Stephen Sammut

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Stephen Sammut is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Psychology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Sammut has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Clinical Psychology and 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Stephen Sammut's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (6 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers). Stephen Sammut is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (6 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers). Stephen Sammut collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Chile. Stephen Sammut's co-authors include Rebecca M. Beiter, D. R. Rhoades, Anthony R. West, Sarah Threlfell, Christopher J. Schmidt, Frank S. Menniti, Darrion Mitchell, Shannon R. Blume, John F. Harms and Fernando E. Padovan‐Neto and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Sammut

23 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

The prevalence and correlates of depression, anxiety, and... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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. The prevalence and correlates of depression, anxiety, and stress in a sample of college students
    2014 1.2k citations Rebecca M. Beiter, D. R. Rhoades et al. Journal of Affective Disorders profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Sammut United States 13 889 510 313 310 300 24 1.9k
Marco Colizzi United Kingdom 28 1.3k 1.5× 778 1.5× 426 1.4× 230 0.7× 153 0.5× 92 3.2k
Shawn J. Latendresse United States 25 689 0.8× 274 0.5× 232 0.7× 196 0.6× 273 0.9× 52 2.4k
Jason Schiffman United States 34 1.5k 1.7× 634 1.2× 158 0.5× 330 1.1× 187 0.6× 184 3.7k
Dorothea Blomeyer Germany 28 859 1.0× 260 0.5× 334 1.1× 135 0.4× 177 0.6× 58 2.0k
Kim Hellemans Canada 19 380 0.4× 475 0.9× 384 1.2× 143 0.5× 197 0.7× 36 2.3k
Susanne Lee United States 26 885 1.0× 190 0.4× 249 0.8× 344 1.1× 304 1.0× 76 2.1k
Rebecca M. Beiter United States 9 811 0.9× 457 0.9× 77 0.2× 301 1.0× 200 0.7× 12 1.6k
Maaike Verhagen Netherlands 23 1.1k 1.2× 942 1.8× 270 0.9× 255 0.8× 77 0.3× 57 2.4k
Jessica E. Salvatore United States 25 623 0.7× 330 0.6× 115 0.4× 201 0.6× 139 0.5× 102 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Sammut

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Sammut

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Sammut

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen Sammut. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen Sammut based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Stephen Sammut. Stephen Sammut is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Farrell, Brian J., et al.. (2024). Impulsivity mediates the relationship between sleep quality and interpersonal functioning: a cross-sectional study in a sample of university students. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(1). 2 indexed citations
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Sammut, Stephen, et al.. (2023). Progesterone-mediated reversal of mifepristone-induced pregnancy termination in a rat model: an exploratory investigation. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 10942–10942. 3 indexed citations
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Sammut, Stephen, et al.. (2022). The Impact of COVID-19 and Associated Interventions on Mental Health: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Sample of University Students. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 12. 801859–801859. 9 indexed citations
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Sammut, Stephen, et al.. (2020). Pregnancy-induced long-term uterine vascular remodeling in the rat. Reproductive Biology. 21(1). 100466–100466. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Paul, et al.. (2019). Religious/spiritual struggles and perceived parenting style in a religious college-aged sample. Mental Health Religion & Culture. 22(5). 500–516. 5 indexed citations
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Beiter, Rebecca M., et al.. (2019). Biological, Behavioral and Physiological Consequences of Drug-Induced Pregnancy Termination at First-Trimester Human Equivalent in an Animal Model. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13. 544–544. 7 indexed citations
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Beiter, Rebecca M., et al.. (2014). The prevalence and correlates of depression, anxiety, and stress in a sample of college students. Journal of Affective Disorders. 173. 90–96. 1235 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tseng, Kuei Y., Adriana Caballero, Daryn K. Cass, et al.. (2011). Inhibition of Striatal Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase-cGMP Signaling Reverses Basal Ganglia Dysfunction and Akinesia in Experimental Parkinsonism. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e27187–e27187. 35 indexed citations
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Sammut, Stephen, et al.. (2009). Impact of dopamine–glutamate interactions on striatal neuronal nitric oxide synthase activity. Psychopharmacology. 207(4). 571–581. 43 indexed citations
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Sammut, Stephen, Sarah Threlfell, & Anthony R. West. (2009). Nitric oxide-soluble guanylyl cyclase signaling regulates corticostriatal transmission and short-term synaptic plasticity of striatal projection neurons recorded in vivo. Neuropharmacology. 58(3). 624–631. 36 indexed citations
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Sammut, Stephen & Anthony R. West. (2008). Acute cocaine administration increases NO efflux in the rat prefrontal cortex via a neuronal NOS‐dependent mechanism. Synapse. 62(9). 710–713. 22 indexed citations
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Threlfell, Sarah, Stephen Sammut, Frank S. Menniti, Christopher J. Schmidt, & Anthony R. West. (2008). Inhibition of Phosphodiesterase 10A Increases the Responsiveness of Striatal Projection Neurons to Cortical Stimulation. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 328(3). 785–795. 93 indexed citations
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Ondracek, Janie M., et al.. (2008). Feed‐forward excitation of striatal neuron activity by frontal cortical activation of nitric oxide signaling in vivo. European Journal of Neuroscience. 27(7). 1739–1754. 31 indexed citations
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Sammut, Stephen, et al.. (2007). Frontal cortical afferents facilitate striatal nitric oxide transmission in vivo via a NMDA receptor and neuronal NOS‐dependent mechanism. Journal of Neurochemistry. 103(3). 1145–1156. 50 indexed citations
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Sammut, Stephen, et al.. (2007). Dopamine D2 receptor-dependent modulation of striatal NO synthase activity. Psychopharmacology. 191(3). 793–803. 58 indexed citations
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Sammut, Stephen, et al.. (2005). Phasic Dopaminergic Transmission Increases NO Efflux in the Rat Dorsal Striatum via a Neuronal NOS and a Dopamine D1/5 Receptor-Dependent Mechanism. Neuropsychopharmacology. 31(3). 493–505. 86 indexed citations

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