Steven M. Paul

28.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
238 papers, 22.9k citations indexed

About

Steven M. Paul is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven M. Paul has authored 238 papers receiving a total of 22.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 160 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 120 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Steven M. Paul's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (140 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (37 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (28 papers). Steven M. Paul is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (140 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (37 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (28 papers). Steven M. Paul collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Germany. Steven M. Paul's co-authors include Phil Skolnick, Robert H. Purdy, Rochelle D. Schwartz, Jeffery L. Barker, Neil L. Harrison, Maria Dorota Majewska, Aaron L. Schacht, Stacy Lindborg, Christopher T. Dunwiddie and Bernard Munos and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Steven M. Paul

237 papers receiving 21.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

How to improve R&D productivity: the pharmaceutical industry's grand challenge

2010 2.3k citations Steven M. Paul, Daniel S. Mytelka et al. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery profile →
Steroid Hormone Metabolites Are Barbiturate-Like Modulators of the GABA Receptor

1986 1.9k citations Rochelle D. Schwartz, Steven M. Paul et al. profile →
Neuroactive steroids

1992 1.2k citations Steven M. Paul et al. profile →
Synaptic Activity Regulates Interstitial Fluid Amyloid-β Levels In Vivo

2005 1.0k citations Kelly R. Bales, Steven M. Paul et al. profile →
Receptors for the Age of Anxiety: Pharmacology of the Benzodiazepines

1980 681 citations Steven M. Paul, Phil Skolnick et al. profile →
Minocycline prevents nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurodegeneration in the MPTP model of Parkinson's disease

2001 655 citations Yansheng Du, Zhizhong Ma et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptor Agonist and Peripheral Antagonist for Schizophrenia

2021 216 citations Stephen K. Brannan, Sharon Sawchak et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Efficacy and Safety of Xanomeline-Trospium Chloride in Schizophrenia

2024 71 citations Inder Kaul, Sharon Sawchak et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven M. Paul United States	73	11.8k	8.9k	2.8k	2.4k	2.4k	238	22.9k
Ferdinando Nicoletti Italy	81	13.6k 1.1×	10.5k 1.2×	4.3k 1.5×	1.9k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	535	24.6k
Alessandro Guidotti United States	94	13.6k 1.1×	11.9k 1.3×	2.7k 1.0×	3.8k 1.6×	3.0k 1.2×	400	26.6k
Phil Skolnick United States	77	14.4k 1.2×	8.8k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	3.0k 1.3×	430	21.9k
Michel Baudry United States	80	13.1k 1.1×	9.7k 1.1×	3.0k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	4.3k 1.8×	401	23.0k
Michael J. Zigmond United States	68	9.5k 0.8×	8.2k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	206	20.7k
Michael J. Kuhar United States	92	20.3k 1.7×	14.2k 1.6×	5.9k 2.1×	1.8k 0.7×	3.6k 1.5×	330	30.9k
Christine M. Gall United States	79	12.3k 1.0×	6.2k 0.7×	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	3.4k 1.4×	257	19.2k
Robert B. Innis United States	84	10.6k 0.9×	6.5k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	3.8k 1.6×	412	25.7k
Gavin P. Reynolds United Kingdom	72	7.7k 0.7×	5.0k 0.6×	2.7k 1.0×	1000 0.4×	2.4k 1.0×	329	16.7k
Peter R. Schofield Australia	74	8.3k 0.7×	9.8k 1.1×	2.5k 0.9×	907 0.4×	1.8k 0.8×	343	20.6k

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Yohn, Samantha E., William P. Horan, Stephen K. Brannan, & Steven M. Paul. (2024). 414. Understanding the Role of Muscarinic M1 and M4 Receptors in Neural Circuits That Modulate Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry. 95(10). S269–S270. 1 indexed citations

Izumi, Yukitoshi, Anil G. Cashikar, Steven M. Paul, et al.. (2024). Neurosteroids mediate and modulate the effects of pro-inflammatory stimulation and toll-like receptors on hippocampal plasticity and learning. PLoS ONE. 19(6). e0304481–e0304481. 5 indexed citations

Brannan, Stephen K., Andrew J. Cutler, Sharon Sawchak, et al.. (2024). Safety and Tolerability of KarXT (Xanomeline Trospium): Pooled Results From the Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled EMERGENT Trials. CNS Spectrums. 29(5). 515–515. 1 indexed citations

Shu, Hong‐Jin, Ann Benz, David F. Wozniak, et al.. (2024). Effects of Complete and Partial Loss of the 24S-Hydroxycholesterol-Generating Enzyme Cyp46a1 on Behavior and Hippocampal Transcription in Mouse. Biomolecules. 14(3). 254–254. 1 indexed citations

Pham, Vi, Ziva Vuckovic, Alexander S. Powers, et al.. (2023). Xanomeline displays concomitant orthosteric and allosteric binding modes at the M4 mAChR. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5440–5440. 24 indexed citations

Nonnenmacher, Mathieu, Wei Wang, Matthew A. Child, et al.. (2020). Rapid evolution of blood-brain-barrier-penetrating AAV capsids by RNA-driven biopanning. Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development. 20. 366–378. 104 indexed citations

Wong, Man Ying, Michael Lewis, Jim Doherty, et al.. (2020). 25‐Hydroxycholesterol amplifies microglial IL‐1beta production in an APOE isoform‐dependent manner. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 16(S2). 2 indexed citations

Gunduz-Bruce, Handan, Christopher Silber, Inder Kaul, et al.. (2019). Trial of SAGE-217 in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder. New England Journal of Medicine. 381(10). 903–911. 161 indexed citations

Deverman, Benjamin E., Bernard Ravina, Krystof S. Bankiewicz, Steven M. Paul, & Dinah W.Y. Sah. (2018). Gene therapy for neurological disorders: progress and prospects. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 17(9). 641–659. 221 indexed citations

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Paul, Steven M., Daniel S. Mytelka, Christopher T. Dunwiddie, et al.. (2010). How to improve R&D productivity: the pharmaceutical industry's grand challenge. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 9(3). 203–214. 2338 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gao, Feng, Kelly R. Bales, Richard Dodel, et al.. (2002). NF-κB mediates IL-1β-induced synthesis/release of α2-macroglobulin in a human glial cell line. Molecular Brain Research. 105(1-2). 108–114. 13 indexed citations

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Du, Yansheng, Zhizhong Ma, Suizhen Lin, et al.. (2001). Minocycline prevents nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurodegeneration in the MPTP model of Parkinson's disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(25). 14669–14674. 655 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dodart, Jean‐Cosme, Chantal Mathis, Kelly R. Bales, Steven M. Paul, & Arielle Ungerer. (1999). Early regional cerebral glucose hypometabolism in transgenic mice overexpressing the V717F β-amyloid precursor protein. Neuroscience Letters. 277(1). 49–52. 54 indexed citations

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Du, Yansheng, Kelly R. Bales, Richard C. Dodel, et al.. (1998). α₂‐Macroglobulin Attenuates β‐Amyloid Peptide 1–40 Fibril Formation and Associated Neurotoxicity of Cultured Fetal Rat Cortical Neurons. Journal of Neurochemistry. 70(3). 1182–1188. 96 indexed citations

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Marini, Ann M., et al.. (1993). The N‐Methyl‐D‐Aspartate Antagonist MK‐801 Fails to Protect Dopaminergic Neurons from 1‐Methyl‐4‐ Phenylpyridinium Toxicity In Vitro. Journal of Neurochemistry. 60(5). 1968–1971. 21 indexed citations

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Markwell, Mary Ann K., et al.. (1991). A rapid method to quantify neurons in mixed cultures based on the specific binding of [3H]ouabain to neuronal Na+,K+-ATPase. Brain Research. 538(1). 1–8. 22 indexed citations

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Markwell, Mary Ann K., S. Paul Berger, & Steven M. Paul. (1990). The polyamine synthesis inhibitor α-difluoromethylornithine blocks NMDA-induced neurotoxicity. European Journal of Pharmacology. 182(3). 607–609. 52 indexed citations

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Kim, Yong Sik, John W. Thomas, Niranjala J.K. Tillakaratne, et al.. (1987). Glutamic acid decarboxylase mRNA in rat brain: regional distribution and effects of intrastriatal kainic acid. Molecular Brain Research. 3(1). 77–82. 18 indexed citations

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Schwartz, Rochelle D., et al.. (1987). Acute stress enhances the activity of the GABA receptor-gated chloride ion channel in brain. Brain Research. 411(1). 151–155. 98 indexed citations

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Squires, Richard F., Else Saederup, Jacqueline N. Crawley, Phil Skolnick, & Steven M. Paul. (1984). Convulsant potencies of tetrazoles are highly correlated with actions on GABA/benzodiazepine/picrotoxin receptor complexes in brain. Life Sciences. 35(14). 1439–1444. 172 indexed citations

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