Ken D. McCarthy

17.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
99 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

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Ken D. McCarthy is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken D. McCarthy has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 48 papers in Molecular Biology and 34 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Ken D. McCarthy's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (52 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (34 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (20 papers). Ken D. McCarthy is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (52 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (34 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (20 papers). Ken D. McCarthy collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. Ken D. McCarthy's co-authors include Jean de Vellis, James T. Porter, Todd A. Fiacco, Kristen B. Casper, Cendra Agulhon, A.K. Salm, Jeremy Petravicz, Biljana Djukic, M. O. Kristian Enkvist and Christian Giaume and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ken D. McCarthy

97 papers receiving 13.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Preparation of separate astroglial and oligodendroglial cell cultures from rat cerebral tissue.

1980 3.5k citations Ken D. McCarthy, Jean de Vellis profile →
Astrocytic Purinergic Signaling Coordinates Synaptic Networks

2005 993 citations Kristen B. Casper, Ken D. McCarthy et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ken D. McCarthy United States	56	8.6k	6.0k	4.7k	2.8k	1.8k	99	14.1k
Andrea Volterra Italy	49	9.3k 1.1×	5.0k 0.8×	5.5k 1.2×	1.8k 0.7×	2.5k 1.4×	90	14.7k
Mike Dragunow New Zealand	72	9.2k 1.1×	7.4k 1.2×	3.1k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	2.7k 1.5×	231	18.2k
Brian A. MacVicar Canada	70	7.7k 0.9×	6.3k 1.0×	4.3k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	157	15.5k
Christian Steinhäuser Germany	56	7.1k 0.8×	5.1k 0.8×	3.8k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	160	11.6k
Giorgio Carmignoto Italy	52	9.4k 1.1×	4.8k 0.8×	3.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	90	13.3k
Frank Kirchhoff Germany	58	7.0k 0.8×	6.4k 1.1×	8.2k 1.8×	4.3k 1.5×	2.3k 1.3×	162	18.3k
Alfonso Araque Spain	53	8.6k 1.0×	3.3k 0.5×	4.7k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	119	12.5k
Wen‐Biao Gan United States	44	6.4k 0.7×	3.1k 0.5×	5.2k 1.1×	1.8k 0.7×	1.9k 1.1×	90	13.9k
Dwight E. Bergles United States	65	8.3k 1.0×	5.3k 0.9×	4.9k 1.0×	5.2k 1.9×	1.3k 0.7×	120	15.9k
Vittorio Gallo United States	68	6.5k 0.8×	6.5k 1.1×	3.5k 0.8×	6.0k 2.1×	962 0.5×	189	14.7k

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Xie, Alison Xiaoqiao, Sarah Taves, & Ken D. McCarthy. (2022). Nuclear Factor κB-COX2 Pathway Activation in Non-myelinating Schwann Cells Is Necessary for the Maintenance of Neuropathic Pain in vivo. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 15. 782275–782275. 5 indexed citations

Xie, Alison Xiaoqiao, Jeremy Petravicz, & Ken D. McCarthy. (2015). Molecular approaches for manipulating astrocytic signaling in vivo. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 9. 144–144. 7 indexed citations

Boyt, Kristen M., Ken D. McCarthy, & Jeremy Petravicz. (2014). Astrocyte IP3R2-dependent Ca[superscript 2+] signaling is not a major modulator of neuronal pathways governing behavior. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations

Agulhon, Cendra, Kristen M. Boyt, Alison Xiaoqiao Xie, et al.. (2013). Modulation of the autonomic nervous system and behaviour by acute glial cell G_q protein‐coupled receptor activation in vivo. The Journal of Physiology. 591(22). 5599–5609. 112 indexed citations

Agulhon, Cendra, Todd A. Fiacco, & Ken D. McCarthy. (2010). Hippocampal Short- and Long-Term Plasticity Are Not Modulated by Astrocyte Ca ²⁺ Signaling. Science. 327(5970). 1250–1254. 325 indexed citations

Chever, Oana, Biljana Djukic, Ken D. McCarthy, & Florin Amzica. (2010). Implication of K_ir4.1 Channel in Excess Potassium Clearance: AnIn VivoStudy on Anesthetized Glial-Conditional K_ir4.1 Knock-Out Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(47). 15769–15777. 182 indexed citations

Djukic, Biljana, et al.. (2007). A role for Connexin43 during neurodevelopment. Glia. 55(7). 675–686. 105 indexed citations

Djukic, Biljana, Kristen B. Casper, Benjamin D. Philpot, Lih‐Shen Chin, & Ken D. McCarthy. (2007). Conditional Knock-Out of K_ir4.1 Leads to Glial Membrane Depolarization, Inhibition of Potassium and Glutamate Uptake, and Enhanced Short-Term Synaptic Potentiation. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(42). 11354–11365. 496 indexed citations

Lin, Wensheng, April Kemper, Ken D. McCarthy, et al.. (2004). Interferon-γ Induced Medulloblastoma in the Developing Cerebellum. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(45). 10074–10083. 96 indexed citations

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Ye, Ping, et al.. (2004). Astrocyte‐specific overexpression of insulin‐like growth factor‐I promotes brain overgrowth and glial fibrillary acidic protein expression. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 78(4). 472–484. 78 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Ken D., et al.. (1999). Mature hippocampal astrocytes exhibit functional metabotropic and ionotropic glutamate receptors in situ. Glia. 26(1). 1–11. 79 indexed citations

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Giaume, Christian & Ken D. McCarthy. (1996). Control of gap-junctional communication in astrocytic networks. Trends in Neurosciences. 19(8). 319–325. 310 indexed citations

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Howe, Douglas G., et al.. (1996). Oligodendroglial Signal Transduction Systems Are Regulated by Neuronal Contact. Journal of Neurochemistry. 67(4). 1491–1499. 27 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Ken D., et al.. (1995). Receptor-mediated calcium signals in astroglia: multiple receptors, common stores and all-or-nothing responses. Cell Calcium. 17(3). 187–196. 43 indexed citations

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Porter, James T. & Ken D. McCarthy. (1995). GFAP‐positive hippocampal astrocytes in situ respond to glutamatergic neuroligands with increases in [Ca²⁺]_i. Glia. 13(2). 101–112. 174 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Ken D., et al.. (1994). Oligodendroglial Signal Transduction Systems Are Developmentally Regulated. Journal of Neurochemistry. 63(2). 501–508. 30 indexed citations

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Shao, Yanping, M. O. Kristian Enkvist, & Ken D. McCarthy. (1994). Glutamate blocks astroglial stellation: Effect of glutamate uptake and volume changes. Glia. 11(1). 1–10. 35 indexed citations

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Gordon, Gerald W., et al.. (1991). Cerebral type 2 astroglia are heterogeneous with respect to their ability to respond to neuroligands linked to calcium mobilization. Glia. 4(5). 440–447. 50 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Ken D.. (1983). An autoradiographic analysis of beta adrenergic receptors on immunocytochemically defined astroglia.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 226(1). 282–290. 61 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Ken D. & Jean de Vellis. (1978). Alpah-adrenergic receptor modulation of beta-adrenergic, adenosine and prostaglandin E1 increased adenosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate levels in primary cultures of glia.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 4(1). 15–26. 122 indexed citations

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