Ray A. Olsson

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
116 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

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Ray A. Olsson is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Ray A. Olsson has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Physiology, 42 papers in Molecular Biology and 29 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Ray A. Olsson's work include Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (53 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (19 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (18 papers). Ray A. Olsson is often cited by papers focused on Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (53 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (19 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (18 papers). Ray A. Olsson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. Ray A. Olsson's co-authors include Jeremy D. Pearson, Donald E. Gregg, Robert D. Thompson, Mary K. Gentry, John W. Daly, Ulrich Schwabe, Martin Reddington, Karl‐Norbert Klotz, Martin J. Lohse and Jutta Lindenborn-Fotinos and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Physiological Reviews and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ray A. Olsson

111 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ray A. Olsson United States	37	2.0k	1.7k	1.2k	716	712	116	4.7k
Bruce T. Liang United States	39	1.4k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	449 0.6×	174 0.2×	128	4.5k
Asher Shainberg Israel	37	607 0.3×	2.6k 1.5×	1.0k 0.9×	613 0.9×	577 0.8×	181	5.1k
Gary L. Stiles United States	51	4.7k 2.4×	4.8k 2.8×	718 0.6×	904 1.3×	189 0.3×	122	8.1k
Andreas Deußen Germany	37	720 0.4×	957 0.6×	1.7k 1.4×	1.4k 1.9×	827 1.2×	153	4.8k
Herman Van Belle Belgium	30	543 0.3×	1.4k 0.8×	404 0.3×	365 0.5×	185 0.3×	86	3.2k
Vickram Ramkumar United States	42	1.4k 0.7×	2.2k 1.3×	248 0.2×	801 1.1×	102 0.1×	107	6.2k
Karl‐Norbert Klotz Germany	45	5.5k 2.8×	4.9k 2.9×	384 0.3×	673 0.9×	212 0.3×	193	9.2k
Wilhelm Schmitz Germany	47	526 0.3×	5.1k 2.9×	5.0k 4.2×	706 1.0×	203 0.3×	249	8.0k
M G Collis United Kingdom	28	1.1k 0.6×	992 0.6×	589 0.5×	560 0.8×	69 0.1×	61	2.7k
Roberto Levi United States	48	509 0.3×	3.3k 1.9×	2.4k 2.0×	4.9k 6.8×	161 0.2×	157	10.2k

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Sihver, Wiebke, et al.. (2007). New 2α-tropane amides as potential PET ligands for the dopamine transporter. Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 34(5). 531–539. 6 indexed citations

Bier, Dirk, M. Holschbach, Walter Wutz, Ray A. Olsson, & Heinz H. Coenen. (2006). METABOLISM OF THE A1 ADENOSINE RECEPTOR POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY LIGAND [18F]8-CYCLOPENTYL-3-(3-FLUOROPROPYL)-1-PROPYLXANTHINE ([18F]CPFPX) IN RODENTS AND HUMANS. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 34(4). 570–576. 25 indexed citations

Holschbach, M., et al.. (2005). Derivatives of 4,6-diamino-1,2-dihydro-2-phenyl-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-2H-1-one: potential antagonist ligands for imaging the A2A adenosine receptor by positron emission tomography (PET). European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 40(5). 421–437. 7 indexed citations

Joshi, Elizabeth, Mahendra D. Chordia, Timothy L. Macdonald, Joel Linden, & Ray A. Olsson. (2004). Regioselective oxidation of 2-amino-3-aroyl-4,5-dialkylthiophenes by DMSO. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 14(4). 929–933. 5 indexed citations

Sihver, Wiebke, Dirk Bier, M. Holschbach, et al.. (2004). Binding of tritiated and radioiodinated ZM241,385 to brain A2A adenosine receptors. Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 31(2). 173–177. 12 indexed citations

Sihver, Wiebke, M. Holschbach, Dirk Bier, et al.. (2003). Evaluation of radioiodinated 8-Cyclopentyl-3-[(E)-3-iodoprop-2-en-1-yl]-1-propylxanthine ([*I]CPIPX) as a new potential A1 adenosine receptor antagonist for SPECT. Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 30(6). 661–668. 3 indexed citations

Bauer, Andreas, M. Holschbach, Philipp T. Meyer, et al.. (2003). In vivo imaging of adenosine A1 receptors in the human brain with [18F]CPFPX and positron emission tomography. NeuroImage. 19(4). 1760–1769. 77 indexed citations

Holschbach, M. & Ray A. Olsson. (2002). Applications of Adenosine Receptor Ligands in Medical Imaging by Positron Emission Tomography. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 8(26). 2345–2352. 15 indexed citations

Chordia, Mahendra D., Lauren J. Murphree, Timothy L. Macdonald, Joel Linden, & Ray A. Olsson. (2002). 2-Aminothiazoles: A new class of agonist allosteric enhancers of A1 adenosine receptors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 12(12). 1563–1566. 32 indexed citations

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Tsuchida, Akihito, Robert T. Thompson, Ray A. Olsson, & James M. Downey. (1994). The Anti-infarct Effect of an Adenosine A1-Selective Agonist is Diminished After Prolonged Infusion as is the Cardioprotective Effect of Ischaemic Preconditioning in Rabbit Heart. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 26(3). 303–311. 70 indexed citations

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Cristalli, Gloria, Sauro Vittori, Robert D. Thompson, et al.. (1994). Inhibition of platelet aggregation by adenosine receptor agonists. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 349(6). 644–650. 49 indexed citations

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Daly, John W., William L. Padgett, Sherrie Secunda, Robert D. Thompson, & Ray A. Olsson. (1993). Structure-Activity Relationships for 2-Substituted Adenosines at A<sub>1</sub> and A<sub>2</sub> Adenosine Receptors. Pharmacology. 46(2). 91–100. 32 indexed citations

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Jacobson, Kenneth A., et al.. (1993). Covalent binding of a selective agonist irreversibly activates guinea pig coronary artery A2 adenosine receptors. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 347(5). 521–526. 21 indexed citations

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Thompson, Robert D., et al.. (1992). 2-(N'-aralkylidenehydrazino)adenosines: potent and selective coronary vasodilators.. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 35(24). 4562–4566. 22 indexed citations

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Ueeda, Masayuki, Robert D. Thompson, Luis H. Arroyo, & Ray A. Olsson. (1991). 2-Aralkoxyadenosines: potent and selective agonists at the coronary artery A2 adenosine receptor. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 34(4). 1340–1344. 33 indexed citations

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Thompson, Robert D., Sherrie Secunda, John W. Daly, & Ray A. Olsson. (1991). Activity of N6-substituted 2-chloroadenosines at A1 and A2 adenosine receptors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 34(12). 3388–3390. 19 indexed citations

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Thompson, Robert D., Sherrie Secunda, John W. Daly, & Ray A. Olsson. (1991). N6,9-Disubstituted adenines: potent, selective antagonists at the A1 adenosine receptor. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 34(9). 2877–2882. 46 indexed citations

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Bellamy, Ronald F., H. S. Lowensohn, & Ray A. Olsson. (1979). Factors determining delayed peak flow in canine myocardial reactive hyperaemia. Cardiovascular Research. 13(3). 147–151. 14 indexed citations

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Olsson, Ray A., Jerry A. Snow, Mary K. Gentry, & G Frick. (1972). Adenosine Uptake by Canine Heart. Circulation Research. 31(5). 767–778. 63 indexed citations

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Olsson, Ray A.. (1972). Effect of Light on Tobacco Mosaic Virus Formation under Anaerobic Conditions. Physiologia Plantarum. 27(1). 56–59. 1 indexed citations

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