Brett A. McCray

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Brett A. McCray is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Sensory Systems and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brett A. McCray has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Sensory Systems and 6 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Brett A. McCray's work include Ion Channels and Receptors (9 papers), Hereditary Neurological Disorders (5 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (4 papers). Brett A. McCray is often cited by papers focused on Ion Channels and Receptors (9 papers), Hereditary Neurological Disorders (5 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (4 papers). Brett A. McCray collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Brett A. McCray's co-authors include J. Paul Taylor, Charlotte Hubbert, Deborah L. Berry, Oren Schuldiner, Natalia B. Nedelsky, Tso-Pang Yao, Zhiping Nie, Melanie A. Knight, Eric H. Baehrecke and Marc Hild and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Brett A. McCray

23 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

HDAC6 rescues neurodegeneration and provides an essential... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 250 500 750
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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. HDAC6 rescues neurodegeneration and provides an essential link between autophagy and the UPS
    2007 979 citations Zhiping Nie, Yakup Batlevi et al. Nature profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brett A. McCray United States 13 889 571 393 348 251 23 1.5k
Antje K. Huebner Germany 15 808 0.9× 700 1.2× 620 1.6× 282 0.8× 63 0.3× 17 1.7k
Bindi Patel United States 18 1.1k 1.2× 1.1k 2.0× 511 1.3× 236 0.7× 169 0.7× 25 2.1k
Zheng Ying China 25 1.1k 1.2× 560 1.0× 264 0.7× 279 0.8× 698 2.8× 72 2.0k
István Katona Germany 22 806 0.9× 624 1.1× 634 1.6× 634 1.8× 495 2.0× 48 2.1k
Francesca Donaudy Italy 10 1.1k 1.3× 1.1k 1.9× 617 1.6× 134 0.4× 181 0.7× 11 2.5k
Gabriela Martínez Chile 17 621 0.7× 574 1.0× 699 1.8× 268 0.8× 245 1.0× 28 1.6k
Tim Vervliet Belgium 20 1.1k 1.3× 252 0.4× 358 0.9× 199 0.6× 34 0.1× 43 1.6k
Cécile Delettre France 27 3.4k 3.9× 278 0.5× 367 0.9× 384 1.1× 202 0.8× 41 3.8k
Patricia V. Burgos Chile 26 889 1.0× 275 0.5× 629 1.6× 153 0.4× 115 0.5× 52 1.8k
Clara Penas Spain 19 759 0.9× 243 0.4× 248 0.6× 272 0.8× 92 0.4× 34 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brett A. McCray

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McCray, Brett A., et al.. (2025). Atypical diabetic neuropathies. BMJ. 390. e081109–e081109. 1 indexed citations
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Sadjadi, Reza, Vincent Picher‐Martel, Jasper M. Morrow, et al.. (2024). Clinical Characteristics of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 4J. Neurology. 103(5). e209763–e209763. 2 indexed citations
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Taga, Arens, et al.. (2024). Exploring P2X7 receptor antagonism as a therapeutic target for neuroprotection in an hiPSC motor neuron model. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 13(12). 1198–1212. 4 indexed citations
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McCray, Brett A. & Vera Fridman. (2024). Clinical Outcome Assessments and Biomarkers in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease. Neurology. 103(12). e210120–e210120. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Tong, Davide Pareyson, Richard A. Lewis, et al.. (2023). Neuropathy due to bi-allelic SH3TC2 variants: genotype-phenotype correlation and natural history. Brain. 146(9). 3826–3835. 10 indexed citations
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Goretzki, Benedikt, Christoph Wiedemann, Brett A. McCray, et al.. (2023). Crosstalk between regulatory elements in disordered TRPV4 N-terminus modulates lipid-dependent channel activity. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4165–4165. 29 indexed citations
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Kwon, Do Hoon, Feng Zhang, Brett A. McCray, et al.. (2023). TRPV4-Rho GTPase complex structures reveal mechanisms of gating and disease. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3732–3732. 43 indexed citations
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Aisenberg, William H., Brett A. McCray, Jeremy M. Sullivan, et al.. (2022). Multiubiquitination of TRPV4 reduces channel activity independent of surface localization. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298(4). 101826–101826. 8 indexed citations
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Sumner, Charlotte J., et al.. (2022). TRPV4: A trigger of pathological RhoA activation in neurological disease. BioEssays. 44(6). e2100288–e2100288. 18 indexed citations
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Taga, Arens, Benedikt Goretzki, Thomas Q. Gallagher, et al.. (2022). TRPV4 mutations causing mixed neuropathy and skeletal phenotypes result in severe gain of function. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 9(3). 375–391. 15 indexed citations
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McCray, Brett A. & Steven S. Scherer. (2021). Axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: from Common Pathogenic Mechanisms to Emerging Treatment Opportunities. Neurotherapeutics. 18(4). 2269–2285. 37 indexed citations
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McCray, Brett A., Jeremy M. Sullivan, William H. Aisenberg, et al.. (2021). Neuropathy-causing TRPV4 mutations disrupt TRPV4-RhoA interactions and impair neurite extension. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1444–1444. 31 indexed citations
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McCray, Brett A., Masashi Tabuchi, Jeremy M. Sullivan, et al.. (2020). TRPV4 disrupts mitochondrial transport and causes axonal degeneration via a CaMKII-dependent elevation of intracellular Ca2+. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2679–2679. 51 indexed citations
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Roda, Ricardo H., Brett A. McCray, Christopher J. Klein, & Ahmet Höke. (2018). Novel hemizygous nonsense mutation in DRP2 is associated with inherited neuropathy. Neurology Genetics. 4(1). e220–e220. 4 indexed citations
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Sanhueza, Mario, Andrea Chai, Colin Smith, et al.. (2015). Network Analyses Reveal Novel Aspects of ALS Pathogenesis. PLoS Genetics. 11(3). e1005107–e1005107. 44 indexed citations
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Malik, Athar N., Wenya Linda Bi, Brett A. McCray, et al.. (2014). Isolated cerebral mucormycosis of the basal ganglia. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 124. 102–105. 22 indexed citations
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McCray, Brett A., Emmanuel Skordalakes, & J. Paul Taylor. (2009). Disease mutations in Rab7 result in unregulated nucleotide exchange and inappropriate activation. Human Molecular Genetics. 19(6). 1033–1047. 92 indexed citations
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Salomons, Florian A., Victoria Menéndez-Benito, Claudia Böttcher, et al.. (2009). Selective Accumulation of Aggregation-Prone Proteasome Substrates in Response to Proteotoxic Stress. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 29(7). 1774–1785. 58 indexed citations
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Nie, Zhiping, Yakup Batlevi, Brett A. McCray, et al.. (2007). HDAC6 rescues neurodegeneration and provides an essential link between autophagy and the UPS. Nature. 447(7146). 860–864. 979 indexed citations breakdown →
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McCray, Brett A. & J. Paul Taylor. (2007). The Role of Autophagy in Age-Related Neurodegeneration. Neurosignals. 16(1). 75–84. 73 indexed citations

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