David Hicks

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
124 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

David Hicks is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, David Hicks has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Molecular Biology, 64 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 26 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in David Hicks's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (87 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (39 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (26 papers). David Hicks is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (87 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (39 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (26 papers). David Hicks collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. David Hicks's co-authors include José‐Alain Sahel, Colin J. Barnstable, Robert S. Molday, Yves Courtois, Christian P. Hamel, H. Dreyfus, Anita E. Hendrickson, Saddek Mohand‐Saïd, Valérie Forster and Norbert Kinkl and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Genetics and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

David Hicks

122 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

The Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Health and Disease 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 100 200 300 400
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. The Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Health and Disease
    2010 465 citations David Hicks et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Hicks France 40 4.3k 2.2k 1.6k 696 659 124 5.6k
Charlotte E. Remé Switzerland 39 3.9k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 2.1k 1.3× 769 1.1× 519 0.8× 60 5.5k
Debora B. Farber United States 46 6.8k 1.6× 2.9k 1.3× 1.9k 1.2× 311 0.4× 540 0.8× 207 7.8k
Neal S. Peachey United States 54 6.3k 1.5× 3.8k 1.7× 2.3k 1.5× 318 0.5× 745 1.1× 206 8.3k
Ruben Adler United States 44 4.8k 1.1× 3.1k 1.4× 964 0.6× 260 0.4× 613 0.9× 124 6.4k
Steven Nusinowitz United States 38 4.1k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 2.2k 1.4× 220 0.3× 823 1.2× 99 5.2k
Ronald A. Bush United States 42 4.7k 1.1× 2.0k 0.9× 1.8k 1.2× 249 0.4× 893 1.4× 76 5.4k
William K. Stell Canada 46 4.3k 1.0× 3.5k 1.6× 1.4k 0.9× 339 0.5× 1.0k 1.5× 128 6.5k
Glen Jeffery United Kingdom 43 3.4k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 1.7k 1.1× 418 0.6× 954 1.4× 171 5.4k
Ann H. Milam United States 48 6.0k 1.4× 2.7k 1.2× 3.6k 2.3× 177 0.3× 1.1k 1.7× 84 7.9k
Elio Raviola United States 46 4.4k 1.0× 3.7k 1.7× 963 0.6× 690 1.0× 771 1.2× 75 6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by David Hicks

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Hicks

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Hicks

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Hicks. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Hicks 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 David Hicks. David Hicks 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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Roux, Michel J., et al.. (2024). Hyperglycemia and circadian disruption lead to retinal dysfunction in a stabilized colony of the fat sand rat Psammomys obesus. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1870(4). 167118–167118.
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Hicks, David, et al.. (2017). Melatonin signaling affects the timing in the daily rhythm of phagocytic activity by the retinal pigment epithelium. Experimental Eye Research. 165. 90–95. 35 indexed citations
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Sandu, Cristina, et al.. (2013). Prolonged light exposure induces widespread phase shifting in the circadian clock and visual pigment gene expression of the Arvicanthis ansorgei retina.. PubMed. 19. 1060–73. 16 indexed citations
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Sandu, Cristina, David Hicks, & Marie‐Paule Felder‐Schmittbuhl. (2011). Rat photoreceptor circadian oscillator strongly relies on lighting conditions. European Journal of Neuroscience. 34(3). 507–516. 39 indexed citations
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Mendoza, Jorge, et al.. (2009). Loss of photic entrainment at low illuminances in rats with acute photoreceptor degeneration. European Journal of Neuroscience. 30(8). 1527–1536. 22 indexed citations
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Tezcaner, Ayşen & David Hicks. (2007). In vitro characterization of micropatterned PLGA‐PHBV8 blend films as temporary scaffolds for photoreceptor cells. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 86A(1). 170–181. 16 indexed citations
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Delyfer, Marie‐Noëlle, Thierry Léveillard, Saddek Mohand‐Saïd, et al.. (2004). Inherited retinal degenerations: therapeutic prospects. Biology of the Cell. 96(4). 261–269. 96 indexed citations
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Cinaroglu, Ayca, Anıl Özdemir, Ceren Ergorul, et al.. (2004). Expression and possible function of fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9) and its cognate receptors FGFR2 and FGFR3 in postnatal and adult retina. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 79(3). 329–339. 22 indexed citations
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Kinkl, Norbert, José‐Alain Sahel, & David Hicks. (2001). Alternate FGF2-ERK1/2 Signaling Pathways in Retinal Photoreceptor and Glial Cells in Vitro. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(47). 43871–43878. 66 indexed citations
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Dreyfus, H., et al.. (1998). Excitotoxic damage of retinal glial cells depends upon normal neuron-glial interactions. Glia. 23(2). 146–155. 18 indexed citations
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Buğra, Kuyaş & David Hicks. (1997). Acidic and basic fibroblast growth factor messenger RNA and protein show increased expression in adult compared to developing normal and dystrophic rat retina. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 9(1). 13–25. 22 indexed citations
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Hicks, David, Bernard Guérold, & H. Dreyfus. (1996). Stimulation of endogenous ganglioside metabolism by neurotrophic growth factors in cultured retinal M�ller glia. Glia. 16(4). 316–324. 11 indexed citations
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Hicks, David & Terry A. Krulwich. (1995). The respiratory chain of alkaliphilic bacteria. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1229(3). 303–314. 39 indexed citations
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Becquet, F., Olivier Goureau, G. Soubrane, et al.. (1994). Superoxide Inhibits Proliferation and Phagocytic Internalization of Photoreceptor Outer Segments by Bovine Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Vitro. Experimental Cell Research. 212(2). 374–382. 27 indexed citations
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Malecaze, François, André Mathis, Jean-Louis Arné, et al.. (1991). Localization of acidic fibroblast growth factor in proliferative vitreoretinopathy membranes. Current Eye Research. 10(8). 719–729. 27 indexed citations
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Akagawa, Kimio, David Hicks, & Colin J. Barnstable. (1987). Histiotypic organization and cell differentiation in rat retinal reaggregate cultures. Brain Research. 437(2). 298–308. 49 indexed citations
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Hicks, David, Nathan Nelson, & Charles F. Yocum. (1986). Cyanobacterial and chloroplast F1-ATPases: cross-reconstitution of photophosphorylation and subunit immunological relationships. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 851(2). 217–222. 5 indexed citations

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