Paul K. Brown

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Paul K. Brown is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul K. Brown has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Paul K. Brown's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (22 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (15 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (8 papers). Paul K. Brown is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (22 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (15 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (8 papers). Paul K. Brown collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Israel. Paul K. Brown's co-authors include George Wald, Ruth Hubbard, Rowena G. Matthews, Patricia H. Smith, I. R. Gibbons, James D. Auran, D. Max Snodderly, F C Delori, Lawrence H. Pinto and J. E. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Paul K. Brown

38 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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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.

Tautomeric Forms of Metarhodopsin

1963 521 citations Rowena G. Matthews, Ruth Hubbard et al. The Journal of General Physiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul K. Brown United States	28	2.3k	2.3k	569	490	240	38	3.9k
H. J. A. Dartnall United Kingdom	25	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	819 1.4×	243 0.5×	335 1.4×	36	3.1k
C.D.B. Bridges United States	35	1.4k 0.6×	3.0k 1.3×	179 0.3×	839 1.7×	50 0.2×	112	4.1k
Paul A. Liebman United States	32	2.4k 1.1×	3.1k 1.4×	340 0.6×	251 0.5×	107 0.4×	67	3.8k
Edward F. MacNichol United States	27	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	929 1.6×	172 0.4×	214 0.9×	49	2.8k
Ferenc I. Hárosi United States	26	1.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.8×	384 0.7×	133 0.3×	73 0.3×	41	2.8k
G. Casini Italy	36	928 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	518 0.9×	626 1.3×	124 0.5×	202	3.8k
Thomas G. Ebrey United States	47	6.3k 2.7×	4.5k 2.0×	692 1.2×	133 0.3×	504 2.1×	178	7.3k
Harris Ripps United States	49	3.5k 1.5×	5.4k 2.4×	940 1.7×	1.5k 3.0×	88 0.4×	171	7.2k
Theodore P. Williams United States	28	1.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.8×	181 0.3×	777 1.6×	39 0.2×	87	2.8k
W. A. Hagins United States	17	1.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	346 0.6×	245 0.5×	70 0.3×	20	3.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bennett, Ruth R. & Paul K. Brown. (1985). Properties of the visual pigments of the moth Manduca sexta and the effects of two detergents, digitonin and CHAPS. Vision Research. 25(12). 1771–1781. 32 indexed citations

Snodderly, D. Max, Paul K. Brown, F C Delori, & James D. Auran. (1984). The macular pigment. I. Absorbance spectra, localization, and discrimination from other yellow pigments in primate retinas.. PubMed. 25(6). 660–73. 361 indexed citations

Adamian, Michael, et al.. (1983). Ultrastructure of the eye of a euphausiid crustacean. Tissue and Cell. 15(1). 77–95. 11 indexed citations

Brown, Paul K., et al.. (1982). Euphausiid visual pigments. The rhodopsins of Euphausia superba and Meganyctiphanes norvegica (Crustacea, Euphausiacea).. The Journal of General Physiology. 80(3). 451–472. 20 indexed citations

Lisman, John, et al.. (1981). Properties of the pH-sensitive site that controls the lambda max of Limulus metarhodopsin.. The Journal of General Physiology. 77(2). 191–203. 4 indexed citations

Pepperberg, David R., Paul K. Brown, Mark Lurie, & John E. Dowling. (1978). Visual pigment and photoreceptor sensitivity in the isolated skate retina.. The Journal of General Physiology. 71(4). 369–396. 105 indexed citations

Wright, Woodring E., Paul K. Brown, & George Wald. (1973). Orientation of Intermediates in the Bleaching of Shear-Oriented Rhodopsin. The Journal of General Physiology. 62(5). 509–522. 14 indexed citations

Wright, Woodring E., Paul K. Brown, & George Wald. (1972). The Orientation of Rhodopsin and Other Pigments in Dry Films. The Journal of General Physiology. 59(2). 201–212. 9 indexed citations

Seldin, Edward B., Richard H. White, & Paul K. Brown. (1972). Spectral Sensitivity of Larval Mosquito Ocelli. The Journal of General Physiology. 59(4). 415–420. 17 indexed citations

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Brown, Paul K. & Richard H. White. (1972). Rhodopsin of the Larval Mosquito. The Journal of General Physiology. 59(4). 401–414. 38 indexed citations

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Brown, Paul K., I. R. Gibbons, & George Wald. (1963). THE VISUAL CELLS AND VISUAL PIGMENT OF THE MUDPUPPY, NECTURUS . The Journal of Cell Biology. 19(1). 79–106. 143 indexed citations

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Matthews, Rowena G., Ruth Hubbard, Paul K. Brown, & George Wald. (1963). Tautomeric Forms of Metarhodopsin. The Journal of General Physiology. 47(2). 215–240. 521 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wald, George & Paul K. Brown. (1957). THE VITAMIN A OF A EUPHAUSIID CRUSTACEAN. The Journal of General Physiology. 40(4). 627–634. 11 indexed citations

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Wald, George, Paul K. Brown, & Donald Kennedy. (1957). THE VISUAL SYSTEM OF THE ALLIGATOR. The Journal of General Physiology. 40(5). 703–713. 29 indexed citations

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Wald, George, et al.. (1957). Visual Pigments and Depths of Habitat of Marine Fishes. Nature. 180(4593). 969–971. 54 indexed citations

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Wald, George, Paul K. Brown, & Patricia H. Smith. (1955). IODOPSIN. The Journal of General Physiology. 38(5). 623–681. 267 indexed citations

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Wald, George, Paul K. Brown, Ruth Hubbard, & William Oroshnik. (1955). HINDERED CIS ISOMERS OF VITAMIN A AND RETINENE: THE STRUCTURE OF THE NEO-B ISOMER. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 41(7). 438–451. 57 indexed citations

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Wald, George & Paul K. Brown. (1953). THE MOLAR EXTINCTION OF RHODOPSIN. The Journal of General Physiology. 37(2). 189–200. 403 indexed citations

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Wald, George, Paul K. Brown, & Patricia H. Smith. (1953). Cyanopsin, A New Pigment of Cone Vision. Science. 118(3070). 505–508. 80 indexed citations

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Wald, George & Paul K. Brown. (1952). THE ROLE OF SULFHYDRYL GROUPS IN THE BLEACHING AND SYNTHESIS OF RHODOPSIN. The Journal of General Physiology. 35(5). 797–821. 163 indexed citations

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