Richard Atkinson

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Richard Atkinson is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Atkinson has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 3 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Richard Atkinson's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (3 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (3 papers) and Research, Science, and Academia (2 papers). Richard Atkinson is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (3 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (3 papers) and Research, Science, and Academia (2 papers). Richard Atkinson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Australia. Richard Atkinson's co-authors include David H. Krantz, Patrick Suppes, R. Duncan Luce, Michael S. Humphreys, Huda Y. Zoghbi, J. David Sweatt, Dawna L. Armstrong, Barbara Antalffy, Paolo Moretti and Ryan M. Teague and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Richard Atkinson

19 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Contemporary Developments in Mathematical Psychology 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Contemporary Developments in Mathematical Psychology
    1976 768 citations Michael S. Humphreys, David H. Krantz et al. The American Journal of Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard Atkinson United States 8 725 593 576 407 174 20 1.8k
William A. Owens United States 29 773 1.1× 1.2k 2.0× 329 0.6× 179 0.4× 372 2.1× 90 3.2k
Richard B. Anderson Australia 32 980 1.4× 914 1.5× 254 0.4× 233 0.6× 122 0.7× 80 3.8k
Kyunghee Koh United States 23 376 0.5× 978 1.6× 645 1.1× 273 0.7× 125 0.7× 44 2.6k
George Roth United States 10 249 0.3× 351 0.6× 242 0.4× 144 0.4× 233 1.3× 21 1.5k
Kenway Louie United States 18 741 1.0× 585 1.0× 1.7k 2.9× 110 0.3× 92 0.5× 37 3.1k
Louis J. Goldberg United States 26 1.8k 2.5× 527 0.9× 558 1.0× 214 0.5× 120 0.7× 81 3.9k
Elena L. Grigorenko United States 25 469 0.6× 192 0.3× 667 1.2× 446 1.1× 271 1.6× 76 2.4k
Janet Wiles Australia 24 310 0.4× 584 1.0× 804 1.4× 166 0.4× 312 1.8× 168 3.1k
Andrew S. Gibbons Australia 23 703 1.0× 522 0.9× 191 0.3× 213 0.5× 119 0.7× 100 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard Atkinson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Atkinson

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Orr, Caley M., et al.. (2023). Carpal kinematics and morphological correlates of wrist ulnar deviation mobility in nonhuman anthropoid primates. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 183(3). e24728–e24728. 1 indexed citations
2.
Burns, Alistair, Richard Atkinson, Sean Page, & David Jolley. (2015). Dementia and memory clinics. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Watase, Kei, Jennifer R. Gatchel, Yaling Sun, et al.. (2007). Lithium Therapy Improves Neurological Function and Hippocampal Dendritic Arborization in a Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1 Mouse Model. PLoS Medicine. 4(5). e182–e182. 128 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Richard, et al.. (2007). Public Attitudes to Overseas Giving: Does Government Make a Difference?. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 7 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Richard, et al.. (2007). Research Universities: Core of the US science and technology system. Technology in Society. 30(1). 30–48. 4 indexed citations
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Moretti, Paolo, Jonathan M. Levenson, Fortunato Battaglia, et al.. (2006). Learning and Memory and Synaptic Plasticity Are Impaired in a Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(1). 319–327. 427 indexed citations
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Haßler, Björn, et al.. (2004). The Experience of Fresher Students in Mathematics Diagnostic Testing. MSOR Connections. 4(3). 17–23. 4 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Richard. (2004). Don’t just do it, Do it Right! Diagnostic Tests. MSOR Connections. 4(2). 35–37. 3 indexed citations
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Weeber, Edwin J., Bisong Xu, Richard Atkinson, et al.. (2003). SCA7 Knockin Mice Model Human SCA7 and Reveal Gradual Accumulation of Mutant Ataxin-7 in Neurons and Abnormalities in Short-Term Plasticity. Neuron. 37(3). 383–401. 170 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Richard. (2002). The Changing World of College Admissions Tests. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Watase, Kei, Edwin J. Weeber, Bisong Xu, et al.. (2002). A Long CAG Repeat in the Mouse Sca1 Locus Replicates SCA1 Features and Reveals the Impact of Protein Solubility on Selective Neurodegeneration. Neuron. 34(6). 905–919. 263 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Richard. (2002). Food Safety First. 1 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Richard. (2000). Industry-University Partnerships. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 16 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Richard. (1997). The Role of Research in the University of the Future. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Russell, Marie, et al.. (1995). Safety in Bullet Recovery Procedures. American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 16(2). 120–123. 4 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Richard. (1994). The Future of the Research University. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 10 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Richard, et al.. (1988). Responding to “Faith in the City”. 1(3). 3–10. 1 indexed citations
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Humphreys, Michael S., David H. Krantz, Richard Atkinson, R. Duncan Luce, & Patrick Suppes. (1976). Contemporary Developments in Mathematical Psychology. The American Journal of Psychology. 89(2). 351–351. 768 indexed citations breakdown →
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Atkinson, Richard. (1975). Marking as a Mechanism of Social Control. English in Education. 9(1). 27–33. 2 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Richard. (1969). COMPUTER-ASSISTED LEARNING IN ACTION. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 63(3). 588–594. 6 indexed citations

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