Gerald W. Zamponi

25.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
385 papers, 19.4k citations indexed

About

Gerald W. Zamponi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald W. Zamponi has authored 385 papers receiving a total of 19.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 303 papers in Molecular Biology, 207 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 101 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Gerald W. Zamponi's work include Ion channel regulation and function (242 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (155 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (82 papers). Gerald W. Zamponi is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (242 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (155 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (82 papers). Gerald W. Zamponi collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Gerald W. Zamponi's co-authors include Emmanuel Bourinet, Christophe Altier, Scott E. Jarvis, Brett Simms, Terry P. Snutch, Jawed Hamid, Peter K. Stys, Lina Chen, Vinícius M. Gadotti and Terrance P. Snutch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Gerald W. Zamponi

378 papers receiving 19.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Physiology, Pathology, and Pharmacology of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels and Their Future Therapeutic Potential

2015 806 citations Gerald W. Zamponi et al. profile →
Neuronal Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels: Structure, Function, and Dysfunction

2014 466 citations Gerald W. Zamponi et al. Neuron profile →
Will the real multiple sclerosis please stand up?

2012 367 citations Peter K. Stys, Gerald W. Zamponi et al. profile →
Trigeminal neuralgia: An overview from pathophysiology to pharmacological treatments

2020 213 citations Eder Gambeta, Gerald W. Zamponi et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gerald W. Zamponi Canada	78	13.1k	9.6k	4.5k	2.3k	1.4k	385	19.4k
Annette Dolphin United Kingdom	69	11.4k 0.9×	9.5k 1.0×	3.1k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	831 0.6×	254	15.5k
Bruce P. Bean United States	66	13.7k 1.0×	12.8k 1.3×	2.9k 0.7×	3.5k 1.5×	1.5k 1.1×	125	19.6k
Ilya Bezprozvanny United States	69	10.7k 0.8×	8.4k 0.9×	3.4k 0.8×	821 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	224	16.0k
Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj United States	79	12.4k 0.9×	8.5k 0.9×	10.2k 2.3×	2.2k 0.9×	1.9k 1.3×	258	19.0k
Jörg Striessnig Austria	69	12.5k 1.0×	8.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.3×	4.2k 1.8×	1.7k 1.2×	224	16.9k
John N. Wood United Kingdom	80	12.1k 0.9×	8.3k 0.9×	11.4k 2.5×	1.1k 0.5×	4.1k 2.8×	252	22.6k
Jürgen Wess United States	78	14.9k 1.1×	10.6k 1.1×	2.5k 0.6×	721 0.3×	728 0.5×	309	20.8k
Johannes Hell United States	66	10.2k 0.8×	9.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.4×	2.1k 0.9×	515 0.4×	160	15.3k
John Garthwaite United Kingdom	68	7.9k 0.6×	10.5k 1.1×	9.4k 2.1×	1.7k 0.7×	650 0.5×	182	20.9k
S H Snyder United States	59	7.3k 0.6×	6.9k 0.7×	5.7k 1.3×	1.4k 0.6×	623 0.4×	93	15.9k

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Fan, Churmy Y., Brendan B. McAllister, Erika K. Harding, et al.. (2025). Divergent sex-specific pannexin-1 mechanisms in microglia and T cells underlie neuropathic pain. Neuron. 113(6). 896–911.e9. 8 indexed citations

Gündüz, Miyase Gözde, Cagatay Dengiz, Sun Huang, et al.. (2025). Biginelli dihydropyrimidines and their acetylated derivatives as L‐/T‐type calcium channel blockers: Synthesis, enantioseparation, and molecular modeling studies. Archiv der Pharmazie. 358(3). e2400584–e2400584.

Gandini, María A., Manon Defaye, Chelsea E. Matisz, et al.. (2025). Entourage effects of nonpsychotropic cannabinoids on visceral sensitivity in experimental colitis. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 392(3). 103389–103389. 2 indexed citations

Ali, Md Yousof, Se Eun Park, Su Hui Seong, et al.. (2023). Ursonic acid from Artemisia montana exerts anti-diabetic effects through anti-glycating properties, and by inhibiting PTP1B and activating the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in insulin-resistant C2C12 cells. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 376. 110452–110452. 8 indexed citations

Suzuki, Yoshiaki, et al.. (2022). A molecular complex of Ca _v 1.2/CaMKK2/CaMK1a in caveolae is responsible for vascular remodeling via excitation–transcription coupling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(16). e2117435119–e2117435119. 25 indexed citations

Mustafá, Emilio Román, et al.. (2022). Electrophysiological and computational analysis of Cav3.2 channel variants associated with familial trigeminal neuralgia. Molecular Brain. 15(1). 91–91. 6 indexed citations

Asmara, Hadhimulya, Ning Cheng, Giriraj Sahu, et al.. (2020). FMRP(1–297)-tat restores ion channel and synaptic function in a model of Fragile X syndrome. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2755–2755. 24 indexed citations

Huang, Sun, Omid Haji‐Ghassemi, Ivana A. Souza, et al.. (2020). A rare CACNA1H variant associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis causes complete loss of Cav3.2 T-type channel activity. Molecular Brain. 13(1). 33–33. 18 indexed citations

Kim, Do Young, Fang‐Xiong Zhang, Stan T. Nakanishi, et al.. (2017). Carisbamate blockade of T‐type voltage‐gated calcium channels. Epilepsia. 58(4). 617–626. 10 indexed citations

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Proft, Juliane, Joanna Łaźniewska, Fang‐Xiong Zhang, et al.. (2017). The Cacna1h mutation in the GAERS model of absence epilepsy enhances T-type Ca2+ currents by altering calnexin-dependent trafficking of Cav3.2 channels. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 11513–11513. 30 indexed citations

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Black, Stefanie A. G., Peter K. Stys, Gerald W. Zamponi, & Shigeki Tsutsui. (2014). Cellular prion protein and NMDA receptor modulation: protecting against excitotoxicity. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2. 45–45. 54 indexed citations

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Gandini, María A., Alejandro Sandoval, Gerald W. Zamponi, & Ricardo Felix. (2014). The MAP1B-LC1/UBE2L3 complex catalyzes degradation of cell surface Ca_V2.2 channels. Channels. 8(5). 452–457. 13 indexed citations

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Sun, Hao, Yong Zuo, Yan Wang, et al.. (2014). Kainate receptor activation induces glycine receptor endocytosis through PKC deSUMOylation. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4980–4980. 41 indexed citations

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Brittain, Joel M., Rui Pan, Haitao You, et al.. (2012). Disruption of NMDAR–CRMP-2 signaling protects against focal cerebral ischemic damage in the rat middle cerebral artery occlusion model. Channels. 6(1). 52–59. 30 indexed citations

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Engbers, Jordan D. T., Dustin Anderson, Hadhimulya Asmara, et al.. (2012). Intermediate conductance calcium-activated potassium channels modulate summation of parallel fiber input in cerebellar Purkinje cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(7). 2601–2606. 81 indexed citations

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Bladen, Chris & Gerald W. Zamponi. (2012). Common Mechanisms of Drug Interactions with Sodium and T-Type Calcium Channels. Molecular Pharmacology. 82(3). 481–487. 24 indexed citations

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Macleod, Gregory T., Shanker Karunanithi, Jean B. Peloquin, et al.. (2006). TheDrosophila cac^ts2mutation reduces presynaptic Ca²⁺entry and defines an important element in Ca_v2.1 channel inactivation. European Journal of Neuroscience. 23(12). 3230–3244. 27 indexed citations

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Hall, Duane D., Mei Shi, Jawed Hamid, et al.. (2006). Binding of Protein Phosphatase 2A to the L-Type Calcium Channel Ca _v 1.2 next to Ser1928, Its Main PKA Site, Is Critical for Ser1928 Dephosphorylation. Biochemistry. 45(10). 3448–3459. 97 indexed citations

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Iftinca, Mircea, Bruce E. McKay, T P Snutch, et al.. (2006). Temperature dependence of T-type calcium channel gating. Neuroscience. 142(4). 1031–1042. 55 indexed citations

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Zamponi, Gerald W. & Robert J. French. (1994). Open-channel block by internally applied amines inhibits activation gate closure in batrachotoxin-activated sodium channels. Biophysical Journal. 67(3). 1040–1051. 12 indexed citations

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