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Neuroscience

D-Index
66
Citations
18901
World Ranking
2976
National Ranking
1382

Edward R. Perl publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edward R. Perl sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 105 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Edward R. Perl D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edward R. Perl sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 66 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 1958 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Edward R. Perl was affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research contributions focused primarily on neuroscience, with published work spanning multiple areas related to neural dynamics, sensory processing, and physiology.

Their recent papers included studies published in 2021, all appearing in the venue UNC Libraries. The titles of these papers are:

  • Comparison of primary afferent and glutamate excitation of neurons in the mammalian spinal dorsal horn (2021)
  • Differences in Ca 2+ Channels Governing Generation of Miniature and Evoked Excitatory Synaptic Currents in Spinal Laminae I and II (2021)
  • A Specific Inhibitory Pathway between Substantia Gelatinosa Neurons Receiving Direct C-Fiber Input (2021)
  • Modular Organization of Excitatory Circuits between Neurons of the Spinal Superficial Dorsal Horn (Laminae I and II) (2021)
  • ATP modulation of synaptic transmission in the spinal substantia gelatinosa (2021)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Perl included:

  • Yan Lu
  • Yan Lü
  • Stephen P. Schneider
  • Juping Bao
  • Jing James Li

Their research spanned several subfields of study, such as:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Physiology
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Equine studies
  • Animal Science and Zoology

Main topics covered in Perl's research included:

  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Veterinary Equine Medical Research
  • Pharmacological Effects and Assays
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
  • Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research

During their career, Edward R. Perl was recognized with awards such as the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience from the Society for Neuroscience in 1998. They were also named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1958.

Best Publications

  • Response of cutaneous sensory units with unmyelinated fibers to noxious stimuli.

    P Bessou;E R Perl

  • Spinal termination of functionally identified primary afferent neurons with slowly conducting myelinated fibers.

    A. R. Light;E. R. Perl

  • Spinal neurons specifically excited by noxious or thermal stimuli: marginal zone of the dorsal horn.

    B N Christensen;E R Perl

  • Adrenergic excitation of cutaneous pain receptors induced by peripheral nerve injury

    Jun Sato;Edward R. Perl

  • Central Projections of Identified, Unmyelinated (C) Afferent Fibers Innervating Mammalian Skin

    Y Sugiura;CL Lee;ER Perl

  • Myelinated afferent fibres responding specifically to noxious stimulation of the skin

    P. R. Burgess;E. R. Perl

  • Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors and Nociceptors

    P. R. Burgess;E. R. Perl

  • Reexamination of the dorsal root projection to the spinal dorsal horn including observations on the differential termination of coarse and fine fibers.

    A. R. Light;E. R. Perl

  • Correlations between neuronal morphology and electrophysiological features in the rodent superficial dorsal horn

    T. J. Grudt;E. R. Perl

  • Morphological features of functionally defined neurons in the marginal zone and substantia gelatinosa of the spinal dorsal horn

    A. R. Light;D. L. Trevino;E. R. Perl

  • Excitation of marginal and substantia gelatinosa neurons in the primate spinal cord: indications of their place in dorsal horn functional organization.

    T. Kumazawa;E. R. Perl

  • Myelinated afferent fibres innervating the primate skin and their response to noxious stimuli.

    E. R. Perl

  • A Specific Inhibitory Pathway between Substantia Gelatinosa Neurons Receiving Direct C-Fiber Input

    Yan Lu;Edward R. Perl

  • Relationship of substance P to afferent characteristics of dorsal root ganglion neurones in guinea-pig.

    S. N. Lawson;B. A. Crepps;E. R. Perl

  • Progress in Sensory Physiology

    Unknown

  • Modular Organization of Excitatory Circuits between Neurons of the Spinal Superficial Dorsal Horn (Laminae I and II)

    Yan Lu;Edward R. Perl

  • Dynamic properties of mechanoreceptors with unmyelinated (C) fibers.

    P Bessou;P R Burgess;E R Perl;C B Taylor

  • Comparison of primary afferent and glutamate excitation of neurons in the mammalian spinal dorsal horn.

    SP Schneider;ER Perl

  • Ideas about pain, a historical view.

    Edward R. Perl

  • Fine structure of myelinated mechanical nociceptor endings in cat hairy skin

    L. Kruger;E. R. Perl;M. J. Sedivec

  • Is ATP a central synaptic mediator for certain primary afferent fibers from mammalian skin

    Robert E. W. Fyffe;Edward R. Perl

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan R. Light
Alan R. Light University of Utah
Anthony N. van den Pol
Anthony N. van den Pol Yale University
Sally N. Lawson
Sally N. Lawson University of Bristol
John J. O'Connor
John J. O'Connor University College Dublin
Robert E.W. Fyffe
Robert E.W. Fyffe Wright State University
Alan Carr
Alan Carr University College Dublin
Andrew N. Coogan
Andrew N. Coogan National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Charles J. Vierck
Charles J. Vierck University of Florida
Gregory T. A. Kovacs
Gregory T. A. Kovacs SRI International
Robert G. Hill
Robert G. Hill Queen Mary University of London

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