Leonard Best

1.3k total citations
45 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Leonard Best is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Leonard Best has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Surgery, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Leonard Best's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (33 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (11 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (9 papers). Leonard Best is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (33 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (11 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (9 papers). Leonard Best collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Belgium and Spain. Leonard Best's co-authors include Willy Malaisse, Peter de Nully Brown, Abdullah Sener, Elizabeth Sheader, T. B. Bolton, Allen P. Yates, A. Elliott, F Malaisse-Lagae, Hassan Jijakli and Shoji Kawazu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology and Diabetologia.

In The Last Decade

Leonard Best

44 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leonard Best United Kingdom 20 631 586 348 214 160 45 1.1k
A. Hasselblatt Germany 16 440 0.7× 456 0.8× 304 0.9× 157 0.7× 187 1.2× 67 892
Habiba Najafi United States 14 566 0.9× 476 0.8× 306 0.9× 157 0.7× 50 0.3× 15 859
W. S. Zawalich United States 21 1.1k 1.8× 802 1.4× 794 2.3× 188 0.9× 98 0.6× 50 1.5k
Kirsten Capito Denmark 20 770 1.2× 608 1.0× 370 1.1× 219 1.0× 59 0.4× 51 1.1k
Gustaf N. Hendrick United States 14 522 0.8× 374 0.6× 589 1.7× 312 1.5× 141 0.9× 18 1.1k
Yoshitaka Nagasawa Japan 13 414 0.7× 304 0.5× 598 1.7× 219 1.0× 33 0.2× 27 1.1k
Meriem Semache Canada 14 587 0.9× 582 1.0× 374 1.1× 369 1.7× 127 0.8× 21 1.2k
Ewa Gurgul-Convey Germany 16 415 0.7× 337 0.6× 212 0.6× 153 0.7× 49 0.3× 33 860
Viviane Delghingaro‐Augusto Australia 20 873 1.4× 588 1.0× 560 1.6× 460 2.1× 42 0.3× 37 1.6k
R H Unger United States 15 1000 1.6× 517 0.9× 875 2.5× 420 2.0× 162 1.0× 16 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Leonard Best

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leonard Best

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leonard Best

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Best, Leonard, Peter de Nully Brown, Abdullah Sener, & Willy Malaisse. (2010). Electrical activity in pancreatic islet cells: The VRAC hypothesis. Islets. 2(2). 59–64. 53 indexed citations
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Best, Leonard, Peter de Nully Brown, Abdullah Sener, & Willy Malaisse. (2009). Opposing effects of tenidap on the volume-regulated anion channel and KATP channel activity in rat pancreatic β-cells. European Journal of Pharmacology. 629(1-3). 159–163. 6 indexed citations
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Best, Leonard, Peter de Nully Brown, Allen P. Yates, et al.. (2009). Contrasting Effects of Glycerol and Urea Transport on Rat Pancreatic β-Cell Function. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 23(4-6). 255–264. 35 indexed citations
4.
Best, Leonard, A. Elliott, & Peter de Nully Brown. (2007). Curcumin induces electrical activity in rat pancreatic β-cells by activating the volume-regulated anion channel. Biochemical Pharmacology. 73(11). 1768–1775. 66 indexed citations
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Sener, Abdullah, Hassan Jijakli, Saleh Zahedi Asl, et al.. (2007). Possible role of carbonic anhydrase in rat pancreatic islets: enzymatic, secretory, metabolic, ionic, and electrical aspects. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 292(6). E1624–E1630. 23 indexed citations
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Best, Leonard, et al.. (2004). Inhibition of glucose-induced electrical activity in rat pancreatic β-cells by DCPIB, a selective inhibitor of volume-sensitive anion currents. European Journal of Pharmacology. 489(1-2). 13–19. 36 indexed citations
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Best, Leonard. (2002). Inhibition of glucose-induced electrical activity by 4-hydroxytamoxifen in rat pancreatic β-cells. Cellular Signalling. 14(1). 69–73. 17 indexed citations
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Majid, Aneela, Tracey Speake, Leonard Best, & Peter de Nully Brown. (2001). Expression of the Na + -K + -2Cl - cotransporter in α and β cells isolated from the rat pancreas. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 442(4). 570–576. 28 indexed citations
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Sener, Abdullah, Leonard Best, Allen P. Yates, et al.. (2000). Stimulus-Secretion Coupling of Arginine-Induced Insulin Release: Comparison Between the Cationic Amino Acid and its Methyl Ester. Endocrine. 13(3). 329–340. 76 indexed citations
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Best, Leonard. (1999). Cell-attached recordings of the volume-sensitive anion channel in rat pancreatic β-cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1419(2). 248–256. 19 indexed citations
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Brown, Peter, et al.. (1999). Regulation of a volume‐sensitive anion channel in rat pancreatic β‐cells by intracellular adenine nucleotides. The Journal of Physiology. 515(2). 413–417. 14 indexed citations
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Holden, D., et al.. (1997). Regulatory volume increase in rat pancreatic β-cells. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 435(2). 227–230. 15 indexed citations
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Jijakli, Hassan, et al.. (1996). Insulinotropic Action of Methyl Pyruvate: Enzymatic and Metabolic Aspects. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 335(2). 245–257. 34 indexed citations
14.
Malaisse, Willy, Hassan Jijakli, Leonard Best, et al.. (1996). Insulinotropic Action of Methyl Pyruvate: Secretory, Cationic, and Biosynthetic Aspects. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 335(2). 229–244. 20 indexed citations
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Elliott, A., et al.. (1993). Stimulation of HIT‐T15 insulinoma cells by glyceraldehyde does not require its metabolism. European Journal of Biochemistry. 213(1). 359–365. 14 indexed citations
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Tomlinson, Stephen, et al.. (1990). Na+/H+ exchange is responsible for intracellular pH regulation in insulin-secreting HIT-T15 cells. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 71(1). 21–25. 9 indexed citations
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Best, Leonard, et al.. (1990). Cytosolic pH and pancreatic β-cell function. Biochemical Pharmacology. 40(3). 411–416. 10 indexed citations
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Meats, J. E., et al.. (1989). Effects of nutrient and non-nutrient stimuli on cytosolic pH in cultured insulinoma (HIT-T15) cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1012(2). 166–170. 21 indexed citations
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Best, Leonard & Stephen Tomlinson. (1988). Inhibition of pyruvate oxidation in rat islets by α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamate. Biochemical Pharmacology. 37(10). 2019–2022. 8 indexed citations
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Best, Leonard & Willy Malaisse. (1982). Study of phospholipid metabolism in rat islets using different types of labelled precursors. Diabetologia. 23. 155. 5 indexed citations

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