Adelbert Ames

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Adelbert Ames is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Adelbert Ames has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Adelbert Ames's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (9 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (8 papers). Adelbert Ames is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (9 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (8 papers). Adelbert Ames collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Colombia. Adelbert Ames's co-authors include Frances B. Nesbett, Henry deF. Webster, Robert C. Cantu, Edwin G. Fischer, Rebecca Wright, S. Bullivant, A. Baird Hastings, Shinichiro ENDO, Guido Majno and Kenneth I. Maynard and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Adelbert Ames

40 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

CNS energy metabolism as related to function 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 100 200 300 400 500
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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. CNS energy metabolism as related to function
    2000 527 citations Adelbert Ames Brain Research Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Adelbert Ames United States 23 871 753 399 283 275 40 2.3k
Hugh Davson United Kingdom 23 611 0.7× 822 1.1× 286 0.7× 122 0.4× 371 1.3× 45 2.2k
Kevin D. Barron United States 36 1.1k 1.3× 1.3k 1.7× 861 2.2× 195 0.7× 704 2.6× 132 4.4k
W. Lang Germany 27 781 0.9× 781 1.0× 218 0.5× 342 1.2× 332 1.2× 92 3.0k
W. Wesemann Germany 28 524 0.6× 664 0.9× 288 0.7× 423 1.5× 144 0.5× 133 2.5k
Jane Jehle United States 20 646 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 799 2.0× 533 1.9× 342 1.2× 31 3.0k
Jorge Cervós‐Navarro Germany 34 1.0k 1.2× 834 1.1× 663 1.7× 205 0.7× 547 2.0× 113 3.4k
G.W. Bruyn Netherlands 27 543 0.6× 976 1.3× 767 1.9× 645 2.3× 372 1.4× 108 3.3k
Leo Paljärvi Finland 34 1.0k 1.2× 1.2k 1.6× 769 1.9× 411 1.5× 297 1.1× 84 4.0k
Joseph F. Pasternak United States 31 450 0.5× 915 1.2× 304 0.8× 420 1.5× 254 0.9× 77 2.7k
G.W. Bruyn Netherlands 26 813 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 651 1.6× 374 1.3× 231 0.8× 92 2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Adelbert Ames

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ames, Adelbert. (2000). CNS energy metabolism as related to function. Brain Research Reviews. 34(1-2). 42–68. 527 indexed citations breakdown →
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Quiñones‐Hinojosa, Alfredo, Adelbert Ames, Junaid Y. Malek, & Kenneth I. Maynard. (1999). An in vitro rabbit retina model to study electrophysiologic and metabolic function during and following ischemia. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 90(2). 107–115. 7 indexed citations
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Maynard, Kenneth I., et al.. (1998). Avoiding stroke during cerebral arterial occlusion by temporarily blocking neuronal functions in the rabbit. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 7(5). 287–295. 13 indexed citations
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Ames, Adelbert. (1994). Steady state feedback in mammalian phototransduction illustrated by a nomogram. Vision Research. 34(6). 821–827. 3 indexed citations
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Ames, Adelbert. (1992). Energy requirements of CNS cells as related to their function and to their vulnerability to ischemia: a commentary based on studies on retina. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 70(S1). S158–S164. 144 indexed citations
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Zager, Eric L. & Adelbert Ames. (1988). Reduction of cellular energy requirements. Journal of neurosurgery. 69(4). 568–579. 46 indexed citations
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Ames, Adelbert. (1983). Earliest irreversible changes during ischemia. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 1(2). 139–146. 18 indexed citations
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Masland, Richard H. & Adelbert Ames. (1975). Dissociation of field potential from neuronal activity in the isolated retina: Failure of the b‐wave with normal ganglion cell response. Journal of Neurobiology. 6(3). 305–312. 21 indexed citations
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Fischer, Edwin G. & Adelbert Ames. (1972). Studies on Mechanisms of Impairment of Cerebral Circulation Following Ischemia: Effect of Hemodilution and Perfusion Pressure. Stroke. 3(5). 538–542. 141 indexed citations
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Webster, Henry deF. & Adelbert Ames. (1969). Glutaraldehyde fixation of central nervous tissue: An electron microscopic evaluation in the isolated rabbit retina. Tissue and Cell. 1(1). 53–62. 13 indexed citations
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Cantu, Robert C., et al.. (1969). Hypotension: A major factor limiting recovery from cerebral ischemia. Journal of Surgical Research. 9(9). 525–529. 60 indexed citations
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Cantu, Robert C., et al.. (1969). Reversible ischemia model. Journal of Surgical Research. 9(9). 521–524. 6 indexed citations
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Ittelson, William H. & Adelbert Ames. (1968). The Ames demonstrations in perception . together with An interpretative manual. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Ames, Adelbert, Yasuzo Tsukada, & Frances B. Nesbett. (1967). INTRACELLULAR C1−, Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, AND P IN NERVOUS TISSUE; RESPONSE TO GLUTAMATE AND TO CHANGES IN EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM*. Journal of Neurochemistry. 14(2). 145–159. 61 indexed citations
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Bullivant, S. & Adelbert Ames. (1966). A SIMPLE FREEZE-FRACTURE REPLICATION METHOD FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPY. The Journal of Cell Biology. 29(3). 435–447. 112 indexed citations
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Wright, Rebecca & Adelbert Ames. (1964). Measurement of Maximal Permissible Cerebral Ischemia and a Study of Its Pharmacologic Prolongation. Journal of neurosurgery. 21(7). 567–574. 48 indexed citations
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Ames, Adelbert & Bennett Gurian. (1961). Recording of Single Unit Activity in Isolated Central Nervous Tissue. Science. 133(3466). 1767–1768. 5 indexed citations
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Ames, Adelbert. (1958). Effect of glutamate and glutamine on the intracellular electrolytes of nervous tissue. Neurology. 8(suppl_1). 64–66. 4 indexed citations
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Ames, Adelbert. (1956). STUDIES ON WATER AND ELECTROLYTES IN NERVOUS TISSUE: II. EFFECT OF GLUTAMATE AND GLUTAMINE. Journal of Neurophysiology. 19(3). 213–223. 21 indexed citations
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Ames, Adelbert. (1955). An interpretative manual for the demonstrations in the Psychology Research Center, Princeton University : the nature of our perceptions, prehensions and behavior. Princeton University Press eBooks. 10 indexed citations

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