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Elizabeth C. Cropper

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Neuroscience

D-Index
36
Citations
3952
World Ranking
9081
National Ranking
3827

Elizabeth C. Cropper 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 Elizabeth C. Cropper sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 99 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Elizabeth C. Cropper 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 Elizabeth C. Cropper sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Elizabeth C. Cropper is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience. Their work also spans related subfields such as cognitive neuroscience, plant science, ecology, and molecular biology.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Neurobiology and insect physiology research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Plant and biological electrophysiology studies
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Neuropeptides and animal physiology
  • Olfactory and sensory function studies

Elizabeth C. Cropper has published extensively in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Neurophysiology
  • ACS Omega
  • Science Advances
  • Frontiers in Neural Circuits
  • Research

Notable recent papers demonstrate the scope of their research, including:

  • Synaptic mechanisms for motor variability in a feedforward network, 2020, Science Advances
  • The Complement of Projection Neurons Activated Determines the Type of Feeding Motor Program in Aplysia, 2021, Frontiers in Neural Circuits
  • A Single Central Pattern Generator for the Control of a Locomotor Rolling Wave in MolluscAplysia, 2023, Research
  • Convergent effects of neuropeptides on the feeding central pattern generator of Aplysia californica, 2022, Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Two C-terminal isoforms of Aplysia tachykinin-related peptide receptors exhibit phosphorylation-dependent and phosphorylation-independent desensitization mechanisms, 2024, Journal of Biological Chemistry

Collaborations have been a significant part of Cropper's scientific contributions. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jian Jing
  • Klaudiusz R. Weiss
  • Michael A. Barry
  • Shi-Qi Guo
  • Matthew H. Perkins

In recognition of their contributions to their field, Elizabeth C. Cropper was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1993.

Best Publications

  • Myomodulin: a bioactive neuropeptide present in an identified cholinergic buccal motor neuron of Aplysia.

    Elizabeth C. Cropper;Renata Tenenbaum;Mary Ann Gawinowicz Kolks;Irving Kupfermann

  • Multiple neuropeptides in cholinergic motor neurons of Aplysia: evidence for modulation intrinsic to the motor circuit.

    Elizabeth C. Cropper;Philip E. Lloyd;William Reed;Renata Tenenbaum

  • Peptidergic co-transmission in Aplysia: functional implications for rhythmic behaviors.

    K. R. Weiss;V. Březina;E. C. Cropper;S. L. Hooper;S. L. Hooper

  • Structure and action of buccalin: a modulatory neuropeptide localized to an identified small cardioactive peptide-containing cholinergic motor neuron of Aplysia californica.

    Elizabeth C. Cropper;Mark W. Miller;Renata Tenenbaum;Mary Ann Gawinowicz Kolks

  • Feeding neural networks in the mollusc Aplysia.

    Elizabeth C. Cropper;Colin G. Evans;Itay Hurwitz;Jian Jing

  • An immunocytochemical study of the serotonergic innervation of the thalamus of the rat.

    E. C. Cropper;J. S. Eisenman;E. C. Azmitia

  • The construction of movement with behavior-specific and behavior-independent modules.

    Jian Jing;Elizabeth C. Cropper;Itay Hurwitz;Klaudiusz R. Weiss

  • Release of peptide cotransmitters from a cholinergic motor neuron under physiological conditions.

    Elizabeth C. Cropper;David Price;Renata Tenenbaum;Irving Kupfermann

  • Release of Peptide Cotransmitters in Aplysia: Regulation and Functional Implications

    F. S. Vilim;E. C. Cropper;D. A. Price;I. Kupfermann

  • NINE MEMBERS OF THE MYOMODULIN FAMILY OF PEPTIDE COTRANSMITTERS AT THE B16-ARC NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION OF APLYSIA

    V. Brezina;B. Bank;E. C. Cropper;S. Rosen

  • Differential firing patterns of the peptide-containing cholinergic motor neurons B15 and B16 during feeding behavior inAplysia

    Elizabeth C. Cropper;Irving Kupfermann;Klaudiusz R. Weiss

  • The Enterins: A Novel Family of Neuropeptides Isolated from the Enteric Nervous System and CNS of Aplysia

    Y. Furukawa;K. Nakamaru;H. Wakayama;Y. Fujisawa

  • Peptide Cotransmitter Release from Motorneuron B16 inAplysia californica: Costorage, Corelease, and Functional Implications

    Ferdinand S. Vilim;Elizabeth C. Cropper;David A. Price;Irving Kupfermann

  • Localization of myomodulin-like immunoreactivity in the central nervous system and peripheral tissues of Aplysia californica.

    M. W. Miller;A. Alevizos;E. C. Cropper;F. S. Vilim

  • Selective modulation of spike duration by serotonin and the neuropeptides, FMRFamide, SCPB, buccalin and myomodulin in different classes of mechanoafferent neurons in the cerebral ganglion of Aplysia

    SC Rosen;AJ Susswein;EC Cropper;KR Weiss

  • The buccalin-related neuropeptides: isolation and characterization of an Aplysia cDNA clone encoding a family of peptide cotransmitters

    MW Miller;S Beushausen;EC Cropper;K Eisinger

  • Physiology and biochemistry of peptidergic cotransmission in Aplysia.

    K.R. Weiss;V. Brezina;E.C. Cropper;J. Heierhorst

  • Buccalin is present in the cholinergic motor neuron B16 ofAplysia and it depresses accessory radula closer muscle contractions evoked by stimulation of B16

    Elizabeth C. Cropper;Mark W. Miller;Ferdinand S. Vilim;Renata Tenenbaum

  • cAMP-dependent phosphorylation of Aplysia twitchin may mediate modulation of muscle contractions by neuropeptide cotransmitters.

    W C Probst;E C Cropper;J Heierhorst;S L Hooper

  • Structure, bioactivity, and cellular localization of myomodulin B: A novel Aplysia peptide

    Elizabeth C. Cropper;Ferdinand S. Vilim;Alexandros Alevizos;Renata Tenenbaum

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaudiusz R. Weiss
Klaudiusz R. Weiss Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jian Jing
Jian Jing Nanjing University
Irving Kupfermann
Irving Kupfermann Columbia University
Mark W. Miller
Mark W. Miller Boston University
Jonathan V. Sweedler
Jonathan V. Sweedler University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Efrain C. Azmitia
Efrain C. Azmitia New York University
David Price
David Price University of Aberdeen
Paul S. Katz
Paul S. Katz University of Massachusetts Amherst
Abraham J. Susswein
Abraham J. Susswein Bar-Ilan University
Thomas J. Carew
Thomas J. Carew New York University

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