Bettina Malnic

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Bettina Malnic is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Nutrition and Dietetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Bettina Malnic has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Sensory Systems, 33 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 28 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Bettina Malnic's work include Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (36 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (33 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (27 papers). Bettina Malnic is often cited by papers focused on Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (36 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (33 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (27 papers). Bettina Malnic collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Qatar. Bettina Malnic's co-authors include Linda B. Buck, Junzo Hirono, Takaaki Sato, Paul A. Godfrey, Adriana F. Mercadante, Fernando C. Reinach, Pedro A. F. Galante, Chuck S. Farah, Isaías Glezer and Milos V. Novotny and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Bettina Malnic

45 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Combinatorial Receptor Codes for Odors 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2004 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Combinatorial Receptor Codes for Odors
    1999 1.7k citations Bettina Malnic, Junzo Hirono et al. Cell profile →
  2. The human olfactory receptor gene family
    2004 418 citations Bettina Malnic, Paul A. Godfrey et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Bettina Malnic
Anna Menini Italy
Johannes Reisert United States
Susan L. Sullivan United States
Stephan Frings Germany
Adam C. Puché United States
Sue C. Kinnamon United States
Thomas Bozza United States
Roberto Tirindelli Italy
Timothy A. Gilbertson United States
Tyler Cutforth United States
Anna Menini Italy
Bettina Malnic
Citations per year, relative to Bettina Malnic Bettina Malnic (= 1×) peers Anna Menini

Countries citing papers authored by Bettina Malnic

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bettina Malnic

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bettina Malnic

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Guardia, Gabriela D. A., et al.. (2023). Acute Myeloid Leukemia Expresses a Specific Group of Olfactory Receptors. Cancers. 15(12). 3073–3073. 4 indexed citations
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Nakahara, Thiago S., M. Makhlouf, Lisa Sara Mathew, et al.. (2022). A 3D transcriptomics atlas of the mouse nose sheds light on the anatomical logic of smell. Cell Reports. 38(12). 110547–110547. 18 indexed citations
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Machado, Cleiton F., Alice H. Reis, Elisa Donnard, et al.. (2020). Depletion of Ric-8B leads to reduced mTORC2 activity. PLoS Genetics. 16(5). e1008255–e1008255. 2 indexed citations
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Armelin‐Correa, Lucia & Bettina Malnic. (2019). Capturing genome folds in single sensory neurons. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 26(4). 254–255. 1 indexed citations
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Glezer, Isaías & Bettina Malnic. (2019). Olfactory receptor function. Handbook of clinical neurology. 164. 67–78. 33 indexed citations
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Xavier, André Machado, et al.. (2018). Topical Dexamethasone Administration Impairs Protein Synthesis and Neuronal Regeneration in the Olfactory Epithelium. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 11. 50–50. 24 indexed citations
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Machado, Cleiton F., T.M. Reis-Silva, André Machado Xavier, et al.. (2017). Conditional Deletion ofRic-8bin Olfactory Sensory Neurons Leads to Olfactory Impairment. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(50). 12202–12213. 10 indexed citations
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Armelin‐Correa, Lucia, et al.. (2016). Monogenic and Monoallelic Expression of Odorant Receptors. Molecular Pharmacology. 90(5). 633–639. 19 indexed citations
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Xavier, André Machado, Raissa G. Ludwig, Tatiana R. Rosenstock, et al.. (2016). CD36 is expressed in a defined subpopulation of neurons in the olfactory epithelium. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 25507–25507. 28 indexed citations
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Costa, Érico T., Gabriela F. Barnabé, Ming Li, et al.. (2014). Intratumoral heterogeneity of ADAM23 promotes tumor growth and metastasis through LGI4 and nitric oxide signals. Oncogene. 34(10). 1270–1279. 17 indexed citations
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Malnic, Bettina, et al.. (2009). Functional Expression of Chemoreceptors with the Help of a Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1170(1). 150–152. 7 indexed citations
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Kerr, Daniel Shikanai, et al.. (2008). Ric-8B interacts with Gαolf and Gγ13 and co-localizes with Gαolf, Gβ1 and Gγ13 in the cilia of olfactory sensory neurons. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 38(3). 341–348. 50 indexed citations
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Malnic, Bettina & Daniel Shikanai Kerr. (2008). Using GEFs to Deorphanize Odorant Receptors. Chemical Senses. 34(1). 25–26. 1 indexed citations
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Silva, Luciana Madeira da, Pedro A. F. Galante, Alexandre Budu, et al.. (2008). Genome-Wide Detection of Serpentine Receptor-Like Proteins in Malaria Parasites. PLoS ONE. 3(3). e1889–e1889. 38 indexed citations
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Galante, Pedro A. F., et al.. (2006). Identification of potential regulatory motifs in odorant receptor genes by analysis of promoter sequences. Genome Research. 16(9). 1091–1098. 52 indexed citations
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Mercadante, Adriana F., et al.. (2005). Ric-8B, an Olfactory Putative GTP Exchange Factor, Amplifies Signal Transduction through the Olfactory-Specific G-Protein Gαolf. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(15). 3793–3800. 93 indexed citations
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Malnic, Bettina, Paul A. Godfrey, & Linda B. Buck. (2004). The human olfactory receptor gene family. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(8). 2584–2589. 418 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vora, Sadhna, et al.. (2001). Odorants may arouse instinctive behaviours. Nature. 412(6843). 142–142. 174 indexed citations
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Malnic, Bettina, Junzo Hirono, Tomokazu Sato, & Linda B. Buck. (1999). Combinatorial receptor codes for odors.. Seibutsu Butsuri. 39(supplement). S54–S54. 17 indexed citations
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Malnic, Bettina, Junzo Hirono, Takaaki Sato, & Linda B. Buck. (1999). Combinatorial Receptor Codes for Odors. Cell. 96(5). 713–723. 1667 indexed citations breakdown →

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