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June 7, 2021
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One hundred years from Otto Loewi experiment, a dream that revolutionized our view of neurotransmission

Publicated to:PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY. 473 (6): 977-981 - 2021-06-01 473(6), DOI: 10.1007/s00424-021-02580-9

Authors: Borges, Ricardo; Garcia, Antonio G.;

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Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Farmacol & Terapeut, Inst Fdn Teofilo Hernando, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Inst Invest Sanit Princesa, Fac Med, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ La Laguna, Sch Med, Pharmacol Unit, Tenerife 38200, Spain - Author

Abstract

One hundred years ago, a 4-page paper published in the Pfluger's Archiv fur die Gesamte Physiologie des Menschen und der Tiere dramatically changed our view on synaptic transmission. The paper reported an ingenious, yet straightforward experiment made by Professor Otto Loewi in 1920 and published in 1921, which constitutes the first clear-cut proof for the chemical nature of transmission of the nerve impulse from nerve to muscle. The approach to this experiment was, however, tortuous and long.

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acetylcholineadrenalinefrogheartsynapsessynaptic transmissionvagus nerveAcetylcholineAdrenalineFrogHeartSynapsesSynaptic transmissionVagus nerveVagusstoff

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Clinical Biochemistry.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 2.57, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Aug 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-08-14, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 4

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-14:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 17.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 17 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 12.1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 3 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on Wikipedia: 2 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (GARCIA GARCIA, ANTONIO).