Ralph W. Kuncl

13.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
83 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Ralph W. Kuncl is a scholar working on Neurology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph W. Kuncl has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Neurology, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ralph W. Kuncl's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (21 papers), Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (14 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (9 papers). Ralph W. Kuncl is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (21 papers), Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (14 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (9 papers). Ralph W. Kuncl collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Italy. Ralph W. Kuncl's co-authors include Jeffrey D. Rothstein, Lee J. Martin, Margaret Dykes‐Hoberg, Allan I. Levey, Jin Li, Lynn A. Bristol, Yanfeng Wang, Devin Welty, Carlos A. Pardo and Matthias A. Hediger and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Ralph W. Kuncl

82 papers receiving 10.1k 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.

Knockout of Glutamate Transporters Reveals a Major Role for Astroglial Transport in Excitotoxicity and Clearance of Glutamate

1996 2.1k citations Jeffrey D. Rothstein, Margaret Dykes‐Hoberg et al. Neuron profile →
Localization of neuronal and glial glutamate transporters

1994 1.4k citations Lee J. Martin, Margaret Dykes‐Hoberg et al. Neuron profile →
Selective loss of glial glutamate transporter GLT‐1 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

1995 1.2k citations Jeffrey D. Rothstein, Lee J. Martin et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
Decreased Glutamate Transport by the Brain and Spinal Cord in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

1992 967 citations Jeffrey D. Rothstein, Lee J. Martin et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Chronic inhibition of glutamate uptake produces a model of slow neurotoxicity.

1993 528 citations Jeffrey D. Rothstein, Margaret Dykes‐Hoberg et al. profile →
Abnormal excitatory amino acid metabolism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

1990 509 citations Jeffrey D. Rothstein, Guochuan Tsai et al. Annals of Neurology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Vitamin E serum levels and controlled supplementation and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2013 ·Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration ·D. Michal Freedman, Ralph W. Kuncl, Stephanie J. Weinstein, Nea Malila, Jarmo Virtamo, Demetrius Albanes	34
2	The association between cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2012 ·Cancer Causes & Control ·D. Michal Freedman, Rochelle E. Curtis, Sarah E. Daugherty, James J. Goedert, Ralph W. Kuncl, Margaret A. Tucker	37
3	Etiology of limb girdle muscular dystrophy 1D/1E determined by laser capture microdissection proteomics 2011 ·Annals of Neurology ·Steven A. Greenberg, Mohammad Salajegheh, Daniel P. Judge, (unknown), Ralph W. Kuncl, (unknown), Hanno Steen, Kathryn R. Wagner	37
4	Wernicke's encephalopathy: beyond alcoholism 2006 ·Nature Clinical Practice Neurology ·Robin K. Wilson, Ralph W. Kuncl, Andrea M. Corse	23
5	Exocytotic “constipation” is a mechanism of tubulin/lysosomal interaction in colchicine myopathy 2003 ·Experimental Cell Research ·Ralph W. Kuncl, Masako M. Bilak, Susan W. Craig, Robert N. Adams	24
6	Motor neuron disease 2002 ·Ralph W. Kuncl	2
7	Pigment epithelium‐derived factor is elevated in CSF of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2002 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Ralph W. Kuncl, Masako M. Bilak, Stephan R. Bilak, Andrea M. Corse, Walter Royal, S. Patricia Becerra	53
8	Preclinical Testing of Neuroprotective Neurotrophic Factors in a Model of Chronic Motor Neuron Degeneration 1999 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Andrea M. Corse, Masako M. Bilak, Stephan R. Bilak, Mohamed Lehar, (unknown), Ralph W. Kuncl	83
9	Myology of the Pharyngoesophageal Segment: Gross Anatomic and Histologic Characteristics 1996 ·The Laryngoscope ·James H. Kelly, Ralph W. Kuncl	14
10	Differential Expression of PTP1D, a Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase with Two SH2 Domains, in Slow and Fast Skeletal Muscle Fibers 1996 ·Experimental Cell Research ·Lin Mei, Amy M. Kachinsky, (unknown), Ralph W. Kuncl, Jeffrey B. Miller, Richard L. Huganir	5
11	Sensory nerve pathology in multifocal motor neuropathy 1996 ·Annals of Neurology ·Andrea M. Corse, Vinay Chaudhry, (unknown), David R. Cornblath, Ralph W. Kuncl, John W. Griffin	56
12	Knockout of Glutamate Transporters Reveals a Major Role for Astroglial Transport in Excitotoxicity and Clearance of Glutamate breakdown → 1996 ·Neuron ·Jeffrey D. Rothstein, Margaret Dykes‐Hoberg, Carlos A. Pardo, Lynn A. Bristol, Jin Li, Ralph W. Kuncl, Yoshikatsu Kanai, Matthias A. Hediger, Yanfeng Wang, (unknown), Devin Welty	2092
13	Multifocal motor neuropathy: Electrodiagnostic features 1994 ·Muscle & Nerve ·Vinay Chaudhry, Andrea M. Corse, David R. Cornblath, Ralph W. Kuncl, Miriam Freimer, John W. Griffin	88
14	Trial of immunosuppression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using total lymphoid irradiation 1994 ·Annals of Neurology ·Daniel B. Drachman, Vinay Chaudhry, David R. Cornblath, Ralph W. Kuncl, Alan Pestronk, Lora Clawson, E. David Mellits, Shirley Quaskey, Thomas C. Quinn, (unknown), Stanley E. Order	71
15	Decreased Glutamate Transport by the Brain and Spinal Cord in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis breakdown → 1992 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Jeffrey D. Rothstein, Lee J. Martin, Ralph W. Kuncl	967
16	Paramyotonia congenita or hyperkalemic periodic paralysis? Clinical and electrophysiological features of each entity in one family 1990 ·Muscle & Nerve ·(unknown), Ralph W. Kuncl, John W. Griffin, David R. Cornblath, Steven Chavoustie	42
17	Lower motor neuron syndromes defined by patterns of weakness, nerve conduction abnormalities, and high titers of antiglycolipid antibodies 1990 ·Annals of Neurology ·Alan Pestronk, Vinay Chaudhry, Eva L. Feldman, Justin W. Griffin, David R. Cornblath, Eric H. Denys, M. R. Glasberg, Ralph W. Kuncl, Richard K. Olney, Woon-Chee Yee	185
18	Abnormal excitatory amino acid metabolism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis breakdown → 1990 ·Annals of Neurology ·Jeffrey D. Rothstein, Guochuan Tsai, Ralph W. Kuncl, Lora Clawson, David R. Cornblath, Daniel B. Drachman, Alan Pestronk, (unknown), Joseph T. Coyle	509
19	Patterns of serum IgM antibodies to GM1 and GD1a gangliosides in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1989 ·Annals of Neurology ·Alan Pestronk, Robert N. Adams, David R. Cornblath, Ralph W. Kuncl, (unknown), Lora Clawson	85
20	Strategies for the Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis 1988 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Daniel B. Drachman, Kevin R. McIntosh, (unknown), Ralph W. Kuncl, (unknown)	21

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