Kenton J. Swartz

10.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Kenton J. Swartz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Sensory Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenton J. Swartz has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Molecular Biology, 50 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 19 papers in Sensory Systems. Recurrent topics in Kenton J. Swartz's work include Ion channel regulation and function (81 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (30 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (23 papers). Kenton J. Swartz is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (81 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (30 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (23 papers). Kenton J. Swartz collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Japan. Kenton J. Swartz's co-authors include M. Flint Beal, Yingying Li‐Smerin, Joseph B. Martin, Roderick MacKinnon, Neil W. Kowall, David W. Ellison, Michael F. Mazurek, Shai D. Silberberg, Frank Bosmans and David H. Hackos and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kenton J. Swartz

117 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

Replication of the neurochemical characteristics of Huntington's disease by quinolinic acid

1986 1.0k citations M. Flint Beal, Kenton J. Swartz et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenton J. Swartz United States	53	6.2k	3.9k	1.2k	1.1k	748	120	8.5k
Johannes Hell United States	66	10.2k 1.6×	9.1k 2.4×	2.1k 1.6×	728 0.6×	515 0.7×	160	15.3k
Jay M. Baraban United States	60	8.4k 1.3×	7.4k 1.9×	358 0.3×	882 0.8×	388 0.5×	156	14.0k
Howard Schulman United States	78	15.0k 2.4×	9.7k 2.5×	2.5k 2.0×	986 0.9×	454 0.6×	158	20.7k
Hilmar Bading Germany	52	8.1k 1.3×	8.2k 2.1×	249 0.2×	954 0.8×	372 0.5×	134	13.9k
Chris J. McBain United States	65	7.9k 1.3×	12.7k 3.3×	412 0.3×	1.0k 0.9×	505 0.7×	135	16.8k
Brian F. O’Dowd Canada	78	11.7k 1.9×	11.1k 2.9×	748 0.6×	829 0.7×	276 0.4×	187	19.2k
Ilya Bezprozvanny United States	69	10.7k 1.7×	8.4k 2.2×	821 0.7×	504 0.4×	1.5k 2.0×	224	16.0k
John F. MacDonald Canada	62	8.7k 1.4×	10.4k 2.7×	336 0.3×	708 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	218	16.2k
Roger K. Sunahara United States	59	15.7k 2.5×	10.2k 2.6×	469 0.4×	680 0.6×	223 0.3×	132	20.2k
Jürgen Wess United States	78	14.9k 2.4×	10.6k 2.7×	721 0.6×	743 0.6×	728 1.0×	309	20.8k

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Schmidt, Marius, et al.. (2024). Level-set topology optimization with PDE generated conformal meshes. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 67(10). 4 indexed citations

Huffer, Kate, et al.. (2024). Conservation of the cooling agent binding pocket within the TRPM subfamily. eLife. 13. 2 indexed citations

Tan, Xiao-Feng, et al.. (2023). Cannabidiol sensitizes TRPV2 channels to activation by 2-APB. eLife. 12. 19 indexed citations

Huffer, Kate, et al.. (2023). Ion permeation pathway within the internal pore of P2X receptor channels. eLife. 12. 5 indexed citations

Huffer, Kate, et al.. (2023). Ion permeation pathway within the internal pore of P2X receptor channels. Biophysical Journal. 122(3). 392a–392a. 1 indexed citations

Fernández-Mariño, Ana I., Changhao He, Alice J. Paquette, et al.. (2022). Structures of the T cell potassium channel Kv1.3 with immunoglobulin modulators. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3854–3854. 59 indexed citations

Gupta, Kanchan, Gilman E. S. Toombes, & Kenton J. Swartz. (2019). Exploring structural dynamics of a membrane protein by combining bioorthogonal chemistry and cysteine mutagenesis. eLife. 8. 10 indexed citations

Swartz, Kenton J., et al.. (2019). Structural Relationship between the Putative Hair Cell Mechanotransduction Channel TMC1 and TMEM16 Proteins. Biophysical Journal. 116(3). 460a–460a. 3 indexed citations

Jara-Oseguera, Andrés, Chanhyung Bae, & Kenton J. Swartz. (2016). An external sodium ion binding site controls allosteric gating in TRPV1 channels. eLife. 5. 49 indexed citations

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Bae, Chanhyung, Andrés Jara-Oseguera, Dmitriy Krepkiy, et al.. (2015). Surface Characterization and Membrane Interaction of Double-Knot Toxin, an Activator of TRPV1 Channels. Biophysical Journal. 108(2). 36a–36a. 1 indexed citations

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Jara-Oseguera, Andrés & Kenton J. Swartz. (2015). Unraveling Allosteric Coupling Mechanisms in the TRPV1 Channel. Biophysical Journal. 108(2). 124a–124a. 1 indexed citations

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Kalia, Jeet, Chanhyung Bae, Jae Il Kim, & Kenton J. Swartz. (2013). Functional Characterization of the Double Knot Toxin (DkTx) as an Activator of the TRPV1 Ion Channel. Biophysical Journal. 104(2). 456a–456a. 1 indexed citations

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Milescu, Mirela, Hwa Lee, Chanhyung Bae, Jae Il Kim, & Kenton J. Swartz. (2013). Opening the Shaker Kv Channel with Hanatoxin. Biophysical Journal. 104(2). 124a–124a. 11 indexed citations

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Milescu, Mirela, Frank Bosmans, Seungkyu Lee, et al.. (2009). Interactions between lipids and voltage sensor paddles detected with tarantula toxins. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 16(10). 1080–1085. 120 indexed citations

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Silberberg, Shai D., Mufeng Li, & Kenton J. Swartz. (2007). Ivermectin Interaction with Transmembrane Helices Reveals Widespread Rearrangements during Opening of P2X Receptor Channels. Neuron. 54(2). 263–274. 115 indexed citations

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Soler‐Llavina, Gilberto, Tsg-Hui Chang, & Kenton J. Swartz. (2006). Functional Interactions at the Interface between Voltage-Sensing and Pore Domains in the Shaker Kv Channel. Neuron. 52(4). 623–634. 83 indexed citations

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Kitaguchi, Tetsuya, Manana Sukhareva, & Kenton J. Swartz. (2004). Stabilizing the Closed S6 Gate in the Shaker K v Channel Through Modification of a Hydrophobic Seal. The Journal of General Physiology. 124(4). 319–332. 62 indexed citations

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Hackos, David H., Tsg-Hui Chang, & Kenton J. Swartz. (2002). Scanning the Intracellular S6 Activation Gate in the Shaker K+ Channel. The Journal of General Physiology. 119(6). 521–531. 157 indexed citations

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Beal, M. Flint, Kenton J. Swartz, & Ole Isacson. (1992). Developmental changes in brain kynurenic acid concentrations. Developmental Brain Research. 68(1). 136–139. 50 indexed citations

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Beal, M. Flint, et al.. (1988). Amino acid and neuropeptide neurotransmitters in Huntington's disease cerebellum. Brain Research. 454(1-2). 393–396. 12 indexed citations

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