K. Zerahn

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

K. Zerahn is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Zerahn has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in K. Zerahn's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (8 papers), Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (5 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (5 papers). K. Zerahn is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (8 papers), Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (5 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (5 papers). K. Zerahn collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Italy. K. Zerahn's co-authors include Hans H. Ussing, W. R. Harvey, J.C. Skou, Hilde Levi, Christian Jørgensen, H. Hvid Hansen, Brian Nauheimer Andersen, J.T. Van Bruggen, B. Giordana and V.F. Sacchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Experimental Biology and Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences.

In The Last Decade

K. Zerahn

25 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Active Transport of Sodium as the Source of Electric Curr... 1951 2026 1976 2001 1951 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Active Transport of Sodium as the Source of Electric Current in the Short‐circuited Isolated Frog Skin.
    1951 1.9k citations Hans H. Ussing, K. Zerahn Acta Physiologica Scandinavica profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. Zerahn Denmark 15 1.3k 632 284 276 212 25 2.8k
Wolfram Nagel Germany 28 1.3k 1.0× 682 1.1× 250 0.9× 203 0.7× 175 0.8× 106 2.3k
David Erlij United States 31 1.6k 1.2× 1.2k 1.8× 385 1.4× 146 0.5× 105 0.5× 104 3.1k
Hans H. Ussing Denmark 32 3.0k 2.3× 1.1k 1.7× 787 2.8× 466 1.7× 485 2.3× 70 5.5k
Guillermo Whittembury Venezuela 29 1.2k 0.9× 353 0.6× 241 0.8× 149 0.5× 219 1.0× 71 2.0k
A. W. Cuthbert United Kingdom 36 2.5k 1.9× 867 1.4× 531 1.9× 200 0.7× 1.1k 5.4× 176 4.5k
Oscar A. Candia United States 27 2.9k 2.2× 567 0.9× 341 1.2× 150 0.5× 120 0.6× 135 4.4k
J. A. Zadunaisky United States 28 1.1k 0.8× 574 0.9× 249 0.9× 544 2.0× 71 0.3× 75 2.4k
Lawrence E. Scheving United States 35 537 0.4× 290 0.5× 1.0k 3.6× 65 0.2× 132 0.6× 119 3.4k
Gunnar Flemström Sweden 32 1.3k 1.0× 495 0.8× 502 1.8× 39 0.1× 319 1.5× 100 3.9k
Jack Orloff United States 38 3.0k 2.3× 461 0.7× 928 3.3× 155 0.6× 1.6k 7.4× 77 5.9k

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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zerahn, K.. (1985). Water Transport Across the Short-Circuited Midgut of the American Silkworm. Journal of Experimental Biology. 116(1). 481–485. 2 indexed citations
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Giordana, B., V.F. Sacchi, & K. Zerahn. (1984). Ion Transport in the Midgut of the Cockroaches Leucophaea Maderae And Blabera Gigantea. Journal of Experimental Biology. 113(1). 487–492. 2 indexed citations
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Zerahn, K.. (1983). Comparison Between Active Transport of Tl+, K+ and Rb+ Across the Isolated Short-Circuited Frog Skin. Journal of Experimental Biology. 107(1). 65–72. 6 indexed citations
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Zerahn, K., et al.. (1982). Transport of Sodium and Potassium Across the Isolated Midgut of the Larvae of Tenebrio Molitor Related to the Fine Structure of the Epithelium. Journal of Experimental Biology. 98(1). 459–464. 7 indexed citations
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Zerahn, K.. (1980). Competition Between Potassium and Rubidium Ions for Penetration of the Midgut of Hyalophora Cecropia Larvae. Journal of Experimental Biology. 86(1). 341–344. 10 indexed citations
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Zerahn, K., et al.. (1979). Transport of Thallium Ions Across the Isolated Midgut of Hyalophora Cecropia. Journal of Experimental Biology. 78(1). 105–120. 6 indexed citations
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Zerahn, K.. (1975). Potassium exchange between bathing solution and midgut of Hyalophora cecropia and time delay for potassium flux through the midgut. Journal of Experimental Biology. 63(1). 295–300. 14 indexed citations
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Harvey, W. R. & K. Zerahn. (1971). Active Transport of Sodium by the Isolated Midgut of Hyalophora Cecropia. Journal of Experimental Biology. 54(1). 269–274. 22 indexed citations
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Zerahn, K.. (1971). Active transport of the alkali metals by the isolated mid-gut of Hyalophora cecropia. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 262(842). 315–321. 17 indexed citations
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Zerahn, K.. (1970). Active Transport of Caesium by the Isolated and Short-Circuited Midgut of Hyalophora Cecropia. Journal of Experimental Biology. 53(3). 641–649. 7 indexed citations
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Zerahn, K.. (1969). Nature and Localization of the Sodium Pool during Active Transport in the Isolated Frog Skin. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 77(3). 272–281. 50 indexed citations
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Harvey, W. R. & K. Zerahn. (1969). Kinetics and Route of Active K-Transport in the Isolated Midgut of Hyalophora Cecropia. Journal of Experimental Biology. 50(2). 297–306. 27 indexed citations
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Harvey, W. R., et al.. (1967). Active Transport of Potassium and Oxygen Consumption in the Isolated Midgut of Hyalophora Cecropia. Journal of Experimental Biology. 46(2). 235–248. 43 indexed citations
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Hansen, H. Hvid & K. Zerahn. (1964). Concentration of Lithium, Sodium and Potassium in Epithelial Cells of the Isolated Frog Skin during Active Transport of Lithium. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 60(1-2). 189–196. 37 indexed citations
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Andersen, Brian Nauheimer & K. Zerahn. (1963). Method for Non‐destructive Determination of the Sodium Transport Pool in Frog Skin with Radiosodium. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 59(4). 319–329. 36 indexed citations
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Bruggen, J.T. Van & K. Zerahn. (1960). Active Transport of Sodium by Isolated Frog Skin in Relation to Metabolism of Acetate labelled with Carbon-14. Nature. 188(4749). 499–500. 6 indexed citations
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Zerahn, K.. (1956). Oxygen Consumption and Active Sodium Transport in the Isolated and Short‐Circuited Frog Skin1. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 36(4). 300–318. 174 indexed citations
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Jørgensen, Christian, Hilde Levi, & K. Zerahn. (1954). On Active Uptake of Sodium and Chloride Ions in Anurnns.. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 30(2-3). 178–190. 61 indexed citations
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Zerahn, K., et al.. (1953). The Origin of the Short‐circuit Current in the Adrenaline Stimulated Frog Skin.. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 27(1). 38–38. 144 indexed citations
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Ussing, Hans H. & K. Zerahn. (1951). Active Transport of Sodium as the Source of Electric Current in the Short‐circuited Isolated Frog Skin.. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 23(2-3). 110–127. 1873 indexed citations breakdown →

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