Roland Baur

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
117 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Roland Baur is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, Roland Baur has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Molecular Biology, 67 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in Roland Baur's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (65 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (52 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (22 papers). Roland Baur is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (65 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (52 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (22 papers). Roland Baur collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. Roland Baur's co-authors include Erwin Sigel, Pari Malherbe, Andreas Buhr, H Möhler, Gerhard Trube, Stephan Kellenberger, J. G. Richards, Elke Persohn, H. Möhler and Frédéric Minier and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Roland Baur

114 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

  1. The effect of subunit composition of rat brain GABAA receptors on channel function
    1990 512 citations Erwin Sigel, Roland Baur et al. Neuron profile →

Peers

Roland Baur
Joseph W. Lynch Australia
Erwin Sigel Switzerland
Wolfgang Froestl Switzerland
Blaine N. Armbruster United States
Aurélie Bertin France
Joachim Bormann Germany
Andrew Constanti United Kingdom
Zhengping Jia Canada
Ove Wiborg Denmark
Karl E.O. Åkerman Finland
Joseph W. Lynch Australia
Roland Baur
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roland Baur

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

All Works

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Bhardwaj, Rajesh, Palanivel Kandasamy, Roland Baur, et al.. (2020). Synthesis and Pharmacological Characterization of 2-Aminoethyl Diphenylborinate (2-APB) Derivatives for Inhibition of Store-Operated Calcium Entry (SOCE) in MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(16). 5604–5604. 19 indexed citations
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Maldifassi, María C., Roland Baur, & Erwin Sigel. (2016). Functional sites involved in modulation of the GABAA receptor channel by the intravenous anesthetics propofol, etomidate and pentobarbital. Neuropharmacology. 105. 207–214. 54 indexed citations
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Fuchs, Alexander, Roland Baur, Clara T. Schoeder, Erwin Sigel, & Christa E. Müller. (2014). Structural analogues of the natural products magnolol and honokiol as potent allosteric potentiators of GABAA receptors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 22(24). 6908–6917. 23 indexed citations
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Baur, Roland, Wolfgang Schuehly, & Erwin Sigel. (2014). Moderate concentrations of 4-O-methylhonokiol potentiate GABAA receptor currents stronger than honokiol. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1840(10). 3017–3021. 7 indexed citations
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Baur, Roland, et al.. (2010). Diversity of Structure and Function of α1α6β3δ GABAA Receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(23). 17398–17405. 27 indexed citations
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Burgunder, Jean‐Marc, Pascal Béguin, Roland Baur, et al.. (2008). Novel chloride channel mutations leading to mild myotonia among Chinese. Neuromuscular Disorders. 18(8). 633–640. 16 indexed citations
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Tan, Kelly R., et al.. (2007). Proximity-accelerated Chemical Coupling Reaction in the Benzodiazepine-binding Site of γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(36). 26316–26325. 29 indexed citations
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Baur, Roland & Erwin Sigel. (2007). Replacement of histidine in position 105 in the α5subunit by cysteine stimulates zolpidem sensitivity of α5β2γ2GABAAreceptors. Journal of Neurochemistry. 103(6). 2556–2564. 18 indexed citations
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Baur, Roland & Erwin Sigel. (2005). Benzodiazepines Affect Channel Opening of GABAA Receptors Induced by Either Agonist Binding Site. Molecular Pharmacology. 67(4). 1005–1008. 26 indexed citations
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Baur, Roland, Urs Simmen, Martin Senn, Urs Séquin, & Erwin Sigel. (2005). Novel Plant Substances Acting as β Subunit Isoform-Selective Positive Allosteric Modulators of GABAA Receptors. Molecular Pharmacology. 68(3). 787–792. 15 indexed citations
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Baur, Roland & Erwin Sigel. (2003). On high‐ and low‐affinity agonist sites in GABAA receptors. Journal of Neurochemistry. 87(2). 325–332. 30 indexed citations
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Baur, Roland, et al.. (2002). Forced Subunit Assembly in α1β2γ2 GABAAReceptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(48). 46020–46025. 226 indexed citations
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Baur, Roland, et al.. (2001). Subunit Arrangement of γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(39). 36275–36280. 181 indexed citations
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Baur, Roland, et al.. (2000). Loreclezole as a simple functional marker for homomeric ρ type GABAC receptors. European Journal of Pharmacology. 408(2). R1–R2. 11 indexed citations
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Baur, Roland, Mattias Richter, G. Gramegna, & P. Ernst. (1997). Front end electronics for a TPC-detector. 247–251. 1 indexed citations
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Buhr, Andreas, Roland Baur, Pari Malherbe, & Erwin Sigel. (1996). Point mutations of the alpha 1 beta 2 gamma 2 gamma-aminobutyric acid(A) receptor affecting modulation of the channel by ligands of the benzodiazepine binding site.. Molecular Pharmacology. 49(6). 1080–1084. 68 indexed citations
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Sigel, Erwin, Roland Baur, & Pari Malherbe. (1991). Activation of protein kinase C results in down‐modulation of different recombinant GABAA‐channels. FEBS Letters. 291(1). 150–152. 104 indexed citations
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Bennett, Brian M., J. Kempenaar, L. D. Hayward, & Roland Baur. (1991). Pharmacokinetic–hemodynamic studies of the enantiomers of isoidide dinitrate in conscious rats. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 69(9). 1277–1283. 2 indexed citations
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Sigel, Erwin, Roland Baur, Gerhard Trube, H Möhler, & Pari Malherbe. (1990). The effect of subunit composition of rat brain GABAA receptors on channel function. Neuron. 5(5). 703–711. 512 indexed citations breakdown →
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