A. Herz

18.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
280 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

A. Herz is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Herz has authored 280 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 206 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 109 papers in Molecular Biology and 97 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in A. Herz's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (151 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (79 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (78 papers). A. Herz is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (151 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (79 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (78 papers). A. Herz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Belgium. A. Herz's co-authors include Toni S. Shippenberg, Christoph Stein, V. Höllt, R. Bals-Kubik, Tommaso Costa, Rainer Spanagel, C. Gramsch, M J Millan, Brian Morris and J. Bl�sig and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

A. Herz

275 papers receiving 14.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Opposing tonically active endogenous opioid systems modulate the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway.

1992 825 citations A. Herz, Toni S. Shippenberg et al. profile →
Endogenous opioid systems and alcohol addiction

1997 596 citations A. Herz Psychopharmacology profile →
Development of physical dependence on morphine in respect to time and dosage and quantification of the precipitated withdrawal syndrome in rats

1973 470 citations A. Herz et al. Psychopharmacology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Herz Germany	67	11.0k	6.7k	5.6k	1.5k	1.3k	280	14.8k
David M. Jacobowitz United States	65	9.2k 0.8×	5.7k 0.8×	2.5k 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.4×	263	16.2k
Willem Hendrik Gispen Netherlands	62	7.0k 0.6×	4.9k 0.7×	3.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	299	15.2k
Horace H. Loh United States	74	13.7k 1.2×	12.2k 1.8×	4.8k 0.8×	670 0.4×	759 0.6×	502	18.9k
Klaus Starke Germany	61	10.1k 0.9×	10.1k 1.5×	3.2k 0.6×	488 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	297	16.0k
Lawrence Lumeng United States	71	10.0k 0.9×	6.0k 0.9×	2.5k 0.4×	1.3k 0.9×	544 0.4×	303	16.1k
Albert Herz Germany	56	7.4k 0.7×	5.4k 0.8×	2.8k 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	932 0.7×	175	9.6k
Charles Chavkin United States	73	13.7k 1.2×	10.9k 1.6×	3.2k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	197	17.5k
John C. Liebeskind United States	47	5.5k 0.5×	2.3k 0.4×	5.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	888 0.7×	91	9.1k
J. Głowiński France	84	18.7k 1.7×	11.6k 1.7×	2.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	444	24.8k
Jean Costentin France	48	8.1k 0.7×	5.8k 0.9×	2.3k 0.4×	653 0.4×	929 0.7×	307	11.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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20 of 20 papers shown

Welte, M., J. Groh, Josef Briegel, et al.. (1992). EFFECT OF INTERPLEURAL MORPHINE ON POSTOPERATIVE PAIN AND PULMONARY FUNCTION AFTER THORACOTOMY. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 69(6). 637–639. 32 indexed citations

Sirinathsinghji, D.J.S., K.E. Nikolarakis, & A. Herz. (1989). Corticotropin-releasing factor stimulates the release of methionine-enkephalin and dynorphin from the neostriatum and globus pallidus of the rat: in vitro and in vivo studies. Brain Research. 490(2). 276–291. 26 indexed citations

Ableitner, A. & A. Herz. (1989). Limbic brain structures are important sites of κ-opioid receptor-mediated actions in the rat: a [14C]-2-deoxyglucose study. Brain Research. 478(2). 326–336. 12 indexed citations

Burns, G. Leonard, Osborne F. X. Almeida, Francesca Passarelli, & A. Herz. (1989). A Two-Step Mechanism by Which Corticotropin- Releasing Hormone Releases Hypothalamic β-Endorphin: The Role of Vasopressin and G-Proteins*. Endocrinology. 125(3). 1365–1372. 30 indexed citations

Shippenberg, Toni S. & A. Herz. (1989). Motivational properties of opioids.. PubMed. 39(5). 577–83. 12 indexed citations

Morris, Brian, M J Millan, & A. Herz. (1988). Antagonist-induced opioid receptor up-regulation. II. Regionally specific modulation of mu, delta and kappa binding sites in rat brain revealed by quantitative autoradiography.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 247(2). 729–736. 91 indexed citations

Millan, M J, Andrzej Członkowski, M.H. Millan, & A. Herz. (1987). Activation of periaqueductal grey pools of β-endorphin by analgetic electrical stimulation in freely moving rats. Brain Research. 407(1). 199–203. 51 indexed citations

Millan, Mark J., et al.. (1987). Evidence that μ-opioid receptors mediate midbrain “stimulation-produced analgesia” in the freely moving rat. Neuroscience. 22(3). 885–896. 13 indexed citations

Millan, M.H., M J Millan, & A. Herz. (1986). Depletion of central β-endorphin blocks midbrain stimulation produced analgesia in the freely-moving rat. Neuroscience. 18(3). 641–649. 30 indexed citations

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Millan, Mark J., et al.. (1985). Spinal cord dynorphin may modulate nociception via a ℵ-opioid receptor in chronic arthritic rats. Brain Research. 340(1). 156–159. 61 indexed citations

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Costa, Tommaso, et al.. (1983). Opioid antinociception and positive reinforcement are mediated by different types of opioid receptors. Life Sciences. 33(16). 1549–1559. 18 indexed citations

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Millan, Mark J., et al.. (1983). Response of brain and pituitary pools of dynorphin as compared to vasopressin to acute stress in the rat. Life Sciences. 33. 29–32. 10 indexed citations

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Wüster, Michael, Rüdiger Schulz, & A. Herz. (1983). A Subclassification of Multiple Opiate Receptors by Means of Selective Tolerance Development. Journal of Receptor Research. 3(1-2). 199–214. 6 indexed citations

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Pfeiffer, Andreas, Wolfgang Sadée, & A. Herz. (1982). Differential regulation of the mu-, delta-, and kappa-opiate receptor subtypes by guanyl nucleotides and metal ions. Journal of Neuroscience. 2(7). 912–917. 45 indexed citations

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Przewłocki, R, et al.. (1982). The influence of selective adeno- and neurointermedio-hypophysectomy upon plasma and brain levels of ß-endorphin and their response to stress in rats. Brain Research. 242(1). 107–117. 33 indexed citations

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Wüster, Michael, Theodora Duka, & A. Herz. (1980). Diazepam effects on striatal met-enkephalin levels following long-term pharmacological manipulations. Neuropharmacology. 19(6). 501–505. 19 indexed citations

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Bläsig, J, et al.. (1979). Non-competitive nature of the antagonistic mechanism responsible for tolerance development to opiate-induced analgesia. Neuropharmacology. 18(5). 473–481. 31 indexed citations

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Herz, A., et al.. (1977). Sites of action of morphine involved in the development of physical dependence in rats. Psychopharmacology. 53(1). 33–37. 16 indexed citations

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Teschemacher, H., et al.. (1968). Permeation of purine derivatives into the cerebrospinal fluid of dogs. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 24(1). 54–55. 16 indexed citations

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Herz, A., P. Krupp, & M Monnier. (1961). �ber die Wirkung von ACTH und Steroidhormonen auf die elektrische Aktivit�t des Gehirns. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 272(5). 442–462. 4 indexed citations

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