Peter S. Whitton

4.6k citations

78 papers · 3.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 31

Impact in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
Biological Psychiatry top 2%

Papers in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 55
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 43
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior 21
Behavioral Neuroscience 8
- Stress Responses and Cortisol 8

Co-authors: G. Curzon Leslie J. Fowler Christopher S. Biggs Alexander Harkavyi L.J. Fowler C.S. Biggs G.A. Kennett Joanna Segieth
Journals: Brain Research (12 papers)Journal of Neurochemistry (8 papers)European Journal of Pharmacology (6 papers)British Journal of Pharmacology (4 papers)Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology (3 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Mexico Italy

In The Last Decade

Peter S. Whitton

78 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Exenatide and the treatment of patients with Parkinson’s disease 2013 · 414 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 Journal of Clinical Investigation
2007 British Journal of Pharmacology

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1	Motor and Cognitive Advantages Persist 12 Months After Exenatide Exposure in Parkinson’s Disease Journal of Parkinson s Disease ·Icíar Avilés-Olmos, John Dickson, Zinovia Kefalopoulou, Atbin Djamshidian, Joshua Kahan, Peter J. Ell, Peter S. Whitton, Richard Wyse, Tom Isaacs, Andrew J. Lees, Patricia Limousin, Thomas Foltynie	2014	242
2	Dopamine-Dependent Tuning of Striatal Inhibitory Synaptogenesis Journal of Neuroscience ·Darren Goffin, Afia B. Ali, Димитрина Стоянчева, Alexander Harkavyi, Céline Fuchs, Peter S. Whitton, Angus C. Nairn, Jasmina N. Jovanovic	2010	35
3	The CRF-like peptide urocortin produces a long-lasting recovery in rats made hemiparkinsonian by 6-hydroxydopamine or lipopolysaccharide Journal of the Neurological Sciences ·Amjad Abuirmeileh, Alexander Harkavyi, Ann E. Kingsbury, Rebecca Lever, Peter S. Whitton	2008	10
4	The CRF-like peptide urocortin greatly attenuates loss of extracellular striatal dopamine in rat models of Parkinson's disease by activating CRF1 receptors European Journal of Pharmacology ·Amjad Abuirmeileh, Alexander Harkavyi, Ann E. Kingsbury, Rebecca Lever, Peter S. Whitton	2008	11
5	Urocortin restores striatal extracellular DA in the 6-hydroxydopamine hemiparkinsonian rat Proceedings of The Physiological Society ·Peter S. Whitton, C.S. Biggs, Alexander Harkavyi, Amjad Abuirmeileh	2007	1
6	Urocortin, a CRF-like peptide, restores key indicators of damage in the substantia nigra in a neuroinflammatory model of Parkinson's disease Journal of Neuroinflammation ·Amjad Abuirmeileh, Alexander Harkavyi, Rebecca Lever, Christopher S. Biggs, Peter S. Whitton	2007	18
7	Effects of amantadine and budipine on antidepressant drug-evoked changes in extracellular dopamine in the frontal cortex of freely moving rats Brain Research ·H. R. Woodland, Peter S. Whitton	2006	15
8	Chronic treatment with antidepressant drugs reversibly alters NMDA mediated regulation of extracellular 5-HT in rat frontal cortex Brain Research Bulletin ·H. R. Woodland, Peter S. Whitton	2006	10
9	Evidence for a neuroprotective role of the CRH-like peptide, urocortin, in the 6-hydroxydopamine treated rat WestminsterResearch (University of Westminster) ·C.S. Biggs, Ian C. Locke, R A Knight, H.S. Chowdrey, Peter S. Whitton	2005	1
10	Arginine release from rat cerebellar astrocytes: autocrine roles for glutamate and nitric oxide? Neuroscience Letters ·Joanna Segieth, Leslie J. Fowler, Peter S. Whitton, Brian Pearce	2004	4
11	Effect of acute and chronic lamotrigine on basal and stimulated extracellular 5‐hydroxytryptamine and dopamine in the hippocampus of the freely moving rat British Journal of Pharmacology ·Yu Shi, Leslie J. Fowler, Peter S. Whitton	2004	37
12	Regulatory role of nitric oxide over extracellular taurine in the hippocampus of freely moving rats Neuroscience Letters ·Emma Wanicek, Joanna Segieth, Brian Pearce, Peter S. Whitton	2004	8
13	Chronic clomipramine administration reverses NMDA-evoked decreases in dopamine release in the raphe nuclei Brain Research ·Benjamin Even, Joanna Segieth, Peter S. Whitton	1999	7
14	Tetanus Toxin‐Induced Effects on Extracellular Amino Acid Levels in Rat Hippocampus: An In Vivo Microdialysis Study Journal of Neurochemistry ·Paul Britton, Peter S. Whitton, L.J. Fowler, Norman G. Bowery	1996	10
15	Nitric oxide regulates excitatory amino acid release in a biphasic manner in freely moving rats Neuroscience Letters ·Joanna Segieth, Stephen J. Getting, Christopher S. Biggs, Peter S. Whitton	1995	93
16	Regional effects of MK-801 on dopamine and its metabolites studied by in vivo microdialysis Neuroscience Letters ·Peter S. Whitton, C.S. Biggs, Fábio Henrique Gonçalves, L.J. Fowler	1992	57
17	The effect of valproic acid on 5-hydroxytiyptamine and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid concentration in hippocampal dialysates In vivo European Journal of Pharmacology ·Peter S. Whitton, Leslie J. Fowler	1991	54
18	Effects of tianeptine on stress-induced behavioural deficits and 5-HT dependent behaviour Psychopharmacology ·Peter S. Whitton, G. S. Sarna, yiyue chen, G. Curzon	1991	43
19	Effect of Taurine on Neurotransmitter Release from Insect Synaptosomes Journal of Neurochemistry ·Peter S. Whitton, Russell A. Nicholson, 章夫中島	1988	19
20	Effect of Taurine on Calcium Accumulation in Resting and Depolarised Insect Synaptosomes Journal of Neurochemistry ·Peter S. Whitton, Russell A. Nicholson, 章夫中島	1988	14

About Peter S. Whitton

Peter S. Whitton is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Mental health and Physiology, having authored 78 papers that have together received 3.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (43 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (21 papers), Epilepsy research and treatment (12 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (10 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (9 papers), Biochemical effects in animals (9 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (8 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.2k citations), Biological Psychiatry (210 citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (259 citations), Neurology (921 citations) and Neurology (425 citations). Peter S. Whitton has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mexico and Italy. Frequent co-authors include G. Curzon, Leslie J. Fowler, Christopher S. Biggs, Alexander Harkavyi, L.J. Fowler, C.S. Biggs, G.A. Kennett, Joanna Segieth, Andrew J. Lees and Amjad Abuirmeileh. Their work appears in journals such as Brain Research, Journal of Neurochemistry, European Journal of Pharmacology, British Journal of Pharmacology and Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology.

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