R Rahamimoff

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

R Rahamimoff is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R Rahamimoff has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 55 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in R Rahamimoff's work include Ion channel regulation and function (41 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (34 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (27 papers). R Rahamimoff is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (41 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (34 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (27 papers). R Rahamimoff collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and United Kingdom. R Rahamimoff's co-authors include F. A. Dodge, Egil Alnæs, S. D. Erulkar, Uri Meiri, Halina Meiri, Simona Ginsburg, A. Lev‐Tov, Yoel Yaari, Julio M. Fernández and Ricardo Miledi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

R Rahamimoff

83 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Co‐operative action of calcium ions in transmitter releas... 1967 2026 1986 2006 1967 250 500 750 1000
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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. Co‐operative action of calcium ions in transmitter release at the neuromuscular junction
    1967 1.1k citations R Rahamimoff et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R Rahamimoff Israel 32 3.2k 2.9k 814 543 377 84 4.4k
G. Pilar United States 32 2.4k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 381 0.5× 237 0.4× 253 0.7× 47 3.5k
Akihiko Ogura Japan 35 2.4k 0.7× 2.4k 0.8× 480 0.6× 340 0.6× 412 1.1× 101 3.9k
J. del Castillo Puerto Rico 24 3.9k 1.2× 3.4k 1.2× 639 0.8× 861 1.6× 383 1.0× 57 6.0k
K. Koketsu Japan 36 3.6k 1.1× 3.0k 1.0× 302 0.4× 667 1.2× 607 1.6× 174 5.1k
Scott T. Wong United States 18 3.1k 1.0× 2.2k 0.8× 367 0.5× 593 1.1× 336 0.9× 21 4.2k
Milton P. Charlton Canada 40 4.0k 1.3× 3.9k 1.3× 1.6k 2.0× 530 1.0× 559 1.5× 93 5.9k
G D Fischbach United States 24 2.6k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 340 0.4× 290 0.5× 471 1.2× 27 3.5k
R. Werman United States 33 3.0k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 188 0.2× 555 1.0× 658 1.7× 81 4.1k
Shing Yan Chiu United States 41 3.8k 1.2× 3.3k 1.1× 435 0.5× 549 1.0× 480 1.3× 73 5.8k
Michael W. Quick United States 42 3.3k 1.0× 4.2k 1.5× 692 0.9× 298 0.5× 402 1.1× 70 5.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R Rahamimoff

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R Rahamimoff

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R Rahamimoff. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R Rahamimoff 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 R Rahamimoff. R Rahamimoff 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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Raveh, Adi, et al.. (2012). Observations of calcium dynamics in cortical secretory vesicles. Cell Calcium. 52(3-4). 217–225. 6 indexed citations
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Meiri, Halina, et al.. (2006). ATP dependence of the non-specific ion channel in Torpedo synaptic vesicles. Neuroreport. 17(6). 653–656. 4 indexed citations
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Duridanova, Dessislava, et al.. (2004). Hydrogen ions control synaptic vesicle ion channel activity in Torpedo electromotor neurones. The Journal of Physiology. 556(2). 347–352. 12 indexed citations
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Kraus, David W., et al.. (2000). Intracellular Calcium Dynamics - Sparks of Insight. Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. 11(4). 331–366. 6 indexed citations
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Canepari, Marco, Fabio Mammano, Sylvia G. Kachalsky, R Rahamimoff, & Enrico Cherubini. (2000). GABA- and glutamate-mediated network activity in the hippocampus of neonatal and juvenile rats revealed by fast calcium imaging. Cell Calcium. 27(1). 25–33. 23 indexed citations
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Rahamimoff, R & Julio M. Fernández. (1997). Pre- and Postfusion Regulation of Transmitter Release. Neuron. 18(1). 17–27. 120 indexed citations
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Ohana, Ora, et al.. (1997). Voltage dependent switch in the activity mode of the K+ channel in presynaptic nerve terminals. Neuroreport. 8(11). 2539–2545. 4 indexed citations
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Teschemacher, Anja G., et al.. (1997). Presynaptic action of the neurosteroid pregnenolone sulfate on inhibitory transmitter release in cultured hippocampal neurons. Brain Research. 772(1-2). 226–232. 28 indexed citations
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Rahamimoff, R, et al.. (1993). Visualization of synaptic structure and function with confocal microscopy: calcium fluctuations and oscillations. Neuroscience Research. 16(3). 173–180. 5 indexed citations
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Rahamimoff, R, et al.. (1991). Confocal Microscopy of the Lizard Motor Nerve Terminals. Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. 2(1-2). 63–86. 6 indexed citations
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Abdul‐Ghani, Muhammad, Halina Meiri, & R Rahamimoff. (1990). Vasopressin produces long-lasting increase in transmitter release. Brain Research. 515(1-2). 355–357. 8 indexed citations
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Rahamimoff, R, et al.. (1989). IONIC CHANNELS IN SYNAPTIC VESICLES: ARE THEY INVOLVED IN TRANSMITTER RELEASE?. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Physiology. 74(6). 1019–1031. 18 indexed citations
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Rahamimoff, R & Bernard Katz. (1986). Calcium, Neuronal Function and Transmitter Release. 55 indexed citations
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Shimoni, Y. & R Rahamimoff. (1983). Stereospecific glucose transport across motor nerve terminal membrane: an electrophysiological study. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 245(5). C308–C315. 30 indexed citations
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Erulkar, S. D., R Rahamimoff, & Shlomo Rotshenker. (1978). Quelling of spontaneous transmitter release by nerve impulses in low extracellular calcium solutions.. The Journal of Physiology. 278(1). 491–500. 26 indexed citations
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Shimoni, Y., Egil Alnæs, & R Rahamimoff. (1977). Is hyperosmotic neurosecretion from motor nerve endings a calcium-dependent process?. Nature. 267(5607). 170–172. 59 indexed citations
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Rahamimoff, R, et al.. (1976). Proceedings: Periodic fluctuations in transmitter release at the frog neuromuscular junction.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 256(1). 20P–21P. 8 indexed citations
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Meiri, Uri & R Rahamimoff. (1971). Activation of transmitter release by strontium and calcium ions at the neuromuscular junction. The Journal of Physiology. 215(3). 709–726. 79 indexed citations
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Bruderman, I & R Rahamimoff. (1967). Alterations in tracheobronchial smooth muscle activity following melatonin.. Journal of Applied Physiology. 23(6). 938–943. 10 indexed citations
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Rahamimoff, R & F Colomo. (1967). Inhibitory Action of Sodium Ions on Transmitter Release at the Motor End-plate. Nature. 215(5106). 1174–1176. 19 indexed citations

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