RD Hawkins

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

RD Hawkins is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, RD Hawkins has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 5 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 4 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in RD Hawkins's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (14 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers) and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies (4 papers). RD Hawkins is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (14 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers) and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies (4 papers). RD Hawkins collaborates with scholars based in United States. RD Hawkins's co-authors include ER Kandel, Thomas W. Abrams, Eric R. Kandel, Thomas Carew, T J Carew, E R Kandel, TJ Carew, Samuel Schacher, PE Lloyd and JH Schwartz and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Neuroscience and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

RD Hawkins

17 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

A Cellular Mechanism of Classical Conditioning in Aplysia... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. A Cellular Mechanism of Classical Conditioning in Aplysia : Activity-Dependent Amplification of Presynaptic Facilitation
    1983 470 citations RD Hawkins, Thomas W. Abrams et al. Science profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
RD Hawkins United States 15 1.4k 765 405 230 178 18 1.9k
ER Kandel United States 20 1.8k 1.4× 723 0.9× 849 2.1× 204 0.9× 206 1.2× 24 2.3k
Joseph Farley United States 24 1.3k 0.9× 618 0.8× 666 1.6× 248 1.1× 88 0.5× 53 1.7k
Harold M. Pinsker United States 25 1.9k 1.4× 1.0k 1.3× 416 1.0× 558 2.4× 462 2.6× 43 2.8k
Christie L. Sahley United States 22 1.1k 0.8× 419 0.5× 333 0.8× 341 1.5× 157 0.9× 48 1.7k
J Cronly‐Dillon United Kingdom 22 576 0.4× 726 0.9× 534 1.3× 159 0.7× 68 0.4× 40 1.7k
Vladimír Březina United States 27 1.5k 1.1× 623 0.8× 511 1.3× 198 0.9× 309 1.7× 56 1.9k
S. P. R. Rose United Kingdom 32 1.3k 0.9× 758 1.0× 703 1.7× 147 0.6× 97 0.5× 76 2.5k
Vincent F. Castellucci Canada 25 2.5k 1.9× 1.1k 1.4× 1.1k 2.8× 311 1.4× 330 1.9× 41 3.5k
P A Getting United States 22 1.4k 1.1× 862 1.1× 571 1.4× 296 1.3× 176 1.0× 24 2.0k
Maurice Moulins France 27 1.7k 1.3× 951 1.2× 239 0.6× 252 1.1× 617 3.5× 64 2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of RD Hawkins

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Hawkins, RD, et al.. (1994). Pairing-specific, activity-dependent presynaptic facilitation at Aplysia sensory-motor neuron synapses in isolated cell culture. Journal of Neuroscience. 14(1). 368–383. 69 indexed citations
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Hawkins, RD & Samuel Schacher. (1989). Identified facilitator neurons L29 and L28 are excited by cutaneous stimuli used in dishabituation, sensitization, and classical conditioning of Aplysia. Journal of Neuroscience. 9(12). 4236–4245. 55 indexed citations
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Kandel, E R, et al.. (1989). Activity-Dependent Enhancement of Presynaptic Inhibition in Aplysia Sensory Neurons. Science. 243(4898). 1603–1606. 24 indexed citations
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Kandel, ER, et al.. (1989). Identified serotonergic neurons LCB1 and RCB1 in the cerebral ganglia of Aplysia produce presynaptic facilitation of siphon sensory neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 9(12). 4227–4235. 161 indexed citations
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Hawkins, RD, TJ Carew, & ER Kandel. (1986). Effects of interstimulus interval and contingency on classical conditioning of the Aplysia siphon withdrawal reflex. Journal of Neuroscience. 6(6). 1695–1701. 98 indexed citations
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Castellucci, V. F., Samuel Schacher, Pier Giorgio Montarolo, et al.. (1986). Chapter 6 Convergence of small molecule and peptide transmitters on a common molecular cascade. Progress in brain research. 68. 83–102. 4 indexed citations
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Hawkins, RD, et al.. (1985). Distribution of serotonin-immunoreactive cell bodies and processes in the abdominal ganglion of mature Aplysia. Journal of Neuroscience. 5(1). 72–80. 84 indexed citations
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Carew, TJ, RD Hawkins, Thomas W. Abrams, & ER Kandel. (1984). A test of Hebb's postulate at identified synapses which mediate classical conditioning in Aplysia. Journal of Neuroscience. 4(5). 1217–1224. 111 indexed citations
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Carew, Thomas, Thomas W. Abrams, RD Hawkins, & Eric R. Kandel. (1984). The use of simple invertebrate systems to explore psychological issues related to associative learning. 169–183. 10 indexed citations
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Kandel, Eric R., Thomas W. Abrams, L. Bernier, et al.. (1983). Classical Conditioning and Sensitization Share Aspects of the Same Molecular Cascade in Aplysia. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 48(0). 821–830. 113 indexed citations
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Carew, T J, RD Hawkins, & E R Kandel. (1983). Differential Classical Conditioning of a Defensive Withdrawal Reflex in Aplysia californica. Science. 219(4583). 397–400. 254 indexed citations
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Hawkins, RD, Thomas W. Abrams, Thomas Carew, & Eric R. Kandel. (1983). A Cellular Mechanism of Classical Conditioning in Aplysia : Activity-Dependent Amplification of Presynaptic Facilitation. Science. 219(4583). 400–405. 470 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hawkins, RD. (1953). A sound approach to congenital dysplasia of the hip.. PubMed. 31(7). 219–23.

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