Leopoldo de Meis

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
166 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Leopoldo de Meis is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Leopoldo de Meis has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Physiology and 20 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Leopoldo de Meis's work include Ion channel regulation and function (73 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (40 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (26 papers). Leopoldo de Meis is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (73 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (40 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (26 papers). Leopoldo de Meis collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Mexico. Leopoldo de Meis's co-authors include Giuseppe Inesi, Hatisaburo Masuda, Wilhelm Hasselbach, Herman Wolosker, Elias W. Alves, Orlando B. Martins, Ana Paula Arruda, Maria da Glória Carvalho, Antônio Galina and Diogo O. Souza and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Cell Biology and Annual Review of Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Leopoldo de Meis

166 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

Energy Interconversion by the Ca2+-Dependent ATPase of th... 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 200 400 600
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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. Energy Interconversion by the Ca2+-Dependent ATPase of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
    1979 620 citations Leopoldo de Meis et al. Annual Review of Biochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leopoldo de Meis Brazil 43 4.8k 1.0k 938 848 726 166 6.4k
Steven J.D. Karlish Israel 49 6.8k 1.4× 770 0.8× 535 0.6× 741 0.9× 880 1.2× 149 8.6k
Jack H. Kaplan United States 52 5.2k 1.1× 634 0.6× 804 0.9× 468 0.6× 1.4k 1.9× 148 9.3k
I. M. Glynn United Kingdom 37 4.7k 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 363 0.4× 694 0.8× 981 1.4× 69 6.6k
J.C. Skou Denmark 34 5.3k 1.1× 795 0.8× 414 0.4× 672 0.8× 1.3k 1.8× 59 7.6k
Wai Yiu Cheung United States 42 6.0k 1.2× 1.0k 1.0× 635 0.7× 931 1.1× 1.6k 2.2× 94 8.3k
A. Scarpa United States 42 3.4k 0.7× 649 0.6× 487 0.5× 479 0.6× 1.1k 1.6× 89 5.0k
Jens Peter Andersen Denmark 48 5.8k 1.2× 330 0.3× 941 1.0× 691 0.8× 516 0.7× 150 6.9k
Giuseppe Inesi United States 63 9.9k 2.1× 949 0.9× 2.8k 3.0× 1.6k 1.8× 1.6k 2.3× 217 12.2k
A. Rothstein Canada 43 4.2k 0.9× 1.8k 1.8× 250 0.3× 790 0.9× 1.0k 1.4× 90 6.7k
Robert L. Post United States 28 4.1k 0.8× 766 0.8× 205 0.2× 663 0.8× 458 0.6× 51 5.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leopoldo de Meis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leopoldo de Meis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Leopoldo de Meis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Leopoldo de Meis based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Leopoldo de Meis. Leopoldo de Meis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Arruda, Ana Paula, et al.. (2009). Ca2+ transport and heat production in vesicles derived from the sarcoplasmic reticulum terminal cisternae: Regulation by K+. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1788(7). 1517–1522. 2 indexed citations
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Arruda, Ana Paula, et al.. (2007). Thermogenic activity of Ca2+-ATPase from skeletal muscle heavy sarcoplasmic reticulum: The role of ryanodine Ca2+ channel. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1768(6). 1498–1505. 33 indexed citations
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Inesi, Giuseppe, David E. Lewis, Chikashi Toyoshima, Ayami Hirata, & Leopoldo de Meis. (2007). Conformational Fluctuations of the Ca2+-ATPase in the Native Membrane Environment. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(2). 1189–1196. 57 indexed citations
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Arruda, Ana Paula, Wagner Seixas da‐Silva, Denise Pires de Carvalho, & Leopoldo de Meis. (2003). Hyperthyroidism increases the uncoupled ATPase activity and heat production by the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase. Biochemical Journal. 375(3). 753–760. 39 indexed citations
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Meis, Leopoldo de. (2001). Uncoupled ATPase Activity and Heat Production by the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(27). 25078–25087. 87 indexed citations
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Meis, Leopoldo de, et al.. (1997). Uncoupling of Ca2+ transport ATPase in muscle and blood platelets by diacylglycerol analogues and cyclosporin A antagonism. Biochemical Journal. 327(3). 795–801. 10 indexed citations
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Costa, Maricília Silva & Leopoldo de Meis. (1996). Regulation of plasma membrane H+-ATPase from corn-root by Mg2+ and pH. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1279(2). 214–218. 7 indexed citations
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Leta, Jacqueline & Leopoldo de Meis. (1996). A profile of science in Brazil. Scientometrics. 35(1). 33–44. 40 indexed citations
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Wolosker, Herman, Diogo O. Souza, & Leopoldo de Meis. (1996). Regulation of Glutamate Transport into Synaptic Vesicles by Chloride and Proton Gradient. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(20). 11726–11731. 116 indexed citations
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Caldeira, Maria Teresa, et al.. (1994). The Two Km's for ATP of Corn-Root H+-ATPase and the Use of Glucose-6-Phosphate and Hexokinase as an ATP-Regenerating System. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 105(3). 853–859. 11 indexed citations
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Meis, Leopoldo de, et al.. (1992). The Maxwell Demon in Biological Systems. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 671(1). 19–31. 6 indexed citations
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Inesi, Giuseppe & Leopoldo de Meis. (1989). Regulation of Steady State Filling in Sarcoplasmic Reticulum. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 264(10). 5929–5936. 178 indexed citations
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Alves, Elias W. & Leopoldo de Meis. (1986). Effect of compound 48/80 and ruthenium red on the Ca2+-ATPase of sarcoplasmic reticulum.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 261(36). 16854–16859. 28 indexed citations
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Meis, Leopoldo de, et al.. (1985). Contribution of water to free energy of hydrolysis of pyrophosphate. Biochemistry. 24(26). 7783–7789. 36 indexed citations
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Barrabin, Héctor & Leopoldo de Meis. (1983). Phosphorylation of Ca-ATPase of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum with Different Substrates. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 38(9-10). 845–847. 5 indexed citations
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Meis, Leopoldo de, et al.. (1979). Energy Interconversion by the Ca2+-Dependent ATPase of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum. Annual Review of Biochemistry. 48(1). 275–292. 620 indexed citations breakdown →
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Verjovski‐Almeida, Sergio & Leopoldo de Meis. (1977). pH-Induced changes in the reactions controlled by the low- and high-affinity calcium(2+)-binding sites in sarcoplasmic reticulum. Biochemistry. 16(2). 329–334. 40 indexed citations
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Meis, Leopoldo de & Hatisaburo Masuda. (1974). Phosphorylation of the sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane by orthophosphate through two different reactions. Biochemistry. 13(10). 2057–2062. 77 indexed citations
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Meis, Leopoldo de, et al.. (1970). Comparative Data of Ca2+ Transport in Brain and Skeletal Muscle Microsomes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 245(8). 1883–1889. 49 indexed citations

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