Lester R. Aronson

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Lester R. Aronson is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Social Psychology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lester R. Aronson has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 9 papers in Social Psychology and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Lester R. Aronson's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (8 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (6 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (6 papers). Lester R. Aronson is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (8 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (6 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (6 papers). Lester R. Aronson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Lester R. Aronson's co-authors include Evelyn Shaw, T. C. Schneirla, Jay S. Rosenblatt, Madeline L. Cooper, Eugenie Clark, Myron Gordon, Roslyn P. Warren, N. Tinbergen, Ethel Tobach and Peter D. Balsam and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Lester R. Aronson

35 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Biopsychology of development 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Biopsychology of development
    1971 474 citations Lester R. Aronson, Evelyn Shaw et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lester R. Aronson United States 15 384 226 212 161 149 36 1.2k
Evelyn Shaw United States 14 214 0.6× 190 0.8× 144 0.7× 163 1.0× 266 1.8× 26 1.0k
Daniel S. Lehrman United States 21 306 0.8× 745 3.3× 104 0.5× 437 2.7× 70 0.5× 30 1.7k
Wolfgang M. Schleidt United States 21 432 1.1× 475 2.1× 278 1.3× 255 1.6× 52 0.3× 58 1.4k
John B. Calhoun United States 9 578 1.5× 237 1.0× 140 0.7× 338 2.1× 35 0.2× 17 1.6k
Jerry A. Hogan Canada 23 346 0.9× 609 2.7× 137 0.6× 187 1.2× 77 0.5× 58 1.6k
Graham S. Saayman South Africa 17 469 1.2× 257 1.1× 117 0.6× 240 1.5× 29 0.2× 35 964
Mertice M. Clark Canada 24 773 2.0× 414 1.8× 117 0.6× 300 1.9× 27 0.2× 53 1.6k
Trevor B. Poole United Kingdom 17 665 1.7× 319 1.4× 76 0.4× 267 1.7× 34 0.2× 25 1.3k
Paul F. Brain United Kingdom 13 526 1.4× 232 1.0× 77 0.4× 170 1.1× 45 0.3× 41 1.2k
Éliane Noirot Belgium 18 1.0k 2.7× 227 1.0× 132 0.6× 147 0.9× 13 0.1× 23 1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lester R. Aronson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Aronson, Lester R., et al.. (2000). Mengatasi permasalahan budidaya lele dumbo. 6 indexed citations
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Aronson, Lester R. & Ethel Tobach. (1988). Conservative aspects of the dolphin cortex match its behavioral level. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 11(1). 89–90. 2 indexed citations
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Balsam, Peter D., et al.. (1987). Learning and performance effects of nondifferential cs us presentation. 1 indexed citations
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Aronson, Lester R. & Madeline L. Cooper. (1979). Amygdaloid hypersexuality in male cats re-examined. Physiology & Behavior. 22(2). 257–265. 21 indexed citations
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Aronson, Lester R. & Madeline L. Cooper. (1976). Animal Welfare and Scientific Research. Science. 194(4267). 784–785. 3 indexed citations
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Aronson, Lester R.. (1975). The case ofThe Case of the Midwife Toad. Behavior Genetics. 5(2). 115–125. 9 indexed citations
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Aronson, Lester R., et al.. (1971). Biopsychology of development. 474 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aronson, Lester R. & T. C. Schneirla. (1970). Development and evolution of behavior : essays in memory of T.C. Schneirla. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 141 indexed citations
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Aronson, Lester R. & Madeline L. Cooper. (1969). Mating behaviour in sexually inexperienced cats after desensitization of the glans penis. Animal Behaviour. 17(2). 208–212. 12 indexed citations
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Aronson, Lester R., et al.. (1967). Effect of forebrain ablation on the performance of a conditioned avoidance response in the teleost fish, Tilapia h. macrocephala. Animal Behaviour. 15(4). 438–448. 23 indexed citations
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Aronson, Lester R. & Ethel Tobach. (1967). Book review. Animal Behaviour. 15(1). 201–203. 1 indexed citations
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Aronson, Lester R. & Jay S. Rosenblatt. (1958). The Decline of Sexual Behavior in Male Cats After Castration With Special Reference To the Role of Prior Sexual Experience. Behaviour. 12(4). 285–338. 102 indexed citations
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Rosenblatt, Jay S. & Lester R. Aronson. (1958). The influence of experience on behavioural effects of androgen in prepuberally castrated male cats. Animal Behaviour. 6(3-4). 171–182. 34 indexed citations
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Aronson, Lester R., et al.. (1958). Conference on Shark Repellents. AIBS Bulletin. 8(3). 17–17. 2 indexed citations
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Warren, Roslyn P. & Lester R. Aronson. (1957). Sexual behavior in adult male hamsters castrated-adrenalectomized prior to puberty.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 50(5). 475–480. 4 indexed citations
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Clark, Eugenie, Lester R. Aronson, & Myron Gordon. (1954). Mating behavior patterns in two sympatric species of xiphophorin fishes : their inheritance and significance in sexual isolation. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 103, article 2. American Museum Novitates. 49 indexed citations
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Aronson, Lester R.. (1952). Of Fish and Men. Copeia. 1952(1). 46–46. 3 indexed citations
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Aronson, Lester R. & Eugenie Clark. (1952). Evidences of Ambidexterity and Laterality in the Sexual Behavior of Certain Poeciliid Fishes. The American Naturalist. 86(828). 161–171. 11 indexed citations
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Aronson, Lester R.. (1951). Factors influencing the spawning frequency in the female cichlid fish Tilapia macrocephala. American Museum novitates ; no. 1484. American Museum Novitates. 12 indexed citations
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Aronson, Lester R.. (1951). Orientation and jumping behavior in the gobiid fish Bathygobius soporator. American Museum novitates ; no. 1486. American Museum Novitates. 30 indexed citations

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