Michèle Sweeney

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Michèle Sweeney is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Michèle Sweeney has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Physiology and 7 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Michèle Sweeney's work include Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (8 papers) and Ion Channels and Receptors (4 papers). Michèle Sweeney is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (8 papers) and Ion Channels and Receptors (4 papers). Michèle Sweeney collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. Michèle Sweeney's co-authors include Jason X.‐J. Yuan, Oleksandr Platoshyn, Sharon S. McDaniel, Lewis J. Rubin, Ying Yu, Edward A. Fisher, Stefanie Krick, Bo Feng, Heather P. Harding and James X. Rong and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Cell Biology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Michèle Sweeney

24 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

The endoplasmic reticulum is the site of cholesterol-induced cytotoxicity in macrophages

2003 735 citations Bo Feng, Pin Mei Yao et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michèle Sweeney United States	18	1.2k	654	532	477	416	25	2.5k
Songwei Wu United States	24	979 0.8×	520 0.8×	460 0.9×	399 0.8×	172 0.4×	44	1.8k
Rubén Vicente Spain	27	1.2k 1.0×	447 0.7×	172 0.3×	470 1.0×	109 0.3×	50	2.1k
Carmelle V. Remillard United States	30	1.4k 1.1×	718 1.1×	1.1k 2.1×	576 1.2×	398 1.0×	43	2.8k
Minoru Seto Japan	27	1.5k 1.3×	135 0.2×	178 0.3×	666 1.4×	185 0.4×	53	2.8k
Kwong Tai Cheng United States	18	1.1k 1.0×	1.5k 2.2×	255 0.5×	205 0.4×	164 0.4×	18	2.3k
Hui Dong United States	27	769 0.6×	227 0.3×	199 0.4×	338 0.7×	293 0.7×	58	1.8k
Florian Grahammer Germany	35	2.4k 2.0×	78 0.1×	355 0.7×	279 0.6×	582 1.4×	85	4.0k
Nicholas E. Hoffman United States	20	1.5k 1.3×	173 0.3×	90 0.2×	302 0.6×	201 0.5×	27	2.2k
Robert F. Spurney United States	33	1.8k 1.5×	102 0.2×	168 0.3×	307 0.6×	268 0.6×	82	3.3k
Graeme F. Nixon United Kingdom	25	1.3k 1.1×	163 0.2×	106 0.2×	472 1.0×	126 0.3×	43	1.9k

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Robson, Stephen C., et al.. (2021). Strategies for Peptide-Mediated Cargo Delivery to Human Smooth Muscle Cells. Methods in molecular biology. 2383. 459–471.

Nicholson, Christopher, Michèle Sweeney, Stephen C. Robson, & Michael J. Taggart. (2017). Estrogenic vascular effects are diminished by chronological aging. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 38 indexed citations

Verdon, Bernard, Andrew Loughney, Michèle Sweeney, et al.. (2014). Differentiation of Human Epidermal Neural Crest Stem Cells (hEPI-NCSC) into Virtually Homogenous Populations of Dopaminergic Neurons. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 10(2). 316–326. 31 indexed citations

Corcoran, James, et al.. (2013). Human uterine and placental arteries exhibit tissue-specific acute responses to 17 -estradiol and estrogen-receptor-specific agonists. Molecular Human Reproduction. 20(5). 433–441. 47 indexed citations

Sweeney, Michèle, et al.. (2013). Differential vasodilation of human placental and myometrial arteries related to myofilament Ca2+-desensitization and the expression of Hsp20 but not MYPT1. Molecular Human Reproduction. 19(11). 727–736. 13 indexed citations

Herriott, Ashleigh, Michèle Sweeney, Michael Whitaker, Michael J. Taggart, & Jun-Yong Huang. (2012). Kinetochore localized Mad2 and Cdc20 is itself insufficient for triggering the mitotic checkpoint when Mps1 is low inDrosophila melanogasterneuroblasts. Cell Cycle. 11(24). 4650–4660. 3 indexed citations

Sweeney, Michèle, Stephen C. Robson, Scott M. Ulrich, et al.. (2011). Acetylation of Heat Shock Protein 20 (Hsp20) Regulates Human Myometrial Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(39). 34346–34355. 45 indexed citations

Sweeney, Michèle, Carolyn Jones, Henggui Zhang, et al.. (2009). Three‐dimensional electron microscopic reconstruction of intracellular organellar arrangements in vascular smooth muscle – further evidence of nanospaces and contacts. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 13(5). 995–998. 3 indexed citations

Sweeney, Michèle, Mark Wareing, Tracey Mills, Philip N. Baker, & Michael J. Taggart. (2008). Characterisation of Tone Oscillations in Placental and Myometrial Arteries from Normal Pregnancies and Those Complicated by Pre-eclampsia and Growth Restriction. Placenta. 29(4). 356–365. 24 indexed citations

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Sweeney, Michèle, Carolyn Jones, Susan Greenwood, Philip N. Baker, & Michael J. Taggart. (2005). Ultrastructural Features of Smooth Muscle and Endothelial Cells of Isolated Isobaric Human Placental and Maternal Arteries. Placenta. 27(6-7). 635–647. 20 indexed citations

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Feng, Bo, Pin Mei Yao, Yankun Li, et al.. (2003). The endoplasmic reticulum is the site of cholesterol-induced cytotoxicity in macrophages. Nature Cell Biology. 5(9). 781–792. 735 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yu, Ying, Michèle Sweeney, Shen Zhang, et al.. (2003). PDGF stimulates pulmonary vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation by upregulating TRPC6 expression. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 284(2). C316–C330. 283 indexed citations

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Sweeney, Michèle, Ying Yu, Oleksandr Platoshyn, et al.. (2002). Inhibition of endogenous TRP1 decreases capacitative Ca²⁺entry and attenuates pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell proliferation. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 283(1). L144–L155. 221 indexed citations

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McDaniel, Sharon S., Oleksandr Platoshyn, Jian Wang, et al.. (2001). Capacitative Ca²⁺entry in agonist-induced pulmonary vasoconstriction. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 280(5). L870–L880. 134 indexed citations

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Golovina, Vera A., Oleksandr Platoshyn, Colleen Bailey, et al.. (2001). UpregulatedTRPand enhanced capacitative Ca²⁺entry in human pulmonary artery myocytes during proliferation. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 280(2). H746–H755. 304 indexed citations

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Sweeney, Michèle, et al.. (2000). Hypercapnia-induced contraction in isolated pulmonary arteries is endothelium-dependent. Respiration Physiology. 121(1). 65–74. 12 indexed citations

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Ooi, Henry, Elaine Cadogan, Michèle Sweeney, et al.. (2000). Chronic hypercapnia inhibits hypoxic pulmonary vascular remodeling. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 278(2). H331–H338. 65 indexed citations

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Sweeney, Michèle & Jason X.‐J. Yuan. (2000). Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction: role of voltage-gated potassium channels. Respiratory Research. 1(1). 40–48. 89 indexed citations

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Sweeney, Michèle, et al.. (1999). Effects of Changes in pH and P_CO2 on Wall Tension in Isolated Rat Intrapulmonary Arteries. Experimental Physiology. 84(3). 529–539. 15 indexed citations

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Sweeney, Michèle, R. G. O’Regan, & Paul McLoughlin. (1996). Effects of Hypercapnia on Steady State, Phenylephrine-Induced Tension in Isolated Rings of Rat Pulmonary Artery. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 410. 463–469. 7 indexed citations

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