Alan R. Light
Impact in
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Nerve injury and regeneration
- Physiology top 0.2%
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
Papers in
- Physiology 69
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments 60
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- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 23
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology 12
- Nerve injury and regeneration 11
- Co-authors
- Edward R. Perl (7 shared papers)E. R. Perl (2 shared papers)Ronald W. Hughen (30 shared papers)Kai‐Yuan Fu (13 shared papers)William Maixner (11 shared papers)Kathleen C. Light (20 shared papers)Anahid M. Kavookjian (8 shared papers)S. L. Jones (5 shared papers)
- Journals
- The Journal of Comparative Neurology (18 papers)Journal of Pain (15 papers)Journal of Neurophysiology (11 papers)Pain (8 papers)Brain Research (7 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesChinaPhilippines
In The Last Decade
Alan R. Light
153 papers receiving 7.5k citations
Alan R. Light's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 158
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3.0k
- Physiology 3.8k
- Sensory Systems 492
- Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 439
- Neurology 518
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 157 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spinal termination of functionally identified primary afferent neurons with slowly conducting myelinated fibers Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 678 |
| 2 | Reexamination of the dorsal root projection to the spinal dorsal horn including observations on the differential termination of coarse and fine fibers Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 431 |
| 3 | 1979 | 333 | |
| 4 | 2008 | 243 | |
| 5 | 2013 | 194 | |
| 6 | 1992 | 183 | |
| 7 | 1995 | 162 | |
| 8 | 1992 | 148 | |
| 9 | 1999 | 148 | |
| 10 | 2009 | 145 | |
| 11 | 1982 | 139 | |
| 12 | 2009 | 137 | |
| 13 | 2001 | 136 | |
| 14 | 2009 | 136 | |
| 15 | 1994 | 128 | |
| 16 | 1986 | 120 | |
| 17 | 1988 | 117 | |
| 18 | 2011 | 113 | |
| 19 | 2000 | 113 | |
| 20 | 1978 | 105 |
About Alan R. Light
Alan R. Light is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Psychiatry and Mental health, having authored 157 papers that have together received 7.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (60 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (23 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (16 papers), Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (15 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (12 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (11 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (11 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (3.0k citations), Physiology (3.8k citations), Sensory Systems (492 citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (439 citations) and Neurology (518 citations). Alan R. Light has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Philippines. Frequent co-authors include Edward R. Perl, E. R. Perl, Ronald W. Hughen, Kai‐Yuan Fu, William Maixner, Kathleen C. Light, Anahid M. Kavookjian, S. L. Jones, D. L. Trevino and Helen H. Willcockson. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Journal of Pain, Journal of Neurophysiology, Pain and Brain Research.
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