Frank Johnson

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Frank Johnson is a scholar working on Developmental Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Johnson has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Developmental Biology, 35 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 33 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Frank Johnson's work include Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (38 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (35 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (32 papers). Frank Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (38 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (35 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (32 papers). Frank Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Russia. Frank Johnson's co-authors include Sarah W. Bottjer, Ken Soderstrom, W Waugh, Richard Bertram, Thomas E. Joiner, Wei Wu, John A. Thompson, Osceola Whitney, Richard L. Hyson and Zuoxin Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Frank Johnson

77 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank Johnson United States	28	1.2k	1.1k	824	443	300	79	3.1k
Yasuro Atoji Japan	25	404 0.3×	410 0.4×	253 0.3×	93 0.2×	445 1.5×	150	2.4k
Wayne J. Kuenzel United States	32	408 0.4×	584 0.5×	328 0.4×	83 0.2×	496 1.7×	120	3.6k
Robyn Hudson Mexico	43	162 0.1×	733 0.7×	739 0.9×	99 0.2×	217 0.7×	209	5.9k
Takashi Yoshimura Japan	44	100 0.1×	939 0.9×	478 0.6×	144 0.3×	1.1k 3.5×	193	6.2k
Dora Fix Ventura Brazil	31	161 0.1×	920 0.9×	244 0.3×	41 0.1×	995 3.3×	246	4.2k
Neil P. Evans United Kingdom	36	95 0.1×	594 0.6×	533 0.6×	37 0.1×	402 1.3×	143	4.3k
Frans Vandesande Belgium	47	147 0.1×	263 0.2×	324 0.4×	391 0.9×	1.7k 5.8×	186	6.7k
Marguerita E. Klein United States	17	133 0.1×	209 0.2×	164 0.2×	72 0.2×	992 3.3×	21	2.4k
Armin Tuchscherer Germany	34	159 0.1×	133 0.1×	232 0.3×	105 0.2×	380 1.3×	187	4.2k
Christine Leterrier France	31	142 0.1×	353 0.3×	211 0.3×	29 0.1×	286 1.0×	103	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Frank Johnson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Johnson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Johnson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Frank Johnson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Frank Johnson 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 Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Hyson, Richard L., et al.. (2018). Female zebra finches do not sing yet share neural pathways necessary for singing in males. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 527(4). 843–855. 26 indexed citations

Ross, M. T., et al.. (2018). Experience-Dependent Intrinsic Plasticity During Auditory Learning. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(7). 1206–1221. 15 indexed citations

Ross, M. T., et al.. (2017). Neuronal Intrinsic Physiology Changes During Development of a Learned Behavior. eNeuro. 4(5). ENEURO.0297–17.2017. 14 indexed citations

Johnson, Frank, et al.. (2012). A computational tool for automated large-scale analysis and measurement of bird-song syntax. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 210(2). 147–160. 11 indexed citations

Thompson, John A., et al.. (2011). Dual Pre-Motor Contribution to Songbird Syllable Variation. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(1). 322–330. 24 indexed citations

Pérez, Marisol, Jessica Brown, Suzanne Vrshek‐Schallhorn, Frank Johnson, & Thomas E. Joiner. (2005). Differentiation of obsessive-compulsive-, panic-, obsessive-compulsive personality-, and non-disordered individuals by variation in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 20(6). 794–806. 22 indexed citations

Fowler, Christie D., Frank Johnson, & Zuoxin Wang. (2005). Estrogen regulation of cell proliferation and distribution of estrogen receptor‐α in the brains of adult female prairie and meadow voles. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 489(2). 166–179. 79 indexed citations

Verona, Edelyn, Thomas E. Joiner, Frank Johnson, & Theodore W. Bender. (2005). Gender specific gene–environment interactions on laboratory-assessed aggression. Biological Psychology. 71(1). 33–41. 74 indexed citations

Cappendijk, Susanne L.T. & Frank Johnson. (2004). Inhibitors of carbohydrate metabolism reduce undirected song production at doses that do not alter food intake in singly housed male zebra finches. Behavioural Brain Research. 159(1). 51–54. 4 indexed citations

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Whitney, Osceola, Ken Soderstrom, & Frank Johnson. (2003). CB1 cannabinoid receptor activation inhibits a neural correlate of song recognition in an auditory/perceptual region of the zebra finch telencephalon. Journal of Neurobiology. 56(3). 266–274. 24 indexed citations

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Joiner, Thomas E., Frank Johnson, & Ken Soderstrom. (2002). Association Between Serotonin Transporter Gene Polymorphism and Family History of Attempted and Completed Suicide. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 32(3). 329–332. 28 indexed citations

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Johnson, Frank, Ken Soderstrom, & Osceola Whitney. (2002). Quantifying song bout production during zebra finch sensory-motor learning suggests a sensitive period for vocal practice. Behavioural Brain Research. 131(1-2). 57–65. 49 indexed citations

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Rashotte, Michael E., et al.. (2001). Influence of food and water availability on undirected singing and energetic status in adult male zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Physiology & Behavior. 74(4-5). 533–541. 25 indexed citations

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Trask, Barbara J., Cynthia Friedman, Antonia Martín-Gallardo, et al.. (1998). Members of the olfactory receptor gene family are contained in large blocks of DNA duplicated polymorphically near the ends of human chromosomes. Human Molecular Genetics. 7(1). 13–26. 167 indexed citations

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Bottjer, Sarah W. & Frank Johnson. (1997). Circuits, hormones, and learning: Vocal behavior in songbirds. Journal of Neurobiology. 33(5). 602–618. 200 indexed citations

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Johnson, Frank & Sarah W. Bottjer. (1995). Differential estrogen accumulation among populations of projection neurons in the higher vocal center of male canaries. Journal of Neurobiology. 26(1). 87–108. 71 indexed citations

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Johnson, Frank, et al.. (1995). Topographic organization of a forebrain pathway involved with vocal learning in zebra finches. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 358(2). 260–278. 132 indexed citations

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Bottjer, Sarah W. & Frank Johnson. (1992). Matters of life and death in the songbird forebrain. Journal of Neurobiology. 23(9). 1172–1191. 31 indexed citations

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Johnson, Frank & Richard E. Whalen. (1988). Testicular hormones reduce individual differences in the aggressive behavior of male mice: A theory of hormone action. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 12(2). 93–99. 15 indexed citations

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Johnson, Frank. (1980). The distribution of load across the knee a comparison of static and dynamic measurements. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 62. 346–349. 23 indexed citations

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