M Menaker

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

M Menaker is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, M Menaker has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in M Menaker's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (12 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers) and Light effects on plants (4 papers). M Menaker is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (12 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers) and Light effects on plants (4 papers). M Menaker collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. M Menaker's co-authors include Roberto Refinetti, Heidi E. Hamm, Gianluca Tosini, Joseph S. Takahashi, Christopher S. Colwell and Shin Yamazaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

M Menaker

12 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

The circadian rhythm of body temperature 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 100 200 300 400 500
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. The circadian rhythm of body temperature
    1992 592 citations Roberto Refinetti, M Menaker Physiology & Behavior profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M Menaker United States 9 1.4k 855 371 317 275 12 1.8k
Sue Binkley United States 22 1.4k 1.0× 909 1.1× 236 0.6× 260 0.8× 224 0.8× 60 1.9k
B. Vivien‐Roels France 32 2.3k 1.6× 1.2k 1.4× 680 1.8× 377 1.2× 517 1.9× 93 3.1k
Bruce A. Richardson United States 26 1.7k 1.2× 574 0.7× 637 1.7× 194 0.6× 251 0.9× 61 2.1k
Franziska Wollnik Germany 21 819 0.6× 424 0.5× 349 0.9× 169 0.5× 182 0.7× 47 1.2k
Michel Saboureau France 23 1.2k 0.8× 372 0.4× 385 1.0× 320 1.0× 270 1.0× 60 2.0k
Norman F. Ruby United States 28 2.1k 1.5× 941 1.1× 673 1.8× 377 1.2× 867 3.2× 56 2.7k
Charles A. Fuller United States 26 1.0k 0.7× 389 0.5× 847 2.3× 192 0.6× 417 1.5× 107 1.9k
G. A. Groos Netherlands 18 1.5k 1.0× 881 1.0× 382 1.0× 145 0.5× 656 2.4× 20 1.8k
Mireille Masson‐Pévet France 35 2.3k 1.6× 1.1k 1.3× 712 1.9× 686 2.2× 527 1.9× 83 3.5k
Heiko T. Jansen United States 27 727 0.5× 658 0.8× 352 0.9× 398 1.3× 341 1.2× 84 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by M Menaker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M Menaker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M Menaker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M Menaker based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with M Menaker. M Menaker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Menaker, M. (2007). Circadian Clocks: 50 Years On. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 72(1). 655–659. 7 indexed citations
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Yamazaki, Shin, et al.. (2002). Interaction of the Retina with Suprachiasmatic Pacemakers in the Control of Circadian Behavior. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 17(4). 315–329. 4 indexed citations
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Tosini, Gianluca & M Menaker. (1998). The clock in the mouse retina: melatonin synthesis and photoreceptor degeneration. Brain Research. 789(2). 221–228. 191 indexed citations
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Menaker, M, et al.. (1994). Ontogeny of light-induced Fos-like immunoreactivity in the hamster suprachiasmatic nucleus. Brain Research. 633(1-2). 162–166. 21 indexed citations
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Menaker, M, et al.. (1993). Factors Determining the Restoration of Circadian Behavior byHypothalamic Transplants. Neural Plasticity. 4(4). 239–256. 8 indexed citations
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Colwell, Christopher S., et al.. (1993). Phase-shifting mechanisms in the mammalian circadian system: new light on the carbachol paradox. Journal of Neuroscience. 13(4). 1454–1459. 74 indexed citations
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Refinetti, Roberto & M Menaker. (1992). The circadian rhythm of body temperature. Physiology & Behavior. 51(3). 613–637. 592 indexed citations breakdown →
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Menaker, M, et al.. (1989). GABA regulation of circadian responses to light. I. Involvement of GABAA-benzodiazepine and GABAB receptors. Journal of Neuroscience. 9(8). 2858–2865. 133 indexed citations
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Menaker, M, et al.. (1983). Temperature-compensated circadian clock in the pineal of Anolis.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 80(19). 6119–6121. 147 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Joseph S., Heidi E. Hamm, & M Menaker. (1980). Circadian rhythms of melatonin release from individual superfused chicken pineal glands in vitro.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 77(4). 2319–2322. 211 indexed citations
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Hamm, Heidi E. & M Menaker. (1980). Retinal rhythms in chicks: circadian variation in melantonin and serotonin N-acetyltransferase activity.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 77(8). 4998–5002. 244 indexed citations
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Menaker, M, et al.. (1979). The pineal gland: a pacemaker within the circadian system of the house sparrow.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 76(2). 999–1003. 173 indexed citations

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