Gary R. Lewin

20.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
158 papers, 15.0k citations indexed

About

Gary R. Lewin is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary R. Lewin has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 15.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 80 papers in Physiology and 61 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Gary R. Lewin's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (51 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (40 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (36 papers). Gary R. Lewin is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (51 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (40 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (36 papers). Gary R. Lewin collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Gary R. Lewin's co-authors include Yves‐Alain Barde, Lorne M. Mendell, Cheryl L. Stucky, Stephen B. McMahon, Paul A. Heppenstall, Rabih Moshourab, Ewan St. John Smith, Martin Koltzenburg, Kate Poole and Stefan G. Lechner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Gary R. Lewin

157 papers receiving 14.7k 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.

Physiology of the Neurotrophins

1996 1.7k citations Gary R. Lewin et al. profile →
Piezo2 is the major transducer of mechanical forces for touch sensation in mice

2014 639 citations Adrienne E. Dubin, Valérie Bégay et al. profile →
The mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo2 mediates sensitivity to mechanical pain in mice

2018 246 citations Swetha E. Murthy, Meaghan Loud et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gary R. Lewin Germany	62	7.2k	6.4k	5.7k	2.4k	1.7k	158	15.0k
Qiufu Ma United States	44	3.3k 0.5×	2.9k 0.5×	5.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	64	10.2k
Shigeyoshi Itohara Japan	84	7.2k 1.0×	2.4k 0.4×	10.2k 1.8×	906 0.4×	2.2k 1.3×	277	25.4k
Richard J. Miller United States	71	9.6k 1.3×	3.5k 0.5×	9.5k 1.7×	610 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	246	18.9k
Patrik Ernfors Sweden	77	14.2k 2.0×	3.7k 0.6×	8.4k 1.5×	2.2k 0.9×	7.5k 4.4×	180	23.4k
David D. Ginty United States	79	12.9k 1.8×	3.6k 0.6×	12.6k 2.2×	1.1k 0.5×	3.0k 1.8×	145	24.5k
Luigi Aloe Italy	71	8.5k 1.2×	3.1k 0.5×	3.8k 0.7×	500 0.2×	3.3k 1.9×	432	18.8k
Hiroshi Kiyama Japan	59	5.7k 0.8×	2.5k 0.4×	6.3k 1.1×	630 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	352	13.6k
Klaus Willecke Germany	97	6.3k 0.9×	3.1k 0.5×	23.3k 4.1×	1.8k 0.7×	875 0.5×	353	28.5k
Shinichi Kohsaka Japan	69	6.0k 0.8×	4.3k 0.7×	5.8k 1.0×	406 0.2×	2.7k 1.6×	251	20.1k
Masaya Tohyama Japan	80	10.6k 1.5×	3.9k 0.6×	11.6k 2.0×	1.3k 0.5×	1.9k 1.1×	516	24.2k

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Sánchez-Carranza, Oscar, Elena Cano, Wenhan Luo, et al.. (2025). Mechanosensitive PIEZO2 channels shape coronary artery development. Nature Cardiovascular Research. 4(7). 921–937. 5 indexed citations

Verkest, Clément, et al.. (2025). Cluster nanoarchitecture and structural diversity of PIEZO1 at rest and during activation in intact cells. Science Advances. 11(43). eady8052–eady8052. 1 indexed citations

Calvo-Enrique, Laura, Ricardo Paricio-Montesinos, Rakesh Kumar, et al.. (2024). Sensory Schwann cells set perceptual thresholds for touch and selectively regulate mechanical nociception. Nature Communications. 15(1). 898–898. 24 indexed citations

Sánchez-Carranza, Oscar, Sampurna Chakrabarti, Johannes Kühnemund, et al.. (2024). Piezo2 voltage-block regulates mechanical pain sensitivity. Brain. 147(10). 3487–3500. 17 indexed citations

Chakrabarti, Sampurna, Mohammed A. Khallaf, Amy E. Hulme, et al.. (2024). Touch sensation requires the mechanically gated ion channel ELKIN1. Science. 383(6686). 992–998. 13 indexed citations

Bégay, Valérie, et al.. (2022). Lack of evidence for participation of TMEM150C in sensory mechanotransduction. The Journal of General Physiology. 154(12). 9 indexed citations

Bégay, Valérie, Branko Cirovic, Alison J. Barker, et al.. (2022). Immune competence and spleen size scale with colony status in the naked mole-rat. Open Biology. 12(4). 210292–210292. 13 indexed citations

Barker, Alison J., et al.. (2021). Cultural transmission of vocal dialect in the naked mole-rat. Science. 371(6528). 503–507. 64 indexed citations

Reznick, Jane, Nigel C. Bennett, Oscar Sánchez-Carranza, et al.. (2019). Rapid molecular evolution of pain insensitivity in multiple African rodents. Science. 364(6443). 852–859. 51 indexed citations

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Walcher, Jan, Julia Haseleu, Maria K. Oosthuizen, et al.. (2018). Specialized mechanoreceptor systems in rodent glabrous skin. The Journal of Physiology. 596(20). 4995–5016. 51 indexed citations

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Murthy, Swetha E., Meaghan Loud, I. Daou, et al.. (2018). The mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo2 mediates sensitivity to mechanical pain in mice. Science Translational Medicine. 10(462). 246 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wende, Hagen, Stefan G. Lechner, Cyril Chéret, et al.. (2012). The Transcription Factor c-Maf Controls Touch Receptor Development and Function. Science. 335(6074). 1373–1376. 124 indexed citations

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Gangadharan, Vijayan, Rui Wang, Ceng Luo, et al.. (2011). Peripheral calcium-permeable AMPA receptors regulate chronic inflammatory pain in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(4). 1608–1623. 55 indexed citations

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Hu, Jing & Gary R. Lewin. (2006). Mechanosensitive currents in the neurites of cultured mouse sensory neurones. The Journal of Physiology. 577(3). 815–828. 138 indexed citations

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Hu, Jing, Nevena Milenkovic, & Gary R. Lewin. (2005). The high threshold mechanotransducer: A status report. Pain. 120(1-2). 3–7. 39 indexed citations

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Hamilton, Sara G., Stephen B. McMahon, & Gary R. Lewin. (2001). Selective activation of nociceptors by P2X receptor agonists in normal and inflamed rat skin. The Journal of Physiology. 534(2). 437–445. 106 indexed citations

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Carter, Bruce & Gary R. Lewin. (1997). Neurotrophins Live or Let Die: Does p75NTR Decide?. Neuron. 18(2). 187–190. 194 indexed citations

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Airaksinen, Matti S., Martin Koltzenburg, Gary R. Lewin, et al.. (1996). Specific Subtypes of Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors Require Neurotrophin-3 Following Peripheral Target Innervation. Neuron. 16(2). 287–295. 198 indexed citations

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Davis, Brian M., Gary R. Lewin, Lorne M. Mendell, Marc E. H. Jones, & Kathryn M. Albers. (1993). Altered expression of nerve growth factor in the skin of transgenic mice leads to changes in response to mechanical stimuli. Neuroscience. 56(4). 789–792. 98 indexed citations

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Lewin, Gary R.. (1989). The Incidence of Injury in an English Professional Soccer Club During One Competitive Season. Physiotherapy. 75(10). 601–605. 46 indexed citations

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