Malcolm M. Slaughter

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Malcolm M. Slaughter is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Malcolm M. Slaughter has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 60 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Malcolm M. Slaughter's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (53 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (40 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (39 papers). Malcolm M. Slaughter is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (53 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (40 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (39 papers). Malcolm M. Slaughter collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Malcolm M. Slaughter's co-authors include Robert F. Miller, R. A. Stockton, Gautam B. Awatramani, Wen‐Hui Shen, Ramon F. Dacheux, Thomas E. Frumkes, Ning Tian, Jian Zhang, Jian Xu and Peiyuan Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Malcolm M. Slaughter

68 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

2-Amino-4-Phosphonobutyric Acid: A New Pharmacological To... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 200 400 600
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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. 2-Amino-4-Phosphonobutyric Acid: A New Pharmacological Tool for Retina Research
    1981 678 citations Malcolm M. Slaughter et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Malcolm M. Slaughter United States 30 3.0k 2.8k 455 249 144 68 3.5k
Stephen C. Massey United States 34 2.8k 0.9× 2.5k 0.9× 377 0.8× 213 0.9× 164 1.1× 78 3.1k
Peter D. Lukasiewicz United States 35 2.3k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 372 0.8× 152 0.6× 84 0.6× 59 2.7k
Andreas Feigenspan Germany 24 2.3k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 215 0.5× 168 0.7× 122 0.8× 48 2.7k
Luigi Cervetto Italy 27 1.8k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 363 0.8× 198 0.8× 93 0.6× 75 2.4k
Noga Vardi United States 36 2.8k 0.9× 2.5k 0.9× 296 0.7× 216 0.9× 147 1.0× 71 3.5k
Peter R. MacLeish United States 24 1.5k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 255 0.6× 171 0.7× 69 0.5× 38 2.1k
Ramon F. Dacheux United States 29 2.3k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 461 1.0× 140 0.6× 87 0.6× 46 2.7k
Steven Barnes Canada 34 2.7k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 285 0.6× 206 0.8× 269 1.9× 80 3.6k
Scott Nawy United States 24 1.6k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 160 0.4× 174 0.7× 132 0.9× 42 1.9k
Juliette Johnson United States 19 1.2k 0.4× 1.5k 0.5× 394 0.9× 85 0.3× 259 1.8× 24 2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Malcolm M. Slaughter

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Slaughter, Malcolm M., et al.. (2020). A dark decrement for enhanced dynamic sensitivity of retinal photoreceptors. Vision Research. 180. 80–86. 2 indexed citations
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Sethuramanujam, Santhosh & Malcolm M. Slaughter. (2015). Properties of a Glutamatergic Synapse Controlling Information Output from Retinal Bipolar Cells. PLoS ONE. 10(6). e0129133–e0129133. 3 indexed citations
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Wu, Fuguo, Santhosh Sethuramanujam, Renzhong Li, et al.. (2015). Two transcription factors, Pou4f2 and Isl1, are sufficient to specify the retinal ganglion cell fate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(13). E1559–68. 78 indexed citations
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Li, Ping & Malcolm M. Slaughter. (2012). Gating effects on picrotin block of glycine receptors. Neuroreport. 23(17). 1017–1020. 2 indexed citations
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Song, Yunbo & Malcolm M. Slaughter. (2010). GABABreceptor feedback regulation of bipolar cell transmitter release. The Journal of Physiology. 588(24). 4937–4949. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Jaeyoung, Jennifer A. Myers, & Malcolm M. Slaughter. (2009). Sweet Taste Receptors in Rat Retinal Neurons. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(13). 1023–1023. 1 indexed citations
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Slaughter, Malcolm M., et al.. (2009). Caffeine inhibition of ionotropic glycine receptors. The Journal of Physiology. 587(16). 4063–4075. 16 indexed citations
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Frolov, Roman V., Malcolm M. Slaughter, & Satpal Singh. (2008). Effects of celecoxib on ionic currents and spontaneous firing in rat retinal neurons. Neuroscience. 154(4). 1525–1532. 20 indexed citations
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Slaughter, Malcolm M., et al.. (2008). Synaptic inhibition by glycine acting at a metabotropic receptor in tiger salamander retina. The Journal of Physiology. 586(12). 2913–2926. 9 indexed citations
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Slaughter, Malcolm M., et al.. (2006). Synaptic Transmission Mediated by Internal Calcium Stores in Rod Photoreceptors. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(6). 1759–1766. 63 indexed citations
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Xu, Jian & Malcolm M. Slaughter. (2004). Large conductance calcium activated potassium channels (BK) enhance synaptic transmission at the photoreceptor synapse. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 1142–1142. 1 indexed citations
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Keleshian, A.M., et al.. (2003). Calcium-Activated, Large Conductance Potassium Channels in Retinal Neurons. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44(13). 4139–4139. 1 indexed citations
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Tian, Ning & Malcolm M. Slaughter. (2003). Structure of glutamate analogs that activate the ON bipolar cell metabotropic glutamate receptor in vertebrate retina. Visual Neuroscience. 20(3). 231–240. 3 indexed citations
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Shen, Wen‐Hui & Malcolm M. Slaughter. (2002). A Non-Excitatory Paradigm of Glutamate Toxicity. Journal of Neurophysiology. 87(3). 1629–1634. 13 indexed citations
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Shen, Wen‐Hui & Malcolm M. Slaughter. (2001). Multireceptor GABAergic regulation of synaptic communication in amphibian retina. The Journal of Physiology. 530(1). 55–67. 38 indexed citations
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Awatramani, Gautam B., Jue Wang, & Malcolm M. Slaughter. (2001). Amacrine and ganglion cell contributions to the electroretinogram in amphibian retina. Visual Neuroscience. 18(1). 147–156. 37 indexed citations
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Slaughter, Malcolm M., et al.. (1998). Protein kinases modulate two glycine currents in salamander retinal ganglion cells. The Journal of Physiology. 508(3). 681–690. 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jian, et al.. (1997). Serial inhibitory synapses in retina. Visual Neuroscience. 14(3). 553–563. 105 indexed citations
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Tian, Ning & Malcolm M. Slaughter. (1995). Functional properties of a metabotropic glutamate receptor at dendritic synapses of ON bipolar cells in the amphibian retina. Visual Neuroscience. 12(4). 755–765. 12 indexed citations
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Stockton, R. A. & Malcolm M. Slaughter. (1989). B-wave of the electroretinogram. A reflection of ON bipolar cell activity.. The Journal of General Physiology. 93(1). 101–122. 383 indexed citations

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