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 163
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 38
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- Neural dynamics and brain function 64
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms 49
- Co-authors
- Juergen Haag (40 shared papers)Martin Egelhaaf (30 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 (12 shared papers)Hermann Cuntz (8 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Neuroscience (22 papers)Current Biology (13 papers)Journal of Comparative Physiology A (12 papers)Nature Neuroscience (12 papers)Journal of Neurophysiology (10 papers)
- Partner nations
- GermanyUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Alexander Borst
213 papers receiving 12.4k citations
Alexander Borst's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 157
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 9.4k
- Cognitive Neuroscience 5.4k
- Biophysics 898
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2.5k
- Sensory Systems 450
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
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Alexander Borst, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 216 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information theory and neural coding Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 819 |
| 2 | DrosophilaMushroom Body Mutants are Deficient in Olfactory Learning Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 563 |
| 3 | 2008 | 456 | |
| 4 | 1989 | 380 | |
| 5 | 2008 | 376 | |
| 6 | 1990 | 369 | |
| 7 | 2010 | 251 | |
| 8 | 2013 | 237 | |
| 9 | 2010 | 236 | |
| 10 | 2010 | 236 | |
| 11 | 2005 | 229 | |
| 12 | 2002 | 208 | |
| 13 | 2011 | 187 | |
| 14 | 1989 | 179 | |
| 15 | 2005 | 164 | |
| 16 | 1989 | 160 | |
| 17 | 1998 | 154 | |
| 18 | 2008 | 152 | |
| 19 | 2015 | 147 | |
| 20 | 2009 | 139 |
About Alexander Borst
Alexander Borst is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics, having authored 216 papers that have together received 12.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (163 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (64 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (57 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (49 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (38 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (26 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (26 papers) and Plant and animal studies (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (9.4k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (5.4k citations), Biophysics (898 citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (2.5k citations) and Sensory Systems (450 citations). Alexander Borst has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Juergen Haag, Martin Egelhaaf, Frédéric E. Theunissen, Dierk F. Reiff, Maximilian Joesch, Martin Heisenberg, Alex S. Mauss, Hermann Cuntz, Sibylle Wagner and Shamprasad Varija Raghu. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Current Biology, Journal of Comparative Physiology A, Nature Neuroscience and Journal of Neurophysiology.
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