Peter G. Aitken

3.3k total citations
70 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Peter G. Aitken is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter G. Aitken has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Peter G. Aitken's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (16 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (10 papers). Peter G. Aitken is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (16 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (10 papers). Peter G. Aitken collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Ukraine. Peter G. Aitken's co-authors include George G. Somjen, Maurizio Balestrino, Dennis A. Turner, Jian Jing, Dmitriy Fayuk, G. Czéh, Steven J. Schiff, Geoffrey C. Tombaugh, Óscar Herreras and J. Victor Nadler and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physiology, Journal of Neurophysiology and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Peter G. Aitken

68 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter G. Aitken United States 29 1.5k 974 686 293 221 70 2.5k
Jean‐Pierre Hornung Switzerland 33 2.0k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 961 1.4× 177 0.6× 289 1.3× 61 3.6k
Toshisaburo Nagai Japan 25 740 0.5× 632 0.6× 360 0.5× 342 1.2× 257 1.2× 73 2.0k
Judith A. Pratt United Kingdom 32 1.8k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 870 1.3× 346 1.2× 138 0.6× 87 3.1k
Thomas Budde Germany 38 2.1k 1.4× 2.3k 2.4× 769 1.1× 216 0.7× 218 1.0× 184 4.6k
R. David Andrew Canada 36 2.3k 1.5× 1.4k 1.5× 786 1.1× 315 1.1× 448 2.0× 78 4.0k
C. Köhler Sweden 32 2.8k 1.9× 1.5k 1.5× 1.1k 1.5× 453 1.5× 366 1.7× 84 4.6k
Matthias Eder Germany 30 2.0k 1.3× 1.1k 1.2× 880 1.3× 127 0.4× 331 1.5× 69 4.4k
Isabelle Seif France 28 2.2k 1.5× 1.6k 1.6× 663 1.0× 266 0.9× 291 1.3× 52 4.4k
David A. Talmage United States 31 1.3k 0.9× 1.9k 1.9× 638 0.9× 105 0.4× 432 2.0× 79 4.0k
Michael O. Poulter Canada 33 1.7k 1.1× 1.3k 1.4× 481 0.7× 384 1.3× 301 1.4× 73 3.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter G. Aitken

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All Works

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Aitken, Peter G., Dmitriy Fayuk, George G. Somjen, & Dennis A. Turner. (1999). Use of Intrinsic Optical Signals to Monitor Physiological Changes in Brain Tissue Slices. Methods. 18(2). 91–103. 234 indexed citations
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Balestrino, Maurizio, et al.. (1999). Block of (Na+,K+)ATPase with ouabain induces spreading depression-like depolarization in hippocampal slices. Brain Research. 838(1-2). 37–44. 108 indexed citations
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Aitken, Peter G., et al.. (1998). Volume changes induced by osmotic stress in freshly isolated rat hippocampal neurons. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 436(6). 991–998. 51 indexed citations
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Aitken, Peter G.. (1998). Visual Basic 6 Programming Blue Book: Fast-Paced Learning with Cdrom. 1 indexed citations
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Aitken, Peter G.. (1997). Visual BASIC 4 programming explorer. 1 indexed citations
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Aitken, Peter G., et al.. (1995). Hypertonia saves hypoxic neurons and prevents SD-like depolarization. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 21. 213. 4 indexed citations
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Aitken, Peter G., et al.. (1995). Hypotonic exposure enhances synaptic transmission and triggers spreading depression in rat hippocampal tissue slices. Brain Research. 695(2). 203–216. 95 indexed citations
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Aitken, Peter G., et al.. (1995). The extent and mechanism of the loss of function caused by strongly hypotonic solutions in rat hippocampal slices. Brain Research. 695(2). 195–202. 12 indexed citations
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Aitken, Peter G., Timothy Sauer, & Steven J. Schiff. (1995). Looking for chaos in brain slices. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 59(1). 41–48. 18 indexed citations
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Aitken, Peter G., George R. Breese, F R Edwards, et al.. (1995). Preparative methods for brain slices: a discussion. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 59(1). 139–149. 117 indexed citations
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Schiff, Steven J., Kristin K. Jerger, Taeun Chang, Timothy Sauer, & Peter G. Aitken. (1994). Stochastic versus deterministic variability in simple neuronal circuits: II. Hippocampal slice. Biophysical Journal. 67(2). 684–691. 44 indexed citations
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Czéh, G., Peter G. Aitken, & George G. Somjen. (1993). Membrane currents in CA1 pyramidal cells during spreading depression (SD) and SD-like hypoxic depolarization. Brain Research. 632(1-2). 195–208. 86 indexed citations
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Jing, Jian, Peter G. Aitken, & George G. Somjen. (1993). Role of calcium channels in spreading depression in rat hippocampal slices. Brain Research. 604(1-2). 251–259. 66 indexed citations
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Czéh, G., Peter G. Aitken, & George G. Somjen. (1992). Whole-cell membrane current and membrane resistance during hypoxic spreading depression. Neuroreport. 3(2). 197–200. 23 indexed citations
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Somjen, George G., et al.. (1992). Mechanisms of spreading depression: a review of recent findings and a hypothesis. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 70(S1). S248–S254. 124 indexed citations
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Aitken, Peter G., et al.. (1991). Calcium, magnesium, and long-term recovery from hypoxia in hippocampal tissue slices. Brain Research. 548(1-2). 343–345. 15 indexed citations
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Jing, Jian, Peter G. Aitken, & George G. Somjen. (1991). Lasting neuron depression induced by high potassium and its prevention by low calcium and NMDA receptor blockade. Brain Research. 557(1-2). 177–183. 31 indexed citations
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Bustos, Gonzalo, et al.. (1989). Kainic acid inhibits cholecystokinin release from rat hippocampal slices. Neuroscience Letters. 100(1-3). 313–318. 10 indexed citations
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Aitken, Peter G., Maurizio Balestrino, & George G. Somjen. (1988). NMDA antagonists: Lack of protective effect against hypoxic damage in CA1 region of hippocampal slices. Neuroscience Letters. 89(2). 187–192. 68 indexed citations

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