Ralph Nelson

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Ralph Nelson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph Nelson has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Molecular Biology, 60 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 14 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ralph Nelson's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (78 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (52 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers). Ralph Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (78 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (52 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers). Ralph Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and United Kingdom. Ralph Nelson's co-authors include Helga Kolb, Andrew P. Mariani, Eduardo Fernández, Edward V. Famiglietti, Victoria Connaughton, R. Pflug, Dustin M. Graham, Peter K. Ahnelt, Michael A. Freed and Thomas E. Frumkes and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Ralph Nelson

104 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ralph Nelson United States 29 3.1k 2.6k 816 474 354 108 3.8k
Gordon Fain United States 50 5.7k 1.8× 4.9k 1.8× 672 0.8× 929 2.0× 459 1.3× 150 6.8k
Maureen A. McCall United States 35 2.8k 0.9× 2.3k 0.9× 380 0.5× 599 1.3× 236 0.7× 99 3.7k
Fumitaka Osakada Japan 26 2.9k 0.9× 1.9k 0.7× 812 1.0× 299 0.6× 199 0.6× 59 4.3k
David I. Vaney Australia 36 3.5k 1.1× 3.0k 1.1× 958 1.2× 370 0.8× 168 0.5× 65 4.2k
Noga Vardi United States 36 2.8k 0.9× 2.5k 1.0× 296 0.4× 216 0.5× 318 0.9× 71 3.5k
Maarten Kamermans Netherlands 32 2.5k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 544 0.7× 227 0.5× 309 0.9× 98 3.2k
David R. Copenhagen United States 45 4.2k 1.4× 4.8k 1.8× 1.2k 1.5× 245 0.5× 488 1.4× 93 6.3k
Joshua H. Singer United States 28 2.0k 0.7× 2.2k 0.8× 720 0.9× 111 0.2× 309 0.9× 45 3.1k
Ulrike Grünert Australia 42 4.6k 1.5× 3.9k 1.5× 1.4k 1.7× 764 1.6× 304 0.9× 108 5.9k
Evelyne Sernagor United Kingdom 34 1.7k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 584 0.7× 176 0.4× 166 0.5× 69 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ralph Nelson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralph Nelson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nelson, Ralph, et al.. (2018). Color Processing in Zebrafish Retina. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 12. 327–327. 34 indexed citations
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Lewis, Alaron, et al.. (2011). Celsr3 Is Required for Normal Development of GABA Circuits in the Inner Retina. PLoS Genetics. 7(8). e1002239–e1002239. 22 indexed citations
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Ikenaga, Takanori, et al.. (2010). Processing of Cone Signals by the Stratified Amacrine Cells of Zebrafish Retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 1856–1856. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Ralph, et al.. (2009). Forward Transgenic Selectively Labels Amacrine, Ganglion, and Horizontal Cell Types in Zebrafish Retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(13). 1301–1301. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Ralph & Nirmish Singla. (2009). A spectral model for signal elements isolated from zebrafish photopic electroretinogram. Visual Neuroscience. 26(4). 349–363. 32 indexed citations
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Pflug, R., et al.. (2008). Modulation of horizontal cell function by dopaminergic ligands in mammalian retina. Vision Research. 48(12). 1383–1390. 10 indexed citations
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Connaughton, Victoria, Ralph Nelson, & Anna M. Bender. (2008). Electrophysiological evidence of GABAA and GABAC receptors on zebrafish retinal bipolar cells. Visual Neuroscience. 25(2). 139–153. 24 indexed citations
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Fariss, Robert N., et al.. (2006). Fenretinide Induced Neuronal Differentiation of ARPE–19 Cells Is Associated With the Differential Expression of Pax–6, Tubulin ß–III, Map–II, 14–3–3 and Bag–1 Proteins. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 2871–2871. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Ralph & Victoria Connaughton. (2004). Glutamate transporter drives the b–wave in zebrafish retina.. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 815–815. 3 indexed citations
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Connaughton, Victoria, Dustin M. Graham, & Ralph Nelson. (2004). Identification and morphological classification of horizontal, bipolar, and amacrine cells within the zebrafish retina. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 477(4). 371–385. 94 indexed citations
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Baer, Steven M., et al.. (2003). A Computational Study of Background-Induced Flicker Enhancement in Cat Retinal Horizontal Cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44(13). 4175–4175. 2 indexed citations
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Connaughton, Victoria, Dustin M. Graham, & Ralph Nelson. (2003). Morphological Identification of Second and Third Order Neurons in the Zebrafish Retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44(13). 4134–4134. 2 indexed citations
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Nelson, Ralph, Anna M. Bender, & Victoria Connaughton. (2003). Stimulation of Sodium Pump Restores Membrane Potential to Neurons Excited by Glutamate in Zebrafish Distal Retina. The Journal of Physiology. 549(3). 787–800. 13 indexed citations
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Kolb, Helga, Ralph Nelson, Peter K. Ahnelt, & Nicolás Cuenca. (2001). Chapter 1 Cellular organization of the vertebrate retina. Progress in brain research. 131. 3–26. 51 indexed citations
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Nelson, Ralph, Anne E. Schaffner, Yongxin Li, & Marc K. Walton. (1999). Distribution of GABAC-like responses among acutely dissociated rat retinal neurons. Visual Neuroscience. 16(1). 179–190. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Yongxin, Anne E. Schaffner, Hairong Li, Ralph Nelson, & Jeffery L. Barker. (1997). Proton-induced cation current in embryonic rat spinal cord neurons changes ion dependency over time in vitro. Developmental Brain Research. 102(2). 261–266. 9 indexed citations
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Kolb, Helga & Ralph Nelson. (1996). Hyperpolarizing, small-field, amacrine cells in cone pathways of cat retina. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 371(3). 415–436. 25 indexed citations
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Freed, Michael A., R. Pflug, Helga Kolb, & Ralph Nelson. (1996). ON-OFF amacrine cells in cat retina. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 364(3). 556–566. 54 indexed citations
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Kolb, Helga & Ralph Nelson. (1993). Off‐alpha and OFF‐beta ganglion cells in cat retina: II. Neural circuitry as revealed by electron microscopy of HRP stains. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 329(1). 85–110. 98 indexed citations
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Pflug, R., Ralph Nelson, & Peter K. Ahnelt. (1990). Background-induced flicker enhancement in cat retinal horizontal cells. I. Temporal and spectral properties. Journal of Neurophysiology. 64(2). 313–325. 33 indexed citations

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