David Epel

11.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
145 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

David Epel is a scholar working on Aquatic Science, Molecular Biology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, David Epel has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Aquatic Science, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in David Epel's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (23 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (23 papers) and Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (19 papers). David Epel is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (23 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (23 papers) and Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (19 papers). David Epel collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. David Epel's co-authors include Richard A. Steinhardt, Amro Hamdoun, Chris Patton, Till Luckenbach, Miles Paul, Edward J. Carroll, James D. Johnson, Carl Hirschie Johnson, Mia J. Tegner and Victor D. Vacquier and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

David Epel

142 papers receiving 7.8k citations

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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.

Intracellular pH and activation of sea urchin eggs after fertilisation

1976 468 citations James D. Johnson, David Epel et al. Nature profile →
Activation of Sea-Urchin Eggs by a Calcium Ionophore

1974 382 citations David Epel et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Epel United States	50	2.4k	1.4k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	145	8.4k
Bennett M. Shapiro United States	43	2.9k 1.2×	505 0.4×	764 0.6×	552 0.5×	743 0.7×	97	6.4k
Allen R. Place United States	54	2.5k 1.0×	1.7k 1.2×	2.3k 1.9×	1.2k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	194	8.2k
William J. Lennarz United States	67	10.3k 4.2×	479 0.3×	513 0.4×	685 0.6×	614 0.6×	265	15.0k
Christian Sardet France	41	2.1k 0.9×	287 0.2×	591 0.5×	367 0.3×	283 0.3×	94	4.2k
Daniel Mazia United States	39	3.2k 1.3×	643 0.5×	552 0.5×	382 0.3×	300 0.3×	98	6.4k
Nobuhiro Fusetani Japan	64	5.2k 2.1×	806 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	992 0.9×	173 0.2×	378	15.2k
Michael Whitaker United Kingdom	41	2.9k 1.2×	235 0.2×	273 0.2×	292 0.3×	662 0.6×	110	5.9k
Vincent Laudet France	68	7.4k 3.1×	108 0.1×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.3×	253	14.3k
Paul H. Yancey United States	36	3.4k 1.4×	688 0.5×	2.1k 1.7×	810 0.7×	156 0.1×	82	8.4k
Andrew R. Cossins United Kingdom	50	2.7k 1.1×	385 0.3×	3.5k 2.9×	1.6k 1.4×	421 0.4×	155	8.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Epel

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20 of 20 papers shown

Luckenbach, Till & David Epel. (2008). ABCB- and ABCC-type transporters confer multixenobiotic resistance and form an environment-tissue barrier in bivalve gills. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 294(6). R1919–R1929. 108 indexed citations

Thurber, Rebecca Vega & David Epel. (2006). Apoptosis in early development of the sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Developmental Biology. 303(1). 336–346. 32 indexed citations

Smital, Tvrtko, David Epel, Sanja Krča, et al.. (2006). Inhibitors of the ABC transport proteins as emerging pollutants—Determination and ecotoxicological relevance. Toxicology Letters. 164. S43–S44. 2 indexed citations

Luckenbach, Till & David Epel. (2005). Synthetic Musk Compounds: Luckenbach Responds. Environmental Health Perspectives. 113(12). 3 indexed citations

Epel, David. (2004). Environmental Effects on Anti-Microbial Activity of Bacterial Symbionts in the Reproductive System of Squid. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 2 indexed citations

Hamdoun, Amro, Gary N. Cherr, Troy A. Roepke, & David Epel. (2004). Activation of multidrug efflux transporter activity at fertilization in sea urchin embryos (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus). Developmental Biology. 276(2). 452–462. 80 indexed citations

Epel, David, et al.. (2004). Sea Urchin Gametes in the Teaching Laboratory: Good Experiments and Good Experiences. Methods in cell biology. 74. 797–823. 10 indexed citations

Girshick, Steven L., et al.. (2002). Algal products as naturally occurring substrates for p-glycoprotein in Mytilus californianus. Marine Biology. 140(2). 343–353. 24 indexed citations

Epel, David. (2001). Molecular and Biochemical Characterization of Microbial Symbiont Bioactivities in Sepioid and Loliginid Squids. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations

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Epel, David, et al.. (1998). Redox Changes during Fertilization and Maturation of Marine Invertebrate Eggs. Developmental Biology. 203(1). 1–11. 38 indexed citations

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Epel, David & Gerald Schatten. (1998). Daniel Mazia: a passion for understanding how cells reproduce. Trends in Cell Biology. 8(10). 416–418. 3 indexed citations

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Nadaï, C. De, Patrick Fénichel, M Donzeau, David Epel, & Brigitte Ciapa. (1996). Characterisation and role of integrins during gametic interaction and egg activation. Zygote. 4(1). 31–40. 30 indexed citations

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Ciapa, Brigitte & David Epel. (1991). A rapid change in phosphorylation on tyrosine accompanies fertilization of sea urchin eggs. FEBS Letters. 295(1-3). 167–170. 78 indexed citations

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Swezey, Robert R. & David Epel. (1989). Stable, resealable pores formed in sea urchin eggs by electric discharge (electroporation) permit substrate loading for assay of enzymes in vivo.. PubMed. 1(1). 65–74. 19 indexed citations

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Epel, David. (1978). Chapter 7 Mechanisms of Activation of Sperm and Egg During Fertilization of Sea Urchin Gametes. Current topics in developmental biology. 12. 185–246. 231 indexed citations

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Epel, David. (1978). Regulation of cell activity at fertilization by intracellular Ca+2 and intracellular pH.. PubMed. 14(2). 377–88. 3 indexed citations

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Carroll, Edward J., E. William Byrd, & David Epel. (1977). A novel procedure for obtaining denuded sea urchin eggs and observations on the role of the vitelline layer in sperm reception and egg activation. Experimental Cell Research. 108(2). 365–374. 30 indexed citations

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Fahey, Robert C., Stephen D. Mikolajczyk, G. Patrick Meier, David Epel, & Edward J. Carroll. (1976). The glutathione thiol-disulfide status in the sea urchin egg during fertilization and the first cell division cycle. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 437(2). 445–453. 21 indexed citations

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Johnson, James D., David Epel, & Miles Paul. (1976). Intracellular pH and activation of sea urchin eggs after fertilisation. Nature. 262(5570). 661–664. 468 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vacquier, Victor D., et al.. (1972). Sea Urchin Eggs Release Protease Activity at Fertilization. Nature. 237(5349). 34–36. 104 indexed citations

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