Sharon Averill

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Sharon Averill is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sharon Averill has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 17 papers in Physiology and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sharon Averill's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (20 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (16 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (14 papers). Sharon Averill is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (20 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (16 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (14 papers). Sharon Averill collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Sharon Averill's co-authors include John V. Priestley, Stephen B. McMahon, Yan Qiao, David Bennett, D O Clary, Louis F. Reichardt, Marcus Rattray, Gregory J. Michael, Peter Shortland and John B. Munson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Diabetes and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Sharon Averill

42 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Immunocytochemical Localization of trkA Receptors in Chemically Identified Subgroups of Adult Rat Sensory Neurons

1995 539 citations Sharon Averill, Stephen B. McMahon et al. European Journal of Neuroscience profile →
A Distinct Subgroup of Small DRG Cells Express GDNF Receptor Components and GDNF Is Protective for These Neurons after Nerve Injury

1998 510 citations Sharon Averill, Yan Qiao et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sharon Averill United Kingdom	29	2.2k	1.7k	851	473	370	42	3.4k
John Grist United Kingdom	33	1.8k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	318 0.7×	499 1.3×	50	3.9k
Carl Molander Sweden	29	1.9k 0.9×	2.0k 1.2×	729 0.9×	361 0.8×	529 1.4×	60	3.7k
Ping K. Yip United Kingdom	34	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	457 1.0×	663 1.8×	78	4.1k
Robert A. Rush Australia	37	2.8k 1.3×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.6×	833 1.8×	208 0.6×	120	4.2k
J.A. Black United States	31	2.3k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	2.7k 3.2×	461 1.0×	326 0.9×	57	4.1k
Derek C. Molliver United States	27	2.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	436 0.9×	107 0.3×	39	3.9k
Valerie M. K. Verge Canada	37	3.7k 1.7×	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	1.1k 2.3×	616 1.7×	76	4.8k
Claude Gravel Canada	27	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.8k 2.2×	739 1.6×	144 0.4×	42	4.3k
Carey Backus United States	33	2.3k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	1.8k 2.1×	1.1k 2.4×	134 0.4×	41	5.0k

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Colom, Bartomeu, Yannick Poitelon, Wenlong Huang, et al.. (2011). Schwann cell‐specific JAM‐C‐deficient mice reveal novel expression and functions for JAM‐C in peripheral nerves. The FASEB Journal. 26(3). 1064–1076. 16 indexed citations

Malaspina, Andrea, Rachael E. Ward, Jodie C.E. Hall, et al.. (2010). Activation transcription factor-3 activation and the development of spinal cord degeneration in a rat model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neuroscience. 169(2). 812–827. 14 indexed citations

Averill, Sharon, et al.. (2008). Neurochemical characterization of neuronal populations expressing protein kinase C gamma isoform in the spinal cord and gracile nucleus of the rat. Neuroscience. 153(2). 507–517. 40 indexed citations

Salio, Chiara, Sharon Averill, John V. Priestley, & Adalberto Merighi. (2007). Costorage of BDNF and neuropeptides within individual dense‐core vesicles in central and peripheral neurons. Developmental Neurobiology. 67(3). 326–338. 70 indexed citations

King, Von R., et al.. (2007). Erythropoietin and carbamylated erythropoietin are neuroprotective following spinal cord hemisection in the rat. European Journal of Neuroscience. 26(1). 90–100. 73 indexed citations

Huang, Wenlong, Drew N. Robson, Von R. King, et al.. (2005). Spinal cord compression and dorsal root injury cause up‐regulation of activating transcription factor‐3 in large‐diameter dorsal root ganglion neurons. European Journal of Neuroscience. 23(1). 273–278. 29 indexed citations

Delcroix, Jean‐Dominique, Jyoti C. Patel, Sharon Averill, et al.. (2003). Peripheral axon crush elevates transport of p75NTR in the central projection of sensory neurones of rats. Neuroscience Letters. 351(3). 181–185. 6 indexed citations

Averill, Sharon, Von R. King, Ernesto Doncel‐Pérez, et al.. (2003). Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells fails to promote significant axonal regeneration from dorsal roots into the rat cervical cord. Journal of Neurocytology. 32(1). 53–70. 61 indexed citations

Priestley, John V., et al.. (2002). Regulation of nociceptive neurons by nerve growth factor and glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 80(5). 495–505. 139 indexed citations

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Delcroix, Jean‐Dominique, et al.. (1999). Axonal Transport of Activating Transcription Factor-2 Is Modulated by Nerve Growth Factor in Nociceptive Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 19(18). RC24–RC24. 21 indexed citations

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Averill, Sharon, et al.. (1999). Axotomy results in major changes in BDNF expression by dorsal root ganglion cells: BDNF expression in large trkB and trkC cells, in pericellular baskets, and in projections to deep dorsal horn and dorsal column nuclei. European Journal of Neuroscience. 11(10). 3539–3551. 152 indexed citations

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Craig, P. J., Andrew D. McAinsh, Alison L. McCormack, et al.. (1998). Distribution of the voltage‐dependent calcium channel α1A subunit throughout the mature rat brain and its relationship to neurotransmitter pathways. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 397(2). 251–267. 1 indexed citations

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Craig, Peter J., Andrew D. McAinsh, Alison L. McCormack, et al.. (1998). Distribution of the voltage-dependent calcium channel alpha(1A) subunit throughout the mature rat brain and its relationship to neurotransmitter pathways.. PubMed. 397(2). 251–67. 39 indexed citations

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Averill, Sharon, et al.. (1996). Postnatal Changes in the Expression of the trkA High‐affinity NGF Receptor in Primary Sensory Neurons. European Journal of Neuroscience. 8(10). 2204–2208. 145 indexed citations

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Averill, Sharon, Stephen B. McMahon, D O Clary, Louis F. Reichardt, & John V. Priestley. (1995). Immunocytochemical Localization of trkA Receptors in Chemically Identified Subgroups of Adult Rat Sensory Neurons. European Journal of Neuroscience. 7(7). 1484–1494. 539 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lau, Ching C., Sharon Averill, Graham P. Wilkin, Glen Wotherspoon, & John V. Priestley. (1994). Serotonergic terminals express a growth associated protein (GAP-43) in the adult rat spinal cord. Neuroscience Letters. 167(1-2). 67–72. 21 indexed citations

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Costa, Juan J. López, Sharon Averill, Jorge Pecci Saavedra, & John V. Priestley. (1994). Serotonin innervation of enkephalin containing neurones in the rat spinal trigeminal nucleus. Neuroscience Letters. 168(1-2). 167–171. 13 indexed citations

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Curtis, Rory, Sharon Averill, John V. Priestley, & Graham P. Wilkin. (1993). The distribution of GAP-43 in normal rat spinal cord. Journal of Neurocytology. 22(1). 39–50. 52 indexed citations

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Cole, Timothy J., Phillip W. Dickson, Frédéric Esnard, et al.. (1989). The cDNA structure and expression analysis of the genes for the cysteine proteinase inhibitor cystatin C and for β₂‐microglobulin in rat brain. European Journal of Biochemistry. 186(1-2). 35–42. 85 indexed citations

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Devine, C.E., et al.. (1984). Responses of different types of ox muscle to electrical stimulation. Meat Science. 10(1). 35–51. 34 indexed citations

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