Aaron Burr

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 963 citations indexed

About

Aaron Burr is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Aaron Burr has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 963 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Aaron Burr's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (7 papers), Nematode management and characterization studies (5 papers) and Hemoglobin structure and function (5 papers). Aaron Burr is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (7 papers), Nematode management and characterization studies (5 papers) and Hemoglobin structure and function (5 papers). Aaron Burr collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Aaron Burr's co-authors include C. Scott Watson, Richard Betts, Katherine Strattman, Jeffrey S. Kargel, Dan H. Shugar, Maureen C. Kennedy, Umesh K. Haritashya, Stephan Harrison, Alexandre Bevington and J. G. Baldwin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Aaron Burr

31 papers receiving 920 citations

Hit Papers

Rapid worldwide growth of glacial lakes since 1990 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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. Rapid worldwide growth of glacial lakes since 1990
    2020 372 citations Dan H. Shugar, Aaron Burr et al. Nature Climate Change profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aaron Burr Canada 13 319 230 215 186 116 33 963
Alison J. Smith United States 20 395 1.2× 296 1.3× 30 0.1× 292 1.6× 88 0.8× 60 1.1k
Takao Kikuchi Japan 13 95 0.3× 156 0.7× 75 0.3× 61 0.3× 22 0.2× 51 451
Ewan M. Campbell United Kingdom 20 122 0.4× 156 0.7× 114 0.5× 414 2.2× 8 0.1× 39 1.2k
Jordi Corbera Spain 18 52 0.2× 272 1.2× 52 0.2× 167 0.9× 239 2.1× 81 833
Jens Böcher Denmark 20 567 1.8× 258 1.1× 118 0.5× 37 0.2× 44 0.4× 33 881
Michael Wuttke Germany 16 204 0.6× 170 0.7× 30 0.1× 71 0.4× 37 0.3× 50 1.0k
Gordon Oswald United Kingdom 7 393 1.2× 97 0.4× 37 0.2× 176 0.9× 7 0.1× 10 658
Stephan Frickenhaus Germany 27 214 0.7× 1.0k 4.4× 55 0.3× 408 2.2× 779 6.7× 61 1.7k
Michel Philippe France 21 73 0.2× 623 2.7× 46 0.2× 330 1.8× 35 0.3× 73 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Aaron Burr

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Fields of papers citing papers by Aaron Burr

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aaron Burr

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Aaron Burr. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Aaron Burr 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 Aaron Burr. Aaron Burr 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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Shugar, Dan H., Aaron Burr, Umesh K. Haritashya, et al.. (2020). Rapid worldwide growth of glacial lakes since 1990. Nature Climate Change. 10(10). 939–945. 372 indexed citations breakdown →
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Burr, Aaron, et al.. (2018). William E. Vidaver (1921–2017): an innovator, enthusiastic scientist, inspiring teacher and a wonderful friend. Photosynthesis Research. 136(3). 269–274. 3 indexed citations
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Burr, Aaron, et al.. (2007). Unique Two-Photoreceptor Scanning Eye of the NematodeMermis nigrescens. Biological Bulletin. 212(3). 206–221. 3 indexed citations
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Ley, Paul De, Irma Tandingan De Ley, Krystalynne Morris, et al.. (2005). An integrated approach to fast and informative morphological vouchering of nematodes for applications in molecular barcoding. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 360(1462). 1945–1958. 219 indexed citations
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Burr, Aaron, Peter Hunt, Sylvia Dewilde, et al.. (2000). A Hemoglobin with an Optical Function. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(7). 4810–4815. 27 indexed citations
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Burr, Aaron, et al.. (2000). Ocellar Pigmentation and Phototaxis in the Nematode Mermis Nigrescens: Changes During Development. Journal of Experimental Biology. 203(8). 1341–1350. 3 indexed citations
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Burr, Aaron & Carl Gans. (1998). Mechanical Significance of Obliquely Striated Architecture in Nematode Muscle. Biological Bulletin. 194(1). 1–6. 16 indexed citations
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Gans, Carl & Aaron Burr. (1994). Unique locomotory mechanism of Mermis nigrescens, a large nematode that crawls over soil and climbs through vegetation. Journal of Morphology. 222(2). 133–148. 13 indexed citations
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Ward, Amanda J., Peggy L. Olive, Aaron Burr, & Miriam P. Rosin. (1994). Response of fibroblast cultures from ataxia‐telangiectasia patients to reactive oxygen species generated during inflammatory reactions. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. 24(2). 103–111. 56 indexed citations
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Ward, Amanda J., Peggy L. Olive, Aaron Burr, & Miriam P. Rosin. (1993). A sensitivity to oxidative stress is linked to chromosome 11 but is not due to a difference in single strand DNA breakage or repair. Mutation Research/DNA Repair. 294(3). 299–308. 17 indexed citations
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Burr, Aaron, et al.. (1990). Scanning motion, ocellar morphology and orientation mechanisms in the phototaxis of the nematode Mermis nigrescens. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 167(2). 11 indexed citations
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Burr, Aaron, et al.. (1990). Components of phototaxis of the nematode Mermis nigrescens. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 167(2). 11 indexed citations
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Burr, Aaron, et al.. (1989). THE ROLE OF HEMOGLOBIN IN THE PHOTOTAXIS OF THE NEMATODE Mermis nigrescens. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 49(1). 89–95. 10 indexed citations
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Burr, Aaron. (1985). THE PHOTOMOVEMENT OF Caenorhabditis elegans, A NEMATODE WHICH LACKS OCELLI. PROOF THAT THE RESPONSE IS TO LIGHT NOT RADIANT HEATING. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 41(5). 577–582. 37 indexed citations
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Burr, Aaron & Ferenc I. Hárosi. (1985). Naturally crystalline hemoglobin of the nematode Mermis nigrescens. An in situ microspectrophotometric study of chemical properties and dichroism. Biophysical Journal. 47(4). 527–536. 14 indexed citations
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Burr, Aaron. (1979). Analysis of phototaxis in nemato des using directional statistics. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 134(1). 85–93. 14 indexed citations
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Burr, Aaron, et al.. (1975). Properties of a hemoglobin from the chromatrope of the nematode Mermis nigrescens. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure. 405(2). 404–411. 14 indexed citations
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Burr, Aaron, et al.. (1975). The amphid of the nematode Oncholaimus vesicarius: Ultrastructural evidence for a dual function as chemoreceptor and photoreceptor. Journal of Ultrastructure Research. 51(1). 1–15. 36 indexed citations
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Burr, Aaron, et al.. (1971). Chemical nature of the eyespot pigments of some free-living marine nematodes and of the chromatrope of Mermis nigrescens... Journal of Nematology. 3(4). 3 indexed citations
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Burr, Aaron & J. Webster. (1971). Morphology of the eyespot and description of two pigment granules in the esophageal muscle of a marine nematode, Oncolaimus vesicarius. Journal of Ultrastructure Research. 36(5-6). 621–632. 10 indexed citations

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