Edward R. Perl

12.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
92 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Edward R. Perl is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward R. Perl has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 43 papers in Physiology and 25 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Edward R. Perl's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (42 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (14 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (13 papers). Edward R. Perl is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (42 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (14 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (13 papers). Edward R. Perl collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Japan. Edward R. Perl's co-authors include P Bessou, Alan R. Light, P. R. Burgess, Yan Lü, B. N. Christensen, Jun Sato, David Whitlock, T J Grudt, D. L. Trevino and Sally N. Lawson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Edward R. Perl

88 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

Response of cutaneous sensory units with unmyelinated fib... 1967 2026 1986 2006 1969 1970 1991 1967 1979 250 500 750
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. Response of cutaneous sensory units with unmyelinated fibers to noxious stimuli.
    1969 753 citations Edward R. Perl et al. profile →
  2. Spinal neurons specifically excited by noxious or thermal stimuli: marginal zone of the dorsal horn.
    1970 521 citations Edward R. Perl et al. profile →
  3. Adrenergic Excitation of Cutaneous Pain Receptors Induced by Peripheral Nerve Injury
    1991 473 citations Edward R. Perl et al. profile →
  4. Myelinated afferent fibres responding specifically to noxious stimulation of the skin
    1967 408 citations Edward R. Perl et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
  5. Reexamination of the dorsal root projection to the spinal dorsal horn including observations on the differential termination of coarse and fine fibers
    1979 405 citations Alan R. Light, Edward R. Perl The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →

Peers

Edward R. Perl
A. Iggo United Kingdom
Lorne M. Mendell United States
H. E. Torebjörk Sweden
Wilfrid Jänig Germany
Lawrence Kruger United States
Robert H. LaMotte United States
W. D. Willis United States
A. Rustioni United States
A. D. Craig United States
Emiko Senba Japan
A. Iggo United Kingdom
Edward R. Perl
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zheng, Jihong, Yan Lü, & Edward R. Perl. (2010). Inhibitory neurones of the spinal substantia gelatinosa mediate interaction of signals from primary afferents. The Journal of Physiology. 588(12). 2065–2075. 84 indexed citations
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Lü, Yan & Edward R. Perl. (2007). Selective action of noradrenaline and serotonin on neurones of the spinal superficial dorsal horn in the rat. The Journal of Physiology. 582(1). 127–136. 62 indexed citations
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Perl, Edward R.. (2006). Ideas about pain, a historical view. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 8(1). 71–80. 143 indexed citations
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Lü, Yan & Edward R. Perl. (2005). Modular Organization of Excitatory Circuits between Neurons of the Spinal Superficial Dorsal Horn (Laminae I and II). Journal of Neuroscience. 25(15). 3900–3907. 189 indexed citations
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Hantman, Adam W. & Edward R. Perl. (2005). Molecular and genetic features of a labeled class of spinal substantia gelatinosa neurons in a transgenic mouse. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 492(1). 90–100. 21 indexed citations
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Perl, Edward R.. (2004). Current approaches to pathological pain. BioEssays. 26(4). 454–456. 1 indexed citations
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Pol, Anthony N. van den, et al.. (2002). Hypocretin‐2 (orexin‐B) modulation of superficial dorsal horn activity in rat. The Journal of Physiology. 538(2). 517–525. 64 indexed citations
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Grudt, T J & Edward R. Perl. (2002). Correlations between neuronal morphology and electrophysiological features in the rodent superficial dorsal horn. The Journal of Physiology. 540(1). 189–207. 309 indexed citations
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Perl, Edward R., et al.. (1999). Expression of α2‐adrenergic receptors in rat primary afferent neurones after peripheral nerve injury or inflammation. The Journal of Physiology. 515(2). 533–542. 115 indexed citations
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Lawson, Sally N., et al.. (1997). Relationship of substance P to afferent characteristics of dorsal root ganglion neurones in guinea‐pig. The Journal of Physiology. 505(1). 177–191. 206 indexed citations
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O’Halloran, Ken D. & Edward R. Perl. (1997). Effects of partial nerve injury on the responses of C-fiber polymodal nociceptors to adrenergic agonists. Brain Research. 759(2). 233–240. 42 indexed citations
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Perl, Edward R.. (1996). Chapter 2. Cutaneous polymodal receptors: characteristics and plasticity. Progress in brain research. 113. 21–37. 80 indexed citations
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Perl, Edward R.. (1994). The 1944 Nobel Prize to Erlanger and Gasser. The FASEB Journal. 8(10). 782–783. 1 indexed citations
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Birder, Lori A. & Edward R. Perl. (1994). Cutaneous Sensory Receptors. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 11(6). 534–552. 41 indexed citations
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Schneider, Stephen P., et al.. (1992). N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate (NMDA) depolarizes glutamate‐insensitive neurones in the superficial dorsal horn. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 144(4). 483–484. 1 indexed citations
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Ottoson, David, Hansjochem Autrum, Edward R. Perl, et al.. (1991). Progress in Sensory Physiology. 2 indexed citations
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Réthelyi, M., Alan R. Light, & Edward R. Perl. (1981). Synapses made by nociceptive laminae I and II neurones. Pain. 11. S127–S127. 4 indexed citations
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Lynn, Bruce & Edward R. Perl. (1977). A comparison of four tests for assessing the pain sensitivity of different subjects and test areas. Pain. 3(4). 353–365. 47 indexed citations
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Bry, Lynn & Edward R. Perl. (1977). Failure of acupuncture to produce localized analgesia. Pain. 3(4). 339–351. 20 indexed citations
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Whitlock, David & Edward R. Perl. (1961). Thalamic projections of spinothalamic pathways in monkey. Experimental Neurology. 3(3). 240–255. 78 indexed citations

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