Baltazar Becerril

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Baltazar Becerril is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Baltazar Becerril has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Molecular Biology, 64 papers in Genetics and 21 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Baltazar Becerril's work include Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies (59 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (52 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (29 papers). Baltazar Becerril is often cited by papers focused on Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies (59 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (52 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (29 papers). Baltazar Becerril collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, United States and France. Baltazar Becerril's co-authors include Lourival D. Possani, Jan Tytgat, James D. Marks, Lidia Riaño‐Umbarila, Marie‐Alix Poul, Ernesto Ortíz, Timoteo Olamendi‐Portugal, Fernando Z. Zamudio, Francisco Bolívar and Enrique Merino and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Baltazar Becerril

105 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Scorpion toxins specific for Na+‐channels 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Scorpion toxins specific for Na+‐channels
    1999 566 citations Baltazar Becerril et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Baltazar Becerril Mexico 33 3.1k 2.0k 735 363 346 105 3.8k
Sílvio Sanches Veiga Brazil 42 2.7k 0.9× 2.9k 1.4× 90 0.1× 256 0.7× 106 0.3× 120 4.5k
Reinout Amons Netherlands 34 2.0k 0.6× 385 0.2× 276 0.4× 610 1.7× 166 0.5× 69 3.0k
Jean‐Claude Boulain France 27 1.5k 0.5× 941 0.5× 297 0.4× 261 0.7× 37 0.1× 61 2.0k
Mohamed El Ayeb Tunisia 37 2.4k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 257 0.3× 442 1.2× 24 0.1× 120 3.3k
Gek Kee Sim United States 8 2.5k 0.8× 931 0.5× 380 0.5× 659 1.8× 341 1.0× 8 3.5k
Michael G. O’Rand United States 42 1.6k 0.5× 903 0.4× 89 0.1× 717 2.0× 90 0.3× 113 4.2k
Fernando Z. Zamudio Mexico 33 2.4k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 46 0.1× 243 0.7× 118 0.3× 110 3.1k
Katharina Strub Switzerland 30 3.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.6× 77 0.1× 290 0.8× 414 1.2× 42 4.2k
Richard Grantham France 9 2.9k 1.0× 891 0.4× 106 0.1× 205 0.6× 241 0.7× 16 3.7k
Barbara Sollner-Webb United States 44 5.9k 1.9× 1.1k 0.5× 78 0.1× 300 0.8× 641 1.9× 99 6.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Baltazar Becerril

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Baltazar Becerril

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Riaño‐Umbarila, Lidia, et al.. (2023). Neutralization of Centruroides tecomanus scorpion venom by the use of two human recombinant antibody fragments. Molecular Immunology. 164. 79–87. 1 indexed citations
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Olamendi‐Portugal, Timoteo, Rita Restano‐Cassulini, Hugo Serrano‐Posada, et al.. (2022). Characterization of Four Medically Important Toxins from Centruroides huichol Scorpion Venom and Its Neutralization by a Single Recombinant Antibody Fragment. Toxins. 14(6). 369–369. 9 indexed citations
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Possani, Lourival D., et al.. (2022). Expression in Pichia pastoris of human antibody fragments that neutralize venoms of Mexican scorpions. Toxicon. 223. 107012–107012. 6 indexed citations
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Jiménez-Vargas, Juana María, et al.. (2021). Structural and functional characterization of NDBP-4 family antimicrobial peptides from the scorpion Mesomexovis variegatus. Peptides. 141. 170553–170553. 10 indexed citations
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Olamendi‐Portugal, Timoteo, Lidia Riaño‐Umbarila, Baltazar Becerril, et al.. (2020). The three-dimensional structure of the toxic peptide Cl13 from the scorpion Centruroides limpidus. Toxicon. 184. 158–166. 7 indexed citations
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Riaño‐Umbarila, Lidia, et al.. (2020). Comparative assessment of the VH-VL and VL-VH orientations of single-chain variable fragments of scorpion toxin-neutralizing antibodies. Molecular Immunology. 122. 141–147. 7 indexed citations
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Martínez-Carrillo, José Luis, José Antonio Garzón Tiznado, Armando Espinoza Banda, et al.. (2018). Transportability of non‐target arthropod field data for the use in environmental risk assessment of genetically modified maize in Northern Mexico. Journal of Applied Entomology. 142(5). 525–538. 7 indexed citations
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Olamendi‐Portugal, Timoteo, et al.. (2016). Broadening the neutralizing capacity of a family of antibody fragments against different toxins from Mexican scorpions. Toxicon. 119. 52–63. 28 indexed citations
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Jiménez-Vargas, Juana María, Bruno Rivas‐Santiago, Gerardo Corzo, et al.. (2015). Peptides from the scorpion Vaejovis punctatus with broad antimicrobial activity. Peptides. 73. 51–59. 42 indexed citations
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Olamendi‐Portugal, Timoteo, et al.. (2014). Site-directed Mutagenesis Reveals Regions Implicated in the Stability and Fiber Formation of Human λ3r Light Chains. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(5). 2577–2592. 12 indexed citations
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Riaño‐Umbarila, Lidia, et al.. (2013). A novel human recombinant antibody fragment capable of neutralizing Mexican scorpion toxins. Toxicon. 76. 370–376. 21 indexed citations
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Riaño‐Umbarila, Lidia, et al.. (2011). Isolation and characterization of a human antibody fragment specific for Ts1 toxin from Tityus serrulatus scorpion. Immunology Letters. 139(1-2). 73–79. 21 indexed citations
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Riaño‐Umbarila, Lidia, et al.. (2010). Exploiting Cross-reactivity to Neutralize Two Different Scorpion Venoms with One Single Chain Antibody Fragment. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(8). 6143–6151. 44 indexed citations
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Espino-Solís, Gerardo Pável, Lidia Riaño‐Umbarila, Baltazar Becerril, & Lourival D. Possani. (2009). Antidotes against venomous animals: State of the art and prospectives. Journal of Proteomics. 72(2). 183–199. 76 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, J. G., et al.. (2006). Characterization of floral morphology and synchrony among Zea species in Mexico. Maydica. 51(2). 383–398. 13 indexed citations
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Zamudio, Fernando Z., Renaud Condé, Carolina Arévalo, et al.. (1997). The Mechanism of Inhibition of Ryanodine Receptor Channels by Imperatoxin I, a Heterodimeric Protein from the Scorpion Pandinus imperator. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(18). 11886–11894. 97 indexed citations
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Martínez‐Morales, Fernando, Baltazar Becerril, Georgina B. Gurrola, Brian M. Martin, & Lourival D. Possani. (1996). Synthesis and expression of the gene coding for noxiustoxin, a K+ channel-blocking peptide from the venom of the scorpion Centruroides noxius. Toxicon. 34(11-12). 1413–1419. 7 indexed citations
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Vázquez, Alma Luísa Revilla, Baltazar Becerril, Brian M. Martin, et al.. (1993). Primary structure determination and cloning of the cDNA encoding toxin 4 of the scorpion Centruroides noxius Hoffmann. FEBS Letters. 320(1). 43–46. 22 indexed citations

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