Bechara Kachar

18.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
215 papers, 14.3k citations indexed

About

Bechara Kachar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Sensory Systems and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bechara Kachar has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 14.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Molecular Biology, 96 papers in Sensory Systems and 43 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Bechara Kachar's work include Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (96 papers), Connexins and lens biology (38 papers) and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (26 papers). Bechara Kachar is often cited by papers focused on Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (96 papers), Connexins and lens biology (38 papers) and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (26 papers). Bechara Kachar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and United Kingdom. Bechara Kachar's co-authors include Inna A. Belyantseva, Thomas S. Reese, Richard S. Chadwick, Emilios K. Dimitriadis, Julia A. Maresca, Ferenc Horkay, Ulrich Müller, Jörgen Fex, Pedro Pinto da Silva and M’hamed Grati and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Bechara Kachar

213 papers receiving 14.0k 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.

Determination of Elastic Moduli of Thin Layers of Soft Material Using the Atomic Force Microscope

2002 977 citations Bechara Kachar et al. Biophysical Journal profile →
CNS Myelin and Sertoli Cell Tight Junction Strands Are Absent in Osp/Claudin-11 Null Mice

1999 583 citations Alexander Gow, Cherie M. Southwood et al. Cell profile →
Cadherin 23 and protocadherin 15 interact to form tip-link filaments in sensory hair cells

2007 533 citations Hirofumi Sakaguchi, Bechara Kachar et al. Nature profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bechara Kachar

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Spontaneous calcium transients in hair cell stereocilia 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Miloslav Sedlacek, Runjia Cui, (unknown), Dwight E. Bergles, Jung‐Bum Shin, Katie S. Kindt, Bechara Kachar	0
2	Mutation of SLC7A14 causes auditory neuropathy and retinitis pigmentosa mediated by lysosomal dysfunction 2022 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), Yi Li, Huizhan Liu, (unknown), Chang-Jun Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Amanda Janesick, Bobei Chen, Shusheng Gong, Bechara Kachar, Zi‐Bing Jin, David Z. Z. He	14
3	T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase protects intestinal barrier function by restricting epithelial tight junction remodeling 2021 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Ronald R. Marchelletta, Moorthy Krishnan, Marianne R. Spalinger, (unknown), Rocio Alvarez, Anica Sayoc-Becerra, (unknown), Ali Shawki, (unknown), (unknown), Stephen P Myers, Michel L. Tremblay, Kim E. Barrett, Evan Krystofiak, Bechara Kachar, Dermot McGovern, Christopher R. Weber, Elaine Hanson, Lars Eckmann, Declan F. McCole	29
4	Whirlin, a cytoskeletal scaffolding protein, stabilizes the paranodal region and axonal cytoskeleton in myelinated axons 2013 ·BMC Neuroscience ·James Green, Jun Yang, M’hamed Grati, Bechara Kachar, Manzoor A. Bhat	22
5	Mouse models of MYH9-related disease: mutations in nonmuscle myosin II-A 2011 ·Blood ·Yingfan Zhang, Mary Anne Conti, Daniela Malide, Fan Dong, Aibing Wang, (unknown), Chengyu Liu, Patricia M. Zerfas, Mathew P. Daniels, Chi‐Chao Chan, Elliott D. Kozin, Bechara Kachar, Michael J. Kelley, Jeffrey B. Kopp, Robert Adelstein	129
6	Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching (FRAP) of Fluorescence Tagged Proteins in Dendritic Spines of Cultured Hippocampal Neurons 2011 ·Journal of Visualized Experiments ·(unknown), Ronald S. Petralia, Yaxian Wang, Bechara Kachar	7
7	Regulation of Stereocilia Length by Myosin XVa and Whirlin Depends on the Actin-Regulatory Protein Eps8 2011 ·Current Biology ·Uri Manor, Andrea Disanza, M’hamed Grati, Leonardo R. Andrade, Harrison W. Lin, Pier Paolo Di Fiore, Giorgio Scita, Bechara Kachar	152
8	The Function of the Photoreceptor Synaptic Ribbon - A Study From the Hibernating Ground Squirrel Retina 2010 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Cole W. Graydon, Bechara Kachar, Ronald A. Bush, Paul A. Sieving, Dana K. Vaughan	1
9	Retinal Parallel Processors: More than 100 Independent Microcircuits Operate within a Single Interneuron 2010 ·Neuron ·William N. Grimes, Jun Zhang, Cole W. Graydon, Bechara Kachar, Jeffrey S. Diamond	119
10	SAP102 Is a Highly Mobile MAGUK in Spines 2010 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), Ronald S. Petralia, Yaxian Wang, Bechara Kachar, Robert J. Wenthold	55
11	Intermolecular Autophosphorylation Regulates Myosin IIIa Activity and Localization in Parallel Actin Bundles 2010 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Omar A. Quintero, (unknown), William C. Unrath, Uri Manor, Felipe T. Salles, M’hamed Grati, Bechara Kachar, Christopher M. Yengo	34
12	Protein Localization by Actin Treadmilling and Molecular Motors Regulates Stereocilia Shape and Treadmilling Rate 2008 ·Biophysical Journal ·(unknown), Uri Manor, Hirofumi Sakaguchi, Bechara Kachar, Nir S. Gov	38
13	Stepwise Morphological and Functional Maturation of Mechanotransduction in Rat Outer Hair Cells 2007 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), Felipe T. Salles, Bechara Kachar, Anthony J. Ricci	113
14	Balanced levels of Espin are critical for stereociliary growth and length maintenance 2005 ·Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton ·Agnieszka Rzadzinska, Marc Schneider, Konrad Noben‐Trauth, James R. Bartles, Bechara Kachar	55
15	Differential Expression of Genes within the Cochlea as Defined by a Custom Mouse Inner Ear Microarray 2005 ·Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology ·Ken A. Morris, (unknown), Celine Pompéia, (unknown), Bechara Kachar, Yoshihide Hayashizaki, Piero Carninci, Marcelo B. Soares, Kirk W. Beisel	34
16	Regulation of outer hair cell cytoskeletal stiffness by intracellular Ca2+: underlying mechanism and implications for cochlear mechanics 2003 ·Cell Calcium ·Gregory I. Frolenkov, Fabio Mammano, Bechara Kachar	44
17	Rapid renewal of auditory hair bundles 2002 ·Nature ·Mark E. Schneider, Inna A. Belyantseva, Ricardo Bentes Azevedo, Bechara Kachar	153
18	Frequency Dependence of Electrical Coupling in Deiters″ Cells of the Guinea Pig Cochlea 2001 ·Cell Communication & Adhesion ·Laura Lagostena, A. Cicuttin, (unknown), Bechara Kachar, Fabio Mammano	14
19	CNS Myelin and Sertoli Cell Tight Junction Strands Are Absent in Osp/Claudin-11 Null Mice breakdown → 1999 ·Cell ·Alexander Gow, Cherie M. Southwood, (unknown), Milena Pariali, Gavin P. Riordan, Scott E. Brodie, John Danias, Jeff M. Bronstein, Bechara Kachar, Robert A. Lazzarini	583
20	Cochlear outer hair cell bending in an external electric field 1997 ·Biophysical Journal ·Gregory I. Frolenkov, Federico Kalinec, Г А Таварткиладзе, Bechara Kachar	24

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