Steven Cassar

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Steven Cassar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven Cassar has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cell Biology and 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Steven Cassar's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (8 papers), Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (7 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers). Steven Cassar is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (8 papers), Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (7 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers). Steven Cassar collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Steven Cassar's co-authors include Randall T. Peterson, Isaac Adatto, Joshua T. Gamse, Leonard I. Zon, Jennifer L. Freeman, Steven Van Cruchten, Christian Lawrence, Iñaki Iturria, Arantza Muriana and Murali Gopalakrishnan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Neuroscience and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Steven Cassar

26 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Use of Zebrafish in Drug Discovery Toxicology

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven Cassar United States	16	508	219	214	196	141	26	1.1k
Shin Jung Kang South Korea	19	632 1.2×	113 0.5×	247 1.2×	212 1.1×	104 0.7×	57	1.4k
Huey-Jen Tsay Taiwan	20	587 1.2×	125 0.6×	164 0.8×	64 0.3×	144 1.0×	36	1.4k
Alan H. Stokes United States	12	408 0.8×	236 1.1×	307 1.4×	33 0.2×	84 0.6×	26	1.2k
Paul Cancalon United States	19	225 0.4×	119 0.5×	289 1.4×	174 0.9×	75 0.5×	46	1.1k
Anna Forsby Sweden	22	443 0.9×	60 0.3×	202 0.9×	74 0.4×	91 0.6×	66	1.3k
Melissa Vos United States	21	896 1.8×	102 0.5×	313 1.5×	139 0.7×	73 0.5×	29	1.6k
Lori M. N. Shimoda United States	13	222 0.4×	76 0.3×	146 0.7×	154 0.8×	228 1.6×	24	783
Péter Szentesi Hungary	22	957 1.9×	146 0.7×	385 1.8×	88 0.4×	73 0.5×	80	1.4k
Surendra Kumar Nayak India	21	792 1.6×	60 0.3×	453 2.1×	76 0.4×	60 0.4×	53	1.9k
Toshio Ohta Japan	25	630 1.2×	144 0.7×	558 2.6×	549 2.8×	48 0.3×	83	1.7k

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Cassar, Steven, Manon Beekhuijzen, Bruce Beyer, et al.. (2019). A multi-institutional study benchmarking the zebrafish developmental assay for prediction of embryotoxic plasma concentrations from rat embryo–fetal development studies. Reproductive Toxicology. 86. 33–44. 33 indexed citations

Cassar, Steven, Xin Huang, & Todd Cole. (2018). High-throughput Measurement of Gut Transit Time Using Larval Zebrafish. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 6 indexed citations

Cassar, Steven, et al.. (2018). High-throughput Measurement of Gut Transit Time Using Larval Zebrafish. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 3 indexed citations

Cassar, Steven, Amanda M. Olson, Xin Huang, et al.. (2017). Measuring drug absorption improves interpretation of behavioral responses in a larval zebrafish locomotor assay for predicting seizure liability. Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods. 88(Pt 1). 56–63. 24 indexed citations

Cassar, Steven, Amanda M. Olson, Wayne R. Buck, et al.. (2017). From the Cover: Inhibitors of Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase Cause Retinal Damage in Larval Zebrafish. Toxicological Sciences. 161(2). 300–309. 17 indexed citations

Cassar, Steven, Xin Huang, & Todd Cole. (2015). A high-throughput method for predicting drug effects on gut transit time using larval zebrafish. Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods. 76. 72–75. 12 indexed citations

Cassar, Steven, Nathan R. Rustay, Teresa A. Ellis, et al.. (2010). Comparing levels of biochemical markers in CSF from cannulated and non-cannulated rats. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 192(2). 249–253. 9 indexed citations

Grønlien, Jens Halvard, Hilde Ween, Kirsten Thorin‐Hagene, et al.. (2010). Importance of M2–M3 loop in governing properties of genistein at the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor inferred from α7/5-HT3A chimera. European Journal of Pharmacology. 647(1-3). 37–47. 20 indexed citations

Bertrand, Daniel, Sonia Bertrand, Steven Cassar, et al.. (2008). Positive Allosteric Modulation of the α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor: Ligand Interactions with Distinct Binding Sites and Evidence for a Prominent Role of the M2-M3 Segment. Molecular Pharmacology. 74(5). 1407–1416. 92 indexed citations

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Chen, Jun, Xufeng Zhang, Michael E. Kort, et al.. (2008). Molecular Determinants of Species-Specific Activation or Blockade of TRPA1 Channels. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(19). 5063–5071. 95 indexed citations

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Chen, Jun, Marc Lake, Wende Niforatos, et al.. (2006). Utility of Large-Scale Transiently Transfected Cells for Cell-Based High-Throughput Screens to Identify Transient Receptor Potential Channel A1 (TRPA1) Antagonists. SLAS DISCOVERY. 12(1). 61–69. 26 indexed citations

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Zhang, Di, Jun Chen, Anita Saraf, et al.. (2006). Association of Catsper1 or -2 with Cav3.3 Leads to Suppression of T-type Calcium Channel Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(31). 22332–22341. 14 indexed citations

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Witte, David G., Betty Yao, Thomas R. Miller, et al.. (2006). Detection of multiple H₃receptor affinity states utilizing [³H]A‐349821, a novel, selective, non‐imidazole histamine H₃receptor inverse agonist radioligand. British Journal of Pharmacology. 148(5). 657–670. 23 indexed citations

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Yao, B. B., David G. Witte, Ted R. Miller, et al.. (2005). Use of an inverse agonist radioligand [3H]A-317920 reveals distinct pharmacological profiles of the rat histamine H3 receptor. Neuropharmacology. 50(4). 468–478. 9 indexed citations

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Mukherjee, Sutapa, Kristi L. Whiteaker, A.V. Daza, et al.. (2004). Species comparison and pharmacological characterization of rat and human CB2 cannabinoid receptors. European Journal of Pharmacology. 505(1-3). 1–9. 81 indexed citations

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Chen, Jun, et al.. (2004). A novel potassium channel encoded by Ectocarpus siliculosus virus. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 326(4). 887–893. 10 indexed citations

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Yao, B. B., et al.. (2003). Molecular modeling and pharmacological analysis of species-related histamine H3 receptor heterogeneity. Neuropharmacology. 44(6). 773–786. 65 indexed citations

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Yao, Betty, Rahul Sharma, Steven Cassar, Timothy A. Esbenshade, & Arthur A. Hancock. (2003). Cloning and pharmacological characterization of the monkey histamine H3 receptor. European Journal of Pharmacology. 482(1-3). 49–60. 26 indexed citations

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Witte, David G., Steven Cassar, Jeffrey N. Masters, Timothy A. Esbenshade, & Arthur A. Hancock. (2002). Use of a Fluorescent Imaging Plate Reader-Based Calcium Assay to Assess Pharmacological Differences between the Human and Rat Vanilloid Receptor. SLAS DISCOVERY. 7(5). 466–475. 46 indexed citations

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Cassar, Steven, et al.. (1999). Identification and expression of two baculovirus gp37 genes.. Journal of General Virology. 80(7). 1823–1831. 26 indexed citations

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