Irving Kupfermann

13.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
147 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Irving Kupfermann is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Irving Kupfermann has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 44 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 24 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Irving Kupfermann's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (101 papers), Cephalopods and Marine Biology (40 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (19 papers). Irving Kupfermann is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (101 papers), Cephalopods and Marine Biology (40 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (19 papers). Irving Kupfermann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and United Kingdom. Irving Kupfermann's co-authors include Klaudiusz R. Weiss, K. R. Weiss, Eric R. Kandel, Elizabeth C. Cropper, Harold M. Pinsker, J. L. Cohen, Abraham J. Susswein, KR Weiss, Steven C. Rosen and E R Kandel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Irving Kupfermann

147 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

MORPHOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF IDENTIFIED NEU... 1967 2026 1986 2006 1967 1978 1974 1970 1970 200 400 600
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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. MORPHOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF IDENTIFIED NEURONS IN THE ABDOMINAL GANGLION OF APLYSIA CALIFORNICA
    1967 694 citations Irving Kupfermann et al. profile →
  2. The command neuron concept
    1978 512 citations Irving Kupfermann, Klaudiusz R. Weiss Behavioral and Brain Sciences profile →
  3. Feeding behavior in Aplysia: a simple system for the study of motivation
    1974 406 citations Irving Kupfermann profile →
  4. Neuronal Mechanisms of Habituation and Dishabituation of the Gill-Withdrawal Reflex in Aplysia
    1970 329 citations Irving Kupfermann et al. profile →
  5. Neuronal Correlates of Habituation and Dishabituation of the Gill-Withdrawal Reflex in Aplysia
    1970 254 citations Irving Kupfermann et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Irving Kupfermann United States 60 8.5k 3.0k 2.4k 2.3k 1.7k 147 11.1k
Harvey J. Karten United States 71 6.9k 0.8× 3.4k 1.1× 5.5k 2.3× 3.0k 1.3× 1.4k 0.8× 184 14.8k
Klaudiusz R. Weiss United States 49 5.3k 0.6× 2.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 966 0.6× 165 7.1k
John H. Byrne United States 58 6.6k 0.8× 3.5k 1.2× 3.2k 1.3× 993 0.4× 784 0.5× 225 9.8k
Simon B. Laughlin United Kingdom 50 6.8k 0.8× 5.8k 1.9× 2.8k 1.2× 2.3k 1.0× 703 0.4× 98 12.7k
Thomas Carew United States 50 5.3k 0.6× 2.6k 0.9× 2.0k 0.8× 1.0k 0.4× 704 0.4× 163 7.6k
Ronald M. Harris‐Warrick United States 55 6.1k 0.7× 2.7k 0.9× 2.3k 1.0× 670 0.3× 1.4k 0.8× 132 8.6k
Tim Tully United States 48 6.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.4× 3.5k 1.5× 1.4k 0.6× 963 0.6× 101 9.7k
John D. Pettigrew Australia 56 3.7k 0.4× 6.1k 2.0× 3.0k 1.3× 1.2k 0.5× 841 0.5× 177 10.4k
Martin Heisenberg Germany 66 12.0k 1.4× 1.4k 0.5× 3.5k 1.5× 4.9k 2.1× 1.5k 0.9× 157 15.4k
James K. Bowmaker United Kingdom 53 2.8k 0.3× 1.9k 0.6× 3.8k 1.6× 2.0k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 98 7.7k

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All Works

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Horn, Charles C., et al.. (2001). Further studies of bulk and orosensory decrement in producing satiation of feeding in Aplysia. Brain Research. 918(1-2). 51–59. 13 indexed citations
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Horn, Charles C., Paul R. Benjamin, Klaudiusz R. Weiss, & Irving Kupfermann. (1999). Decrement of the response of a serotonergic modulatory neuron (the metacerebral cell) in Aplysia, during repeated presentation of appetitive (food) stimuli. Neuroscience Letters. 267(3). 161–164. 11 indexed citations
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Teyke, Thomas, Yuanpei Xin, Klaudiusz R. Weiss, & Irving Kupfermann. (1997). Ganglionic distribution of inputs and outputs of C-PR, a neuron involved in the generation of a food-induced arousal state inAplysia. Invertebrate Neuroscience. 2(4). 235–244. 11 indexed citations
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Vilim, Ferdinand S., Elizabeth C. Cropper, Steven C. Rosen, et al.. (1994). Structure, localization, and action of buccalin B: A bioactive peptide from Aplysia. Peptides. 15(6). 959–969. 32 indexed citations
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Hooper, Scott L., W.C. Probst, Elizabeth C. Cropper, Irving Kupfermann, & Klaudiusz R. Weiss. (1994). Myomodulin application increases cAMP and activates cAMP-dependent protein kinase in the accessory radual closer muscle of Aplysia. Neuroscience Letters. 179(1-2). 167–170. 15 indexed citations
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Teyke, Thomas, Steven C. Rosen, Klaudiusz R. Weiss, & Irving Kupfermann. (1993). Dopaminergic neuron B20 generates rhythmic neuronal activity in the feeding motor circuitry ofAplysia. Brain Research. 630(1-2). 226–237. 102 indexed citations
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Weiss, Klaudiusz R., Vladimír Březina, Elizabeth C. Cropper, et al.. (1993). Physiology and biochemistry of peptidergic cotransmission in Aplysia. Journal of Physiology-Paris. 87(3). 141–151. 46 indexed citations
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Kupfermann, Irving. (1992). NEURAL NETWORKS : THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE COMPLEX TO BE COMPLEX. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 15(4). 767–768. 1 indexed citations
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Teyke, Thomas, Klaudiusz R. Weiss, & Irving Kupfermann. (1991). Egg laying hormone inhibits a neuron (C-PR) involved in multiple manifestations of food-induced arousal in Aplysia. Brain Research. 552(2). 248–254. 10 indexed citations
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Cropper, Elizabeth C., Ferdinand S. Vilim, A. Alevizos, et al.. (1991). Structure, bioactivity, and cellular localization of myomodulin B: A novel Aplysia peptide. Peptides. 12(4). 683–690. 47 indexed citations
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Teyke, Thomas, Klaudiusz R. Weiss, & Irving Kupfermann. (1991). Activity of identified cerebral neuron correlates with food-induced arousal in Aplysia. Neuroscience Letters. 133(2). 307–310. 15 indexed citations
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Cropper, Elizabeth C., Mark W. Miller, Ferdinand S. Vilim, et al.. (1990). Buccalin is present in the cholinergic motor neuron B16 ofAplysia and it depresses accessory radula closer muscle contractions evoked by stimulation of B16. Brain Research. 512(1). 175–179. 50 indexed citations
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Chiel, Hillel J., Klaudiusz R. Weiss, & Irving Kupfermann. (1990). Multiple roles of a histaminergic afferent neuron in the feeding behavior of Aplysia. Trends in Neurosciences. 13(6). 223–227. 46 indexed citations
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Cropper, Elizabeth C., Irving Kupfermann, & Klaudiusz R. Weiss. (1990). Differential firing patterns of the peptide-containing cholinergic motor neurons B15 and B16 during feeding behavior inAplysia. Brain Research. 522(1). 176–179. 82 indexed citations
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Weiss, Klaudiusz R., et al.. (1987). Motor control of the appetitive phase of feeding behavior in Aplysia. Behavioral and Neural Biology. 48(3). 394–407. 25 indexed citations
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Weiss, KR, Hillel J. Chiel, & Irving Kupfermann. (1986). Sensory function and gating of histaminergic neuron C2 in Aplysia. Journal of Neuroscience. 6(8). 2416–2426. 41 indexed citations
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Weiss, Klaudiusz R., Hillel J. Chiel, Uwe Koch, & Irving Kupfermann. (1986). Activity of an identified histaminergic neuron, and its possible role in arousal of feeding behavior in semi-intact Aplysia. Journal of Neuroscience. 6(8). 2403–2415. 97 indexed citations
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Chiel, Hillel J., K. R. Weiss, & Irving Kupfermann. (1986). An identified histaminergic neuron modulates feeding motor circuitry in Aplysia. Journal of Neuroscience. 6(8). 2427–2450. 81 indexed citations
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Kupfermann, Irving & Klaudiusz R. Weiss. (1976). Water regulation by a presumptive hormone contained in identified neurosecretory cell R15 of Aplysia.. The Journal of General Physiology. 67(1). 113–123. 73 indexed citations
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Kupfermann, Irving. (1967). Stimulation of Egg Laying: Possible Neuroendocrine Function of Bag Cells of Abdominal Ganglion of Aplysia californica. Nature. 216(5117). 814–815. 150 indexed citations

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