Kara M. Shaffer

1.8k total citations
33 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Kara M. Shaffer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kara M. Shaffer has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kara M. Shaffer's work include Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (10 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (6 papers). Kara M. Shaffer is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (10 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (6 papers). Kara M. Shaffer collaborates with scholars based in United States. Kara M. Shaffer's co-authors include David A. Stenger, Wu Ma, Joseph J. Pancrazio, Nadezhda V. Kulagina, Jeffery L. Barker, Stephen M. O’Connor, Chris R. Taitt, Joanne D. Andreadis, Guenter W. Gross and Dragan Maric and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Analytical Chemistry and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Kara M. Shaffer

32 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kara M. Shaffer United States 20 666 602 549 174 136 33 1.5k
Peter Heiduschka Germany 34 617 0.9× 406 0.7× 1.2k 2.3× 239 1.4× 74 0.5× 126 3.4k
Jeong Won Park South Korea 24 485 0.7× 699 1.2× 835 1.5× 77 0.4× 42 0.3× 61 2.2k
Christine Gentry United States 14 428 0.6× 308 0.5× 1.1k 2.0× 153 0.9× 128 0.9× 19 1.9k
Takeshi Otsuka Japan 20 751 1.1× 95 0.2× 376 0.7× 90 0.5× 361 2.7× 47 1.6k
Emı́lia Madarász Hungary 25 458 0.7× 187 0.3× 563 1.0× 365 2.1× 50 0.4× 65 1.6k
Ago Rinken Estonia 24 656 1.0× 227 0.4× 1.3k 2.4× 23 0.1× 70 0.5× 113 2.3k
Mark A. DeCoster United States 28 500 0.8× 228 0.4× 916 1.7× 55 0.3× 20 0.1× 68 2.0k
Kim Doré United States 17 443 0.7× 245 0.4× 876 1.6× 35 0.2× 113 0.8× 23 1.8k
Chaejeong Heo South Korea 16 288 0.4× 383 0.6× 224 0.4× 71 0.4× 79 0.6× 32 1.1k
Sergio Leal‐Ortiz United States 19 756 1.1× 421 0.7× 862 1.6× 38 0.2× 112 0.8× 22 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Kara M. Shaffer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kara M. Shaffer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kara M. Shaffer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kara M. Shaffer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kara M. Shaffer 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 Kara M. Shaffer. Kara M. Shaffer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kulagina, Nadezhda V., et al.. (2006). Antimicrobial peptides as new recognition molecules for screening challenging species. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 121(1). 150–157. 52 indexed citations
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Kulagina, Nadezhda V., Kara M. Shaffer, George P. Anderson, Frances S. Ligler, & Chris R. Taitt. (2006). Antimicrobial peptide-based array for Escherichia coli and Salmonella screening. Analytica Chimica Acta. 575(1). 9–15. 82 indexed citations
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Lin, Hsingchi, Kara M. Shaffer, Zairen Sun, et al.. (2004). AF1q, a differentially expressed gene during neuronal differentiation, transforms HEK cells into neuron-like cells. Molecular Brain Research. 131(1-2). 126–130. 17 indexed citations
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Delehanty, James B., Kara M. Shaffer, & Baochuan Lin. (2004). A comparison of microscope slide substrates for use in transfected cell microarrays. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 20(4). 773–779. 34 indexed citations
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Lin, Hsingchi, Xiantao Wang, Kara M. Shaffer, Carl Y. Sasaki, & Wu Ma. (2004). Characterization of H2O2‐induced acute apoptosis in cultured neural stem/progenitor cells. FEBS Letters. 570(1-3). 102–106. 48 indexed citations
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Pancrazio, Joseph J., Yura S. Shubin, Nadezhda V. Kulagina, et al.. (2003). A portable microelectrode array recording system incorporating cultured neuronal networks for neurotoxin detection. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 18(11). 1339–1347. 93 indexed citations
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Thach, Dzung, Kara M. Shaffer, Wu Ma, & David A. Stenger. (2003). Assessing the feasibility of using neural precursor cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells for detection of bioactive Sindbis virus. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 18(8). 1065–1072. 16 indexed citations
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Shaffer, Kara M., Joseph J. Pancrazio, Thomas J. O’Shaughnessy, et al.. (2002). Toluene Inhibits Muscarinic Receptor-Mediated Cytosolic Ca2+ Responses in Neural Precursor Cells. NeuroToxicology. 23(1). 61–68. 10 indexed citations
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Lin, Hsingchi, Kara M. Shaffer, Yoong Hee Chang, et al.. (2002). Acute exposure of toluene transiently potentiates p42/44 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activity in cultured rat cortical astrocytes. Neuroscience Letters. 332(2). 103–106. 11 indexed citations
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Shaffer, Kara M., et al.. (2001). Design and demonstration of an automated cell-based biosensor. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 16(7-8). 535–542. 39 indexed citations
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Shaffer, Kara M., et al.. (2001). The use of GABAA receptors expressed in neural precursor cells for cell-based assays. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 16(7-8). 481–489. 4 indexed citations
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Stenger, David A., Guenter W. Gross, Edward W. Keefer, et al.. (2001). Detection of physiologically active compounds using cell-based biosensors. Trends in biotechnology. 19(8). 304–309. 140 indexed citations
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Ma, Wenjun, Joseph J. Pancrazio, Joanne D. Andreadis, et al.. (2001). Ethanol blocks cytosolic Ca2+ responses triggered by activation of GABAA receptor/Cl− channels in cultured proliferating rat neuroepithelial cells. Neuroscience. 104(3). 913–922. 23 indexed citations
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Schneider, T., et al.. (2001). Surface Patterning and Adhesion of Neuroblastoma X Glioma (NG108-15) Cells. Biomedical Microdevices. 3(4). 315–322. 7 indexed citations
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Ma, Wu, Dragan Maric, Qian Hu, et al.. (2000). Acetylcholine stimulates cortical precursor cell proliferation in vitro via muscarinic receptor activation and MAP kinase phosphorylation. European Journal of Neuroscience. 12(4). 1227–1240. 137 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Stephen M., David A. Stenger, Kara M. Shaffer, et al.. (2000). Primary neural precursor cell expansion, differentiation and cytosolic Ca2+ response in three-dimensional collagen gel. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 102(2). 187–195. 79 indexed citations
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Grant, Geraldine M., et al.. (2000). INVESTIGATION OFIN VITROTOXICITY OF JET FUELS JP-8 AND JET A. Drug and Chemical Toxicology. 23(1). 279–291. 31 indexed citations
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Ma, Wenjun, Dragan Maric, Joanne D. Andreadis, et al.. (1999). Acetylcholine stimulates cortical precursor cell proliferation via muscarinic receptor activation and MAP kinase phosphorylation. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 25. 255. 7 indexed citations
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Ma, Wu, Geraldine M. Grant, Joseph J. Pancrazio, et al.. (1999). Kir 4.1 channel expression in neuroblastoma×glioma hybrid NG108-15 cell line. Developmental Brain Research. 114(1). 127–134. 8 indexed citations
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Stenger, David A., James J. Hickman, Wu Ma, et al.. (1998). Microlithographic determination of axonal/dendritic polarity in cultured hippocampal neurons. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 82(2). 167–173. 132 indexed citations

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