Brett Boonen

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 879 citations indexed

About

Brett Boonen is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Brett Boonen has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 879 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Sensory Systems, 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Brett Boonen's work include Ion Channels and Receptors (19 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (6 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (5 papers). Brett Boonen is often cited by papers focused on Ion Channels and Receptors (19 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (6 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (5 papers). Brett Boonen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Spain and France. Brett Boonen's co-authors include Karel Talavera, Yeranddy A. Alpízar, Alicia Sánchez, Justyna B. Startek, Bernd Nilius, Thomas Voets, Julio Alvarez‐Collazo, Víctor Meseguer, Alejandro López‐Requena and Maarten Gees and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Physiological Reviews and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Brett Boonen

18 papers receiving 872 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. Mammalian Transient Receptor Potential TRPA1 Channels: From Structure to Disease
    2019 277 citations Karel Talavera, Justyna B. Startek et al. Physiological Reviews 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 Boonen Belgium 12 522 204 196 191 132 20 879
Alicia Sánchez Spain 11 589 1.1× 257 1.3× 214 1.1× 226 1.2× 128 1.0× 17 1.1k
Makiko Kashio Japan 17 539 1.0× 155 0.8× 282 1.4× 216 1.1× 181 1.4× 36 1.0k
Justyna B. Startek Belgium 11 346 0.7× 119 0.6× 137 0.7× 259 1.4× 125 0.9× 14 738
Nils Damann Germany 10 801 1.5× 216 1.1× 323 1.6× 233 1.2× 238 1.8× 11 1.1k
Susan M. Huang United States 8 490 0.9× 149 0.7× 155 0.8× 169 0.9× 118 0.9× 11 797
István Borbíró United States 11 282 0.5× 178 0.9× 101 0.5× 292 1.5× 87 0.7× 12 816
Licheng Shi United States 12 280 0.5× 175 0.9× 170 0.9× 242 1.3× 67 0.5× 18 781
Mahesh Shivarama Shetty Singapore 17 189 0.4× 192 0.9× 234 1.2× 267 1.4× 54 0.4× 30 986
Attila Oláh Hungary 20 232 0.4× 89 0.4× 155 0.8× 236 1.2× 111 0.8× 47 1.4k
Peter J. Reilly United Kingdom 7 532 1.0× 173 0.8× 225 1.1× 181 0.9× 155 1.2× 12 805

Countries citing papers authored by Brett Boonen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brett Boonen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brett Boonen

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Boonen, Brett & Thomas Voets. (2024). A frozen portrait of a warm channel. Cell Calcium. 123. 102927–102927.
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Perniss, Alexander, Brett Boonen, Sarah Tonack, et al.. (2023). A succinate/SUCNR1-brush cell defense program in the tracheal epithelium. Science Advances. 9(31). eadg8842–eadg8842. 22 indexed citations
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Boonen, Brett, et al.. (2021). Activation of Drosophila melanogaster TRPA1 Isoforms by Citronellal and Menthol. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(20). 10997–10997. 6 indexed citations
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Long, Wentong, Mohammad Fatehi, Shubham Soni, et al.. (2020). Vitamin D is an endogenous partial agonist of the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 channel. The Journal of Physiology. 598(19). 4321–4338. 32 indexed citations
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Talavera, Karel, Justyna B. Startek, Julio Alvarez‐Collazo, et al.. (2019). Mammalian Transient Receptor Potential TRPA1 Channels: From Structure to Disease. Physiological Reviews. 100(2). 725–803. 277 indexed citations breakdown →
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Startek, Justyna B., Brett Boonen, Karel Talavera, & Víctor Meseguer. (2019). TRP Channels as Sensors of Chemically-Induced Changes in Cell Membrane Mechanical Properties. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(2). 371–371. 57 indexed citations
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Startek, Justyna B., Brett Boonen, Alejandro López‐Requena, et al.. (2019). Mouse TRPA1 function and membrane localization are modulated by direct interactions with cholesterol. eLife. 8. 45 indexed citations
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Boonen, Brett, Yeranddy A. Alpízar, Víctor Meseguer, & Karel Talavera. (2018). TRP Channels as Sensors of Bacterial Endotoxins. Toxins. 10(8). 326–326. 57 indexed citations
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Boonen, Brett, Yeranddy A. Alpízar, Alicia Sánchez, et al.. (2018). Differential effects of lipopolysaccharide on mouse sensory TRP channels. Cell Calcium. 73. 72–81. 69 indexed citations
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Alpízar, Yeranddy A., Brett Boonen, Maarten Gees, et al.. (2017). TRPV1 Contributes to Acrolein-Induced Toxicity. Biophysical Journal. 112(3). 410a–410a. 1 indexed citations
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Alpízar, Yeranddy A., Brett Boonen, Alicia Sánchez, et al.. (2017). TRPV4 activation triggers protective responses to bacterial lipopolysaccharides in airway epithelial cells. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1059–1059. 93 indexed citations
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Boonen, Brett, Yeranddy A. Alpízar, Alessia Soldano, et al.. (2016). Broad Sensitivity of Drosophila Melanogaster TRPA1 to Noxious Chemicals. Biophysical Journal. 110(3). 283a–283a. 1 indexed citations
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Soldano, Alessia, Yeranddy A. Alpízar, Brett Boonen, et al.. (2016). Gustatory-mediated avoidance of bacterial lipopolysaccharides via TRPA1 activation in Drosophila. eLife. 5. 75 indexed citations
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Devos, Fien, Brett Boonen, Yeranddy A. Alpízar, et al.. (2016). Neuro-immune interactions in chemical-induced airway hyperreactivity. European Respiratory Journal. 48(2). 380–392. 34 indexed citations
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Boonen, Brett, et al.. (2015). Effects of Lipopolysaccharide on Sensory TRP Channels of Dorsal Root Ganglion Sensory Neurons. Biophysical Journal. 108(2). 284a–285a.
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Alpízar, Yeranddy A., Maarten Gees, Brett Boonen, et al.. (2014). Activation and Sensitization of the Capsaicin Receptor TRPV1 by Allyl Isothiocyanate. Biophysical Journal. 106(2). 337a–337a. 4 indexed citations
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Boonen, Brett, Yeranddy A. Alpízar, Veronick Benoy, et al.. (2014). The Trpa1 Agonist Cinnamaldehyde Acts as a Local Anesthetic Inhibiting Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels in Sensory Neurons. Biophysical Journal. 106(2). 326a–327a. 3 indexed citations
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Gees, Maarten, Yeranddy A. Alpízar, Brett Boonen, et al.. (2014). Mustard oil sensitizes the capsaicin receptor TRPV1 to extracellular acidosis and heat. 39(1). 111–111. 1 indexed citations
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Gees, Maarten, Yeranddy A. Alpízar, Brett Boonen, et al.. (2013). Mechanisms of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 Activation and Sensitization by Allyl Isothiocyanate. Molecular Pharmacology. 84(3). 325–334. 65 indexed citations
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Alpízar, Yeranddy A., Brett Boonen, Maarten Gees, et al.. (2013). Allyl isothiocyanate sensitizes TRPV1 to heat stimulation. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 466(3). 507–515. 37 indexed citations

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