R. I. Birks

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

R. I. Birks is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. I. Birks has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in R. I. Birks's work include Ion channel regulation and function (14 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (6 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers). R. I. Birks is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (14 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (6 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers). R. I. Birks collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. R. I. Birks's co-authors include F. C. MacIntosh, B. Katz, Ricardo Miledi, H. E. Huxley, M.W. Cohen, D. F. Davey, Stephen Fitch, Michael C. Mackey, David Firth and P. G. Burstyn and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Neurology and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

R. I. Birks

30 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

ACETYLCHOLINE METABOLISM OF A SYMPATHETIC GANGLION 1961 2026 1982 2004 1961 100 200 300 400
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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. ACETYLCHOLINE METABOLISM OF A SYMPATHETIC GANGLION
    1961 412 citations R. I. Birks, F. C. MacIntosh Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. I. Birks Canada 21 1.4k 1.3k 366 238 200 30 2.2k
J. Hempstead United States 21 1.7k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 381 1.0× 430 1.8× 134 0.7× 26 3.2k
D. M. J. Quastel Canada 23 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 306 0.8× 148 0.6× 79 0.4× 46 2.2k
J. N. Weakly United States 16 858 0.6× 646 0.5× 166 0.5× 154 0.6× 203 1.0× 39 2.0k
S. Berl United States 27 1.2k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 335 0.9× 445 1.9× 47 0.2× 56 2.3k
Eugene M. Silinsky United States 27 1.6k 1.1× 1.7k 1.3× 289 0.8× 197 0.8× 69 0.3× 67 2.6k
Kenji Kuba Japan 33 2.4k 1.7× 2.3k 1.8× 262 0.7× 332 1.4× 99 0.5× 104 3.3k
Z. Vogel Israel 26 1.3k 1.0× 1.7k 1.4× 221 0.6× 236 1.0× 404 2.0× 46 2.5k
Georg Thieme Sweden 8 1.2k 0.9× 801 0.6× 174 0.5× 388 1.6× 113 0.6× 19 2.5k
Yves Dunant Switzerland 31 1.7k 1.2× 1.6k 1.3× 594 1.6× 205 0.9× 241 1.2× 123 2.7k
Mollie E. Holman Australia 32 1.7k 1.2× 1.5k 1.2× 135 0.4× 736 3.1× 60 0.3× 67 3.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. I. Birks

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Birks, R. I., et al.. (2017). Breed-Specific Vertebral Heart Scale for the Dachshund. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association. 53(2). 73–79. 30 indexed citations
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Siegel, Ralph M. & R. I. Birks. (1988). A slow potassium conductance after action potential bursts in rabbit vagal C fibers. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 254(3). R443–R452. 3 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I. & Ehud Y. Isacoff. (1988). Burst‐patterned stimulation promotes nicotinic transmission in isolated perfused rat sympathetic ganglia.. The Journal of Physiology. 402(1). 515–532. 12 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I., Keith J. Worsley, & R. I. Birks. (1985). Activation of acetylcholine synthesis in cat sympathetic ganglia: dependence on external choline and sodium‐pump rate.. The Journal of Physiology. 367(1). 401–417. 7 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I.. (1983). Activation of feline acetylcholine synthesis in the absence of release: dependence on sodium, calcium and the sodium pump.. The Journal of Physiology. 344(1). 347–357. 10 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I. & Simon Langlois. (1982). Ouabain-insensitive net sodium influx in erythrocytes of normotensive and essential hypertensive humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 216(1202). 53–69. 8 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I., et al.. (1981). The effect of burst patterning of preganglionic input on the efficacy of transmission at the cat stellate ganglion. The Journal of Physiology. 318(1). 531–539. 17 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I.. (1977). A long‐lasting potentiation of transmitter release related to an increase in transmitter stores in a sympathetic ganglion. The Journal of Physiology. 271(3). 847–862. 32 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I.. (1974). The relationship of transmitter release and storage to fine structure in a sympathetic ganglion. Journal of Neurocytology. 3(2). 133–160. 97 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I. & D. F. Davey. (1972). An analysis of volume changes in the T‐tubes of frog skeletal muscle exposed to sucrose. The Journal of Physiology. 222(1). 95–111. 23 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I., et al.. (1971). Formation of crystalline ribosomal arrays in cultured chick embryo dorsal root ganglia.. PubMed. 109(Pt 1). 143–56. 11 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I., P. G. Burstyn, & David Firth. (1968). The Form of Sodium-Calcium Competition at the Frog Myoneural Junction. The Journal of General Physiology. 52(6). 887–907. 37 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I. & M.W. Cohen. (1968). The influence of internal sodium on the behaviour of motor nerve endings. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 170(1021). 401–421. 100 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I. & M.W. Cohen. (1968). The action of sodium pump inhibitors on neuromuscular transmission. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 170(1021). 381–399. 97 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I.. (1966). THE FINE STRUCTURE OF MOTOR NERVE ENDINGS AT FROG MYONEURAL JUNCTIONS. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 135(1). 8–19. 38 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I.. (1963). THE ROLE OF SODIUM IONS IN THE METABOLISM OF ACETYLCHOLINE. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology. 41(12). 2573–2597. 84 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I.. (1962). THE EFFECTS OF A CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE ON SUBCELLULAR STRUCTURES WITHIN NERVE CELLS AND THEIR PROCESSES IN SYMPATHETIC GANGLIA AND SKELETAL MUSCLE. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology. 40(2). 303–315. 26 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I., H. E. Huxley, & B. Katz. (1960). The fine structure of the neuromuscular junction of the frog. The Journal of Physiology. 150(1). 134–144. 326 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I., B. Katz, & Ricardo Miledi. (1959). Dissociation of the ‘Surface Membrane Complex’ in Atrophic Muscle Fibres. Nature. 184(4697). 1507–1508. 26 indexed citations
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Birks, R. I. & F. C. MacIntosh. (1957). ACETYLCHOLINE METABOLISM AT NERVE-ENDINGS. British Medical Bulletin. 13(3). 157–161. 76 indexed citations

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