Robert B. Silver

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Robert B. Silver is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert B. Silver has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cell Biology and 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Robert B. Silver's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (9 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (9 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (7 papers). Robert B. Silver is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (9 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (9 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (7 papers). Robert B. Silver collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Germany. Robert B. Silver's co-authors include Mutsuyuki Sugimori, R. Llinás, R. David Cole, W. Zacheus Cande, Hsiao‐Ping H. Moore, James G. Granneman, Emilio P. Mottillo, David Bernlohr, Eric J. Lang and Stephen M. Highstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert B. Silver

41 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Microdomains of High Calcium Concentration in a Presynapt... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 200 400 600
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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. Microdomains of High Calcium Concentration in a Presynaptic Terminal
    1992 709 citations R. Llinás, Mutsuyuki Sugimori et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert B. Silver United States 18 1.1k 789 577 187 101 42 1.7k
Richard W. Ordway United States 23 1.5k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 619 1.1× 284 1.5× 79 0.8× 33 2.1k
Yannick Bailly France 28 1.4k 1.2× 768 1.0× 593 1.0× 390 2.1× 32 0.3× 63 2.4k
Hiroshi Kuromi Japan 22 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 683 1.2× 120 0.6× 83 0.8× 57 1.7k
Maria F. Matos United States 19 1.8k 1.6× 1.2k 1.5× 861 1.5× 173 0.9× 47 0.5× 23 2.5k
Dona M. Chikaraishi United States 27 1.4k 1.2× 939 1.2× 243 0.4× 291 1.6× 51 0.5× 47 2.5k
Lynda Blayney United Kingdom 16 969 0.8× 401 0.5× 195 0.3× 214 1.1× 77 0.8× 28 2.0k
Geoffrey C. Owens United States 30 1.9k 1.6× 975 1.2× 275 0.5× 222 1.2× 95 0.9× 62 2.9k
Ekkhart Trenkner United States 26 1.3k 1.1× 828 1.0× 689 1.2× 607 3.2× 113 1.1× 45 2.8k
Iain M. Robinson United Kingdom 23 1.5k 1.3× 842 1.1× 1.2k 2.0× 295 1.6× 59 0.6× 43 2.3k
Marc Hammarlund United States 29 1.5k 1.3× 943 1.2× 716 1.2× 394 2.1× 105 1.0× 47 2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert B. Silver

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moss, David K., et al.. (2017). High-latitude settings promote extreme longevity in fossil marine bivalves. Paleobiology. 43(3). 365–382. 19 indexed citations
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Unnikrishnan, Archana, et al.. (2012). Curcumin is an early-acting stage-specific inducer of extended functional longevity in Drosophila. Experimental Gerontology. 48(2). 229–239. 46 indexed citations
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Silver, Robert B., et al.. (2008). Practice note: Divorce mediation with challenging parents. Conflict Resolution Quarterly. 25(4). 511–520. 3 indexed citations
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Kriebel, Mahlon E., et al.. (2005). Porocytosis: A transient pore array secretes the neurotransmitter packet. PubMed. 282B(1). 38–41. 5 indexed citations
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Moore, Hsiao‐Ping H., Robert B. Silver, Emilio P. Mottillo, David Bernlohr, & James G. Granneman. (2005). Perilipin Targets a Novel Pool of Lipid Droplets for Lipolytic Attack by Hormone-sensitive Lipase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(52). 43109–43120. 108 indexed citations
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Silver, Robert B. & George D. Pappas. (2005). Secretion without membrane fusion: Porocytosis. PubMed. 282B(1). 18–37. 8 indexed citations
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Silver, Robert B., et al.. (2003). Porocytosis: Secretion from small and medium-diameter vesicles and vesicle arrays without membrane fusion. Journal of Neurocytology. 32(3). 277–291. 6 indexed citations
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Tisdale, Ellen J., Jing Wang, Robert B. Silver, & Cristina R. Artalejo. (2003). Atypical Protein Kinase C Plays a Critical Role in Protein Transport from Pre-Golgi Intermediates. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(39). 38015–38021. 7 indexed citations
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Silver, Robert B., et al.. (2001). Porocytosis: Quantal Synaptic Secretion of Neurotransmitter at the Neuromuscular Junction Through Arrayed Vesicles. Biological Bulletin. 201(2). 263–264. 3 indexed citations
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Silver, Robert B.. (1996). Calcium, BOBs, QEDs, microdomains and a cellular decision: control of mitotic cell division in sand dollar blastomeres. Cell Calcium. 20(2). 161–179. 29 indexed citations
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Llinás, R., Mutsuyuki Sugimori, & Robert B. Silver. (1995). The concept of calcium concentration microdomains in synaptic transmission. Neuropharmacology. 34(11). 1443–1451. 100 indexed citations
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Llinás, R., Mutsuyuki Sugimori, & Robert B. Silver. (1995). Time resolved calcium microdomains and synaptic transmission. Journal of Physiology-Paris. 89(2). 77–81. 23 indexed citations
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Sugimori, Mutsuyuki, Eric J. Lang, Robert B. Silver, & R. Llinás. (1994). High-Resolution Measurement of the Time Course of Calcium-Concentration Microdomains at Squid Presynaptic Terminals. Biological Bulletin. 187(3). 300–303. 40 indexed citations
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Johnston, Jennifer, Roger D. Sloboda, & Robert B. Silver. (1994). Phosphoprotein phosphatase 1 (PP1) is a component of the isolated sea urchin mitotic apparatus. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 29(3). 280–290. 15 indexed citations
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Silver, Robert B., et al.. (1994). Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Patterns in the Ca2+ Signal that Signals Nuclear Envelope Breakdown in Sand Dollar (Echinaracnius parma) Cells. Biological Bulletin. 187(2). 237–238. 6 indexed citations
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Silver, Robert B.. (1990). Calcium and Cellular Clocks Orchestrate Cell Divisionab. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 582(1). 207–221. 31 indexed citations
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