Herbert P. Killackey

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Herbert P. Killackey is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Herbert P. Killackey has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 51 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 16 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Herbert P. Killackey's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (49 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (39 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (16 papers). Herbert P. Killackey is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (49 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (39 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (16 papers). Herbert P. Killackey collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and China. Herbert P. Killackey's co-authors include Gary R. Belford, Reha S. Erzurumlu, Gwen O. Ivy, J. H. Kaas, Rebecca M. Akers, M. M. Merzenich, Carolyn A. Bates, Susan M. Catalano, Richard T. Robertson and David K. Ryugo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Herbert P. Killackey

95 papers receiving 7.3k 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.

The Reorganization of Somatosensory Cortex Following Peripheral Nerve Damage in Adult and Developing Mammals

1983 481 citations J. H. Kaas, Herbert P. Killackey et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Herbert P. Killackey United States	52	4.8k	4.0k	1.3k	1.2k	917	95	7.4k
H. Van der Loos Switzerland	38	4.9k 1.0×	4.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	922 0.8×	659 0.7×	61	7.5k
Thomas A. Woolsey United States	45	5.9k 1.2×	5.1k 1.3×	1.8k 1.4×	992 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	91	9.5k
E.G. Jones United States	53	5.9k 1.2×	5.6k 1.4×	2.1k 1.6×	996 0.8×	1.8k 1.9×	77	10.0k
L.J. Garey United Kingdom	41	3.0k 0.6×	3.2k 0.8×	1.9k 1.5×	487 0.4×	703 0.8×	132	6.3k
George F. Martin United States	43	2.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.3×	875 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	149	5.4k
George Paxinos Australia	24	3.7k 0.8×	2.1k 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	654 0.5×	576 0.6×	43	6.4k
Rudolf Nieuwenhuys Netherlands	47	2.5k 0.5×	2.2k 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	632 0.5×	773 0.8×	97	7.2k
Gundela Meyer Spain	41	2.5k 0.5×	2.6k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	1.8k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	114	7.0k
R. W. Guillery United States	64	7.6k 1.6×	6.6k 1.6×	5.6k 4.3×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	149	13.9k
Lawrence Kruger United States	53	4.5k 0.9×	2.2k 0.5×	2.0k 1.6×	811 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	160	8.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Herbert P. Killackey

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Herbert P. Killackey'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 Herbert P. Killackey with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Herbert P. Killackey more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Herbert P. Killackey

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Herbert P. Killackey. 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 Herbert P. Killackey. The network helps show where Herbert P. Killackey may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Herbert P. Killackey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Herbert P. Killackey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Herbert P. Killackey 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 Herbert P. Killackey. Herbert P. Killackey 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

Cruikshank, Scott J., Herbert P. Killackey, & Raju Metherate. (2001). Parvalbumin and calbindin are differentially distributed within primary and secondary subregions of the mouse auditory forebrain. Neuroscience. 105(3). 553–569. 94 indexed citations

Lane, Richard D., et al.. (2000). Suppression of Hindlimb Inputs to S-I Forelimb-Stump Representation of Rats With Neonatal Forelimb Removal: GABA Receptor Blockade and Single-Cell Responses. Journal of Neurophysiology. 83(6). 3377–3387. 17 indexed citations

Rhoades, Robert W., Robert S. Crissman, Carol A. Bennett‐Clarke, Herbert P. Killackey, & Nicolas L. Chiaia. (1996). Development and plasticity of local intracortical projections within the vibrissae representation of the rat primary somatosensory cortex. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 370(4). 524–535. 25 indexed citations

Dehay, Colette, Pascale Giroud, Michel Berland, Herbert P. Killackey, & Henry Kennedy. (1996). Phenotypic characterisation of respecified visual cortex subsequent to prenatal enucleation in the monkey: Development of acetylcholinesterase and cytochrome oxidase patterns. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 376(3). 386–402. 30 indexed citations

Dehay, Colette, Pascale Giroud, Michel Berland, Herbert P. Killackey, & Henry Kennedy. (1996). Contribution of thalamic input to the specification of cytoarchitectonic cortical fields in the primate: Effects of bilateral enucleation in the fetal monkey on the boundaries, dimensions, and gyrification of striate and extrastriate cortex. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 367(1). 70–89. 126 indexed citations

Bennett‐Clarke, Carol A., et al.. (1995). Patterning of local intracortical projections within the vibrissae representation of rat primary somatosensory cortex. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 354(4). 551–563. 100 indexed citations

Killackey, Herbert P., Robert W. Rhoades, & Carol A. Bennett‐Clarke. (1995). The formation of a cortical somatotopic map. Trends in Neurosciences. 18(9). 402–407. 124 indexed citations

Bennett‐Clarke, Carol A., et al.. (1993). Lesion‐induced changes in the central terminal distribution of galanin‐immunoreactive axons in the dorsal column nuclei. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 332(3). 378–389. 11 indexed citations

Dehay, Colette, Gwynn M. Horsburgh, Michel Berland, Herbert P. Killackey, & Henry Kennedy. (1991). The effects of bilateral enucleation in the primate fetus on the parcellation of visual cortex. Developmental Brain Research. 62(1). 137–141. 50 indexed citations

10.

Chiaia, Nicolas L., Robert W. Rhoades, Stephen E. Fish, & Herbert P. Killackey. (1991). Thalamic processing of vibrissal information in the rat: II. Morphological and functional properties of medial ventral posterior nucleus and posterior nucleus neurons. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 314(2). 217–236. 91 indexed citations

11.

Killackey, Herbert P., et al.. (1989). Expansion of the Central Hindpaw Representation Following Fetal Forelimb Removal in the Rat. European Journal of Neuroscience. 1(3). 210–221. 42 indexed citations

12.

Chalupa, Leo M., et al.. (1989). Callosal projection neurons in area 17 of the fetal rhesus monkey. Developmental Brain Research. 46(2). 303–308. 67 indexed citations

13.

Dehay, Colette, Gwynn M. Horsburgh, Michel Berland, Herbert P. Killackey, & Henry Kennedy. (1989). Maturation and connectivity of the visual cortex in monkey is altered by prenatal removal of retinal input. Nature. 337(6204). 265–267. 105 indexed citations

14.

Rhoades, R. W., Gary R. Belford, & Herbert P. Killackey. (1987). Receptive-field properties of rat ventral posterior medial neurons before and after selective kainic acid lesions of the trigeminal brain stem complex. Journal of Neurophysiology. 57(5). 1577–1600. 96 indexed citations

15.

Olavarría, Jaime F., Richard C. Van Sluyters, & Herbert P. Killackey. (1984). Evidence for the complementary organization of callosal and thalamic connections within rat somatosensory cortex. Brain Research. 291(2). 364–368. 128 indexed citations

16.

Bates, Carolyn A. & Herbert P. Killackey. (1984). The emergence of a discretely distributed pattern of corticospinal projection neurons. Developmental Brain Research. 13(2). 265–273. 81 indexed citations

17.

Killackey, Herbert P. & Reha S. Erzurumlu. (1981). Trigeminal projections to the superior colliculus of the rat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 201(2). 221–242. 137 indexed citations

18.

Ivy, Gwen O. & Herbert P. Killackey. (1978). Transient populations of glial cells in developing rat telencephalon revealed by horseradish peroxidase. Brain Research. 158(1). 213–218. 36 indexed citations

19.

Ryugo, David K., et al.. (1975). Increased spine density in auditory cortex following visual or somatic deafferentation. Brain Research. 90(1). 143–146. 51 indexed citations

20.

Hall, Wendy, J. H. Kaas, Herbert P. Killackey, & I.T. Diamond. (1971). Cortical visual areas in the grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinesis): a correlation between cortical evoked potential maps and architectonic subdivisions.. Journal of Neurophysiology. 34(3). 437–452. 88 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