Peter Heywood

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Peter Heywood is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Heywood has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 7 papers in Neurology and 3 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Peter Heywood's work include Neurological disorders and treatments (7 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (4 papers). Peter Heywood is often cited by papers focused on Neurological disorders and treatments (7 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (4 papers). Peter Heywood collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Peter Heywood's co-authors include Steven S. Gill, Nikunj K. Patel, Martin Bunnage, Clive N. Svendsen, Renée J. McCarter, Karen O’Sullivan, Gary Hotton, David J. Brooks, Seth Love and Puneet Plaha and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Brain and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Peter Heywood

19 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Direct brain infusion of glial cell line–derived neurotro... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Direct brain infusion of glial cell line–derived neurotrophic factor in Parkinson disease
    2003 990 citations Steven S. Gill, Nikunj K. Patel et al. Nature Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Heywood United Kingdom 14 1.1k 882 457 295 214 19 2.1k
Richard H. Schmidt United States 26 1.5k 1.3× 1.3k 1.5× 374 0.8× 443 1.5× 223 1.0× 76 2.9k
David W. Cahill United States 30 938 0.8× 931 1.1× 671 1.5× 268 0.9× 88 0.4× 80 3.5k
C. Edward Dixon United States 25 547 0.5× 2.3k 2.6× 1.0k 2.2× 434 1.5× 205 1.0× 39 3.2k
Theresa Currier Thomas United States 25 374 0.3× 635 0.7× 298 0.7× 144 0.5× 121 0.6× 65 1.7k
Candace L. Floyd United States 24 512 0.4× 499 0.6× 507 1.1× 247 0.8× 64 0.3× 42 1.6k
Y. Katayama Japan 27 575 0.5× 1.3k 1.4× 337 0.7× 81 0.3× 412 1.9× 78 2.5k
Gerson Chadi Brazil 27 713 0.6× 575 0.7× 669 1.5× 368 1.2× 90 0.4× 101 2.0k
Guo‐Fang Tseng Taiwan 24 951 0.8× 209 0.2× 360 0.8× 205 0.7× 384 1.8× 81 1.8k
Alana C. Conti United States 19 649 0.6× 469 0.5× 620 1.4× 316 1.1× 210 1.0× 43 1.9k
Nobutaka Horie Japan 27 312 0.3× 926 1.0× 435 1.0× 420 1.4× 70 0.3× 200 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Heywood

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Heywood

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Heywood. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Heywood 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 Peter Heywood. Peter Heywood is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Majounie, Elisa, Huw R. Morris, Nigel Williams, et al.. (2008). Parkin‐related disease clinically diagnosed as a pallido‐pyramidal syndrome. Movement Disorders. 24(1). 138–140. 8 indexed citations
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Filipović, Saša R., et al.. (2007). 3.243 Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) reduces levodopa induced diphasic dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease (PD): A case report. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 13. S173–S174. 1 indexed citations
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Filipović, Saša R., Peter Heywood, John C. Rothwell, & Kailash P. Bhatia. (2006). P06.7 Slow (1 Hz) repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (RTMS) induces sustained prolongation of silent period in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Clinical Neurophysiology. 117. 154–154. 1 indexed citations
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Patel, Nikunj K., Martin Bunnage, Puneet Plaha, et al.. (2005). Intraputamenal infusion of glial cell line–derived neurotrophic factor in PD: A two‐year outcome study. Annals of Neurology. 57(2). 298–302. 289 indexed citations
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Stewart, David A., Elizabeth A. Morgan, David J. Burn, et al.. (2004). Dopamine agonist switching in Parkinson's disease. Hospital Medicine. 65(4). 215–219. 10 indexed citations
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Filipović, Saša R., Marjan Jahanshahi, R Viswanathan, et al.. (2004). Clinical features of the geste antagoniste in cervical dystonia.. PubMed. 94. 191–201. 19 indexed citations
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Gill, Steven S., Nikunj K. Patel, Gary Hotton, et al.. (2003). Direct brain infusion of glial cell line–derived neurotrophic factor in Parkinson disease. Nature Medicine. 9(5). 589–595. 990 indexed citations breakdown →
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Patel, Nikunj K., et al.. (2003). Unilateral subthalamotomy in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Brain. 126(5). 1136–1145. 138 indexed citations
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Patel, Nikunj K., Peter Heywood, Karen O’Sullivan, Seth Love, & Steven S. Gill. (2002). MRI-Directed Subthalamic Nucleus Surgery for Parkinson’s Disease. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 78(3-4). 132–145. 55 indexed citations
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Kors, E. E., Gisela M. Terwindt, Robin B. Fitzsimons, et al.. (2001). Delayed cerebral edema and fatal coma after minor head trauma: Role of the CACNA1A calcium channel subunit gene and relationship with familial hemiplegic migraine. Annals of Neurology. 49(6). 753–760. 269 indexed citations
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Morrell, Martha J., Peter Heywood, Shakeeb H. Moosavi, Jennifer L. Stevens, & A. Guz. (2001). Central chemosensitivity and breathing asleep in unilateral medullary lesion patients: comparisons to animal data. Respiration Physiology. 129(1-2). 269–277. 16 indexed citations
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Morrell, Martha J., Peter Heywood, Shakeeb H. Moosavi, A. Guz, & Jennifer L. Stevens. (1999). Unilateral focal lesions in the rostrolateral medulla influence chemosensitivity and breathing measured during wakefulness, sleep, and exercise. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 67(5). 637–645. 28 indexed citations
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Heywood, Peter, Kevin Murphy, Douglas R. Corfield, et al.. (1996). Control of breathing in man; insights from the ‘locked-in’ syndrome. Respiration Physiology. 106(1). 13–20. 41 indexed citations
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Mier, A., et al.. (1994). Diaphragmatic movement in hemiplegic patients measured by ultrasonography.. Thorax. 49(9). 890–895. 87 indexed citations
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Harty, H. R., Peter Heywood, & Lewis Adams. (1993). Comparison between Continuous and Discrete Measurements of Breathlessness during Exercise in Normal Subjects Using a Visual Analogue Scale. Clinical Science. 85(2). 229–236. 15 indexed citations
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Zasler, Nathan D., et al.. (1992). Rehabilitative management of olfactory and gustatory dysfunction following brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 7(1). 66–75. 15 indexed citations
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Costanzo, Richard M., Peter Heywood, John D. Ward, & Harold F. Young. (1987). Neurosurgical Applications of Clinical Olfactory Assessmenta. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 510(1). 242–244. 12 indexed citations
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Heywood, Peter & Richard M. Costanzo. (1986). Identifying normosmics. American Journal of Otolaryngology. 7(3). 194–199. 18 indexed citations

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