Robert Kessler

11.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
138 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Robert Kessler is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Kessler has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 38 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 37 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Robert Kessler's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (28 papers), Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (27 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (19 papers). Robert Kessler is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (28 papers), Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (27 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (19 papers). Robert Kessler collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Robert Kessler's co-authors include M. Sib Ansari, David H. Zald, Ronald L. Cowan, Ronald M. Baldwin, Neil D. Woodward, James Ellis, John N. Kabalin, Murray Eden, Joshua W. Buckholtz and Ronald G. Manning and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Robert Kessler

135 papers receiving 7.1k citations

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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.

Glucose utilization of cerebral gliomas measured by [ ¹⁸ F] fluorodeoxyglucose and positron emission tomography

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Kessler United States	43	1.9k	1.8k	1.7k	1.7k	1.1k	138	7.4k
Diane C. Chugani United States	56	1.6k 0.8×	3.1k 1.8×	1.5k 0.9×	2.8k 1.7×	1.4k 1.3×	157	9.0k
Csaba Juhász United States	49	1.5k 0.8×	2.4k 1.4×	1.6k 0.9×	2.6k 1.6×	572 0.5×	221	7.7k
Otto Muzik United States	61	1.5k 0.8×	2.9k 1.6×	4.2k 2.4×	2.6k 1.6×	1.2k 1.1×	239	12.6k
Paul Cumming Germany	53	3.2k 1.6×	1.8k 1.0×	2.2k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.7×	324	9.7k
James M. Mountz United States	41	675 0.3×	901 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	698 0.7×	170	5.7k
Durval C. Costa United Kingdom	46	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	466 0.4×	232	6.3k
Serge Goldman Belgium	59	1.4k 0.7×	2.7k 1.5×	2.9k 1.7×	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	387	11.5k
Gordon J. Harris United States	52	1.0k 0.5×	2.8k 1.6×	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	708 0.7×	144	8.8k
Harald Kugel Germany	62	958 0.5×	4.1k 2.3×	2.4k 1.4×	2.1k 1.3×	696 0.7×	245	10.8k
Richard A. Bronen United States	36	1.2k 0.6×	2.7k 1.6×	1.1k 0.7×	2.1k 1.3×	268 0.3×	85	7.7k

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Kessler, Robert, M. Mandelkern, Jean‐Baptiste Pochon, et al.. (2024). Brain mGlu5 Is Linked to Cognition and Cigarette Smoking but Does Not Differ From Control in Early Abstinence From Chronic Methamphetamine Use. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 27(8). 1 indexed citations

Stark, Adam, Christopher T. Smith, Kalen J. Petersen, et al.. (2018). [18F]fallypride characterization of striatal and extrastriatal D2/3 receptors in Parkinson's disease. NeuroImage Clinical. 18. 433–442. 26 indexed citations

Smith, Christopher T., Linh C. Dang, Scott F. Perkins, et al.. (2018). Lack of consistent sex differences in d-amphetamine-induced dopamine release measured with [18F]fallypride PET. Psychopharmacology. 236(2). 581–590. 14 indexed citations

Dunn, Julia P., Naji N. Abumrad, Robert Kessler, et al.. (2017). Caloric Restriction‐Induced Decreases in Dopamine Receptor Availability are Associated with Leptin Concentration. Obesity. 25(11). 1910–1915. 12 indexed citations

Kessler, Robert, Peter H. Hutson, Barry K. Herman, & Marc N. Potenza. (2016). The neurobiological basis of binge-eating disorder. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 63. 223–238. 244 indexed citations

Rook, Jerri M., Mohammed Noor Tantawy, M. Sib Ansari, et al.. (2014). Relationship between In Vivo Receptor Occupancy and Efficacy of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 5 Allosteric Modulators with Different In Vitro Binding Profiles. Neuropsychopharmacology. 40(3). 755–765. 33 indexed citations

Dang, Linh C., Gregory R. Samanez‐Larkin, Jacob S. Young, et al.. (2014). Caudate asymmetry is related to attentional impulsivity and an objective measure of ADHD-like attentional problems in healthy adults. Brain Structure and Function. 221(1). 277–286. 38 indexed citations

Dunn, Julia P., Robert Kessler, Irene D. Feurer, et al.. (2012). Relationship of Dopamine Type 2 Receptor Binding Potential With Fasting Neuroendocrine Hormones and Insulin Sensitivity in Human Obesity. Diabetes Care. 35(5). 1105–1111. 113 indexed citations

Treadway, Michael T., Joshua W. Buckholtz, Ronald L. Cowan, et al.. (2012). Dopaminergic Mechanisms of Individual Differences in Human Effort-Based Decision-Making. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(18). 6170–6176. 285 indexed citations

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Salomon, Ronald M., Ronald L. Cowan, Baxter P. Rogers, et al.. (2011). Time series fMRI measures detect changes in pontine raphé following acute tryptophan depletion. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging. 191(2). 112–121. 18 indexed citations

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Dunn, Julia P., Ronald L. Cowan, Nora D. Volkow, et al.. (2010). Decreased dopamine type 2 receptor availability after bariatric surgery: Preliminary findings. Brain Research. 1350. 123–130. 119 indexed citations

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Woodward, Neil D., David H. Zald, Zhaohua Ding, et al.. (2009). Cerebral morphology and dopamine D2/D3 receptor distribution in humans: A combined [18F]fallypride and voxel-based morphometry study. NeuroImage. 46(1). 31–38. 60 indexed citations

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Jones, Carrie K., Ashley E. Brady, Albert A. Davis, et al.. (2008). Novel Selective Allosteric Activator of the M₁Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Regulates Amyloid Processing and Produces Antipsychotic-Like Activity in Rats. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(41). 10422–10433. 203 indexed citations

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Kessler, Robert, M. Sib Ansari, Patrizia Riccardi, et al.. (2006). Occupancy of Striatal and Extrastriatal Dopamine D2 Receptors by Clozapine and Quetiapine. Neuropsychopharmacology. 31(9). 1991–2001. 101 indexed citations

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Garland, Emily M., James C. Anderson, Bonnie K. Black, et al.. (2002). No increased herniation of the cerebellar tonsils in a group of patients with orthostatic intolerance. Clinical Autonomic Research. 12(6). 472–476. 13 indexed citations

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West, Jay B., J. Michael Fitzpatrick, Benoît M. Dawant, et al.. (1999). Retrospective intermodality registration techniques for images of the head: surface-based versus volume-based. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 18(2). 144–150. 95 indexed citations

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Hoff, Steven J., James R. Stewart, William H. Frist, et al.. (1992). Noninvasive detection of heart transplant rejection with positron emission scintigraphy. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 53(4). 572–577. 14 indexed citations

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Al‐Tikriti, Mohammed S., Robert H. Roth, Robert Kessler, & Robert B. Innis. (1992). Autoradiographic localization of dopamine D1 and D2 receptors in rat cerebral cortex following unilateral neurotoxic lesions. Brain Research. 575(1). 39–46. 23 indexed citations

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James, A. Everette, Otha Linton, Max I. Shaff, et al.. (1990). Some legal issues of turf: Relation to magnetic resonance. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 8(1). 1–3. 2 indexed citations

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Kessler, Robert, C. M. Clark, Peter Martin, et al.. (1985). Regional cerebral glucose metabolism in patients with alcoholic Korsakoff's syndrome. 26(5). 46–553. 26 indexed citations

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