Ronald J. Konopka

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

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Ronald J. Konopka is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ronald J. Konopka has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Ronald J. Konopka's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (15 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (11 papers) and Light effects on plants (6 papers). Ronald J. Konopka is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (15 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (11 papers) and Light effects on plants (6 papers). Ronald J. Konopka collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Czechia. Ronald J. Konopka's co-authors include Seymour Benzer, Randall F. Smith, Jeffrey C. Hall, Colin S. Pittendrigh, Alfred M. Handler, Charalambos P. Kyriacou, Michael Rosbash, David A. Wheeler, William A. Zehring and Pranhitha Reddy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ronald J. Konopka

19 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Clock Mutants of Drosophila melanogaster

1971 1.6k citations Ronald J. Konopka, Seymour Benzer Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
P-element transformation with period locus DNA restores rhythmicity to mutant, arrhythmic drosophila melanogaster

1984 273 citations William A. Zehring, David A. Wheeler et al. Cell profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ronald J. Konopka United States	17	2.4k	1.7k	1.2k	474	444	20	3.1k
Jeffrey L. Price United States	21	2.4k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.4×	389 0.8×	538 1.2×	45	3.2k
Jadwiga M. Giebułtowicz United States	33	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	617 0.5×	634 1.3×	687 1.5×	79	3.2k
Patrick Emery United States	25	3.3k 1.4×	2.7k 1.6×	2.1k 1.8×	448 0.9×	485 1.1×	54	4.3k
Justin Blau United States	23	1.9k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	994 0.8×	219 0.5×	334 0.8×	29	3.0k
Lino Sáez United States	26	2.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.5×	455 1.0×	518 1.2×	36	3.5k
M. Fernanda Ceriani Argentina	21	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	282 0.6×	384 0.9×	50	2.9k
Michael N. Nitabach United States	37	1.9k 0.8×	2.7k 1.6×	670 0.6×	362 0.8×	487 1.1×	57	4.0k
F. Rob Jackson United States	36	1.9k 0.8×	2.4k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	374 0.8×	499 1.1×	77	4.7k
Ezio Rosato United Kingdom	32	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	913 0.8×	207 0.4×	277 0.6×	74	2.7k
Adrian Rothenfluh United States	21	2.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	351 0.7×	488 1.1×	44	3.2k

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Konopka, Ronald J., Martina Hýžďalová, Lukáš Kubala, & Jiřı́ Pachernı́k. (2010). New Luminescence-Based Approach to Measurement of Luciferase Gene Expression Reporter Activity and Adenosine Triphosphate-Based Determination of Cell Viability. Folia Biologica. 56(2). 66–71. 16 indexed citations

Konopka, Ronald J., et al.. (2007). RECIPROCAL BEHAVIOUR ASSOCIATED WITH ALTERED HOMEOSTASIS AND PHOTOSENSITIVITY OFDROSOPHILACLOCK MUTANTS. Journal of Neurogenetics. 21(4). 243–252. 4 indexed citations

Konopka, Ronald J., Charalambos P. Kyriacou, & Jeffrey C. Hall. (1996). Mosaic Analysis in the Drosophila Cns of Circadian and Courtship-Song Rhythms Affected by a Period Clock Mutation: Short Communication. Journal of Neurogenetics. 11(1-2). 117–139. 30 indexed citations

Konopka, Ronald J., et al.. (1994). An Ultrashort Clock Mutation at the period Locus of Drosophila melanogaster That Reveals Some New Features of the Fly's Circadian System. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 9(3-4). 189–216. 76 indexed citations

Konopka, Ronald J., et al.. (1991). Characterization ofAndante, A NewDrosophilaClock Mutant, and its Interactions with Other Clock Mutants. Journal of Neurogenetics. 7(2-3). 103–114. 46 indexed citations

Konopka, Ronald J., et al.. (1989). Reciprocal Behaviour Associated with Altered Homeostasis and Photosensitivity of Drosophila Clock Mutants. Journal of Neurogenetics. 6(1). 1–10. 202 indexed citations

Hamblen-Coyle, Melanie J., Ronald J. Konopka, Laurence J. Zwiebel, et al.. (1989). A New Mutation at thePeriodLocus ofDrosophila MelanogasterWith Some Novel Effects on Circadian Rhythms. Journal of Neurogenetics. 5(4). 229–256. 67 indexed citations

Konopka, Ronald J.. (1988). When is developmental biology not developmental biology?. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 11(4). 639–639.

Konopka, Ronald J.. (1987). GENETICS OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS IN DROSOPHILA. Annual Review of Genetics. 21(1). 227–236. 49 indexed citations

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Hamblen, Melanie, William A. Zehring, Charalambos P. Kyriacou, et al.. (1986). Germ-Line Transformation Involving DNA from theperiodLocus inDrosophila melanogaster: Overlapping Genomic Fragments that Restore Circadian and Ultradian Rhythmicity toper⁰andper⁻Mutants. Journal of Neurogenetics. 3(5). 249–291. 148 indexed citations

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Zehring, William A., David A. Wheeler, Pranhitha Reddy, et al.. (1984). P-element transformation with period locus DNA restores rhythmicity to mutant, arrhythmic drosophila melanogaster. Cell. 39(2). 369–376. 273 indexed citations breakdown →

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Konopka, Ronald J., Steven Wells, & Thomas Lee. (1983). Mosaic analysis of a Drosophila clock mutant. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 190(2). 284–288. 67 indexed citations

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Smith, Randall F. & Ronald J. Konopka. (1982). Effects of dosage alterations at the per locus on the period of the circadian clock of Drosophila. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 185(1). 30–36. 101 indexed citations

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Smith, Randall F. & Ronald J. Konopka. (1981). Circadian clock phenotypes of chromosome aberrations with a breakpoint at the per locus. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 183(2). 243–251. 79 indexed citations

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Konopka, Ronald J., et al.. (1980). Effects of a Clock Mutation on the Subjective Day — Implications for a Membrane Model of the Drosophila Circadian Clock. PubMed. 16. 409–416. 21 indexed citations

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Konopka, Ronald J. & Steven Wells. (1980). Drosophila clock mutations affect the morphology of a brain neurosecretory cell group. Journal of Neurobiology. 11(4). 411–415. 30 indexed citations

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Handler, Alfred M. & Ronald J. Konopka. (1979). Transplantation of a circadian pacemaker in Drosophila. Nature. 279(5710). 236–238. 138 indexed citations

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Hodgetts, Ross B. & Ronald J. Konopka. (1973). Tyrosine and catecholamine metabolism in wild-type Drosophila melanogaster and a mutant, ebony. Journal of Insect Physiology. 19(6). 1211–1220. 76 indexed citations

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Konopka, Ronald J.. (1972). Abnormal Concentrations of Dopamine in a Drosophila Mutant. Nature. 239(5370). 281–282. 17 indexed citations

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Konopka, Ronald J. & Seymour Benzer. (1971). Clock Mutants of Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 68(9). 2112–2116. 1638 indexed citations breakdown →

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