Michael Iskols

436 total citations · 1 hit paper
5 papers, 165 citations indexed

About

Michael Iskols is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Iskols has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 165 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 2 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Michael Iskols's work include Ion channel regulation and function (3 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (2 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (2 papers). Michael Iskols is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (3 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (2 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (2 papers). Michael Iskols collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. Michael Iskols's co-authors include David D. Ginty, Lijun Qi, Annie Handler, Wade G. Regehr, Michelle M. DeLisle, Christopher J. Walker, Tiphaine Voisin, Isaac M. Chiu, Chong Guo and Mathias Pawlak and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael Iskols

4 papers receiving 164 citations

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What are hit papers?

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.

A mouse DRG genetic toolkit reveals morphological and physiological diversity of somatosensory neuron subtypes

2024 59 citations Lijun Qi, Michael Iskols et al. Cell profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Iskols United States	4	58	53	48	31	23	5	165
Alexandra R. Magee United States	4	86 1.5×	90 1.7×	57 1.2×	45 1.5×	27 1.2×	8	211
Jiashu Liu China	6	39 0.7×	118 2.2×	85 1.8×	51 1.6×	16 0.7×	13	238
Melanie Y. Pullen United States	5	75 1.3×	104 2.0×	15 0.3×	51 1.6×	12 0.5×	9	181
Steven J. Middleton United Kingdom	6	96 1.7×	68 1.3×	27 0.6×	55 1.8×	22 1.0×	7	172
Fabrízio dos Santos Cardoso Brazil	14	73 1.3×	88 1.7×	17 0.4×	90 2.9×	6 0.3×	18	352
Helia Seifikar United States	7	83 1.4×	108 2.0×	128 2.7×	72 2.3×	12 0.5×	7	279
Noémie Frezel Switzerland	6	128 2.2×	96 1.8×	20 0.4×	124 4.0×	12 0.5×	7	230
Hunter O. King United States	4	13 0.2×	48 0.9×	72 1.5×	63 2.0×	15 0.7×	4	259
Sarah Mitchell United States	5	60 1.0×	82 1.5×	29 0.6×	32 1.0×	5 0.2×	6	194
Jiawei Shen China	5	52 0.9×	104 2.0×	67 1.4×	63 2.0×	11 0.5×	7	259

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Iskols

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Iskols

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Iskols. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Iskols based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michael Iskols. Michael Iskols is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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5 of 5 papers shown

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Santiago, Celine, Annie Handler, Aniqa Tasnim, et al.. (2025). Activity-dependent development of the body’s touch receptors. Neuron. 113(11). 1758–1773.e9.

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Qi, Lijun, Michael Iskols, David E. Shi, et al.. (2024). A mouse DRG genetic toolkit reveals morphological and physiological diversity of somatosensory neuron subtypes. Cell. 187(6). 1508–1526.e16. 59 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Tingting, et al.. (2024). An axon-T cell feedback loop enhances inflammation and axon degeneration. Cell Reports. 43(2). 113721–113721. 3 indexed citations

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Qi, Lijun, Michael Iskols, Rachel S. Greenberg, et al.. (2024). Krause corpuscles are genital vibrotactile sensors for sexual behaviours. Nature. 630(8018). 926–934. 14 indexed citations

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Neubarth, Nicole, Alan J. Emanuel, Annie Handler, et al.. (2020). Meissner corpuscles and their spatially intermingled afferents underlie gentle touch perception. Science. 368(6497). 89 indexed citations

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