Alan Steinbach

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Alan Steinbach is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, General Health Professions and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Steinbach has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 4 papers in General Health Professions and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alan Steinbach's work include Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (3 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (3 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (2 papers). Alan Steinbach is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (3 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (3 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (2 papers). Alan Steinbach collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Mexico. Alan Steinbach's co-authors include Norton B. Gilula, Enrico Stefani, Shelley R. Adler, Colette Auerswald, Thomas S. Nesbitt, Christine Hancock, Michael V. L. Bennett, Elwys De Stefani, Ricardo Miledi and Jodi Halpern and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Physiology and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Alan Steinbach

15 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Metabolic Coupling, Ionic Coupling and Cell Contacts 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 100 200 300 400 500
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. Metabolic Coupling, Ionic Coupling and Cell Contacts
    1972 554 citations Norton B. Gilula, Alan Steinbach et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Alan Steinbach
Ying Gu China
Anthony J. Williams United States
Russell L. Miller United States
Joel Schechter United States
Beth M. Hacker United States
David Osterbur United States
Mark L. Nelson United States
K. Albrecht Germany
Janet A. Buchanan Canada
Thomas V. Johnson United States
Ying Gu China
Alan Steinbach
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Countries citing papers authored by Alan Steinbach

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Steinbach

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Steinbach

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alan Steinbach. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alan Steinbach based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alan Steinbach. Alan Steinbach is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Hancock, Christine, Alan Steinbach, Thomas S. Nesbitt, Shelley R. Adler, & Colette Auerswald. (2009). Why doctors choose small towns: A developmental model of rural physician recruitment and retention. Social Science & Medicine. 69(9). 1368–1376. 148 indexed citations
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Hancock, Christine, Alan Steinbach, Thomas S. Nesbitt, Shelley R. Adler, & Colette Auerswald. (2009). Why doctors choose small towns: A developmental model of rural physician recruitment and retention☆. 69(9). 1368–1376. 7 indexed citations
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Dhawan, Naveen, Alan Steinbach, & Jodi Halpern. (2007). Physician Empathy and Compassion for Inmate-Patients in the Correctional Health Care Setting. Journal of Correctional Health Care. 13(4). 257–267. 8 indexed citations
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Steinbach, Alan, et al.. (2001). The Berkeley Suitcase Clinic. Academic Medicine. 76(5). 524–524. 14 indexed citations
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Adler, A, et al.. (1989). Atypical Headache in a Young Woman. Hospital Practice. 24(6). 81–82. 1 indexed citations
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Gilula, Norton B., et al.. (1972). Metabolic Coupling, Ionic Coupling and Cell Contacts. Nature. 235(5336). 262–265. 554 indexed citations breakdown →
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Steinbach, Alan & Michael V. L. Bennett. (1971). Effects of Divalent Ions and Drugs on Synaptic Transmission in Phasic Electroreceptors in a Mormyrid Fish. The Journal of General Physiology. 58(5). 580–598. 50 indexed citations
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Miledi, Ricardo, Elwys De Stefani, & Alan Steinbach. (1971). Induction of the action potential mechanism in slow muscle fibres of the frog. The Journal of Physiology. 217(3). 737–754. 59 indexed citations
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Steinbach, Alan. (1970). DIURNAL MOVEMENTS AND DISCHARGE CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRIC GYMNOTID FISHES IN THE RIO NEGRO, BRAZIL. Biological Bulletin. 138(2). 200–210. 28 indexed citations
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Stefani, Enrico & Alan Steinbach. (1969). Resting potential and electrical properties of frog slow muscle fibres. Effect of different external solutions. The Journal of Physiology. 203(2). 383–401. 121 indexed citations
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Steinbach, Alan & David P. Butts. (1969). A comparative study of the effect of practice with elementary children or with peers in the science methods course. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 6(4). 316–321. 4 indexed citations
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Steinbach, Alan. (1968). Alteration by Xylocaine (Lidocaine) and Its Derivatives of the Time Course of the End Plate Potential. The Journal of General Physiology. 52(1). 144–161. 117 indexed citations
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Steinbach, Alan. (1968). A Kinetic Model for the Action of Xylocaine on Receptors for Acetylcholine. The Journal of General Physiology. 52(1). 162–180. 77 indexed citations
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Steinbach, Alan. (1967). Unusual Endplate Potentials which reflect the Complexity of Muscle Structure. Nature. 216(5122). 1331–1333. 5 indexed citations

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