Gerald B. Watson

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

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Gerald B. Watson is a scholar working on Insect Science, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald B. Watson has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Insect Science, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Gerald B. Watson's work include Insect and Pesticide Research (19 papers), Insect Pest Control Strategies (15 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers). Gerald B. Watson is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Pesticide Research (19 papers), Insect Pest Control Strategies (15 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers). Gerald B. Watson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Gerald B. Watson's co-authors include Thomas C. Sparks, Michael R. Loso, Vincent L. Salgado, James D. Thomas, Chaoxian Geng, Thomas H. Lanthorn, Yuanming Zhu, Jonathan M. Babcock, Joel J. Sheets and James E. Dripps and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Brain Research and Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

In The Last Decade

Gerald B. Watson

34 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Insecticides, biologics and nematicides: Updates to IRAC’s mode of action classification - a tool for resistance management

2020 331 citations Thomas C. Sparks, Andrew J. Crossthwaite et al. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gerald B. Watson United States	21	1.7k	1.1k	946	396	309	35	2.6k
Yoshihisa Ozoe Japan	27	1.4k 0.8×	707 0.6×	791 0.8×	335 0.8×	171 0.6×	137	2.3k
Yong Guo China	30	977 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	798 0.8×	440 1.1×	349 1.1×	97	2.7k
Keith D. Wing United States	19	1.1k 0.7×	683 0.6×	576 0.6×	230 0.6×	153 0.5×	26	1.8k
Jeffrey R. Bloomquist United States	37	2.2k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	2.1k 2.2×	389 1.0×	329 1.1×	174	4.7k
James J. Rauh United States	15	1.5k 0.9×	844 0.7×	582 0.6×	82 0.2×	376 1.2×	27	2.0k
Vincent L. Salgado United States	29	2.4k 1.4×	1.3k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	77 0.2×	409 1.3×	46	3.2k
Samuel Dufour United Kingdom	17	450 0.3×	574 0.5×	586 0.6×	216 0.5×	160 0.5×	23	1.7k
Andrew J. Crossthwaite United Kingdom	18	795 0.5×	1.0k 0.9×	417 0.4×	137 0.3×	139 0.4×	23	1.9k
Oliver Gutbrod Germany	19	1.1k 0.7×	975 0.9×	641 0.7×	107 0.3×	157 0.5×	24	1.6k
Morifusa Etō Japan	22	985 0.6×	552 0.5×	934 1.0×	525 1.3×	198 0.6×	235	2.6k

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Perry, Trent, et al.. (2025). Characterization of Caenorhabditis elegans transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV) channels and their interactions with insecticidal compounds. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 212. 106447–106447.

Valverde‐Garcia, Pablo, et al.. (2022). Impact of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor mutation R81T on the response of European Myzus persicae populations to imidacloprid and sulfoxaflor in laboratory and in the field. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 187. 105187–105187. 12 indexed citations

Watson, Gerald B., Melissa Siebert, Nick X. Wang, Michael R. Loso, & Thomas C. Sparks. (2021). Sulfoxaflor – A sulfoximine insecticide: Review and analysis of mode of action, resistance and cross-resistance. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 178. 104924–104924. 57 indexed citations

Sparks, Thomas C., Andrew J. Crossthwaite, Ralf Nauen, et al.. (2020). Insecticides, biologics and nematicides: Updates to IRAC’s mode of action classification - a tool for resistance management. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 167. 104587–104587. 331 indexed citations breakdown →

Sparks, Thomas C., Frank J. Wessels, Beth A. Lorsbach, Benjamin M. Nugent, & Gerald B. Watson. (2019). The new age of insecticide discovery-the crop protection industry and the impact of natural products. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 161. 12–22. 97 indexed citations

Sparks, Thomas C., et al.. (2013). Sulfoxaflor and the sulfoximine insecticides: Chemistry, mode of action and basis for efficacy on resistant insects. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 107(1). 1–7. 301 indexed citations

Watson, Gerald B., Michael R. Loso, Jonathan M. Babcock, et al.. (2011). Novel nicotinic action of the sulfoximine insecticide sulfoxaflor. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 41(7). 432–439. 154 indexed citations

Babcock, Jonathan M., Michael R. Loso, Richard B. Rogers, et al.. (2010). Biological characterization of sulfoxaflor, a novel insecticide. Pest Management Science. 67(3). 328–334. 193 indexed citations

Salgado, Vincent L., Gerald B. Watson, & Joel J. Sheets. (1997). Studies on the mode of action of Spinosad, the active ingredient in tracer insect control. 34 indexed citations

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Watson, Gerald B. & Thomas H. Lanthorn. (1995). Phenytoin delays ischemic depolarization, but cannot block its long-term consequences, in the rat hippocampal slice. Neuropharmacology. 34(5). 553–558. 12 indexed citations

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Watson, Gerald B., et al.. (1994). Assessment of long-term effects of transient anoxia on metabolic activity of rat hippocampal slices using triphenyltetrazolium chloride. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 53(2). 203–208. 8 indexed citations

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Watson, Gerald B. & Thomas H. Lanthorn. (1993). Electrophysiological actions of delta opiods in CA1 of the rat hippocampal slice are mediated by one delta receptor subtype. Brain Research. 601(1-2). 129–135. 18 indexed citations

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Hood, William F., Nancy M. Gray, Michael S. Dappen, et al.. (1992). Characterization of indole-2-carboxylate derivatives as antagonists of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor activity at the associated glycine recognition site.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 262(2). 654–660. 15 indexed citations

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Baganoff, Mark P., et al.. (1992). Polyamine spider toxins are potent un-competitive antagonists of rat cortex excitatory amino acid receptors. European Journal of Pharmacology Molecular Pharmacology. 227(1). 51–56. 14 indexed citations

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Watson, Gerald B., et al.. (1990). Selective activation of oscillatory currents by trans-ACPD in rat brain mRNA-injected Xenopus oocytes and their blockade by NMDA. European Journal of Pharmacology. 179(3). 479–481. 18 indexed citations

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Watson, Gerald B., et al.. (1990). NMDA Receptor antagonists attenuate a portion of the penicillin-induced epileptiform burst. Brain Research Bulletin. 24(6). 765–768. 6 indexed citations

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Watson, Gerald B., et al.. (1990). d-Cycloserine acts as a partial agonist at the glycine modulatory site of the NMDA receptor expressed inXenopus oocytes. Brain Research. 510(1). 158–160. 147 indexed citations

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Lanthorn, Thomas H., William F. Hood, Gerald B. Watson, et al.. (1990). cis-2,4-methanoglutamate is a potent and selective N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor agonist. European Journal of Pharmacology. 182(3). 397–404. 44 indexed citations

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Watson, Gerald B., et al.. (1989). Glycine antagonist action of 1-aminocyclobutane-1-carboxylate (ACBC) in Xenopus oocytes injected with rat brain mRNA. European Journal of Pharmacology. 167(2). 291–294. 27 indexed citations

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Watson, Gerald B., Randall K. Rader, & Thomas H. Lanthorn. (1989). Epileptiform activity in vitro can produce long-term synaptic failure and persistent neuronal depolarization. Brain Research. 498(1). 81–88. 14 indexed citations

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