G.R. Barker

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
90 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

G.R. Barker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, G.R. Barker has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 24 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in G.R. Barker's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (24 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (22 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (8 papers). G.R. Barker is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (24 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (22 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (8 papers). G.R. Barker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. G.R. Barker's co-authors include Elizabeth C. Warburton, Flora Bird, Victoria Alexander, Zafar I. Bashir, John P. Aggleton, Malcolm W. Brown, David Wastell, Tim Koder, Shirley Ayad and G. P. Ellis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

G.R. Barker

90 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

When Is the Hippocampus Involved in Recognition Memory? 2007 2026 2013 2019 2011 2007 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. When Is the Hippocampus Involved in Recognition Memory?
    2011 632 citations G.R. Barker, Elizabeth C. Warburton profile →
  2. Recognition Memory for Objects, Place, and Temporal Order: A Disconnection Analysis of the Role of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Perirhinal Cortex
    2007 529 citations G.R. Barker, Elizabeth C. Warburton et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
G.R. Barker United Kingdom 25 1.4k 1.3k 755 361 337 90 3.1k
Ronald G. Wiley United States 33 2.4k 1.7× 1.1k 0.9× 1.5k 2.0× 252 0.7× 198 0.6× 68 4.0k
Janusz Moryś Poland 22 1.2k 0.9× 746 0.6× 648 0.9× 433 1.2× 294 0.9× 178 2.9k
Wei Lü China 36 2.7k 1.9× 813 0.6× 2.0k 2.6× 533 1.5× 118 0.4× 140 4.6k
Scott C. Steffensen United States 32 1.5k 1.1× 612 0.5× 921 1.2× 300 0.8× 130 0.4× 89 2.7k
A. I. Basbaum United States 27 2.2k 1.6× 490 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 144 0.4× 186 0.6× 43 3.5k
Gonzalo E. Torres United States 33 2.5k 1.8× 284 0.2× 2.3k 3.1× 170 0.5× 119 0.4× 68 4.6k
A. Dray United Kingdom 49 4.3k 3.0× 590 0.5× 2.4k 3.2× 209 0.6× 120 0.4× 147 6.9k
Qingchun Tong United States 38 803 0.6× 732 0.6× 935 1.2× 188 0.5× 177 0.5× 101 4.5k
Masashi Sasa Japan 36 2.8k 2.0× 479 0.4× 1.6k 2.1× 652 1.8× 79 0.2× 264 4.7k
Lee Wei Lim Hong Kong 31 1.0k 0.7× 576 0.5× 685 0.9× 503 1.4× 225 0.7× 132 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by G.R. Barker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G.R. Barker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of G.R. Barker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of G.R. Barker 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 G.R. Barker. G.R. Barker 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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Birnie, Matthew T., Mitsuhiro Yoshimura, Yvonne M. Kershaw, et al.. (2023). Circadian regulation of hippocampal function is disrupted with corticosteroid treatment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(15). e2211996120–e2211996120. 23 indexed citations
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Barker, G.R. & Elizabeth C. Warburton. (2020). Multi-level analyses of associative recognition memory: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. 32. 80–87. 10 indexed citations
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Barker, G.R., Obaro Evuarherhe, & Elizabeth C. Warburton. (2019). Remembering the order of serially presented objects: A matter of time?. PubMed. 3. 1866044496–1866044496. 5 indexed citations
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Barker, G.R., Paul J. Banks, G. Ralph, et al.. (2017). Separate elements of episodic memory subserved by distinct hippocampal–prefrontal connections. Nature Neuroscience. 20(2). 242–250. 85 indexed citations
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Tinsley, Chris J., et al.. (2009). A role for calcium‐calmodulin‐dependent protein kinase II in the consolidation of visual object recognition memory. European Journal of Neuroscience. 30(6). 1128–1139. 24 indexed citations
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Barker, G.R. & Elizabeth C. Warburton. (2008). Critical role of the cholinergic system for object-in-place associative recognition memory. Learning & Memory. 16(1). 8–11. 43 indexed citations
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Barker, G.R., Zafar I. Bashir, Malcolm W. Brown, & Elizabeth C. Warburton. (2006). A temporally distinct role for group I and group II metabotropic glutamate receptors in object recognition memory. Learning & Memory. 13(2). 178–186. 75 indexed citations
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Murphy, William M., et al.. (1992). Experience with the Astra dental implant system.. PubMed. 19(4). 143–6. 4 indexed citations
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Barker, G.R., David Wastell, & A J Duxbury. (1989). Spectral analysis of the masseter and anterior temporalis: an assessment of reliability for use in the clinical situation. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 16(3). 309–313. 10 indexed citations
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Barker, G.R., et al.. (1988). Postoperative morbidity with mandibular third molar surgery: A comparison of two techniques. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 46(6). 474–475. 47 indexed citations
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Wastell, David, et al.. (1987). Trigeminal somatosensory evoked potentials. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 16(4). 408–415. 38 indexed citations
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Barker, G.R.. (1984). Unifocal lymphomas of the oral cavity. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 22(6). 426–430. 16 indexed citations
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Barker, G.R. & G. P. Ellis. (1970). Benzopyrones. Part II. 7-hydroxy-4-oxochromen-2-carboxylic acid and some of its derivatives. Journal of the Chemical Society C Organic. 2609–2609. 6 indexed citations
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Akrigg, A., Shirley Ayad, & G.R. Barker. (1967). The nature of a competence-inducing factor in Bacillus subtilis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 28(6). 1062–1067. 47 indexed citations
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Barker, G.R., et al.. (1967). Ribonuclease Activity in the Ehrlich Ascites Tumour. Nature. 215(5098). 280–281. 4 indexed citations
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Barker, G.R., et al.. (1961). Derivatives of 5-bromouridine as substrates for ribonuclease and polynucleotide phosphorylase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 46(1). 203–204. 8 indexed citations
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Barker, G.R., et al.. (1959). 119. Ribose and its derivatives. Part VIII. The ring structure and periodate oxidation of ribose and related polyols. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 584–584. 13 indexed citations

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