H. L. Atwood

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

H. L. Atwood is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, H. L. Atwood has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 33 papers in Molecular Biology and 32 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in H. L. Atwood's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (66 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (37 papers) and Crustacean biology and ecology (22 papers). H. L. Atwood is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (66 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (37 papers) and Crustacean biology and ecology (22 papers). H. L. Atwood collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. H. L. Atwood's co-authors include Bryan A. Stewart, S. S. Jahromi, Chunfu Wu, C. K. Govind, J. Martin Wojtowicz, John J. Renger, Jing W. Wang, R. G. Sherman, I. Parnas and Milton P. Charlton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

H. L. Atwood

115 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Improved stability of Drosophila larval neuromuscular preparations in haemolymph-like physiological solutions

1994 686 citations Bryan A. Stewart, H. L. Atwood et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. L. Atwood Canada	39	4.3k	2.1k	1.1k	1.1k	771	115	5.6k
C. K. Govind Canada	35	2.4k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	720 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	539 0.7×	167	3.7k
Ronald M. Harris‐Warrick United States	55	6.1k 1.4×	2.3k 1.1×	1.6k 1.4×	1.4k 1.3×	2.7k 3.5×	132	8.6k
I. Parnas Israel	38	3.3k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	312 0.3×	311 0.3×	777 1.0×	127	4.2k
Harry Grundfest United States	44	3.3k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	270 0.2×	443 0.4×	726 0.9×	139	5.2k
Harold L. Atwood Canada	33	2.2k 0.5×	1.8k 0.9×	909 0.8×	463 0.4×	363 0.5×	79	3.4k
Alan Roberts United Kingdom	43	3.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	2.4k 2.1×	428 0.4×	1.4k 1.8×	116	4.7k
Ronald L. Calabrese United States	39	2.9k 0.7×	612 0.3×	334 0.3×	804 0.7×	1.8k 2.3×	121	4.1k
Graeme W. Davis United States	50	6.2k 1.4×	4.6k 2.2×	3.3k 2.9×	437 0.4×	988 1.3×	90	8.8k
Michael P. Nusbaum United States	44	3.9k 0.9×	745 0.4×	389 0.3×	1.1k 1.0×	1.7k 2.1×	91	5.0k
Jay Hirsh United States	46	4.6k 1.1×	2.4k 1.2×	571 0.5×	536 0.5×	429 0.6×	89	6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by H. L. Atwood

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of H. L. Atwood's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by H. L. Atwood with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites H. L. Atwood more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by H. L. Atwood

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by H. L. Atwood. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by H. L. Atwood. The network helps show where H. L. Atwood may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. L. Atwood

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Macleod, Gregory T., Shanker Karunanithi, Jean B. Peloquin, et al.. (2006). TheDrosophila cac^ts2mutation reduces presynaptic Ca²⁺entry and defines an important element in Ca_v2.1 channel inactivation. European Journal of Neuroscience. 23(12). 3230–3244. 27 indexed citations

Msghina, Mussie, et al.. (1999). Visible Evidence for Differences in Synaptic Effectiveness With Activity-Dependent Vesicular Uptake and Release of FM1-43. Journal of Neurophysiology. 81(1). 356–370. 24 indexed citations

Msghina, Mussie, C. K. Govind, & H. L. Atwood. (1998). Synaptic Structure and Transmitter Release in Crustacean Phasic and Tonic Motor Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 18(4). 1374–1382. 56 indexed citations

Meinertzhagen, Ian A., C. K. Govind, Bryan A. Stewart, Jodi M. Carter, & H. L. Atwood. (1998). Regulated spacing of synapses and presynaptic active zones at larval neuromuscular junctions in different genotypes of the fliesDrosophila andSarcophaga. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 393(4). 482–492. 57 indexed citations

Cooper, Robin L., et al.. (1995). Quantal measurement and analysis methods compared for crayfish and Drosophila neuromuscular junctions, and rat hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 61(1-2). 67–78. 96 indexed citations

Govind, C. K., Jeffrey E. Pearce, J. Martin Wojtowicz, & H. L. Atwood. (1994). “Strong” and “weak” synaptic differentiation in the crayfish opener muscle: Structural correlates. Synapse. 16(1). 45–58. 50 indexed citations

Kurdyak, Paul, H. L. Atwood, Bryan A. Stewart, & Chunfu Wu. (1994). Differential physiology and morphology of motor axons to ventral longitudinal muscles in larval Drosophila. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 350(3). 463–472. 160 indexed citations

Atwood, H. L., Robin L. Cooper, & J. Martin Wojtowicz. (1994). 23 Nonuniformity and plasticity of quantal release at crustacean motor nerve terminals. PubMed. 29. 363–382. 28 indexed citations

Atwood, H. L.. (1992). Age-dependent alterations of synaptic performance and plasticity in crustacean motor systems. Experimental Gerontology. 27(1). 51–61. 11 indexed citations

10.

Marin, Leo, et al.. (1991). Variation in terminal morphology and presynaptic inhibition at crustacean neuromuscular junctions. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 304(1). 135–146. 24 indexed citations

11.

Atwood, H. L. & J. Martin Wojtowicz. (1986). Short-Term and Long-Term Plasticity and Physiological Differentiation of Crustacean Motor Synapses. International review of neurobiology. 28. 275–362. 161 indexed citations

12.

Charlton, Milton P. & H. L. Atwood. (1977). Slow release of transmitter at the squid giant synapse. Neuroscience Letters. 5(3-4). 165–169. 10 indexed citations

13.

Jahromi, S. S. & H. L. Atwood. (1976). Attachments of phasic and tonic abdominal extensor muscles in crayfish. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 54(8). 1256–1269. 11 indexed citations

14.

Atwood, H. L. & Fred Lang. (1973). Differential Responses of Crab Neuromuscular Synapses to Cesium Ion. The Journal of General Physiology. 61(6). 747–766. 18 indexed citations

15.

Sherman, R. G. & H. L. Atwood. (1972). Correlated Electrophysiological and Ultrastructural Studies of a Crustacean Motor Unit. The Journal of General Physiology. 59(5). 586–615. 96 indexed citations

16.

Atwood, H. L., et al.. (1970). Neuromuscular and axoaxonal synapses of the crayfish opener muscle. Journal of Ultrastructure Research. 32(3-4). 351–369. 103 indexed citations

17.

Atwood, H. L.. (1968). Influence of nitrate and other anions on fast and slow contractions of crab muscle. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 46(1). 1–9. 2 indexed citations

18.

Atwood, H. L.. (1965). Excitation and inhibition in crab muscle fibres. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 16(4). 409–426. 55 indexed citations

19.

Atwood, H. L., Graham Hoyle, & Thomas Smyth. (1965). Mechanical and electrical responses of single innervated crab‐muscle fibres.. The Journal of Physiology. 180(3). 449–482. 95 indexed citations

20.

Atwood, H. L.. (1963). “Fast” and “slow” responses in Nephrops. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 10(1). 77–79. 12 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact