David Attwell

42.8k total citations · 20 hit papers
221 papers, 31.7k citations indexed

About

David Attwell is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Attwell has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 31.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 89 papers in Molecular Biology and 47 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in David Attwell's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (120 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (51 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (37 papers). David Attwell is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (120 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (51 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (37 papers). David Attwell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. David Attwell's co-authors include Simon B. Laughlin, Marek Szatkowski, Boris Barbour, David J. Rossi, Nicola B. Hamilton, Julia J. Harris, Clare Howarth, David G. Nicholls, Renaud Jolivet and Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David Attwell

219 papers receiving 31.0k citations

Hit Papers

An Energy Budget for Sign... 1990 2026 2002 2014 2001 2010 2014 2012 1990 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
David Attwell 17.0k 12.7k 7.5k 5.2k 3.9k 221 31.7k
Pierre J. Magistretti 14.6k 0.9× 13.0k 1.0× 6.5k 0.9× 4.1k 0.8× 7.2k 1.8× 423 35.3k
Ole Petter Ottersen 16.7k 1.0× 14.4k 1.1× 4.8k 0.6× 3.9k 0.8× 4.1k 1.0× 347 30.7k
Masahiko Watanabe 24.9k 1.5× 17.8k 1.4× 4.6k 0.6× 7.2k 1.4× 4.9k 1.2× 673 40.4k
George Paxinos 14.3k 0.8× 7.9k 0.6× 3.3k 0.4× 7.6k 1.5× 3.9k 1.0× 158 29.2k
Allan I. Levey 26.2k 1.5× 24.0k 1.9× 5.2k 0.7× 8.9k 1.7× 11.8k 3.0× 507 52.1k
Alexei Verkhratsky 16.5k 1.0× 13.4k 1.1× 14.6k 1.9× 3.2k 0.6× 8.9k 2.3× 538 39.8k
Frank R. Sharp 7.3k 0.4× 12.3k 1.0× 5.4k 0.7× 2.3k 0.4× 3.9k 1.0× 376 27.7k
Morgan Sheng 29.8k 1.8× 32.9k 2.6× 6.0k 0.8× 6.5k 1.2× 6.9k 1.7× 257 56.0k
Shigetada Nakanishi 30.6k 1.8× 29.5k 2.3× 3.3k 0.4× 4.7k 0.9× 5.0k 1.3× 344 47.2k
Luc Pellerin 7.6k 0.4× 7.3k 0.6× 3.8k 0.5× 2.1k 0.4× 4.8k 1.2× 210 18.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Attwell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Attwell

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All Works

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Izquierdo, Pablo, Renaud Jolivet, David Attwell, & Christian Madry. (2023). Amyloid plaques and normal ageing have differential effects on microglial Ca2+ activity in the mouse brain. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 476(2). 257–270. 3 indexed citations
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Freitas, Felipe & David Attwell. (2022). Pericyte-mediated constriction of renal capillaries evokes no-reflow and kidney injury following ischaemia. eLife. 11. 26 indexed citations
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Izquierdo, Pablo, et al.. (2021). Synapse development is regulated by microglial THIK-1 K + channels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(42). 23 indexed citations
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Prakash, Priya, Krupal P. Jethava, Nils Korte, et al.. (2021). Monitoring phagocytic uptake of amyloid β into glial cell lysosomes in real time. Chemical Science. 12(32). 10901–10918. 25 indexed citations
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Nortley, Ross, Nils Korte, Pablo Izquierdo, et al.. (2019). Amyloid β oligomers constrict human capillaries in Alzheimer’s disease via signaling to pericytes. Science. 365(6450). 475 indexed citations breakdown →
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Izquierdo, Pablo, David Attwell, & Christian Madry. (2019). Ion Channels and Receptors as Determinants of Microglial Function. Trends in Neurosciences. 42(4). 278–292. 72 indexed citations
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Ford, Marc C, et al.. (2017). Regulation of developing myelin sheath elongation by oligodendrocyte calcium transients in vivo. Nature Neuroscience. 21(1). 24–28. 132 indexed citations
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Hammond‐Haley, Matthew, Svetlana Mastitskaya, Fergus M O’Farrell, & David Attwell. (2016). Capillary pericytes contribute to coronary no-reflow following myocardial infarction and reperfusion. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations
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Attwell, David, Anusha Mishra, Catherine N. Hall, Fergus M O’Farrell, & Turgay Dalkara. (2015). What is a pericyte?. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 36(2). 451–455. 484 indexed citations breakdown →
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Reynell, Clare, et al.. (2015). Neurovascular physiology and pathophysiology of brain pericytes. Proceedings of The Physiological Society. 1 indexed citations
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Clarke, Laura, Kaylene M. Young, Nicola B. Hamilton, et al.. (2012). Properties and Fate of Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells in the Corpus Callosum, Motor Cortex, and Piriform Cortex of the Mouse. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(24). 8173–8185. 154 indexed citations
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O’Farrell, Fergus M, E N Coleman, S Kendrick, & David Attwell. (2012). Microanatomy of pericytes in the rat ventricular myocardium. Proceedings of The Physiological Society. 2 indexed citations
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Luzhynskaya, A., et al.. (2009). NEUREGULIN INDUCES NMDA RECEPTOR DEPENDENT MYELINATION BY OLIGODENDROCYTES. Glia. 57(13). 1 indexed citations
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Attwell, David, et al.. (2006). Rundown and inhibition of oligodendrocyte NMDA receptors. Proceedings of The Physiological Society. 2 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Michiko, et al.. (1999). Modulation of extracellular glutamate concentration in rat brain slices by cystine‐glutamate exchange. The Journal of Physiology. 514(3). 783–793. 111 indexed citations
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Attwell, David. (1994). Glia and neurons. Nature. 369(6483). 707–708. 1 indexed citations
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Barbour, Boris, et al.. (1993). Changes in NAD(P)H fluorescence and membrane current produced by glutamate uptake into salamander Müller cells.. The Journal of Physiology. 466(1). 573–597. 22 indexed citations
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Sarantis, Monique & David Attwell. (1990). GLUTAMATE UPTAKE IN MAMMALIAN RETINAL GLIA IS VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT AND POTASSIUM-DEPENDENT. UCL Discovery (University College London). 2 indexed citations
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Attwell, David & Marc Tessier‐Lavigne. (1989). DESIGNING SYNAPTIC CONNECTIONS IN THE OUTER RETINA. UCL Discovery (University College London). 2 indexed citations
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Attwell, David & Monita P. Wilson. (1980). BEHAVIOR OF THE ROD NETWORK IN THE TIGER SALAMANDER RETINA MEDIATED BY MEMBRANE-PROPERTIES OF INDIVIDUAL RODS. UCL Discovery (University College London). 2 indexed citations

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