Barend P. Lotz

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 863 citations indexed

About

Barend P. Lotz is a scholar working on Neurology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Barend P. Lotz has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 863 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Neurology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Barend P. Lotz's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (4 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (3 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (3 papers). Barend P. Lotz is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (4 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (3 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (3 papers). Barend P. Lotz collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Switzerland. Barend P. Lotz's co-authors include Andrew G. Engel, J. Clarke Stevens, William J. Litchy, Kevin P. Campbell, Philipp Bartel, Robert S. Rust, Yoshihide Sunada, Andrew J. Waclawik, Terence S. Edgar and Ricardo Fadić and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Brain and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Barend P. Lotz

29 papers receiving 822 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

INCLUSION BODY MYOSITIS

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barend P. Lotz South Africa	12	380	368	183	175	144	31	863
Tanya Stojkovic France	13	230 0.6×	249 0.7×	138 0.8×	122 0.7×	150 1.0×	37	713
Elizabeth A. Sekul United States	13	376 1.0×	258 0.7×	404 2.2×	164 0.9×	214 1.5×	18	1.1k
Thomas N. Witt Germany	13	156 0.4×	195 0.5×	255 1.4×	104 0.6×	152 1.1×	29	778
Naoki Kitagawa Japan	19	205 0.5×	196 0.5×	352 1.9×	96 0.5×	88 0.6×	75	1.0k
Kenya Murata Japan	13	254 0.7×	141 0.4×	186 1.0×	140 0.8×	91 0.6×	43	629
Olavo M. Vasconcelos United States	16	174 0.5×	610 1.7×	182 1.0×	124 0.7×	288 2.0×	25	1.1k
Namita Goyal United States	16	366 1.0×	382 1.0×	421 2.3×	199 1.1×	125 0.9×	64	1.2k
Madoka Mori‐Yoshimura Japan	18	278 0.7×	522 1.4×	79 0.4×	120 0.7×	156 1.1×	87	881
Carla Fernandez France	18	159 0.4×	329 0.9×	230 1.3×	81 0.5×	88 0.6×	50	1.1k
Daniel P. Stein United States	7	498 1.3×	103 0.3×	405 2.2×	338 1.9×	178 1.2×	8	1.1k

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Bill, P.L.A., et al.. (2002). Problems in the optimal management of myasthenia gravis patients--a prospective clinical survey at Kalafong Hospital.. PubMed. 92(3). 225–30. 2 indexed citations

Sheth, Raj D., Barend P. Lotz, Kurt Hecox, & Andrew J. Waclawik. (1999). Infantile Botulism: Pitfalls in Electrodiagnosis. Journal of Child Neurology. 14(3). 156–158. 10 indexed citations

Fadić, Ricardo, Andrew J. Waclawik, Benjamin D. Brooks, & Barend P. Lotz. (1997). The rigid spine syndrome due to acid maltase deficiency. Muscle & Nerve. 20(3). 364–366. 19 indexed citations

Allen, Catherine, Guanghong Shen, Mari Palta, et al.. (1997). Long-Term Hyperglycemia Is Related to Peripheral Nerve Changes at a Diabetes Duration of 4 years. Diabetes Care. 20(7). 1154–1158. 15 indexed citations

Fadić, Ricardo, et al.. (1997). Muscle pathology and clinical features of the sarcolemmopathies. Pediatric Neurology. 16(1). 79–82. 5 indexed citations

Wacławik, Agnieszka, et al.. (1996). CD8 and CD4 T cell-mediated polymyositis complicating the HTLV-1 associated myelopathy. Quantitative evaluation of corticosteroid treatment. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 94(2). 115–119. 3 indexed citations

Fadić, Ricardo, et al.. (1996). Deficiency of a Dystrophin-Associated Glycoprotein (Adhalin) in a Patient with Muscular Dystrophy and Cardiomyopathy. New England Journal of Medicine. 334(6). 362–366. 53 indexed citations

Bornman, Liza, George S. Gericke, Barbara S. Polla, & Barend P. Lotz. (1995). Expression of heat‐shock/stress proteins in duchenne muscular dystrophy. Muscle & Nerve. 18(1). 23–31. 35 indexed citations

Bartel, Philipp & Barend P. Lotz. (1995). Neuropsychological test performance and affect in myasthenia gravis. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 91(4). 266–270. 27 indexed citations

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Waclawik, Andrew J., et al.. (1995). Congenital myopathy with ringlike distribution of myonuclei and mitochondria and accumulation of nemaline rods. A variant of centronuclear myopathy?. Pediatric Neurology. 12(4). 370–373. 1 indexed citations

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Lotz, Barend P., et al.. (1994). Respiratory Manifestations of Rigid Spine Syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 150(2). 540–546. 13 indexed citations

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Lotz, Barend P., et al.. (1993). Sneddon's syndrome with anticardiolipin antibodies--complications and treatment.. PubMed. 83(9). 663–4. 5 indexed citations

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Rapoport, Bernardo L., et al.. (1993). Suramin in combination with mitomycin C in hormone-resistant prostate cancer. A phase II clinical study. Annals of Oncology. 4(7). 567–573. 13 indexed citations

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Lotz, Barend P., et al.. (1993). The rigid spine syndrome: A vacuolar variant. Muscle & Nerve. 16(5). 530–536. 9 indexed citations

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Jacyk, W.K., et al.. (1992). Primary neuritic leprosy in a black South African. Leprosy Review. 63(3). 277–81. 6 indexed citations

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Lotz, Barend P., et al.. (1992). South African tick-bite fever complicated by severe encephalopathy.. PubMed. 81(11). 577–577.

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Wascher, Thomas C., et al.. (1990). Anti-arrhythmic effects of two new class-one antiarrhythmic drugs (LG 6-101 and LG 6-102) in animal models. European Journal of Pharmacology. 183(5). 1784–1785.

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Bartel, Peter, Barend P. Lotz, Rhena Delport, Job Ubbink, & Piet Becker. (1989). Electrophysiological Indices of Central and Peripheral Nervous System Function during Theophylline Therapy. Neuropsychobiology. 21(2). 104–108. 4 indexed citations

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Lotz, Barend P., John W. Dunne, & Jasper R. Daube. (1989). Preferential activation of muscle fibers with peripheral magnetic stimulation of the limb. Muscle & Nerve. 12(8). 636–639. 21 indexed citations

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Lotz, Barend P. & Andrew G. Engel. (1987). Are hypercontracted muscle fibers artifacts and do they cause rupture of the plasma membrane?. Neurology. 37(9). 1466–1466. 15 indexed citations

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