Michael D. Sunshine

936 total citations
43 papers, 654 citations indexed

About

Michael D. Sunshine is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael D. Sunshine has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 654 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 16 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 9 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Michael D. Sunshine's work include Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (26 papers), Spinal Cord Injury Research (16 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (8 papers). Michael D. Sunshine is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (26 papers), Spinal Cord Injury Research (16 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (8 papers). Michael D. Sunshine collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Michael D. Sunshine's co-authors include David D. Fuller, Chet T. Moritz, Philip J. Horner, Kristi Streeter, Michael R. Kasten, Paul J. Reier, Sabhya Rana, Eric S. Secrist, Frances S. Cho and David M. Baekey and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, The Journal of Comparative Neurology and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

Michael D. Sunshine

42 papers receiving 648 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael D. Sunshine United States	17	245	233	177	122	92	43	654
Nicole J. Tester United States	15	147 0.6×	307 1.3×	221 1.2×	68 0.6×	84 0.9×	22	691
Elisa J. Gonzalez‐Rothi United States	15	408 1.7×	331 1.4×	87 0.5×	96 0.8×	50 0.5×	36	632
Lyandysha V. Zholudeva United States	14	172 0.7×	235 1.0×	144 0.8×	32 0.3×	47 0.5×	26	546
Heather M. Gransee United States	16	363 1.5×	238 1.0×	124 0.7×	49 0.4×	39 0.4×	32	720
Claire Francesca Meehan Denmark	14	107 0.4×	140 0.6×	160 0.9×	88 0.7×	95 1.0×	30	549
Leo Sanelli Canada	9	116 0.5×	473 2.0×	308 1.7×	49 0.4×	127 1.4×	9	879
T. W. Ford United Kingdom	17	238 1.0×	80 0.3×	150 0.8×	103 0.8×	25 0.3×	33	697
Milap S. Sandhu United States	19	657 2.7×	505 2.2×	100 0.6×	88 0.7×	30 0.3×	44	1.1k
Kazutaka Sugimoto Japan	16	60 0.2×	85 0.4×	129 0.7×	75 0.6×	39 0.4×	48	695
Michelle M. Rank Australia	14	114 0.5×	380 1.6×	240 1.4×	44 0.4×	102 1.1×	20	816

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Rana, Sabhya, et al.. (2025). Immunohistochemical labeling of ongoing axonal degeneration 10 days following cervical contusion spinal cord injury in the rat. Spinal Cord. 63(2). 86–94. 1 indexed citations

Luo, Dan, Michael D. Sunshine, Jill Turner, et al.. (2024). Targeting α1- and α2-adrenergic receptors as a countermeasure for fentanyl-induced locomotor and ventilatory depression. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 110. 104527–104527. 2 indexed citations

Sunshine, Michael D., et al.. (2024). Sex and APOE genotype influence respiratory function under hypoxic and hypoxic-hypercapnic conditions. Journal of Neurophysiology. 132(1). 23–33. 1 indexed citations

Sunshine, Michael D., et al.. (2023). Oxygen therapy attenuates neuroinflammation after spinal cord injury. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 20(1). 303–303. 26 indexed citations

Sunshine, Michael D., et al.. (2022). Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy after Mid-Cervical Spinal Contusion Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 39(9-10). 715–723. 7 indexed citations

Sunshine, Michael D., et al.. (2022). Optogenetic activation of the diaphragm. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 6503–6503. 6 indexed citations

Rana, Sabhya, et al.. (2022). Optogenetic activation of the tongue in spontaneously breathing mice. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 309. 103998–103998. 4 indexed citations

Rana, Sabhya, Michael D. Sunshine, Janak Gaire, Chelsey S. Simmons, & David D. Fuller. (2022). Breathing patterns and CO2 production in adult spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus). Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 307. 103975–103975.

Gaire, Janak, Justin A. Varholick, Sabhya Rana, et al.. (2021). Spiny mouse (Acomys): an emerging research organism for regenerative medicine with applications beyond the skin. npj Regenerative Medicine. 6(1). 1–1. 32 indexed citations

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Sunshine, Michael D., et al.. (2020). A micro-LED implant and technique for optogenetic stimulation of the rat spinal cord. Experimental Neurology. 335. 113480–113480. 17 indexed citations

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Sunshine, Michael D., et al.. (2020). Targeted activation of spinal respiratory neural circuits. Experimental Neurology. 328. 113256–113256. 17 indexed citations

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Sunshine, Michael D., et al.. (2019). Respiratory resetting elicited by single pulse spinal stimulation. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 274. 103339–103339. 4 indexed citations

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Sunshine, Michael D., Phillip A. Doerfler, Amy Poirier, et al.. (2019). AAV Gene Therapy Utilizing Glycosylation-Independent Lysosomal Targeting Tagged GAA in the Hypoglossal Motor System of Pompe Mice. Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development. 15. 194–203. 16 indexed citations

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Streeter, Kristi, Michael D. Sunshine, Elisa J. Gonzalez‐Rothi, et al.. (2019). Mid-cervical interneuron networks following high cervical spinal cord injury. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 271. 103305–103305. 26 indexed citations

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Streeter, Kristi, et al.. (2019). Molecular and histologic outcomes following spinal cord injury in spiny mice, Acomys cahirinus . The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 528(9). 1535–1547. 36 indexed citations

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Sunshine, Michael D., et al.. (2018). Intraspinal microstimulation for respiratory muscle activation. Experimental Neurology. 302. 93–103. 19 indexed citations

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Streeter, Kristi, Michael D. Sunshine, Elisa J. Gonzalez‐Rothi, et al.. (2017). Intermittent Hypoxia Enhances Functional Connectivity of Midcervical Spinal Interneurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(35). 8349–8362. 34 indexed citations

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Sunshine, Michael D., et al.. (2015). A Cervical Hemi-Contusion Spinal Cord Injury Model for the Investigation of Novel Therapeutics Targeting Proximal and Distal Forelimb Functional Recovery. Journal of Neurotrauma. 32(24). 1994–2007. 36 indexed citations

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Kasten, Michael R., Michael D. Sunshine, Eric S. Secrist, Philip J. Horner, & Chet T. Moritz. (2013). Therapeutic intraspinal microstimulation improves forelimb function after cervical contusion injury. Journal of Neural Engineering. 10(4). 44001–44001. 60 indexed citations

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Sunshine, Michael D., et al.. (2013). Cervical intraspinal microstimulation evokes robust forelimb movements before and after injury. Journal of Neural Engineering. 10(3). 36001–36001. 66 indexed citations

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