Glenn F. King

21.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
354 papers, 16.2k citations indexed

About

Glenn F. King is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Glenn F. King has authored 354 papers receiving a total of 16.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 239 papers in Molecular Biology, 152 papers in Genetics and 84 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Glenn F. King's work include Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies (114 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (90 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (79 papers). Glenn F. King is often cited by papers focused on Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies (114 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (90 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (79 papers). Glenn F. King collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Glenn F. King's co-authors include Paul F. Alewood, Eivind A. B. Undheim, Volker Herzig, Markus Muttenthaler, David J. Adams, Mehdi Mobli, Graham M. Nicholson, Pierre Escoubas, Bryan G. Fry and Margaret C. Hardy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Glenn F. King

349 papers receiving 16.0k citations

Hit Papers

3 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Trends in peptide drug discovery

2021 1.3k citations Glenn F. King, Paul F. Alewood et al. profile →
The Toxicogenomic Multiverse: Convergent Recruitment of Proteins Into Animal Venoms

2009 625 citations Bryan G. Fry, Glenn F. King et al. profile →
Selective spider toxins reveal a role for the Nav1.1 channel in mechanical pain

2016 238 citations Volker Herzig, Joel Castro et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Glenn F. King Australia	68	10.8k	7.0k	2.9k	2.2k	2.2k	354	16.2k
Paul F. Alewood Australia	68	12.8k 1.2×	2.6k 0.4×	900 0.3×	1.7k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	341	16.4k
Lourival D. Possani Mexico	59	9.7k 0.9×	8.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.4×	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	343	12.0k
Terumi Nakajima Japan	50	5.6k 0.5×	2.5k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	2.7k 1.2×	325	9.5k
Raymond S. Norton Australia	66	10.2k 0.9×	2.5k 0.4×	600 0.2×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	393	16.0k
Baldomero M. Olivera United States	85	22.3k 2.1×	2.3k 0.3×	1.3k 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	6.6k 3.0×	427	25.7k
Andre Ménèz France	54	7.3k 0.7×	3.4k 0.5×	883 0.3×	524 0.2×	1.0k 0.5×	233	9.8k
R. Manjunatha Kini Singapore	62	6.6k 0.6×	8.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.4×	714 0.3×	313 0.1×	281	12.2k
Michael Richardson Brazil	49	4.3k 0.4×	2.3k 0.3×	634 0.2×	497 0.2×	815 0.4×	195	7.1k
Chris P. Ponting United Kingdom	100	29.7k 2.7×	5.4k 0.8×	628 0.2×	300 0.1×	1.7k 0.8×	304	38.6k
Patrick H. O’Farrell United States	66	25.0k 2.3×	4.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	396 0.2×	2.3k 1.0×	140	34.2k

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Vadlamudi, Lata, et al.. (2025). The molecular basis of KCNH1-related epileptic encephalopathy and the challenge of developing targeted therapeutics. Brain. 149(1). 37–47. 1 indexed citations

Salvage, Samantha C., Taufiq Rahman, Johanna S. Rees, et al.. (2023). The β3‐subunit modulates the effect of venom peptides ProTx‐II and OD1 on Na_V1.7 gating. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 238(6). 1354–1367. 9 indexed citations

Saez, Natalie J., et al.. (2023). Genetic or Pharmacological Ablation of Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 1a (ASIC1a) Is Not Neuroprotective in a Mouse Model of Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 41(9-10). 1007–1019. 2 indexed citations

Castro, Joel, Jessica Maddern, Chun Yuen Chow, et al.. (2023). The voltage‐gated sodium channel Na _V 1 .7 underlies endometriosis‐associated chronic pelvic pain. Journal of Neurochemistry. 168(11). 3760–3776. 5 indexed citations

Saez, Natalie J., Bankala Krishnarjuna, Yanni K.‐Y. Chin, et al.. (2022). A peptide toxin in ant venom mimics vertebrate EGF-like hormones to cause long-lasting hypersensitivity in mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(7). 23 indexed citations

Wu, Yue, Zhenling Cui, Yen‐Hua Huang, et al.. (2022). Towards a generic prototyping approach for therapeutically-relevant peptides and proteins in a cell-free translation system. Nature Communications. 13(1). 260–260. 16 indexed citations

Madio, Bruno, David A. Hurwood, Glenn F. King, et al.. (2021). Tentacle Morphological Variation Coincides with Differential Expression of Toxins in Sea Anemones. Toxins. 13(7). 452–452. 14 indexed citations

Lutzky, Viviana P., Volker Herzig, Jeremy Potriquet, et al.. (2020). Venom of the Red-Bellied Black Snake Pseudechis porphyriacus Shows Immunosuppressive Potential. Toxins. 12(11). 674–674. 6 indexed citations

Herzig, Volker, Kartik Sunagar, David T. Wilson, et al.. (2020). Australian funnel-web spiders evolved human-lethal δ-hexatoxins for defense against vertebrate predators. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(40). 24920–24928. 32 indexed citations

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França, Paula Demétrio De Souza, Yan Jiang, Giacomo Pirovano, et al.. (2019). Fluorescence Imaging of Peripheral Nerves by a Na_v1.7-Targeted Inhibitor Cystine Knot Peptide. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 30(11). 2879–2888. 24 indexed citations

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Surm, Joachim M., Bruno Madio, Eivind A. B. Undheim, et al.. (2019). A process of convergent amplification and tissue‐specific expression dominates the evolution of toxin and toxin‐like genes in sea anemones. Molecular Ecology. 28(9). 2272–2289. 45 indexed citations

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Shen, Huaizong, Zhangqiang Li, Yan Jiang, et al.. (2018). Structural basis for the modulation of voltage-gated sodium channels by animal toxins. Science. 362(6412). 196 indexed citations

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Richards, Kay, Carol J. Milligan, Robert J. Richardson, et al.. (2018). Selective Na _V 1.1 activation rescues Dravet syndrome mice from seizures and premature death. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(34). E8077–E8085. 93 indexed citations

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Walker, Andrew A., et al.. (2018). Giant fish-killing water bug reveals ancient and dynamic venom evolution in Heteroptera. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 75(17). 3215–3229. 36 indexed citations

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Fernández‐Rojo, Manuel A., Evelyne Deplazes, Sandy S. Pineda, et al.. (2018). Gomesin peptides prevent proliferation and lead to the cell death of devil facial tumour disease cells. Cell Death Discovery. 4(1). 19–19. 14 indexed citations

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Cardoso, Fernanda C., Zoltan Dekan, Jennifer J. Smith, et al.. (2017). Modulatory features of the novel spider toxin μ‐TRTX‐Df1a isolated from the venom of the spider Davus fasciatus. British Journal of Pharmacology. 174(15). 2528–2544. 44 indexed citations

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Kalia, Jeet, Mirela Milescu, Juan Salvatierra, et al.. (2014). From Foe to Friend: Using Animal Toxins to Investigate Ion Channel Function. Journal of Molecular Biology. 427(1). 158–175. 131 indexed citations

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Yang, Shilong, Yao Xiao, Di Kang, et al.. (2013). Discovery of a selective Na _V 1.7 inhibitor from centipede venom with analgesic efficacy exceeding morphine in rodent pain models. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(43). 17534–17539. 148 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiuhong, et al.. (1999). Structure–function studies of ω‐atracotoxin, a potent antagonist of insect voltage‐gated calcium channels. European Journal of Biochemistry. 264(2). 488–494. 74 indexed citations

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Mackay, Joel P., et al.. (1995). Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Characterization of the Jun Leucine Zipper Domain: Unusual Properties of Coiled-Coil Interfacial Polar Residues. Biochemistry. 34(18). 6164–6174. 56 indexed citations

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