Cara M. Altimus

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Cara M. Altimus is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Cara M. Altimus has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 11 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Cara M. Altimus's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (11 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (7 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (6 papers). Cara M. Altimus is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (11 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (7 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (6 papers). Cara M. Altimus collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Cara M. Altimus's co-authors include Samer Hattar, Ali D. Güler, Haiqing Zhao, Tara A. LeGates, Robert J. Lucas, Gurprit S. Lall, Mark W. Hankins, Jennifer L. Ecker, Alfredo Kirkwood and Sunggu Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Cara M. Altimus

19 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Melanopsin cells are the principal conduits for rod–cone input to non-image-forming vision

2008 652 citations Ali D. Güler, Jennifer L. Ecker et al. Nature profile →
Consensus Definition of Misophonia: A Delphi Study

2022 130 citations Susan E. Swedo, David Baguley et al. Frontiers in Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cara M. Altimus United States	13	1.6k	921	681	606	301	21	2.1k
H.–W. Liao United States	4	1.6k 1.0×	923 1.0×	403 0.6×	667 1.1×	274 0.9×	6	2.0k
Tara A. LeGates United States	15	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	667 1.0×	854 1.4×	350 1.2×	22	2.9k
Annette E. Allen United Kingdom	22	956 0.6×	863 0.9×	461 0.7×	828 1.4×	259 0.9×	48	1.9k
Hsi‐Wen Liao United States	9	1.8k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	553 0.8×	1.1k 1.8×	206 0.7×	10	2.4k
Diego C. Fernandez Argentina	18	1.1k 0.7×	555 0.6×	372 0.5×	406 0.7×	240 0.8×	33	1.7k
Norman F. Ruby United States	28	2.1k 1.3×	941 1.0×	867 1.3×	377 0.6×	673 2.2×	56	2.7k
Bruce F. O’Hara United States	28	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 1.4×	1.0k 1.5×	1.2k 2.0×	520 1.7×	54	3.3k
M Menaker United States	9	1.4k 0.9×	855 0.9×	275 0.4×	317 0.5×	371 1.2×	12	1.8k
E. Todd Weber United States	16	1.3k 0.8×	710 0.8×	525 0.8×	173 0.3×	352 1.2×	23	1.6k

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Savitz, Samuel T., Jessica M. Lipschitz, Katherine E. Burdick, et al.. (2025). BD2: A roadmap for learning health networks driving care improvement in bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders. 385. 119376–119376.

Pham, Dániel, Victoria Simpson Beck, Katherine E. Burdick, et al.. (2025). A Critical Role of Philanthropic Support in Paving the Way to Precision Medicine for Bipolar Disorder. Biological Psychiatry. 98(4). 283–284.

Rosenthal, M. Zachary, Cara M. Altimus, & Julia Campbell. (2023). Advances in Understanding the Nature and Features of Misophonia. Frontiers research topics. 1 indexed citations

Swedo, Susan E., David Baguley, Damiaan Denys, et al.. (2022). Consensus Definition of Misophonia: A Delphi Study. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 16. 841816–841816. 130 indexed citations breakdown →

Morton, Emma, Pam Dardess, Cara M. Altimus, et al.. (2021). “Supporting Wellness”: A depression and bipolar support alliance mixed-methods investigation of lived experience perspectives and priorities for mood disorder treatment. Journal of Affective Disorders. 299. 575–584. 10 indexed citations

Altimus, Cara M., Bianca Jones Marlin, Elizabeth J. Glover, et al.. (2020). The Next 50 Years of Neuroscience. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(1). 101–106. 32 indexed citations

Rupp, Alan C., Cara M. Altimus, Diego C. Fernandez, et al.. (2019). Distinct ipRGC subpopulations mediate light’s acute and circadian effects on body temperature and sleep. eLife. 8. 78 indexed citations

Altimus, Cara M., et al.. (2018). Analysis of tauopathy research funding between 2006 and 2016 reveals critical gaps in research priorities. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 15(1). 42–54. 2 indexed citations

Altimus, Cara M.. (2017). Neuroscience Has the Power to Change the Criminal Justice System. eNeuro. 4(1). ENEURO.0362–16.2016. 3 indexed citations

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Jaaro-Peled, Hanna, Cara M. Altimus, Tara A. LeGates, et al.. (2016). Abnormal wake/sleep pattern in a novel gain-of-function model of DISC1. Neuroscience Research. 112. 63–69. 20 indexed citations

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Alam, Nazia M., Cara M. Altimus, Robert M. Douglas, Samer Hattar, & Glen T. Prusky. (2015). Photoreceptor Regulation of Spatial Visual Behavior. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(3). 1842–1842. 24 indexed citations

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Altimus, Cara M., et al.. (2015). Disordered Ripples Are a Common Feature of Genetically Distinct Mouse Models Relevant to Schizophrenia. PubMed. 1(1). 52–59. 24 indexed citations

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LeGates, Tara A., Cara M. Altimus, Hui Wang, et al.. (2012). Aberrant light directly impairs mood and learning through melanopsin-expressing neurons. Nature. 491(7425). 594–598. 409 indexed citations

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LeGates, Tara A., Cara M. Altimus, Sunggu Yang, et al.. (2011). Melanopsin-expressing Retinal Ganglion Cells Mediate Light Modulation Of Cognitive Functions And Mood Related Behaviors. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 3465–3465. 1 indexed citations

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Lall, Gurprit S., Victoria L. Revell, Hiroshi Momiji, et al.. (2010). Distinct Contributions of Rod, Cone, and Melanopsin Photoreceptors to Encoding Irradiance. Neuron. 66(3). 417–428. 227 indexed citations

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Altimus, Cara M., Ali D. Güler, Nazia M. Alam, et al.. (2010). Rod photoreceptors drive circadian photoentrainment across a wide range of light intensities. Nature Neuroscience. 13(9). 1107–1112. 202 indexed citations

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Güler, Ali D., Jennifer L. Ecker, Gurprit S. Lall, et al.. (2008). Melanopsin cells are the principal conduits for rod–cone input to non-image-forming vision. Nature. 453(7191). 102–105. 652 indexed citations breakdown →

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Altimus, Cara M., et al.. (2008). Rods-cones and melanopsin detect light and dark to modulate sleep independent of image formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(50). 19998–20003. 224 indexed citations

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Güler, Ali D., Cara M. Altimus, Jennifer L. Ecker, & Samer Hattar. (2007). Multiple Photoreceptors Contribute to Nonimage-forming Visual Functions Predominantly through Melanopsin-containing Retinal Ganglion Cells. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 72(1). 509–515. 36 indexed citations

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Dong, Wubei, Cara M. Altimus, Xiaojia Tang, et al.. (2007). A genetic network for the clock of Neurospora crassa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(8). 2809–2814. 39 indexed citations

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