Donald B. Tower

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Donald B. Tower is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald B. Tower has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Donald B. Tower's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (7 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers). Donald B. Tower is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (7 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers). Donald B. Tower collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Norway. Donald B. Tower's co-authors include Robert Bourke, Thomas N. Chase, Eugene Roberts, Communicative Disorders, Guy M. McKhann, K. A. C. Elliott, Girish B. Chheda, Edward S. Greenberg, Charles R. West and Osamu Watanabe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Donald B. Tower

46 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

GABA in nervous system function 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 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. GABA in nervous system function
    1976 380 citations Eugene Roberts, Thomas N. Chase et al. Raven Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donald B. Tower United States 23 793 670 314 203 195 51 1.9k
S. Berl United States 27 1.2k 1.6× 1.0k 1.5× 445 1.4× 389 1.9× 97 0.5× 56 2.3k
Leonard P. Miller United States 27 1.3k 1.6× 781 1.2× 360 1.1× 233 1.1× 202 1.0× 54 2.5k
Richard C. Henneberry United States 22 1.3k 1.7× 1.4k 2.1× 358 1.1× 124 0.6× 123 0.6× 37 2.5k
Soll Berl United States 19 1.0k 1.3× 833 1.2× 350 1.1× 454 2.2× 67 0.3× 27 1.9k
Morris H. Baslow United States 21 419 0.5× 552 0.8× 270 0.9× 102 0.5× 233 1.2× 56 1.7k
Amanda Pellegrino de Iraldi Argentina 24 1.3k 1.6× 1.2k 1.8× 350 1.1× 138 0.7× 123 0.6× 66 2.4k
William L. Stahl United States 20 515 0.6× 904 1.3× 245 0.8× 78 0.4× 72 0.4× 40 1.7k
M Zatz United States 24 1.0k 1.3× 1.1k 1.6× 284 0.9× 125 0.6× 163 0.8× 48 2.2k
Charlotte Sachs Sweden 27 1.2k 1.5× 843 1.3× 569 1.8× 86 0.4× 172 0.9× 55 2.7k
John W. Ferkany United States 28 1.8k 2.2× 1.3k 1.9× 351 1.1× 141 0.7× 306 1.6× 59 2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald B. Tower

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Donald B. Tower. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Donald B. Tower 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 Donald B. Tower. Donald B. Tower 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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Tower, Donald B., et al.. (2016). Poster 47 Acute Regression in Cognition and Language in Patient with TBI after Discontinuation of Donepezil: A Case Report. PM&R. 8(9S). S176–S176. 1 indexed citations
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Tower, Donald B., et al.. (2014). Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for intractable biliary reflux in an individual with incomplete tetraplegia. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 38(4). 556–558. 1 indexed citations
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Tower, Donald B.. (1991). Cerebral circulation revisited: An historical essay. Neurochemical Research. 16(9). 1085–1097. 2 indexed citations
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Tower, Donald B.. (1984). Allan Elliott on his 80th birthday. Neurochemical Research. 9(3). 285–289.
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Tower, Donald B.. (1977). Neurochemistry—one hundred years, 1875–1975. Annals of Neurology. 1(1). 2–36. 3 indexed citations
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Roberts, Eugene, Thomas N. Chase, Donald B. Tower, & Communicative Disorders. (1976). GABA in nervous system function. Raven Press eBooks. 380 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tower, Donald B., et al.. (1975). Human communication and its disorders. Raven Press eBooks. 41 indexed citations
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Brady, Roscoe O. & Donald B. Tower. (1975). The Basic neurosciences. Raven Press eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Chase, Thomas N. & Donald B. Tower. (1975). The Clinical neurosciences. Raven Press eBooks. 14 indexed citations
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Bourke, Robert & Donald B. Tower. (1966). FLUID COMPARTMENTATION AND ELECTROLYTES OF CAT CEREBRAL CORTEX IN VITRO–I SWELLING AND SOLUTE DISTRIBUTION IN MATURE CEREBRAL CORTEX*. Journal of Neurochemistry. 13(11). 1071–1097. 91 indexed citations
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Tower, Donald B.. (1963). Interrelationships of Oxidative and Nitrogen Metabolism with Cellular Nutrition and Function in the Central Nervous System. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 12(4). 308–320. 12 indexed citations
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Tower, Donald B., et al.. (1963). Guinea Pig Serum l-Asparaginase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 238(3). 983–993. 51 indexed citations
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Tower, Donald B., et al.. (1962). Determination of Protein-bound Glutamine and Asparagine. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 237(6). 1861–1869. 27 indexed citations
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Tower, Donald B. & J. P. Schadé. (1960). Structure and function of the cerebral cortex : proceedings of the Second Internatioanl Meeting of Neurobiologists, Amsterdam, 1959. Elsevier eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Tower, Donald B., et al.. (1959). GLUTAMIC ACID AND GLUTAMINE METABOLISM IN CEREBRAL CORTEX AFTER SEIZURES INDUCED BY METHIONINE SULPHOXIMINE. Journal of Neurochemistry. 5(1). 80–90. 62 indexed citations
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Sokoloff, Louis, Niels A. Lassen, Guy M. McKhann, Donald B. Tower, & Wayne Albers. (1959). Effects of Pyridoxine Withdrawal on Cerebral Circulation and Metabolism in a Pyridoxine-dependent Child. Nature. 183(4663). 751–753. 25 indexed citations
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Tower, Donald B.. (1958). THE EFFECTS OF 2‐DEOXY‐d‐GLUCOSE ON METABOLISM OF SLICES OF CEREBRAL CORTEX INCUBATED IN VITRO. Journal of Neurochemistry. 3(2). 185–205. 137 indexed citations
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Tower, Donald B.. (1957). Glutamic acid and γ-aminobutyric acid in seizures. Clinica Chimica Acta. 2(5). 397–402. 15 indexed citations
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Tower, Donald B.. (1956). Neurochemical Aspects of Pyridoxine Metabolism and Function. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 4(4). 329–345. 60 indexed citations
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Tower, Donald B. & K. A. C. Elliott. (1952). Activity of Acetylcholine System in Human Epileptogenic Focus. Journal of Applied Physiology. 4(8). 669–676. 37 indexed citations

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