Michael Ferns

2.1k total citations
45 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Michael Ferns is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Ferns has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 12 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Michael Ferns's work include Ion channel regulation and function (22 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (11 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (11 papers). Michael Ferns is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (22 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (11 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (11 papers). Michael Ferns collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Michael Ferns's co-authors include Richard H. Scheller, Werner Hoch, James T. Campanelli, Zach W. Hall, Zoe Hall, Michael Deiner, Zach W. Hall, Jacinthe Gingras, Fabio Rupp and Federica Montanaro and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Michael Ferns

43 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Ferns United States 20 1.5k 826 631 198 175 45 1.8k
James T. Campanelli United States 21 1.3k 0.9× 911 1.1× 465 0.7× 139 0.7× 166 0.9× 28 1.8k
David C. Bowen United States 9 1.4k 1.0× 823 1.0× 542 0.9× 280 1.4× 200 1.1× 9 1.8k
Anna Vihola Finland 25 2.1k 1.4× 654 0.8× 444 0.7× 154 0.8× 106 0.6× 51 2.5k
Leonardo Almeida‐Souza Belgium 15 880 0.6× 366 0.4× 610 1.0× 84 0.4× 190 1.1× 29 1.4k
Louise V.B. Anderson United Kingdom 31 2.7k 1.9× 844 1.0× 773 1.2× 46 0.2× 467 2.7× 53 3.0k
Puneet Opal United States 25 1.3k 0.9× 852 1.0× 568 0.9× 426 2.2× 90 0.5× 51 2.1k
Earl W. Godfrey United States 15 693 0.5× 473 0.6× 235 0.4× 49 0.2× 117 0.7× 24 958
Nathalie Bourg France 22 2.7k 1.8× 943 1.1× 1.2k 1.9× 37 0.2× 384 2.2× 34 3.1k
E Chabrol France 18 727 0.5× 673 0.8× 207 0.3× 308 1.6× 86 0.5× 28 1.6k
David M. Cowan United States 7 813 0.6× 313 0.4× 639 1.0× 85 0.4× 116 0.7× 8 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Ferns

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Ferns

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All Works

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Stewart, Robert G., Sooyeon Jo, B. Harris, et al.. (2025). A Kv2 inhibitor combination reveals native neuronal conductances consistent with Kv2/KvS heteromers. eLife. 13.
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Murray, Karl D., et al.. (2025). Kv2/Kv6.4 Heteromeric Potassium Channels Are Expressed in Spinal Motoneurons and Localized at C‐Bouton Synapses. European Journal of Neuroscience. 62(5). e70243–e70243.
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Stewart, Robert G., Sooyeon Jo, B. Harris, et al.. (2024). A Kv2 inhibitor combination reveals native neuronal conductances consistent with Kv2/KvS heteromers. eLife. 13. 1 indexed citations
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Yarov‐Yarovoy, Vladimir, et al.. (2020). The MX-Helix of Muscle nAChR Subunits Regulates Receptor Assembly and Surface Trafficking. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 13. 48–48. 10 indexed citations
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Maselli, Ricardo A., Hélio van der Linden, & Michael Ferns. (2020). Recessive Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome Caused by a Homozygous Mutation in SYT2 Altering a Highly Conserved C-terminal Amino Acid Sequence (962). Neurology. 94(15_supplement). 1 indexed citations
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Richman, David P., Kayoko Nishi, Michael Ferns, et al.. (2012). Animal models of antimuscle‐specific kinase myasthenia. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1274(1). 140–147. 8 indexed citations
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Maselli, Ricardo A., Juan Arredondo, Michael Ferns, & Robert L. Wollmann. (2012). Synaptic basal lamina–associated congenital myasthenic syndromes. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1275(1). 36–48. 19 indexed citations
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Ferns, Michael, et al.. (2009). Rapsyn interacts with the muscle acetylcholine receptor via α-helical domains in the α, β, and ε subunit intracellular loops. Neuroscience. 163(1). 222–232. 32 indexed citations
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Taylor, Robert G., et al.. (2008). Rapsyn carboxyl terminal domains mediate muscle specific kinase–induced phosphorylation of the muscle acetylcholine receptor. Neuroscience. 153(4). 997–1007. 18 indexed citations
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Rudell, John B., et al.. (2008). Identification of a Motif in the Acetylcholine Receptor β Subunit Whose Phosphorylation Regulates Rapsyn Association and Postsynaptic Receptor Localization. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(45). 11468–11476. 56 indexed citations
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Kumar, Priyadarsini, Michael Ferns, & Stanley Meizel. (2006). Identification of agrinSN isoform and muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase in sperm. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 342(2). 522–528. 10 indexed citations
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Lee, Young Il, et al.. (2001). Dual role for calcium in agrin signaling and acetylcholine receptor clustering. Journal of Neurobiology. 50(1). 69–79. 26 indexed citations
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Ferns, Michael & Salvatore Carbonetto. (2001). Challenging the Neurocentric View of Neuromuscular Synapse Formation. Neuron. 30(2). 311–314. 23 indexed citations
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Ferns, Michael, et al.. (1999). A Mechanism for Acetylcholine Receptor Clustering Distinct from Agrin Signaling. Developmental Neuroscience. 21(6). 436–443. 18 indexed citations
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Gramolini, Anthony O., Edward A. Burton, Jonathon M. Tinsley, et al.. (1998). Muscle and Neural Isoforms of Agrin Increase Utrophin Expression in Cultured Myotubes via a Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanism. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(2). 736–743. 81 indexed citations
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Ferns, Michael & Margaret Hollyday. (1995). Chick wing innervation. III. Formation of axon collaterals in developing peripheral nerves. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 357(2). 272–280. 7 indexed citations
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Ferns, Michael, James T. Campanelli, Werner Hoch, Richard H. Scheller, & Zach W. Hall. (1993). The ability of agrin to cluster AChRs depends on alternative splicing and on cell surface proteoglycans. Neuron. 11(3). 491–502. 270 indexed citations
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Ferns, Michael & Zach W. Hall. (1992). How many agrins does it take to make a synapse?. Cell. 70(1). 1–3. 79 indexed citations
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Campanelli, James T., Michael Ferns, Werner Hoch, et al.. (1992). Agrin: A Synaptic Basal Lamina Protein That Regulates Development of the Neuromuscular Junction. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 57(0). 461–472. 18 indexed citations
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Lamb, Alan H., Michael Ferns, & K. John Klose. (1989). Peripheral competition in the control of sensory neuron numbers in Xenopus frogs reared with a single bilaterally innervated hindlimb. Developmental Brain Research. 45(1). 149–153. 8 indexed citations

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