Brian A. MacVicar

22.4k citations

157 papers · 15.5k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 70

Impact in

Neurology top 0.05%
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.05%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Papers in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 113
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 96
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 23
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering 17
Neurology 43
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms 38

Co-authors: Sean J. Mulligan Eric A. Newman Roger Thompson Hyun B. Choi Grant R. Gordon Martin Lauritzen Alastair M. Buchan Serge Charpak
Journals: Journal of Neuroscience (23 papers)Brain Research (14 papers)Glia (11 papers)Journal of Neurophysiology (7 papers)Neuroscience (7 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States Germany

In The Last Decade

Brian A. MacVicar

153 papers receiving 15.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Microglia: Dynamic Mediators of Synapse Development and Plasticity 2015 · 510 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2015 Trends in Immunology
2010 Nature
2008 Nature
2004 Nature

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1	Pannexin-1 opening in neuronal edema causes cell death but also leads to protection via increased microglia contacts Cell Reports ·Nicholas L. Weilinger, Kai Yang, Hyun B. Choi, J. Bačic, ZHANG Xiaoqiang, Madhuvika Murugan, Leigh E. Wicki‐Stordeur, Louis‐Philippe Bernier, Julián A. Pimiento E., Jiaying Zheng, Jeffrey LeDue, Ravi L. Rungta, John R. Tyson, Terrance P. Snutch, Long‐Jun Wu, Brian A. MacVicar	2023	10
2	Chronic pregabalin treatment protects against spreading depolarization and alters hippocampal synaptic characteristics in a model of familial hemiplegic migraine-type 1 Molecular Brain ·Stuart M. Cain, Sascha R.A. Alles, Mateus Henrique Dias Guimarães, Louis‐Philippe Bernier, Andrew Yung, Prajwal Koovekallu, Yi Yang, Glen B. Baker, Piotr Kozłowski, Brian A. MacVicar, Terrance P. Snutch	2023	2
3	hiPSC-derived GRN-deficient astrocytes delay spiking activity of developing neurons Neurobiology of Disease ·D. Putman, 沈鸿雁, Nicholas L. Weilinger, Kaj Nyman, Yapeng Dong, 中村守秀, Xiujuan Wu, Brian A. MacVicar, Stephanie M. Willerth, Haakon B. Nygaard	2023	5
4	Age-dependent gray matter demyelination is associated with leptomeningeal neutrophil accumulation JCI Insight ·Michelle Zuo, С В Стеванович, Louis‐Philippe Bernier, Beatriz Goyheneche, Shoshana Spring, Annie Pu, 家山華子, Л. Н. Граматеева, Lesley A. Ward, Anshu Sharma, Jens Kühle, John G. Sled, Anne‐Katrin Pröbstel, Brian A. MacVicar, Lisa C. Osborne, Jennifer L. Gommerman, Valeria Ramaglia	2022	8
5	Mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake by the MCU facilitates pyramidal neuron excitability and metabolism during action potential firing Communications Biology ·J. Bačic, Brian A. MacVicar	2022	38
6	Immunometabolism in the Brain: How Metabolism Shapes Microglial Function Trends in Neurosciences ·Louis‐Philippe Bernier, Elisa M. York, Brian A. MacVicar	2020	179
7	A Critical Role for Astrocytes in Hypercapnic Vasodilation in Brain Journal of Neuroscience ·Clare Howarth, Brad A. Sutherland, Hyun B. Choi, Chris Martin, Barbara Lykke Lind, Lila Khennouf, Jeffrey LeDue, Janelle M.P. Pakan, Rebecca W.Y. Ko, Graham Ellis-Davies, Martin Lauritzen, Nicola R. Sibson, Alastair M. Buchan, Brian A. MacVicar	2017	64
8	Astrocyte Regulation of Blood Flow in the Brain Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology ·Brian A. MacVicar, Eric A. Newman	2015	299
9	Microglial CR3 Activation Triggers Long-Term Synaptic Depression in the Hippocampus via NADPH Oxidase Neuron ·Jingfei Zhang, Aqsa Malik, Hyun B. Choi, Rebecca W.Y. Ko, Lasse Dissing‐Olesen, Brian A. MacVicar	2014	193
10	Pannexin channels are not gap junction hemichannels Channels ·Gina E. Sosinsky, Daniela Boassa, Rolf Dermietzel, Heather S. Duffy, Dale W. Laird, Brian A. MacVicar, Christian C. Naus, Silvia Peñuela, Eliana Scemes, David C. Spray, Roger Thompson, Nurain Lasande, Gerhard Dahl	2011	287
11	Contribution of calcium-dependent facilitation to synaptic plasticity revealed by migraine mutations in the P/Q-type calcium channel Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Paul J. Adams, Ravi L. Rungta, Esperanza Garcı́a, Arn M. J. M. van den Maagdenberg, Brian A. MacVicar, Terrance P. Snutch	2010	64
12	Plasma membrane insertion of TRPC5 channels contributes to the cholinergic plateau potential in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons Hippocampus ·Chao Tai, Dustin J. Hines, Hyun B. Choi, Brian A. MacVicar	2010	63
13	Astrocyte-Mediated Distributed Plasticity at Hypothalamic Glutamate Synapses Neuron ·Grant R. Gordon, Karl J. Iremonger, Srinivas Kantevari, Graham C. R. Ellis‐Davies, Brian A. MacVicar, Jaideep S. Bains	2009	175
14	Activation of Pannexin-1 Hemichannels Augments Aberrant Bursting in the Hippocampus Science ·Roger Thompson, Michael Jackson, Michelle E. Olah, Ravi L. Rungta, Dustin J. Hines, Michael A. Beazely, John F. MacDonald, Brian A. MacVicar	2008	292
15	Glutamatergic stimulation triggers rapid Krüpple-like factor 4 expression in neurons and the overexpression of KLF4 sensitizes neurons to NMDA-induced caspase-3 activity Brain Research ·Shanshan Zhu, Chao Tai, Brian A. MacVicar, William Jia, Max S. Cynader	2008	23
16	Tumor-Suppressive Effects of Pannexin 1 in C6 Glioma Cells Cancer Research ·Charles Pin‐Kuang Lai, John F. Bechberger, Roger Thompson, Brian A. MacVicar, Roberto Bruzzone, Christian C. Naus	2007	161
17	Ischemia Opens Neuronal Gap Junction Hemichannels Science ·Roger Thompson, Ning Zhou, Brian A. MacVicar	2006	447
18	Intrinsic optical signals in the rat optic nerve: Role for K⁺ uptake via NKCC1 and swelling of astrocytes Glia ·Brian A. MacVicar, Zhao Tianjie, Angus M. Brown, Bruce R. Ransom	2001	128
19	Neurone-glia interactions in the hypothalamus and pituitary Trends in Neurosciences ·Dionysia T. Theodosis, Brian A. MacVicar	1996	83
20	Arachidonic acid inhibits sodium currents and synaptic transmission in cultured striatal neurons Neuron ·Douglas D. Fraser, Katja Hoehn, Samuel Weiss, Brian A. MacVicar	1993	90

About Brian A. MacVicar

Brian A. MacVicar is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Biological Psychiatry, Developmental Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience, having authored 157 papers that have together received 15.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (96 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (38 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (38 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (23 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (22 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (17 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (12 papers) and Connexins and lens biology (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neurology (4.3k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (7.7k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (1.3k citations), Biological Psychiatry (553 citations) and Physiology (904 citations). Brian A. MacVicar has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Sean J. Mulligan, Eric A. Newman, Roger Thompson, Hyun B. Choi, Grant R. Gordon, Martin Lauritzen, Alastair M. Buchan, Serge Charpak, David Attwell and Steven Duffy. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Brain Research, Glia, Journal of Neurophysiology and Neuroscience.

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