B. Nilius

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

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B. Nilius is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Nilius has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 18 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in B. Nilius's work include Ion channel regulation and function (32 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (17 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers). B. Nilius is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (32 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (17 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers). B. Nilius collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Germany and Czechia. B. Nilius's co-authors include G. Droogmans, Thomas Voets, Joris Vriens, Barbara Colsoul, Maarten Gees, Annelies Janssens, G. Droogmans, G. Droogmans, Hiroyuki Watanabe and Richard W. Tsien and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

B. Nilius

42 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Cell swelling, heat, and chemical agonists use distinct pathways for the activation of the cation channel TRPV4

2003 505 citations Joris Vriens, Hiroyuki Watanabe et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. Nilius Belgium	29	2.3k	1.4k	1.1k	826	713	42	3.8k
Victoria M. Bolotina United States	26	1.8k 0.8×	843 0.6×	863 0.8×	818 1.0×	1.6k 2.2×	42	3.6k
Susumu Ohya Japan	37	3.0k 1.3×	958 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.8×	562 0.8×	138	4.2k
Yuji Hara Japan	30	2.4k 1.0×	2.5k 1.7×	1.1k 1.0×	809 1.0×	695 1.0×	91	5.4k
Shunichi Shimizu Japan	30	1.9k 0.8×	2.4k 1.7×	850 0.8×	376 0.5×	1.2k 1.6×	105	4.9k
Michael Mederos y Schnitzler Germany	28	1.5k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	784 0.7×	462 0.6×	541 0.8×	45	3.3k
Anant B. Parekh United Kingdom	31	3.5k 1.5×	2.7k 1.9×	1.9k 1.7×	367 0.4×	737 1.0×	70	5.5k
Hawon Cho South Korea	22	1.8k 0.8×	2.1k 1.5×	1.2k 1.1×	298 0.4×	1.4k 2.0×	29	4.0k
Scott Earley United States	39	1.8k 0.8×	2.2k 1.5×	741 0.7×	821 1.0×	1.5k 2.1×	91	4.7k
Burton Horowitz United States	44	3.7k 1.6×	648 0.4×	1.4k 1.2×	1.8k 2.1×	751 1.1×	89	5.0k
Christopher M. Fanger United States	15	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	213 0.3×	1.2k 1.6×	18	3.7k

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Gees, Maarten, Barbara Colsoul, & B. Nilius. (2010). The Role of Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channels in Ca2+ Signaling. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 2(10). a003962–a003962. 358 indexed citations

Vriens, Joris, Grzegorz Owsianik, Sabine Mally, et al.. (2006). A novel function of capsaicin-sensitive TRPV1 channels: Involvement in cell migration. Cell Calcium. 42(1). 17–25. 129 indexed citations

Vriens, Joris, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Annelies Janssens, et al.. (2003). Cell swelling, heat, and chemical agonists use distinct pathways for the activation of the cation channel TRPV4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(1). 396–401. 505 indexed citations breakdown →

Srinivas, Sangly P., et al.. (2003). Cell volume response to hyposmotic shock and elevated cAMP in bovine trabecular meshwork cells. Experimental Eye Research. 78(1). 15–26. 29 indexed citations

Droogmans, G., et al.. (2002). Block of volume-regulated anion channels by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 366(2). 158–165. 25 indexed citations

Papassotiriou, Jana, Jan Eggermont, G. Droogmans, & B. Nilius. (2001). Ca 2+ -activated Cl - channels in Ehrlich ascites tumor cells are distinct from mCLCA1, 2 and3. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 442(2). 273–279. 20 indexed citations

Sabirov, Ravshan Z., J. Prenen, G. Droogmans, & B. Nilius. (2000). Extra- and Intracellular Proton-Binding Sites of Volume-Regulated Anion Channels. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 177(1). 13–22. 31 indexed citations

Sabirov, Ravshan Z., J. Prenen, Taisuke Tomita, G. Droogmans, & B. Nilius. (1999). Reduction of ionic strength activates single volume-regulated anion channels (VRAC) in endothelial cells. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 439(3). 315–320. 48 indexed citations

Nilius, B., Jean Prenen, Thomas Voets, et al.. (1998). Inhibition by inositoltetrakisphosphates of calcium- and volume-activated Cl - currents in macrovascular endothelial cells. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 435(5). 637–644. 20 indexed citations

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Viana, Félix, Karel Van Acker, Christine De Greef, et al.. (1995). Drug-transport and volume-activated chloride channel functions in human erythroleukemia cells: Relation to expression level of P-glycoprotein. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 145(1). 87–98. 29 indexed citations

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Heinke, Stephan, et al.. (1995). Inhibition of volume‐activated chloride currents in endothelial cells by chromones. British Journal of Pharmacology. 115(8). 1393–1398. 37 indexed citations

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Greef, Christine De, Félix Viana, Jan Eggermont, et al.. (1995). Lack of correlation between mdr-1 expression and volume-activation of cloride-currents in rat colon cancer cells. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 430(2). 296–298. 22 indexed citations

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Nilius, B., G. Droogmans, Marion Gericke, & Gero Schwarz. (1993). Nonselective Ion Pathways in Human Endothelial Cells. Birkhäuser Basel eBooks. 66. 269–280. 14 indexed citations

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Nilius, B.. (1990). Permeation properties of a non-selective cation channel in human vascular endothelial cells. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 416(5). 609–611. 58 indexed citations

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Markwárdt, F, et al.. (1990). Pharmacological modification of mechanical and electrical responses of frog heart to thrombin. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 341(4). 341–346. 8 indexed citations

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Markwárdt, F, et al.. (1990). Effects of thrombin on single calcium channels in frog ventricular cells. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 415(5). 547–553. 6 indexed citations

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Nilius, B., Johan Vereecke, & Edward Carmeliet. (1989). Different conductance states of the bursting Na channel in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 413(3). 242–248. 19 indexed citations

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Markwárdt, F, et al.. (1988). Thrombin stimulates Ca-channel currents in isolated frog ventricular cells. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 412(6). 668–670. 10 indexed citations

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Nilius, B.. (1988). Modal gating behavior of cardiac sodium channels in cell-free membrane patches. Biophysical Journal. 53(6). 857–862. 86 indexed citations

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Tytgat, Jan, B. Nilius, Johan Vereecke, & Edward Carmeliet. (1988). The T-type Ca channel in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes is insensitive to isoproterenol. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 411(6). 704–706. 50 indexed citations

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