J. C. Eccles

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

J. C. Eccles is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, J. C. Eccles has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 9 papers in Neurology and 6 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in J. C. Eccles's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers), Vestibular and auditory disorders (7 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (5 papers). J. C. Eccles is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers), Vestibular and auditory disorders (7 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (5 papers). J. C. Eccles collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. J. C. Eccles's co-authors include P. Fatt, K. Koketsu, Kerry Bradley, Robert F. Schmidt, Rosamond M. Eccles, V. B. Brooks, D.R. Curtis, P. G. Kostyuk, H. Táboříková and Dexter M. Easton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Neuroscience and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

J. C. Eccles

31 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Cholinergic and inhibitory synapses in a pathway from motor‐axon collaterals to motoneurones
    1954 902 citations J. C. Eccles, P. Fatt et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. C. Eccles Germany 22 1.7k 818 806 575 552 31 3.2k
B.G. Cragg Australia 40 2.4k 1.4× 1.7k 2.1× 1.2k 1.4× 438 0.8× 460 0.8× 85 5.0k
Robert A. Davidoff United States 33 2.3k 1.4× 656 0.8× 1.4k 1.8× 735 1.3× 310 0.6× 89 4.1k
E. Eidelberg United States 33 2.2k 1.3× 1.7k 2.0× 738 0.9× 370 0.6× 518 0.9× 108 4.6k
Sidney Ochs United States 39 2.2k 1.3× 752 0.9× 1.3k 1.6× 797 1.4× 312 0.6× 129 4.6k
R. Werman United States 33 3.0k 1.8× 555 0.7× 2.0k 2.5× 658 1.1× 334 0.6× 81 4.1k
G. ten Bruggencate Germany 35 2.8k 1.7× 898 1.1× 1.8k 2.2× 325 0.6× 588 1.1× 91 3.9k
J. I. Hubbard New Zealand 39 2.9k 1.7× 745 0.9× 2.4k 3.0× 512 0.9× 331 0.6× 100 4.8k
B. L. Ginsborg United Kingdom 23 2.7k 1.6× 758 0.9× 1.9k 2.4× 381 0.7× 294 0.5× 53 4.2k
Kazuo Sasaki Japan 37 1.2k 0.7× 1.6k 2.0× 1.0k 1.3× 531 0.9× 587 1.1× 152 4.1k
Dominick P. Purpura United States 45 3.3k 2.0× 2.6k 3.2× 1.5k 1.9× 765 1.3× 980 1.8× 110 6.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. C. Eccles

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Eccles, J. C.. (1990). A unitary hypothesis of mind-brain interaction in the cerebral cortex. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 240(1299). 433–451. 87 indexed citations
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Eccles, J. C.. (1986). Do mental events cause neural events analogously to the probability fields of quantum mechanics?. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 227(1249). 411–428. 111 indexed citations
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Eccles, J. C.. (1976). From electrical to chemical transmission in the central nervous system: The closing address of the Sir Henry Dale Centennial Symposium Cambridge, 19 September 1975. Notes and Records the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science. 30(2). 219–230. 67 indexed citations
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Eccles, J. C., et al.. (1976). Medial reticular and perihypoglossal neurons projecting to cerebellum. Journal of Neurophysiology. 39(1). 102–108. 15 indexed citations
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Eccles, J. C., et al.. (1976). Topographic studies on medial reticular nucleus. Journal of Neurophysiology. 39(1). 109–118. 16 indexed citations
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Eccles, J. C., Roger A. Nicoll, H. Táboříková, & T. Joe Willey. (1975). Medial recticular neurons projecting Rostrally. Journal of Neurophysiology. 38(3). 531–538. 20 indexed citations
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Eccles, J. C., et al.. (1975). Somatotopic studies on red nucleus: spinal projection level and respective receptive fields. Journal of Neurophysiology. 38(4). 965–980. 21 indexed citations
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Eccles, J. C., I. Rosén, Peter Scheid, & H. Táboříková. (1974). Patterns of convergence onto interpositus neurons from peripheral afferents.. Journal of Neurophysiology. 37(6). 1438–1448. 32 indexed citations
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Eccles, J. C., D. S. Faber, John T. Murphy, Nassir H. Sabah, & H. Táboříková. (1971). Investigations on integration of mossy fiber inputs to Purkyně cells in the anterior lobe. Experimental Brain Research. 13(1). 54–77. 66 indexed citations
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Eccles, J. C.. (1965). PHARMACOLOGY OF CENTRAL INHIBITORY SYNAPSES. British Medical Bulletin. 21(1). 19–25. 29 indexed citations
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Eccles, J. C.. (1964). The Excitatory Responses of Spinal Neurones. Progress in brain research. 12. 1–34. 25 indexed citations
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Andersen, P., J. C. Eccles, & T. A. Sears. (1964). CORTICALLY EVOKED DEPOLARIZATION OF PRIMARY AFFERENT FIBERS IN THE SPINAL CORD. Journal of Neurophysiology. 27(1). 63–77. 136 indexed citations
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Eccles, J. C., Robert F. Schmidt, & William D. Willis. (1963). DEPOLARIZATION OF THE CENTRAL TERMINALS OF CUTANEOUS AFFERENT FIBERS. Journal of Neurophysiology. 26(4). 646–661. 107 indexed citations
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Eccles, J. C., Rosamond M. Eccles, & C. Norman Shealy. (1962). AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECT OF DEGENERATING PRIMARY AFFERENT FIBERS ON THE MONOSYNAPTIC INNERVATION OF MOTONEURONS. Journal of Neurophysiology. 25(4). 544–558. 100 indexed citations
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Eccles, J. C., P. G. Kostyuk, & Robert F. Schmidt. (1962). Central pathways responsible for depolarization of primary afferent fibres. The Journal of Physiology. 161(2). 237–257. 195 indexed citations
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Eccles, J. C. & K. Krnjević. (1959). Potential changes recorded inside primary afferent fibres within the spinal cord. The Journal of Physiology. 149(2). 250–273. 107 indexed citations
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Eccles, J. C.. (1957). The Bancroft Memorial Lecture. The Medical Journal of Australia. 1(22). 745–753. 5 indexed citations
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Eccles, J. C., P. Fatt, & K. Koketsu. (1954). Cholinergic and inhibitory synapses in a pathway from motor‐axon collaterals to motoneurones. The Journal of Physiology. 126(3). 524–562. 902 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bradley, Kerry & J. C. Eccles. (1953). Analysis of the fast afferent impulses from thigh muscles. The Journal of Physiology. 122(3). 462–473. 142 indexed citations
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Brock, Linda G., J. S. Coombs, & J. C. Eccles. (1952). Synaptic excitation and inhibition.. PubMed. 117(2). 8p–8p. 14 indexed citations

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