Michael J. Caplan

13.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
193 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Caplan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Caplan has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Molecular Biology, 43 papers in Surgery and 37 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Caplan's work include Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (50 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (37 papers) and Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (35 papers). Michael J. Caplan is often cited by papers focused on Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (50 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (37 papers) and Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (35 papers). Michael J. Caplan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Michael J. Caplan's co-authors include Cara J. Gottardi, Vanathy Rajendran, Hannah C. Chapin, W. Mark Saltzman, Lisa A. Dunbar, Michael Hull, Stefan Somlo, James D. Jamieson, Theodore R. Muth and Lawrence H. Young and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Caplan

189 papers receiving 10.4k citations

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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.

Olfactory receptor responding to gut microbiota-derived signals plays a role in renin secretion and blood pressure regulation

2013 888 citations Jennifer L. Pluznick, Ryan J. Protzko et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael J. Caplan United States	57	6.8k	2.0k	1.3k	1.3k	1.3k	193	10.6k
Yoshihiro Ishikawa Japan	60	6.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	1.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	689 0.6×	316	11.2k
Hidehiko Saito Japan	67	6.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	2.3k 1.7×	804 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	484	18.5k
Hong Ma China	55	7.5k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	735 0.6×	801 0.6×	283	11.8k
Hiroshi Inoue Japan	74	10.0k 1.5×	2.7k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	2.3k 1.7×	3.3k 2.6×	398	18.9k
Russell M. Lebovitz United States	26	9.9k 1.5×	2.1k 1.0×	699 0.5×	994 0.8×	829 0.7×	49	14.9k
Y Yazaki Japan	67	7.2k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	2.3k 1.8×	2.2k 1.8×	236	13.4k
Pierre J. Courtoy Belgium	60	5.2k 0.8×	926 0.5×	1.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	973 0.8×	224	10.9k
O. Wesley McBride United States	57	7.3k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	999 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	419 0.3×	131	12.2k
Masaharu Takigawa Japan	68	10.1k 1.5×	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	618 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	442	16.2k
Cameron Ackerley Canada	49	3.4k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	675 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	836 0.7×	167	8.2k

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Xu, C. Shan, Christopher T Zugates, Andrea Reyna‐Neyra, et al.. (2025). Illuminating Mouse Renal Proximal Tubule Architecture through High-Resolution Volume EM and Machine Learning Analysis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Daniels, Jeremy & Michael J. Caplan. (2025). Optimizing the postmortem diagnosis of alcoholic ketoacidosis. Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology. 21(3). 1138–1144.

Boletta, Alessandra & Michael J. Caplan. (2025). Physiologic mechanisms underlying polycystic kidney disease. Physiological Reviews. 105(3). 1553–1607. 7 indexed citations

Staruschenko, Alexander, R. Todd Alexander, Michael J. Caplan, & Daria V. Ilatovskaya. (2024). Calcium signalling and transport in the kidney. Nature Reviews Nephrology. 20(8). 541–555. 12 indexed citations

Caplan, Michael J., Richard Baldwin, Xiangyun Yin, et al.. (2024). Scaleable production of highly loaded protein nanoparticles for immune modulation. Communications Materials. 5(1). 4 indexed citations

He, Mu, Bing Wu, Wenlei Ye, et al.. (2020). Chloride channels regulate differentiation and barrier functions of the mammalian airway. eLife. 9. 20 indexed citations

Caplan, Michael J., et al.. (2014). Trafficking to the Apical and Basolateral Membranes in Polarized Epithelial Cells. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 25(7). 1375–1386. 82 indexed citations

Pluznick, Jennifer L., Ryan J. Protzko, Haykanush Gevorgyan, et al.. (2013). Olfactory receptor responding to gut microbiota-derived signals plays a role in renin secretion and blood pressure regulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(11). 4410–4415. 888 indexed citations breakdown →

Merrick, David, Claudia A. Bertuccio, Hannah C. Chapin, et al.. (2013). Polycystin-1 cleavage and the regulation of transcriptional pathways. Pediatric Nephrology. 29(4). 505–511. 22 indexed citations

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Seldin, Donald W., Gerhard Giebisch, Robert J. Alpern, Orson W. Moe, & Michael J. Caplan. (2013). Seldin and Giebisch's the kidney : physiology and pathophysiology. Elsevier eBooks. 79 indexed citations

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Seo-Mayer, Patricia, Gunilla Thulin, Li Zhang, et al.. (2011). Preactivation of AMPK by metformin may ameliorate the epithelial cell damage caused by renal ischemia. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 301(6). F1346–F1357. 87 indexed citations

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Chapin, Hannah C., Vanathy Rajendran, & Michael J. Caplan. (2010). Polycystin-1 Surface Localization Is Stimulated by Polycystin-2 and Cleavage at the G Protein-coupled Receptor Proteolytic Site. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 21(24). 4338–4348. 62 indexed citations

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Pluznick, Jennifer L., Xiaohong Zhang, Qingshang Yan, et al.. (2009). Functional expression of the olfactory signaling system in the kidney. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(6). 2059–2064. 187 indexed citations

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Fahmy, Tarek M., Stacey L. Demento, Stephanie C. Eisenbarth, et al.. (2009). Inflammasome-activating biodegradable nanoparticulates as vaccine delivery systems (135.80). The Journal of Immunology. 182(Supplement_1). 135.80–135.80. 1 indexed citations

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Lal, Mark, Xuewen Song, Jennifer L. Pluznick, et al.. (2008). Polycystin-1 C-terminal tail associates with β-catenin and inhibits canonical Wnt signaling. Human Molecular Genetics. 17(20). 3105–3117. 142 indexed citations

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Zhang, Li, Ji Li, Lawrence H. Young, & Michael J. Caplan. (2006). AMP-activated protein kinase regulates the assembly of epithelial tight junctions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(46). 17272–17277. 225 indexed citations

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Lemke, Dieter, H. P. Bertram, Hermann Schillers, et al.. (2006). An Extracellular Loop of the Human Non-Gastric H,K-ATPase a-subunit is Involved in Apical Plasma Membrane Polarization. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 18(1-3). 75–84. 4 indexed citations

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Cai, Yiqiang, Véronique Chauvet, Vanathy Rajendran, et al.. (2003). Polycystin-1 Distribution Is Modulated by Polycystin-2 Expression in Mammalian Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(38). 36786–36793. 72 indexed citations

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Caplan, Michael J.. (1994). Cell biology and membrane transport processes. Academic Press eBooks. 9 indexed citations

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Johnston, Robert A., Seymour I. Schwartz, Geoffrey Wandesforde‐Smith, & Michael J. Caplan. (1989). Selling Zoning: Do Density Bonus Incentives for Moderate-Cost Housing Work. Open Scholarship Institutional Repository (Washington University in St. Louis). 36(1). 45–61. 2 indexed citations

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