Fred Delcomyn

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Fred Delcomyn is a scholar working on Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Fred Delcomyn has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Genetics, 25 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Fred Delcomyn's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (26 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (22 papers) and Insects and Parasite Interactions (9 papers). Fred Delcomyn is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (26 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (22 papers) and Insects and Parasite Interactions (9 papers). Fred Delcomyn collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Czechia. Fred Delcomyn's co-authors include Mark Nelson, David Bullen, Jack Chen, Jun Zou, Zhifang Fan, Chang Liu, P.N.R. Usherwood, Josef Schmitz, Ansgar Büschges and Mark Evan Nelson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Annual Review of Entomology.

In The Last Decade

Fred Delcomyn

51 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Neural Basis of Rhythmic Behavior in Animals

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fred Delcomyn United States	24	848	759	541	522	405	55	2.3k
Josef Schmitz Germany	29	1.1k 1.2×	1.4k 1.8×	866 1.6×	527 1.0×	485 1.2×	84	2.5k
Holk Cruse Germany	22	511 0.6×	1.0k 1.3×	491 0.9×	495 0.9×	375 0.9×	83	2.0k
Donald M. Wilson United States	23	989 1.2×	302 0.4×	589 1.1×	392 0.8×	690 1.7×	53	2.5k
Amir Ayali Israel	29	1.3k 1.5×	466 0.6×	607 1.1×	477 0.9×	528 1.3×	123	2.5k
W. J. Heitler United Kingdom	22	1.2k 1.4×	449 0.6×	319 0.6×	640 1.2×	459 1.1×	65	2.0k
Nicolas Franceschini France	29	1.8k 2.1×	333 0.4×	424 0.8×	501 1.0×	546 1.3×	73	3.3k
Ulrich Bässler Germany	31	1.5k 1.7×	1.1k 1.5×	1.0k 1.9×	892 1.7×	562 1.4×	59	2.8k
Sasha N. Zill United States	28	942 1.1×	846 1.1×	843 1.6×	327 0.6×	477 1.2×	69	2.0k
H. Cruse Germany	33	708 0.8×	1.6k 2.1×	714 1.3×	1.2k 2.3×	373 0.9×	67	3.0k
Scott L. Hooper United States	30	1.5k 1.7×	414 0.5×	271 0.5×	856 1.6×	254 0.6×	69	2.6k

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Delcomyn, Fred. (2004). Insect Walking and Robotics. Annual Review of Entomology. 49(1). 51–70. 59 indexed citations

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Fan, Zhifang, Jack Chen, Jun Zou, et al.. (2002). Design and fabrication of artificial lateral line flow sensors. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 12(5). 655–661. 223 indexed citations

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Delcomyn, Fred. (1999). Neurons, Networks, and Motor Behavior. Paul S. G. Stein, Sten Grillner , Allen I. Selverston , Douglas G. Stuart. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 74(1). 107–107.

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Delcomyn, Fred. (1999). Walking Robots and the Central and Peripheral Control of Locomotion in Insects. Autonomous Robots. 7(3). 259–270. 56 indexed citations

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Delcomyn, Fred, et al.. (1998). A Simulation Testbed for Biologically Inspired Robots and Their Controllers. 437–442. 2 indexed citations

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Delcomyn, Fred. (1998). The Neurobiology of an Insect Brain.Malcolm Burrows. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 73(1). 107–108. 3 indexed citations

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Delcomyn, Fred, et al.. (1996). Sense Organs of Insect Legs and the Selection of Sensors for Agile Walking Robots. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 15(2). 113–127. 30 indexed citations

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Delcomyn, Fred, et al.. (1995). An approach to validation of a leg simulation by the comparison of two dynamic models. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 25(3). 309–319. 3 indexed citations

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Delcomyn, Fred. (1993). The walking of cockroaches—deceptive simplicity. 21–41. 5 indexed citations

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Delcomyn, Fred, et al.. (1992). Identification of bursts in spike trains. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 41(1). 19–30. 87 indexed citations

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Delcomyn, Fred. (1991). Activity and directional sensitivity of leg campaniform sensilla in a stick insect. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 168(1). 113–119. 43 indexed citations

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Delcomyn, Fred, et al.. (1990). Fast axon activity and the motor pattern in cockroach legs during swimming. Physiological Entomology. 15(4). 385–392. 10 indexed citations

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Delcomyn, Fred, et al.. (1990). A slope-based approach to spike discrimination in digitized data. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 33(2-3). 241–249. 9 indexed citations

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Delcomyn, Fred. (1989). Walking in the American cockroach: the timing of motor activity in the legs during straight walking. Biological Cybernetics. 60(5). 373–384. 18 indexed citations

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Delcomyn, Fred, et al.. (1988). Individual differences and variability in the timing of motor activity during walking in insects. Biological Cybernetics. 59(6). 379–384. 11 indexed citations

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Schmitz, Josef, Ansgar Büschges, & Fred Delcomyn. (1988). An improved electrode design for en passant recording from small nerves. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Physiology. 91(4). 769–772. 52 indexed citations

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Delcomyn, Fred. (1985). The control of sets of muscles: A general principle?. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 8(1). 153–153.

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Delcomyn, Fred. (1984). Neural Basis of Elementary Behavior in Stick Insects.Ulrich Bassler , Camilla Mok Zack Strausfeld, V. Braitenberg. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 59(1). 100–101. 1 indexed citations

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Delcomyn, Fred. (1981). Nickel chloride for intracellular staining of neurons in insects. Journal of Neurobiology. 12(6). 623–627. 26 indexed citations

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Delcomyn, Fred, et al.. (1977). Information processing in a cricket ganglion: The response of giant fibres to sound pulses. Journal of Insect Physiology. 23(3). 359–365. 7 indexed citations

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