Lindsey J. Macpherson

4.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
22 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Lindsey J. Macpherson is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Nutrition and Dietetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Lindsey J. Macpherson has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Sensory Systems, 9 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Lindsey J. Macpherson's work include Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (9 papers), Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (8 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (8 papers). Lindsey J. Macpherson is often cited by papers focused on Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (9 papers), Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (8 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (8 papers). Lindsey J. Macpherson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Lindsey J. Macpherson's co-authors include Ardem Patapoutian, Adrienne E. Dubin, Benjamin F. Cravatt, Sun Wook Hwang, Michael J. Evans, Peter G. Schultz, Felix Marr, Michael Bandell, Veena Viswanath and Marco Gallio and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Lindsey J. Macpherson

21 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

  1. Noxious compounds activate TRPA1 ion channels through covalent modification of cysteines
    2007 916 citations Lindsey J. Macpherson, Adrienne E. Dubin et al. Nature profile →
  2. The Pungency of Garlic: Activation of TRPA1 and TRPV1 in Response to Allicin
    2005 482 citations Lindsey J. Macpherson, Bernhard H. Geierstanger et al. Current Biology profile →
  3. More than cool: Promiscuous relationships of menthol and other sensory compounds
    2006 333 citations Lindsey J. Macpherson, Sun Wook Hwang et al. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience profile →

Peers

Lindsey J. Macpherson
Werner Neuhausser United States
Kelvin Y. Kwan United States
Veena Viswanath United States
I. Scott Ramsey United States
Magdalene M. Moran United States
Kartik Venkatachalam United States
Pamela R. Tsuruda United States
Jie Zheng United States
Ajay Dhaka United States
Anne C. Hergarden United States
Werner Neuhausser United States
Lindsey J. Macpherson
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lindsey J. Macpherson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Macpherson, Lindsey J., et al.. (2024). Give-and-take of gustation: the interplay between gustatory neurons and taste buds. Chemical Senses. 49.
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Macpherson, Lindsey J., et al.. (2024). Cyclophosphamide induces the loss of taste bud innervation in mice. Chemical Senses. 49. 1 indexed citations
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Ye, Jiahao, et al.. (2022). Regional specialization of the tongue revealed by gustatory ganglion imaging. iScience. 25(12). 105700–105700. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jin, Hojoon Lee, & Lindsey J. Macpherson. (2021). Mechanisms for the Sour Taste. Handbook of experimental pharmacology. 275. 229–245. 2 indexed citations
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Macpherson, Lindsey J., et al.. (2021). In vivo Calcium Imaging of Mouse Geniculate Ganglion Neuron Responses to Taste Stimuli. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 5 indexed citations
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Macpherson, Lindsey J., et al.. (2021). In vivo Calcium Imaging of Mouse Geniculate Ganglion Neuron Responses to Taste Stimuli. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 3 indexed citations
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Lee, Hojoon, et al.. (2017). Rewiring the taste system. Nature. 548(7667). 330–333. 97 indexed citations
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Frank, Dominic D., et al.. (2015). Temperature representation in the Drosophila brain. Nature. 519(7543). 358–361. 114 indexed citations
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Macpherson, Lindsey J., Emanuela E. Zaharieva, Patrick J. Kearney, et al.. (2015). Dynamic labelling of neural connections in multiple colours by trans-synaptic fluorescence complementation. Nature Communications. 6(1). 10024–10024. 142 indexed citations
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Ye, Junqiang, Nadine Beetz, Sean O’Keeffe, et al.. (2015). hnRNP U protein is required for normal pre-mRNA splicing and postnatal heart development and function. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(23). E3020–9. 93 indexed citations
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Karuppudurai, T., Tzu‐Yang Lin, Chun‐Yuan Ting, et al.. (2014). A Hard-Wired Glutamatergic Circuit Pools and Relays UV Signals to Mediate Spectral Preference in Drosophila. Neuron. 81(3). 603–615. 80 indexed citations
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Gallio, Marco, Tyler Ofstad, Lindsey J. Macpherson, Jing W. Wang, & Charles S. Zuker. (2011). The Coding of Temperature in the Drosophila Brain. Cell. 144(4). 614–624. 196 indexed citations
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Macpherson, Lindsey J. & Ardem Patapoutian. (2010). Flies feel your pain. Nature Chemical Biology. 6(4). 252–253. 1 indexed citations
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Macpherson, Lindsey J., Adrienne E. Dubin, Michael J. Evans, et al.. (2007). Noxious compounds activate TRPA1 ion channels through covalent modification of cysteines. Nature. 445(7127). 541–545. 916 indexed citations breakdown →
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Macpherson, Lindsey J., Bailong Xiao, Kelvin Y. Kwan, et al.. (2007). An Ion Channel Essential for Sensing Chemical Damage. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(42). 11412–11415. 227 indexed citations
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Bandell, Michael, Lindsey J. Macpherson, & Ardem Patapoutian. (2007). From chills to chilis: mechanisms for thermosensation and chemesthesis via thermoTRPs. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 17(4). 490–497. 161 indexed citations
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Kindt, Katie S., Veena Viswanath, Lindsey J. Macpherson, et al.. (2007). Caenorhabditis elegans TRPA-1 functions in mechanosensation. Nature Neuroscience. 10(5). 568–577. 180 indexed citations
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Macpherson, Lindsey J., Sun Wook Hwang, Takashi Miyamoto, et al.. (2006). More than cool: Promiscuous relationships of menthol and other sensory compounds. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 32(4). 335–343. 333 indexed citations breakdown →
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Patapoutian, Ardem & Lindsey J. Macpherson. (2006). Channeling pain. Nature Medicine. 12(5). 506–507. 8 indexed citations
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Macpherson, Lindsey J., Bernhard H. Geierstanger, Veena Viswanath, et al.. (2005). The Pungency of Garlic: Activation of TRPA1 and TRPV1 in Response to Allicin. Current Biology. 15(10). 929–934. 482 indexed citations breakdown →

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