2019). Long-term actions of interleukin-1β on K+, Na+ and Ca2+ channel currents in small, IB4-positive dorsal root ganglion neurons; possible relevance to the etiology of neuropathic pain. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 332. 198–211. 27 indexed citations

Alles, Sascha R.A. & Peter A. Smith. (2018). Comparison of ex vivo and in vitro actions of gabapentin in superficial dorsal horn and the role of extra-spinal sites of drug action. Neuroscience Letters. 694. 148–153. 1 indexed citations

Alles, Sascha R.A. & Peter A. Smith. (2018). Etiology and Pharmacology of Neuropathic Pain. Pharmacological Reviews. 70(2). 315–347. 276 indexed citations breakdown →

Haile, Yohannes, Maryam Nakhaei‐Nejad, Paul A. Boakye, et al.. (2015). Reprogramming of HUVECs into Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (HiPSCs), Generation and Characterization of HiPSC-Derived Neurons and Astrocytes. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0119617–e0119617. 13 indexed citations

Biggs, James E., Patrick L. Stemkowski, Edward E. Knaus, et al.. (2014). Suppression of network activity in dorsal horn by gabapentin permeation of TRPV1 channels: Implications for drug access to cytoplasmic targets. Neuroscience Letters. 584. 397–402. 16 indexed citations

Smith, Peter A., et al.. (2008). Structure and Mutagenic Conversion of E ₁ Dehydrase: At the Crossroads of Dehydration, Amino Transfer, and Epimerization. Biochemistry. 47(24). 6329–6341. 9 indexed citations

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Ford, Christopher, Patrick L. Stemkowski, & Peter A. Smith. (2004). Possible role of phosphatidylinositol 4,5, bisphosphate in luteinizing hormone releasing hormone‐mediated M‐current inhibition in bullfrog sympathetic neurons. European Journal of Neuroscience. 20(11). 2990–2998. 24 indexed citations

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Chen, H., et al.. (2001). Modulation of M‐channel conductance by adenosine 5′ triphosphate in bullfrog sympathetic B‐neurones. Journal of Autonomic Pharmacology. 21(1). 57–62. 2 indexed citations

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Abdulla, Fuad & Peter A. Smith. (1999). Neuropeptide Y actions and the distribution of Ca2+-dependent Cl− conductance in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons. Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System. 78(1). 24–29. 15 indexed citations

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Smith, Peter A.. (1995). Methods for studying neurotransmitter transduction mechanisms. Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods. 33(2). 63–73. 1 indexed citations

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Dryden, William F., et al.. (1992). Trophic regulation of action potential in bullfrog sympathetic neurones. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 70(6). 826–834. 16 indexed citations

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Smith, Peter A., et al.. (1992). Effects of somatostatin on potassium currents in bullfrog sympathetic ganglion neurones: Possible role of receptor subtypes. Neuroscience Letters. 139(2). 227–230. 6 indexed citations

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Smith, Peter A., et al.. (1992). Regulation of the M current: transduction mechanism and role in ganglionic transmission. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 70(S1). S12–S18. 8 indexed citations

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Jassar, Balvinder S. & Peter A. Smith. (1991). Slow frequency-dependence of action potential afterhyperpolarization in bullfrog sympathetic ganglion neurones. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 419(5). 478–485. 5 indexed citations

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Zidichouski, Jeffrey A., et al.. (1990). A muscarine-sensitive, slow, transient outward current in frog autonomic neurones. Brain Research. 524(2). 236–243. 9 indexed citations

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Holti, G, et al.. (1966). RINGWOEM TREATED WITH VARIOTIN OINTMENT... British Journal of Dermatology. 78(12). 661–664. 4 indexed citations

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Smith, Peter A.. (1952). THE "L.E. CELL" AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE. British Journal of Dermatology. 64(1). 10–25. 12 indexed citations

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