John N. Wood

31.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
252 papers, 22.6k citations indexed

About

John N. Wood is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, John N. Wood has authored 252 papers receiving a total of 22.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Molecular Biology, 126 papers in Physiology and 110 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in John N. Wood's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (116 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (107 papers) and Ion Channels and Receptors (48 papers). John N. Wood is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (116 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (107 papers) and Ion Channels and Receptors (48 papers). John N. Wood collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. John N. Wood's co-authors include Armen N. Akopian, Lucia G. Sivilotti, Mohammed A. Nassar, Kenji Okuse, Mark D. Baker, Geoffrey Burnstock, Chih‐Cheng Chen, Anthony H. Dickenson, Stephen B. McMahon and Veronika Souslova and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

John N. Wood

246 papers receiving 22.1k 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.

An SCN9A channelopathy causes congenital inability to experience pain

2006 1.1k citations James J. Cox, John N. Wood et al. profile →
A P2X purinoceptor expressed by a subset of sensory neurons

1995 878 citations Armen N. Akopian, John N. Wood et al. profile →
A tetrodotoxin-resistant voltage-gated sodium channel expressed by sensory neurons

1996 877 citations Armen N. Akopian, John N. Wood et al. profile →
The tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel SNS has a specialized function in pain pathways

1999 665 citations Armen N. Akopian, Veronika Souslova et al. profile →
Piezo2 is the major transducer of mechanical forces for touch sensation in mice

2014 639 citations John N. Wood et al. profile →
SCN9A Mutations in Paroxysmal Extreme Pain Disorder: Allelic Variants Underlie Distinct Channel Defects and Phenotypes

2006 559 citations Mark D. Baker, Bjarke Abrahamsen et al. profile →
Nociceptor-specific gene deletion reveals a major role for Na_v1.7 (PN1) in acute and inflammatory pain

2004 517 citations Mohammed A. Nassar, Mark D. Baker et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Nociceptive sensory neurons drive interleukin-23-mediated psoriasiform skin inflammation

2014 409 citations John N. Wood et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Novel therapies for cancer-induced bone pain 2024 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Samuel J. Gossage, (unknown), (unknown), Sara Caxaria, (unknown), (unknown), Bazbek Davletov, James J. Cox, Shafaq Sikandar, Fraser Welsh, Iain P. Chessell, John N. Wood	3
2	NaV1.8/NaV1.9 double deletion mildly affects acute pain responses in mice 2024 ·Pain ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), István Katona, Joachim Weis, Stefan H. Heinemann, Christian A. Hübner, John N. Wood, Enrico Leipold, Ingo Kurth, Natja Haag	2
3	Pregabalin Silences Oxaliplatin-Activated Sensory Neurons to Relieve Cold Allodynia 2023 ·eNeuro ·(unknown), Ana Paula Luiz, John E. Linley, John N. Wood	6
4	Direct inhibition of microglial activation by a μ receptor selective agonist alleviates inflammatory-induced pain hypersensitivity 2023 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Jing Wang, (unknown), Xiaohui Yu, Changlong Wang, Kai Li, (unknown), Na Li, Jing Zhao, John N. Wood, (unknown), Rui Wang, Yuan Wang	3
5	Neutrophils infiltrate sensory ganglia and mediate chronic widespread pain in fibromyalgia 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Sara Caxaria, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), B.L. Thomas, (unknown), Francesco Dell’Accio, Simon Yona, Derek W. Gilroy, Mathieu-Benoı̂t Voisin, John N. Wood, Shafaq Sikandar	46
6	Anoctamin 1/TMEM16A in pruritoceptors is essential for Mas-related G protein receptor–dependent itch 2022 ·Pain ·(unknown), Hyungsup Kim, Hawon Cho, Byeongjun Lee, (unknown), Kyungmin Kim, Sooyoung Chung, Won‐Sik Shim, Young Kee Shin, Xinzhong Dong, John N. Wood, Uhtaek Oh	9
7	Sensory neuron–derived Na _V 1.7 contributes to dorsal horn neuron excitability 2020 ·Science Advances ·Sascha R.A. Alles, Filipe Nascimento, Rafael Luján, Ana Paula Luiz, Queensta Millet, Muhammad Bangash, Sonia Santana‐Varela, Xuelong Zhou, James J. Cox, Andrei L. Okorokov, Marco Beato, Jing Zhao, John N. Wood	19
8	Inhibition of somatosensory mechanotransduction by annexin A6 2018 ·Science Signaling ·Ramin Raouf, Stéphane Lolignier, Jane E. Sexton, (unknown), Sonia Santana‐Varela, (unknown), (unknown), Vanessa Pereira, Jyoti S. Choudhary, Mark O. Collins, Stephen E. Moss, Richard J. Lewis, Julie Tordo, Els Henckaerts, (unknown), John N. Wood	27
9	Mapping protein interactions of sodium channel Na _V 1.7 using epitope‐tagged gene‐targeted mice 2018 ·The EMBO Journal ·(unknown), Jennifer Koenig, Honglei Huang, Martina Pyrski, Queensta Millet, Stéphane Lolignier, (unknown), Samuel J. Gossage, (unknown), John E. Linley, Georgios Baskozos, Benedikt M. Kessler, James J. Cox, Annette Dolphin, Frank Zufall, John N. Wood, Jing Zhao	53
10	Visceral and somatic pain modalities reveal Na _V 1.7‐independent visceral nociceptive pathways 2017 ·The Journal of Physiology ·James R.F. Hockley, Rafael González‐Cano, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Anna Wilbrey, Vincent Cibert‐Goton, Francisco R. Nieto, Thomas Pitcher, Charles H. Knowles, José M. Baeyens, John N. Wood, Wendy J. Winchester, David C. Bulmer, Cruz Miguel Cendán, Gordon McMurray	51
11	MicroRNA-1-associated effects of neuron-specific brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene deletion in dorsal root ganglia 2016 ·Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience ·Elena Neumann, Timo Brandenburger, Sonia Santana‐Varela, René Deenen, Karl Köhrer, Inge Bauer, Henning Hermanns, John N. Wood, Jing Zhao, Robert Werdehausen	16
12	Sodium Channels in Pain and Cancer 2016 ·Advances in pharmacology ·Ana Paula Luiz, John N. Wood	34
13	Small RNAs Control Sodium Channel Expression, Nociceptor Excitability, and Pain Thresholds 2010 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Jing Zhao, (unknown), Ali Momin, Cruz Miguel Cendán, (unknown), Mark D. Baker, Curtis O. Asante, Lucy Bee, Audrey Béthry, James R. Perkins, Mohammed A. Nassar, Bjarke Abrahamsen, Anthony H. Dickenson, (unknown), Matthias Merkenschlager, John N. Wood	141
14	RET Signaling Is Required for Survival and Normal Function of Nonpeptidergic Nociceptors 2010 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Judith P. Golden, Masato Hoshi, Mohammed A. Nassar, Hideki Enomoto, John N. Wood, Jeffrey Milbrandt, Robert W. Gereau, Eugene M. Johnson, Sanjay Jain	61
15	The Cell and Molecular Basis of Mechanical, Cold, and Inflammatory Pain 2008 ·Science ·Bjarke Abrahamsen, Jing Zhao, Curtis O. Asante, Cruz Miguel Cendán, (unknown), Juan Pedro Martı́nez-Barberá, Mohammed A. Nassar, Anthony H. Dickenson, John N. Wood	382
16	Modulation of sensory neuron mechanotransduction by PKC- and nerve growth factor-dependent pathways 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Maria Amalia Di Castro, Liam Drew, John N. Wood, Paolo Cesare	67
17	μO-conotoxin MrVIB selectively blocks Na _v 1.8 sensory neuron specific sodium channels and chronic pain behavior without motor deficits 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jenny Ekberg, (unknown), Christopher W. Vaughan, Sevda C. Aslan, Linda Thomas, Jorgen Mould, R. D. Drinkwater, Mark D. Baker, Bjarke Abrahamsen, John N. Wood, David J. Adams, MacDonald J. Christie, Richard J. Lewis	161
18	Sodium Channels in Primary Sensory Neurons: Relationship to Pain States 2001 ·Novartis Foundation symposium ·John N. Wood, Armen N. Akopian, Mark D. Baker, Yanning Ding, (unknown), Mohammed A. Nassar, Misbah Malik‐Hall, Kenji Okuse, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Veronika Souslova	19
19	Capsaicin in the study of pain 1993 ·Academic Press eBooks ·John N. Wood	133
20	CONTRIBUTIONS BY TITLE ONLY 1988 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·(unknown), John N. Wood, Graeme B. Martin, Heather Giles, Dawn Prentice, Joanne Barnes, B. Costall, Zola P. Horovitz, Michael Kelly, R.J. Naylor, D.M. Tomkins, J. N. Wilson	0

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