Franck Kalume

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

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Franck Kalume is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Franck Kalume has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 16 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Franck Kalume's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers), Epilepsy research and treatment (15 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (10 papers). Franck Kalume is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers), Epilepsy research and treatment (15 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (10 papers). Franck Kalume collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Brazil. Franck Kalume's co-authors include William A. Catterall, John C. Oakley, Frank H. Yu, Ruth E. Westenbroek, Todd Scheuer, G. Stanley McKnight, Carol A. Robbins, William J. Spain, Massimo Mantegazza and Kimberly A. Burton and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Franck Kalume

29 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Reduced sodium current in GABAergic interneurons in a mouse model of severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy

2006 823 citations Frank H. Yu, Massimo Mantegazza et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Franck Kalume United States	16	1.5k	1.4k	1.3k	588	365	29	2.7k
Patrick Cossette Canada	30	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	1.1k 1.9×	489 1.3×	68	3.2k
Amy L. Brewster United States	26	1.5k 1.0×	728 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	189 0.3×	328 0.9×	45	2.4k
Jacques Motté France	26	761 0.5×	742 0.5×	666 0.5×	629 1.1×	400 1.1×	49	2.4k
Leanne M. Dibbens Australia	38	1.8k 1.2×	2.5k 1.8×	2.2k 1.8×	2.1k 3.6×	283 0.8×	73	4.9k
Robyn H. Wallace Australia	26	2.4k 1.6×	2.4k 1.7×	2.6k 2.1×	1.6k 2.8×	316 0.9×	50	4.9k
Thomas Sander Germany	28	843 0.6×	560 0.4×	961 0.8×	565 1.0×	369 1.0×	52	2.2k
Ikuo Ogiwara Japan	21	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	608 1.0×	316 0.9×	30	2.1k
Vladimir V. Senatorov United States	23	969 0.7×	379 0.3×	1.0k 0.8×	289 0.5×	282 0.8×	53	2.4k
Steven J. Clapcote United Kingdom	25	806 0.5×	216 0.2×	1.5k 1.2×	574 1.0×	331 0.9×	49	2.5k
Viviane Bouilleret France	24	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	522 0.4×	144 0.2×	529 1.4×	57	2.4k

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Mich, John K., Aguan Wei, Bryan B. Gore, et al.. (2025). Interneuron-specific dual-AAV SCN1A gene replacement corrects epileptic phenotypes in mouse models of Dravet syndrome. Science Translational Medicine. 17(790). eadn5603–eadn5603. 4 indexed citations

Oliveira, Luíz M., et al.. (2024). Ndufs4 inactivation in glutamatergic neurons reveals swallow-breathing discoordination in a mouse model of Leigh syndrome. Experimental Neurology. 385. 115123–115123. 1 indexed citations

Oliveira, Luíz M., et al.. (2024). Sleep-related respiratory disruptions and laterodorsal tegmental nucleus in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease. iScience. 27(11). 111251–111251. 3 indexed citations

Han, Victor Z., et al.. (2023). Elevated susceptibility to exogenous seizure triggers and impaired interneuron excitability in a mouse model of Leigh syndrome epilepsy. Neurobiology of Disease. 187. 106288–106288. 2 indexed citations

Roy, Achira, Victor Z. Han, Stephen Smith, et al.. (2021). Non-synaptic Cell-Autonomous Mechanisms Underlie Neuronal Hyperactivity in a Genetic Model of PIK3CA-Driven Intractable Epilepsy. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 14. 772847–772847. 7 indexed citations

Sanchez, Raymond, Franck Kalume, & Horacio O. de la Iglesia. (2021). Sleep timing and the circadian clock in mammals: Past, present and the road ahead. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 126. 3–14. 38 indexed citations

Bolea, Irene, Alejandro Gella, Elisenda Sanz, et al.. (2019). Defined neuronal populations drive fatal phenotype in a mouse model of Leigh syndrome. eLife. 8. 33 indexed citations

Kalume, Franck, et al.. (2019). A more efficient conditional mouse model of Dravet syndrome: Implications for epigenetic selection and sex-dependent behaviors. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 325. 108315–108315. 12 indexed citations

Ahn, Misol, Franck Kalume, Rose Pitstick, et al.. (2016). Brain Aggregates: An EffectiveIn VitroCell Culture System Modeling Neurodegenerative Diseases. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 75(3). 256–262. 6 indexed citations

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Kalume, Franck, John C. Oakley, Ruth E. Westenbroek, et al.. (2015). Sleep impairment and reduced interneuron excitability in a mouse model of Dravet Syndrome. Neurobiology of Disease. 77. 141–154. 75 indexed citations

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Roy, Achira, Franck Kalume, Jing Ni, et al.. (2015). Mouse models of human PIK3CA-related brain overgrowth have acutely treatable epilepsy. eLife. 4. 77 indexed citations

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Kalume, Franck. (2013). Sudden unexpected death in Dravet syndrome: Respiratory and other physiological dysfunctions. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 189(2). 324–328. 42 indexed citations

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Cheah, Christine S., Frank H. Yu, Ruth E. Westenbroek, et al.. (2012). Specific deletion of Na _V 1.1 sodium channels in inhibitory interneurons causes seizures and premature death in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(36). 14646–14651. 227 indexed citations

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Dutton, Stacey B. B., Franck Kalume, Patricia Jumbo‐Lucioni, et al.. (2011). Protective effect of the ketogenic diet in Scn1a mutant mice. Epilepsia. 52(11). 2050–2056. 47 indexed citations

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Oakley, John C., Franck Kalume, & William A. Catterall. (2011). Insights into pathophysiology and therapy from a mouse model of Dravet syndrome. Epilepsia. 52(s2). 59–61. 57 indexed citations

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Catterall, William A., Franck Kalume, & John C. Oakley. (2010). Na_V1.1 channels and epilepsy. The Journal of Physiology. 588(11). 1849–1859. 323 indexed citations

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Oakley, John C., Franck Kalume, Frank H. Yu, Todd Scheuer, & William A. Catterall. (2009). Temperature- and age-dependent seizures in a mouse model of severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(10). 3994–3999. 182 indexed citations

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Kalume, Franck, Frank H. Yu, Ruth E. Westenbroek, Todd Scheuer, & William A. Catterall. (2007). Reduced Sodium Current in Purkinje Neurons from Na_V1.1 Mutant Mice: Implications for Ataxia in Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(41). 11065–11074. 211 indexed citations

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Yu, Frank H., Massimo Mantegazza, Ruth E. Westenbroek, et al.. (2006). Reduced sodium current in GABAergic interneurons in a mouse model of severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy. Nature Neuroscience. 9(9). 1142–1149. 823 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kalume, Franck, et al.. (2004). Molecular mimicry: Cross‐reactive antibodies from patients with immune‐mediated neurologic disease inhibit neuronal firing. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 77(1). 82–89. 31 indexed citations

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