A. L. Hodgkin

59.2k total citations · 18 hit papers
78 papers, 36.7k citations indexed

About

A. L. Hodgkin is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. L. Hodgkin has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 36.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in A. L. Hodgkin's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (25 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (24 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (15 papers). A. L. Hodgkin is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (25 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (24 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (15 papers). A. L. Hodgkin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Korea. A. L. Hodgkin's co-authors include A. F. Huxley, R. D. Keynes, P. Horowicz, B. Frankenhaeuser, P. F. Baker, D. A. Baylor, W K Chandler, M. P. Blaustein, B. Katz and R. H. Adrian and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

A. L. Hodgkin

76 papers receiving 31.4k citations

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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.

A quantitative description of membrane current and its application to conduction and excitation in nerve

1952 15.6k citations A. L. Hodgkin, A. F. Huxley The Journal of Physiology profile →
Currents carried by sodium and potassium ions through the membrane of the giant axon of Loligo

1952 1.6k citations A. L. Hodgkin, A. F. Huxley The Journal of Physiology profile →
The action of calcium on the electrical properties of squid axons

1957 1.6k citations A. L. Hodgkin et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
The influence of potassium and chloride ions on the membrane potential of single muscle fibres

1959 1.2k citations A. L. Hodgkin, P. Horowicz The Journal of Physiology profile →
The dual effect of membrane potential on sodium conductance in the giant axon of Loligo

1952 1.1k citations A. L. Hodgkin, A. F. Huxley The Journal of Physiology profile →
Measurement of current‐voltage relations in the membrane of the giant axon of Loligo

1952 1.1k citations A. L. Hodgkin, A. F. Huxley et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
The components of membrane conductance in the giant axon of Loligo

1952 922 citations A. L. Hodgkin, A. F. Huxley The Journal of Physiology profile →
The potassium permeability of a giant nerve fibre

1955 817 citations A. L. Hodgkin, R. D. Keynes The Journal of Physiology profile →
The influence of calcium on sodium efflux in squid axons

1969 769 citations P. F. Baker, A. L. Hodgkin et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
THE IONIC BASIS OF ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY IN NERVE AND MUSCLE

1951 701 citations A. L. Hodgkin profile →
The after‐effects of impulses in the giant nerve fibres of Loligo

1956 640 citations A. L. Hodgkin et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
Depolarization and calcium entry in squid giant axons

1971 595 citations P. F. Baker, A. L. Hodgkin et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
Active transport of cations in giant axons from Sepia and Loligo

1955 586 citations A. L. Hodgkin, R. D. Keynes The Journal of Physiology profile →
Movements of labelled calcium in squid giant axons

1957 537 citations A. L. Hodgkin, R. D. Keynes The Journal of Physiology profile →
Potassium contractures in single muscle fibres

1960 457 citations A. L. Hodgkin, P. Horowicz The Journal of Physiology profile →
Voltage clamp experiments in striated muscle fibres

1970 428 citations R. H. Adrian, W K Chandler et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
Changes in time scale and sensitivity in the ommatidia of Limulus

1964 409 citations A. L. Hodgkin et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
The effect of cyanide on the efflux of calcium from squid axons

1969 383 citations A. L. Hodgkin et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. L. Hodgkin United Kingdom	56	20.6k	16.7k	10.2k	4.7k	4.2k	78	36.7k
A. F. Huxley United Kingdom	35	12.4k 0.6×	12.3k 0.7×	8.8k 0.9×	4.6k 1.0×	10.0k 2.4×	64	33.7k
Bert Sakmann Germany	127	45.9k 2.2×	28.7k 1.7×	24.0k 2.3×	1000 0.2×	2.7k 0.7×	269	59.6k
Charles F. Stevens United States	77	20.8k 1.0×	16.7k 1.0×	8.2k 0.8×	760 0.2×	1.6k 0.4×	208	29.5k
György Buzsáki United States	149	61.7k 3.0×	8.0k 0.5×	70.1k 6.9×	2.6k 0.5×	720 0.2×	416	86.9k
Erwin Neher Germany	110	33.9k 1.6×	42.8k 2.6×	5.3k 0.5×	505 0.1×	7.7k 1.8×	256	57.0k
Wolf Singer Germany	110	22.0k 1.1×	6.6k 0.4×	42.2k 4.1×	3.0k 0.6×	356 0.1×	399	51.2k
Eve Marder United States	82	15.7k 0.8×	4.3k 0.3×	11.3k 1.1×	2.2k 0.5×	476 0.1×	300	22.4k
Olaf Sporns United States	99	6.1k 0.3×	4.1k 0.2×	54.1k 5.3×	4.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.3×	301	66.3k
David A. McCormick United States	97	23.4k 1.1×	8.1k 0.5×	24.6k 2.4×	1.6k 0.3×	764 0.2×	200	36.8k
David W. Tank United States	72	9.9k 0.5×	5.0k 0.3×	14.1k 1.4×	1.1k 0.2×	341 0.1×	138	32.6k

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Whitfield, M., et al.. (1988). MBI volume 68 issue 2 Cover and Front matter. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 68(2). f1–f4. 1 indexed citations

Whitfield, M., et al.. (1988). MBI volume 68 issue 1 Cover and Front matter. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 68(1). f1–f4. 1 indexed citations

Hodgkin, A. L., Peter A. McNaughton, & B J Nunn. (1985). The ionic selectivity and calcium dependence of the light‐sensitive pathway in toad rods.. The Journal of Physiology. 358(1). 447–468. 203 indexed citations

Hodgkin, A. L., Peter A. McNaughton, B J Nunn, & King‐Wai Yau. (1984). Effect of ions on retinal rods from Bufo marinus.. The Journal of Physiology. 350(1). 649–680. 92 indexed citations

Hodgkin, A. L.. (1979). Edgar Douglas Adrian, Baron Adrian of Cambridge, 30 November 1889 - 4 August 1977. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 25(25). 1–73. 15 indexed citations

Hodgkin, A. L.. (1977). The Pursuit of nature : informal essays on the history of physiology. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 17 indexed citations

Hodgkin, A. L. & S. Nakajima. (1972). Analysis of the membrane capacity in frog muscle. The Journal of Physiology. 221(1). 121–136. 106 indexed citations

Adrian, R. H., W K Chandler, & A. L. Hodgkin. (1970). Voltage clamp experiments in striated muscle fibres. The Journal of Physiology. 208(3). 607–644. 428 indexed citations breakdown →

Adrian, R. H., W K Chandler, & A. L. Hodgkin. (1968). Voltage Clamp Experiments in Striated Muscle Fibers. The Journal of General Physiology. 51(5). 188–192. 94 indexed citations

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Hodgkin, A. L. & W K Chandler. (1965). Effects of Changes in Ionic Strength on Inactivation and Threshold in Perfused Nerve Fibers of Loligo . The Journal of General Physiology. 48(5). 27–30. 14 indexed citations

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Hodgkin, A. L.. (1964). The Ionic Basis of Nervous Conduction. Science. 145(3637). 1148–1154. 50 indexed citations

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Baker, P. F., A. L. Hodgkin, & H. Meves. (1964). The effect of diluting the internal solution on the electrical properties of a perfused giant axon. The Journal of Physiology. 170(3). 541–560. 92 indexed citations

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Baker, P. F., A. L. Hodgkin, & T. I. Shaw. (1962). Replacement of the axoplasm of giant nerve fibres with artificial solutions. The Journal of Physiology. 164(2). 330–354. 196 indexed citations

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Hodgkin, A. L. & P. Horowicz. (1960). The effect of nitrate and other anions on the mechanical response of single muscle fibres. The Journal of Physiology. 153(2). 404–412. 118 indexed citations

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Hodgkin, A. L.. (1958). The Croonian Lecture - Ionic movements and electrical activity in giant nerve fibres. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 148(930). 1–37. 365 indexed citations

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Hodgkin, A. L. & R. D. Keynes. (1953). The mobility and diffusion coefficient of potassium in giant axons from Sepia. The Journal of Physiology. 119(4). 513–528. 115 indexed citations

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Hodgkin, A. L. & A. F. Huxley. (1952). MOVEMENT OF SODIUM AND POTASSIUM IONS DURING NERVOUS ACTIVITY. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 17(0). 43–52. 67 indexed citations

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Hodgkin, A. L. & A. F. Huxley. (1952). The components of membrane conductance in the giant axon of Loligo. The Journal of Physiology. 116(4). 473–496. 922 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hodgkin, A. L. & A. F. Huxley. (1952). A quantitative description of membrane current and its application to conduction and excitation in nerve. The Journal of Physiology. 117(4). 500–544. 15568 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hodgkin, A. L. & Andrew Huxley. (1952). Propagation of electrical signals along giant nerve fibres. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 140(899). 177–183. 159 indexed citations

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