Craig Montell

33.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
179 papers, 20.4k citations indexed

About

Craig Montell is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Sensory Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Craig Montell has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 20.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 73 papers in Molecular Biology and 56 papers in Sensory Systems. Recurrent topics in Craig Montell's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (125 papers), Ion Channels and Receptors (47 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (31 papers). Craig Montell is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (125 papers), Ion Channels and Receptors (47 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (31 papers). Craig Montell collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Germany. Craig Montell's co-authors include Kartik Venkatachalam, Gerald M. Rubin, Seok Jun Moon, Youngseok Lee, Hong-Sheng Li, Yuchen Jiao, Tao Wang, Arnold Berk, Veit Flockerzi and Lutz Birnbaumer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Craig Montell

178 papers receiving 20.1k 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.

TRP Channels

2007 1.6k citations Kartik Venkatachalam, Craig Montell profile →
Molecular characterization of the drosophila trp locus: A putative integral membrane protein required for phototransduction

1989 889 citations Craig Montell, Gerald M. Rubin Neuron profile →
The TRP Superfamily of Cation Channels

2005 789 citations Craig Montell profile →
The TRP Channels, a Remarkably Functional Family

2002 688 citations Craig Montell et al. profile →
Isolation of a putative phospholipase c gene of drosophila, norpA, and its role in phototransduction

1988 554 citations Craig Montell, Gerald M. Rubin et al. profile →
TRPC1, a human homolog of a Drosophila store-operated channel.

1995 522 citations Craig Montell et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
International Union of Pharmacology. XLIX. Nomenclature and Structure-Function Relationships of Transient Receptor Potential Channels

2005 316 citations Craig Montell et al. profile →

Peers

Craig Montell

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Charles S. Zuker United States

Heinz Breer Germany

Randall R. Reed United States

Kazushige Touhara Japan

Hanns Hatt Germany

James W. Putney United States

Katsuhiko Mikoshiba Japan

Hugo J. Bellen United States

Richard S. Lewis United States

Hiroshi Takeshima Japan

Charles S. Zuker United States

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Countries citing papers authored by Craig Montell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Craig Montell

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Craig Montell

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Thakur, Dhananjay, et al.. (2024). Deafness due to loss of a TRPV channel eliminates mating behavior in Aedes aegypti males. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(47). e2404324121–e2404324121. 4 indexed citations

Li, Ming, Nikolay P. Kandul, Ting Yang, et al.. (2024). Targeting sex determination to suppress mosquito populations. eLife. 12. 9 indexed citations

Ganguly, Anindya, et al.. (2024). Thermal infrared directs host-seeking behaviour in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Nature. 633(8030). 615–623. 23 indexed citations

Easwaran, Sreesankar, et al.. (2024). Altered circadian rhythm, sleep, and rhodopsin 7 –dependent shade preference during diapause in Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(27). e2400964121–e2400964121. 5 indexed citations

Li, Ming, Nikolay P. Kandul, Ting Yang, et al.. (2023). Targeting sex determination to suppress mosquito populations. eLife. 12. 17 indexed citations

Liu, Weiwei, et al.. (2023). Alleviation of thermal nociception depends on heat-sensitive neurons and a TRP channel in the brain. Current Biology. 33(12). 2397–2406.e6. 10 indexed citations

Hodge, Brian A., Subhash D. Katewa, Ting Lian, et al.. (2022). Dietary restriction and the transcription factor clock delay eye aging to extend lifespan in Drosophila Melanogaster. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3156–3156. 22 indexed citations

Ganguly, Anindya, et al.. (2021). Requirement for an Otopetrin-like protein for acid taste in Drosophila. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(51). 33 indexed citations

Shen, Zeyu, Sabrina Asteriti, Zijing Chen, et al.. (2020). Calmodulin binds to Drosophila TRP with an unexpected mode. Structure. 29(4). 330–344.e4. 8 indexed citations

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Xu, Chiwei, Junjie Luo, Li He, Craig Montell, & Norbert Perrimon. (2017). Oxidative stress induces stem cell proliferation via TRPA1/RyR-mediated Ca2+ signaling in the Drosophila midgut. eLife. 6. 74 indexed citations

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Ni, Jinfei D, et al.. (2014). Requirement for Drosophila SNMP1 for Rapid Activation and Termination of Pheromone-Induced Activity. PLoS Genetics. 10(9). e1004600–e1004600. 81 indexed citations

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Lee, Youngseok & Craig Montell. (2013). DrosophilaTRPA1 Functions in Temperature Control of Circadian Rhythm in Pacemaker Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(16). 6716–6725. 50 indexed citations

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Shen, Wei L., Young V. Kwon, Abidemi Adegbola, et al.. (2011). Function of Rhodopsin in Temperature Discrimination in Drosophila. Science. 331(6022). 1333–1336. 184 indexed citations

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Lee, Youngseok, Seok Jun Moon, & Craig Montell. (2009). Multiple gustatory receptors required for the caffeine response in Drosophila. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(11). 4495–4500. 190 indexed citations

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Montell, Craig. (2008). In Search of the Holy Grail for Drosophila TRP. Neuron. 58(6). 825–827. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Tao, et al.. (2008). The SOCS Box Protein STOPS Is Required for Phototransduction through Its Effects on Phospholipase C. Neuron. 57(1). 56–68. 20 indexed citations

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Wang, Tao, Hong Xu, Johannes Oberwinkler, et al.. (2005). Light Activation, Adaptation, and Cell Survival Functions of the Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger CalX. Neuron. 45(3). 367–378. 102 indexed citations

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Ma, Hong-Tao, Kartik Venkatachalam, Hong-Sheng Li, et al.. (2001). Assessment of the Role of the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor in the Activation of Transient Receptor Potential Channels and Store-operated Ca2+ Entry Channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(22). 18888–18896. 144 indexed citations

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Lee, Seung‐Jae & Craig Montell. (2001). Regulation of the Rhodopsin Protein Phosphatase, RDGC, through Interaction with Calmodulin. Neuron. 32(6). 1097–1106. 40 indexed citations

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Montell, Craig & Gerald M. Rubin. (1989). Molecular characterization of the drosophila trp locus: A putative integral membrane protein required for phototransduction. Neuron. 2(4). 1313–1323. 889 indexed citations breakdown →

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