James W. Truman

26.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
231 papers, 17.7k citations indexed

About

James W. Truman is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, James W. Truman has authored 231 papers receiving a total of 17.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 205 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 110 papers in Genetics and 102 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in James W. Truman's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (204 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (106 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (83 papers). James W. Truman is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (204 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (106 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (83 papers). James W. Truman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. James W. Truman's co-authors include Lynn M. Riddiford, Michael Bate, Darren W. Williams, Lawrence M. Schwartz, Barret D. Pfeiffer, Gerald M. Rubin, Christen K. Mirth, Peter Cherbas, David T. Champlin and Stephen C. Gammie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

James W. Truman

231 papers receiving 17.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Refinement of Tools for Targeted Gene Expression in Drosophila

2010 748 citations James W. Truman et al. Genetics profile →
Spatial and temporal patterns of neurogenesis in the central nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster

1988 606 citations James W. Truman et al. Developmental Biology profile →
A multilevel multimodal circuit enhances action selection in Drosophila

2015 304 citations Tomoko Ohyama, Casey M Schneider-Mizell et al. profile →
The complete connectome of a learning and memory centre in an insect brain

2017 300 citations Katharina Eichler, Ashok Litwin-Kumar et al. profile →
The Evolution of Insect Metamorphosis

2019 219 citations James W. Truman Current Biology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A library of lineage-specific driver lines connects developing neuronal circuits to behavior in the Drosophila ventral nerve cord 2025 ·eLife ·Jelly HM Soffers, Erin Beck, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Beth Wilson, Yu‐Chieh Chen, Ted Erclik, James W. Truman, James B. Skeath, Haluk Lacin	3
2	Drosophila postembryonic nervous system development: a model for the endocrine control of development 2023 ·Genetics ·James W. Truman, Lynn M. Riddiford	20
3	A developmental framework linking neurogenesis and circuit formation in the Drosophila CNS 2021 ·eLife ·Brandon Mark, Sen-Lin Lai, Aref Arzan Zarin, Laurina Manning, (unknown), Ashok Litwin-Kumar, Albert Cardona, James W. Truman, Chris Q. Doe	30
4	Unveiling the sensory and interneuronal pathways of the neuroendocrine connectome in Drosophila 2021 ·eLife ·Sebastian Hückesfeld, Philipp Schlegel, Anton Miroschnikow, Andreas Schoofs, Ingo Zinke, (unknown), Casey M Schneider-Mizell, James W. Truman, Richard D. Fetter, Albert Cardona, Michael J. Pankratz	24
5	Recurrent architecture for adaptive regulation of learning in the insect brain 2020 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Claire Eschbach, Akira Fushiki, Michael Winding, Casey M Schneider-Mizell, Mei Shao, (unknown), Katharina Eichler, Javier Valdés-Alemán, Tomoko Ohyama, Andreas S. Thum, Bertram Gerber, Richard D. Fetter, James W. Truman, Ashok Litwin-Kumar, Albert Cardona, Marta Zlatic	89
6	Circuits for integrating learned and innate valences in the insect brain. 2020 ·Apollo (University of Cambridge) ·Claire Eschbach, Akira Fushiki, Michael Winding, Bruno Afonso, Ingrid Andrade, Ben Cocanougher, Katharina Eichler, (unknown), Guangwei Si, Javier Valdés-Alemán, Richard D. Fetter, Marc Gershow, Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis, Aravinthan D. T. Samuel, James W. Truman, Albert Cardona, Marta Zlatic	31
7	A Systematic Nomenclature for the Drosophila Ventral Nerve Cord 2020 ·Neuron ·(unknown), Shigehiro Namiki, J. Douglas Armstrong, (unknown), Gwyneth M Card, Marta Costa, Michael H. Dickinson, Carsten Duch, Wyatt Korff, Richard S. Mann, David J. Merritt, (unknown), Andrew M. Seeds, Troy R. Shirangi, J. Simpson, James W. Truman, John C Tuthill, Darren W. Williams, David Shepherd	44
8	Regulation of forward and backward locomotion through intersegmental feedback circuits in Drosophila larvae 2019 ·Nature Communications ·Hiroshi Kohsaka, Maarten Zwart, Akira Fushiki, Richard D. Fetter, James W. Truman, Albert Cardona, Akinao Nose	33
9	Discovery of Brainwide Neural-Behavioral Maps via Multiscale Unsupervised Structure Learning 2014 ·Science ·Joshua T Vogelstein, Youngser Park, Tomoko Ohyama, Rex Kerr, James W. Truman, Carey E. Priebe, Marta Zlatic	147
10	The role of Broad in the development of Tribolium castaneum :implications for the evolution of the holometabolous insect pupa 2008 ·Development ·Yuichiro Suzuki, James W. Truman, Lynn M. Riddiford	109
11	Molecular patterning mechanism underlying metamorphosis of the thoracic leg in Manduca sexta 2007 ·Developmental Biology ·Kohtaro Tanaka, James W. Truman	13
12	Cellular mechanisms of dendrite pruning in Drosophila : insights from in vivo time-lapse of remodeling dendritic arborizing sensory neurons 2005 ·Development ·Darren W. Williams, James W. Truman	176
13	The Role of the Prothoracic Gland in Determining Critical Weight for Metamorphosis in Drosophila melanogaster 2005 ·Current Biology ·Christen K. Mirth, James W. Truman, Lynn M. Riddiford	356
14	Flies by NightEffects of Changing Day Length on Drosophila's Circadian Clock 2004 ·Current Biology ·Orie T. Shafer, Joel D. Levine, James W. Truman, (unknown)	25
15	E74 exhibits stage-specific hormonal regulation in the epidermis of the tobacco hornworm, manduca sexta 2003 ·Developmental Biology ·(unknown), Charles A. Nelson, John E. Weller, Haiyang Cui, Kiyoshi Hiruma, James W. Truman, Lynn M. Riddiford	41
16	Genes That Induce Apoptosis: Transcriptional Regulation in Identified, Doomed Neurons of theDrosophilaCNS 1997 ·Developmental Biology ·Steven Robinow, (unknown), James W. Truman	74
17	Increases in cyclic 3?,5?-guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) occur at ecdysis in an evolutionarily conserved crustacean cardioactive peptide-immunoreactive insect neuronal network 1996 ·The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·John Ewer, James W. Truman	90
18	Molecular Model Systems in the Lepidoptera 1995 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Marian R. Goldsmith, Judith H. Willis, Thomas H. Eickbush, Jerome C. Regier, Lisa M. Nagy, Kohji Ueno, Fotis C. Kafatos, Chi‐chung Hui, (unknown), Lynn M. Riddiford, James W. Truman, Richard G. Vogt, (unknown), Kostas Iatrou, Adam S. Wilkins	88
19	How Moths 'Turn on': A Study of the Action of Hormones on the Nervous System 1973 ·American Scientist ·James W. Truman	15
20	Physiology of Insect Ecdysis: III. Relationship Between the Hormonal Control of Eclosion and of Tanning in the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca Sexta 1973 ·Journal of Experimental Biology ·James W. Truman	43

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