Paul A. Obrist

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Paul A. Obrist is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Cognitive Neuroscience and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul A. Obrist has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 16 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 15 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Paul A. Obrist's work include Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (38 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (15 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (15 papers). Paul A. Obrist is often cited by papers focused on Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (38 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (15 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (15 papers). Paul A. Obrist collaborates with scholars based in United States and Mexico. Paul A. Obrist's co-authors include Kathleen C. Light, Roger A. Webb, James R. Sutterer, James L. Howard, Alan W. Langer, Andrew Sherwood, Michael T. Allen, James A. McCubbin, J. Stanford Hutcheson and Claude J. Gaebelein and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Circulation Research and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Paul A. Obrist

65 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Cardiovascular Psychophysiology 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 200 400 600
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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. Cardiovascular Psychophysiology
    1981 725 citations Paul A. Obrist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul A. Obrist United States 35 2.3k 1.4k 1.1k 944 846 65 5.0k
Michael T. Allen United States 29 2.1k 0.9× 566 0.4× 684 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 606 0.7× 76 4.2k
Robert M. Kelsey United States 26 1.2k 0.6× 490 0.4× 725 0.6× 586 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 46 3.8k
John J. Sollers United States 30 2.7k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 747 0.8× 800 0.9× 59 5.2k
Bruce H. Friedman United States 24 2.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 1.7k 1.5× 468 0.5× 494 0.6× 57 3.9k
Hartmut Schächinger Germany 43 1.2k 0.5× 1.9k 1.4× 1.3k 1.1× 1.7k 1.8× 1.3k 1.6× 191 6.8k
David Shapiro United States 32 1.2k 0.5× 552 0.4× 553 0.5× 327 0.3× 282 0.3× 92 2.9k
Anita L. Hansen Norway 22 1.8k 0.8× 871 0.6× 961 0.8× 333 0.4× 413 0.5× 48 3.3k
John I. Lacey United States 18 696 0.3× 1.3k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 219 0.2× 738 0.9× 26 3.4k
Fredrik Åhs Sweden 23 1.4k 0.6× 1.5k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 549 0.6× 505 0.6× 66 3.9k
Vikram K. Yeragani United States 41 3.1k 1.4× 873 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 347 0.4× 200 0.2× 148 4.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Somervell, Philip D., Berton H. Kaplan, Gerardo Heiss, et al.. (1989). PSYCHOLOGIC DISTRESS AS A PREDICTOR OF MORTALITY. American Journal of Epidemiology. 130(5). 1013–1023. 34 indexed citations
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Sherwood, Andrew, et al.. (1988). Motor preparation aspects of cardiovascular reactivity to psychological challenge. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 6(4). 263–272. 6 indexed citations
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Obrist, Paul A., et al.. (1988). Effects of Autonomic Blockade on Heart Rate Responses to Reaction Time and Sustained Handgrip Tasks. Psychophysiology. 25(6). 689–695. 27 indexed citations
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Light, Kathleen C., Paul A. Obrist, Sherman A. James, & David Strogatz. (1987). Cardiovascular Responses to Stress: II. Relationships to Aerobic Exercise Patterns. Psychophysiology. 24(1). 79–86. 48 indexed citations
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Allen, Michael T., et al.. (1987). Stability of cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory stressors: A 2 yr follow-up. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 31(5). 639–645. 43 indexed citations
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Koepke, J P, Alberto Grignolo, Kathleen C. Light, & Paul A. Obrist. (1983). Central beta adrenoceptor mediation of the antinatriuretic response to behavioral stress in conscious dogs.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 227(1). 73–77. 6 indexed citations
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Obrist, Paul A., et al.. (1983). Aortic‐Radial Pulse Transit Time and ECG Q‐Wave to Radial Pulse Wave Interval as Indices of Beat‐By‐Beat Blood Pressure Change. Psychophysiology. 20(1). 21–28. 77 indexed citations
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Obrist, Paul A.. (1981). Cardiovascular Psychophysiology. 725 indexed citations breakdown →
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Light, Kathleen C. & Paul A. Obrist. (1980). Cardiovascular Response to Stress: Effects of Opportunity to Avoid, Shock Experience, and Performance Feedback. Psychophysiology. 17(3). 243–252. 120 indexed citations
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Gaebelein, Claude J., et al.. (1977). Blood pressure and cardiac changes during signalled and unsignalled avoidance in dogs☆. Physiology & Behavior. 19(1). 69–74. 14 indexed citations
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Howard, James L., Claude J. Gaebelein, Richard A. Galosy, & Paul A. Obrist. (1975). Neuromuscular blocking drugs and heart rate changes after direct nerve stimulation and during classical conditioning in cats.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 88(2). 868–877. 3 indexed citations
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Obrist, Paul A., Claude J. Gaebelein, & Alan W. Langer. (1975). Cardiovascular psychophysiology: Some contemporary methods of measurement.. American Psychologist. 30(3). 277–284. 6 indexed citations
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Cohen, David H. & Paul A. Obrist. (1975). Interactions between behavior and the cardiovascular system.. Circulation Research. 37(6). 693–706. 80 indexed citations
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Obrist, Paul A., James L. Howard, James E. Lawler, et al.. (1972). Alterations in Cardiac Contractility During Classical Aversive Conditioning in Dogs: Methodological and Theoretical Implications. Psychophysiology. 9(2). 246–261. 32 indexed citations
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Obrist, Paul A.. (1968). Heart rate and somatic-motor coupling during classical aversive conditioning in humans.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 77(2). 180–193. 85 indexed citations
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Obrist, Paul A., et al.. (1968). Minimal and maximal sensory intake and exercise as unconditioned stimuli in human heart-rate conditioning.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 76(2, Pt.1). 254–262. 27 indexed citations
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Obrist, Paul A.. (1963). Skin Resistance Levels and Galvanic Skin Response: Unilateral Differences. Science. 139(3551). 227–228. 56 indexed citations
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Obrist, Paul A.. (1962). Some autonomic correlates of serial learning. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 1(2). 100–104. 13 indexed citations
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Gerall, Arnold A. & Paul A. Obrist. (1962). Classical conditoning of the pupillary dilation response of normal and curarized cats.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 55(4). 486–491. 17 indexed citations
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Cowen, Emory L. & Paul A. Obrist. (1958). Perceptual reactivity to threat and neutral words under varying experimental conditions.. Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology. 56(3). 305–310. 8 indexed citations

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