Bruce R. Ransom

21.3k citations

184 papers · 16.6k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 73

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.05%
Molecular Biology top 0.5%
Neurology top 0.05%
Developmental Neuroscience top 0.05%
Physiology top 0.5%

Co-authors: Angus M. Brown Maiken Nedergaard Steven A. Goldman Peter K. Stys Stephen G. Waxman Jeffery L. Barker Zu‐Cheng Ye Ali Samii
Topics: Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (119 papers)Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (41 papers)Ion channel regulation and function (38 papers)
Cited by: Developmental Neuroscience Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Neurology
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

In The Last Decade

Bruce R. Ransom

183 papers receiving 16.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Uniquely Hominid Features of Adult Human Astrocytes

2009 1.0k citations Bruce R. Ransom, Steven A. Goldman et al. profile →
New roles for astrocytes: Redefining the functional architecture of the brain

2003 982 citations Maiken Nedergaard, Bruce R. Ransom et al. Trends in Neurosciences profile →
Parkinson's disease

2004 979 citations Bruce R. Ransom et al. profile →
Functional Hemichannels in Astrocytes: A Novel Mechanism of Glutamate Release

2003 579 citations Zu‐Cheng Ye, Bruce R. Ransom et al. profile →
Ionic mechanisms of anoxic injury in mammalian CNS white matter: role of Na+ channels and Na(+)-Ca2+ exchanger

1992 561 citations S. G. Waxman, Bruce R. Ransom et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Energy Metabolism in Mouse Sciatic Nerve A Fibres during Increased Energy Demand 2022 ·Metabolites ·(unknown),Bruce R. Ransom,Angus M. Brown	4
2	A method for reducing animal use whilst maintaining statistical power in electrophysiological recordings from rodent nerves 2020 ·Heliyon ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Bruce R. Ransom,Angus M. Brown	2
3	Dual pathways mediate β-amyloid stimulated glutathione release from astrocytes 2015 ·Glia ·(unknown),Hui Shen,Jing Zhang,(unknown),Bruce R. Ransom,Xiaochun Chen,Zu‐Cheng Ye	50
4	Astrocyte glycogen as an emergency fuel under conditions of glucose deprivation or intense neural activity 2014 ·Metabolic Brain Disease ·Angus M. Brown,Bruce R. Ransom	60
5	High Titers of Autoantibodies to Glutamate Decarboxylase in Type 1 Diabetes Patients: Epitope Analysis and Inhibition of Enzyme Activity 2013 ·Endocrine Practice ·Christiane S. Hampe,Murray E. Maitland,Lisa K. Gilliam,(unknown),Ian R. Sweet,Jared Radtke,(unknown),Bruce R. Ransom,Irl B. Hirsch	6
6	Schwann cell glycogen selectively supports myelinated axon function 2012 ·Annals of Neurology ·Angus M. Brown,Richard D. Evans,Joel A. Black,Bruce R. Ransom	89
7	Pharmacological “cross‐inhibition” of connexin hemichannels and swelling activated anion channels 2008 ·Glia ·Zu‐Cheng Ye,(unknown),Helmut Kettenmann,Bruce R. Ransom	100
8	New roles for astrocytes: Redefining the functional architecture of the brainbreakdown → 2003 ·Trends in Neurosciences ·Maiken Nedergaard,Bruce R. Ransom,Steven A. Goldman	982
9	Intracellular Ca2+ Release and Ischemic Axon Injury 2003 ·Neuron ·Bruce R. Ransom,Angus M. Brown	8
10	Intrinsic optical signals in the rat optic nerve: Role for K⁺ uptake via NKCC1 and swelling of astrocytes 2001 ·Glia ·Brian A. MacVicar,(unknown),Angus M. Brown,Bruce R. Ransom	128
11	Expression and Function of Lysophosphatidic Acid Receptors in Cultured Rodent Microglial Cells 2001 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Thomas Möller,James J. A. Contos,David B. Musante,Jerold Chun,Bruce R. Ransom	95
12	Lysophosphatidic acid-induced calcium signals in cultured rat oligodendrocytes 1999 ·Neuroreport ·Thomas Möller,David B. Musante,Bruce R. Ransom	31
13	Gap junctions equalize intracellular Na+ concentration in astrocytes 1997 ·Glia ·Christine R. Rose,Bruce R. Ransom	110
14	Glial-neuronal interactions in non-synaptic areas of the brain: studies in the optic nerve 1996 ·Trends in Neurosciences ·Bruce R. Ransom,Richard K. Orkand	69
15	Sodium channel mRNAs in cultured spinal cord astrocytes: in situ hybridization in identified cell types 1994 ·Molecular Brain Research ·J.A. Black,Shigeru Yokoyama,Stephen G. Waxman,Young‐Suk Oh,Karen B. Zur,Harald Sontheimer,Haruhiro Higashida,Bruce R. Ransom	47
16	The Neurophysiology of Glial Cells 1992 ·Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology ·Bruce R. Ransom,Harald Sontheimer	77
17	Cell Coupling Is Restricted to Subpopulations of Astrocytes Cultured from Rat Hippocampus and Optic Nerve 1991 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Harald Sontheimer,Jane E. Minturn,Bruce R. Ransom,J.A. Black,Ann Cornell-Bell,Stephen G. Waxman	2
18	Membrane‐Associated Sodium Channels and Cytoplasmic Precursors in Glial Cells 1991 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Jane E. Minturn,Harald Sontheimer,J.A. Black,Kimon J. Angelides,Bruce R. Ransom,J. M. Ritchie,Stephen G. Waxman	10
19	Anoxic injury of mammalian central white matter: Decreased susceptibility in myelin‐deficient optic nerve 1990 ·Annals of Neurology ·Stephen G. Waxman,(unknown),Joel A. Black,Bruce R. Ransom	30
20	Antigenic Abnormalities in Fiber Tract Astrocytes of Myelin-Deficient Rats: An Immunocytochemical Study in the Olfactory Cortex 1989 ·Developmental Neuroscience ·B. Friedman,J.A. Black,Susan Hockfield,S. G. Waxman,Bruce R. Ransom	6

About Bruce R. Ransom

Bruce R. Ransom is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Neurology, having authored 184 papers that have together received 16.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (119 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (41 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (38 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Neuroscience (2.4k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (9.3k citations) and Neurology (4.1k citations). Bruce R. Ransom has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Angus M. Brown, Maiken Nedergaard, Steven A. Goldman, Peter K. Stys, Stephen G. Waxman, Jeffery L. Barker, Zu‐Cheng Ye, Ali Samii, John G. Nutt and Christine R. Rose. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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