Ernest L. Abel

10.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
250 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Ernest L. Abel is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ernest L. Abel has authored 250 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 32 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 28 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in Ernest L. Abel's work include Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (85 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (44 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (27 papers). Ernest L. Abel is often cited by papers focused on Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (85 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (44 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (27 papers). Ernest L. Abel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Tanzania. Ernest L. Abel's co-authors include Michael Krüger, Robert J. Sokol, John H. Hannigan, Michael W. Church, Barbara A. Dintcheff, John W. Welte, Dawn Bielawski, Carol S. Zajac, William F. Wieczorek and Madhan Subramanian and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Ernest L. Abel

239 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

Incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome and economic impact o... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1987 1984 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome and economic impact of FAS-related anomalies
    1987 367 citations Ernest L. Abel et al. profile →
  2. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects
    1984 285 citations Ernest L. Abel profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ernest L. Abel United States 47 4.5k 1.3k 949 914 830 250 7.6k
Ann P. Streissguth United States 49 8.5k 1.9× 2.5k 1.9× 347 0.4× 2.3k 2.6× 256 0.3× 107 9.9k
Abraham Reichenberg United States 62 2.2k 0.5× 410 0.3× 652 0.7× 492 0.5× 522 0.6× 276 18.5k
Myron Winick United States 39 2.5k 0.6× 622 0.5× 287 0.3× 589 0.6× 115 0.1× 134 7.6k
Inger Sundström Poromaa Sweden 57 1.7k 0.4× 1.4k 1.1× 718 0.8× 307 0.3× 305 0.4× 345 11.3k
Anita Thapar United Kingdom 75 2.7k 0.6× 293 0.2× 1.1k 1.2× 728 0.8× 301 0.4× 354 19.5k
Philip A. May United States 49 7.5k 1.7× 3.3k 2.5× 130 0.1× 2.7k 3.0× 144 0.2× 152 9.3k
Ole Mors Denmark 61 982 0.2× 298 0.2× 744 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 1.5k 1.8× 410 16.4k
Christina Dalman Sweden 54 1.7k 0.4× 643 0.5× 231 0.2× 709 0.8× 320 0.4× 221 9.6k
Torbjörn Bäckström Sweden 58 676 0.2× 317 0.2× 1.9k 2.0× 443 0.5× 744 0.9× 250 11.2k
Matthew Suderman United Kingdom 48 2.5k 0.6× 387 0.3× 330 0.3× 292 0.3× 201 0.2× 164 8.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Abel, Ernest L., et al.. (2011). Sopranos but not tenors live longer. The Aging Male. 15(2). 109–110. 6 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L.. (2010). Alcoholisms Evolutionary and Cultural Origins. Current Drug Abuse Reviews. 3(4). 197–204. 1 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L.. (2009). Death Gods. Greenwood Publishing Group Inc. eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L.. (2006). Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Cautionary Note. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 12(12). 1521–1529. 26 indexed citations
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Bielawski, Dawn & Ernest L. Abel. (2002). The effect of administering ethanol as single vs. divided doses on blood alcohol levels in the rat. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 24(4). 559–562. 16 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L.. (2001). THE GIN EPIDEMIC: MUCH ADO ABOUT WHAT?. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 36(5). 401–405. 9 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L., Michael Krüger, & John Friedl. (1998). How Do Physicians Define “Light,”“Moderate,” and “Heavy” Drinking?. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 22(5). 979–984. 53 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L.. (1995). Behavioral effects of isatin on open field activity and immobility in the forced swim test in rats. Physiology & Behavior. 57(3). 611–613. 36 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L.. (1995). Circannual changes in the duration of the immobility response of rats in the forced swim test. Physiology & Behavior. 58(3). 591–593. 21 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L.. (1994). Physical activity does not account for the physiological response to forced swim testing. Physiology & Behavior. 56(4). 677–681. 12 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L. & John H. Hannigan. (1994). The immobility response in the forced swim test: paradoxical effect of imipramine. European Journal of Pharmacology. 258(3). 261–264. 9 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L.. (1994). A further analysis of physiological changes in rats in the forced swim test. Physiology & Behavior. 56(4). 795–800. 53 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L.. (1993). Physiological effects of alarm chemosignal emitted during the forced swim test. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 19(12). 2891–2901. 9 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L., et al.. (1992). Alarm substance induces convulsions in imipramine-treated rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 41(3). 599–601. 8 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L., et al.. (1992). Maudsley reactive and nonreactive rats in the forced swim test: Comparison in fresh water and solied water. Physiology & Behavior. 52(6). 1117–1119. 23 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L.. (1991). Paternal alcohol consumption affects grooming response in rat offspring. Alcohol. 8(1). 21–23. 21 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L. & Marappa G. Subramanian. (1991). Corticosterone and prolactin do not mediate alarm pheromone effect in the rat. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 17(11). 2155–2161. 14 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L. & Madhan Subramanian. (1990). Effects of low doses of alcohol on delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol's effects in pregnant rats. Life Sciences. 47(18). 1677–1682. 10 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L., et al.. (1990). A possible alarm substance in the forced swimming test. Physiology & Behavior. 48(2). 233–239. 118 indexed citations
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Abel, Ernest L.. (1980). Smoking during pregnancy: a review of effects on growth and development of offspring.. Human Biology. 52(4). 593–625. 231 indexed citations

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