Ken Vaca

854 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 711 citations indexed

About

Ken Vaca is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Vaca has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 711 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Ken Vaca's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (3 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (2 papers). Ken Vaca is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (3 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (2 papers). Ken Vaca collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ken Vaca's co-authors include Dana Giulian, C A Noonan, Guillermo Pilar, Jeremy B. Tuttle, Robert L. Beach, Stanley H. Appel, Sherry Bursztajn and James L. McManaman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Physiology and Journal of Neurochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ken Vaca

8 papers receiving 695 citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

Ken Vaca
Comparison fields: 5 of 65
  • Virology 333
  • Neurology 299
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 214
  • Molecular Biology 184
  • Physiology 123
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Countries citing papers authored by Ken Vaca

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ken Vaca

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken Vaca

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