Robert A. Comley

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

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Robert A. Comley is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Comley has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Comley's work include Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (17 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers) and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (8 papers). Robert A. Comley is often cited by papers focused on Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (17 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers) and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (8 papers). Robert A. Comley collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Robert A. Comley's co-authors include Eugenii A. Rabiner, Roger N. Gunn, Marc Laruelle, Laurent Martarello, Alan A. Wilson, Marie Sarazin, Luce Dauphinot, Lorraine Hamelin, Guillaume Dorothée and Bruno Dubois and has published in prestigious journals such as NeuroImage, Brain and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Comley

48 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Early and protective microglial activation in Alzheimer’s disease: a prospective study using¹⁸F-DPA-714 PET imaging

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert A. Comley United States	22	628	555	477	354	347	48	1.8k
Takashi Okauchi Japan	24	477 0.8×	810 1.5×	647 1.4×	403 1.1×	364 1.0×	64	2.1k
Claire Leroy France	23	488 0.8×	705 1.3×	396 0.8×	371 1.0×	407 1.2×	62	1.9k
Meixiang Yu United States	19	677 1.1×	475 0.9×	429 0.9×	287 0.8×	330 1.0×	46	1.8k
Olivier Barret United States	25	458 0.7×	460 0.8×	514 1.1×	445 1.3×	177 0.5×	82	1.7k
Ji‐Kyung Choi United States	25	385 0.6×	568 1.0×	535 1.1×	344 1.0×	219 0.6×	46	1.7k
Ansel T. Hillmer United States	22	289 0.5×	460 0.8×	432 0.9×	281 0.8×	261 0.8×	92	1.5k
Andrew F. Teich United States	22	603 1.0×	481 0.9×	642 1.3×	87 0.2×	266 0.8×	42	1.8k
Ryuichi Harada Japan	31	1.7k 2.6×	552 1.0×	669 1.4×	536 1.5×	336 1.0×	94	2.8k
B. Joy Snider United States	23	561 0.9×	511 0.9×	700 1.5×	101 0.3×	210 0.6×	44	1.8k
Gay Rudow United States	20	1.1k 1.8×	653 1.2×	575 1.2×	155 0.4×	476 1.4×	25	2.2k

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Naganawa, Mika, Sule Tinaz, Mark S. Dias, et al.. (2023). 573. Distinct Pattern of Synaptic Loss in Parkinson’s Disease Depression. Biological Psychiatry. 93(9). S326–S326. 1 indexed citations

Venkataraman, Ashwin, Ayla Mansur, Gaia Rizzo, et al.. (2022). Widespread cell stress and mitochondrial dysfunction occur in patients with early Alzheimer’s disease. Science Translational Medicine. 14(658). eabk1051–eabk1051. 55 indexed citations

Skaddan, Marc B., Dustin Wooten, Kyle C. Wilcox, et al.. (2022). [18F]BTK-1: A Novel Positron Emission Tomography Tracer for Imaging Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase. Molecular Imaging and Biology. 24(5). 830–841. 3 indexed citations

Seibyl, John, Jonathan M. DuBois, Annie M. Racine, et al.. (2022). A Visual Interpretation Algorithm for Assessing Brain Tauopathy with¹⁸F-MK-6240 PET. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 64(3). 444–451. 11 indexed citations

Hipp, Joerg F., Frédéric Knoflach, Robert A. Comley, et al.. (2021). Basmisanil, a highly selective GABAA-α5 negative allosteric modulator: preclinical pharmacology and demonstration of functional target engagement in man. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 7700–7700. 24 indexed citations

Suridjan, Ivonne, Robert A. Comley, & Eugenii A. Rabiner. (2018). The application of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in CNS drug development. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 13(2). 354–365. 32 indexed citations

Ng, Kok Pin, Tharick A. Pascoal, Sulantha Mathotaarachchi, et al.. (2017). Monoamine oxidase B inhibitor, selegiline, reduces 18F-THK5351 uptake in the human brain. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 9(1). 25–25. 248 indexed citations

Mudd, Sarah R., Robert A. Comley, Mats Bergström, et al.. (2016). Molecular imaging in oncology drug development. Drug Discovery Today. 22(1). 140–147. 11 indexed citations

Parker, Christine A., Eugenii A. Rabiner, Roger N. Gunn, et al.. (2015). Human Kinetic Modeling of the 5HT6 PET Radioligand ¹¹C-GSK215083 and Its Utility for Determining Occupancy at Both 5HT6 and 5HT2A Receptors by SB742457 as a Potential Therapeutic Mechanism of Action in Alzheimer Disease. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 56(12). 1901–1909. 21 indexed citations

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Honer, Michael, Luca Gobbi, Laurent Martarello, & Robert A. Comley. (2014). Radioligand development for molecular imaging of the central nervous system with positron emission tomography. Drug Discovery Today. 19(12). 1936–1944. 59 indexed citations

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Comley, Robert A., Cristian Salinas, Mark Slifstein, et al.. (2013). Monoamine Transporter Occupancy of a Novel Triple Reuptake Inhibitor in Baboons and Humans Using Positron Emission Tomography. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 346(2). 311–317. 15 indexed citations

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Comley, Robert A. & David Kallend. (2012). Imaging in the cardiovascular and metabolic disease area. Drug Discovery Today. 18(3-4). 185–192. 5 indexed citations

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Searle, Graham E., John D. Beaver, Andri C. Tziortzi, et al.. (2012). Mathematical modelling of [11C]-(+)-PHNO human competition studies. NeuroImage. 68. 119–132. 33 indexed citations

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Comley, Robert A., Cristian Salinas, Romina Mizrahi, et al.. (2011). Biodistribution and Radiation Dosimetry of the Serotonin 5-HT6 Ligand [11C]GSK215083 Determined from Human Whole-Body PET. Molecular Imaging and Biology. 14(4). 517–521. 7 indexed citations

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Aart, Jasper van der, William Hallett, Eugenii A. Rabiner, Jan Passchier, & Robert A. Comley. (2011). Radiation dose estimates for carbon-11-labelled PET tracers. Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 39(2). 305–314. 36 indexed citations

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Comley, Robert A., Simon Červenka, Sven Pålhagen, et al.. (2010). A Comparison of Gray Matter Density in Restless Legs Syndrome Patients and Matched Controls Using Voxel‐Based Morphometry. Journal of Neuroimaging. 22(1). 28–32. 33 indexed citations

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Ashworth, Sharon, Eugenii A. Rabiner, Roger N. Gunn, et al.. (2010). Evaluation of¹¹C-GSK189254 as a Novel Radioligand for the H₃Receptor in Humans Using PET. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 51(7). 1021–1029. 55 indexed citations

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Marner, Lisbeth, Nic Gillings, Robert A. Comley, et al.. (2009). Kinetic Modeling of ¹¹C-SB207145 Binding to 5-HT₄ Receptors in the Human Brain In Vivo. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 50(6). 900–908. 66 indexed citations

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Matthews, Paul M. & Robert A. Comley. (2009). Advances in the molecular imaging of multiple sclerosis. Expert Review of Clinical Immunology. 5(6). 765–777. 7 indexed citations

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Goldsworthy, G.J., Dalibor Kodrı́k, Robert A. Comley, & Marguerita Lightfoot. (2002). A quantitative study of adipokinetic hormone of the firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus. Journal of Insect Physiology. 48(12). 1103–1109. 37 indexed citations

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