Thomas W. Abrams

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas W. Abrams is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas W. Abrams has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Thomas W. Abrams's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (25 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (23 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers). Thomas W. Abrams is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (25 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (23 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers). Thomas W. Abrams collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Israel. Thomas W. Abrams's co-authors include Eric R. Kandel, RD Hawkins, Thomas Carew, David L. Glanzman, Frances K. McSweeney, David F. Clayton, Seema Bhatnagar, John Colombo, Chun-Fang Wu and Stephen Marsland and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Thomas W. Abrams

39 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Habituation revisited: An updated a... 1983 2026 1997 2011 2008 1983 250 500 750 1000
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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. Habituation revisited: An updated and revised description of the behavioral characteristics of habituation
    2008 1.1k citations Catharine H. Rankin, Thomas W. Abrams et al. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory profile →
  2. A Cellular Mechanism of Classical Conditioning in Aplysia : Activity-Dependent Amplification of Presynaptic Facilitation
    1983 470 citations RD Hawkins, Thomas W. Abrams et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas W. Abrams United States 23 1.9k 1.0k 939 353 316 39 3.4k
David L. Glanzman United States 33 2.1k 1.1× 1.4k 1.4× 804 0.9× 398 1.1× 377 1.2× 62 3.9k
Jonathan T. Erichsen United Kingdom 38 1.6k 0.9× 1.7k 1.7× 1.2k 1.3× 629 1.8× 467 1.5× 102 5.1k
Vincent F. Castellucci Canada 25 2.5k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 311 0.9× 193 0.6× 41 3.5k
Catharine H. Rankin Canada 37 1.3k 0.7× 981 1.0× 716 0.8× 476 1.3× 622 2.0× 103 4.9k
Howard M. Cooper France 36 1.5k 0.8× 921 0.9× 1.2k 1.3× 323 0.9× 317 1.0× 81 4.6k
Juan Carlos López Spain 25 1.1k 0.6× 940 0.9× 642 0.7× 235 0.7× 339 1.1× 107 2.7k
Dale R. Sengelaub United States 41 2.0k 1.1× 470 0.5× 1.4k 1.5× 450 1.3× 921 2.9× 127 5.0k
Roberto Lent Brazil 31 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 1.3× 1.3k 1.4× 147 0.4× 340 1.1× 101 4.8k
Rhanor Gillette United States 31 1.9k 1.0× 673 0.7× 605 0.6× 713 2.0× 239 0.8× 102 3.3k
Bruno van Swinderen Australia 34 2.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 473 0.5× 597 1.7× 104 0.3× 101 3.6k

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All Works

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Orvis, Joshua, Caroline B. Albertin, Pragya Shrestha, et al.. (2022). The evolution of synaptic and cognitive capacity: Insights from the nervous system transcriptome ofAplysia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(28). e2122301119–e2122301119. 12 indexed citations
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Patton, Mary H., et al.. (2018). An Aplysia-like synaptic switch for rapid protection against ethanol-induced synaptic inhibition in a mammalian habit circuit. Neuropharmacology. 144. 1–8. 3 indexed citations
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Wan, Qin, et al.. (2012). Protein kinase C acts as a molecular detector of firing patterns to mediate sensory gating in Aplysia. Nature Neuroscience. 15(8). 1144–1152. 32 indexed citations
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Abrams, Thomas W.. (2012). Studies on Aplysia neurons suggest treatments for chronic human disorders. Current Biology. 22(17). R705–R711. 17 indexed citations
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Abrams, Thomas W., et al.. (2012). Novel approach for generation of low calcium reagents for investigations of heavy metal effects on calcium signaling. Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods. 65(3). 122–125. 1 indexed citations
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Sossin, Wayne S. & Thomas W. Abrams. (2009). Evolutionary Conservation of the Signaling Proteins Upstream of Cyclic AMP-Dependent Kinase and Protein Kinase C in Gastropod Mollusks. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 74(3). 191–205. 15 indexed citations
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Gover, Tony D. & Thomas W. Abrams. (2009). Insights into a molecular switch that gates sensory neuron synapses during habituation in Aplysia. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 92(2). 155–165. 33 indexed citations
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Rankin, Catharine H., Thomas W. Abrams, Robert J. Barry, et al.. (2008). Habituation revisited: An updated and revised description of the behavioral characteristics of habituation. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 92(2). 135–138. 1120 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wan, Qin & Thomas W. Abrams. (2008). Trans-Synaptic Plasticity: Presynaptic Initiation, Postsynaptic Memory. Current Biology. 18(5). R220–R223. 2 indexed citations
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Cohen, Jonathan E., et al.. (2005). Serotonin Receptor Antagonists Discriminate Between PKA- and PKC-Mediated Plasticity inAplysiaSensory Neurons. Journal of Neurophysiology. 95(4). 2713–2720. 20 indexed citations
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Lin, Allison H., Chiadi U. Onyike, & Thomas W. Abrams. (1998). Sequence-dependent interactions between transient calcium and transmitter stimuli in activation of mammalian brain adenylyl cyclase. Brain Research. 800(2). 300–307. 5 indexed citations
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Onyike, Chiadi U., Allison H. Lin, & Thomas W. Abrams. (1998). Persistence of the Interaction of Calmodulin with Adenylyl Cyclase: Implications for Integration of Transient Calcium Stimuli. Journal of Neurochemistry. 71(3). 1298–1306. 9 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xueying & Thomas W. Abrams. (1998). Use-Dependent Decline of Paired-Pulse Facilitation atAplysiaSensory Neuron Synapses Suggests a Distinct Vesicle Pool or Release Mechanism. Journal of Neuroscience. 18(24). 10310–10319. 34 indexed citations
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Yovell, Yoram, Eric R. Kandel, Yadin Dudai, & Thomas W. Abrams. (1992). A Quantitative Study of the Ca2+/Calmodulin Sensitivity of Adenylyl Cyclase in Aplysia, Drosophila, and Rat. Journal of Neurochemistry. 59(5). 1736–1744. 50 indexed citations
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Hawkins, Robert D. & Thomas W. Abrams. (1984). Evidence that activity dependent facilitation underlying classical conditioning in aplysia involves modulation of the same ionic current as normal presynaptic facilitation. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 10(1). 268. 9 indexed citations
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Carew, TJ, RD Hawkins, Thomas W. Abrams, & ER Kandel. (1984). A test of Hebb's postulate at identified synapses which mediate classical conditioning in Aplysia. Journal of Neuroscience. 4(5). 1217–1224. 111 indexed citations
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Abrams, Thomas W., V. F. Castellucci, Joseph S. Camardo, Eric R. Kandel, & Philip E. Lloyd. (1984). Two endogenous neuropeptides modulate the gill and siphon withdrawal reflex in Aplysia by presynaptic facilitation involving cAMP-dependent closure of a serotonin-sensitive potassium channel.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 81(24). 7956–7960. 217 indexed citations

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