Chris Ulens

3.0k total citations
63 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Chris Ulens is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Ulens has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 13 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Chris Ulens's work include Ion channel regulation and function (36 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (35 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers). Chris Ulens is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (36 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (35 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers). Chris Ulens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Chris Ulens's co-authors include Jan Tytgat, Marijke Brams, August B. Smit, Daniel Bertrand, Radovan Spurný, Steven A. Siegelbaum, René van Elk, Titia K. Sixma, Sarah C. R. Lummis and Victor I. Tsetlin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Chris Ulens

63 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chris Ulens Belgium 28 2.0k 689 235 218 206 63 2.4k
Scott B. Hansen United States 23 2.6k 1.3× 743 1.1× 398 1.7× 115 0.5× 302 1.5× 44 3.1k
Annette Nicke Germany 33 2.1k 1.1× 733 1.1× 178 0.8× 228 1.0× 157 0.8× 83 3.9k
F. Sala Spain 29 2.3k 1.2× 984 1.4× 206 0.9× 108 0.5× 437 2.1× 108 3.3k
Andrew J. Thompson United Kingdom 26 1.6k 0.8× 720 1.0× 229 1.0× 69 0.3× 168 0.8× 77 2.3k
Ian R. Mellor United Kingdom 30 1.9k 0.9× 829 1.2× 348 1.5× 105 0.5× 397 1.9× 90 2.7k
Cecilia Bouzat Argentina 32 2.9k 1.5× 866 1.3× 308 1.3× 52 0.2× 404 2.0× 108 3.5k
Christoph Methfessel Germany 23 3.3k 1.7× 1.8k 2.6× 292 1.2× 162 0.7× 378 1.8× 34 3.8k
Manuel Criado Spain 34 3.3k 1.7× 1.1k 1.6× 346 1.5× 73 0.3× 390 1.9× 108 3.7k
Ryan Hibbs United States 23 3.0k 1.5× 1.3k 1.9× 491 2.1× 169 0.8× 336 1.6× 43 3.9k
McHardy M. Smith United States 29 1.9k 1.0× 753 1.1× 276 1.2× 226 1.0× 171 0.8× 53 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Chris Ulens

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chris Ulens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Ulens

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

All Works

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Zarkadas, Eleftherios, Marijke Brams, Aujan Mehregan, et al.. (2022). The molecular mechanism of snake short-chain α-neurotoxin binding to muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4543–4543. 36 indexed citations
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Mehregan, Aujan, et al.. (2022). Clinical and molecular characteristics of a novel rare de novo variant in PPP2CA in a patient with a developmental disorder, autism, and epilepsy. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. 1059938–1059938. 2 indexed citations
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Mehregan, Aujan, Yuxuan Zhuang, Erik Lindahl, et al.. (2022). Probing effects of the SARS-CoV-2 E protein on membrane curvature and intracellular calcium. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1864(10). 183994–183994. 18 indexed citations
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Sridhar, Akshay, Sarah C. R. Lummis, Aujan Mehregan, et al.. (2021). Regulation of a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel by a semiconserved cationic lipid-binding site. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 297(2). 100899–100899. 12 indexed citations
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Brams, Marijke, Cédric Govaerts, Kumiko Kambara, et al.. (2020). Modulation of the Erwinia ligand-gated ion channel (ELIC) and the 5-HT3 receptor via a common vestibule site. eLife. 9. 17 indexed citations
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Behrendt, Marc, Siyuan Zhao, Florian Mohr, et al.. (2020). The structural basis for an on–off switch controlling Gβγ-mediated inhibition of TRPM3 channels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(46). 29090–29100. 23 indexed citations
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Ulens, Chris, Marijke Brams, Aujan Mehregan, et al.. (2020). Molecular Recognition of Neonicotinoid Insecticides by Honeybee Nicotinic Receptors and ACHBP Homologues. Biophysical Journal. 118(3). 585a–585a. 1 indexed citations
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Govaerts, Cédric, Radovan Spurný, Marijke Brams, et al.. (2019). A lipid site shapes the agonist response of a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel. Nature Chemical Biology. 15(12). 1156–1164. 44 indexed citations
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Ganesan, Ashok, Aleksandra Siekierska, Marijke Brams, et al.. (2016). Structural hot spots for the solubility of globular proteins. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10816–10816. 57 indexed citations
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Andersson, Magnus, Marijke Brams, Radovan Spurný, et al.. (2016). Allosteric binding site in a Cys-loop receptor ligand-binding domain unveiled in the crystal structure of ELIC in complex with chlorpromazine. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(43). E6696–E6703. 25 indexed citations
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Ulens, Chris, Radovan Spurný, Andrew J. Thompson, et al.. (2014). The Prokaryote Ligand-Gated Ion Channel ELIC Captured in a Pore Blocker-Bound Conformation by the Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Memantine. Structure. 22(10). 1399–1407. 18 indexed citations
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Spurný, Radovan, Bert Billen, Rebecca J. Howard, et al.. (2013). Multisite Binding of a General Anesthetic to the Prokaryotic Pentameric Erwinia chrysanthemi Ligand-gated Ion Channel (ELIC). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(12). 8355–8364. 81 indexed citations
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Jansen, Silvia, Anastassis Perrakis, Chris Ulens, et al.. (2012). Structure of NPP1, an Ectonucleotide Pyrophosphatase/Phosphodiesterase Involved in Tissue Calcification. Structure. 20(11). 1948–1959. 77 indexed citations
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Brams, Marijke, Anshul A. Pandya, Dmitry Kuzmin, et al.. (2011). A Structural and Mutagenic Blueprint for Molecular Recognition of Strychnine and d-Tubocurarine by Different Cys-Loop Receptors. PLoS Biology. 9(3). e1001034–e1001034. 84 indexed citations
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Brams, Marijke, Elaine A. Gay, Albert Guskov, et al.. (2010). Crystal Structures of a Cysteine-modified Mutant in Loop D of Acetylcholine-binding Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(6). 4420–4428. 43 indexed citations
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Ulens, Chris & Steven A. Siegelbaum. (2003). Tetramer constructs reveal stoichiometry of cAMP modulation of hyperpolarization-activated HCN2 channels. Biophysical Journal. 84(2). 1 indexed citations
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Ulens, Chris & Jan Tytgat. (2001). G i - and G s -coupled receptors up-regulate the cAMP cascade to modulate HCN2, but not HCN1 pacemaker channels. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 442(6). 928–942. 16 indexed citations
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Ulens, Chris & Jan Tytgat. (2000). Redox state dependency of HERGS631C channel pharmacology: relation to C‐type inactivation. FEBS Letters. 474(1). 111–115. 7 indexed citations
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Ulens, Chris, Paul Daenens, & Jan Tytgat. (1999). The dual modulation of GIRK1/GIRK2 channels by opioid receptor ligands. European Journal of Pharmacology. 385(2-3). 239–245. 27 indexed citations

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