Robert Y. Moore

33.5k total citations · 11 hit papers
183 papers, 25.5k citations indexed

About

Robert Y. Moore is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Y. Moore has authored 183 papers receiving a total of 25.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 85 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 73 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Robert Y. Moore's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (67 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (54 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (41 papers). Robert Y. Moore is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (67 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (54 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (41 papers). Robert Y. Moore collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Robert Y. Moore's co-authors include David C. Klein, Victor B. Eichler, James H. Fallon, Barbara E. Jones, J. Patrick Card, Nicholas J. Lenn, Steven M. Reppert, Angelos Halaris, Eric E. Abrahamson and Joan C. Speh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert Y. Moore

181 papers receiving 24.7k citations

Hit Papers

Loss of a circadian adren... 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 2000 1991 1972 1978 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Loss of a circadian adrenal corticosterone rhythm following suprachiasmatic lesions in the rat
    1972 1.6k citations Robert Y. Moore et al. Brain Research profile →
  2. Reduced Number of Hypocretin Neurons in Human Narcolepsy
    2000 1.5k citations Thomas C. Thannickal, Robert Y. Moore et al. Neuron profile →
  3. Suprachiasmatic nucleus : the mind's clock
    1991 1.4k citations David C. Klein, Robert Y. Moore et al. Oxford University Press eBooks profile →
  4. A retinohypothalamic projection in the rat
    1972 1.0k citations Robert Y. Moore et al. The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →
  5. Catecholamine innervation of the basal forebrain IV. Topography of the dopamine projection to the basal forebrain and neostriatum
    1978 1.0k citations Robert Y. Moore et al. The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →
  6. Ascending projections of the locus coeruleus in the rat. II. Autoradiographic study
    1977 713 citations Robert Y. Moore et al. Brain Research profile →
  7. Serotonin neurons of the midbrain raphe: Ascending projections
    1978 683 citations Robert Y. Moore et al. The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →
  8. Suprachiasmatic nucleus in the mouse: retinal innervation, intrinsic organization and efferent projections
    2001 595 citations Robert Y. Moore et al. Brain Research profile →
  9. Visual pathways and the central neural control of a circadian rhythm in pineal serotonin N-acetyltransferase activity
    1974 550 citations Robert Y. Moore, David C. Klein Brain Research profile →
  10. Pineal N-acetyltransferase and hydroxyindole-O-methyl-transferase: control by the retinohypothalamic tract and the suprachiasmatic nucleus
    1979 501 citations David C. Klein, Robert Y. Moore Brain Research profile →
  11. Retinohypothalamic projection in mammals: a comparative study
    1973 383 citations Robert Y. Moore Brain Research profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robert Y. Moore 13.8k 11.9k 10.0k 4.0k 3.6k 183 25.5k
Michel Jouvet 6.8k 0.5× 8.5k 0.7× 10.4k 1.0× 2.0k 0.5× 2.7k 0.7× 297 18.8k
Gary Aston‐Jones 8.9k 0.6× 16.5k 1.4× 20.6k 2.1× 3.3k 0.8× 6.7k 1.8× 250 36.4k
Anthony N. van den Pol 13.1k 1.0× 7.1k 0.6× 11.9k 1.2× 1.8k 0.5× 3.2k 0.9× 176 22.2k
Ruud M. Buijs 15.7k 1.1× 6.9k 0.6× 5.8k 0.6× 6.9k 1.7× 2.7k 0.8× 328 26.8k
Ann E. Kelley 4.7k 0.3× 11.3k 0.9× 6.5k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 4.6k 1.3× 149 17.5k
Clifford B. Saper 27.6k 2.0× 16.1k 1.4× 25.8k 2.6× 9.1k 2.3× 6.4k 1.8× 304 55.5k
George Paxinos 3.8k 0.3× 14.3k 1.2× 7.6k 0.8× 3.9k 1.0× 7.9k 2.2× 158 29.2k
Luı́s de Lecea 12.9k 0.9× 8.0k 0.7× 15.3k 1.5× 1.8k 0.5× 3.5k 1.0× 203 24.4k
Michael H. Hastings 17.7k 1.3× 6.8k 0.6× 4.1k 0.4× 6.6k 1.7× 2.9k 0.8× 231 22.2k
Steven M. Reppert 22.8k 1.7× 9.6k 0.8× 4.4k 0.4× 7.2k 1.8× 4.2k 1.2× 163 30.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moore, Robert Y.. (2013). The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus and the Circadian Timing System. Progress in molecular biology and translational science. 119. 1–28. 93 indexed citations
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Parent, Brodie, Nasir Awan, Sarah Berman, et al.. (2010). The relevance of age and disease duration for intervention with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation surgery in Parkinson disease. Journal of neurosurgery. 114(4). 927–931. 25 indexed citations
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Moore, Robert Y.. (2007). Organization of the Mammalian Circadian System. Novartis Foundation symposium. 183. 88–116. 43 indexed citations
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Moore, Robert Y.. (2007). Suprachiasmatic nucleus in sleep–wake regulation. Sleep Medicine. 8. 27–33. 113 indexed citations
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Bohnen, Nicolaas I., Satyanarayana Gedela, Hiroto Kuwabara, et al.. (2007). Selective hyposmia and nigrostriatal dopaminergic denervation in Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neurology. 254(1). 84–90. 104 indexed citations
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Bohnen, Nicolaas I., Daniel Kaufer, Larry S. Ivanco, et al.. (2003). Cortical Cholinergic Function Is More Severely Affected in Parkinsonian Dementia Than in Alzheimer Disease. Archives of Neurology. 60(12). 1745–1745. 428 indexed citations
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Thannickal, Thomas C., Robert Y. Moore, Robert Nienhuis, et al.. (2000). Reduced Number of Hypocretin Neurons in Human Narcolepsy. Neuron. 27(3). 469–474. 1510 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nofzinger, Eric A., Thomas E. Nichols, Carolyn C. Meltzer, et al.. (1999). Changes in forebrain function from waking to REM sleep in depression: preliminary analyses [of 18F]FDG PET studies. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging. 91(2). 59–78. 72 indexed citations
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Nofzinger, Eric A., Mark A. Mintun, Julie C. Price, et al.. (1998). A method for the assessment of the functional neuroanatomy of human sleep using FDG PET. Brain Research Protocols. 2(3). 191–198. 35 indexed citations
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Moore, Robert Y. & Rae Silver. (1998). Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Organization. Chronobiology International. 15(5). 475–487. 133 indexed citations
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Moore, Robert Y.. (1995). Neural control of the pineal gland. Behavioural Brain Research. 73(1-2). 125–130. 280 indexed citations
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Moga, Margaret M., Roger Weis, & Robert Y. Moore. (1995). Efferent projections of the paraventricular thalamic nucleus in the rat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 359(2). 221–238. 341 indexed citations
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Shirakawa, Tetsuo & Robert Y. Moore. (1994). Glutamate shifts the phase of the circadian neuronal firing rhythm in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus in vitro. Neuroscience Letters. 178(1). 47–50. 76 indexed citations
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Klein, David C., Robert Y. Moore, & Steven M. Reppert. (1991). Suprachiasmatic nucleus : the mind's clock. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1445 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moore, Robert Y. & Patrick A. Sibony. (1988). Enkephalin-like immunoreactivity in neurons in the human pineal gland. Brain Research. 457(2). 395–398. 35 indexed citations
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Shibata, Shigenobu & Robert Y. Moore. (1988). Electrical and metabolic activity of suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons in hamster hypothalamic slices. Brain Research. 438(1-2). 374–378. 75 indexed citations
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Cassone, Vincent M. & Robert Y. Moore. (1987). Retinohypothalamic projection and suprachiasmatic nucleus of the house sparrow, Passer domesticus. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 266(2). 171–182. 85 indexed citations
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Moore, Robert Y. & Alfred Heller. (1967). MONOAMINE LEVELS AND NEURONAL DEGENERATION IN RAT BRAIN FOLLOWING LATERAL HYPOTHALAMIC LESIONS. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 156(1). 12–22. 69 indexed citations
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McCleary, Robert A. & Robert Y. Moore. (1965). Subcortical mechanisms of behavior : the psychological functions of primitive parts of the brain. Basic Books. 1 indexed citations
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Harvey, John A., et al.. (1964). EFFECT OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS ON BARBITURATE SLEEPING TIME IN THE RAT. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 144(1). 24–36. 18 indexed citations

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