Charles W. Bourque

11.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
141 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

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Charles W. Bourque is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles W. Bourque has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 64 papers in Social Psychology and 50 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Charles W. Bourque's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (64 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (51 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (32 papers). Charles W. Bourque is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (64 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (51 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (32 papers). Charles W. Bourque collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Charles W. Bourque's co-authors include Stéphane H. R. Oliet, Leo P. Renaud, Sorana Ciura, Mahmood Amiry‐Moghaddam, Søren Nielsen, Erlend A. Nagelhus, Peter Agre, Ole Petter Ottersen, Darren E. Richard and Claire Gizowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Charles W. Bourque

137 papers receiving 8.7k 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.

Specialized Membrane Domains for Water Transport in Glial Cells: High-Resolution Immunogold Cytochemistry of Aquaporin-4 in Rat Brain

1997 1.2k citations Charles W. Bourque et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Charles W. Bourque Canada	55	3.5k	3.5k	3.2k	3.0k	1.1k	141	8.9k
István Merchenthaler United States	62	2.5k 0.7×	3.4k 1.0×	2.7k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	175	14.1k
Ruth L. Stornetta United States	66	2.9k 0.8×	3.0k 0.9×	7.1k 2.2×	1.9k 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	139	10.9k
Yoichi Ueta Japan	46	2.5k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	4.4k 1.4×	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	297	8.7k
Leo P. Renaud Canada	51	3.5k 1.0×	3.9k 1.1×	3.7k 1.2×	1.8k 0.6×	708 0.6×	173	7.9k
K. Michael Spyer United Kingdom	52	1.3k 0.4×	2.1k 0.6×	5.8k 1.8×	1.5k 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	159	9.2k
Douglas A. Bayliss United States	71	2.0k 0.6×	5.1k 1.5×	5.4k 1.7×	7.1k 2.4×	2.1k 1.8×	161	14.7k
David A. Ruggiero United States	47	1.3k 0.4×	3.8k 1.1×	3.7k 1.2×	1.5k 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	84	7.8k
Jean M. Lauder United States	59	1.9k 0.5×	5.3k 1.5×	979 0.3×	3.9k 1.3×	706 0.6×	150	11.5k
Daniel M. Dorsa United States	49	2.1k 0.6×	2.3k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	2.0k 0.7×	876 0.8×	113	7.8k
Nae J. Dun United States	57	909 0.3×	4.1k 1.2×	3.3k 1.0×	3.5k 1.2×	3.0k 2.7×	238	11.0k

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Bourque, Charles W., et al.. (2025). Malignancy Risk, Molecular Mutations, and Surgical Outcomes of Thyroid Nodules Classified as Atypia of Undetermined Significance in the Bethesda System: A Comprehensive Analysis. Cytopathology. 37(1). 66–75. 1 indexed citations

Bourque, Charles W., et al.. (2025). Actin fenestrae amplify the membrane response to hypertonic stress in osmosensory neurons. iScience. 28(3). 112042–112042.

Zaelzer, Cristián, et al.. (2024). Acute and Reversible Hypothalamic Symptoms in a Lateral Head Impact Mouse Model of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 749–759.

Gizowski, Claire, et al.. (2023). Sex‐specific differences in the circadian pattern of action potential firing by rat suprachiasmatic nucleus vasopressin neurons. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 35(9). e13273–e13273. 4 indexed citations

Zaelzer, Cristián, et al.. (2022). Synaptic control of rat magnocellular neurosecretory cells by warm‐sensing neurons in the organum vasculosum lamina terminalis. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 34(12). e13214–e13214.

Toney, Glenn M., et al.. (2021). High dietary salt amplifies osmoresponsiveness in vasopressin-releasing neurons. Cell Reports. 34(11). 108866–108866. 12 indexed citations

Bourque, Charles W., et al.. (2021). Mechanism and function of phasic firing in vasopressin‐releasing magnocellular neurosecretory cells. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 33(11). e13048–e13048. 4 indexed citations

Gizowski, Claire & Charles W. Bourque. (2020). Sodium regulates clock time and output via an excitatory GABAergic pathway. Nature. 583(7816). 421–424. 37 indexed citations

Gizowski, Claire & Charles W. Bourque. (2017). The neural basis of homeostatic and anticipatory thirst. Nature Reviews Nephrology. 14(1). 11–25. 108 indexed citations

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Farmer, W. Todd, Therése Abrahamsson, Sabrina Chierzi, et al.. (2016). Neurons diversify astrocytes in the adult brain through sonic hedgehog signaling. Science. 351(6275). 849–854. 202 indexed citations

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Robins, Sarah C., Sarah Schneider, Xiaohong Liu, et al.. (2016). Adult NG2-Glia Are Required for Median Eminence-Mediated Leptin Sensing and Body Weight Control. Cell Metabolism. 23(5). 797–810. 112 indexed citations

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Ciura, Sorana, Wolfgang Liedtke, & Charles W. Bourque. (2011). Hypertonicity Sensing in Organum Vasculosum Lamina Terminalis Neurons: A Mechanical Process InvolvingTRPV1But NotTRPV4. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(41). 14669–14676. 93 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zizhen, et al.. (2007). Actin Filaments Mediate Mechanical Gating during Osmosensory Transduction in Rat Supraoptic Nucleus Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(15). 4008–4013. 58 indexed citations

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Ciura, Sorana & Charles W. Bourque. (2006). Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 Is Required for Intrinsic Osmoreception in Organum Vasculosum Lamina Terminalis Neurons and for Normal Thirst Responses to Systemic Hyperosmolality. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(35). 9069–9075. 214 indexed citations

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Brown, Colin H. & Charles W. Bourque. (2005). Mechanisms of rhythmogenesis: insights from hypothalamic vasopressin neurons. Trends in Neurosciences. 29(2). 108–115. 54 indexed citations

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Zingg, Hans H., Charles W. Bourque, & Daniel G. Bichet. (1998). Vasopressin and oxytocin : molecular, cellular, and clinical advances. 17 indexed citations

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Bardy, Peter, Philip Watson, Parvinder Kaur, et al.. (1995). Characterization of monoclonal antibodies to epithelial antigens expressed on breast cancer cells and absent on hematopoietic cells. Blood. 86(10). 920–920. 2 indexed citations

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Hu, Bin, J. Thomas Cunningham, R. Nissen, Leo P. Renaud, & Charles W. Bourque. (1992). Rat supraoptic neurons are resistant to glutamate neurotoxicity. Neuroreport. 3(1). 87–90. 13 indexed citations

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Bourque, Charles W. & Leo P. Renaud. (1991). Membrane properties of rat magnocellular neuroendocrine cells in vivo. Brain Research. 540(1-2). 349–352. 49 indexed citations

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Bourque, Charles W. & Leo P. Renaud. (1990). Electrophysiology of mammalian magnocellular vasopressin and oxytocin neurosecretory neurons. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. 11(3). 183–212. 58 indexed citations

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