Ellen A. Lumpkin

7.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
69 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

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Ellen A. Lumpkin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Sensory Systems and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ellen A. Lumpkin has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Sensory Systems and 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ellen A. Lumpkin's work include Ion channel regulation and function (18 papers), Polyomavirus and related diseases (13 papers) and Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (9 papers). Ellen A. Lumpkin is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (18 papers), Polyomavirus and related diseases (13 papers) and Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (9 papers). Ellen A. Lumpkin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Switzerland. Ellen A. Lumpkin's co-authors include Michael J. Caterina, Yoshichika Baba, A. J. Hudspeth, Kara L. Marshall, Aislyn M. Nelson, Ardem Patapoutian, Scott A. Wellnitz, Gregory J. Gerling, Sanjeev S. Ranade and Henry Haeberle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ellen A. Lumpkin

68 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Mechanisms of sensory transduction in the skin

2007 621 citations Ellen A. Lumpkin, Michael J. Caterina Nature profile →
Piezo2 is required for Merkel-cell mechanotransduction

2014 551 citations Sanjeev S. Ranade, Yoshichika Baba et al. Nature profile →
Epidermal Merkel cells are mechanosensory cells that tune mammalian touch receptors

2014 405 citations Srdjan Maksimovic, Masashi Nakatani et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ellen A. Lumpkin United States	35	1.8k	1.4k	1.4k	1.0k	687	69	5.1k
Stefan Heller United States	47	3.5k 2.0×	5.1k 3.5×	676 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	930 1.4×	163	8.1k
José A. Vega Spain	39	2.2k 1.2×	490 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.6k 1.6×	274 0.4×	266	6.3k
Frank L. Rice United States	48	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	2.5k 1.8×	3.2k 3.2×	1.2k 1.8×	100	7.1k
Juichi Ito Japan	48	1.5k 0.8×	3.2k 2.2×	1.2k 0.9×	555 0.5×	1.4k 2.1×	384	8.7k
Allen F. Ryan United States	53	2.7k 1.6×	5.5k 3.8×	510 0.4×	1.4k 1.4×	2.5k 3.6×	331	11.5k
Stephen D. Liberles United States	41	1.6k 0.9×	2.3k 1.6×	1.4k 1.0×	2.2k 2.1×	509 0.7×	55	6.8k
Linda Madisen United States	27	4.1k 2.3×	564 0.4×	646 0.5×	2.5k 2.4×	1.3k 1.9×	40	8.7k
Fan Wang United States	49	3.1k 1.8×	2.7k 1.8×	1.3k 0.9×	4.4k 4.3×	1.5k 2.2×	138	9.8k
Bertrand Coste France	30	4.4k 2.5×	1.3k 0.9×	5.3k 3.8×	1.2k 1.2×	207 0.3×	47	8.0k
Seung Wook Oh United States	15	3.3k 1.9×	337 0.2×	629 0.4×	1.9k 1.9×	1.0k 1.5×	32	6.8k

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Lumpkin, Ellen A., et al.. (2025). Itch. Current Biology. 35(2). R51–R57.

Tong, Chi‐Kun, Yalda Moayedi, & Ellen A. Lumpkin. (2024). Merkel cells and keratinocytes in oral mucosa are activated by mechanical stimulation. Physiological Reports. 12(2). e15826–e15826. 3 indexed citations

McIntyre, Sarah, Steven C. Hauser, Rebecca Boehme, et al.. (2022). The Language of Social Touch Is Intuitive and Quantifiable. Psychological Science. 33(9). 1477–1494. 37 indexed citations

Moayedi, Yalda, et al.. (2022). Localization of TRP Channels in Healthy Oral Mucosa from Human Donors. eNeuro. 9(6). ENEURO.0328–21.2022. 8 indexed citations

Moayedi, Yalda, et al.. (2018). Somatosensory innervation of the oral mucosa of adult and aging mice. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 9975–9975. 61 indexed citations

Tong, Chi‐Kun, et al.. (2018). Focused Ultrasound Evoked Responses in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons (DRG) and HEK293 Cells. Biophysical Journal. 114(3). 673a–673a. 2 indexed citations

Marshall, Kara L., et al.. (2016). Touch Receptors Undergo Rapid Remodeling in Healthy Skin. Cell Reports. 17(7). 1719–1727. 22 indexed citations

Greenberg, Steven, et al.. (2016). 524 Antitumor activity of camphor oil in non-melanoma skin cancer and its effects on keratinocyte homeostasis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 136(5). S93–S93. 1 indexed citations

Walsh, Carolyn M., Diana M. Bautista, & Ellen A. Lumpkin. (2015). Mammalian touch catches up. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 34. 133–139. 27 indexed citations

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Maksimovic, Srdjan, Masashi Nakatani, Yoshichika Baba, et al.. (2014). Epidermal Merkel cells are mechanosensory cells that tune mammalian touch receptors. Nature. 509(7502). 617–621. 405 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nakatani, Masashi, Srdjan Maksimovic, Yoshichika Baba, & Ellen A. Lumpkin. (2014). Mechanotransduction in epidermal Merkel cells. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 467(1). 101–108. 43 indexed citations

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Wilson, Sarah R., Aislyn M. Nelson, Lyn Batia, et al.. (2013). The Ion Channel TRPA1 Is Required for Chronic Itch. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(22). 9283–9294. 171 indexed citations

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Bautista, Diana M. & Ellen A. Lumpkin. (2011). Perspectives on: Information and coding in mammalian sensory physiology. The Journal of General Physiology. 138(6). 653–653. 2 indexed citations

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Maricich, Stephen M., Scott A. Wellnitz, Aislyn M. Nelson, et al.. (2009). Merkel Cells Are Essential for Light-Touch Responses. Science. 324(5934). 1580–1582. 218 indexed citations

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Bautista, Diana M., et al.. (2008). Radial stretch reveals distinct populations of mechanosensitive mammalian somatosensory neurons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(50). 20015–20020. 67 indexed citations

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Haeberle, Henry & Ellen A. Lumpkin. (2008). Merkel Cells in Somatosensation. Chemosensory Perception. 1(2). 110–118. 37 indexed citations

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Lumpkin, Ellen A. & Michael J. Caterina. (2007). Mechanisms of sensory transduction in the skin. Nature. 445(7130). 858–865. 621 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lumpkin, Ellen A., et al.. (1997). ATPase activity of myosin in hair bundles of the bullfrog's sacculus. Biophysical Journal. 72(1). 263–271. 20 indexed citations

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Lumpkin, Ellen A., et al.. (1993). Modulation of Murine Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity by Dietary Fish Oil, Corn Oil or Beef Tallow. 2(1). 43–53. 9 indexed citations

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McGlone, John J., et al.. (1993). Shipping stress and social status effects on pig performance, plasma cortisol, natural killer cell activity, and leukocyte numbers1. Journal of Animal Science. 71(4). 888–896. 163 indexed citations

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