Stephen G. Waxman

62.1k citations

684 papers · 46.5k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 110

Molecular Biology top 0.05%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.01%
Physiology top 0.01%
Neurology top 0.05%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine top 0.1%

Co-authors: Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj Joel A. Black Theodore Cummins Bryan C. Hains Jeffery D. Kocsis J.A. Black Alan L. Goldin William A. Catterall
Topics: Ion channel regulation and function (326 papers)Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (242 papers)Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (222 papers)
Cited by: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Developmental Neuroscience Physiology
Journals: Nature Science New England Journal of Medicine
Partner nations: United States Netherlands United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Stephen G. Waxman

674 papers receiving 45.4k 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.

International Union of Pharmacology. XLVII. Nomenclature and Structure-Function Relationships of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels

2005 1.8k citations Stephen G. Waxman et al. profile →
Activated Microglia Contribute to the Maintenance of Chronic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury

2006 523 citations Stephen G. Waxman et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
The Role of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels in Pain Signaling

2019 476 citations Jianying Huang, Stephen G. Waxman et al. profile →
Determinants of conduction velocity in myelinated nerve fibers

1980 453 citations Stephen G. Waxman profile →
Spinal Cord Reconstruction

1983 385 citations Stephen G. Waxman profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The cell-type–specific genetic architecture of chronic pain in brain and dorsal root ganglia 2025 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Sylvanus Toikumo,Marc Parisien,Michael J. Leone,Chaitanya Srinivasan,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Michele Curatolo,Wenqin Luo,Andreas R. Pfenning,Rebecca P. Seal,Rachel L. Kember,Theodore J. Price,Luda Diatchenko,Stephen G. Waxman,Henry R. Kranzler	0
2	TRPV1 corneal neuralgia mutation: Enhanced pH response, bradykinin sensitization, and capsaicin desensitization 2024 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Roberta Gualdani,(unknown),Jun‐Hui Yuan,Deborah S. Jacobs,Philippe Gailly,Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj,Stephen G. Waxman	2
3	TRPM8 Mutations Associated With Persistent Pain After Surgical Injury of Corneal Trigeminal Axons 2024 ·Neurology Genetics ·Mohammad‐Reza Ghovanloo,Philip R. Effraim,(unknown),(unknown),Xiaoyang Cheng,Jun‐Hui Yuan,Betsy R. Schulman,Deborah S. Jacobs,Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj,Stephen G. Waxman	0
4	Conditional Astrocyte Rac1KO Attenuates Hyperreflexia after Spinal Cord Injury 2023 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Curtis A. Benson,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Stephen G. Waxman,Andrew M. Tan	6
5	Sodium currents in naïve mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons: No major differences between sexes 2023 ·Channels ·Mohammad‐Reza Ghovanloo,(unknown),Peng Zhao,Philip R. Effraim,Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj,Stephen G. Waxman	1
6	Nav1.7 P610T mutation in two siblings with persistent ocular pain after corneal axon transection: impaired slow inactivation and hyperexcitable trigeminal neurons 2023 ·Journal of Neurophysiology ·Mohammad‐Reza Ghovanloo,Philip R. Effraim,Jun‐Hui Yuan,Betsy R. Schulman,Deborah S. Jacobs,Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj,Stephen G. Waxman	9
7	Inflammation differentially controls transport of depolarizing Nav versus hyperpolarizing Kv channels to drive rat nociceptor activity 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Grant P. Higerd‐Rusli,(unknown),Christopher A. Baker,Shujun Liu,Fadia B. Dib-Hajj,Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj,Stephen G. Waxman	13
8	Integrative miRNA–mRNA profiling of human epidermis: unique signature of SCN9A painful neuropathy 2023 ·Brain ·(unknown),Erika Salvi,Stefania Marcuzzo,Margherita Marchi,Raffaella Lombardi,Daniele Cartelli,Daniele Cazzato,(unknown),Andrea Gelemanović,(unknown),(unknown),Ilaria D’Amato,Janneke G. J. Hoeijmakers,Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj,Stephen G. Waxman,Catharina G. Faber,Giuseppe Lauria	5
9	A TRPM7 mutation linked to familial trigeminal neuralgia: Omega current and hyperexcitability of trigeminal ganglion neurons 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Roberta Gualdani,Philippe Gailly,Jun‐Hui Yuan,(unknown),Giulia Di Stefano,Andrea Truini,G. Cruccu,Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj,Stephen G. Waxman	16
10	Peripheral Ion Channel Gene Screening in Painful- and Painless-Diabetic Neuropathy 2022 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown),Rowida Almomani,Margherita Marchi,Bianca T. A. de Greef,(unknown),Janneke G. J. Hoeijmakers,Patrick Lindsey,Erika Salvi,Gidon J. Bönhof,Dan Ziegler,Rayaz A. Malik,Stephen G. Waxman,Giuseppe Lauria,Catharina G. Faber,Hubert J.M. Smeets,Monique M. Gerrits	14
11	Peripheral Ion Channel Genes Screening in Painful Small Fiber Neuropathy 2022 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown),Rowida Almomani,Margherita Marchi,Erika Salvi,Bianca T. A. de Greef,(unknown),Janneke G. J. Hoeijmakers,Patrick Lindsey,Stephen G. Waxman,Giuseppe Lauria,Catharina G. Faber,Hubert J.M. Smeets,Monique M. Gerrits	15
12	Paclitaxel increases axonal localization and vesicular trafficking of Nav1.7 2021 ·Brain ·Elizabeth J. Akin,Matthew Alsaloum,Grant P. Higerd‐Rusli,Shujun Liu,Peng Zhao,Fadia B. Dib-Hajj,Stephen G. Waxman,Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj	49
13	A novel gain-of-function sodium channel β2 subunit mutation in idiopathic small fiber neuropathy 2021 ·Journal of Neurophysiology ·Matthew Alsaloum,(unknown),(unknown),Peng Zhao,Rowida Almomani,Monique M. Gerrits,Janneke G. J. Hoeijmakers,Giuseppe Lauria,Catharina G. Faber,Stephen G. Waxman,Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj	9
14	Sodium channel Nav1.6 in sensory neurons contributes to vincristine-induced allodynia 2020 ·Brain ·Lubin Chen,Jianying Huang,Curtis A. Benson,Karen L. Lankford,Peng Zhao,(unknown),Andrew M. Tan,Jeffery D. Kocsis,Stephen G. Waxman,Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj	30
15	Evaluation of molecular inversion probe versus TruSeq® custom methods for targeted next-generation sequencing 2020 ·PLoS ONE ·Rowida Almomani,Margherita Marchi,(unknown),Patrick Lindsey,Erika Salvi,Bart de Koning,Silvia Santoro,Stefania Magri,H.J.M. Smeets,Filippo Martinelli Boneschi,(unknown),Dan Ziegler,Janneke G. J. Hoeijmakers,Gidon J. Bönhof,Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj,Stephen G. Waxman,Ingemar S.J. Merkies,Giuseppe Lauria,Catharina G. Faber,Monique M. Gerrits,(unknown)	13
16	Differential effect of lacosamide on Nav1.7 variants from responsive and non-responsive patients with small fibre neuropathy 2020 ·Brain ·(unknown),Mark Estación,Brian S. Tanaka,Bianca T. A. de Greef,Janneke G. J. Hoeijmakers,Margot Geerts,Monique M. Gerrits,Hubert J.M. Smeets,Catharina G. Faber,Ingemar S.J. Merkies,Giuseppe Lauria,Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj,Stephen G. Waxman	32
17	Expression of pathogenic SCN9A mutations in the zebrafish: A model to study small-fiber neuropathy 2018 ·Experimental Neurology ·(unknown),(unknown),Auke B.C. Otten,Monique M. Gerrits,Janneke G. J. Hoeijmakers,Stephen G. Waxman,Raffaella Lombardi,Giuseppe Lauria,Ingemar S.J. Merkies,H.J.M. Smeets,Catharina G. Faber,Jo Vanoevelen	17
18	Gain-of-function Na _v 1.8 mutations in painful neuropathy 2012 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Catharina G. Faber,Giuseppe Lauria,Ingemar S.J. Merkies,Xiaoyang Cheng,Chongyang Han,(unknown),(unknown),Janneke G. J. Hoeijmakers,Monique M. Gerrits,(unknown),Raffaella Lombardi,Dimos Kapetis,Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj,Stephen G. Waxman	328
19	NaV1.7 Gain-of-function Mutations As A Continuum: A1632E Displays Physiological Changes Associated With Erythromelalgia And Paroxysmal Extreme Pain Disorder Mutations And Produces Symptoms Of Both Disorders 2009 ·Biophysical Journal ·Mark Estación,Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj,Paul J. Benke,René H. M. te Morsche,Emmanuella M. Eastman,Lawrence J. Macala,Joost P.H. Drenth,Stephen G. Waxman	50
20	Genes encoding the β1 subunit of voltage‐dependent Na⁺ channel in rat, mouse and human contain conserved introns 1995 ·FEBS Letters ·Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj,Stephen G. Waxman	19

About Stephen G. Waxman

Stephen G. Waxman is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Physiology, having authored 684 papers that have together received 46.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ion channel regulation and function (326 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (242 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (222 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (22.1k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (4.1k citations) and Physiology (18.5k citations). Stephen G. Waxman has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj, Joel A. Black, Theodore Cummins, Bryan C. Hains, Jeffery D. Kocsis, J.A. Black, Alan L. Goldin, William A. Catterall, Lynda Tyrrell and Anthony M. Rush. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

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