Simon Akerman

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

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Simon Akerman is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Akerman has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 52 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 33 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Simon Akerman's work include Migraine and Headache Studies (83 papers), Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments (50 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (21 papers). Simon Akerman is often cited by papers focused on Migraine and Headache Studies (83 papers), Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments (50 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (21 papers). Simon Akerman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Simon Akerman's co-authors include Peter J. Goadsby, Philip R. Holland, Jan Hoffmann, Margarida Martins-Oliveira, Christoph J. Schankin, Marcela Romero‐Reyes, H Kaube, Annabelle R. Charbit, Robin James Storer and Anna P. Andreou and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and Physiological Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Simon Akerman

106 papers receiving 6.4k citations

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Pathophysiology of Migraine: A Disorder of Sensory Processing

2017 1.3k citations Peter J. Goadsby, Philip R. Holland et al. Physiological Reviews profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Optimising combined treatment for migraine and temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) 2025 ·Cephalalgia ·Marcela Romero‐Reyes, Simon Akerman, Alan M. Rapoport	1
2	Adenosine A3 Receptor Agonism Attenuates Chronic Migraine-Induced Trigeminal Hypersensitivity in Mice 2024 ·Journal of Pain ·(unknown), Karen P. Galen, (unknown), Kenneth A. Jacobson, Simon Akerman, Daniela Salvemini	1
3	Pharmacological Management of Orofacial Pain 2023 ·Drugs ·Marcela Romero‐Reyes, (unknown), Antonia Teruel, Satish Kumar, (unknown), Simon Akerman	14
4	PAC1 receptor blockade reduces central nociceptive activity: new approach for primary headache? 2020 ·Pain ·Jan Hoffmann, Silke Miller, Margarida Martins-Oliveira, Simon Akerman, (unknown), Hong Sun, Licheng Shi, Judy Wang, Dawn Zhu, Sonya G. Lehto, Hantao Liu, Ruoyuan Yin, Bryan D. Moyer, Cen Xu, Peter J. Goadsby	51
5	Differential actions of indomethacin: clinical relevance in headache 2020 ·Pain ·Oliver Summ, Anna P. Andreou, Simon Akerman, Philip R. Holland, Jan Hoffmann, Peter J. Goadsby	18
6	Sex differences in the expression of calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor components in the spinal trigeminal nucleus 2019 ·PubMed ·Yadong Ji, (unknown), Pamela J. Voulalas, (unknown), Simon Akerman, Gregory Dussor, Asaf Keller, Radi Masri	19
7	Pathophysiology of Migraine: A Disorder of Sensory Processing breakdown → 2017 ·Physiological Reviews ·Peter J. Goadsby, Philip R. Holland, Margarida Martins-Oliveira, Jan Hoffmann, Christoph J. Schankin, Simon Akerman	1255
8	Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5: a target for migraine therapy 2016 ·Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology ·Maggie W. Waung, Simon Akerman, (unknown), Charlotte Keywood, Peter J. Goadsby	35
9	Update on Animal Models of Migraine 2014 ·Current Pain and Headache Reports ·Marcela Romero‐Reyes, Simon Akerman	20
10	Efficacy and mechanism of anticonvulsant drugs in migraine 2014 ·Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology ·Jan Hoffmann, Simon Akerman, Peter J. Goadsby	40
11	Differential trigeminovascular nociceptive responses in the thalamus in the familial hemiplegic migraine 1 knock-in mouse: A Fos protein study 2013 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·(unknown), Heui‐Soo Moon, Simon Akerman, Philip R. Holland, Michele P. Lasalandra, Anna P. Andreou, Michel D. Ferrari, Arn M. J. M. van den Maagdenberg, Peter J. Goadsby	18
12	A translational in vivo model of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias: therapeutic characterization 2012 ·Brain ·Simon Akerman, Philip R. Holland, Oliver Summ, Michele P. Lasalandra, Peter J. Goadsby	71
13	Acetaminophen in the Treatment of Headache: A Cannabinoid Agonist within the Trigeminovascular System 2011 ·Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain ·(unknown), Philip R. Holland, (unknown), Simon Akerman, Jan Hoffmann, Oliver Summ, Michele P. Lasalandra, Peter J. Goadsby	5
14	Blunted Trigeminovascular Nociceptive Responses in Mice with the CACNA1A Mutation 2010 ·Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain ·(unknown), (unknown), Simon Akerman, Philip R. Holland, Michele P. Lasalandra, (unknown), Arn M. J. M. van den Maagdenberg, Peter J. Goadsby	3
15	Vascular effects dominate solid tumor response to treatment with combretastatin A‐4‐phosphate 2010 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Sarah Jane Lunt, Simon Akerman, Sally A. Hill, Matthew Fisher, Victoria Wright, Constantino Carlos Reyes‐Aldasoro, Gillian M. Tozer, Chryso Kanthou	31
16	Neurons of the Dopaminergic/Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide A11 Cell Group Modulate Neuronal Firing in the Trigeminocervical Complex: An Electrophysiological and Immunohistochemical Study 2009 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Annabelle R. Charbit, Simon Akerman, Philip R. Holland, Peter J. Goadsby	103
17	Neurobiology of migraine 2009 ·Neuroscience ·Peter J. Goadsby, Annabelle R. Charbit, Anna P. Andreou, Simon Akerman, Philip R. Holland	285
18	Blood Vessel Maturation and Response to Vascular-Disrupting Therapy in Single Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A Isoform–Producing Tumors 2008 ·Cancer Research ·Gillian M. Tozer, Simon Akerman, Neil A. Cross, Paul R. Barber, Meit A. Björndahl, Olga Greco, Sheila Harris, Sally A. Hill, Davina J. Honess, Christopher R. Ireson, (unknown), Vivien E. Prise, Constantino Carlos Reyes‐Aldasoro, Christiana Ruhrberg, David T. Shima, Chryso Kanthou	83
19	Measuring the velocity of fluorescently labelled red blood cells with a keyhole tracking algorithm 2007 ·Journal of Microscopy ·Constantino Carlos Reyes‐Aldasoro, Simon Akerman, Gillian M. Tozer	29
20	Evidence for postjunctional serotonin (5‐HT₁) receptors in the trigeminocervical complex 2001 ·Annals of Neurology ·Peter J. Goadsby, Simon Akerman, Robin James Storer	35

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