P. Polc

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

P. Polc is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, P. Polc has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 11 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in P. Polc's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (18 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (8 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (3 papers). P. Polc is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (18 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (8 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (3 papers). P. Polc collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Canada and United Kingdom. P. Polc's co-authors include W. Haefely, L. Pieri, R. Schaffner, R. Cumin, H. Möhler, E. P. Bonetti, Walter Hunkeler, R. Scherschlicht, H Möhler and A Kulcsár and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Brain Research and Progress in Neurobiology.

In The Last Decade

P. Polc

29 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Selective antagonists of benzodiazepines 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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. Selective antagonists of benzodiazepines
    1981 1.1k citations H. Möhler, L. Pieri et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P. Polc Switzerland 18 1.9k 840 660 354 240 30 2.7k
L. Pieri Switzerland 24 2.2k 1.2× 902 1.1× 724 1.1× 416 1.2× 278 1.2× 56 3.4k
R. Schaffner Switzerland 13 1.9k 1.0× 759 0.9× 710 1.1× 345 1.0× 449 1.9× 19 2.8k
E. P. Bonetti Switzerland 17 1.6k 0.9× 638 0.8× 601 0.9× 332 0.9× 137 0.6× 20 2.3k
R. Cumin Switzerland 11 1.5k 0.8× 587 0.7× 594 0.9× 272 0.8× 151 0.6× 12 2.2k
H Möhler Switzerland 8 3.3k 1.8× 2.0k 2.3× 835 1.3× 341 1.0× 232 1.0× 9 4.1k
M.A. Simmonds United Kingdom 35 2.6k 1.4× 1.6k 2.0× 327 0.5× 279 0.8× 429 1.8× 77 3.6k
A.M. Domeney United Kingdom 31 2.2k 1.2× 1.3k 1.5× 504 0.8× 284 0.8× 295 1.2× 63 3.6k
B. Živković France 25 1.7k 0.9× 934 1.1× 588 0.9× 261 0.7× 290 1.2× 66 2.5k
H.J. Little United Kingdom 36 2.8k 1.5× 1.5k 1.8× 710 1.1× 441 1.2× 508 2.1× 124 4.0k
Mariangela Serra Italy 42 2.8k 1.5× 1.3k 1.5× 642 1.0× 290 0.8× 434 1.8× 158 5.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by P. Polc

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. Polc

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Monnier, M, et al.. (2015). Facilitation, Inhibition and Habituation of the Vestibular Responses. Advances in oto-rhino-laryngology. 17. 28–55.
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Polc, P. & Ivica Dučić. (1991). Benzodiazepine antagonist flumazenil reduces bicuculline-induced enhancement of neuronal activity in the spinal cord. Neuropharmacology. 30(1). 107–111. 5 indexed citations
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Burkard, W.P., E. P. Bonetti, M. Da Prada, et al.. (1989). Pharmacological profile of moclobemide, a short-acting and reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase type A.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 248(1). 391–399. 10 indexed citations
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Polc, P.. (1988). Electrophysiology of benzodiazepine receptor ligands: Multiple mechanisms and sites of action. Progress in Neurobiology. 31(5). 349–423. 96 indexed citations
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Polc, P., L. Pieri, E. P. Bonetti, et al.. (1986). l-Cycloserine: Behavioural and biochemical effects after single and repeated administration to mice, rats and cats. Neuropharmacology. 25(4). 411–418. 18 indexed citations
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Scherschlicht, R., et al.. (1984). Some Pharmacological Effects of Delta-Sleep-Inducing Peptide (DSIP). European Neurology. 23(5). 346–352. 12 indexed citations
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Polc, P.. (1981). Effects of the selective benzodiazepine antagonist Ro 15-1788 on the cat spinal cord. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 37(6). 674. 9 indexed citations
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Pieri, L., R. Schaffner, R. Scherschlicht, et al.. (1981). Pharmacology of midazolam.. PubMed. 31(12a). 2180–201. 127 indexed citations
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Polc, P., Jean‐Paul Laurent, R. Scherschlicht, & W. Haefely. (1981). Electrophysiological studies on the specific benzodiazepine antagonist Ro 15-1788. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 316(4). 317–325. 140 indexed citations
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O'Brien, R.A., Walter Schlosser, S. Franco, et al.. (1981). Antagonism of benzodiazepine receptors by beta carbolines. Life Sciences. 29(1). 75–82. 37 indexed citations
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Polc, P.. (1979). Effects of gaba-mimetic agents on the cat spinal cord. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology. 3(4). 345–352. 13 indexed citations
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Davies, J. & P. Polc. (1979). Effects of L-nuciferine on kainate, N-methyl-D-aspartate and acetylcholine excitation of cat spinal neurons. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 31(1). 178–179. 6 indexed citations
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Polc, P., et al.. (1979). Effects of several centrally active drugs on the sleep-wakefulness cycle of cats. Neuropharmacology. 18(3). 259–267. 56 indexed citations
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Polc, P. & W. Haefely. (1977). Effects of intravenous kainic acid, N-methyl-d-aspartate, and (-)-nuciferine on the cat spinal cord. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 300(3). 199–203. 20 indexed citations
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Haefely, W., L. Pieri, P. Polc, & R. Schaffner. (1976). Benzodiazepines and GABA. Nature. 263(5573). 173–174. 11 indexed citations
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Haefely, W., A Kulcsár, H Möhler, et al.. (1975). Possible involvement of GABA in the central actions of benzodiazepines.. PubMed. 11(14). 131–51. 302 indexed citations
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Polc, P., et al.. (1974). Telemetry of the EEG and EMG in the cat under the influence of psychotropic drugs.. PubMed. 1(5). 264–72. 3 indexed citations
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Haefely, W., et al.. (1973). [Pharmacology and toxicology of the anticonvulsant agent clonazepam].. PubMed. 23(3). 377–400. 13 indexed citations
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Polc, P., et al.. (1970). Blutdruckreizeffekte aus dem Locus coeruleus, dem ponto-bulbären Raphe-System und der medullären Formatio reticularis beim Kaninchen. Basic Research in Cardiology. 62(3-4). 153–166. 18 indexed citations
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Polc, P. & M Monnier. (1970). An activating mechanism in the ponto-bulbar raphe system of the rabbit. Brain Research. 22(1). 47–61. 28 indexed citations

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