L. W. Swanson

16.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
57 papers, 13.9k citations indexed

About

L. W. Swanson is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, L. W. Swanson has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 13.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 20 papers in Social Psychology and 20 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in L. W. Swanson's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (20 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (11 papers). L. W. Swanson is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (20 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (11 papers). L. W. Swanson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Switzerland. L. W. Swanson's co-authors include P.E. Sawchenko, William Cowan, Boyd K. Hartman, Paul E. Sawchenko, W. Vale, Jean Rivier, J. Michael Wyss, Richard B. Simerly, Roger A. Gorski and Stephen H. McKellar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

L. W. Swanson

56 papers receiving 13.4k citations

Hit Papers

Organization of Ovine Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Immu... 1975 2026 1992 2009 1983 1983 1975 1979 1980 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Organization of Ovine Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Immunoreactive Cells and Fibers in the Rat Brain: An Immunohistochemical Study
    1983 1.7k citations L. W. Swanson, Paul E. Sawchenko et al. profile →
  2. Hypothalamic Integration: Organization of the Paraventricular and Supraoptic Nuclei
    1983 1.7k citations L. W. Swanson, P.E. Sawchenko profile →
  3. The central adrenergic system. An immunofluorescence study of the location of cell bodies and their efferent connections in the rat utilizing dopamine‐B‐hydroxylase as a marker
    1975 1.3k citations L. W. Swanson, Boyd K. Hartman The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →
  4. The connections of the septal region in the rat
    1979 997 citations L. W. Swanson, William Cowan The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →
  5. Paraventricular Nucleus:A Site for the Integration of Neuroendocrine and Autonomic Mechanisms
    1980 821 citations L. W. Swanson, P.E. Sawchenko profile →
  6. Colocalization of neuropeptide Y immunoreactivity in brainstem catecholaminergic neurons that project to the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
    1985 591 citations Paul E. Sawchenko, L. W. Swanson et al. The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →
  7. An autoradiographic study of the organization of intrahippocampal association pathways in the rat
    1978 573 citations L. W. Swanson, J. Michael Wyss et al. The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →
  8. Central Noradrenergic Pathways for the Integration of Hypothalamic Neuroendocrine and Autonomic Responses
    1981 492 citations P.E. Sawchenko, L. W. Swanson profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. W. Swanson United States 44 6.4k 4.9k 4.7k 3.7k 3.2k 57 13.9k
D. de Wied Netherlands 64 6.7k 1.0× 6.9k 1.4× 3.9k 0.8× 4.5k 1.2× 2.2k 0.7× 339 15.1k
Gloria E. Hoffman United States 58 2.9k 0.5× 3.5k 0.7× 3.9k 0.8× 2.0k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 154 11.9k
Edward M. Stricker United States 62 4.4k 0.7× 3.3k 0.7× 4.0k 0.9× 1.5k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 224 11.1k
P.E. Sawchenko United States 23 2.1k 0.3× 3.4k 0.7× 3.2k 0.7× 2.7k 0.7× 876 0.3× 28 7.3k
Efrain C. Azmitia United States 56 7.3k 1.1× 1.9k 0.4× 1.4k 0.3× 1.4k 0.4× 2.8k 0.9× 186 12.4k
Virginia M. Pickel United States 72 13.2k 2.0× 1.8k 0.4× 3.0k 0.7× 1.2k 0.3× 2.9k 0.9× 276 18.1k
Leo P. Renaud Canada 51 3.9k 0.6× 3.5k 0.7× 3.7k 0.8× 1.0k 0.3× 1.8k 0.5× 173 7.9k
Yutaka Oomura Japan 56 3.5k 0.5× 1.3k 0.3× 5.3k 1.1× 826 0.2× 2.7k 0.8× 273 10.7k
F E Bloom United States 43 6.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.3× 1.7k 0.4× 1.3k 0.3× 3.1k 1.0× 97 11.2k
William E. Cullinan United States 35 2.6k 0.4× 3.6k 0.7× 1.8k 0.4× 4.9k 1.3× 1.6k 0.5× 47 8.5k

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All Works

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Petrovich, Gorica D., Newton S. Canteras, & L. W. Swanson. (1997). Organization of amygdalar projections to the hippocampal formation: a PHA-L study in the rat. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 23. 2101. 2 indexed citations
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Swanson, L. W., Anders Björklund, & Tomas Hökfelt. (1996). Cerebellum, basal ganglia, olfactory system. Elsevier eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Björklund, Anders, Tomas Hökfelt, & L. W. Swanson. (1989). Central visual, auditory, somatosensory, gustatory. Elsevier eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Björklund, Anders, Tomas Hökfelt, & L. W. Swanson. (1987). Integrated systems of the CNS. Elsevier eBooks. 80 indexed citations
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Björklund, Anders, Tomas Hökfelt, & L. W. Swanson. (1987). Hypothalamus, hippocampus, amygdala, retina. Elsevier eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Swanson, L. W., et al.. (1987). Neuroendocrine CRF motoneurons: intrahypothalamic axon terminals shown with a new retrograde-Lucifer-immuno method. Brain Research. 436(1). 143–147. 45 indexed citations
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Swanson, L. W., Gordon J. Mogenson, Richard B. Simerly, & Michael Wu. (1987). Anatomical and electrophysiological evidence for a projection from the medial preoptic area to the ‘mesencephalic and subthalamic locomotor regions’ in the rat. Brain Research. 405(1). 108–122. 85 indexed citations
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Swanson, L. W.. (1986). Circuits in colour. Nature. 321(6067). 206–206. 6 indexed citations
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Sawchenko, P.E. & L. W. Swanson. (1985). Localization, colocalization, and plasticity of corticotropin-releasing factor immunoreactivity in rat brain.. PubMed. 44(1 Pt 2). 221–7. 176 indexed citations
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Sawchenko, Paul E. & L. W. Swanson. (1983). The Organization and Biochemical Specificity of Afferent Projections to the Paraventricular and Supraoptic Nuclei. Progress in brain research. 60. 19–29. 98 indexed citations
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Sawchenko, Paul E., L. W. Swanson, Harry W.M. Steinbusch, & A.A.J. Verhofstad. (1983). The distribution and cells of origin of serotonergic inputs to the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of the rat. Brain Research. 277(2). 355–360. 312 indexed citations
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Swanson, L. W., et al.. (1981). An immunohistochemical study of the organization of catecholaminergic cells and terminal fields in the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of the hypothalamus. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 196(2). 271–285. 316 indexed citations
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Swanson, L. W. & Gordon J. Mogenson. (1981). Neural mechanisms for the functional coupling of autonomic, endocrine and somatomotor responses in adaptive behavior. Brain Research Reviews. 3(1). 1–34. 195 indexed citations
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Wyss, J. Michael, L. W. Swanson, & William Cowan. (1980). The organization of the fimbria, dorsal fornix and ventral hippocampal commissure in the rat. Anatomy and Embryology. 158(3). 303–316. 69 indexed citations
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Swanson, L. W. & William Cowan. (1979). The connections of the septal region in the rat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 186(4). 621–655. 997 indexed citations breakdown →
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Swanson, L. W., J. Michael Wyss, & William Cowan. (1978). An autoradiographic study of the organization of intrahippocampal association pathways in the rat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 181(4). 681–715. 573 indexed citations breakdown →
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Swanson, L. W., Mark Connelly, & Boyd K. Hartman. (1977). Ultrastructural evidence for central monoaminergic innervation of blood vessels in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus. Brain Research. 136(1). 166–173. 127 indexed citations
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Swanson, L. W., et al.. (1973). Drinking to intracerebral angiotensin II and carbachol: Dose-response relationships and ionic involvement. Physiology & Behavior. 10(3). 595–600. 14 indexed citations

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