Gregory D. Funk

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Gregory D. Funk is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gregory D. Funk has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 37 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 34 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Gregory D. Funk's work include Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (82 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (33 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (32 papers). Gregory D. Funk is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (82 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (33 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (32 papers). Gregory D. Funk collaborates with scholars based in Canada, New Zealand and United States. Gregory D. Funk's co-authors include Jack L. Feldman, Jeffrey C. Smith, John J. Greer, Christopher A. Del Negro, Douglas A. Bayliss, Jens C. Rekling, Xiaowei Dong, Janusz Lipski, Dean M Robinson and Alexander V. Gourine and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Neuroscience and Physiological Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Gregory D. Funk

102 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Breathing matters 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Breathing matters
    2018 424 citations Gregory D. Funk et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gregory D. Funk Canada 39 3.2k 1.7k 1.3k 1.0k 848 102 4.7k
Hiroshi Onimaru Japan 34 3.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 1.7k 1.3× 650 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 150 4.5k
Christopher A. Del Negro United States 35 3.1k 1.0× 2.0k 1.2× 1.5k 1.2× 773 0.8× 672 0.8× 60 4.3k
Jean Champagnat France 29 2.5k 0.8× 939 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 700 0.8× 64 3.6k
Monique Denavit‐Saubié France 33 2.7k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.3× 577 0.7× 86 3.9k
Mathias Dutschmann Australia 36 3.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 506 0.5× 591 0.7× 131 4.5k
Daniel K. Mulkey United States 30 2.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 928 0.7× 586 0.6× 566 0.7× 88 3.3k
Howard H. Ellenberger United States 21 3.2k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.1× 521 0.5× 677 0.8× 28 3.6k
Eugene Nattie United States 48 5.5k 1.7× 2.8k 1.7× 2.1k 1.7× 611 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 117 6.4k
Paul A. Gray United States 23 1.9k 0.6× 961 0.6× 998 0.8× 637 0.6× 498 0.6× 29 3.7k
A. J. Berger United States 33 1.7k 0.5× 912 0.5× 508 0.4× 1.2k 1.2× 532 0.6× 50 3.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gregory D. Funk

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All Works

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SheikhBahaei, Shahriar, Nephtalı́ Marina, Vishaal Rajani, et al.. (2023). Contributions of carotid bodies, retrotrapezoid nucleus neurons and preBötzinger complex astrocytes to the CO2‐sensitive drive for breathing. The Journal of Physiology. 602(1). 223–240. 9 indexed citations
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Biancardi, Vivian, et al.. (2023). Cholinergic projections to the preBötzinger complex. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 531(13). 1317–1332. 5 indexed citations
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Gourine, Alexander V. & Gregory D. Funk. (2017). On the existence of a central respiratory oxygen sensor. Journal of Applied Physiology. 123(5). 1344–1349. 75 indexed citations
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Pagliardini, Silvia, Gregory D. Funk, & Clayton T. Dickson. (2013). Breathing and brain state: Urethane anesthesia as a model for natural sleep. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 188(3). 324–332. 48 indexed citations
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Funk, Gregory D.. (2012). Neuromodulation: Purinergic Signaling in Respiratory Control. Comprehensive physiology. 3(1). 331–363. 21 indexed citations
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Pagliardini, Silvia, John J. Greer, Gregory D. Funk, & Clayton T. Dickson. (2012). State-Dependent Modulation of Breathing in Urethane-Anesthetized Rats. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(33). 11259–11270. 66 indexed citations
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Funk, Gregory D.. (2010). The ‘connexin’ between astrocytes, ATP and central respiratory chemoreception. The Journal of Physiology. 588(22). 4335–4337. 19 indexed citations
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Ren, Jun, Xiuqing Ding, Gregory D. Funk, & John J. Greer. (2009). Ampakine CX717 Protects against Fentanyl-induced Respiratory Depression and Lethal Apnea in Rats. Anesthesiology. 110(6). 1364–1370. 104 indexed citations
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Huxtable, Adrianne G., Jennifer Zwicker, Betty Y. Poon, et al.. (2009). Tripartite Purinergic Modulation of Central Respiratory Networks during Perinatal Development: The Influence of ATP, Ectonucleotidases, and ATP Metabolites. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(47). 14713–14725. 52 indexed citations
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Funk, Gregory D.. (2009). Losing sleep over the caffeination of prematurity. The Journal of Physiology. 587(22). 5299–5300. 6 indexed citations
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Funk, Gregory D.. (2008). Are All Motoneurons Created Equal in the Eyes of REM Sleep and the Mechanisms of Muscle Atonia?. SLEEP. 31(11). 1479–1482. 12 indexed citations
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Huxtable, Adrianne G., et al.. (2007). P2Y1Receptor Modulation of the Pre-Bötzinger Complex Inspiratory Rhythm Generating NetworkIn Vitro. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(5). 993–1005. 70 indexed citations
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Ren, Jun, et al.. (2006). Ampakines Alleviate Respiratory Depression in Rats. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 174(12). 1384–1391. 96 indexed citations
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Greer, John J., Gregory D. Funk, & Klaus Ballanyi. (2005). Preparing for the first breath: prenatal maturation of respiratory neural control. The Journal of Physiology. 570(3). 437–444. 76 indexed citations
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Brosenitsch, Teresa, Tadafumi Adachi, Janusz Lipski, Gary D. Housley, & Gregory D. Funk. (2005). Developmental downregulation of P2X3 receptors in motoneurons of the compact formation of the nucleus ambiguus. European Journal of Neuroscience. 22(4). 809–824. 15 indexed citations
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Miles, Gareth B., et al.. (2004). Differential expression of voltage‐activated calcium channels in III and XII motoneurones during development in the rat. European Journal of Neuroscience. 20(4). 903–913. 19 indexed citations
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Funk, Gregory D., et al.. (2002). High frequency oscillations in respiratory networks: functionally significant or phenomenological?. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 131(1-2). 101–120. 41 indexed citations
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Bellingham, Mark C. & Gregory D. Funk. (2000). Cholinergic Modulation Of Respiratory Brain‐Stem Neurons And Its Function In Sleep–Wake State Determination. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 27(1-2). 132–137. 41 indexed citations
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Robinson, Dean M, et al.. (2000). A method for activating neurons using endogenous synaptic waveforms. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 96(1). 77–85. 7 indexed citations
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Funk, Gregory D., et al.. (1997). Developmental modulation of glutamatergic inspiratory drive to hypoglossal motoneurons. Respiration Physiology. 110(2-3). 125–137. 29 indexed citations

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