W. Precht

13.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
138 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

W. Precht is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Sensory Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Precht has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Neurology, 42 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 42 papers in Sensory Systems. Recurrent topics in W. Precht's work include Vestibular and auditory disorders (113 papers), Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (42 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (24 papers). W. Precht is often cited by papers focused on Vestibular and auditory disorders (113 papers), Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (42 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (24 papers). W. Precht collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. W. Precht's co-authors include Hiroshi Shimazu, N. Dieringer, Mitsuo Yoshida, R. Baker, R.H.I. Blanks, R. Llin�s, L. Cazin, J. Lannou, S.L. Cochran and E.L. Keller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

W. Precht

136 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. TONIC AND KINETIC RESPONSES OF CAT'S VESTIBULAR NEURONS TO HORIZONTAL ANGULAR ACCELERATION
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Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
W. Precht 5.4k 2.8k 2.3k 2.1k 1.7k 138 8.3k
Masao Ito 7.7k 1.4× 5.2k 1.9× 5.0k 2.1× 2.5k 1.2× 3.0k 1.7× 196 14.7k
Jan Voogd 5.0k 0.9× 2.9k 1.0× 2.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 111 8.3k
O. Pompeiano 4.4k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 3.4k 1.4× 1.4k 0.6× 737 0.4× 354 8.2k
Victor J. Wilson 3.9k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 2.4k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 671 0.4× 150 7.0k
J. M. Goldberg 5.3k 1.0× 1.3k 0.5× 3.9k 1.7× 3.9k 1.8× 899 0.5× 45 8.8k
Albert F. Fuchs 7.1k 1.3× 2.4k 0.9× 8.8k 3.7× 1.7k 0.8× 2.1k 1.2× 148 13.6k
Stephen M. Highstein 3.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 833 0.5× 113 5.2k
Bernard Cohen 7.9k 1.5× 1.7k 0.6× 4.9k 2.1× 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 239 12.2k
Malcolm B. Carpenter 2.9k 0.5× 2.9k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 930 0.4× 933 0.5× 91 7.3k
H. Collewijn 3.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 5.3k 2.3× 477 0.2× 1.7k 1.0× 138 9.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Precht

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. Precht. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. Precht based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with W. Precht. W. Precht is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Hess, Bernhard, R.H.I. Blanks, J. Lannou, & W. Precht. (1989). Effects of kainic acid lesions of the nucleus reticularis tegmenti pontis on fast and slow phases of vestibulo-ocular and optokinetic reflexes in the pigmented rat. Experimental Brain Research. 74(1). 63–79. 21 indexed citations
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Cochran, S.L., et al.. (1987). Pharmacological aspects of excitatory synaptic transmission to second‐order vestibular neurons in the frog. Synapse. 1(1). 102–123. 99 indexed citations
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Dieringer, N. & W. Precht. (1986). Functional organization of eye velocity and eye position signals in abducens motoneurons of the frog. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 158(2). 179–194. 37 indexed citations
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Precht, W., et al.. (1985). Horizontal optokinetic ocular nystagmus in the pigmented rat. Neuroscience. 15(1). 97–107. 85 indexed citations
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Flohr, H. & W. Precht. (1981). Lesion-Induced Neuronal Plasticity in Sensorimotor Systems. 195 indexed citations
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Dieringer, N. & W. Precht. (1979). Mechanisms of compensation for vestibular deficits in the frog. Experimental Brain Research. 36(2). 311–328. 104 indexed citations
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Blanks, Robert H. I. & W. Precht. (1978). A mechanism for type III vestibular responses of frog cerebellar purkinje cells. Brain Research. 150(2). 295–306. 2 indexed citations
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Llinás, Rodolfó R., W. Precht, & Robert R. Capranica. (1976). Frog neurobiology : a handbook. Springer eBooks. 62 indexed citations
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Precht, W., J. I. Simpson, & R. Llin�s. (1976). Responses of Purkinje cells in rabbit nodulus and uvula to natural vestibular and visual stimuli. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 367(1). 1–6. 53 indexed citations
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Precht, W., et al.. (1976). The effects of stimulating the cerebellar nodulus in the cat on the responses of vestibular neurons. Neuroscience. 1(4). 301–312. 54 indexed citations
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Bak, I. J., R. Baker, Woo‐Sung Choi, & W. Precht. (1976). Electron microscopic investigation of the vestibular projection to the cat trochlear nuclei. Neuroscience. 1(6). 477–IN22. 13 indexed citations
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Blanks, R.H.I. & W. Precht. (1976). Functional characterization of primary vestibular afferents in the frog. Experimental Brain Research. 25(4). 369–90. 113 indexed citations
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Precht, W.. (1974). Functional recovery after lesions of the nervous system. IV. Structural correlates of recovery in adult subjects. Functional compensation in the vestibular system.. PubMed. 12(2). 244–6.
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Simpson, J. I., W. Precht, & R. Llin�s. (1974). Sensory separation in climbing and mossy fiber inputs to cat vestibulocerebellum. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 351(3). 183–193. 29 indexed citations
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Magherini, P. C., W. Precht, & A. Richter. (1974). Vestibulospinal effects on hindlimb motoneurons of the frog. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 348(3). 211–223. 16 indexed citations
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Baker, R., W. Precht, & Alain Berthoz. (1973). Synaptic connections to trochlear motoneurons determined by individual vestibular nerve branch stimulation in the cat. Brain Research. 64. 402–406. 65 indexed citations
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Precht, W., et al.. (1972). Vestibulocerebellar Input: Physiology. Progress in brain research. 37. 341–359. 12 indexed citations
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Baker, R., W. Precht, & R. Llin�s. (1972). Cerebellar modulatory action on the vestibulo-trochlear pathway in the cat. Experimental Brain Research. 15(4). 364–85. 85 indexed citations
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Precht, W. & Mitsuo Yoshida. (1971). Blockage of caudate-evoked inhibition of neurons in the substantia nigra by picrotoxin. Brain Research. 32(1). 229–233. 307 indexed citations
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Precht, W., Jorge Grippo, & A. Wagner. (1967). Contribution of different types of central vestibular neurons to the vestibulospinal system. Brain Research. 4(1). 119–123. 22 indexed citations

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