Philippe Bittar

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
5 papers, 996 citations indexed

About

Philippe Bittar is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Philippe Bittar has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 996 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 3 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Philippe Bittar's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (3 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (2 papers). Philippe Bittar is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (3 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (2 papers). Philippe Bittar collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Netherlands and United States. Philippe Bittar's co-authors include Yves Charnay, Luc Pellerin, Constantin Bouras, Pierre J. Magistretti, Jean‐Luc Martin, Nephi Stella, Dominique Müller, Enikò Kövari and H.W.G.M. Boddeke and has published in prestigious journals such as Brain Research, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism and Neuroscience Letters.

In The Last Decade

Philippe Bittar

5 papers receiving 980 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Evidence Supporting the Existence of an Activity-Dependent Astrocyte-Neuron Lactate Shuttle

1998 573 citations Luc Pellerin, Philippe Bittar et al. Developmental Neuroscience profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Philippe Bittar Switzerland	5	500	451	277	198	129	5	996
Lynne A. Holtzclaw United States	22	620 1.2×	684 1.5×	241 0.9×	250 1.3×	94 0.7×	31	1.4k
Kelly K. Ball United States	12	385 0.8×	291 0.6×	150 0.5×	177 0.9×	80 0.6×	23	709
David A. Rempe United States	16	503 1.0×	559 1.2×	173 0.6×	284 1.4×	185 1.4×	20	1.2k
Leif Hertz Canada	14	599 1.2×	456 1.0×	187 0.7×	275 1.4×	55 0.4×	16	1.1k
E. Dux Hungary	21	458 0.9×	610 1.4×	242 0.9×	291 1.5×	42 0.3×	39	1.2k
T. Popovici France	17	671 1.3×	648 1.4×	182 0.7×	169 0.9×	33 0.3×	23	1.3k
Selva Baltan Tekkök Canada	14	587 1.2×	304 0.7×	202 0.7×	361 1.8×	94 0.7×	21	1.1k
Kim L. Powell Australia	22	915 1.8×	752 1.7×	182 0.7×	238 1.2×	236 1.8×	47	1.8k
Yaxia Xie Germany	12	528 1.1×	559 1.2×	192 0.7×	221 1.1×	49 0.4×	14	1.1k
Chiara Cervetto Italy	21	432 0.9×	583 1.3×	145 0.5×	143 0.7×	72 0.6×	54	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Philippe Bittar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Philippe Bittar

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Philippe Bittar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Philippe Bittar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Philippe Bittar 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 Philippe Bittar. Philippe Bittar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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5 of 5 papers shown

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Bittar, Philippe, Yves Charnay, Luc Pellerin, et al.. (2007). Metabolic compartmentalization in the human cortex and hippocampus: evidence for a cell- and region-specific localization of lactate dehydrogenase 5 and pyruvate dehydrogenase. BMC Neuroscience. 8(1). 35–35. 58 indexed citations

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Pellerin, Luc, Philippe Bittar, Yves Charnay, et al.. (1998). Evidence Supporting the Existence of an Activity-Dependent Astrocyte-Neuron Lactate Shuttle. Developmental Neuroscience. 20(4-5). 291–299. 573 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bittar, Philippe, Yves Charnay, Luc Pellerin, Constantin Bouras, & Pierre J. Magistretti. (1996). Selective Distribution of Lactate Dehydrogenase Isoenzymes in Neurons and Astrocytes of Human Brain. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 16(6). 1079–1089. 320 indexed citations

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Bittar, Philippe & Dominique Müller. (1993). Time-dependent reversal of long-term potentiation by brief cooling shocks in rat hippocampal slices. Brain Research. 620(2). 181–188. 22 indexed citations

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Müller, Dominique, Philippe Bittar, & H.W.G.M. Boddeke. (1992). Induction of stable long-term potentiation in the presence of the protein kinase C antagonist staurosporine. Neuroscience Letters. 135(1). 18–22. 23 indexed citations

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