A. Katchalsky

12.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
81 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

A. Katchalsky is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Katchalsky has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Organic Chemistry, 18 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in A. Katchalsky's work include Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (16 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (11 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (6 papers). A. Katchalsky is often cited by papers focused on Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (16 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (11 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (6 papers). A. Katchalsky collaborates with scholars based in Israel and United States. A. Katchalsky's co-authors include O. Kedem, Peter F. Curran, H. S. Eisenberg, S. Lifson, I. Michaeli, J. Mazur, Mella Paecht‐Horowitz, A. Silberberg, B. Z. Ginzburg and Jehudah Eliassaf and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

A. Katchalsky

81 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

Thermodynamic analysis of the permeability of biological ... 1951 2026 1976 2001 1958 1965 1961 1951 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Thermodynamic analysis of the permeability of biological membranes to non-electrolytes
    1958 1.6k citations O. Kedem, A. Katchalsky Biochimica et Biophysica Acta profile →
  2. Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics in Biophysics
    1965 1.2k citations A. Katchalsky, Peter F. Curran Harvard University Press eBooks profile →
  3. A Physical Interpretation of the Phenomenological Coefficients of Membrane Permeability
    1961 513 citations O. Kedem, A. Katchalsky The Journal of General Physiology profile →
  4. Molecular weight of polyacrylic and polymethacrylic acid
    1951 355 citations A. Katchalsky et al. Journal of Polymer Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Katchalsky Israel 39 2.6k 1.8k 1.7k 1.3k 998 81 8.9k
J. Th. G. Overbeek Netherlands 39 1.8k 0.7× 977 0.6× 2.4k 1.4× 1.5k 1.2× 781 0.8× 95 7.1k
D. A. Weitz United States 40 2.3k 0.9× 891 0.5× 624 0.4× 1.2k 0.9× 888 0.9× 74 8.8k
R. Pecora United States 46 1.9k 0.7× 2.0k 1.2× 1.7k 1.0× 1.6k 1.2× 141 0.1× 121 9.0k
Maurice L. Huggins United States 25 3.5k 1.3× 1.6k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 4.7k 3.5× 347 0.3× 83 17.0k
Robert J. Hunter Australia 35 3.5k 1.3× 747 0.4× 2.9k 1.7× 1.3k 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 108 10.1k
A. Silberberg Israel 33 1.9k 0.7× 483 0.3× 809 0.5× 1.4k 1.1× 197 0.2× 96 6.3k
William M. Deen United States 66 2.9k 1.1× 3.1k 1.7× 664 0.4× 466 0.4× 799 0.8× 218 15.4k
David S. Maxwell United States 34 2.2k 0.9× 5.2k 3.0× 1.1k 0.7× 2.0k 1.5× 298 0.3× 88 16.1k
J. Raúl Grigera Argentina 21 3.2k 1.2× 3.2k 1.8× 1.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 428 0.4× 83 12.8k
Nils Andreas Sörensen France 58 1.2k 0.5× 3.6k 2.1× 1.1k 0.6× 3.4k 2.6× 254 0.3× 814 15.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cox, Robert A. & A. Katchalsky. (1972). Hysteresis and conformational changes in ribosomal ribonucleic acid. Biochemical Journal. 126(4). 1039–1054. 16 indexed citations
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Katchalsky, A.. (1971). Polye1ectrolytes. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 26(3-4). 327–374. 296 indexed citations
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Sachs, Susanne, A. Katchalsky, & K. S. Spiegler. (1970). Dielectric cell for radiofrequency measurement of conductive media. Electrochimica Acta. 15(5). 693–701. 9 indexed citations
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Katchalsky, A. & Robert A. Spangler. (1968). Dynamics of membrane processes. Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics. 1(2). 127–175. 108 indexed citations
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Katchalsky, A. & Peter F. Curran. (1965). Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics in Biophysics. Harvard University Press eBooks. 1197 indexed citations breakdown →
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Herzberg, M, et al.. (1964). The Cyclic Variation of Sodium Chloride Content in the Mucus of the Cervix Uteri. Fertility and Sterility. 15(6). 684–694. 25 indexed citations
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Ginzburg, B. Z. & A. Katchalsky. (1963). The Frictional Coefficients of the Flows of Non-Electrolytes Through Artificial Membranes. The Journal of General Physiology. 47(2). 403–418. 156 indexed citations
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Kedem, O. & A. Katchalsky. (1963). Permeability of composite membranes. Part 1.—Electric current, volume flow and flow of solute through membranes. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 59(0). 1918–1930. 392 indexed citations
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Kedem, O. & A. Katchalsky. (1961). A Physical Interpretation of the Phenomenological Coefficients of Membrane Permeability. The Journal of General Physiology. 45(1). 143–179. 513 indexed citations breakdown →
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Katchalsky, A., et al.. (1961). Kinetics of polymerization of nitroethylene. III. High molecular weight polynitroethylenes. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 44(1). 591–610. 18 indexed citations
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Mazur, J., A. Silberberg, & A. Katchalsky. (1959). Potentiometric behavior of polyampholytes. Journal of Polymer Science. 35(128). 43–70. 36 indexed citations
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Katchalsky, A., et al.. (1959). Spontaneous De-amination of Amino-acid Phosphates under Physiological Conditions. Nature. 184(4697). 1489–1490. 3 indexed citations
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Kedem, O. & A. Katchalsky. (1958). Thermodynamic analysis of the permeability of biological membranes to non-electrolytes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 27(2). 229–246. 1625 indexed citations breakdown →
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Katchalsky, A., et al.. (1957). SERUM-LIPIDS AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS AMONG YEMENITE IMMIGRANTS IN ISRAEL. The Lancet. 269(6982). 1270–1273. 74 indexed citations
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Silberberg, A., Jehudah Eliassaf, & A. Katchalsky. (1957). Temperature‐dependence of light scattering and intrinsic viscosity of hydrogen bonding polymers. Journal of Polymer Science. 23(103). 259–284. 145 indexed citations
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Kedem, O. & A. Katchalsky. (1955). Diffusion of polyelectrolytes in salt‐free solutions. Journal of Polymer Science. 15(80). 321–334. 27 indexed citations
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Katchalsky, A.. (1954). Polyelectrolyte Gels. 4. 1–59. 43 indexed citations
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Katchalsky, A., et al.. (1954). Phosphate Anhydrides of Amino Acids. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 76(23). 6042–6044. 42 indexed citations
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Lifson, S. & A. Katchalsky. (1954). The electrostatic free energy of polyelectrolyte solutions. II. Fully stretched macromolecules. Journal of Polymer Science. 13(68). 43–55. 258 indexed citations
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Katchalsky, A. & I.R. Miller. (1951). The Surface Activity of Polymeric Acids in Aqueous Solutions.. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 55(7). 1182–1194. 30 indexed citations

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