David A. McCormick

50.9k citations

200 papers · 36.8k indexed · 18 hit papers · h-index 97

Impact in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.01%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.01%
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Papers in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 136
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 107
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 46
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering 35
Cognitive Neuroscience 108
- Neural dynamics and brain function 91
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research 18
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms 12

Co-authors: Thierry Bal María V. Sánchez-Vives T. J. Sejnowski Mircea Steriade Hans‐Christian Pape David A. Prince Richard F. Thompson Andrea R. Hasenstaub
Journals: Journal of Neuroscience (32 papers)Journal of Neurophysiology (22 papers)Neuron (16 papers)The Journal of Physiology (10 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (8 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom France

In The Last Decade

David A. McCormick

197 papers receiving 36.0k citations

Hit Papers

15 papers align trajectories log scale

Pupil fluctuations track rapid changes in adrenergic and cholinergic activity in cortex 2016 · 550 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 Nature Communications
2015 Neuron
2015 Neuron
2010 Neuron
2007 Cell
2006 Journal of Neuroscience
2003 Nature
2001 Annual Review of Physiology
2000 Nature Neuroscience
1999 Cell
1997 Annual Review of Neuroscience
1996 Science
1993 Science
1993 Science
1992 Progress in Neurobiology
1990 The Journal of Physiology
1985 Journal of Neurophysiology
1984 Science

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Co-authors

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All Works

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#	Work
1	Vagus nerve stimulation recruits the central cholinergic system to enhance perceptual learning Nature Neuroscience ·Kathleen A. Martin, Eleni S. Papadoyannis, Jennifer K. Schiavo, Jana Koriath, A. I. Buzdin, Soomin C. Song, Bernardo Cassimiro Fonseca de Oliveira, Umarov Shukhrat Badreddinovich, Matthew J. McGinley, David A. McCormick, Robert C. Froemke	2024	8
2	Cholinergic and noradrenergic axonal activity contains a behavioral-state signal that is coordinated across the dorsal cortex eLife ·Negin Hamedanian Torghi, Kenji Ishihara, Wen-jin Su, David A. McCormick	2023	33
3	Simulating Cortical Feedback Modulation as Changes in Excitation and Inhibition in a Cortical Circuit Model eNeuro ·Edward Zagha, John D. Murray, David A. McCormick	2016	8
4	Synaptic Mechanisms of Tight Spike Synchrony at Gamma Frequency in Cerebral Cortex Journal of Neuroscience ·菊池眞夫, Edward Zagha, Д С Мельник, David A. McCormick	2015	74
5	Warm Body Temperature Facilitates Energy Efficient Cortical Action Potentials PLoS Computational Biology ·Yuguo Yu, Adam P. Hill, David A. McCormick	2012	88
6	Somatic Membrane Potential and Kv1 Channels Control Spike Repolarization in Cortical Axon Collaterals and Presynaptic Boutons Journal of Neuroscience ·Amanda J. Foust, Yuguo Yu, Marko Popović, Dejan Zečević, David A. McCormick	2011	74
7	Middle Ear Effusion, Attention, and the Development of Child Behavior Problems Psychology ·Sunitha Sampath, Dale L. Johnson, Paul R. Swank, Constance D. Baldwin, David A. McCormick	2010	2
8	Action Potentials Initiate in the Axon Initial Segment and Propagate through Axon Collaterals Reliably in Cerebellar Purkinje Neurons Journal of Neuroscience ·Amanda J. Foust, Marko Popović, Dejan Zečević, David A. McCormick	2010	112
9	Lack of Orientation and Direction Selectivity in a Subgroup of Fast-Spiking Inhibitory Interneurons: Cellular and Synaptic Mechanisms and Comparison with Other Electrophysiological Cell Types Cerebral Cortex ·Lionel G. Nowak, María V. Sánchez-Vives, David A. McCormick	2007	81
10	Mechanisms of local immunosuppression in cutaneous melanoma British Journal of Cancer ·Marta E. Polak, Nicola Borthwick, Francis G Gabriel, Peter Johnson, B. Higgins, Jeremy Hurren, David A. McCormick, Martine J. Jager, Ian A. Cree	2007	98
11	The ultimate golf book : a history and a celebration of the world's greatest game Houghton Mifflin eBooks ·Charles Ivar McGrath, David A. McCormick, Louise Stjerne; id_orcid 0000-0003-4028-7125 Madsen	2006	1
12	Multiple Large Inputs to Principal Cells in the Mouse Medial Nucleus of the Trapezoid Body Journal of Neurophysiology ·Said Ishmail, Pietro De Camilli, David A. McCormick	2004	21
13	Slow Adaptation in Fast-Spiking Neurons of Visual Cortex Journal of Neurophysiology ·Vanessa F. Descalzo, Lionel G. Nowak, Joshua C. Brumberg, David A. McCormick, María V. Sánchez-Vives	2004	41
14	Electrophysiological Classes of Cat Primary Visual Cortical Neurons In Vivo as Revealed by Quantitative Analyses Journal of Neurophysiology ·Lionel G. Nowak, Rony Azouz, María V. Sánchez-Vives, Charles M. Gray, David A. McCormick	2003	288
15	Adaptation and Temporal Decorrelation by Single Neurons in the Primary Visual Cortex Journal of Neurophysiology ·Xiao‐Jing Wang, Yinghui Liu, María V. Sánchez-Vives, David A. McCormick	2003	107
16	Neuromodulatory Role of Serotonin in the Ferret Thalamus Journal of Neurophysiology ·Lisa Ann Slappey, David A. McCormick	2002	84
17	Thalamocortical oscillations in sleep and wakefulness MIT Press eBooks ·Terrence J. Sejnowski, David A. McCormick, Mircea Steriade	1998	3
18	H-Current Neuron ·Anita Lüthi, David A. McCormick	1998	329
19	Sensory gating mechanisms of the thalamus Current Opinion in Neurobiology ·David A. McCormick, Thierry Bal	1994	277
20	Actions of norepinephrine in the cerebral cortex and thalamus: implications for function of the central noradrenergic system Progress in brain research ·David A. McCormick, Hans‐Christian Pape, Anne Williamson	1991	170

About David A. McCormick

David A. McCormick is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Sensory Systems, Neurology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, having authored 200 papers that have together received 36.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (107 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (91 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (46 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (35 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (23 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (18 papers), Vestibular and auditory disorders (17 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (23.4k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (24.6k citations), Sensory Systems (2.2k citations), Neurology (3.4k citations) and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (2.1k citations). David A. McCormick has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Frequent co-authors include Thierry Bal, María V. Sánchez-Vives, T. J. Sejnowski, Mircea Steriade, Hans‐Christian Pape, David A. Prince, Richard F. Thompson, Andrea R. Hasenstaub, Yousheng Shu and John R. Huguenard. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Neurophysiology, Neuron, The Journal of Physiology and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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