K. Akert

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

K. Akert is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Akert has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 35 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in K. Akert's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (36 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (13 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (12 papers). K. Akert is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (36 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (13 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (12 papers). K. Akert collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and France. K. Akert's co-authors include C. Sandri, Heinz Künzle, H. Moor, J. M. Warren, Jerzy Konorski, K H Pfenninger, K. Hartmann-von Monakow, H. K�nzle, K. Peper and J.A. Büttner-Ennever and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Brain and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

K. Akert

116 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

THE FRONTAL GRANULAR CORTEX AND BEHAVIOR

1964 662 citations J. M. Warren, K. Akert et al. McGraw-Hill eBooks profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. Akert Switzerland	47	3.1k	2.0k	1.8k	931	761	119	6.3k
Rudolf Nieuwenhuys Netherlands	47	2.5k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	773 0.8×	608 0.8×	97	7.2k
Rosamond M. Eccles Australia	33	2.8k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	504 0.7×	65	6.7k
Jan Jansen Norway	34	2.6k 0.8×	760 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	367 0.5×	82	4.5k
B.G. Cragg Australia	40	2.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	460 0.5×	364 0.5×	85	5.0k
Arnold B. Scheibel United States	54	3.9k 1.3×	4.3k 2.1×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	662 0.9×	120	9.9k
Madge E. Scheibel United States	32	2.4k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	705 0.4×	610 0.7×	297 0.4×	48	4.1k
Ray S. Snider United States	30	2.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	978 0.5×	1.7k 1.8×	404 0.5×	89	4.9k
A. Lundberg Sweden	52	2.9k 1.0×	2.7k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	2.5k 2.6×	719 0.9×	113	9.3k
E. Eidelberg United States	33	2.2k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	738 0.4×	518 0.6×	494 0.6×	108	4.6k
A. R. Lieberman United Kingdom	46	4.7k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	2.1k 1.2×	630 0.7×	369 0.5×	105	6.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Akert

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Akert, K.. (1993). August Forel ‐ Cofounder of the Neuron Theory (1848–1931). Brain Pathology. 3(4). 425–430. 8 indexed citations

Bennett, Michael V. L., C. Sandri, & K. Akert. (1989). Fine structure of the tuberous electroreceptor of the high-frequency electric fish,Sternarchus albifrons (gymnotiformes). Journal of Neurocytology. 18(2). 265–283. 10 indexed citations

Milos, Gabriella & K. Akert. (1982). [Neurobiological principles of binocular space perception. Historical review on the development of the concept and knowledge].. PubMed. 130(1). 39–67. 1 indexed citations

Büttner-Ennever, J.A. & K. Akert. (1981). Medial rectus subgroups of the oculomotor nucleus and their abducens internuclear input in the monkey. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 197(1). 17–27. 139 indexed citations

Akert, K., et al.. (1979). [Freeze fracture study of vesicle attachment sites during mediator liberation in spinal motoneuron synapses].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 15(3). 263–7. 1 indexed citations

Abraham, Mordechai, C. Sandri, & K. Akert. (1979). Freeze-etch study of the teleostean pituitary. Cell and Tissue Research. 199(3). 397–407. 24 indexed citations

Sandri, C., K. Akert, & Michael V. L. Bennett. (1978). Junctional complexes and variations in gap junctions between spinal cord ependymal cells of a teleost, Sternarchus albifrons (gymnotoidei). Brain Research. 143(1). 27–41. 17 indexed citations

Bennett, Michael V. L., C. Sandri, & K. Akert. (1978). Neuronal gap junctions and morphologically mixed synapses in the spinal cord of a teleost, Sternarchus albifrons (gymnotoidei). Brain Research. 143(1). 43–60. 30 indexed citations

Sandri, C., Hans Ris, & K. Akert. (1978). Comparison of active zones in spinal cord of anesthetized and unanesthetized rats: A high voltage electron microscope study. Brain Research. 159(2). 247–253. 8 indexed citations

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Akert, K., C. Sandri, Michel Cuénod, & H. Moor. (1977). Solitary membrane associated particles in normal and experimentally enlarged synaptic vesicles. Neuroscience Letters. 5(5). 253–257. 4 indexed citations

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Sandri, C., et al.. (1976). AChE-positive and -negative motoneurones in the spinal cord of Sternarchus albifrons. Brain Research. 111(1). 157–161. 8 indexed citations

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Akert, K., Livingston Rb, H. Moor, & P. Streit. (1974). Ultrastructure of synapses in the waking state. A laboratory report on recent advances.. PubMed. Suppl 11(0). 1–11. 2 indexed citations

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Sandri, C., K. Akert, Robert B. Livingston, & H. Moor. (1972). Particle aggregations at specialized sites in freeze-etched postsynaptic membranes. Brain Research. 41(1). 1–16. 76 indexed citations

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Shimamura, Muneo & K. Akert. (1965). PERIPHERAL NERVOUS RELATIONS OF PROPRIOSPINAL AND SPINO-BULBO-SPINAL REFLEX SYSTEMS. The Japanese Journal of Physiology. 15(6). 638–647. 64 indexed citations

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Warren, J. M., K. Akert, & Jerzy Konorski. (1964). THE FRONTAL GRANULAR CORTEX AND BEHAVIOR. McGraw-Hill eBooks. 662 indexed citations breakdown →

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Akert, K., et al.. (1964). [VARIOUS METHODS OF HOSPITALIZATION OF THE MENTALLY SICK].. PubMed. 94. 1541–6. 1 indexed citations

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Akert, K., et al.. (1962). Behavior and reflexes of chronic striatal cats. ARCHIVES ITALIENNES DE BIOLOGIE. 100(1). 48–85. 40 indexed citations

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Warren, J. M., et al.. (1961). Umweg learning by cats with lesions in the prestriate cortex.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 54(6). 629–632. 24 indexed citations

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Benjamin, Robert M. & K. Akert. (1959). Cortical and thalamic areas involved in taste discrimination in the albino rat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 111(2). 231–259. 106 indexed citations

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Akert, K., et al.. (1953). The Influence of Ethyl Alcohol on the Spontaneous Electrical Activity of the Cerebral Cortex and Subcortical Structures of the Cat. Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 14(3). 363–377. 34 indexed citations

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