G. Franckowiak

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

G. Franckowiak is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Franckowiak has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Organic Chemistry and 2 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in G. Franckowiak's work include Ion channel regulation and function (3 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (2 papers) and Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (2 papers). G. Franckowiak is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (3 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (2 papers) and Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (2 papers). G. Franckowiak collaborates with scholars based in Germany and United States. G. Franckowiak's co-authors include Matthias Schramm, R. Towart, G. Thomas, Martin Bechem, Günter Thomas, George Thomas, Peter Bellemann, Joachim Stöckigt, Burchard Franck and S. Kazda and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, European Journal of Pharmacology and Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

G. Franckowiak

9 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Novel dihydropyridines wi... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 250 500 750
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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. Novel dihydropyridines with positive inotropic action through activation of Ca2+ channels
    1983 849 citations Matthias Schramm, G. Thomas et al. Nature profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
G. Franckowiak Germany 5 949 465 377 233 216 10 1.2k
Horst Lemoine Germany 24 849 0.9× 385 0.8× 332 0.9× 334 1.4× 76 0.4× 49 1.3k
Pál L. Vághy United States 22 1.1k 1.2× 519 1.1× 561 1.5× 176 0.8× 74 0.3× 32 1.4k
Denis Guédin France 15 841 0.9× 270 0.6× 118 0.3× 198 0.8× 123 0.6× 19 1.2k
Ralf G. Rahwan United States 17 342 0.4× 179 0.4× 168 0.4× 182 0.8× 103 0.5× 65 774
A Rostock Germany 10 475 0.5× 421 0.9× 147 0.4× 139 0.6× 133 0.6× 20 1.1k
A. Rutledge United States 18 493 0.5× 266 0.6× 192 0.5× 76 0.3× 248 1.1× 32 959
D. Cambridge United Kingdom 13 394 0.4× 260 0.6× 152 0.4× 249 1.1× 121 0.6× 28 873
Kazuya Kameo Japan 14 481 0.5× 210 0.5× 190 0.5× 164 0.7× 187 0.9× 28 1.1k
Mitchell I. Steinberg United States 22 646 0.7× 304 0.7× 630 1.7× 132 0.6× 221 1.0× 56 1.4k
Laura Rauser United States 10 552 0.6× 433 0.9× 110 0.3× 158 0.7× 161 0.7× 11 1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. Franckowiak

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Franckowiak, G., et al.. (2004). Pharmacologic and radioligand binding analysis of the actions of 1,4-dihydropyridine activators related to Bay K 8644 in smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and neuronal preparations. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 339-339(1-2). 19–30. 1 indexed citations
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Franckowiak, G., Martin Bechem, Matthias Schramm, & Günter Thomas. (1985). The optical isomers of the 1,4-dihydropyridine BAY K 8644 show opposite effects on Ca channels. European Journal of Pharmacology. 114(2). 223–226. 215 indexed citations
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Schramm, M., R. Towart, S. Kazda, G. Thomas, & G. Franckowiak. (1985). Calcium agonism, a new mechanism for positive inotropy. Hemodynamic effects and mode of action of BAY K 8644.. PubMed. 6. 59–70. 3 indexed citations
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Franckowiak, G., et al.. (1985). Differential effects of the enantiomers of the calciumagonist bay K 8644 in isolated heart preparations. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 17. 56–56. 1 indexed citations
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Bellemann, Peter & G. Franckowiak. (1985). Different receptor affinities of the enantiomers of BAY K 8644, a dihydropyridine Ca channel activator. European Journal of Pharmacology. 118(1-2). 187–188. 21 indexed citations
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Schramm, Matthias, G. Thomas, R. Towart, & G. Franckowiak. (1983). Novel dihydropyridines with positive inotropic action through activation of Ca2+ channels. Nature. 303(5917). 535–537. 849 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thomas, G. & G. Franckowiak. (1983). BAY K 8644, a calcium-agonistic dihydropyridine: experiments on isolated heart preparations. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 15. 127–127. 2 indexed citations
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Schramm, Matthias, George Thomas, R. Towart, & G. Franckowiak. (1983). Activation of calcium channels by novel 1,4-dihydropyridines. A new mechanism for positive inotropics or smooth muscle stimulants.. PubMed. 33(9). 1268–72. 93 indexed citations
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Schramm, Matthias, R. Towart, & G. Franckowiak. (1983). Calcium Agonism, a new pharmacological principle: the haemodynamic effects of BAY K 8644. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 15. 78–78. 3 indexed citations
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Franck, Burchard, et al.. (1973). Pilzinhaltsstoffe, 23. Stereospezifische Synthese der 10‐Methyl‐10‐desmethoxycarbonyl‐hemisecalonsäure A. Chemische Berichte. 106(4). 1198–1220. 24 indexed citations

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