David J. Perkel

10.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
87 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

David J. Perkel is a scholar working on Developmental Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Perkel has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Developmental Biology, 51 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 43 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in David J. Perkel's work include Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (60 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (51 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (42 papers). David J. Perkel is often cited by papers focused on Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (60 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (51 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (42 papers). David J. Perkel collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Hungary. David J. Perkel's co-authors include Roger A. Nicoll, Michael A. Farries, Shaul Hestrin, Pankaj Sah, Robert C. Malenka, Julie A. Kauer, Long Ding, Toshiya Manabe, David J. A. Wyllie and Samuel D. Gale and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

David J. Perkel

86 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

An essential role for postsynaptic calmodulin and protein kinase activity in long-term potentiation

1989 841 citations Robert C. Malenka, Julie A. Kauer et al. profile →
Modulation of synaptic transmission and long-term potentiation: effects on paired pulse facilitation and EPSC variance in the CA1 region of the hippocampus

1993 593 citations David J. Perkel, Roger A. Nicoll et al. Journal of Neurophysiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David J. Perkel United States	40	2.9k	2.3k	1.9k	1.8k	1.6k	87	6.1k
Richard Mooney United States	53	2.3k 0.8×	3.3k 1.5×	2.9k 1.5×	2.4k 1.4×	995 0.6×	165	7.7k
Anton Reiner United States	68	7.1k 2.5×	1.5k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	4.6k 2.9×	218	12.6k
Benedikt Grothe Germany	46	1.6k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	732 0.4×	4.0k 2.2×	738 0.5×	137	6.8k
G. Horn United Kingdom	41	1.3k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	811 0.4×	1.8k 1.0×	634 0.4×	110	4.4k
Bence P. Ölveczky United States	28	1.1k 0.4×	659 0.3×	641 0.3×	2.2k 1.2×	777 0.5×	44	4.1k
Neal A. Hessler Japan	10	1.5k 0.5×	643 0.3×	591 0.3×	877 0.5×	708 0.4×	21	2.4k
Claudio V. Mello United States	37	553 0.2×	3.8k 1.7×	3.5k 1.8×	691 0.4×	534 0.3×	103	5.3k
Leonard Maler Canada	57	4.1k 1.4×	214 0.1×	342 0.2×	4.3k 2.4×	1.8k 1.1×	196	9.7k
Minmin Luo China	49	3.9k 1.4×	289 0.1×	331 0.2×	2.2k 1.2×	1.8k 1.2×	103	7.3k
Jessica A. Cardin United States	32	4.2k 1.5×	324 0.1×	292 0.2×	4.5k 2.5×	973 0.6×	57	6.5k

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Brenowitz, Eliot A., et al.. (2024). Adult neurogenesis is necessary for functional regeneration of a forebrain neural circuit. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(28). e2400596121–e2400596121.

Stanchak, Kathryn E., et al.. (2023). Mechanistic Hypotheses for Proprioceptive Sensing Within the Avian Lumbosacral Spinal Cord. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 63(2). 474–483. 2 indexed citations

Stanchak, Kathryn E., et al.. (2020). The Balance Hypothesis for the Avian Lumbosacral Organ and an Exploration of Its Morphological Variation. Integrative Organismal Biology. 2(1). obaa024–obaa024. 9 indexed citations

Perkel, David J., et al.. (2019). Dopamine Acts via D2-Like Receptors to Modulate Auditory Responses in the Inferior Colliculus. eNeuro. 6(5). ENEURO.0350–19.2019. 13 indexed citations

Wood, William E., et al.. (2019). Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Has a Transsynaptic Trophic Effect on Neural Activity in an Adult Forebrain Circuit. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(6). 1226–1231. 5 indexed citations

Larson, Tracy A., Karin Lent, Theo K. Bammler, et al.. (2015). Network analysis of microRNA and mRNA seasonal dynamics in a highly plastic sensorimotor neural circuit. BMC Genomics. 16(1). 905–905. 12 indexed citations

Wood, William E., Thomas K. Roseberry, & David J. Perkel. (2013). HTR2 Receptors in a Songbird Premotor Cortical-Like Area Modulate Spectral Characteristics of Zebra Finch Song. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(7). 2908–2915. 7 indexed citations

Thompson, Christopher K., John Meitzen, Kirstin Replogle, et al.. (2012). Seasonal Changes in Patterns of Gene Expression in Avian Song Control Brain Regions. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e35119–e35119. 39 indexed citations

Gale, Samuel D. & David J. Perkel. (2009). Anatomy of a songbird basal ganglia circuit essential for vocal learning and plasticity. Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy. 39(2). 124–131. 37 indexed citations

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Meitzen, John, Adam L. Weaver, Eliot A. Brenowitz, & David J. Perkel. (2009). Plastic and Stable Electrophysiological Properties of Adult Avian Forebrain Song-Control Neurons across Changing Breeding Conditions. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(20). 6558–6567. 55 indexed citations

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Person, Abigail L., Samuel D. Gale, Michael A. Farries, & David J. Perkel. (2008). Organization of the songbird basal ganglia, including area X. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 508(5). 840–866. 99 indexed citations

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Meitzen, John, et al.. (2008). Time course of changes in Gambel's white-crowned sparrow song behavior following transitions in breeding condition. Hormones and Behavior. 55(1). 217–227. 36 indexed citations

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Meitzen, John, Ignacio T. Moore, Karin Lent, Eliot A. Brenowitz, & David J. Perkel. (2007). Steroid Hormones Act Transsynaptically within the Forebrain to Regulate Neuronal Phenotype and Song Stereotypy. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(44). 12045–12057. 89 indexed citations

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Solis, Michele M. & David J. Perkel. (2005). Rhythmic Activity in a Forebrain Vocal Control Nucleus In Vitro. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(11). 2811–2822. 39 indexed citations

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Farries, Michael A., John Meitzen, & David J. Perkel. (2005). Electrophysiological Properties of Neurons in the Basal Ganglia of the Domestic Chick: Conservation and Divergence in the Evolution of the Avian Basal Ganglia. Journal of Neurophysiology. 94(1). 454–467. 32 indexed citations

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Person, Abigail L. & David J. Perkel. (2005). Unitary IPSPs Drive Precise Thalamic Spiking in a Circuit Required for Learning. Neuron. 46(1). 129–140. 97 indexed citations

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Gale, Samuel D. & David J. Perkel. (2004). Properties of Dopamine Release and Uptake in the Songbird Basal Ganglia. Journal of Neurophysiology. 93(4). 1871–1879. 36 indexed citations

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Perkel, David J., Jeffrey J. Petrozzino, Roger A. Nicoll, & John A. Connor. (1993). The role of Ca2+ entry via synaptically activated NMDA receptors in the induction of long-term potentiation. Neuron. 11(5). 817–823. 113 indexed citations

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Kauer, Julie A., Robert C. Malenka, David J. Perkel, & Roger A. Nicoll. (1990). Postsynaptic Mechanisms Involved in Long-Term Potentiation. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 268. 291–299. 2 indexed citations

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Perkel, Donald H., et al.. (1985). Dendritic spines: role of active membrane in modulating synaptic efficacy. Brain Research. 325(1-2). 331–335. 118 indexed citations

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