John F. MacDonald

19.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
218 papers, 16.2k citations indexed

About

John F. MacDonald is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, John F. MacDonald has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 16.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 121 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in John F. MacDonald's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (145 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (80 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (28 papers). John F. MacDonald is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (145 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (80 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (28 papers). John F. MacDonald collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Japan. John F. MacDonald's co-authors include Beverley A. Orser, Wei‐Yang Lu, Michael Jackson, Zhi‐Gang Xiong, Peter Pennefather, Lu‐Yang Wang, Michael W. Salter, Michael Tymianski, Željka Miljković and Heng‐Ye Man and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

John F. MacDonald

217 papers receiving 15.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

Neuroprotection in Ischemia

2004 854 citations John F. MacDonald et al. profile →
Activation of Synaptic NMDA Receptors Induces Membrane Insertion of New AMPA Receptors and LTP in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons

2001 746 citations John F. MacDonald et al. profile →
Specific Coupling of NMDA Receptor Activation to Nitric Oxide Neurotoxicity by PSD-95 Protein

1999 688 citations John F. MacDonald et al. Science profile →
A Key Role for TRPM7 Channels in Anoxic Neuronal Death

2003 635 citations John F. MacDonald et al. profile →
Abnormal Spine Morphology and Enhanced LTP in LIMK-1 Knockout Mice

2002 547 citations John F. MacDonald et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John F. MacDonald

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John F. MacDonald. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John F. MacDonald based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with John F. MacDonald. John F. MacDonald is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of Indiana 2017 ·The Great Lakes Entomologist ·John F. MacDonald, Mark Deyrup	1
2	The Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 2 (TRPM2) Channel Contributes to β-Amyloid Oligomer-Related Neurotoxicity and Memory Impairment 2015 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Valeriy G. Ostapchenko, (unknown), Mónica S. Guzmán, Yu‐Feng Xie, Natalie Lavine, Jue Fan, Flávio H. Beraldo, Amanda C. Martyn, Jillian C. Belrose, Yasuo Mori, John F. MacDonald, Vânia F. Prado, Marco A. M. Prado, Michael Jackson	114
3	Calcium-mediated paired pulse depression in juvenile rat dorsal striatum. 2012 ·PubMed Central ·Yu‐Feng Xie, Michael Jackson, John F. MacDonald	2
4	Metaplasticity gated through differential regulation of GluN2A versus GluN2B receptors by Src family kinases 2011 ·The EMBO Journal ·Kai Yang, Catherine H. Trepanier, (unknown), Yu‐Feng Xie, Hongbin Li, Gang Lei, Michael W. Salter, Beverley A. Orser, Takanobu Nakazawa, Tadashi Yamamoto, Michael Jackson, John F. MacDonald	68
5	α5GABA_AReceptor Activity Sets the Threshold for Long-Term Potentiation and Constrains Hippocampus-Dependent Memory 2010 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Loren J. Martin, Agnieszka A. Zurek, John F. MacDonald, John Roder, Michael Jackson, Beverley A. Orser	152
6	Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells Differentiate In Vitro to Neurons by the Combined Action of Dibutyryl cAMP and Interferon-γ 2009 ·Stem Cells and Development ·Tasneem Zahir, (unknown), John F. MacDonald, Nic D. Leipzig, Charles H. Tator, Molly S. Shoichet	39
7	Distinct properties of murine α5 γ‐aminobutyric acid type a receptors revealed by biochemical fractionation and mass spectroscopy 2009 ·Journal of Neuroscience Research ·Young H. Ju, (unknown), (unknown), Paul Taylor, Michael F. Moran, James W. Gurd, John F. MacDonald, Beverley A. Orser	22
8	Activation of Pannexin-1 Hemichannels Augments Aberrant Bursting in the Hippocampus 2008 ·Science ·Roger Thompson, Michael Jackson, Michelle E. Olah, Ravi L. Rungta, Dustin J. Hines, Michael A. Beazely, John F. MacDonald, Brian A. MacVicar	292
9	α5GABA _A Receptors Mediate the Amnestic But Not Sedative-Hypnotic Effects of the General Anesthetic Etomidate 2006 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Victor Cheng, Loren J. Martin, Erin Elliott, John H. Kim, Howard T.J. Mount, Franco A. Taverna, John Roder, John F. MacDonald, (unknown), Neil Collinson, Keith A. Wafford, Beverley A. Orser	183
10	Selective Enhancement of Tonic GABAergic Inhibition in Murine Hippocampal Neurons by Low Concentrations of the Volatile Anesthetic Isoflurane 2004 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Valerie B. Caraiscos, J. Glen Newell, Kong Eric You-Ten, Erin Elliott, Thomas W. Rosahl, Keith A. Wafford, John F. MacDonald, Beverley A. Orser	117
11	Benthic insect fauna of a clean-water stream on Utah's Colorado Plateau, USA 2003 ·Western North American Naturalist ·(unknown), John F. MacDonald	1
12	Differential effects of lectins on recombinant glutamate receptors 1995 ·European Journal of Pharmacology Molecular Pharmacology ·(unknown), John F. MacDonald, Roman Pekhletski, David R. Hampson	37
13	Modulation of AMPA/kainate receptors in cultured murine hippocampal neurones by protein kinase C. 1994 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Lu‐Yang Wang, Ellen M. Dudek, Michael Browning, John F. MacDonald	80
14	Review of the genus Chelipoda macquart of America North of Mexico (Diptera: Empididae; Hemerodromiinae) 1993 ·Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·John F. MacDonald	5
15	Phosphorylation and Modulation of a Kainate Receptor (GluR6) by cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase 1993 ·Science ·Lu‐Yang Wang, Franco A. Taverna, Xi‐Ping Huang, John F. MacDonald, David R. Hampson	179
16	Kindling-induced epilepsy alters calcium currents in granule cells of rat hippocampal slices 1990 ·Brain Research ·István Módy, James N. Reynolds, Michael W. Salter, Peter L. Carlen, John F. MacDonald	45
17	Range Extension And Emergence Of Subterranean Nesting By The German Yellowjacket, Vespula germanica, In North america (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) 1984 ·Entomological News ·John F. MacDonald, (unknown)	5
18	Nesting biology of the yellowjacket, Vespula flavopilosa (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). 1980 ·Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society ·John F. MacDonald, Robert W. Matthews, Robert S. Jacobson	15
19	Nest associates of Vespula atropilosa and V. pensylvanica in southeastern Washington State. 1975 ·Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society ·John F. MacDonald, (unknown), (unknown)	11
20	Foraging distances of Vespula pensylvanica workers (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). 1975 ·Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society ·Roger D. Akre, (unknown), John F. MacDonald, William Garnett	16

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