Stephen D. Roper

11.5k citations

129 papers · 9.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 53

Impact in

Sensory Systems top 0.01%
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
Nutrition and Dietetics top 0.02%
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques

Papers in

Sensory Systems 74
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies 72
Nutrition and Dietetics 101
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques 101

Co-authors: Nirupa Chaudhari Elizabeth Pereira Sue C. Kinnamon Alejandro Caicedo Yutaka Maruyama Gennady Dvoryanchikov Yi-Jen Huang Rona J. Delay
Journals: The Journal of Physiology (19 papers)Journal of Neuroscience (18 papers)The Journal of Comparative Neurology (14 papers)Chemical Senses (9 papers)Journal of Neurophysiology (8 papers)
Partner nations: United States Russia South Korea

In The Last Decade

Stephen D. Roper

129 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Taste buds: cells, signals and synapses 2017 · 385 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 Nature reviews. Neuroscience
2010 The Journal of Cell Biology

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1	Chemical and electrical synaptic interactions among taste bud cells Current Opinion in Physiology ·Stephen D. Roper	2021	12
2	Encoding Taste: From Receptors to Perception Handbook of experimental pharmacology ·Stephen D. Roper	2021	10
3	Oral thermosensing by murine trigeminal neurons: modulation by capsaicin, menthol and mustard oil The Journal of Physiology ·Yaqin Zhao, J. Fernández-Hernández, Joseph M. Breza, Sidney A. Simon, Nirupa Chaudhari, Stephen D. Roper	2019	27
4	Knocking Out P2X Receptors Reduces Transmitter Secretion in Taste Buds Journal of Neuroscience ·Yi-Jen Huang, Leslie M. Stone, Elizabeth Pereira, Ruibiao Yang, John C. Kinnamon, Gennady Dvoryanchikov, Nirupa Chaudhari, Thomas E. Finger, Sue C. Kinnamon, Stephen D. Roper	2011	52
5	Oxytocin Signaling in Mouse Taste Buds PLoS ONE ·Alessandra Maria Paiva Mesquita, L. Llansó, Gennady Dvoryanchikov, Masahide Yoshida, Katsuhiko Nishimori, Stephen D. Roper, Nirupa Chaudhari	2010	46
6	Cell‐to‐cell communication in intact taste buds through ATP signalling from pannexin 1 gap junction hemichannels The Journal of Physiology ·Robin Dando, Stephen D. Roper	2009	91
7	Processing Umami and Other Tastes in Mammalian Taste Buds Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Stephen D. Roper, Nirupa Chaudhari	2009	8
8	Parallel processing in mammalian taste buds? Physiology & Behavior ·Stephen D. Roper	2009	23
9	Autocrine and Paracrine Roles for ATP and Serotonin in Mouse Taste Buds Journal of Neuroscience ·Yi-Jen Huang, Robin Dando, Stephen D. Roper	2009	125
10	Imaging Cyclic AMP Changes in Pancreatic Islets of Transgenic Reporter Mice PLoS ONE ·Joung W. Kim, Craig D. Roberts, Stephanie Berg, Alejandro Caicedo, Stephen D. Roper, Nirupa Chaudhari	2008	27
11	Presynaptic (Type III) cells in mouse taste buds sense sour (acid) taste The Journal of Physiology ·Yi-Jen Huang, Yutaka Maruyama, Robert M. Stimac, Stephen D. Roper	2008	174
12	The role of pannexin 1 hemichannels in ATP release and cell–cell communication in mouse taste buds Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·WAGNER VICENTE PEREIRA, Yutaka Maruyama, Gennady Dvoryanchikov, Elizabeth Pereira, Nirupa Chaudhari, Stephen D. Roper	2007	430
13	Mouse Taste Buds Use Serotonin as a Neurotransmitter Journal of Neuroscience ·WAGNER VICENTE PEREIRA, Yutaka Maruyama, Kuo‐Shyan Lu, Elizabeth Pereira, Ilya Plonsky, John E. Baur, Dianqing Wu, Stephen D. Roper	2005	147
14	Acid-Sensitive Two-Pore Domain Potassium (K₂P) Channels in Mouse Taste Buds Journal of Neurophysiology ·Trevor Richter, Gennady Dvoryanchikov, Nirupa Chaudhari, Stephen D. Roper	2004	83
15	Sour Taste Stimuli Evoke Ca ²⁺ and pH Responses in Mouse Taste Cells The Journal of Physiology ·Thalia Richter, Alejandro Caicedo, Stephen D. Roper	2003	96
16	Identification of electrophysiologically distinct cell subpopulations in Necturus taste buds. The Journal of General Physiology ·Albertino Bigiani, Stephen D. Roper	1993	35
17	Immunocytochemical survey of putative neurotransmitters in taste buds from Necturus maculosus The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·Henri Mikael Siitonen, L. Hagmeyer, О. А. Чеканська, Stephen D. Roper	1992	24
18	Ultrastructure of taste cells and synapses in the mudpuppy Necturus maculosus The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·Chien-Sing Poon, Stephen D. Roper	1988	60
19	Ultrastructure of mouse vallate taste buds: III. Patterns of synaptic connectivity The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·John C. Kinnamon, Oksana Zijarovna Umarova, Stephen D. Roper	1988	95
20	The acetylcholine sensitivity of the surface membrane of multiply‐innervated parasympathetic ganglion cells in the mudpuppy before and after partial denervation. The Journal of Physiology ·Stephen D. Roper	1976	54

About Stephen D. Roper

Stephen D. Roper is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Nutrition and Dietetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, having authored 129 papers that have together received 9.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (101 papers), Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (72 papers), Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (51 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (17 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (11 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (7 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Sensory Systems (5.8k citations), Nutrition and Dietetics (6.8k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (869 citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.0k citations) and Biomedical Engineering (3.8k citations). Stephen D. Roper has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Russia and South Korea. Frequent co-authors include Nirupa Chaudhari, Elizabeth Pereira, Sue C. Kinnamon, Alejandro Caicedo, Yutaka Maruyama, Gennady Dvoryanchikov, Yi-Jen Huang, Rona J. Delay, Ana Marie Landin and Robin Dando. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Physiology, Journal of Neuroscience, The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Chemical Senses and Journal of Neurophysiology.

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