Ross W. Gundersen

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Ross W. Gundersen is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ross W. Gundersen has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Ross W. Gundersen's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (3 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (3 papers) and Silk-based biomaterials and applications (3 papers). Ross W. Gundersen is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (3 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (3 papers) and Silk-based biomaterials and applications (3 papers). Ross W. Gundersen collaborates with scholars based in United States and Russia. Ross W. Gundersen's co-authors include John N. Barrett, Joseph R. Larsen, Ben Greenebaum, Manuel Schaller, Robert Perks and Gary M. Booth and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Cell Biology and Developmental Biology.

In The Last Decade

Ross W. Gundersen

13 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Characterization of the turning response of dorsal root neurites toward nerve growth factor.

1980 406 citations Ross W. Gundersen, John N. Barrett The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ross W. Gundersen United States	10	938	384	347	307	114	13	1.2k
Beatrice B. Garber United States	16	362 0.4×	455 1.2×	232 0.7×	285 0.9×	134 1.2×	26	1.1k
Ysander von Boxberg France	22	813 0.9×	602 1.6×	320 0.9×	355 1.2×	69 0.6×	36	1.5k
K. W. Tosney United States	8	540 0.6×	540 1.4×	259 0.7×	373 1.2×	31 0.3×	9	995
Daniel J. Goldberg United States	23	894 1.0×	574 1.5×	182 0.5×	794 2.6×	71 0.6×	41	1.5k
G. Elisabeth Pollerberg Germany	15	721 0.8×	656 1.7×	353 1.0×	440 1.4×	43 0.4×	18	1.2k
James T. Campanelli United States	21	911 1.0×	1.3k 3.5×	196 0.6×	465 1.5×	98 0.9×	28	1.8k
Margaret Egar United States	13	557 0.6×	389 1.0×	452 1.3×	206 0.7×	33 0.3×	21	960
Frank S. Walsh United Kingdom	8	1.4k 1.5×	848 2.2×	774 2.2×	324 1.1×	26 0.2×	8	1.9k
JR Sanes United States	15	887 0.9×	1.3k 3.3×	571 1.6×	390 1.3×	109 1.0×	17	2.0k
William G. Wadsworth United States	25	1.1k 1.2×	1.1k 2.8×	430 1.2×	532 1.7×	81 0.7×	38	2.3k

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Gundersen, Ross W.. (1988). Interference reflection microscopic study of dorsal root growth cones on different substrates: Assessment of growth cone–substrate contacts. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 21(2-4). 298–306. 47 indexed citations

Gundersen, Ross W.. (1987). Response of sensory neurites and growth cones to patterned substrata of laminin and fibronectin in vitro. Developmental Biology. 121(2). 423–431. 162 indexed citations

Gundersen, Ross W., Ben Greenebaum, & Manuel Schaller. (1986). Intracellular recording during magnetic field application to monitor neurotransmitter release events: Methods and preliminary results. Bioelectromagnetics. 7(3). 271–281. 12 indexed citations

Gundersen, Ross W.. (1985). Sensory neurite growth cone guidance by substrate adsorbed nerve growth factor. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 13(1-2). 199–212. 75 indexed citations

Gundersen, Ross W. & Ben Greenebaum. (1985). Low‐voltage ELF electric field measurements in ionic media. Bioelectromagnetics. 6(2). 157–168. 7 indexed citations

Gundersen, Ross W., et al.. (1984). The effects of conditioned media on spinal neurites: Substrate-associated changes in neurite direction and adherence. Developmental Biology. 104(1). 18–27. 35 indexed citations

Gundersen, Ross W. & John N. Barrett. (1984). Neurite growth cone-substratum adherance increases in vitro. Developmental Brain Research. 12(1). 21–26. 18 indexed citations

Gundersen, Ross W. & John N. Barrett. (1980). Characterization of the turning response of dorsal root neurites toward nerve growth factor.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 87(3). 546–554. 406 indexed citations breakdown →

Gundersen, Ross W. & John N. Barrett. (1979). Neuronal Chemotaxis: Chick Dorsal-Root Axons Turn Toward High Concentrations of Nerve Growth Factor. Science. 206(4422). 1079–1080. 413 indexed citations

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Larsen, Joseph R., Gary M. Booth, Robert Perks, & Ross W. Gundersen. (1979). Optic Neuropiles Absent in Cave Beetle Glacicavicola bathyscioides (Coleoptera: Leiodidae). Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 98(3). 461–461. 6 indexed citations

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Gundersen, Ross W. & Joseph R. Larsen. (1978). Postembryonic development of the optic lobes of Phormia regina meigen (diptera: Calliphoridae). International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology. 7(2). 121–136. 9 indexed citations

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Gundersen, Ross W. & Joseph R. Larsen. (1978). Postembryonic development of the lateral protocerebral lobes, corpora pedunculata, deutocerebrum and tritocerebrum of Phormia regina meigen (diptera: calliphoridae). International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology. 7(5-6). 467–477. 11 indexed citations

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Gundersen, Ross W. & Joseph R. Larsen. (1978). Postembryonic development of the central complex and protocerebral bridge of Phormia regina meigen (diptera: Calliphoridae). International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology. 7(5-6). 455–465. 2 indexed citations

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