Yimy Amarillo

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Yimy Amarillo is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yimy Amarillo has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yimy Amarillo's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (7 papers). Yimy Amarillo is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (7 papers). Yimy Amarillo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Argentina and Mexico. Yimy Amarillo's co-authors include Bernardo Rudy, Marcela S. Nadal, Eleazar Vega‐Saenz de Miera, Andrés Ozaita, Michael J. Saganich, David Lau, Alan Chow, David Pountney, Tom McCormack and Joanna C. Chiu and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, The Journal of Physiology and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Yimy Amarillo

16 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular Diversity of K+ Channels 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 250 500 750
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. Molecular Diversity of K+ Channels
    1999 957 citations William A. Coetzee, Yimy Amarillo et al. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yimy Amarillo United States 13 1.5k 1.3k 607 302 138 16 1.9k
Michael J. Saganich United States 9 1.4k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 580 1.0× 260 0.9× 215 1.6× 9 1.9k
Claudia A. Sailer Austria 16 1.4k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 379 0.6× 183 0.6× 280 2.0× 17 2.1k
Gerald J. Obermair Austria 31 1.9k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 448 0.7× 142 0.5× 232 1.7× 69 2.4k
Tom McCormack United States 5 1.1k 0.7× 760 0.6× 478 0.8× 128 0.4× 91 0.7× 7 1.3k
René Jüttner Germany 23 771 0.5× 697 0.6× 168 0.3× 144 0.5× 127 0.9× 44 1.4k
Yury D. Bogdanov United Kingdom 20 1.1k 0.7× 955 0.8× 163 0.3× 120 0.4× 380 2.8× 30 1.8k
David Lau United States 11 1.4k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 531 0.9× 400 1.3× 99 0.7× 11 1.9k
Hélène Vacher France 19 916 0.6× 662 0.5× 242 0.4× 110 0.4× 108 0.8× 30 1.3k
Jean Valmier France 25 1.0k 0.7× 973 0.8× 100 0.2× 109 0.4× 340 2.5× 83 1.8k
John P. Horn United States 23 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 155 0.3× 246 0.8× 171 1.2× 60 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yimy Amarillo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yimy Amarillo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yimy Amarillo

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Nadal, Marcela S., et al.. (2021). Differential contribution of the subthreshold operating currents IT, Ih, and IKir to the resonance of thalamocortical neurons. Journal of Neurophysiology. 126(2). 561–574. 2 indexed citations
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Tubert, Cecilia, et al.. (2021). Levodopa Causes Striatal Cholinergic Interneuron Burst‐Pause Activity in Parkinsonian Mice. Movement Disorders. 36(7). 1578–1591. 15 indexed citations
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Amarillo, Yimy, et al.. (2018). Inward rectifier potassium current IKir promotes intrinsic pacemaker activity of thalamocortical neurons. Journal of Neurophysiology. 119(6). 2358–2372. 11 indexed citations
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Moguilner, Sebastián, Adolfo M. García, Ezequiel Mikulan, et al.. (2017). An unaware agenda: interictal consciousness impairments in epileptic patients. Neuroscience of Consciousness. 2017(1). niw024–niw024. 2 indexed citations
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Amarillo, Yimy, Germán Mato, & Marcela S. Nadal. (2015). Analysis of the role of the low threshold currents IT and Ih in intrinsic delta oscillations of thalamocortical neurons. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. 9. 52–52. 14 indexed citations
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Amarillo, Yimy, Edward Zagha, Germán Mato, Bernardo Rudy, & Marcela S. Nadal. (2014). The interplay of seven subthreshold conductances controls the resting membrane potential and the oscillatory behavior of thalamocortical neurons. Journal of Neurophysiology. 112(2). 393–410. 33 indexed citations
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Amarillo, Yimy, José A. De Santiago‐Castillo, Kevin Dougherty, et al.. (2008). Ternary Kv4.2 channels recapitulate voltage‐dependent inactivation kinetics of A‐type K+ channels in cerebellar granule neurons. The Journal of Physiology. 586(8). 2093–2106. 66 indexed citations
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Nadal, Marcela S., Yimy Amarillo, Eleazar Vega‐Saenz de Miera, & Bernardo Rudy. (2006). Differential characterization of three alternative spliced isoforms of DPPX. Brain Research. 1094(1). 1–12. 39 indexed citations
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Nadal, Marcela S., Andrés Ozaita, Yimy Amarillo, et al.. (2003). The CD26-Related Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidase-like Protein DPPX Is a Critical Component of Neuronal A-Type K+ Channels. Neuron. 37(3). 449–461. 284 indexed citations
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Völgyi, Béla, Daiyan Xin, Yimy Amarillo, & Stewart A. Bloomfield. (2001). Morphology and physiology of the polyaxonal amacrine cells in the rabbit retina. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 440(1). 109–125. 72 indexed citations
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Nadal, Marcela S., Yimy Amarillo, Eleazar Vega‐Saenz de Miera, & Bernardo Rudy. (2001). Evidence for the presence of a novel Kv4-mediated A-type K+ channel-modifying factor. The Journal of Physiology. 537(3). 801–809. 38 indexed citations
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Moreno, Herman, Eleazar Vega‐Saenz de Miera, Marcela S. Nadal, Yimy Amarillo, & Bernardo Rudy. (2001). Modulation of Kv3 potassium channels expressed in CHO cells by a nitric oxide‐activated phosphatase. The Journal of Physiology. 530(3). 345–358. 36 indexed citations
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Nadal, Marcela S., et al.. (2001). Evidence for the presence of a novel Kv4-mediated A-type K+ channel-modifying factor. The Journal of Physiology. 537(3). 801–809. 29 indexed citations
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Coetzee, William A., Yimy Amarillo, Joanna C. Chiu, et al.. (1999). Molecular Diversity of K+ Channels. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 868(1). 233–255. 957 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rudy, Bernardo, Alan Chow, David Lau, et al.. (1999). Contributions of Kv3 Channels to Neuronal Excitability. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 868(1). 304–343. 264 indexed citations
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Chow, Alan Y., Yimy Amarillo, Herman Moreno, et al.. (1999). Kv3.1–Kv3.2 Channels Underlie a High-Voltage–Activating Component of the Delayed Rectifier K+Current in Projecting Neurons From the Globus Pallidus. Journal of Neurophysiology. 82(3). 1512–1528. 83 indexed citations

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