Alexander Borst
Impact in
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.05%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.2%
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Papers in
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- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research 171
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 39
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- Neural dynamics and brain function 67
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms 54
- Co-authors
- Juergen Haag (40 shared papers)Martin Egelhaaf (31 shared papers)Frédéric E. Theunissen (3 shared papers)Dierk F. Reiff (16 shared papers)Maximilian Joesch (10 shared papers)Martin Heisenberg (2 shared papers)Alex S. Mauss (13 shared papers)Hermann Cuntz (8 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Neuroscience (22 papers)Current Biology (14 papers)Nature Neuroscience (14 papers)Journal of Comparative Physiology A (12 papers)Journal of Neurophysiology (10 papers)
- Partner nations
- GermanyUnited StatesIsrael
In The Last Decade
Alexander Borst
226 papers receiving 13.3k citations
Alexander Borst's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 159
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 10.0k
- Cognitive Neuroscience 5.8k
- Biophysics 942
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2.6k
- Sensory Systems 476
Countries citing papers authored by Alexander Borst
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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Borst
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 226 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information theory and neural coding Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 884 |
| 2 | Drosophila Mushroom Body Mutants are Deficient in Olfactory Learning Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 574 |
| 3 | 2008 | 489 | |
| 4 | 1989 | 418 | |
| 5 | 2008 | 396 | |
| 6 | 1990 | 385 | |
| 7 | 2013 | 269 | |
| 8 | 2010 | 264 | |
| 9 | 2010 | 261 | |
| 10 | 2010 | 260 | |
| 11 | 2005 | 248 | |
| 12 | 2002 | 231 | |
| 13 | 2011 | 202 | |
| 14 | 1989 | 201 | |
| 15 | 2005 | 174 | |
| 16 | 1989 | 164 | |
| 17 | 2015 | 162 | |
| 18 | 2008 | 160 | |
| 19 | 1998 | 158 | |
| 20 | 2009 | 155 |
About Alexander Borst
Alexander Borst is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, having authored 226 papers that have together received 13.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (171 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (67 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (56 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (54 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (39 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (28 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (26 papers) and Plant and animal studies (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (10.0k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (5.8k citations), Biophysics (942 citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (2.6k citations) and Sensory Systems (476 citations). Alexander Borst has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Israel. Frequent co-authors include Juergen Haag, Martin Egelhaaf, Frédéric E. Theunissen, Dierk F. Reiff, Maximilian Joesch, Martin Heisenberg, Alex S. Mauss, Hermann Cuntz, Shamprasad Varija Raghu and Bettina Schnell. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Current Biology, Nature Neuroscience, Journal of Comparative Physiology A and Journal of Neurophysiology.
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