Howard L. Fields
Impact in
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.01%
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Physiology top 0.01%
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
Papers in
- Physiology 153
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments 153
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- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology 78
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior 60
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 41
- Co-authors
- Allan I. Basbaum (18 shared papers)Mary M. Heinricher (16 shared papers)Elyssa B. Margolis (19 shared papers)Michael C. Rowbotham (15 shared papers)Gregory O. Hjelmstad (15 shared papers)Saleem M. Nicola (12 shared papers)Charles H. Clanton (4 shared papers)Jennifer Mitchell (21 shared papers)
- Journals
- Pain (29 papers)Brain Research (27 papers)Journal of Neuroscience (21 papers)Journal of Neurophysiology (17 papers)Neuroscience (14 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Howard L. Fields
262 papers receiving 32.3k citations
Howard L. Fields's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 164
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 16.0k
- Physiology 17.8k
- Cognitive Neuroscience 9.7k
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2.2k
- Behavioral Neuroscience 1.4k
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endogenous Pain Control Systems: Brainstem Spinal Pathways and Endorphin Circuitry Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 2309 |
| 2 | Endogenous pain control mechanisms: Review and hypothesis Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 1043 |
| 3 | Neurotransmitters in Nociceptive Modulatory Circuits Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 870 |
| 4 | Corticostriatal functional connectivity predicts transition to chronic back pain Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 820 |
| 5 | Brainstem Control of Spinal Pain-Transmission Neurons Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 741 |
| 6 | State-dependent opioid control of pain Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 726 |
| 7 | Orexin A in the VTA Is Critical for the Induction of Synaptic Plasticity and Behavioral Sensitization to Cocaine Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 625 |
| 8 | Three bulbospinal pathways from the rostral medulla of the cat: An autoradiographic study of pain modulating systems Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 591 |
| 9 | The origin of descending pathways in the dorsolateral funiculus of the spinal cord of the cat and rat: Further studies on the anatomy of pain modulation Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 570 |
| 10 | Central nervous system mechanisms of pain modulation Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 556 |
| 11 | Multiple opiate receptor sites on primary afferent fibres Hit paper breakdown → | 1980 | 549 |
| 12 | The affective component of pain in rodents: Direct evidence for a contribution of the anterior cingulate cortex Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 549 |
| 13 | The Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus (RMTg), a GABAergic Afferent to Midbrain Dopamine Neurons, Encodes Aversive Stimuli and Inhibits Motor Responses Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 530 |
| 14 | 2007 | 483 | |
| 15 | 2010 | 453 | |
| 16 | 2009 | 451 | |
| 17 | 1998 | 440 | |
| 18 | 1977 | 434 | |
| 19 | 2006 | 429 | |
| 20 | 1991 | 404 |
About Howard L. Fields
Howard L. Fields is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, having authored 267 papers that have together received 34.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (153 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (78 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (60 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (57 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (47 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (41 papers), Anesthesia and Pain Management (23 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (18 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (16.0k citations), Physiology (17.8k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (9.7k citations), Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (2.2k citations) and Behavioral Neuroscience (1.4k citations). Howard L. Fields has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Allan I. Basbaum, Mary M. Heinricher, Elyssa B. Margolis, Michael C. Rowbotham, Gregory O. Hjelmstad, Saleem M. Nicola, Charles H. Clanton, Jennifer Mitchell, Jon D. Levine and Joshua P. Johansen. Their work appears in journals such as Pain, Brain Research, Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Neurophysiology and Neuroscience.
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