Charles D. Cox

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
153 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Charles D. Cox is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles D. Cox has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Molecular Biology, 62 papers in Physiology and 26 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Charles D. Cox's work include Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (58 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (35 papers) and Blood properties and coagulation (24 papers). Charles D. Cox is often cited by papers focused on Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (58 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (35 papers) and Blood properties and coagulation (24 papers). Charles D. Cox collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Charles D. Cox's co-authors include Boris Martinac, Navid Bavi, R G Ankenbauer, Peter G. Adams, Kenneth L. Rinehart, Michael L. Vasil, Jon C. Cook, Paul R. Rohde, Philip A. Gottlieb and W. J. Payne and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Charles D. Cox

146 papers receiving 5.6k citations

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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.

Removal of the mechanoprotective influence of the cytoskeleton reveals PIEZO1 is gated by bilayer tension

2016 380 citations Charles D. Cox, Paul R. Rohde et al. Nature Communications profile →
Piezo1 Channels Are Inherently Mechanosensitive

2016 372 citations Charles D. Cox, Boris Martinac et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	BPS2025 - Piezo1 channel-mediated mechanotransduction as a driver of cardiac fibrosis 2025 ·Biophysical Journal ·(unknown), Scott Kesteven, Delfine Cheng, (unknown), (unknown), Vaibhao Janbandhu, Vikram J. Tallapragada, (unknown), (unknown), Richard P. Harvey, Charles D. Cox	1
2	Mechanical activation opens a lipid-lined pore in OSCA ion channels 2024 ·Nature ·(unknown), Zijing Zhou, (unknown), Fei Dai, Yifan Ge, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ling Yuan, Yingying Wang, Wei Yang, Xiaomin Yue, Zhongwen Chen, Yadong Sun, Ben Corry, Charles D. Cox, Yixiao Zhang	43
3	A mechanical-coupling mechanism in OSCA/TMEM63 channel mechanosensitivity 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Mingfeng Zhang, Yuanyue Shan, Charles D. Cox, Duanqing Pei	38
4	MyoD-family inhibitor proteins act as auxiliary subunits of Piezo channels 2023 ·Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Delfine Cheng, Navid Bavi, Genevieve A. Secker, (unknown), Vaibhao Janbandhu, (unknown), Hamish S. Scott, Mingxi Yao, Richard P. Harvey, Natasha L. Harvey, Ben Corry, Yixiao Zhang, Charles D. Cox	52
5	Piezo1 is the cardiac mechanosensor that initiates the cardiomyocyte hypertrophic response to pressure overload in adult mice 2022 ·Nature Cardiovascular Research ·Ze‐Yan Yu, (unknown), Scott Kesteven, Yang Guo, Jianxin Wu, (unknown), Delfine Cheng, Zijing Zhou, Siiri E. Iismaa, Xenia Kaidonis, Robert M. Graham, Charles D. Cox, Michael P. Feneley, Boris Martinac	60
6	Piezo1 and TRPM4 work in tandem to initiate cardiac hypertrophic signalling in response to pressure overload 2022 ·Biophysical Journal ·Ze‐Yan Yu, (unknown), Scott Kesteven, Yang Guo, Jianxin Wu, Jingyuan Li, Siiri E. Iismaa, Xenia Kaidonis, Robert M. Graham, Charles D. Cox, Michael P. Feneley, Boris Martinac	2
7	Membrane curvature governs the distribution of Piezo1 in live cells 2022 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Steven E. Arnold, Boxuan Li, (unknown), (unknown), Matthew Wang, (unknown), Medha M. Pathak, Wenting Zhao, Charles D. Cox, Zheng Shi	56
8	Cyclodextrins increase membrane tension and are universal activators of mechanosensitive channels 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Charles D. Cox, Yixiao Zhang, Zijing Zhou, Thomas Walz, Boris Martinac	28
9	Mechanosensing by Piezo1 and its implications for physiology and various pathologies 2021 ·Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society ·Austin Lai, Charles D. Cox, Nadia Chandra Sekar, Peter Thurgood, Anthony Jaworowski, Karlheinz Peter, Sara Baratchi	106
10	Biomechanical Characterization of Endothelial Cells Exposed to Shear Stress Using Acoustic Force Spectroscopy 2021 ·Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology ·(unknown), Valentin Romanov, Charles D. Cox, Boris Martinac	19
11	Disruption of membrane cholesterol organization impairs the activity of PIEZO1 channel clusters 2020 ·The Journal of General Physiology ·Pietro Ridone, Elvis Pandžić, Massimo Vassalli, Charles D. Cox, Alexander Macmillan, Philip A. Gottlieb, Boris Martinac	108
12	Analyzing the shear‐induced sensitization of mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo‐1 in human aortic endothelial cells 2020 ·Journal of Cellular Physiology ·Austin Lai, Yung‐Chih Chen, Charles D. Cox, Anthony Jaworowski, Karlheinz Peter, Sara Baratchi	41
13	Piezo1 Forms Specific, Functionally Important Interactions with Phosphoinositides and Cholesterol 2020 ·Biophysical Journal ·(unknown), Charles D. Cox, Jonathan Barnoud, Jingyuan Li, Hannah Chan, Boris Martinac, ‪Siewert J. Marrink, Ben Corry	70
14	Membrane stiffness is one of the key determinants of E. coli MscS channel mechanosensitivity 2020 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·Feng Xue, Charles D. Cox, Navid Bavi, Paul R. Rohde, Yoshitaka Nakayama, Boris Martinac	22
15	Cholesterol-Dependent Piezo1 Clusters are Essential for Efficient Cellular Mechanotransduction 2019 ·Biophysical Journal ·Pietro Ridone, Elvis Pandžić, Massimo Vassalli, Charles D. Cox, Alex Macmillan, Philip A. Gottlieb, Boris Martinac	1
16	Human Piezo1 Membrane Localization and Gating Kinetics are Modulated by Cholesetrol Levels 2017 ·Biophysical Journal ·Pietro Ridone, Charles D. Cox, Massimo Vassalli, Elvis Pandžić, Philip A. Gottlieb, Boris Martinac	2
17	Using Mathematics and Engineering to Solve Problems in Secondary Level Biology 2016 ·Journal of STEM education ·Charles D. Cox, Birdy Reynolds, (unknown), Christian D. Schunn	4
18	Rapid and flexible graphical communication for conceptual design 2007 ·International journal of engineering education ·(unknown), Sven G. Bilén, (unknown), Hien Nguyen, Charles D. Cox	1
19	Lockheed Martin Team's Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) Reference Architecture 2000 ·ASPC ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael T. Menzel, Gregory C. Andersen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Charles D. Cox, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), M. Keane, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
20	Effect of red blood cells on the growth of Porphyromonas endodontalis and microbial community development 1998 ·Oral Microbiology and Immunology ·(unknown), Charles D. Cox, William T. Johnson, David R. Drake	6

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