Mortimer M. Civan

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Mortimer M. Civan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Mortimer M. Civan has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Ophthalmology and 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Mortimer M. Civan's work include Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (26 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (26 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (23 papers). Mortimer M. Civan is often cited by papers focused on Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (26 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (26 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (23 papers). Mortimer M. Civan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and New Zealand. Mortimer M. Civan's co-authors include Donald R. DiBona, K. Peterson–Yantorno, Anthony D. C. Macknight, Richard A. Stone, Claire H. Mitchell, Alexander Leaf, David A. Carré, Marcel Y. Ávila, M. Shporer and Miguel Coca‐Prados and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Mortimer M. Civan

103 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

CALHM1 ion channel mediates purinergic neurotransmission of sweet, bitter and umami tastes

2013 380 citations Akiyuki Taruno, Zhongming Ma et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mortimer M. Civan United States	36	2.3k	802	699	592	443	105	3.9k
Alan M. Laties United States	50	3.7k 1.6×	2.6k 3.2×	728 1.0×	1.9k 3.3×	753 1.7×	154	7.9k
Sheldon S. Miller United States	46	3.8k 1.7×	1.4k 1.8×	231 0.3×	1.8k 3.1×	434 1.0×	94	5.6k
Christian A. Hübner Germany	48	4.4k 1.9×	205 0.3×	262 0.4×	2.7k 4.6×	889 2.0×	154	7.9k
Hui Sun United States	35	4.3k 1.9×	1.0k 1.3×	62 0.1×	1.6k 2.7×	455 1.0×	90	5.8k
Thomas Zeuthen Denmark	47	4.6k 2.0×	107 0.1×	115 0.2×	1.9k 3.3×	685 1.5×	117	6.9k
Ortrud Uckermann Germany	32	1.3k 0.6×	564 0.7×	313 0.4×	842 1.4×	147 0.3×	87	3.0k
H. Criss Hartzell United States	57	7.6k 3.3×	313 0.4×	164 0.2×	4.0k 6.7×	1.2k 2.6×	133	9.6k
Kevin D. Barron United States	36	1.1k 0.5×	101 0.1×	152 0.2×	1.3k 2.2×	464 1.0×	132	4.4k
Richard T. Mathias United States	44	4.6k 2.0×	482 0.6×	49 0.1×	747 1.3×	717 1.6×	120	5.3k
Nikolaj Klöcker Germany	39	2.9k 1.3×	564 0.7×	42 0.1×	2.2k 3.7×	361 0.8×	81	5.1k

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Jacobson, Kenneth A. & Mortimer M. Civan. (2016). Ocular Purine Receptors as Drug Targets in the Eye. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 32(8). 534–547. 49 indexed citations

Wai, Chi, et al.. (2013). BAICALEIN LOWERS INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE IN GERBILS. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 1987–1987. 1 indexed citations

Ma, Zhongming, Akiyuki Taruno, Adam P. Siebert, et al.. (2013). CALHM1 is an Extracellular Ca2+- and Voltage-Gated ATP Permeable Ion Channel. Biophysical Journal. 104(2). 631a–631a. 2 indexed citations

Li, Ang, et al.. (2012). Effects of cardiotonic steroids on trabecular meshwork cells: Search for mediator of ouabain-enhanced outflow facility. Experimental Eye Research. 96(1). 4–12. 9 indexed citations

Li, Ang, et al.. (2011). Cytoskeletal Dependence of Adenosine Triphosphate Release by Human Trabecular Meshwork Cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(11). 7996–7996. 24 indexed citations

Wang, Zhao, Chi Wai, Marcel Y. Ávila, et al.. (2009). Nucleoside-derived antagonists to A3 adenosine receptors lower mouse intraocular pressure and act across species. Experimental Eye Research. 90(1). 146–154. 34 indexed citations

Wai, Chi & Mortimer M. Civan. (2008). Species variation in biology and physiology of the ciliary epithelium: Similarities and differences. Experimental Eye Research. 88(4). 631–640. 17 indexed citations

Wang, Zhao, Chi Wai, Marcel Y. Ávila, et al.. (2007). Barrier qualities of the mouse eye to topically applied drugs. Experimental Eye Research. 85(1). 105–112. 9 indexed citations

McLaughlin, Charles W., et al.. (2007). Electron microprobe analysis of rabbit ciliary epithelium indicates enhanced secretion posteriorly and enhanced absorption anteriorly. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 293(5). C1455–C1466. 7 indexed citations

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Civan, Mortimer M.. (2003). The fall and rise of active chloride transport: Implications for regulation of intraocular pressure. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Comparative Experimental Biology. 300A(1). 5–13. 15 indexed citations

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Civan, Mortimer M. & Anthony D. C. Macknight. (2003). The ins and outs of aqueous humour secretion. Experimental Eye Research. 78(3). 625–631. 148 indexed citations

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Ávila, Marcel Y., Richard A. Stone, & Mortimer M. Civan. (2001). A₁‐, A_2A‐ and A₃‐subtype adenosine receptors modulate intraocular pressure in the mouse. British Journal of Pharmacology. 134(2). 241–245. 79 indexed citations

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Civan, Mortimer M.. (1998). The eye's aqueous humor : from secretion to glaucoma. Academic Press eBooks. 47 indexed citations

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Civan, Mortimer M., et al.. (1997). Potential contribution of epithelial Na+ channel to net secretion of aqueous humor. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 279(5). 498–503. 33 indexed citations

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Carré, David A., Juan Anguíta, Miguel Coca‐Prados, & Mortimer M. Civan. (1996). Cell-attached patch clamping of the intact rabbit ciliary epithelium. Current Eye Research. 15(2). 193–201. 4 indexed citations

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Civan, Mortimer M., Miguel Coca‐Prados, & K. Peterson–Yantorno. (1996). Regulatory Volume Increase of Human Non-pigmented Ciliary Epithelial Cells. Experimental Eye Research. 62(6). 627–640. 26 indexed citations

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Yantorno, Robert E., Miguel Coca‐Prados, Theodore Krupin, & Mortimer M. Civan. (1989). Volume regulation of cultured, transformed, non-pigmented epithelial cells from human ciliary body. Experimental Eye Research. 49(3). 423–437. 38 indexed citations

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DiBona, Donald R. & Mortimer M. Civan. (1972). Clarification of the intercellular space phenomenon in toad urinary bladder. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 7(1). 267–274. 13 indexed citations

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Civan, Mortimer M., et al.. (1971). Determination of the driving force of the Na+ pump in toad bladder by means of vasopressin. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 5(4). 366–385. 90 indexed citations

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Civan, Mortimer M. & Howard S. Frazier. (1968). The Site of the Stimulatory Action of Vasopressin on Sodium Transport in Toad Bladder. The Journal of General Physiology. 51(5). 589–605. 95 indexed citations

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