K. George Chandy

22.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
109 papers, 17.9k citations indexed

About

K. George Chandy is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, K. George Chandy has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 17.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 34 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in K. George Chandy's work include Ion channel regulation and function (82 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (35 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (30 papers). K. George Chandy is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (82 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (35 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (30 papers). K. George Chandy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. K. George Chandy's co-authors include George A. Gutman, Michael D. Cahalan, Anthony J. Harmar, D. R. Abernethy, Florian Hofmann, David E. Clapham, Michael Spedding, William A. Catterall, Heike Wulff and Stephan Grissmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

K. George Chandy

109 papers receiving 17.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

International Union of Pharmacology: Approaches to the Nomenclature of Voltage-Gated Ion Channels

2003 6.0k citations K. George Chandy, George A. Gutman et al. profile →
International Union of Pharmacology. LII. Nomenclature and Molecular Relationships of Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels

2005 822 citations George A. Gutman, K. George Chandy et al. profile →
Pharmacological characterization of five cloned voltage-gated K+ channels, types Kv1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, and 3.1, stably expressed in mammalian cell lines.

1994 692 citations Stephan Grissmer, A. N. Nguyen et al. Molecular Pharmacology profile →
Voltage-gated K+ channels in human T lymphocytes: a role in mitogenesis?

1984 650 citations Thomas E. DeCoursey, K. George Chandy et al. profile →
Design of a potent and selective inhibitor of the intermediate-conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺channel,IKCa1: A potential immunosuppressant

2000 527 citations Heike Wulff, Mark J. Miller et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The functional network of ion channels in T lymphocytes

2009 495 citations Michael D. Cahalan, K. George Chandy profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. George Chandy United States	58	12.3k	6.0k	3.8k	2.1k	1.7k	109	17.9k
George A. Gutman United States	41	10.1k 0.8×	4.5k 0.8×	2.7k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	2.3k 1.3×	101	16.0k
Martin Poenie United States	30	15.7k 1.3×	8.2k 1.4×	2.0k 0.5×	2.8k 1.3×	884 0.5×	43	25.2k
Heike Wulff United States	62	9.0k 0.7×	3.2k 0.5×	3.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	232	13.3k
Robin F. Irvine United Kingdom	76	21.2k 1.7×	5.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.3×	1.9k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	223	31.0k
Paul A. Insel United States	90	15.1k 1.2×	4.4k 0.7×	3.1k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	405	25.1k
Hiroshi Takeshima Japan	69	14.2k 1.2×	8.0k 1.3×	4.4k 1.2×	701 0.3×	665 0.4×	286	18.3k
T J Rink United Kingdom	54	9.2k 0.8×	4.1k 0.7×	1.6k 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	589 0.3×	116	15.1k
Kevin Catt United States	101	15.7k 1.3×	5.4k 0.9×	6.6k 1.7×	2.0k 0.9×	4.6k 2.7×	555	37.4k
Anthony J. Harmar United Kingdom	56	7.9k 0.6×	8.8k 1.5×	1.3k 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	886 0.5×	133	18.7k
Jan B. Parys Belgium	69	12.4k 1.0×	2.8k 0.5×	1.1k 0.3×	1.1k 0.5×	850 0.5×	257	18.5k

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Im, Dohyun, Adriana Garcia, Hai M. Nguyen, et al.. (2025). Cryo-EM structures of the small-conductance Ca2+-activated KCa2.2 channel. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3690–3690. 4 indexed citations

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Attali, Bernard, K. George Chandy, M. Hunter Giese, et al.. (2023). Voltage-gated potassium channels (K<sub>v</sub>) in GtoPdb v.2023.1. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE. 2023(1). 2 indexed citations

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Chandy, K. George, et al.. (2023). Interaction of the Inhibitory Peptides ShK and HmK with the Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel K_V1.3: Role of Conformational Dynamics. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 63(10). 3043–3053. 7 indexed citations

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Chandy, K. George, et al.. (2023). Structure of the voltage-gated potassium channel K _V 1.3: Insights into the inactivated conformation and binding to therapeutic leads. Channels. 17(1). 2253104–2253104. 12 indexed citations

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Chandy, K. George & Raymond S. Norton. (2017). Peptide blockers of Kv1.3 channels in T cells as therapeutics for autoimmune disease. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 38. 97–107. 104 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Hai M., Charles A. Galea, Galina Schmunk, et al.. (2013). Intracellular Trafficking of the KV1.3 Potassium Channel Is Regulated by the Prodomain of a Matrix Metalloprotease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(9). 6451–6464. 23 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Hai M., Haruko Miyazaki, Naoto Hoshi, et al.. (2012). Modulation of voltage-gated K ⁺ channels by the sodium channel β1 subunit. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(45). 18577–18582. 58 indexed citations

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Tarcha, Eric J., Luz M. Londono, Amy Banks, et al.. (2012). Durable pharmacological responses from the peptide drug ShK-186, a specific Kv1.3 channel inhibitor that suppresses T cell mediators of autoimmune disease (51.5). The Journal of Immunology. 188(1_Supplement). 51.5–51.5. 1 indexed citations

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Shakkottai, Vikram G., Salvatore Oddo, Claudia A. Sailer, et al.. (2004). Enhanced neuronal excitability in the absence of neurodegeneration induces cerebellar ataxia. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(4). 582–590. 97 indexed citations

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Shakkottai, Vikram G., Salvatore Oddo, Claudia A. Sailer, et al.. (2004). Enhanced neuronal excitability in the absence of neurodegeneration induces cerebellar ataxia. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(4). 582–590. 43 indexed citations

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Wulff, Heike, Hans‐Günther Knaus, Michael W. Pennington, & K. George Chandy. (2004). K+ Channel Expression during B Cell Differentiation: Implications for Immunomodulation and Autoimmunity. The Journal of Immunology. 173(2). 776–786. 167 indexed citations

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Wulff, Heike, Christine Beeton, Peter A. Calabresi, et al.. (2004). Kv1.3-Blocking 5-Phenylalkoxypsoralens: A New Class of Immunomodulators. Molecular Pharmacology. 65(6). 1364–1374. 110 indexed citations

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Chandy, K. George, Heike Wulff, Christine Beeton, et al.. (2004). K+ channels as targets for specific immunomodulation. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 25(5). 280–289. 364 indexed citations

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Wulff, Heike, Peter A. Calabresi, Rameeza Allie, et al.. (2003). The voltage-gated Kv1.3 K+ channel in effector memory T cells as new target for MS. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 111(11). 1703–1713. 359 indexed citations

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Ghanshani, Sanjiv, Heike Wulff, Mark J. Miller, et al.. (2000). Up-regulation of the IKCa1 Potassium Channel during T-cell Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(47). 37137–37149. 353 indexed citations

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Wymore, Randy S., et al.. (1996). Characterization of the Transcription Unit of Mouse Kv1.4, a Voltage-gated Potassium Channel Gene. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(26). 15629–15634. 30 indexed citations

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Grissmer, Stephan, A. N. Nguyen, Jayashree Aiyar, et al.. (1994). Pharmacological characterization of five cloned voltage-gated K+ channels, types Kv1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, and 3.1, stably expressed in mammalian cell lines.. Molecular Pharmacology. 45(6). 1227–1234. 692 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wymore, Randy S., Julie R. Korenberg, Jayashree Aiyar, et al.. (1994). Genomic Organization, Nucleotide Sequence, Biophysical Properties, and Localization of the Voltage-Gated K+ Channel Gene KCNA4/Kv1.4 to Mouse Chromosome 2/Human 11p14 and Mapping of KCNC1/Kv3.1 to Mouse 7/Human 11p14.3-p15.2 and KCNA1/Kv1.1 to Human 12p13. Genomics. 20(2). 191–202. 31 indexed citations

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DeCoursey, Thomas E., K. George Chandy, Sudhir Gupta, & Michael D. Cahalan. (1987). Two types of potassium channels in murine T lymphocytes.. The Journal of General Physiology. 89(3). 379–404. 92 indexed citations

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Chandy, K. George, et al.. (1985). Acute effects of dialysis on T lymphocytes in patients with end-stage renal disease.. PubMed. 17(3). 119–24. 3 indexed citations

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