A. Herz

18.4k citations

280 papers · 14.8k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 67

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.05%
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology 151
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 50
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior 43
Behavioral Neuroscience top 0.2%
- Stress Responses and Cortisol 47
Physiology top 0.1%
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments 78
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.5%
Molecular Biology top 0.5%
- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling 79
- Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects 40
Social Psychology
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior 29

Co-authors: Toni S. Shippenberg Christoph Stein V. Höllt R. Bals-Kubik Tommaso Costa Rainer Spanagel C. Gramsch M J Millan
Cited by: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Behavioral Neuroscience Physiology
Journals: Brain Research (30 papers)Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology (20 papers)Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (18 papers)
Partner nations: Germany United States Belgium

In The Last Decade

A. Herz

275 papers receiving 14.2k citations

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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.

1997 Psychopharmacology
1992 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1973 Psychopharmacology

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1	EFFECT OF INTERPLEURAL MORPHINE ON POSTOPERATIVE PAIN AND PULMONARY FUNCTION AFTER THORACOTOMY British Journal of Anaesthesia ·M. Welte,Morteza Hasheminik,J. Groh,Josef Briegel,L. Sunder-Plassmann,A. Herz,Karlheinz Peter,Christoph Stein	1992	32
2	Involvement of capsaicin-sensitive neurones in hyperalgesia and enhanced opioid antinociception in inflammation Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology ·L. Barthó,Christoph Stein,A. Herz	1990	85
3	Spontaneous association between opioid receptors and GTP-binding regulatory proteins in native membranes: specific regulation by antagonists and sodium ions. Molecular Pharmacology ·Tommaso Costa,Jochen Lang,Indraneel Ray,A. Herz	1990	117
4	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 ·D.J.S. Sirinathsinghji,K.E. Nikolarakis,A. Herz	1989	26
5	Limbic brain structures are important sites of κ-opioid receptor-mediated actions in the rat: a [14C]-2-deoxyglucose study Brain Research ·A. Ableitner,A. Herz	1989	12
6	Presynaptic auto- and allelo-receptor regulation of hypothalamic opioid peptide release Neuroscience ·K.E. Nikolarakis,Osborne F. X. Almeida,Alexander Yassouridis,A. Herz	1989	23
7	Multiple Factors Influencing the In Vitro Release of [Met⁵]‐Enkephalin from Rat Hypothalamic Slices Journal of Neurochemistry ·K.E. Nikolarakis,Osborne F. X. Almeida,A. Herz	1989	19
8	Dopaminergic regulation of striatal proenkephalin mrna and prodynorphin mrna: Contrasting effects of d1 and d2 antagonists Neuroscience ·Brian Morris,V. Höllt,A. Herz	1988	134
9	Unilateral inflammation of the hindpaw in rats as a model of prolonged noxious stimulation: Alterations in behavior and nociceptive thresholds Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior ·Christoph Stein,MJ Millan,A. Herz	1988	298
10	Activation of periaqueductal grey pools of β-endorphin by analgetic electrical stimulation in freely moving rats Brain Research ·M J Millan,Andrzej Członkowski,M.H. Millan,A. Herz	1987	51
11	Evidence that μ-opioid receptors mediate midbrain “stimulation-produced analgesia” in the freely moving rat Neuroscience ·Mark J. Millan,Johnson Kashi,A. Herz	1987	13
12	Motivational properties of opioids: evidence that an activation of σ-receptors mediates reinforcement processes Brain Research ·Toni S. Shippenberg,R. Bals-Kubik,A. Herz	1987	143
13	Opiate suppression of LH secretion involves central receptors different from those mediating opiate effects on prolactin secretion Journal of Endocrinology ·Doris Pfeiffer,Andreas Pfeiffer,Osborne F. X. Almeida,A. Herz	1987	33
14	Depletion of central β-endorphin blocks midbrain stimulation produced analgesia in the freely-moving rat Neuroscience ·M.H. Millan,M J Millan,A. Herz	1986	30
15	Spinal cord dynorphin may modulate nociception via a ℵ-opioid receptor in chronic arthritic rats Brain Research ·Mark J. Millan,(unknown),M.H. Millan,C.W.T. Pilcher,Karen E. Tracy,A. Herz,F. C. Colpaert	1985	61
16	Opioid antinociception and positive reinforcement are mediated by different types of opioid receptors Life Sciences ·A Boris de la Cruz,Tommaso Costa,Gary T. Shearman,A. Herz,Larry D. Reid	1983	18
17	Differential regulation of the mu-, delta-, and kappa-opiate receptor subtypes by guanyl nucleotides and metal ions Journal of Neuroscience ·Andreas Pfeiffer,Wolfgang Sadée,A. Herz	1982	45
18	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 ·R Przewłocki,Mark J. Millan,(unknown),C. Gramsch,M.H. Millan,A. Herz	1982	33
19	A differential interaction of putative μ-selective agonists with opiate binding sites in rat brain Neurochemistry International ·Estefannia Carvajal Guayara,Michael Wüster,Rüdiger Schulz,A. Herz	1982	4
20	Non-competitive nature of the antagonistic mechanism responsible for tolerance development to opiate-induced analgesia Neuropharmacology ·J Bläsig,Gabriele Meyer,V. Höllt,Martine Mafféi,Jane Dum,A. Herz	1979	31

About A. Herz

A. Herz is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology, having authored 280 papers that have together received 14.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (151 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (79 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (78 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (50 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (47 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (43 papers), Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (40 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (29 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (11.0k citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (1.5k citations) and Physiology (5.6k citations). A. Herz has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Belgium. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Brain Research, Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Neuroscience and Psychopharmacology.

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