Janusz Rajkowski

4.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
21 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

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Janusz Rajkowski is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Janusz Rajkowski has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Janusz Rajkowski's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (13 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers). Janusz Rajkowski is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (13 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers). Janusz Rajkowski collaborates with scholars based in United States and Poland. Janusz Rajkowski's co-authors include Gary Aston‐Jones, Jonathan D. Cohen, P Kubiak, Tatiana Alexinsky, Marius Usher, David Servan‐Schreiber, Jonathan Cohen, Edwin C. Clayton, Edward V. Evarts and Minoru Kimura and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Janusz Rajkowski

21 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Role of locus coeruleus in attention and behavioral flexibility

1999 671 citations Gary Aston‐Jones, Janusz Rajkowski et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →
The Role of Locus Coeruleus in the Regulation of Cognitive Performance

1999 549 citations Marius Usher, Jonathan D. Cohen et al. Science profile →
Locus coeruleus neurons in monkey are selectively activated by attended cues in a vigilance task

1994 501 citations Gary Aston‐Jones, Janusz Rajkowski et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Janusz Rajkowski United States	15	2.5k	1.3k	542	357	323	21	3.5k
Sébastien Bouret France	18	2.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	370 0.7×	367 1.0×	227 0.7×	35	3.3k
Jill McGaughy United States	29	2.3k 0.9×	1.8k 1.3×	1.1k 2.0×	178 0.5×	294 0.9×	44	3.5k
Thomas A. Stalnaker United States	26	2.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	464 0.9×	304 0.9×	264 0.8×	38	3.2k
Taketoshi Ono Japan	43	3.2k 1.3×	1.9k 1.4×	646 1.2×	452 1.3×	406 1.3×	220	5.7k
J. N. P. Rawlins United Kingdom	33	2.6k 1.0×	2.4k 1.8×	474 0.9×	156 0.4×	660 2.0×	52	3.7k
Chiara M. Portas Norway	23	1.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	339 0.6×	697 2.0×	470 1.5×	30	3.4k
Andrea A. Chiba United States	25	2.8k 1.1×	2.5k 1.8×	843 1.6×	233 0.7×	436 1.3×	52	4.8k
Yogita Chudasama United States	30	2.3k 0.9×	2.1k 1.6×	648 1.2×	171 0.5×	445 1.4×	42	3.6k
Nandakumar S. Narayanan United States	38	2.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	521 1.0×	225 0.6×	217 0.7×	104	4.4k
Janice L. Muir United Kingdom	27	2.7k 1.1×	2.3k 1.7×	774 1.4×	132 0.4×	618 1.9×	40	4.0k

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Clayton, Edwin C., Janusz Rajkowski, Jonathan D. Cohen, & Gary Aston‐Jones. (2004). Phasic Activation of Monkey Locus Ceruleus Neurons by Simple Decisions in a Forced-Choice Task. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(44). 9914–9920. 178 indexed citations

Moehlis, Jeff, et al.. (2004). The Influence of Spike Rate and Stimulus Duration on Noradrenergic Neurons. Journal of Computational Neuroscience. 17(1). 13–29. 39 indexed citations

Rajkowski, Janusz, Henryk Majczyński, Edwin C. Clayton, & Gary Aston‐Jones. (2004). Activation of Monkey Locus Coeruleus Neurons Varies With Difficulty and Performance in a Target Detection Task. Journal of Neurophysiology. 92(1). 361–371. 157 indexed citations

Gilzenrat, Mark S., et al.. (2002). Simplified dynamics in a model of noradrenergic modulation of cognitive performance. Neural Networks. 15(4-6). 647–663. 25 indexed citations

Aston‐Jones, Gary, Janusz Rajkowski, & Jonathan Cohen. (2000). Locus coeruleus and regulation of behavioral flexibility and attention. Progress in brain research. 126. 165–182. 293 indexed citations

Aston‐Jones, Gary, Janusz Rajkowski, & Jonathan D. Cohen. (1999). Role of locus coeruleus in attention and behavioral flexibility. Biological Psychiatry. 46(9). 1309–1320. 671 indexed citations breakdown →

Usher, Marius, Jonathan D. Cohen, David Servan‐Schreiber, Janusz Rajkowski, & Gary Aston‐Jones. (1999). The Role of Locus Coeruleus in the Regulation of Cognitive Performance. Science. 283(5401). 549–554. 549 indexed citations breakdown →

Kubiak, P, Janusz Rajkowski, Svetlana А. Ivanova, & Gary Aston‐Jones. (1997). Rapid Acquisition of Discriminative Responding in Monkey Locus Coeruleus Neurons. Advances in pharmacology. 42. 956–960. 3 indexed citations

Aston‐Jones, Gary, Janusz Rajkowski, & P Kubiak. (1997). Conditioned responses of monkey locus coeruleus neurons anticipate acquisition of discriminative behavior in a vigilance task. Neuroscience. 80(3). 697–715. 174 indexed citations

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Aston‐Jones, Gary, Janusz Rajkowski, Svetlana А. Ivanova, Marius Usher, & Jonathan D. Cohen. (1997). Neuromodulation and Cognitive Performance: Recent Studies of Noradrenergic Locus Ceruleus Neurons in Behaving Monkeys. Advances in pharmacology. 42. 755–759. 29 indexed citations

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Rajkowski, Janusz, P Kubiak, Svetlana А. Ivanova, & Gary Aston‐Jones. (1997). State-Related Activity, Reactivity of Locus Ceruleus Neurons in Behaving Monkeys. Advances in pharmacology. 42. 740–744. 34 indexed citations

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Aston‐Jones, Gary, Janusz Rajkowski, P Kubiak, Rita J. Valentino, & Michael T. Shipley. (1996). Chapter 23 Role of the locus coeruleus in emotional activation. Progress in brain research. 107. 379–402. 190 indexed citations

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Rajkowski, Janusz, P Kubiak, & Gary Aston‐Jones. (1994). Locus coeruleus activity in monkey: Phasic and tonic changes are associated with altered vigilance. Brain Research Bulletin. 35(5-6). 607–616. 279 indexed citations

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Aston‐Jones, Gary, Janusz Rajkowski, P Kubiak, & Tatiana Alexinsky. (1994). Locus coeruleus neurons in monkey are selectively activated by attended cues in a vigilance task. Journal of Neuroscience. 14(7). 4467–4480. 501 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rajkowski, Janusz. (1993). Correlations between locus coeruleus (LC) neural activity, pupil diameter and behavior in monkey support a role of LC in attention. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 132 indexed citations

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Aston‐Jones, Gary, Janusz Rajkowski, P Kubiak, & H. Akaoka. (1992). Acute morphine induces oscillatory discharge of noradrenergic locus coeruleus neurons in the waking monkey. Neuroscience Letters. 140(2). 219–224. 12 indexed citations

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Tarnecki, R, et al.. (1988). Spontaneous and evoked activities of interpositus nucleus neurons before and after lesion of the cerebellar cortex.. PubMed. 38(4). 302–22. 1 indexed citations

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Kimura, Minoru, Janusz Rajkowski, & Edward V. Evarts. (1984). Tonically discharging putamen neurons exhibit set-dependent responses.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 81(15). 4998–5001. 215 indexed citations

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Tarnecki, R, et al.. (1981). Interaction of extracerebellar and cerebellar cortical inputs in dentate neurons of the cat.. PubMed. 41(5). 373–89. 2 indexed citations

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Tarnecki, R, Adrian R. Morrison, & Janusz Rajkowski. (1974). Neuronal activity in normal and cortically deprived interpositus neurons of the cat. Brain Research. 73(3). 534–539. 3 indexed citations

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