Richard B. Banati

14.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
142 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Richard B. Banati is a scholar working on Neurology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard B. Banati has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Neurology, 44 papers in Molecular Biology and 37 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Richard B. Banati's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (56 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (29 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (27 papers). Richard B. Banati is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (56 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (29 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (27 papers). Richard B. Banati collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Germany and United Kingdom. Richard B. Banati's co-authors include Federico Turkheimer, Jochen Gehrmann, David J. Brooks, R. Myers, Georg W. Kreutzberg, Annachiara Cagnin, Peter Schubert, G. W. Kreutzberg, Roger N. Gunn and Winnie Kam and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Richard B. Banati

137 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

In vivo imaging of microglial activation with [11C](R)-PK11195 PET in idiopathic Parkinson's disease

2005 900 citations Alexander Gerhard, Federico Turkheimer et al. profile →
Cytotoxicity of microglia

1993 892 citations Richard B. Banati, Jochen Gehrmann et al. profile →
In-vivo measurement of activated microglia in dementia

2001 840 citations David J. Brooks, Roger N. Gunn et al. profile →
Evidence of widespread cerebral microglial activation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an [11C](R)-PK11195 positron emission tomography study

2004 586 citations Federico Turkheimer, David J. Brooks et al. profile →
The peripheral benzodiazepine binding site in the brain in multiple sclerosis

2000 546 citations Richard B. Banati, Roger N. Gunn et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard B. Banati Australia	53	5.1k	3.1k	2.9k	2.9k	2.2k	142	11.6k
N. Joan Abbott United Kingdom	52	7.6k 1.5×	6.2k 2.0×	3.8k 1.3×	2.4k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	147	20.2k
Rivka Ravid Netherlands	63	2.7k 0.5×	4.8k 1.6×	2.6k 0.9×	4.6k 1.6×	2.4k 1.1×	170	15.0k
Manuel B. Graeber Germany	59	5.6k 1.1×	3.2k 1.0×	3.4k 1.1×	2.3k 0.8×	2.5k 1.1×	166	11.7k
Dirk M. Hermann Germany	65	4.1k 0.8×	4.8k 1.6×	2.0k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	371	14.4k
Roy O. Weller United Kingdom	64	4.1k 0.8×	3.4k 1.1×	5.3k 1.8×	4.5k 1.6×	5.4k 2.5×	213	16.1k
Seth Love United Kingdom	67	4.0k 0.8×	4.7k 1.5×	2.7k 0.9×	6.9k 2.4×	4.2k 1.9×	319	16.8k
James R. Connor United States	86	3.7k 0.7×	5.7k 1.8×	2.1k 0.7×	3.3k 1.1×	5.3k 2.4×	386	24.5k
Gary A. Rosenberg United States	68	6.8k 1.3×	5.1k 1.7×	1.6k 0.6×	2.1k 0.7×	4.2k 1.9×	201	19.5k
Jiang‐Fan Chen United States	79	3.2k 0.6×	5.8k 1.9×	5.7k 1.9×	1.4k 0.5×	2.6k 1.2×	285	21.4k
Richard Daneman United States	36	6.6k 1.3×	6.3k 2.0×	2.8k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	58	15.4k

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Lavers, Jennifer L., Nicholas Howell, Alexander L. Bond, et al.. (2025). Elemental analysis by neutron activation analysis and synchrotron x-ray fluorescence microscopy of ocean plastics ingested by pelagic seabirds. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 494. 138528–138528. 1 indexed citations

Loblay, Victoria, Gabrielle Hindmarsh, Adam Poulsen, et al.. (2024). Childcare in Contemporary Africa: Variations in Out‐of‐Home Childcare Practices, Their Outcomes, and Support for Caregivers—A Narrative Review. Health & Social Care in the Community. 2024(1). 2 indexed citations

Scott, Elizabeth, Richard B. Banati, David A. Brown, et al.. (2024). Neuroimmune-mediated neuropsychiatric syndromes: perspectives for standardised diagnostics and personalised care. 1.

Watkins, Peter, et al.. (2023). Infant Milk Powder After γ-Irradiation and Accelerated Storage as an Indicator for Space Food Stability. 6(2-4). 117–132. 4 indexed citations

Abbriano, Raffaela M., et al.. (2023). Random mutagenesis of Phaeodactylum tricornutum using ultraviolet, chemical, and X-ray irradiation demonstrates the need for temporal analysis of phenotype stability. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 22385–22385. 9 indexed citations

LaMonica, Haley M, Jacob J. Crouse, Yun Ju Christine Song, et al.. (2023). Developing Culturally Appropriate Content for a Child-Rearing App to Support Young Children’s Socioemotional and Cognitive Development in Afghanistan: Co-Design Study. JMIR Formative Research. 7. e44267–e44267. 4 indexed citations

Crouse, Jacob J., Haley M LaMonica, Yun Ju Christine Song, et al.. (2022). Designing an App for Parents and Caregivers to Promote Cognitive and Socioemotional Development and Well-being Among Children Aged 0 to 5 Years in Diverse Cultural Settings: Scientific Framework. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting. 6. e38921–e38921. 13 indexed citations

Shi, Yuan, Katharina Ochs, Matthias Brendel, et al.. (2022). Long-term diazepam treatment enhances microglial spine engulfment and impairs cognitive performance via the mitochondrial 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO). Nature Neuroscience. 25(3). 317–329. 52 indexed citations

Middleton, Ryan J., Winnie Kam, Guo Jun Liu, & Richard B. Banati. (2016). Epigenetic Silencing of the Human 18 kDa Translocator Protein in a T Cell Leukemia Cell Line. DNA and Cell Biology. 36(2). 103–108. 4 indexed citations

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Banati, Richard B., et al.. (2015). Protein-ligand and membrane-ligand interactions in pharmacology: the case of the translocator protein (TSPO). Pharmacological Research. 100. 58–63. 13 indexed citations

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Dodson, John, Richard B. Banati, Xiaoqiang Li, et al.. (2014). Oldest Directly Dated Remains of Sheep in China. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 7170–7170. 36 indexed citations

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Guastella, Adam J., Ian B. Hickie, Margaret M. McGuinness, et al.. (2012). Recommendations for the standardisation of oxytocin nasal administration and guidelines for its reporting in human research. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 38(5). 612–625. 287 indexed citations

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Takaya, Shigetoshi, Kazuo Hashikawa, Federico Turkheimer, et al.. (2007). The lack of expression of the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor characterises microglial response in anaplastic astrocytomas. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 85(1). 95–103. 24 indexed citations

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Durrenberger, Pascal F., P. Facer, Roy Gray, et al.. (2004). Cyclooxygenase‐2 (Cox‐2) in injured human nerve and a rat model of nerve injury. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System. 9(1). 15–25. 40 indexed citations

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Gerhard, Alexander, Johannes Schwarz, R. Myers, Richard Wise, & Richard B. Banati. (2004). Evolution of microglial activation in patients after ischemic stroke: a [11C](R)-PK11195 PET study. NeuroImage. 24(2). 591–595. 221 indexed citations

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Banati, Richard B., Annachiara Cagnin, R. Myers, et al.. (2000). Microglial activation in neurodegenerative diseases: A PET study using [11C](R)-PK11195. NeuroImage. 11. 1 indexed citations

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Banati, Richard B., et al.. (1998). Glial pathology but absence of apoptotic nigral neurons in long‐standing Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 13(2). 221–227. 331 indexed citations

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Gehrmann, Jochen, et al.. (1993). Cell adhesion molecule expression in the regenerating rat facial nucleus. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 45(1-2). 203–206. 35 indexed citations

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Gehrmann, Jochen, Richard B. Banati, & Georg W. Kreutzberg. (1993). Microglia in the immune surveillance of the brain: Human microglia constitutively express HLA-DR molecules. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 48(2). 189–198. 110 indexed citations

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Werner, Thomas, Stefano Ferroni, Torben Særmark, et al.. (1991). HIV-1 Nef protein exhibits structural and functional similarity to scorpion peptides interacting with K+ channels. AIDS. 5(11). 1301–1308. 80 indexed citations

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