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Hans-Joachim Pflüger

Hans-Joachim Pflüger

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Neuroscience

D-Index
38
Citations
4146
World Ranking
8645
National Ranking
730

Hans-Joachim Pflüger 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 Hans-Joachim Pflüger sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 104 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Hans-Joachim Pflüger 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 Hans-Joachim Pflüger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • The Organization of Mechanosensory Neuropiles in Locust Thoracic Ganglia

    H. J. Pfluger;P. Braunig;R. Hustert

  • The role of octopamine in locusts and other arthropods

    Heleen Verlinden;Rut Vleugels;Elisabeth Marchal;Liesbeth Badisco

  • Distribution and specific central projections of mechanoreceptors in the thorax and proximal leg joints of locusts. II. The external mechanoreceptors: hair plates and tactile hairs.

    Pflüger Hj;Bräunig P;Hustert R

  • Distribution and specific central projections of mechanoreceptors in the thorax and proximal leg joints of locusts. I. Morphology, location and innervation of internal proprioceptors of pro- and metathorax and their central projections.

    Bräunig P;Hustert R;Pflüger Hj

  • The unpaired median neurons of insects.

    Peter-Michael Bräunig;Hans-Joachim Pflüger

  • Central Modulatory Neurons Control Fuel Selection in Flight Muscle of Migratory Locust

    Tim Mentel;Carsten Duch;Heike Stypa;Gerhard Wegener

  • Positive feedback loops from proprioceptors involved in leg movements of the locust

    m. Burrows;H. J. Pfluger

  • Evolutionary aspects of octopaminergic systems with emphasis on arthropods.

    H.-J. Pflüger;P.A. Stevenson

  • Distribution and activation of different types of octopaminergic DUM neurons in the locust.

    C. Duch;T. Mentel;H.‐J. Pflüger

  • Structure and distribution of dorsal unpaired median (DUM) neurones in the abdominal nerve cord of male and female locusts.

    H.‐J. Pflüger;H.‐J. Pflüger;A. H. D. Watson

  • Selective neuronal staining in tardigrades and onychophorans provides insights into the evolution of segmental ganglia in panarthropods

    Georg Mayer;Christine Martin;Jan Rüdiger;Susann Kauschke

  • Action of locust neuromodulatory neurons is coupled to specific motor patterns

    M. Burrows;H. J. Pfluger

  • Is the position of the femur tibia joint under feedback control in the walking stick insect?: II. Electrophysiological recordings

    Holk Cruse;H.-J. Pflüger

  • The control of the rocking movements of the phasmid Carausius morosus Br.

    Hans-Joachim Pflüger

  • The specificity of central nervous projections of locust mechanoreceptors.

    P. Bräunig;H.‐J. Pflüger;R. Hustert

  • A revision of brain composition in Onychophora (velvet worms) suggests that the tritocerebrum evolved in arthropods

    Georg Mayer;Paul M Whitington;Paul Sunnucks;Hans-Joachim Pflüger

  • DUM neurons in locust flight: a model system for amine-mediated peripheral adjustments to the requirements of a central motor program

    C. Duch;H.-J. Pflüger

  • The Function of Hair Sensilla on the Locust's Leg: The Role of Tibial Hairs

    Hans-Joachim Pflüger

  • Locusts Use the Same Basic Motor Pattern in Swimming as in Jumping and Kicking

    Hans-Joachim Pflüger;Malcolm Burrows

  • Dynamic Neural Control of Insect Muscle Metabolism Related to Motor Behavior

    Hans-Joachim Pflüger;Carsten Duch

  • Der Regelkreis des Kniesehnenreflexes bei der Stabheuschrecke Carausius morosus

    U. Bässler;H. Cruse;H. J. Pflüger

  • Bilaterally projecting neurones in pregenital abdominal ganglia of the locust: anatomy and peripheral targets.

    M. Ferber;H. J. Pflüger

Frequent Co-Authors

Holk Cruse
Holk Cruse Bielefeld University
Malcolm Burrows
Malcolm Burrows University of Cambridge
Ansgar Büschges
Ansgar Büschges University of Cologne
Helmut Kettenmann
Helmut Kettenmann Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Stephan J. Sigrist
Stephan J. Sigrist Freie Universität Berlin
Constance Scharff
Constance Scharff Freie Universität Berlin
Nigel T. Maidment
Nigel T. Maidment University of California, Los Angeles
Sten Grillner
Sten Grillner Karolinska Institute
Brita Robertson
Brita Robertson Karolinska Institute

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