Heather Colbert

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Heather Colbert is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Aging and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Colbert has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 6 papers in Aging and 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Heather Colbert's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (6 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (6 papers) and Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (3 papers). Heather Colbert is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (6 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (6 papers) and Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (3 papers). Heather Colbert collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Heather Colbert's co-authors include Cornelia I. Bargmann, Noelle D. Dwyer, Emily R. Troemel, Joseph Chou, Piali Sengupta, Hikaru Ueno, Jaime A. Escobedo, Lewis T. Williams, J. Gage Crump and Leslie M. Tong and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Heather Colbert

10 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Divergent seven transmembrane receptors are candidate che... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Divergent seven transmembrane receptors are candidate chemosensory receptors in C. elegans
    1995 566 citations Emily R. Troemel, Joseph Chou et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heather Colbert United States 8 1.0k 773 664 506 414 10 1.8k
Noëlle D. L’Étoile United States 19 682 0.7× 474 0.6× 338 0.5× 125 0.2× 661 1.6× 30 1.4k
Noelle D. Dwyer United States 18 559 0.6× 333 0.4× 618 0.9× 261 0.5× 1.8k 4.4× 24 2.9k
Hidetoshi Komatsu Japan 17 604 0.6× 531 0.7× 591 0.9× 119 0.2× 606 1.5× 18 1.5k
Erin L. Peckol United States 7 580 0.6× 417 0.5× 365 0.5× 146 0.3× 269 0.6× 7 946
Gary Moulder United States 16 1.0k 1.0× 318 0.4× 382 0.6× 125 0.2× 1.5k 3.7× 17 2.4k
Andy J. Chang United States 9 640 0.6× 532 0.7× 224 0.3× 99 0.2× 255 0.6× 10 1.2k
Lijun Kang China 18 532 0.5× 400 0.5× 390 0.6× 155 0.3× 506 1.2× 43 1.3k
Anne Lanjuin United States 12 443 0.4× 243 0.3× 255 0.4× 158 0.3× 543 1.3× 18 1.1k
Hiroshi Suzuki United States 10 850 0.8× 637 0.8× 384 0.6× 86 0.2× 334 0.8× 13 1.3k
Christian Frøkjær‐Jensen United States 20 1.6k 1.6× 463 0.6× 413 0.6× 72 0.1× 1.8k 4.4× 33 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Heather Colbert

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather Colbert

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Colbert

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Colbert, Heather, et al.. (2022). Opportunities for Wearable Technology to Increase the Safety of Rail Sector Workers. AHFE international. 1 indexed citations
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Colbert, Heather, et al.. (2018). Intuitive Insights For Course Of Action Development. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 62(1). 212–216. 1 indexed citations
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Sengupta, Piali, Heather Colbert, Bruce E. Kimmel, Noelle D. Dwyer, & Cornelia I. Bargmann. (2007). The Cellular and Genetic Basis of Olfactory Responses in Caenorhabditis Elegans. Novartis Foundation symposium. 179. 235–250. 7 indexed citations
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Colbert, Heather & Cornelia I. Bargmann. (1997). Environmental signals modulate olfactory acuity, discrimination, and memory in Caenorhabditis elegans.. Learning & Memory. 4(2). 179–191. 95 indexed citations
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Chou, Joseph, Emily R. Troemel, Piali Sengupta, et al.. (1996). . Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 61(1). 157–164. 20 indexed citations
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Troemel, Emily R., Joseph Chou, Noelle D. Dwyer, Heather Colbert, & Cornelia I. Bargmann. (1995). Divergent seven transmembrane receptors are candidate chemosensory receptors in C. elegans. Cell. 83(2). 207–218. 566 indexed citations breakdown →
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Colbert, Heather & Cornelia I. Bargmann. (1995). Odorant-specific adaptation pathways generate olfactory plasticity in C. elegans. Neuron. 14(4). 803–812. 267 indexed citations
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Sengupta, Piali, Heather Colbert, & Cornelia I. Bargmann. (1994). The C. elegans gene odr-7 encodes an olfactory-specific member of the nuclear receptor superfamily. Cell. 79(6). 971–980. 169 indexed citations
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Ueno, Hikaru, Heather Colbert, Jaime A. Escobedo, & Lewis T. Williams. (1991). Inhibition of PDGF β Receptor Signal Transduction by Coexpression of a Truncated Receptor. Science. 252(5007). 844–848. 152 indexed citations

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