Scott A. Wellnitz

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 811 citations indexed

About

Scott A. Wellnitz is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott A. Wellnitz has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 811 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Scott A. Wellnitz's work include Tactile and Sensory Interactions (5 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (4 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (3 papers). Scott A. Wellnitz is often cited by papers focused on Tactile and Sensory Interactions (5 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (4 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (3 papers). Scott A. Wellnitz collaborates with scholars based in United States. Scott A. Wellnitz's co-authors include Ellen A. Lumpkin, Aislyn M. Nelson, Gregory J. Gerling, Daine R. Lesniak, Kara L. Marshall, Yoshichika Baba, Srdjan Maksimovic, Ardem Patapoutian, Masashi Nakatani and Sanjeev S. Ranade and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Neurophysiology.

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Scott A. Wellnitz

8 papers receiving 807 citations

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Epidermal Merkel cells are mechanosensory cells that tune mammalian touch receptors

2014 405 citations Srdjan Maksimovic, Masashi Nakatani et al. Nature profile →

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8 of 8 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Epidermal Merkel cells are mechanosensory cells that tune mammalian touch receptors breakdown → 2014 ·Nature ·Srdjan Maksimovic, Masashi Nakatani, Yoshichika Baba, Aislyn M. Nelson, Kara L. Marshall, Scott A. Wellnitz, P.F. Firozi, (unknown), Sanjeev S. Ranade, Ardem Patapoutian, Ellen A. Lumpkin	405
2	Computation identifies structural features that govern neuronal firing properties in slowly adapting touch receptors 2014 ·eLife ·Daine R. Lesniak, Kara L. Marshall, Scott A. Wellnitz, (unknown), Yoshichika Baba, Matthew N. Rasband, Gregory J. Gerling, Ellen A. Lumpkin	75
3	Force sensor in simulated skin and neural model mimic tactile SAI afferent spiking response to ramp and hold stimuli 2012 ·Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation ·(unknown), Scott A. Wellnitz, (unknown), Ellen A. Lumpkin, Gregory J. Gerling	21
4	The Regularity of Sustained Firing Reveals Two Populations of Slowly Adapting Touch Receptors in Mouse Hairy Skin 2010 ·Journal of Neurophysiology ·Scott A. Wellnitz, Daine R. Lesniak, Gregory J. Gerling, Ellen A. Lumpkin	73
5	Using force sensors and neural models to encode tactile stimuli as spike-based responses 2010 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Gregory J. Gerling, Scott A. Wellnitz, Ellen A. Lumpkin	6
6	Skin relaxation predicts neural firing rate adaptation in SAI touch receptors 2010 ·PubMed ·Amanda Williams, Gregory J. Gerling, Scott A. Wellnitz, (unknown), Ellen A. Lumpkin	8
7	Merkel Cells Are Essential for Light-Touch Responses 2009 ·Science ·Stephen M. Maricich, Scott A. Wellnitz, Aislyn M. Nelson, Daine R. Lesniak, Gregory J. Gerling, Ellen A. Lumpkin, Huda Y. Zoghbi	218
8	Statistical analysis and modeling of variance in the SA-I mechanoreceptor response to sustained indentation 2009 ·PubMed ·Daine R. Lesniak, Scott A. Wellnitz, Gregory J. Gerling, Ellen A. Lumpkin	5

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