Edwin W. McCleskey

10.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
58 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

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Edwin W. McCleskey is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Edwin W. McCleskey has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 12 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Edwin W. McCleskey's work include Ion channel regulation and function (37 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (11 papers). Edwin W. McCleskey is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (37 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (11 papers). Edwin W. McCleskey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Australia. Edwin W. McCleskey's co-authors include W. Almers, Richard W. Tsien, David Immke, Sean P. Cook, A P Fox, Randall D. York, Philip A. Stork, Daniel H. Feldman, Christopher J. Benson and Michael S. Gold and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Edwin W. McCleskey

58 papers receiving 8.7k citations

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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.

Dominant Role of N-Type Ca ²⁺ Channels in Evoked Release of Norepinephrine from Sympathetic Neurons

1988 761 citations Edwin W. McCleskey et al. profile →
Rap1 mediates sustained MAP kinase activation induced by nerve growth factor

1998 760 citations Randall D. York, Hong Yao et al. Nature profile →
Omega-conotoxin: direct and persistent blockade of specific types of calcium channels in neurons but not muscle.

1987 671 citations Edwin W. McCleskey et al. profile →
Non‐selective conductance in calcium channels of frog muscle: calcium selectivity in a single‐file pore.

1984 547 citations W. Almers, Edwin W. McCleskey The Journal of Physiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edwin W. McCleskey United States	43	6.3k	4.0k	1.7k	1.1k	1.1k	58	8.9k
Catherine Heurteaux France	52	6.1k 1.0×	3.5k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	126	9.8k
Yasunobu Okada Japan	54	8.0k 1.3×	3.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.6k 1.4×	1.5k 1.4×	228	11.5k
Peter Ruth Germany	59	7.2k 1.2×	3.5k 0.9×	2.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	2.3k 2.2×	232	11.0k
Keiji Imoto Japan	48	8.9k 1.4×	6.3k 1.6×	862 0.5×	1.6k 1.4×	1.8k 1.7×	107	12.2k
Éric Honoré France	54	6.3k 1.0×	3.0k 0.7×	2.4k 1.4×	1.3k 1.2×	1.8k 1.7×	111	9.5k
Norio Akaike Japan	60	8.3k 1.3×	9.3k 2.3×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	459	13.8k
R. A. John Challiss United Kingdom	50	5.9k 0.9×	3.5k 0.9×	1.8k 1.1×	371 0.3×	547 0.5×	252	8.8k
Richard M. Eglen United States	65	8.2k 1.3×	6.2k 1.5×	3.0k 1.8×	636 0.6×	730 0.7×	239	13.9k
Kenton J. Swartz United States	53	6.2k 1.0×	3.9k 1.0×	569 0.3×	748 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	120	8.5k
Juan C. Sáez Chile	67	12.2k 1.9×	2.6k 0.6×	2.8k 1.7×	494 0.4×	497 0.5×	222	15.3k

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Dussor, Gregory, Mark J. Zylka, David J. Anderson, & Edwin W. McCleskey. (2008). Cutaneous Sensory Neurons Expressing the Mrgprd Receptor Sense Extracellular ATP and Are Putative Nociceptors. Journal of Neurophysiology. 99(4). 1581–1589. 65 indexed citations

Yagi, Junichi, et al.. (2006). Sustained Currents Through ASIC3 Ion Channels at the Modest pH Changes That Occur During Myocardial Ischemia. Circulation Research. 99(5). 501–509. 204 indexed citations

Immke, David & Edwin W. McCleskey. (2003). Protons Open Acid-Sensing Ion Channels by Catalyzing Relief of Ca2+ Blockade. Neuron. 37(1). 75–84. 192 indexed citations

Molliver, Derek C., et al.. (2002). ATP and UTP excite sensory neurons and induce CREB phosphorylation through the metabotropic receptor, P2Y2. European Journal of Neuroscience. 16(10). 1850–1860. 92 indexed citations

McCleskey, Edwin W.. (2000). Ion Channel Selectivity Using an Electric Stew. Biophysical Journal. 79(4). 1691–1692. 12 indexed citations

Sutherland, Stephani P., Sean P. Cook, & Edwin W. McCleskey. (2000). Chemical mediators of pain due to tissue damage and ischemia. Progress in brain research. 129. 21–38. 52 indexed citations

McCleskey, Edwin W.. (1999). Calcium Channel Permeation: A Field in Flux. The Journal of General Physiology. 113(6). 765–772. 60 indexed citations

McCleskey, Edwin W., et al.. (1998). Ion Channel Selectivity through Stepwise Changes in Binding Affinity. The Journal of General Physiology. 111(2). 185–193. 84 indexed citations

York, Randall D., et al.. (1998). Rap1 mediates sustained MAP kinase activation induced by nerve growth factor. Nature. 392(6676). 622–626. 760 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mogil, Jeffrey S., et al.. (1998). Ginsenoside Rf, a trace component of ginseng root, produces antinociception in mice. Brain Research. 792(2). 218–228. 63 indexed citations

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McCleskey, Edwin W.. (1997). Biophysics of a Trespasser. The Journal of General Physiology. 109(6). 677–680. 3 indexed citations

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McCleskey, Edwin W.. (1997). Thermoreceptors: Recent heat in thermosensation. Current Biology. 7(11). R679–R681. 16 indexed citations

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McCleskey, Edwin W., et al.. (1997). Isolation and culture of rat sensory neurons having distinct sensory modalities. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 77(2). 183–190. 58 indexed citations

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Cook, Sean P. & Edwin W. McCleskey. (1997). Desensitization, recovery and Ca2+-dependent modulation of ATP-gated P2X receptors in nociceptors. Neuropharmacology. 36(9). 1303–1308. 61 indexed citations

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Cook, Sean P., Lucy Vulchanova, Kenneth Hargreaves, Robert Elde, & Edwin W. McCleskey. (1997). Distinct ATP receptors on pain-sensing and stretch-sensing neurons. Nature. 387(6632). 505–508. 401 indexed citations

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Desai, Sanjay A., et al.. (1996). A Novel Pathway for Ca++ Entry into Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Blood Cells. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 54(5). 464–470. 41 indexed citations

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McCleskey, Edwin W.. (1994). Calcium channels: cellular roles and molecular mechanisms. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 4(3). 304–312. 97 indexed citations

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Mamo, Messai A., et al.. (1990). Two components of high-threshold Ca2+ current inactivate by different mechanisms. Neuron. 5(4). 445–452. 33 indexed citations

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Almers, W., Edwin W. McCleskey, & Philip Palade. (1982). Frog muscle membrane: A cation-permeable channel blocked by micromolar external [Ca2+]. The Journal of Physiology. 332. 5 indexed citations

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McCleskey, Edwin W. & W. Almers. (1981). Pharmacological comparison of E.C. coupling and the skeletal muscle Ca++ channel. Biophysical Journal. 2 indexed citations

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