Simon Bernèche

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Simon Bernèche is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Bernèche has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Simon Bernèche's work include Ion channel regulation and function (26 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (8 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers). Simon Bernèche is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (26 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (8 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers). Simon Bernèche collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Canada. Simon Bernèche's co-authors include Benoı̂t Roux, Wonpil Im, Sergei Y. Noskov, Toby W. Allen, Mafalda Nina, Fritz K. Winkler, Dirk Kostrewa, Lei Zheng, Xiaodan Li and Sefer Baday and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Simon Bernèche

48 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Energetics of ion conduction through the K+ channel 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Energetics of ion conduction through the K+ channel
    2001 638 citations Simon Bernèche, Benoı̂t Roux profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Bernèche Switzerland 29 3.3k 784 731 589 551 48 4.3k
Toby W. Allen Australia 39 3.7k 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 772 1.1× 493 0.8× 878 1.6× 72 4.7k
Régis Pomès Canada 45 3.7k 1.1× 620 0.8× 931 1.3× 223 0.4× 1.0k 1.9× 107 5.5k
J. Alfredo Freites United States 24 4.4k 1.3× 528 0.7× 800 1.1× 260 0.4× 832 1.5× 67 5.3k
Mounir Tarek France 45 3.5k 1.1× 1.7k 2.2× 705 1.0× 441 0.7× 1.5k 2.6× 115 6.3k
Richard A. Pfuetzner United States 35 6.7k 2.1× 707 0.9× 2.1k 2.9× 1.3k 2.2× 296 0.5× 54 9.8k
David D. Busath United States 28 2.1k 0.7× 536 0.7× 491 0.7× 153 0.3× 403 0.7× 95 2.9k
Phillip J. Stansfeld United Kingdom 47 4.9k 1.5× 448 0.6× 759 1.0× 659 1.1× 312 0.6× 157 6.5k
Eric Jakobsson United States 36 3.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 515 0.7× 126 0.2× 1.2k 2.2× 112 4.8k
Christopher E. Dempsey United Kingdom 39 3.9k 1.2× 198 0.3× 477 0.7× 713 1.2× 555 1.0× 115 5.6k
Vidyashankara Iyer United States 10 4.4k 1.4× 481 0.6× 647 0.9× 177 0.3× 476 0.9× 12 6.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Bernèche

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Bernèche

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simon Bernèche. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simon Bernèche 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 Simon Bernèche. Simon Bernèche 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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Roy, Sophie, Niklaus Johner, Ivan Gautschi, et al.. (2022). Calcium regulates acid-sensing ion channel 3 activation by competing with protons in the channel pore and at an allosteric binding site. Open Biology. 12(12). 220243–220243. 5 indexed citations
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Bignucolo, Olivier & Simon Bernèche. (2020). The Voltage-Dependent Deactivation of the KvAP Channel Involves the Breakage of Its S4 Helix. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 7. 162–162. 5 indexed citations
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Koegel, Sally, Delphine Mieulet, Sefer Baday, et al.. (2017). Phylogenetic, structural, and functional characterization of AMT3;1, an ammonium transporter induced by mycorrhization among model grasses. Mycorrhiza. 27(7). 695–708. 33 indexed citations
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Seelig, Anna, et al.. (2017). Unidirectional Transport Mechanism in an ATP Dependent Exporter. ACS Central Science. 3(3). 250–258. 17 indexed citations
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Ramming, Thomas, Masaki Okumura, Shingo Kanemura, et al.. (2015). A PDI-catalyzed thiol–disulfide switch regulates the production of hydrogen peroxide by human Ero1. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 83. 361–372. 62 indexed citations
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Baday, Sefer, Esam A. Orabi, Shihao Wang, Guillaume Lamoureux, & Simon Bernèche. (2015). Mechanism of NH 4 + Recruitment and NH 3 Transport in Rh Proteins. Structure. 23(8). 1550–1557. 26 indexed citations
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Junne, Tina, et al.. (2013). Functional asymmetry within the Sec61p translocon. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(47). 18856–18861. 21 indexed citations
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Wang, Shihao, Esam A. Orabi, Sefer Baday, Simon Bernèche, & Guillaume Lamoureux. (2013). Computational Investigation of Charge Transfer Mechanisms in Ammonium Transporters. Biophysical Journal. 104(2). 285a–285a. 1 indexed citations
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Baday, Sefer, Shihao Wang, Guillaume Lamoureux, & Simon Bernèche. (2013). Two Distinct Transport Mechanisms in AmtB and RhCG Proteins. Biophysical Journal. 104(2). 285a–285a. 1 indexed citations
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Boiteux, Céline & Simon Bernèche. (2011). Absence of Ion-Binding Affinity in the Putatively Inactivated Low-[K+] Structure of the KcsA Potassium Channel. Structure. 19(1). 70–79. 13 indexed citations
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Roux, Benoı̂t, Simon Bernèche, Bernhard Egwolf, et al.. (2011). Ion selectivity in channels and transporters. The Journal of General Physiology. 137(5). 415–426. 129 indexed citations
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Lamoureux, Guillaume, et al.. (2010). Transport mechanisms in the ammonium transporter family. Transfusion Clinique et Biologique. 17(3). 168–175. 29 indexed citations
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Lamoureux, Guillaume, Michael L. Klein, & Simon Bernèche. (2007). A Stable Water Chain in the Hydrophobic Pore of the AmtB Ammonium Transporter. Biophysical Journal. 92(9). L82–L84. 35 indexed citations
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Bernèche, Simon & Benoı̂t Roux. (2005). A Gate in the Selectivity Filter of Potassium Channels. Structure. 13(4). 591–600. 171 indexed citations
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Roux, Benoı̂t, Toby W. Allen, Simon Bernèche, & Wonpil Im. (2004). Theoretical and computational models of biological ion channels. Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics. 37(1). 15–103. 322 indexed citations
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Bernèche, Simon & Benoı̂t Roux. (2003). A microscopic view of ion conduction through the K+ channel. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(15). 8644–8648. 196 indexed citations
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Roux, Benoı̂t, Simon Bernèche, & Wonpil Im. (2000). Ion Channels, Permeation, and Electrostatics: Insight into the Function of KcsA. Biochemistry. 39(44). 13295–13306. 133 indexed citations
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Bernèche, Simon & Benoı̂t Roux. (2000). Molecular Dynamics of the KcsA K+ Channel in a Bilayer Membrane. Biophysical Journal. 78(6). 2900–2917. 278 indexed citations
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Nina, Mafalda, Simon Bernèche, & Benoı̂t Roux. (2000). Anchoring of a monotopic membrane protein: the binding of prostaglandin H2 synthase-1 to the surface of a phospholipid bilayer. European Biophysics Journal. 29(6). 439–454. 49 indexed citations
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Bernèche, Simon, et al.. (1998). Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Melittin in a Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine Bilayer Membrane. Biophysical Journal. 75(4). 1603–1618. 185 indexed citations

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