Melissa A. Vollrath

3.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
13 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Melissa A. Vollrath is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Nutrition and Dietetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa A. Vollrath has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Sensory Systems, 4 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Melissa A. Vollrath's work include Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (12 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (4 papers) and Ion Channels and Receptors (4 papers). Melissa A. Vollrath is often cited by papers focused on Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (12 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (4 papers) and Ion Channels and Receptors (4 papers). Melissa A. Vollrath collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Melissa A. Vollrath's co-authors include David P. Corey, Kelvin Y. Kwan, Clifford J. Woolf, Adam P. Christensen, Andrew Allchorne, Ruth Anne Eatock, Anna Lysakowski, Steven D. Price, Huda Y. Zoghbi and Nissim Ben‐Arie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Melissa A. Vollrath

13 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

TRPA1 Contributes to Cold, Mechanical, and Chemical Nocic... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2006 1999 2004 250 500 750 1000
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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. TRPA1 Contributes to Cold, Mechanical, and Chemical Nociception but Is Not Essential for Hair-Cell Transduction
    2006 1.0k citations Kelvin Y. Kwan, Andrew Allchorne et al. Neuron profile →
  2. Math1 : An Essential Gene for the Generation of Inner Ear Hair Cells
    1999 878 citations Nessan Bermingham, Bassem A. Hassan et al. Science profile →
  3. TRPA1 is a candidate for the mechanosensitive transduction channel of vertebrate hair cells
    2004 550 citations David P. Corey, Jaime Garcı́a-Añoveros et al. Nature profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melissa A. Vollrath United States 12 2.4k 958 735 579 364 13 3.1k
Jaime Garcı́a-Añoveros United States 26 1.9k 0.8× 1.6k 1.6× 827 1.1× 541 0.9× 318 0.9× 42 3.6k
Gwenaëlle S. G. Géléoc United States 24 2.6k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 386 0.5× 351 0.6× 302 0.8× 39 3.3k
Kevin K. Ohlemiller United States 40 2.7k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 278 0.4× 462 0.8× 311 0.9× 82 4.4k
Corné J. Kros United Kingdom 43 4.9k 2.0× 2.3k 2.4× 744 1.0× 402 0.7× 677 1.9× 73 6.1k
Ajay Dhaka United States 21 1.8k 0.7× 780 0.8× 1.1k 1.6× 926 1.6× 384 1.1× 28 3.1k
A. C. Crawford United Kingdom 28 2.6k 1.1× 1.0k 1.1× 796 1.1× 228 0.4× 194 0.5× 42 3.6k
Hitoshi Inada Japan 22 1.0k 0.4× 774 0.8× 616 0.8× 361 0.6× 533 1.5× 55 2.5k
Helen J. Kennedy United Kingdom 19 1.0k 0.4× 861 0.9× 330 0.4× 169 0.3× 114 0.3× 31 2.0k
Katie S. Kindt United States 23 694 0.3× 657 0.7× 384 0.5× 252 0.4× 99 0.3× 47 1.8k
Douglas E. Vetter United States 29 2.0k 0.8× 2.5k 2.6× 1.1k 1.5× 167 0.3× 382 1.0× 55 4.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Wu, Xudong, Artur A. Indzhykulian, Miguel A. García-González, et al.. (2016). Hair-Cell Mechanotransduction Persists in TRP Channel Knockout Mice. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0155577–e0155577. 19 indexed citations
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Lin, Shuh‐Yow, et al.. (2015). The zebrafish pinball wizard gene encodes WRB, a tail‐anchored‐protein receptor essential for inner‐ear hair cells and retinal photoreceptors. The Journal of Physiology. 594(4). 895–914. 21 indexed citations
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Vollrath, Melissa A., Kelvin Y. Kwan, & David P. Corey. (2007). The Micromachinery of Mechanotransduction in Hair Cells. Annual Review of Neuroscience. 30(1). 339–365. 156 indexed citations
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Kwan, Kelvin Y., Andrew Allchorne, Melissa A. Vollrath, et al.. (2006). TRPA1 Contributes to Cold, Mechanical, and Chemical Nociception but Is Not Essential for Hair-Cell Transduction. Neuron. 50(2). 277–289. 1018 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blasiole, Brian, Victor A. Canfield, Melissa A. Vollrath, et al.. (2006). Separate Na,K-ATPase genes are required for otolith formation and semicircular canal development in zebrafish. Developmental Biology. 294(1). 148–160. 39 indexed citations
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Sage, Cyrille, Mingqian Huang, Melissa A. Vollrath, et al.. (2006). Essential role of retinoblastoma protein in mammalian hair cell development and hearing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(19). 7345–7350. 108 indexed citations
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Sage, Cyrille, Mingqian Huang, Gabriel M. Gutierrez, et al.. (2005). Proliferation of Functional Hair Cells in Vivo in the Absence of the Retinoblastoma Protein. Science. 307(5712). 1114–1118. 208 indexed citations
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Corey, David P., Jaime Garcı́a-Añoveros, Jeffrey R. Holt, et al.. (2004). TRPA1 is a candidate for the mechanosensitive transduction channel of vertebrate hair cells. Nature. 432(7018). 723–730. 550 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vollrath, Melissa A. & Ruth Anne Eatock. (2003). Time Course and Extent of Mechanotransducer Adaptation in Mouse Utricular Hair Cells: Comparison With Frog Saccular Hair Cells. Journal of Neurophysiology. 90(4). 2676–2689. 56 indexed citations
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Eatock, Ruth Anne, Karen M. Hurley, & Melissa A. Vollrath. (2002). Mechanoelectrical and Voltage-Gated Ion Channels in Mammalian Vestibular Hair Cells. Audiology and Neurotology. 7(1). 31–35. 20 indexed citations
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Holt, Jeffrey R., Melissa A. Vollrath, & Ruth Anne Eatock. (1999). Stimulus Processing by Type II Hair Cells in the Mouse Utricle. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 871(1). 15–26. 26 indexed citations
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Bermingham, Nessan, Bassem A. Hassan, Steven D. Price, et al.. (1999). Math1 : An Essential Gene for the Generation of Inner Ear Hair Cells. Science. 284(5421). 1837–1841. 878 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rüsch, Alfons, Jeffrey R. Holt, Ruth Anne Eatock, & Melissa A. Vollrath. (1998). The frequency dependence of receptor potentials in hair cells of the mouse utricle. 2(4). 233–241. 7 indexed citations

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