Brian Billups

2.3k total citations
31 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Brian Billups is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Billups has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Brian Billups's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (25 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (6 papers). Brian Billups is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (25 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (6 papers). Brian Billups collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Brian Billups's co-authors include Ian D. Forsythe, David Attwell, David J. Rossi, Adrian Y. C. Wong, Bruce Graham, Martine Hamann, Daniela Billups, Monique Sarantis, Michiko Takahashi and Matthew Barker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Brian Billups

30 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Billups United Kingdom 24 1.3k 994 331 216 210 31 1.9k
Mariano Casado France 20 1.3k 1.0× 936 0.9× 306 0.9× 176 0.8× 249 1.2× 25 2.0k
Anastassios V. Tzingounis United States 15 1.3k 1.0× 945 1.0× 268 0.8× 137 0.6× 119 0.6× 16 1.6k
Norman Nash United States 16 1.4k 1.1× 998 1.0× 179 0.5× 258 1.2× 391 1.9× 24 2.1k
Carmelo Romano United States 22 1.9k 1.4× 1.7k 1.7× 421 1.3× 139 0.6× 356 1.7× 43 2.8k
Nobuki Nakanishi United States 25 2.2k 1.6× 1.9k 1.9× 438 1.3× 185 0.9× 246 1.2× 34 3.1k
Marcello Melone Italy 32 1.9k 1.4× 1.0k 1.0× 404 1.2× 239 1.1× 412 2.0× 47 2.5k
I. Holopainen Finland 30 1.1k 0.8× 806 0.8× 551 1.7× 85 0.4× 357 1.7× 92 2.4k
Elizabeth J. Fletcher Canada 17 1.7k 1.3× 1.3k 1.3× 270 0.8× 122 0.6× 181 0.9× 23 2.0k
B. Le Bourdellès United Kingdom 21 1.7k 1.3× 1.5k 1.5× 260 0.8× 172 0.8× 174 0.8× 26 2.4k
Ann Benz United States 27 1.7k 1.3× 1.4k 1.4× 236 0.7× 134 0.6× 406 1.9× 62 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Billups

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Billups

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Billups

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

All Works

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Hulme, Sarah R., Abhijit Das, Gregory Gauthier-Coles, et al.. (2025). Glutamine transport via amino acid transporter NTT4 (SLC6A17) maintains presynaptic glutamate supply at excitatory synapses in the CNS. Progress in Neurobiology. 250. 102785–102785.
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Krishnan, K.S. & Brian Billups. (2023). ASC Transporters Mediate D-Serine Transport into Astrocytes Adjacent to Synapses in the Mouse Brain. Biomolecules. 13(5). 819–819. 14 indexed citations
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Doslikova, Barbora, Alastair S. Garfield, James Shaw, et al.. (2013). 5-HT2C Receptor Agonist Anorectic Efficacy Potentiated by 5-HT1B Receptor Agonist Coapplication: An Effect Mediated via Increased Proportion of Pro-Opiomelanocortin Neurons Activated. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(23). 9800–9804. 46 indexed citations
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Chevy, Quentin, et al.. (2012). Activation of glutamate transport evokes rapid glutamine release from perisynaptic astrocytes. The Journal of Physiology. 590(10). 2317–2331. 84 indexed citations
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Barker, Matthew, Brian Billups, & Martine Hamann. (2008). Focal macromolecule delivery in neuronal tissue using simultaneous pressure ejection and local electroporation. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 177(2). 273–284. 9 indexed citations
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Billups, Daniela, Brian Billups, R. A. John Challiss, & Stefan R. Nahorski. (2006). Modulation of Gq-Protein-Coupled Inositol Trisphosphate and Ca2+Signaling by the Membrane Potential. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(39). 9983–9995. 54 indexed citations
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Wong, Adrian Y. C., Brian Billups, Jamie Johnston, Richard J. Evans, & Ian D. Forsythe. (2006). Endogenous Activation of Adenosine A1 Receptors, but Not P2X Receptors, During High-Frequency Synaptic Transmission at the Calyx of Held. Journal of Neurophysiology. 95(6). 3336–3342. 22 indexed citations
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Billups, Brian, Bruce Graham, Adrian Y. C. Wong, & Ian D. Forsythe. (2005). Unmasking group III metabotropic glutamate autoreceptor function at excitatory synapses in the rat CNS. The Journal of Physiology. 565(3). 885–896. 56 indexed citations
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Billups, Brian. (2005). Colocalization of vesicular glutamate transporters in the rat superior olivary complex. Neuroscience Letters. 382(1-2). 66–70. 44 indexed citations
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Nash, Mark S., Jonathon M. Willets, Brian Billups, R. A. John Challiss, & Stefan R. Nahorski. (2004). Synaptic Activity Augments Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor-stimulated Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Production to Facilitate Ca2+ Release in Hippocampal Neurons. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(47). 49036–49044. 30 indexed citations
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Dodson, Paul D., Brian Billups, Zoltán Rusznák, et al.. (2003). Presynaptic Rat Kv1.2 Channels Suppress Synaptic Terminal Hyperexcitability Following Action Potential Invasion. The Journal of Physiology. 550(1). 27–33. 134 indexed citations
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Billups, Brian, Adrian Y. C. Wong, & Ian D. Forsythe. (2002). Detecting synaptic connections in the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body using calcium imaging. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 444(5). 663–669. 18 indexed citations
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Lawrence, Caryn, Brian Billups, Glenn C. Rodrigo, & N. B. Standen. (2001). The KATP channel opener diazoxide protects cardiac myocytes during metabolic inhibition without causing mitochondrial depolarization or flavoprotein oxidation. British Journal of Pharmacology. 134(3). 535–542. 68 indexed citations
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Hack, N., Brian Billups, Peter B. Guthrie, et al.. (2000). Green fluorescent protein as a quantitative tool. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 95(2). 177–184. 23 indexed citations
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Billups, Brian, et al.. (1998). Modulation by zinc of the glutamate transporters in glial cells and cones isolated from the tiger salamander retina. The Journal of Physiology. 506(2). 363–376. 76 indexed citations
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Billups, Brian, Marek Szatkowski, David J. Rossi, & David Attwell. (1998). [42] Patch-clamp, ion-sensing, and glutamate-sensing techniques to study glutamate transport in isolated retinal glial cells. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 296. 617–632. 4 indexed citations
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Billups, Brian, David J. Rossi, Takeo Oshima, et al.. (1998). Chapter 4 Physiological and pathological operation of glutamate transporters. Progress in brain research. 116. 45–57. 51 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Michiko, Brian Billups, David J. Rossi, et al.. (1997). The Role of Glutamate Transporters in Glutamate Homeostasis in the Brain. Journal of Experimental Biology. 200(2). 401–409. 163 indexed citations
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Billups, Brian, David J. Rossi, & David Attwell. (1996). Anion Conductance Behavior of the Glutamate Uptake Carrier in Salamander Retinal Glial Cells. Journal of Neuroscience. 16(21). 6722–6731. 104 indexed citations
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Billups, Brian & David Attwell. (1996). Modulation of non-vesicular glutamate release by pH. Nature. 379(6561). 171–174. 125 indexed citations

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