Paul M. O’Bryan

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 938 citations indexed

About

Paul M. O’Bryan is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul M. O’Bryan has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 938 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 3 papers in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Paul M. O’Bryan's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (3 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (3 papers). Paul M. O’Bryan is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (3 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (3 papers). Paul M. O’Bryan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Mexico. Paul M. O’Bryan's co-authors include M. G. F. Fuortes, D. A. Baylor, A. L. Hodgkin, Adolph I. Cohen, T. Tomita, Israel Abramov, Floyd Ratliff, W. R. Levick, Allen Kropf and O. Trujillo‐Cenóz and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physiology, Vision Research and Biochemical Society Transactions.

In The Last Decade

Paul M. O’Bryan

7 papers receiving 810 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.

Receptive fields of cones in the retina of the turtle

1971 676 citations D. A. Baylor, M. G. F. Fuortes et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul M. O’Bryan United States	6	748	735	319	44	30	7	938
E. J. Simon United Kingdom	8	667 0.9×	677 0.9×	331 1.0×	39 0.9×	36 1.2×	8	858
Dwight A. Burkhardt United States	19	582 0.8×	645 0.9×	410 1.3×	78 1.8×	40 1.3×	38	882
Gunnar Svaetichin Venezuela	15	588 0.8×	560 0.8×	326 1.0×	89 2.0×	45 1.5×	30	955
A. L. Byzov Russia	14	506 0.7×	415 0.6×	198 0.6×	21 0.5×	17 0.6×	38	600
KW Yau United States	6	656 0.9×	737 1.0×	167 0.5×	98 2.2×	49 1.6×	7	912
Ross Beauchamp Canada	13	226 0.3×	290 0.4×	214 0.7×	84 1.9×	36 1.2×	17	570
Suzannah Bliss Tieman United States	17	401 0.5×	334 0.5×	336 1.1×	95 2.2×	33 1.1×	37	735
S. Frenk United States	9	242 0.3×	249 0.3×	183 0.6×	25 0.6×	36 1.2×	9	529
Sarah V. Webb United States	9	284 0.4×	268 0.4×	336 1.1×	85 1.9×	19 0.6×	9	519
Steven J. Cool United States	7	156 0.2×	166 0.2×	314 1.0×	84 1.9×	10 0.3×	11	454

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul M. O’Bryan

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Catt, Michael, Wolfgang Ernst, C.M. Kemp, & Paul M. O’Bryan. (1983). Rhodopsin bleaching and rod adaptation. Biochemical Society Transactions. 11(6). 676–678. 1 indexed citations

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Hodgkin, A. L. & Paul M. O’Bryan. (1977). Internal recording of the early receptor potential in turtle cones.. The Journal of Physiology. 267(3). 737–766. 42 indexed citations

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Århem, Peter, B. Frankenhaeuser, Rolf Göthe, & Paul M. O’Bryan. (1974). DDT and Related Substances on Myelinated Nerve: Effects on Permeability Properties. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 91(1). 130–132. 9 indexed citations

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O’Bryan, Paul M.. (1973). Properties of the depolarizing synaptic potential evoked by peripheral illumination in cones of the turtle retina. The Journal of Physiology. 235(1). 207–223. 122 indexed citations

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Abramov, Israel, Paul M. O’Bryan, C. G. Bernhard, et al.. (1972). Physiology of Photoreceptor Organs. 66 indexed citations

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Baylor, D. A., M. G. F. Fuortes, & Paul M. O’Bryan. (1971). Receptive fields of cones in the retina of the turtle. The Journal of Physiology. 214(2). 265–294. 676 indexed citations breakdown →

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Baylor, D. A., M. G. F. Fuortes, & Paul M. O’Bryan. (1971). Lateral interaction between vertebrate photoreceptors. Vision Research. 11(10). 1195–1196. 22 indexed citations

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