Eric Frank

4.6k total citations
58 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Eric Frank is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Frank has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 25 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Eric Frank's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (25 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (24 papers) and Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (13 papers). Eric Frank is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (25 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (24 papers) and Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (13 papers). Eric Frank collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Argentina. Eric Frank's co-authors include Joshua R. Sanes, Silvia Arber, Jonathan H. Lin, David R. Ladle, Thomas M. Jessell, Hsiao‐Huei Chen, Zhi Wang, Alan J. Grodzinsky, Roger D. Kamm and Frederick J. Schoen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Eric Frank

58 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric Frank United States 32 2.1k 1.4k 966 748 328 58 3.7k
Piotr Topilko France 30 2.0k 0.9× 2.1k 1.5× 969 1.0× 667 0.9× 210 0.6× 59 4.5k
Katherine Kalil United States 35 2.8k 1.3× 1.3k 1.0× 1.5k 1.5× 1.2k 1.6× 211 0.6× 55 4.2k
Jörg Mey Germany 33 1.8k 0.9× 1.9k 1.4× 757 0.8× 282 0.4× 217 0.7× 86 4.1k
Louis F. Reichardt United States 25 2.2k 1.0× 2.0k 1.5× 923 1.0× 1.0k 1.4× 239 0.7× 26 4.1k
Andrey Irintchev Germany 41 2.2k 1.0× 1.7k 1.2× 750 0.8× 519 0.7× 399 1.2× 96 4.2k
Francisco J. Álvarez United States 42 2.8k 1.3× 1.8k 1.3× 749 0.8× 1.0k 1.4× 829 2.5× 109 4.9k
George Z. Mentis United States 34 1.1k 0.5× 1.7k 1.2× 364 0.4× 620 0.8× 183 0.6× 65 3.2k
Marcia G. Honig United States 22 1.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 585 0.6× 366 0.5× 204 0.6× 41 3.6k
Victor F. Rafuse Canada 30 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 1.2× 674 0.7× 249 0.3× 206 0.6× 43 2.9k
Fred de Winter Netherlands 30 1.9k 0.9× 916 0.7× 765 0.8× 484 0.6× 151 0.5× 52 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Eric Frank

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric Frank

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Frank

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eric Frank. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eric Frank 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 Eric Frank. Eric Frank 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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Zhang, Jingming, Guillermo M. Lanuza, Olivier Britz, et al.. (2014). V1 and V2b Interneurons Secure the Alternating Flexor-Extensor Motor Activity Mice Require for Limbed Locomotion. Neuron. 82(1). 138–150. 152 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhi, et al.. (2012). The role of muscle spindles in the development of the monosynaptic stretch reflex. Journal of Neurophysiology. 108(1). 83–90. 14 indexed citations
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Smith, George M., Anthony E. Falone, & Eric Frank. (2011). Sensory axon regeneration: rebuilding functional connections in the spinal cord. Trends in Neurosciences. 35(3). 156–163. 52 indexed citations
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Covey, Paul A., Katsuhiko Kondo, Eric Frank, et al.. (2010). Multiple features that distinguish unilateral incongruity and self-incompatibility in the tomato clade. The Plant Journal. 64(3). 367–378. 66 indexed citations
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Wang, Ruizhong, Tamara King, Michael H. Ossipov, et al.. (2008). Persistent restoration of sensory function by immediate or delayed systemic artemin after dorsal root injury. Nature Neuroscience. 11(4). 488–496. 78 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhi, et al.. (2008). Early Postnatal Development of Reciprocal Ia Inhibition in the Murine Spinal Cord. Journal of Neurophysiology. 100(1). 185–196. 44 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhi, et al.. (2007). Prenatal Exposure to Elevated NT3 Disrupts Synaptic Selectivity in the Spinal Cord. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(14). 3686–3694. 27 indexed citations
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Sapir, Tamar, Eric J. Geiman, Zhi Wang, et al.. (2004). Pax6 and Engrailed 1 Regulate Two Distinct Aspects of Renshaw Cell Development. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(5). 1255–1264. 147 indexed citations
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Arber, Silvia, David R. Ladle, Jonathan H. Lin, Eric Frank, & Thomas M. Jessell. (2000). ETS Gene Er81 Controls the Formation of Functional Connections between Group Ia Sensory Afferents and Motor Neurons. Cell. 101(5). 485–498. 399 indexed citations
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Ritter, Amy M. & Eric Frank. (1999). Peripheral specification of Ia synaptic input to motoneurons innervating foreign target muscles. Journal of Neurobiology. 41(4). 471–481. 4 indexed citations
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Mears, Simon C. & Eric Frank. (1996). A critical period for the influence of peripheral targets on the central projections of developing sensory neurons. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 14(6). 731–737. 2 indexed citations
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Sharma, Kamal, Željka Korade, & Eric Frank. (1995). Late-migrating neuroepithelial cells from the spinal cord differentiate into sensory ganglion cells and melanocytes. Neuron. 14(1). 143–152. 62 indexed citations
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Frank, Eric & Peter Wenner. (1993). Environmental Specification of Neuronal Connectivity. Neuron. 10(5). 779–785. 48 indexed citations
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Frank, Eric. (1993). New life in an old structure: the development of synaptic pathways in the spinal cord. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 3(1). 82–86. 11 indexed citations
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Mendelson, Bruce & Eric Frank. (1990). Times of origin of brachial sensory neurons are not correlated with neuronal phenotype. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 300(3). 422–432. 13 indexed citations
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Frank, Eric & Bruce Mendelson. (1990). Specification of synaptic connections between sensory and motor neurons in the developing spinal cord. Journal of Neurobiology. 21(1). 33–50. 24 indexed citations
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Davis, Brian M., et al.. (1989). Development of central projections of lumbosacral sensory neurons in the chick. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 279(4). 556–566. 101 indexed citations
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Smith, Carolyn L. & Eric Frank. (1988). Specificity of sensory projections to the spinal cord during development in bullfrogs. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 269(1). 96–108. 33 indexed citations
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Smith, Carolyn L. & Eric Frank. (1988). Peripheral Specification of Sensory Connections in the Spinal Cord. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 31(4). 227–242. 25 indexed citations
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Frank, Eric. (1974). The sensitivity to glutamate of denervated muscles of the crayfish. The Journal of Physiology. 242(2). 371–382. 18 indexed citations

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