Thomas C. Britton

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas C. Britton is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas C. Britton has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 17 papers in Neurology and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas C. Britton's work include Neurological disorders and treatments (15 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (11 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (8 papers). Thomas C. Britton is often cited by papers focused on Neurological disorders and treatments (15 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (11 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (8 papers). Thomas C. Britton collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Thomas C. Britton's co-authors include David A. Evans, John C. Rothwell, C. D. Marsden, Roberta L. Dorow, Peter Brown, B. L. Day, P. D. Thompson, Jonathan A. Ellman, Philip D. Thompson and Joseph F. Dellaria and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Brain and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas C. Britton

49 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Contrasteric carboximide hydrolysis with lithium hydroper... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 1990 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Contrasteric carboximide hydrolysis with lithium hydroperoxide
    1987 406 citations Thomas C. Britton et al. profile →
  2. The asymmetric synthesis of .alpha.-amino acids. Electrophilic azidation of chiral imide enolates, a practical approach to the synthesis of (R)- and (S)-.alpha.-azido carboxylic acids
    1990 360 citations Thomas C. Britton et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas C. Britton United States 32 1.3k 1.2k 1.0k 868 801 49 3.9k
Michel Bottlaender France 40 316 0.3× 1.7k 1.4× 1.4k 1.4× 779 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 193 5.4k
Thomas J. Feuerstein Germany 37 349 0.3× 1.6k 1.4× 2.0k 1.9× 313 0.4× 217 0.3× 149 3.8k
Henrik Klitgaard Belgium 50 192 0.2× 2.1k 1.8× 3.6k 3.5× 626 0.7× 241 0.3× 108 7.2k
Valentin K. Gribkoff United States 42 803 0.6× 2.3k 2.0× 2.6k 2.5× 289 0.3× 379 0.5× 101 5.7k
Jarda T. Wroblewski United States 37 285 0.2× 2.9k 2.5× 3.3k 3.2× 197 0.2× 494 0.6× 80 5.1k
Felicita Pedata Italy 46 195 0.2× 2.0k 1.7× 2.7k 2.6× 487 0.6× 1.6k 2.0× 134 6.0k
Gerard B. Fox United States 39 166 0.1× 1.9k 1.6× 1.1k 1.1× 683 0.8× 311 0.4× 105 4.1k
Yong Shen United States 28 149 0.1× 2.2k 1.9× 1.5k 1.5× 334 0.4× 998 1.2× 91 5.6k
Jinbin Xu United States 35 384 0.3× 1.9k 1.6× 1.0k 1.0× 363 0.4× 179 0.2× 95 3.2k
Rosa Maria Moresco Italy 31 116 0.1× 1.1k 0.9× 921 0.9× 694 0.8× 452 0.6× 120 3.5k

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All Works

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Johnson, Michael P., David A. Barda, Thomas C. Britton, et al.. (2005). Metabotropic glutamate 2 receptor potentiators: receptor modulation, frequency-dependent synaptic activity, and efficacy in preclinical anxiety and psychosis model(s). Psychopharmacology. 179(1). 271–283. 126 indexed citations
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Barda, David A., Zhaoqing Wang, Thomas C. Britton, et al.. (2004). SAR study of a subtype selective allosteric potentiator of metabotropic glutamate 2 receptor, N-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-N-(3-pyridinylmethyl)ethanesulfonamide. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 14(12). 3099–3102. 40 indexed citations
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McAuley, John, Thomas C. Britton, John C. Rothwell, L J Findley, & C. D. Marsden. (2000). The timing of primary orthostatic tremor bursts has a task-specific plasticity. Brain. 123(2). 254–266. 43 indexed citations
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Zarrinmayeh, Hamideh, Dennis M. Zimmerman, Buddy E. Cantrell, et al.. (1999). Structure-activity relationship of a series of diaminoalkyl substituted benzimidazole as neuropeptide Y Y1 receptor antagonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 9(5). 647–652. 82 indexed citations
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Britton, Thomas C., Dennis M. Zimmerman, Hamideh Zarrinmayeh, et al.. (1999). Structure-activity relationships of a series of benzothiophene-derived NPY Y1 antagonists: Optimization of the C-2 side chain. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 9(3). 475–480. 8 indexed citations
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Bain, Peter G., Thomas C. Britton, I. H. Jenkins, et al.. (1996). Tremor associated with benign IgM paraproteinaemic neuropathy. Brain. 119(3). 789–799. 85 indexed citations
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Britton, Thomas C.. (1995). Essential tremor and its variants. Current Opinion in Neurology. 8(4). 314–322. 24 indexed citations
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McClure, Michael S., et al.. (1994). Degradation Chemistry of Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, a New Antitumor Agent. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 83(5). 716–719. 10 indexed citations
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Thompson, Philip D., B. L. Day, John C. Rothwell, et al.. (1994). The myoclonus in corticobasal degeneration. Brain. 117(5). 1197–1207. 103 indexed citations
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Britton, Thomas C., Philip D. Thompson, B. L. Day, et al.. (1994). Rapid wrist movements in patients with essential tremor. Brain. 117(1). 39–47. 54 indexed citations
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Britton, Thomas C., Philip D. Thompson, B. L. Day, et al.. (1993). Modulation of postural wrist tremors by magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex in patients with Parkinson's disease or essential tremor and in normal subjects mimicking tremor. Annals of Neurology. 33(5). 473–479. 64 indexed citations
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Britton, Thomas C., Philip D. Thompson, B. L. Day, et al.. (1992). “Resetting” of postural tremors at the wrist with mechanical stretches in Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and normal subjects mimicking tremor. Annals of Neurology. 31(5). 507–514. 56 indexed citations
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Britton, Thomas C., Philip D. Thompson, Wim van der Kamp, et al.. (1992). Primary orthostatic tremor: further observations in six cases. Journal of Neurology. 239(4). 209–217. 66 indexed citations
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Brown, Peter, John C. Rothwell, P. D. Thompson, et al.. (1991). NEW OBSERVATIONS ON THE NORMAL AUDITORY STARTLE REFLEX IN MAN. Brain. 114(4). 1891–1902. 329 indexed citations
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Meyer, B.-U., et al.. (1991). Coil placement in magnetic brain stimulation related to skull and brain anatomy. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology/Evoked Potentials Section. 81(1). 38–46. 44 indexed citations
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Britton, Thomas C., Peter Brown, B. L. Day, et al.. (1990). CAN THE CEREBELLUM BE STIMULATED THROUGH THE INTACT SCALP IN MAN. The Journal of Physiology. 420(2). 371–379. 3 indexed citations
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Britton, Thomas C., et al.. (1990). PATTERNED ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC RESPONSES TO GALVANIC EAR STIMULATION IN MAN. The Journal of Physiology. 420. 2 indexed citations
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Meyer, B.-U., Thomas C. Britton, & R. Benecke. (1989). Investigation of unilateral facial weakness: magnetic stimulation of the proximal facial nerve and of the face-associated motor cortex. Journal of Neurology. 236(2). 102–107. 41 indexed citations

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