Florin Amzica

12.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
63 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Florin Amzica is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Florin Amzica has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 47 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Recurrent topics in Florin Amzica's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (38 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (34 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (25 papers). Florin Amzica is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (38 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (34 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (25 papers). Florin Amzica collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Italy. Florin Amzica's co-authors include Mircea Steriade, Ángel Núñez, Diego Contreras, Daniel Kroeger, Dag Neckelmann, Igor Timofeev, Oana Chever, Marcello Massimini, Alfredo Manfridi and Biljana Djukic and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Florin Amzica

62 papers receiving 8.8k citations

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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.

A novel slow (< 1 Hz) oscillation of neocortical neurons in vivo: depolarizing and hyperpolarizing components.

1993 1.3k citations Mircea Steriade, Florin Amzica et al. profile →
A novel slow (< 1 Hz) oscillation of neocortical neurons in vivo: depolarizing and hyperpolarizing components

1993 1.3k citations Mircea Steriade, Florin Amzica et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Intracellular analysis of relations between the slow (< 1 Hz) neocortical oscillation and other sleep rhythms of the electroencephalogram

1993 694 citations Mircea Steriade, Florin Amzica et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Synchronization of fast (30-40 Hz) spontaneous cortical rhythms during brain activation

1996 509 citations Mircea Steriade, Florin Amzica et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Florin Amzica Canada	41	7.3k	5.2k	724	711	697	63	8.9k
Igor Timofeev Canada	53	8.4k 1.2×	6.4k 1.2×	718 1.0×	651 0.9×	788 1.1×	128	9.8k
James H. Fallon United States	48	3.5k 0.5×	4.7k 0.9×	798 1.1×	445 0.6×	2.6k 3.7×	107	10.2k
Michael M. Halassa United States	33	4.0k 0.5×	3.8k 0.7×	701 1.0×	497 0.7×	1.2k 1.7×	71	7.1k
Ángel Núñez Spain	32	3.0k 0.4×	2.9k 0.6×	532 0.7×	279 0.4×	991 1.4×	105	5.8k
Martin Deschênes Canada	55	7.0k 1.0×	6.8k 1.3×	700 1.0×	298 0.4×	1.3k 1.8×	118	9.4k
Adriano B. L. Tort Brazil	38	4.8k 0.7×	3.5k 0.7×	344 0.5×	183 0.3×	850 1.2×	99	6.5k
Seralynne D. Vann United Kingdom	44	6.0k 0.8×	3.7k 0.7×	188 0.3×	393 0.6×	338 0.5×	98	7.5k
L. Stan Leung Canada	44	4.0k 0.5×	4.4k 0.8×	192 0.3×	76 0.1×	1000 1.4×	168	5.8k
Chantal E. Stern United States	44	5.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.3×	158 0.2×	496 0.7×	338 0.5×	104	7.0k
Hajime Hirase Japan	45	6.7k 0.9×	7.4k 1.4×	341 0.5×	167 0.2×	1.3k 1.9×	94	10.0k

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Soavi, Francesca, et al.. (2019). Electropolymerized Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) Coatings for Implantable Deep-Brain-Stimulating Microelectrodes. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(19). 17226–17233. 79 indexed citations

Amzica, Florin & Fernando H. Lopes da Silva. (2017). Cellular Substrates of Brain Rhythms. Oxford University Press eBooks. 14 indexed citations

Crişan, Maria, Diana Crișan, Gianpaolo Sannino, et al.. (2013). Ultrasonographic staging of cutaneous malignant tumors: an ultrasonographic depth index. Archives of Dermatological Research. 305(4). 305–313. 106 indexed citations

Amzica, Florin & Daniel Kroeger. (2011). Cellular mechanisms underlying EEG waveforms during coma. Epilepsia. 52(s8). 25–27. 20 indexed citations

Dufour, Suzie, Pascal Dufour, Oana Chever, Réal Vallée, & Florin Amzica. (2010). In vivo simultaneous intra- and extracellular potassium recordings using a micro-optrode. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 194(2). 206–217. 34 indexed citations

Dufour, Suzie, Pascal Dufour, Florin Amzica, & Réal Vallée. (2009). Neurobiological use of a micro-optrode using UV excitation light and signal-to-noise ratio optimization. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7161. 71613H–71613H. 2 indexed citations

Amzica, Florin. (2009). Basic physiology of burst‐suppression. Epilepsia. 50(s12). 38–39. 90 indexed citations

Esser, Steven K., et al.. (2008). Modeling the Gabaergic Action of Etomidate on the Thalamocortical System. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 108(1). 160–167. 9 indexed citations

Kroeger, Daniel & Florin Amzica. (2007). Hypersensitivity of the Anesthesia-Induced Comatose Brain. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(39). 10597–10607. 158 indexed citations

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Seigneur, Josée, Daniel Kroeger, Dragos A. Nita, & Florin Amzica. (2005). Cholinergic Action on Cortical Glial Cells In Vivo. Cerebral Cortex. 16(5). 655–668. 39 indexed citations

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Nita, Dragos A., et al.. (2004). Nonneuronal Origin of CO₂-Related DC EEG Shifts: An In Vivo Study in the Cat. Journal of Neurophysiology. 92(2). 1011–1022. 37 indexed citations

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Steriade, Mircea & Florin Amzica. (2003). Sleep Oscillations Developing into Seizures in Corticothalamic Systems. Epilepsia. 44(s12). 9–20. 57 indexed citations

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Amzica, Florin. (2002). Glial and Neuronal Interactions during Slow Wave and Paroxysmal Activities in the Neocortex. Cerebral Cortex. 12(10). 1101–1113. 65 indexed citations

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Amzica, Florin & Mircea Steriade. (2002). The functional significance of K-complexes. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 6(2). 139–149. 106 indexed citations

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Neckelmann, Dag, Florin Amzica, & Mircea Steriade. (2000). Changes in neuronal conductance during different components of cortically generated spike-wave seizures. Neuroscience. 96(3). 475–485. 50 indexed citations

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Steriade, Mircea & Florin Amzica. (1998). Slow sleep oscillation, rhythmic K‐complexes, and their paroxysmal developments. Journal of Sleep Research. 7(S1). 30–35. 88 indexed citations

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Amzica, Florin, Dag Neckelmann, & Mircea Steriade. (1997). Instrumental conditioning of fast (20- to 50-Hz) oscillations in corticothalamic networks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(5). 1985–1989. 40 indexed citations

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Amzica, Florin & Mircea Steriade. (1997). Cellular substrates and laminar profile of sleep K-complex. Neuroscience. 82(3). 671–686. 142 indexed citations

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Amzica, Florin & Mircea Steriade. (1996). Progressive cortical synchronization of ponto-geniculo-occipital potentials during rapid eye movement sleep. Neuroscience. 72(2). 309–314. 48 indexed citations

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Steriade, Mircea, Florin Amzica, & Diego Contreras. (1994). Cortical and thalamic cellular correlates of electroencephalographic burst-suppression. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 90(1). 1–16. 246 indexed citations

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