K. Koketsu

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
174 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

K. Koketsu is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Koketsu has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 99 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in K. Koketsu's work include Ion channel regulation and function (66 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (47 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (47 papers). K. Koketsu is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (66 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (47 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (47 papers). K. Koketsu collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Belgium. K. Koketsu's co-authors include S. Nishi, P. Fatt, J. C. Eccles, Kenji Kuba, T. Akasu, S. Nishi, Hiroyuki Soeda, Takashi Akasu, Hideo Kimizuka and Keiji Hirai and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Physiology and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

K. Koketsu

173 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Cholinergic and inhibitory synapses in a pathway from mot... 1954 2026 1978 2002 1954 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. Cholinergic and inhibitory synapses in a pathway from motor‐axon collaterals to motoneurones
    1954 902 citations K. Koketsu et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. Koketsu Japan 36 3.6k 3.0k 667 607 373 174 5.1k
J. I. Hubbard New Zealand 39 2.9k 0.8× 2.4k 0.8× 745 1.1× 512 0.8× 384 1.0× 100 4.8k
B. L. Ginsborg United Kingdom 23 2.7k 0.8× 1.9k 0.6× 758 1.1× 381 0.6× 222 0.6× 53 4.2k
Marjorie A. Ariano United States 37 3.7k 1.0× 3.0k 1.0× 563 0.8× 665 1.1× 278 0.7× 77 5.4k
H. D. Lux Germany 42 4.8k 1.4× 3.9k 1.3× 1.2k 1.8× 427 0.7× 536 1.4× 88 6.1k
R C Thomas United Kingdom 35 2.9k 0.8× 3.0k 1.0× 507 0.8× 561 0.9× 639 1.7× 71 5.7k
R. Werman United States 33 3.0k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 555 0.8× 658 1.1× 105 0.3× 81 4.1k
Bernard Katz United Kingdom 27 4.0k 1.1× 3.7k 1.2× 809 1.2× 424 0.7× 249 0.7× 57 6.0k
P. G. Kostyuk Ukraine 45 5.1k 1.4× 4.6k 1.5× 781 1.2× 1.2k 1.9× 773 2.1× 223 7.2k
Isabelle M. Mintz United States 22 3.1k 0.9× 3.0k 1.0× 499 0.7× 342 0.6× 228 0.6× 22 4.1k
J. del Castillo Puerto Rico 24 3.9k 1.1× 3.4k 1.1× 861 1.3× 383 0.6× 257 0.7× 57 6.0k

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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hasuo, Hiroshi, K. Koketsu, & Shoichi Minota. (1988). Indirect effects of acetylcholine on the electrogenic sodium pump in bull‐frog atrial muscle fibres.. The Journal of Physiology. 399(1). 519–535. 6 indexed citations
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Akasu, Takashi & K. Koketsu. (1987). Evidence for epinephrine-induced depolarization in neurons of bullfrog sympathetic ganglia. Brain Research. 405(2). 375–379. 7 indexed citations
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Akasu, T., Toshihiko Nishimura, & K. Koketsu. (1983). Modulation of action potential during the late slow excitatory postsynaptic potential in bullfrog sympathetic ganglia. Brain Research. 280(2). 349–354. 10 indexed citations
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Koketsu, K. & Masanobu Yamada. (1982). PRESYNAPTIC MUSCARINIC RECEPTORS INHIBITING ACTIVE ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE IN THE BULLFROG SYMPATHETIC GANGLION. British Journal of Pharmacology. 77(1). 75–82. 30 indexed citations
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Akasu, Takashi, Keiji Hirai, & K. Koketsu. (1982). Modulatory effect of ATP on the release of acetylcholine from presynaptic nerve terminals in bullfrog sympathetic ganglia.. The Kurume Medical Journal. 29(2). 75–83. 6 indexed citations
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Kaibara, Kozue, K. Koketsu, Takashi Akasu, et al.. (1981). Adenosine triphosphate facilitates the Na+-K+ pump of frog skeletal muscle fibres.. The Kurume Medical Journal. 28(2). 113–117. 1 indexed citations
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Akasu, T., Keiji Hirai, & K. Koketsu. (1981). INCREASE OF ACETYLCHOLINE‐RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY BY ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE: A NOVEL ACTION OF ATP ON ACh‐SENSITIVITY. British Journal of Pharmacology. 74(2). 505–507. 77 indexed citations
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Miyagawa, Masao, Shoichi Minota, & K. Koketsu. (1981). Antidromic inhibition of acetylcholine release from presynaptic nerve terminals in bullfrog's sympathetic ganglia. Brain Research. 224(2). 305–313. 7 indexed citations
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Kuba, Kenji, et al.. (1978). Adrenaline hyperpolarization in rat diaphragm muscle fibers.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 40(10). 377–80. 2 indexed citations
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Kato, Eiji, Kenji Kuba, & K. Koketsu. (1978). Effects of elabutoxins on neuromuscular transmission in frog skeletal muscles.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 204(2). 446–453. 14 indexed citations
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Akasu, T. & K. Koketsu. (1977). EFFECTS OF DIBUTYRYL CYCLIC ADENOSINE 3′,5′‐MONOPHOSPHATE AND THEOPHYLLINE ON THE BULLFROG SYMPATHETIC GANGLION CELLS. British Journal of Pharmacology. 60(3). 331–336. 11 indexed citations
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Minota, Shoichi & K. Koketsu. (1976). The actions of trimetazidine on nerve and muscle cells in frogs.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 220(1). 51–61. 3 indexed citations
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Koketsu, K. & Masaki Nakamura. (1976). THE ELECTROGENESIS OF ADRENALINE-HYPER-POLARIZATION OF SYMPATHETIC GANGLION CELLS IN BULLFROGS. The Japanese Journal of Physiology. 26(1). 63–77. 28 indexed citations
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Kuba, Kenji & K. Koketsu. (1975). Direct control of action potentials by acetylcholine in bullfrog sympathetic ganglion cells. Brain Research. 89(1). 166–169. 21 indexed citations
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Koketsu, K. & Keiko Yamamoto. (1975). Unusual cholinergic response of bullfrog sympathetic ganglion cells. European Journal of Pharmacology. 31(2). 281–286. 8 indexed citations
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Minota, Shoichi & K. Koketsu. (1973). CALCIUM AND POST-TETANIC HYPERPOLARIZATION OF BULLFROG SYMPATHETIC GANGLION CELL MEMBRANE. The Kurume Medical Journal. 20(4). 257–259. 1 indexed citations
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Koketsu, K. & S. Nishi. (1969). Calcium and Action Potentials of Bullfrog Sympathetic Ganglion Cells. The Journal of General Physiology. 53(5). 608–623. 64 indexed citations
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Kimizuka, Hideo & K. Koketsu. (1963). Changes in the Membrane Permeability of Frog's Sartorius Muscle Fibers in Ca-Free EDTA Solution. The Journal of General Physiology. 47(2). 379–392. 32 indexed citations
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Abood, Leo G., et al.. (1963). THE ACTION OF SOME PSYCHOTOMIMETIC AGENTS ON THE EXCITATORY AND BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES OF FROG SARTORIUS MUSCLE*. Journal of Neurochemistry. 10(2). 95–111. 7 indexed citations
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Koketsu, K. & S. Nishi. (1958). Synaptic Transmission in a Sodium-free Medium. Nature. 182(4639). 887–887. 3 indexed citations

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