Baruch Minke

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
125 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Baruch Minke is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Sensory Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Baruch Minke has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 53 papers in Molecular Biology and 29 papers in Sensory Systems. Recurrent topics in Baruch Minke's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (92 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (39 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (30 papers). Baruch Minke is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (92 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (39 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (30 papers). Baruch Minke collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Germany. Baruch Minke's co-authors include Roger Hardie, Boaz Cook, Zvi Selinger, K Kirschfeld, P. Hillman, Shaul Hochstein, William L. Pak, Nicolas Franceschini, Moshe Parnas and Ben Katz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Baruch Minke

124 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

The trp gene is essential for a light-activated Ca2+ chan... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 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. The trp gene is essential for a light-activated Ca2+ channel in Drosophila photoreceptors
    1992 589 citations Roger Hardie, Baruch Minke profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Baruch Minke Israel 42 4.0k 2.8k 2.0k 937 783 125 5.9k
Timothy Jegla United States 28 3.4k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 2.6k 1.3× 980 1.0× 716 0.9× 50 6.4k
Emily R. Liman United States 37 2.6k 0.7× 2.3k 0.8× 3.0k 1.5× 269 0.3× 355 0.5× 59 5.9k
Jacques Barhanin France 58 3.1k 0.8× 7.8k 2.8× 782 0.4× 456 0.5× 217 0.3× 148 9.9k
Stephan Kellenberger Switzerland 37 1.6k 0.4× 3.6k 1.3× 892 0.4× 226 0.2× 692 0.9× 73 5.2k
Kartik Venkatachalam United States 25 1.1k 0.3× 1.9k 0.7× 2.3k 1.2× 202 0.2× 504 0.6× 41 4.4k
Bruce L. Tempel United States 36 3.8k 1.0× 4.6k 1.6× 866 0.4× 168 0.2× 281 0.4× 64 6.5k
I. Scott Ramsey United States 15 1.3k 0.3× 1.9k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 190 0.2× 356 0.5× 21 4.1k
Georges Romey France 51 4.4k 1.1× 8.1k 2.9× 756 0.4× 215 0.2× 219 0.3× 116 9.6k
Padinjat Raghu India 26 1.3k 0.3× 1.4k 0.5× 561 0.3× 335 0.4× 279 0.4× 64 2.5k
Terrance P. Snutch Canada 51 4.7k 1.2× 5.8k 2.1× 526 0.3× 391 0.4× 180 0.2× 136 8.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Baruch Minke

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Minke, Baruch, et al.. (2024). Inhibition of TRPV1 by an antagonist in clinical trials is dependent on cholesterol binding. Cell Calcium. 124. 102957–102957.
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Peters, Maximilian, et al.. (2023). Diacylglycerol Activates the Drosophila Light Sensitive Channel TRPL Expressed in HEK Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(7). 6289–6289. 1 indexed citations
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Mizrahi‐Meissonnier, Liliana, et al.. (2021). Knockdown of Dehydrodolichyl Diphosphate Synthase in the Drosophila Retina Leads to a Unique Pattern of Retinal Degeneration. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 14. 693967–693967. 4 indexed citations
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Katz, Ben, et al.. (2017). Electrophysiological Method for Whole-cell Voltage Clamp Recordings from <em>Drosophila</em> Photoreceptors. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations
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Peters, Maximilian, et al.. (2017). Depletion of Membrane Cholesterol Suppresses Drosophila Transient Receptor Potential-Like (TRPL) Channel Activity. Current topics in membranes. 80. 233–254. 11 indexed citations
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Voolstra, Olaf, et al.. (2017). The Phosphorylation State of theDrosophilaTRP Channel Modulates the Frequency Response to Oscillating LightIn Vivo. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(15). 4213–4224. 9 indexed citations
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Katz, Ben, et al.. (2013). TheDrosophilaTRP and TRPL are assembled as homomultimeric channels in vivo. Journal of Cell Science. 126(Pt 14). 3121–33. 9 indexed citations
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Parnas, Moshe, Maximilian Peters, & Baruch Minke. (2009). Linoleic acid inhibits TRP channels with intrinsic voltage sensitivity: Implications on the mechanism of linoleic acid action. Channels. 3(3). 164–166. 18 indexed citations
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Zars, Troy, Natalie Elia, Yan Cheng, et al.. (2004). Novel Dominant Rhodopsin Mutation Triggers Two Mechanisms of Retinal Degeneration and Photoreceptor Desensitization. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(10). 2516–2526. 31 indexed citations
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Minke, Baruch. (2002). The TRP Calcium Channel and Retinal Degeneration. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 514. 601–622. 10 indexed citations
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Hardie, Roger & Baruch Minke. (1994). Calcium-dependent inactivation of light-sensitive channels in Drosophila photoreceptors.. The Journal of General Physiology. 103(3). 409–427. 60 indexed citations
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Peretz, Asher, et al.. (1994). Genetic dissection of light-induced Ca2+ influx into Drosophila photoreceptors.. The Journal of General Physiology. 104(6). 1057–1077. 65 indexed citations
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Kirschfeld, K, et al.. (1992). The nss mutation or lanthanum inhibits light-induced Ca2+ influx into fly photoreceptors.. The Journal of General Physiology. 100(5). 767–781. 7 indexed citations
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Suss-Toby, Edith, Zvi Selinger, & Baruch Minke. (1991). Lanthanum reduces the excitation efficiency in fly photoreceptors.. The Journal of General Physiology. 98(4). 849–868. 46 indexed citations
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Hillman, P., et al.. (1986). Spatial properties of the prolonged depolarizing afterpotential in barnacle photoreceptors. I. The induction process.. The Journal of General Physiology. 87(3). 391–405. 2 indexed citations
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Minke, Baruch. (1982). Light-induced reduction in excitation efficiency in the trp mutant of Drosophila.. The Journal of General Physiology. 79(3). 361–385. 84 indexed citations
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Minke, Baruch & K Kirschfeld. (1979). The contribution of a sensitizing pigment to the photosensitivity spectra of fly rhodopsin and metarhodopsin.. The Journal of General Physiology. 73(5). 517–540. 62 indexed citations
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Hillman, P., Shaul Hochstein, & Baruch Minke. (1976). Nonlocal interactions in the photoreceptor transduction process.. The Journal of General Physiology. 68(2). 227–245. 15 indexed citations
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Minke, Baruch, Shaul Hochstein, & P. Hillman. (1973). Antagonistic Process as Source of Visible-Light Suppression of Afterpotential in Limulus UV Photoreceptors. The Journal of General Physiology. 62(6). 787–791. 29 indexed citations
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Hillman, P., F. A. Dodge, Shaul Hochstein, B. W. Knight, & Baruch Minke. (1973). Rapid Dark Recovery of the Invertebrate Early Receptor Potential. The Journal of General Physiology. 62(1). 77–86. 39 indexed citations

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