Ben Mulcahy

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 705 citations indexed

About

Ben Mulcahy is a scholar working on Aging, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Mulcahy has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 705 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Aging, 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ben Mulcahy's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (17 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (6 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (3 papers). Ben Mulcahy is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (17 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (6 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (3 papers). Ben Mulcahy collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Ben Mulcahy's co-authors include Mei Zhen, Daniel Witvliet, Andrew Chisholm, Aravinthan D. T. Samuel, James K. Mitchell, Douglas Holmyard, Yaron Meirovitch, Jeff W. Lichtman, Daniel R. Berger and Yuelong Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Current Biology and Cell Reports.

In The Last Decade

Ben Mulcahy

19 papers receiving 702 citations

Hit Papers

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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. Connectomes across development reveal principles of brain maturation
    2021 200 citations Daniel Witvliet, Ben Mulcahy et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ben Mulcahy Canada 12 288 265 217 145 107 19 705
Jason L. Nathanson United States 12 830 2.9× 85 0.3× 269 1.2× 159 1.1× 57 0.5× 14 1.3k
Marc Koch France 13 750 2.6× 70 0.3× 314 1.4× 52 0.4× 63 0.6× 13 1.1k
Peri T. Kurshan United States 16 443 1.5× 192 0.7× 585 2.7× 74 0.5× 69 0.6× 21 1.0k
Jason Chan United States 13 341 1.2× 103 0.4× 272 1.3× 75 0.5× 14 0.1× 20 747
C. Andrew Frank United States 17 634 2.2× 199 0.8× 726 3.3× 58 0.4× 12 0.1× 32 1.1k
Taizo Kawano United States 16 336 1.2× 622 2.3× 359 1.7× 392 2.7× 34 0.3× 24 993
Lyle E. Fox United States 19 496 1.7× 38 0.1× 630 2.9× 150 1.0× 29 0.3× 26 1.0k
Daisuke Satoh Japan 11 386 1.3× 51 0.2× 407 1.9× 53 0.4× 25 0.2× 15 844
Akiko Mori Japan 8 191 0.7× 38 0.1× 64 0.3× 167 1.2× 127 1.2× 12 493

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben Mulcahy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Mulcahy

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Das, Alakananda, Ben Mulcahy, Lingxin Wang, et al.. (2024). C. elegans touch receptor neurons direct mechanosensory complex organization via repurposing conserved basal lamina proteins. Current Biology. 34(14). 3133–3151.e10. 4 indexed citations
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Kim, Hongkyun, et al.. (2023). The epithelial Na+ channel UNC-8 promotes an endocytic mechanism that recycles presynaptic components to new boutons in remodeling neurons. Cell Reports. 42(11). 113327–113327. 4 indexed citations
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Lu, Yangning, Tosif Ahamed, Ben Mulcahy, et al.. (2022). Extrasynaptic signaling enables an asymmetric juvenile motor circuit to produce symmetric undulation. Current Biology. 32(21). 4631–4644.e5. 10 indexed citations
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Mulcahy, Ben, Daniel Witvliet, James K. Mitchell, et al.. (2022). Post-embryonic remodeling of the C. elegans motor circuit. Current Biology. 32(21). 4645–4659.e3. 13 indexed citations
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Witvliet, Daniel, Ben Mulcahy, James K. Mitchell, et al.. (2021). Connectomes across development reveal principles of brain maturation. Nature. 596(7871). 257–261. 200 indexed citations breakdown →
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Markert, Sebastian M., Daniel Witvliet, Anna M. Steyer, et al.. (2021). Structural Analysis of the Caenorhabditis elegans Dauer Larval Anterior Sensilla by Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscopy. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 15. 732520–732520. 11 indexed citations
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Markert, Sebastian M., Bin Yu, Ben Mulcahy, et al.. (2020). Overexpression of an ALS-associated FUS mutation in C. elegans disrupts NMJ morphology and leads to defective neuromuscular transmission. Biology Open. 9(12). 25 indexed citations
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Mulcahy, Ben, et al.. (2019). C. elegans neurons have functional dendritic spines. eLife. 8. 23 indexed citations
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Pirri, Jennifer K., Diego Rayes, Shangbang Gao, et al.. (2019). Gain-of-function mutations in the UNC-2/CaV2α channel lead to excitation-dominant synaptic transmission in Caenorhabditis elegans. eLife. 8. 22 indexed citations
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Mulcahy, Ben, Paul Ibbett, Lindy Holden‐Dye, & Vincent O’Connor. (2019). The C. elegans cysteine-string protein homologue, DNJ-14, is dispensable for neuromuscular junction maintenance across ageing. Journal of Experimental Biology. 222(Pt 22). 2 indexed citations
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Bakooshli, Mohsen Afshar, Ethan S. Lippmann, Ben Mulcahy, et al.. (2019). A 3D culture model of innervated human skeletal muscle enables studies of the adult neuromuscular junction. eLife. 8. 187 indexed citations
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Mulcahy, Ben, Daniel Witvliet, Douglas Holmyard, et al.. (2018). A Pipeline for Volume Electron Microscopy of the Caenorhabditis elegans Nervous System. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 12. 31 indexed citations
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Opperman, Karla J., Ben Mulcahy, Andrew C. Giles, et al.. (2017). The HECT Family Ubiquitin Ligase EEL-1 Regulates Neuronal Function and Development. Cell Reports. 19(4). 822–835. 26 indexed citations
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Markert, Sebastian M., Sven Proppert, Daniel Witvliet, et al.. (2016). Filling the gap: adding super-resolution to array tomography for correlated ultrastructural and molecular identification of electrical synapses at theC. elegansconnectome. Neurophotonics. 3(4). 41802–41802. 32 indexed citations
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Mulcahy, Ben, et al.. (2016). A hybrid microfluidic device for on-demand orientation and multidirectional imaging of C. elegans organs and neurons. Biomicrofluidics. 10(6). 64111–64111. 11 indexed citations
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Meng, Lingfeng, et al.. (2015). The Cell Death Pathway Regulates Synapse Elimination through Cleavage of Gelsolin in Caenorhabditis elegans Neurons. Cell Reports. 11(11). 1737–1748. 34 indexed citations
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Aoyagi, Kyota, Elsa Rossignol, Fadi F. Hamdan, et al.. (2015). A Gain-of-Function Mutation inNALCNin a Child with Intellectual Disability, Ataxia, and Arthrogryposis. Human Mutation. 36(8). 753–757. 40 indexed citations
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Mulcahy, Ben, Lindy Holden‐Dye, & Vincent O’Connor. (2012). Pharmacological assays reveal age-related changes in synaptic transmission at the Caenorhabditis elegans neuromuscular junction that are modified by reduced insulin signalling. Journal of Experimental Biology. 216(Pt 3). 492–501. 29 indexed citations
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Mulcahy, Ben, et al.. (2010). Meeting report: 2010 Caenorhabditis elegans Neurobiology Meeting, University of Wisconsin, USA. Invertebrate Neuroscience. 10(2). 53–61. 1 indexed citations

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