Norman Davidson

32.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
322 papers, 27.7k citations indexed

About

Norman Davidson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Norman Davidson has authored 322 papers receiving a total of 27.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 220 papers in Molecular Biology, 61 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 43 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Norman Davidson's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (76 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (62 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (57 papers). Norman Davidson is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (76 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (62 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (57 papers). Norman Davidson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and United Kingdom. Norman Davidson's co-authors include Henry A. Lester, James M. Bailey, James G. Wetmur, Linus Pauling, Alexander Rich, James W. Casey, Craig A. Doupnik, Cesar Labarca, William F. Dove and Eric Fyrberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Norman Davidson

319 papers receiving 25.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Structural chemistry and molecular biology

1968 1.3k citations Norman Davidson et al. profile →
Methylmercury as a reversible denaturing agent for agarose gel electrophoresis

1976 1.2k citations Norman Davidson et al. profile →
Kinetics of renaturation of DNA

1968 1.2k citations Norman Davidson et al. profile →
Cloning and Expression of a Rat Brain GABA Transporter

1990 731 citations Linda Czyzyk, Norman Davidson et al. profile →
Rates of formation and thermal stabilities of RNA:DNA and DNA:DNA duplexes at high concentrations of formamide

1977 634 citations Norman Davidson et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Evidence for a Functional Interaction between Integrins and G Protein-activated Inward Rectifier K+ Channels 1998 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jancy C. McPhee, Yan L. Dang, Norman Davidson, Henry A. Lester	51
2	Serotonin and protein kinase C modulation of a rat brain inwardly rectifying K+ channel expressed inXenopus oocytes 1996 ·Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology ·Lisa DiMagno, Nathan Dascal, Norman Davidson, Henry A. Lester, Wolfgang Schreibmayer	15
3	Voltage-jump relaxation kinetics for wild-type and chimeric beta subunits of neuronal nicotinic receptors. 1996 ·The Journal of General Physiology ·Antonio Figl, Cesar Labarca, Norman Davidson, Henry A. Lester, Bruce Cohen	15
4	Desensitization of Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/Ca2+-induced Cl− Currents by Prolonged Activation of G Proteins in Xenopus Oocytes 1996 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Michael W. Quick, Henry A. Lester, Norman Davidson, Melvin I. Simon, Anna M. Aragay	15
5	Functional Analysis of the weaver Mutant GIRK2 K+ Channel and Rescue of weaver Granule Cells 1996 ·Neuron ·Paulo Kofuji, Magdalena Hofer, Kathleen J. Millen, James H. Millonig, Norman Davidson, Henry A. Lester, Mary E. Hatten	170
6	Regions of beta 2 and beta 4 responsible for differences between the steady state dose-response relationships of the alpha 3 beta 2 and alpha 3 beta 4 neuronal nicotinic receptors. 1995 ·The Journal of General Physiology ·Bruce Cohen, Antonio Figl, Michael W. Quick, Cesar Labarca, Norman Davidson, Henry A. Lester	50
7	Intrinsic gating properties of a cloned G protein-activated inward rectifier K+ channel. 1995 ·The Journal of General Physiology ·Craig A. Doupnik, Nancy Lim, Paulo Kofuji, Norman Davidson, Henry A. Lester	33
8	Steady states, charge movements, and rates for a cloned GABA transporter expressed in Xenopus oocytes 1993 ·Neuron ·Sela Mager, (unknown), Michael W. Quick, Cesar Labarca, Norman Davidson, Henry A. Lester	284
9	Tris+/Na+ permeability ratios of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are reduced by mutations near the intracellular end of the M2 region. 1992 ·The Journal of General Physiology ·Bruce Cohen, Cesar Labarca, Linda Czyzyk, Norman Davidson, Henry A. Lester	59
10	Mutations in M2 alter the selectivity of the mouse nicotinic acetylcholine receptor for organic and alkali metal cations. 1992 ·The Journal of General Physiology ·Bruce Cohen, Cesar Labarca, Norman Davidson, Henry A. Lester	104
11	Expression in animal cells of the 5‐HT_1A receptor by a vaccinia virus vector system 1992 ·FEBS Letters ·Begonia Y. Ho, Andreas Karschin, John R. Raymond, Theresa A. Branchek, Henry A. Lester, Norman Davidson	13
12	Low molecular weight mRNA encodes a protein that controls serotonin 5-HT1c and acetylcholine M1 receptor sensitivity in Xenopus oocytes. 1991 ·The Journal of General Physiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Cesar Labarca, Liang Yu, Norman Davidson, Henry A. Lester	8
13	Characterization of maintained voltage-dependent K+-channels induced in Xenopus oocytes by rat brain mRNA 1991 ·Molecular Brain Research ·(unknown), Bernardo Rudy, Henry A. Lester, Norman Davidson	7
14	Targeting the Escherichia coli lac repressor to the mammalian cell nucleus 1991 ·Gene ·M C Hu, Norman Davidson	10
15	Further evidence demonstrating that N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate and kainate activate distinct ion channels 1989 ·Synapse ·Tung M. Fong, Norman Davidson, Henry A. Lester	7
16	The Complete Sequence of the Mouse Skeletal α-Actin Gene Reveals Several Conserved and Inverted Repeat Sequences Outside of the Protein-Coding Region 1986 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·M C Hu, Sandra B. Sharp, Norman Davidson	89
17	Characterization of the Myosin Light-Chain-2 Gene of Drosophila melanogaster 1985 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Vann P. Parker, S Falkenthal, Norman Davidson	25
18	Isolation and Characterization of the Beadex Locus of Drosophila melanogaster : a Putative cis -acting Negative Regulatory Element for the heldup-a Gene 1984 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·William Mattox, Norman Davidson	13
19	Chapter 3 Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Lambda DNA 1971 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Norman Davidson, Waclaw Szybalski	93
20	Heteroduplexes of DNA Molecules of Lambdoid Phages: Physical Mapping of Their Base Sequence Relationships by Electron Microscopy 1971 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Martha N. Simon, Ronald W. Davis, Norman Davidson	72

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