Peter Simmons

3.1k total citations
90 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Peter Simmons is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Simmons has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 23 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 23 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Peter Simmons's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (30 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (17 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (16 papers). Peter Simmons is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (30 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (17 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (16 papers). Peter Simmons collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Italy. Peter Simmons's co-authors include F. Claire Rind, Roger D. Santer, Doriana Delfino, David Young, Charles Perrings, Andrew R. Watkinson, Edward B. Barbier, Silvana Dalmazzone, Mark Williamson and Jason F. Shogren and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Peter Simmons

86 papers receiving 2.1k 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 Simmons United Kingdom 25 1.2k 740 511 305 274 90 2.3k
M. F. Land United Kingdom 28 1.4k 1.2× 1.0k 1.4× 1.2k 2.3× 600 2.0× 350 1.3× 40 3.6k
David McFarland United Kingdom 26 219 0.2× 413 0.6× 527 1.0× 313 1.0× 275 1.0× 71 2.7k
Dezső Varjú Germany 17 588 0.5× 325 0.4× 399 0.8× 246 0.8× 236 0.9× 48 1.3k
Roland Kern Germany 22 917 0.8× 646 0.9× 413 0.8× 225 0.7× 63 0.2× 45 1.3k
Gerald S. Pollack Canada 27 779 0.7× 183 0.2× 1.5k 3.0× 580 1.9× 123 0.4× 69 2.0k
M. F. Land United Kingdom 22 1.2k 1.0× 567 0.8× 1.3k 2.6× 582 1.9× 346 1.3× 28 3.0k
Thomas Labhart Switzerland 33 2.1k 1.8× 294 0.4× 1.2k 2.4× 1.1k 3.6× 197 0.7× 46 3.1k
Charles R. Fourtner United States 19 693 0.6× 249 0.3× 265 0.5× 353 1.2× 262 1.0× 41 1.3k
Nadav Shashar Israel 37 1.0k 0.9× 148 0.2× 1.5k 3.0× 238 0.8× 2.1k 7.8× 125 4.2k
Bernhard Ronacher Germany 29 1.0k 0.9× 564 0.8× 1.4k 2.8× 693 2.3× 162 0.6× 104 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Simmons

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Simmons

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Simmons

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Simmons. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Simmons 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 Peter Simmons. Peter Simmons is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Leitinger, Gerd, Sergej Masich, Josef Neumüller, et al.. (2011). Structural organization of the presynaptic density at identified synapses in the locust central nervous system. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 520(2). 384–400. 17 indexed citations
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Simmons, Peter. (2011). The effects of temperature on signalling in ocellar neurons of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 197(11). 1083–1096. 7 indexed citations
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Simmons, Peter, F. Claire Rind, & Roger D. Santer. (2010). Escapes with and without preparation: The neuroethology of visual startle in locusts. Journal of Insect Physiology. 56(8). 876–883. 53 indexed citations
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Santer, Roger D., Yoshifumi Yamawaki, F. Claire Rind, & Peter Simmons. (2007). Preparing for escape: an examination of the role of the DCMD neuron in locust escape jumps. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 194(1). 69–77. 45 indexed citations
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Simmons, Peter & Rob de Ruyter van Steveninck. (2005). Reliability of Signal Transfer at a Tonically Transmitting, Graded Potential Synapse of the Locust Ocellar Pathway. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(33). 7529–7537. 19 indexed citations
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Leitinger, Gerd, Maria Anna Pabst, F. Claire Rind, & Peter Simmons. (2004). Differential expression of synapsin in visual neurons of the locust Schistocerca gregaria. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 480(1). 89–100. 19 indexed citations
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Simmons, Peter, et al.. (2003). Truth-telling and the Role of Limited Liability in Costly State Verication Loan Contracts.
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Simmons, Peter, et al.. (2003). Unemployment Risk, Labour Force Participation and Savings. The Review of Economic Studies. 70(3). 521–539. 12 indexed citations
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Perrings, Charles, Mark Williamson, Edward B. Barbier, et al.. (2002). Biological Invasion Risks and the Public Good: an Economic Perspective. Digital Library Of The Commons Repository (Indiana University).
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Simmons, Peter. (2002). Presynaptic Depolarization Rate Controls Transmission at an Invertebrate Synapse. Neuron. 35(4). 749–758. 13 indexed citations
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Simmons, Peter. (2002). Signal processing in a simple visual system: The locust ocellar system and its synapses. Microscopy Research and Technique. 56(4). 270–280. 24 indexed citations
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Simmons, Peter. (1993). Adaptation and responses to changes in illumination by second- and third-order neurones of locust ocelli. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 173(5). 12 indexed citations
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Simmons, Peter, et al.. (1992). Distribution and structure of identified tonic and phasic synapses between L‐neurones in the locust ocellar tract. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 325(4). 493–513. 15 indexed citations
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Vroey, Michel De, Jean-Paul Lambert, Patrick Artus, et al.. (1990). LER volume 56 issue 1 Cover and Front matter. Recherches économiques de Louvain. 56(1). f1–f5. 1 indexed citations
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Simmons, Peter, et al.. (1989). Structure of a tonically transmitting synapse between identified interneurone in the locust brain. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 283(1). 129–142. 20 indexed citations
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Simmons, Peter, et al.. (1988). Hexamminecobaltic chloride provides a simple method for marking neurones for electron microscopy. Brain Research. 445(1). 165–170. 6 indexed citations
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Simmons, Peter. (1982). The function of insect ocelli. Trends in Neurosciences. 5. 182–183. 4 indexed citations
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Simmons, Peter, et al.. (1979). Translog Flexible Functional Forms and Associated Demand Systems. American Economic Review. 69(5). 892–901. 24 indexed citations
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Simmons, Peter. (1977). The Neuronal Control of Dragonfly Flight. Journal of Experimental Biology. 71(1). 141–155. 20 indexed citations
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Simmons, Peter. (1976). A specific visual response in dragonflies. Odonatologica. 5(3). 285–285. 1 indexed citations

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