Pierre Lestage

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Pierre Lestage is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Pierre Lestage has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 16 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Pierre Lestage's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (24 papers), Phenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities (13 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (11 papers). Pierre Lestage is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (24 papers), Phenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities (13 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (11 papers). Pierre Lestage collaborates with scholars based in France, Belgium and Denmark. Pierre Lestage's co-authors include Pierre‐Jean Corringer, Antoine Taly, Jean‐Pierre Changeux, Denis Guédin, Brian Lockhart, Philippe Morain, Pierre Bobillier, Laurence Danober, Bernard Pirotte and Bernard N’Kaoua and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Pierre Lestage

63 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Nicotinic receptors: allosteric transitions and therapeut... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Nicotinic receptors: allosteric transitions and therapeutic targets in the nervous system
    2009 549 citations Pierre Lestage et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pierre Lestage France 24 1.2k 690 517 276 254 63 2.2k
Thomas G. Heffner United States 32 1.4k 1.2× 1.7k 2.5× 1.2k 2.2× 301 1.1× 312 1.2× 89 3.8k
Karen L. Marquis United States 24 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.6× 269 0.5× 391 1.4× 217 0.9× 44 2.4k
Erling N. Petersen Sweden 31 1.3k 1.1× 2.0k 2.9× 330 0.6× 268 1.0× 724 2.9× 72 3.5k
Kjell Svensson United States 35 2.0k 1.7× 2.6k 3.8× 441 0.9× 223 0.8× 443 1.7× 134 4.2k
Leonard T. Meltzer United States 26 910 0.8× 1.3k 1.8× 740 1.4× 187 0.7× 319 1.3× 83 2.5k
Kenneth S. Koblan United States 34 1.9k 1.7× 1.3k 1.9× 341 0.7× 224 0.8× 367 1.4× 128 3.9k
Alan A. Boulton Canada 31 1.2k 1.0× 1.6k 2.3× 309 0.6× 333 1.2× 227 0.9× 147 3.4k
Patrick M. Beardsley United States 30 1.2k 1.0× 2.1k 3.0× 169 0.3× 546 2.0× 289 1.1× 111 3.1k
Saul Maayani United States 37 2.5k 2.2× 2.6k 3.7× 318 0.6× 332 1.2× 337 1.3× 114 4.4k
Moshe Rehavi Israel 34 1.3k 1.1× 1.6k 2.4× 133 0.3× 458 1.7× 294 1.2× 123 3.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pierre Lestage

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pierre Lestage

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All Works

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Bretin, Sylvie, Caroline Louis, Laure Seguin, et al.. (2017). Pharmacological characterisation of S 47445, a novel positive allosteric modulator of AMPA receptors. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0184429–e0184429. 22 indexed citations
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Vandesquille, Matthias, Mathieu Baudonnat, Laurence Decorte, et al.. (2013). Working memory deficits and related disinhibition of the cAMP/PKA/CREB are alleviated by prefrontal α4β2*-nAChRs stimulation in aged mice. Neurobiology of Aging. 34(6). 1599–1609. 39 indexed citations
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Danober, Laurence, Carmen Muñoz, Alex Cordi, et al.. (2010). DRUG FOCUS: S 18986: A Positive Allosteric Modulator of AMPA‐Type Glutamate Receptors Pharmacological Profile of a Novel Cognitive Enhancer. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 16(5). e193–212. 29 indexed citations
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Lestage, Pierre, et al.. (2010). Pharmacological modulation of contextual “episodic-like” memory in aged mice. Behavioural Brain Research. 215(2). 255–260. 19 indexed citations
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Lestage, Pierre, et al.. (2010). Identification of 9-fluoro substituted (−)-cytisine derivatives as ligands with high affinity for nicotinic receptors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 20(22). 6667–6670. 24 indexed citations
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Pirotte, Bernard, Pierre Francotte, Eric Goffin, et al.. (2010). Ring-Fused Thiadiazines as Core Structures for the Development of Potent AMPA Receptor Potentiators. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 17(30). 3575–3582. 20 indexed citations
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Lockhart, Brian, et al.. (2008). Preparation and affinity profile of novel nicotinic ligands. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 18(6). 2188–2193. 4 indexed citations
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Francotte, Pierre, Pascal De Tullio, Tchao Podona, et al.. (2008). Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of a second generation of pyridothiadiazine 1,1-dioxides acting as AMPA potentiators. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 16(23). 9948–9956. 23 indexed citations
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López‐Hernández, Gretchen Y., Andon N. Placzek, Jeffrey S. Thinschmidt, et al.. (2007). Partial agonist and neuromodulatory activity of S 24795 for alpha7 nAChR responses of hippocampal interneurons. Neuropharmacology. 53(1). 134–144. 31 indexed citations
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Bordet, Régis, Pierre Lestage, Philippe Bouhours, et al.. (2007). Neuroprotection: Present and future. Therapies. 62(6). 473–476. 2 indexed citations
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Lockhart, Brian, et al.. (2007). S18986: A positive modulator of AMPA-receptors enhances (S)-AMPA-mediated BDNF mRNA and protein expression in rat primary cortical neuronal cultures. European Journal of Pharmacology. 561(1-3). 23–31. 18 indexed citations
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Bordet, Régis, Pierre Lestage, Philippe Bouhours, et al.. (2007). Des agents neuroprotecteurs au concept de traitement modulateur du cours évolutif des maladies cérébrales. Therapies. 62(6). 463–472. 1 indexed citations
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Cordi, Alex, et al.. (2002). Novel quinolinone-phosphonic acid AMPA antagonists devoid of nephrotoxicity. Il Farmaco. 57(10). 787–802. 11 indexed citations
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Lockhart, Brian, et al.. (2001). Protective effect of the antioxidant 6-ethoxy-2,2-pentamethylen-1,2-dihydroquinoline (S 33113) in models of cerebral neurodegeneration. European Journal of Pharmacology. 416(1-2). 59–68. 20 indexed citations
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Lestage, Pierre, et al.. (1998). Involvement of nicotinergic mechanisms in thyrotropin-releasing hormone-induced neurologic recovery after concussive head injury in the mouse. European Journal of Pharmacology. 357(2-3). 163–169. 5 indexed citations
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Vitte, P.A., C. Harthé, Pierre Lestage, Bruno Claustrat, & Pierre Bobillier. (1988). Plasma, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Brain Distribution of 14C‐Melatonin in Rat: A Biochemical and Autoradiographic Study. Journal of Pineal Research. 5(5). 437–453. 76 indexed citations
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Lestage, Pierre, et al.. (1987). An In Vivo Kinetic Model with L‐[35S]Methionine for the Determination of Local Cerebral Rates for Methionine Incorporation into Protein in the Rat. Journal of Neurochemistry. 48(2). 352–363. 36 indexed citations

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