B. de Costa

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
7 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

B. de Costa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, B. de Costa has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 1 paper in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in B. de Costa's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (3 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (3 papers) and Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (2 papers). B. de Costa is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (3 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (3 papers) and Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (2 papers). B. de Costa collaborates with scholars based in United States. B. de Costa's co-authors include Len Neckers, Catherine E. Myers, Edward G. Mimnaugh, Luke Whitesell, John M. Walker, Rae R. Matsumoto, Francis O. Walker, W. Don Bowen, K.C. Rice and Gemma A.J. Kuijpers and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Pharmacological Reviews and Molecular Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

B. de Costa

7 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Inhibition of heat shock protein HSP90-pp60v-src heteropr... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1994 1990 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Inhibition of heat shock protein HSP90-pp60v-src heteroprotein complex formation by benzoquinone ansamycins: essential role for stress proteins in oncogenic transformation.
    1994 1.2k citations Luke Whitesell, Edward G. Mimnaugh et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Sigma receptors: biology and function.
    1990 741 citations John M. Walker, W. Don Bowen et al. Pharmacological Reviews profile →

Peers

B. de Costa
Joseph W. Arndt United States
Yoko Kimura Japan
Béatrice Chambraud France
Angeliki Buku United States
Christine Huang United States
Mark R. Spaller United States
Paul R. Housley United States
Arlene D. Albert United States
P. W. Jungblut Germany
Pascal Villa France
Joseph W. Arndt United States
B. de Costa
Citations per year, relative to B. de Costa B. de Costa (= 1×) peers Joseph W. Arndt

Countries citing papers authored by B. de Costa

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. de Costa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. de Costa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. de Costa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. de Costa 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 B. de Costa. B. de Costa is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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Whitesell, Luke, Edward G. Mimnaugh, B. de Costa, Catherine E. Myers, & Len Neckers. (1994). Inhibition of heat shock protein HSP90-pp60v-src heteroprotein complex formation by benzoquinone ansamycins: essential role for stress proteins in oncogenic transformation.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 91(18). 8324–8328. 1198 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lipovac, M. N., Berislav V. Zloković, Arthur E. Jacobson, et al.. (1993). Metaphit‐Induced Audiogenic Seizures in Mice: II. Studies on N‐Methyl‐d‐Aspartic Acid, GABA, and Sodium Channel Receptors and on the Disposition of Metaphit in the Brain. Epilepsia. 34(2). 211–219. 16 indexed citations
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Lipovac, M. N., Ábel Lajtha, Berislav V. Zloković, et al.. (1993). Metaphit‐Induced Audiogenic Seizures in Mice: I. Pharmacologic Characterization. Epilepsia. 34(2). 201–210. 16 indexed citations
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Basile, Anthony S., et al.. (1992). Modulation of (+)-[3H]pentazocine binding to guinea pig cerebellum by divalent cations.. Molecular Pharmacology. 42(5). 882–889. 28 indexed citations
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Thurkauf, Andrew, B. de Costa, Paul Berger, Soumen Paul, & Kenner C. Rice. (1991). Synthesis of tritiated 1‐[2‐(diphenylmethoxy)ethyl]‐4‐[3‐(3‐azidophenyl)propyl]piperazine ([3H]‐meta azido GBR‐12935), a photoaffinity ligand for the dopamine reuptake site. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. 29(2). 125–129. 6 indexed citations
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Walker, John M., W. Don Bowen, Francis O. Walker, et al.. (1990). Sigma receptors: biology and function.. Pharmacological Reviews. 42(4). 355–402. 741 indexed citations breakdown →

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