Bert Billen

523 total citations
13 papers, 433 citations indexed

About

Bert Billen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Bert Billen has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 433 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Genetics and 2 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Bert Billen's work include Ion channel regulation and function (11 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (11 papers) and Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies (7 papers). Bert Billen is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (11 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (11 papers) and Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies (7 papers). Bert Billen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Russia and Australia. Bert Billen's co-authors include Jan Tytgat, Sarah Debaveye, Frank Bosmans, László Béress, Etienne Waelkens, Steve Peigneur, Rita Derua, Chris Ulens, Marijke Brams and Daniel Bertrand and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochemical Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Bert Billen

13 papers receiving 428 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bert Billen Belgium 10 372 164 96 58 43 13 433
Sarah Debaveye Belgium 10 337 0.9× 133 0.8× 89 0.9× 48 0.8× 45 1.0× 13 418
Daniel Biass Switzerland 10 354 1.0× 97 0.6× 43 0.4× 30 0.5× 57 1.3× 10 424
Ameurfina D. Santos United States 10 647 1.7× 90 0.5× 121 1.3× 76 1.3× 61 1.4× 12 727
Marie France Martin-Eauclaire France 10 384 1.0× 320 2.0× 73 0.8× 82 1.4× 37 0.9× 11 493
Stéphanie Mouhat France 8 583 1.6× 374 2.3× 57 0.6× 53 0.9× 73 1.7× 8 640
Carolina Möller United States 12 302 0.8× 70 0.4× 70 0.7× 16 0.3× 23 0.5× 24 374
Jonas E. Jensen Australia 7 603 1.6× 179 1.1× 97 1.0× 69 1.2× 155 3.6× 8 720
Michelle J. Little Australia 7 305 0.8× 236 1.4× 64 0.7× 87 1.5× 51 1.2× 8 361
Mathilde R. Israel Australia 11 376 1.0× 212 1.3× 106 1.1× 47 0.8× 49 1.1× 15 534
Roy Kahn Israel 13 556 1.5× 370 2.3× 109 1.1× 155 2.7× 51 1.2× 16 643

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bert Billen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bert Billen

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

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Billen, Bert, Marijke Brams, Sarah Debaveye, et al.. (2015). Different Ligands of the TRPV3 Cation Channel Cause Distinct Conformational Changes as Revealed by Intrinsic Tryptophan Fluorescence Quenching. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(20). 12964–12974. 9 indexed citations
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Spurný, Radovan, Bert Billen, Rebecca J. Howard, et al.. (2013). Multisite Binding of a General Anesthetic to the Prokaryotic Pentameric Erwinia chrysanthemi Ligand-gated Ion Channel (ELIC). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(12). 8355–8364. 81 indexed citations
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Billen, Bert, Radovan Spurný, Marijke Brams, et al.. (2012). Molecular actions of smoking cessation drugs at α4β2 nicotinic receptors defined in crystal structures of a homologous binding protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(23). 9173–9178. 59 indexed citations
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Peigneur, Steve, Bert Billen, Rita Derua, et al.. (2011). A bifunctional sea anemone peptide with Kunitz type protease and potassium channel inhibiting properties. Biochemical Pharmacology. 82(1). 81–90. 95 indexed citations
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Billen, Bert, et al.. (2010). beta/delta-Agatoxins are unique modulators of voltage-gated sodium channels. FEBS Journal. 277. 292–293. 1 indexed citations
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Billen, Bert, et al.. (2010). Unique Bell-shaped Voltage-dependent Modulation of Na+ Channel Gating by Novel Insect-selective Toxins from the Spider Agelena orientalis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(24). 18545–18554. 33 indexed citations
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Billen, Bert, Sarah Debaveye, László Béress, Anoland Garateix, & Jan Tytgat. (2010). Phyla- and Subtype-Selectivity of CgNa, a Na+ Channel Toxin from the Venom of the Giant Caribbean Sea Anemone Condylactis Gigantea. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 1. 133–133. 14 indexed citations
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Little, Michelle J., Hideki Nishio, Bert Billen, et al.. (2009). Synthesis, Solution Structure, and Phylum Selectivity of a Spider δ-Toxin That Slows Inactivation of Specific Voltage-gated Sodium Channel Subtypes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(36). 24568–24582. 27 indexed citations
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Billen, Bert, et al.. (2009). Voltage-gated sodium channels are targets for toxins from the venom of the spider Heriaeus melloteei. Biochemistry (Moscow) Supplement Series A Membrane and Cell Biology. 3(3). 245–253. 6 indexed citations
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Billen, Bert & Jan Tytgat. (2009). The venom of the Asian scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch: an overview of the toxins and their biological targets. 3 indexed citations
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Billen, Bert, Frank Bosmans, & Jan Tytgat. (2008). Animal Peptides Targeting Voltage-Activated Sodium Channels. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 14(24). 2492–2502. 60 indexed citations
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Corzo, Gerardo, Jennifer K. Sabo, Frank Bosmans, et al.. (2006). Solution Structure and Alanine Scan of a Spider Toxin That Affects the Activation of Mammalian Voltage-gated Sodium Channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(7). 4643–4652. 34 indexed citations

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