Steven M. Rothman

12.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
103 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Steven M. Rothman is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven M. Rothman has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 46 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Steven M. Rothman's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (56 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (24 papers) and Epilepsy research and treatment (17 papers). Steven M. Rothman is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (56 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (24 papers) and Epilepsy research and treatment (17 papers). Steven M. Rothman collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Steven M. Rothman's co-authors include John W. Olney, DW Choi, Xiaofeng Yang, Jean Holowach Thurston, Richard E. Hauhart, Douglas F. Covey, Kelvin A. Yamada, James S. Nelson, Gary Clark and Michael Wong and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Steven M. Rothman

98 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

Glutamate and the pathophysiology of hypoxic–ischemic bra... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 1990 1987 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Glutamate and the pathophysiology of hypoxic–ischemic brain damage
    1986 2.0k citations Steven M. Rothman et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
  2. The Role of Glutamate Neurotoxicity in Hypoxic-Ischemic Neuronal Death
    1990 1.9k citations Steven M. Rothman et al. profile →
  3. Excitotoxity and the NMDA receptor
    1987 943 citations Steven M. Rothman et al. Trends in Neurosciences profile →

Peers

Steven M. Rothman
Anders Hamberger Sweden
Nils Henrik Diemer Denmark
Ursula Sonnewald Norway
De‐Maw Chuang United States
Flavio Moroni Italy
James McCulloch United Kingdom
Jørgen Drejer Denmark
Giuseppe Battaglia Italy
Lechosław Turski Germany
Mark P. Goldberg United States
Anders Hamberger Sweden
Steven M. Rothman
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Fields of papers citing papers by Steven M. Rothman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven M. Rothman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Steven M. Rothman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Steven M. Rothman 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 Steven M. Rothman. Steven M. Rothman is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yang, Xiaofeng, et al.. (2012). Levetiracetam has an activity‐dependent effect on inhibitory transmission. Epilepsia. 53(3). 469–476. 46 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaofeng, et al.. (2011). A new mechanism for antiepileptic drug action: vesicular entry may mediate the effects of levetiracetam. Journal of Neurophysiology. 106(3). 1227–1239. 86 indexed citations
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Orchard, Paul J., Troy C. Lund, Steven M. Rothman, et al.. (2011). Chitotriosidase as a biomarker of cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 8(1). 144–144. 33 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaofeng, D. L. Rode, Darcy S. Peterka, Rafael Yuste, & Steven M. Rothman. (2011). Optical control of focal epilepsy in vivo with caged γ‐aminobutyric acid. Annals of Neurology. 71(1). 68–75. 24 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaofeng & Steven M. Rothman. (2009). Levetiracetam has a time- and stimulation-dependent effect on synaptic transmission. Seizure. 18(9). 615–619. 35 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaofeng, et al.. (2006). Cooling produces minimal neuropathology in neocortex and hippocampus. Neurobiology of Disease. 23(3). 637–643. 52 indexed citations
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Griffey, Megan A., David F. Wozniak, Michael Wong, et al.. (2005). CNS-directed AAV2-mediated gene therapy ameliorates functional deficits in a murine model of infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. Molecular Therapy. 13(3). 538–547. 107 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaofeng, et al.. (2005). Cooling blocks rat hippocampal neurotransmission by a presynaptic mechanism: observations using 2‐photon microscopy. The Journal of Physiology. 567(1). 215–224. 46 indexed citations
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Binder, Devin K., et al.. (2005). Transcortical Cooling Inhibits Hippocampal‐kindled Seizures in the Rat. Epilepsia. 46(12). 1881–1887. 25 indexed citations
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Chang, Jong Hee, Xiao-Feng Yang, John Zempel, & Steven M. Rothman. (2004). The unilateral cobalt wire model of neocortical epilepsy: a method of producing subacute focal seizures in rodents. Epilepsy Research. 61(1-3). 153–160. 21 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaofeng & Steven M. Rothman. (2001). Focal cooling rapidly terminates experimental neocortical seizures. Annals of Neurology. 49(6). 721–726. 72 indexed citations
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Wong, Michael, et al.. (2000). Rapid Cooling Aborts Seizure‐Like Activity in Rodent Hippocampal‐Entorhinal Slices. Epilepsia. 41(10). 1241–1248. 51 indexed citations
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Werth, John L., et al.. (2000). Reversible Physiological Alterations in Sympathetic Neurons Deprived of NGF but Protected from Apoptosis by Caspase Inhibition or Bax Deletion. Experimental Neurology. 161(1). 203–211. 23 indexed citations
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Canney, Daniel J., Ann C. McKeon, Kong-Woo Yoon, et al.. (1998). Structure-activity studies of fluoroaljyl-substituted γ-butyrolactone and γ-thiobutyrolactone modulators of GABAA receptor function. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 6(1). 43–55. 24 indexed citations
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Rothman, Steven M.. (1995). Excitotoxicity and the NMDA receptor -- still lethal after eight years. Trends in Neurosciences. 18(2). 57–58. 434 indexed citations
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Rothman, Steven M., et al.. (1993). Nordihydroguaiaretic acid attenuates NMDA neurotoxicity—Action beyond the receptor. Neuropharmacology. 32(11). 1279–1288. 48 indexed citations
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Rothman, Steven M.. (1988). Noncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonists affect multiple ionic currents.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 246(1). 137–142. 41 indexed citations
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Rothman, Steven M.. (1965). [FRAGMENTS TO "PERSONAL EXPERIENCES IN THE HISTORY OF DERMATOLOGY". EARLY YEARS OF PIGMENT RESEARCH].. PubMed. 16. 35–6. 1 indexed citations
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Rothman, Steven M.. (1962). Some remarks on Moricz KAPOSI and the history of Kaposi's sarcoma.. PubMed. 18. 322–5. 9 indexed citations
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Rothman, Steven M., et al.. (1951). Skin Testing with a Purified Suspension of Treponema pallidum.. 35(1). 35–41. 13 indexed citations

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