B. Katz

19.7k total citations · 9 hit papers
58 papers, 15.5k citations indexed

About

B. Katz is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Katz has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 15.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in B. Katz's work include Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (20 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (20 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (8 papers). B. Katz is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (20 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (20 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (8 papers). B. Katz collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Israel. B. Katz's co-authors include Ricardo Miledi, J. del Castillo, P. Fatt, S. Thesleff, R. I. Birks, H. E. Huxley, J. Bernheim, E. Podjarny, Michael Bursztyn and J Green and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

B. Katz

58 papers receiving 12.7k citations

Hit Papers

Quantal components of the end‐plate potential 1951 2026 1976 2001 1954 1952 1957 1951 1968 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. Quantal components of the end‐plate potential
    1954 1.8k citations J. del Castillo, B. Katz The Journal of Physiology profile →
  2. Spontaneous subthreshold activity at motor nerve endings
    1952 1.4k citations P. Fatt, B. Katz The Journal of Physiology profile →
  3. A study of the ‘desensitization’ produced by acetylcholine at the motor end‐plate
    1957 1.2k citations B. Katz et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
  4. An analysis of the end‐plate potential recorded with an intra‐cellular electrode
    1951 1.1k citations P. Fatt, B. Katz The Journal of Physiology profile →
  5. The role of calcium in neuromuscular facilitation
    1968 1.1k citations B. Katz, Ricardo Miledi The Journal of Physiology profile →
  6. The statistical nature of the acetylcholine potential and its molecular components
    1972 752 citations B. Katz, Ricardo Miledi The Journal of Physiology profile →
  7. A study of synaptic transmission in the absence of nerve impulses
    1967 720 citations B. Katz, Ricardo Miledi The Journal of Physiology profile →
  8. Tetrodotoxin‐resistant electric activity in presynaptic terminals
    1969 492 citations B. Katz, Ricardo Miledi The Journal of Physiology profile →
  9. On the localization of acetylcholine receptors
    1955 424 citations J. del Castillo, B. Katz The Journal of Physiology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B. Katz United Kingdom 40 10.9k 9.1k 2.5k 1.8k 1.4k 58 15.5k
J. C. Eccles United States 71 9.8k 0.9× 4.3k 0.5× 5.8k 2.4× 1.0k 0.6× 2.3k 1.6× 136 17.1k
Stephen W. Kuffler United States 43 7.2k 0.7× 5.0k 0.5× 3.2k 1.3× 547 0.3× 744 0.5× 53 11.0k
K. Krnjević Canada 67 11.3k 1.0× 7.4k 0.8× 3.7k 1.5× 776 0.4× 621 0.4× 256 15.3k
P. Fatt United Kingdom 26 5.3k 0.5× 3.4k 0.4× 1.6k 0.7× 686 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 47 7.8k
Terje Lømo Norway 45 7.1k 0.6× 5.7k 0.6× 3.8k 1.5× 1.1k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 94 12.3k
Ricardo Miledi United States 84 19.1k 1.7× 18.8k 2.1× 2.8k 1.1× 2.8k 1.6× 2.1k 1.4× 450 29.4k
Robert S. Zucker United States 55 11.1k 1.0× 6.7k 0.7× 4.4k 1.8× 2.2k 1.2× 341 0.2× 96 14.7k
Jeffery L. Barker United States 68 10.8k 1.0× 7.9k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 652 0.4× 379 0.3× 238 16.5k
B. Sakmann Germany 18 13.0k 1.2× 16.4k 1.8× 1.6k 0.7× 614 0.3× 530 0.4× 19 20.0k
George J Augustine United States 69 10.3k 0.9× 8.5k 0.9× 3.4k 1.4× 3.5k 1.9× 614 0.4× 306 15.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Katz

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Podjarny, E., et al.. (2007). Additive renoprotective effect of candesartan and tetrahydrobiopterin in rats after 5/6 nephrectomy. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 22(7). 1864–1872. 11 indexed citations
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Katz, B.. (1981). Electrical exploration of acetylcholine receptors.. PubMed. 57 Suppl 1. 84–8. 2 indexed citations
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Katz, B. & Ricardo Miledi. (1975). The effect of procaine on the action of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction.. The Journal of Physiology. 249(2). 269–284. 89 indexed citations
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Katz, B. & Ricardo Miledi. (1971). Further Observations on Acetylcholine Noise. Nature New Biology. 232(30). 124–126. 61 indexed citations
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Katz, B. & Ricardo Miledi. (1969). Spontaneous and evoked activity of motor nerve endings in calcium Ringer. The Journal of Physiology. 203(3). 689–706. 272 indexed citations
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Katz, B. & Ricardo Miledi. (1967). Ionic Requirements of Synaptic Transmitter Release. Nature. 215(5101). 651–651. 133 indexed citations
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Katz, B. & Ricardo Miledi. (1967). The timing of calcium action during neuromuscular transmission. The Journal of Physiology. 189(3). 535–544. 434 indexed citations
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Katz, B. & Ricardo Miledi. (1966). Input–Output Relation of a Single Synapse. Nature. 212(5067). 1242–1245. 60 indexed citations
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Katz, B. & Ricardo Miledi. (1965). The effect of temperature on the synaptic delay at the neuromuscular junction.. The Journal of Physiology. 181(3). 656–670. 306 indexed citations
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Katz, B. & Ricardo Miledi. (1965). Release of Acetylcholine from a Nerve Terminal by Electric Pulses of Variable Strength and Duration. Nature. 207(5001). 1097–1098. 81 indexed citations
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Katz, B. & Ricardo Miledi. (1961). The localized action of ‘end‐plate drugs’ in the twitch fibres of the frog. The Journal of Physiology. 155(2). 399–415. 15 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I., B. Katz, & Ricardo Miledi. (1959). Dissociation of the ‘Surface Membrane Complex’ in Atrophic Muscle Fibres. Nature. 184(4697). 1507–1508. 26 indexed citations
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Katz, B.. (1958). Microphysiology of the neuromuscular junction; the chemo-receptor function of the motor end-plate.. PubMed. 102(6). 296–312. 14 indexed citations
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Castillo, J. del & B. Katz. (1956). Biophysical Aspects of Neuro-muscular Transmission. PubMed. 6. 121–170. 245 indexed citations
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Castillo, J. del & B. Katz. (1954). Changes in end‐plate activity produced by pre‐synaptic polarization. The Journal of Physiology. 124(3). 586–604. 237 indexed citations
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Castillo, J. del & B. Katz. (1954). Quantal components of the end‐plate potential. The Journal of Physiology. 124(3). 560–573. 1751 indexed citations breakdown →
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Castillo, J. del & B. Katz. (1954). The effect of magnesium on the activity of motor nerve endings. The Journal of Physiology. 124(3). 553–559. 306 indexed citations
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Fatt, P. & B. Katz. (1953). Distributed ‘End-Plate Potentials’ of Crustacean Muscle Fibres. Journal of Experimental Biology. 30(3). 433–439. 43 indexed citations
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Fatt, P. & B. Katz. (1952). SOME PROBLEMS OF NEURO-MUSCULAR TRANSMISSION. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 17(0). 275–280. 10 indexed citations
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Fatt, P. & B. Katz. (1951). An analysis of the end‐plate potential recorded with an intra‐cellular electrode. The Journal of Physiology. 115(3). 320–370. 1100 indexed citations breakdown →

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