Robert Freedman

63.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
428 papers, 28.5k citations indexed

About

Robert Freedman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Freedman has authored 428 papers receiving a total of 28.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Molecular Biology, 120 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 98 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Robert Freedman's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (92 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (84 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (65 papers). Robert Freedman is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (92 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (84 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (65 papers). Robert Freedman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and United Kingdom. Robert Freedman's co-authors include Lawrence E. Adler, Sherry Leonard, Merilyne C. Waldo, Ann Olincy, Barry J. Hoffer, Herbert T. Nagamoto, Paula C. Bickford, Randal G. Ross, Karen E. Stevens and Josette G. Harris and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert Freedman

421 papers receiving 27.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Neurophysiological evidence for a defect in neuronal mechanisms involved in sensory gating in schizophrenia.

1982 766 citations Lawrence E. Adler, Ronald D. Franks et al. PubMed profile →
Normalization of auditory physiology by cigarette smoking in schizophrenic patients

1993 571 citations Robert Freedman et al. profile →
Schizophrenia, Sensory Gating, and Nicotinic Receptors

1998 564 citations M. Waldo, Herbert T. Nagamoto et al. Schizophrenia Bulletin profile →
Evidence in postmortem brain tissue for decreased numbers of hippocampal nicotinic receptors in schizophrenia

1995 562 citations Robert Freedman, Lawrence E. Adler et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →
Preventive strategies for mental health

2018 388 citations Robert Freedman et al. profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Freedman

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Duplicated α7 Subunits Assemble and Form Functional Nicotinic Receptors with the Full-length α7 2014 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Ying Wang, Cheng Xiao, Tim Indersmitten, Robert Freedman, Sherry Leonard, Henry A. Lester	62
2	Heart rate variability in menopausal hot flashes during sleep 2011 ·Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society ·Robert Freedman, Michael Krüger, (unknown)	23
3	Diminished Cerebral Inhibition in Neonates Associated With Risk Factors for Schizophrenia: Parental Psychosis, Maternal Depression, and Nicotine Use 2010 ·Schizophrenia Bulletin ·Sharon K. Hunter, Michael A. Kisley, (unknown), Robert Freedman, Randal G. Ross	34
4	Miniature hygrometric hot flash recorder 2007 ·Fertility and Sterility ·Robert Freedman, (unknown)	20
5	Effects of symptomatic status and the menstrual cycle on hot flash-related thermoregulatory parameters 2005 ·Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society ·Robert Freedman, Marappa G. Subramanian	36
6	Alpha-7 nicotinic receptor agonists: potential new candidates for the treatment of schizophrenia 2004 ·Psychopharmacology ·(unknown), (unknown), Robert Freedman	292
7	Alternative phenotypes for the complex genetics of schizophrenia 1999 ·Biological Psychiatry ·Robert Freedman, Lawrence E. Adler, Sherry Leonard	118
8	Acetylcholine Activates an α-Bungarotoxin-Sensitive Nicotinic Current in Rat Hippocampal Interneurons, But Not Pyramidal Cells 1998 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Charles J. Frazier, Yvonne D. Rollins, Charles R. Breese, Sherry Leonard, Robert Freedman, Thomas V. Dunwiddie	338
9	Neuroimaging and the Cognitive Neuroscience of Schizophrenia 1996 ·Schizophrenia Bulletin ·Robert W. McCarley, John Hsiao, Robert Freedman, Adolf Pfefferbaum, Emanuel Donchin	48
10	Structure, assembly and targeting of wheat storage protein 1995 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·P. R. Shewry, (unknown), (unknown), László Tamás, (unknown), Gaëlle Richard, Matthew Hickman, (unknown), Nigel G. Halford, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), M. J. Miles, Robert Freedman, (unknown)	1
11	Auditory sensory gating, hippocampal volume, and catecholamine metabolism in schizophrenics and their siblings 1994 ·Schizophrenia Research ·Merilyne C. Waldo, Ellen Cawthra, Lawrence E. Adler, (unknown), (unknown), Herbert T. Nagamoto, Neil J. Baker, (unknown), Jack H. Simon, Ann Scherzinger, Carla Drebing, Greg A. Gerhardt, Robert Freedman	100
12	Cold‐induced potentiation of α₂‐adrenergic vasoconstriction in primary raynaud's disease 1993 ·Arthritis & Rheumatism ·Robert Freedman, Marriyam Moten, (unknown), Maureen D. Mayes	31
13	Acidic and basic fibroblast growth factor mRNAs are increased in striatum following MPTP-induced dopamine neurofiber lesion: assay by quantitative PCR 1993 ·Molecular Brain Research ·Sherry Leonard, (unknown), Judith Logel, Johan Luthman, (unknown), Robert Freedman, Barry J. Hoffer	34
14	Defects in auditory sensory gating and their apparent compensation in relatives of schizophrenics 1988 ·Schizophrenia Research ·Merilyne C. Waldo, Lawrence E. Adler, Robert Freedman	67
15	Neurobiological Studies of Sensory Gating in Schizophrenia 1987 ·Schizophrenia Bulletin ·Robert Freedman, Lawrence E. Adler, Greg A. Gerhardt, M. Waldo, Nancy J. Baker, Greg Rose, Carla Drebing, Herbert T. Nagamoto, Paula C. Bickford, Ronald D. Franks	349
16	Selective antagonism of nicotine actions in the rat cerebellum with α-bungarotoxin 1987 ·Neuroscience ·René de la Garza, Thomas McGuire, Robert Freedman, Barry J. Hoffer	54
17	Antagonism of phencyclidine action by metaphit in rat cerebellar Purkinje neurons: an electrophysiological study. 1986 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Robert Freedman, Barry J. Hoffer, Mariena V. Mattson, Ralph A. Lessor, K.C. Rice, Arthur E. Jacobson	13
18	Modulatory actions of norepinephrine in the central nervous system. 1979 ·Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·(unknown), HC Moises, (unknown), Hoffer Bj, Robert Freedman	346
19	Versus placebo in treatment of acute otitis externa. 1978 ·PubMed ·Robert Freedman	12
20	SPECIFICITY OF FIXATION LOCI FOR HOMOCYTOTROPIC ANTIBODIES 1971 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Jack R. Battisto, Daniel R. Budman, Robert Freedman	3

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