Stuart Firestein

11.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
105 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Stuart Firestein is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Stuart Firestein has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Sensory Systems, 62 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 58 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Stuart Firestein's work include Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (94 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (60 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (58 papers). Stuart Firestein is often cited by papers focused on Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (94 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (60 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (58 papers). Stuart Firestein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Stuart Firestein's co-authors include Xinmin Zhang, Frank Zufall, Gordon M. Shepherd, Ricardo C. Araneda, Zita Peterlin, Dong‐Jing Zou, Joji M. Otaki, Marie-Christine Broillet, G. M. Shepherd and Haiqing Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Stuart Firestein

103 papers receiving 8.3k 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.

Olfactory receptor responding to gut microbiota-derived signals plays a role in renin secretion and blood pressure regulation

2013 888 citations Jennifer L. Pluznick, Ryan J. Protzko et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
How the olfactory system makes sense of scents

2001 867 citations Stuart Firestein Nature profile →
The olfactory receptor gene superfamily of the mouse

2002 673 citations Xinmin Zhang, Stuart Firestein Nature Neuroscience profile →
Non-cell-autonomous disruption of nuclear architecture as a potential cause of COVID-19-induced anosmia

2022 168 citations Stuart Firestein et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stuart Firestein United States	44	5.8k	4.6k	4.1k	1.9k	1.9k	105	8.5k
Hanns Hatt Germany	57	5.1k 0.9×	5.4k 1.2×	3.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	3.3k 1.8×	247	11.0k
Hiroaki Matsunami United States	50	5.8k 1.0×	3.5k 0.8×	4.8k 1.2×	2.5k 1.4×	2.4k 1.3×	138	9.3k
Linda B. Buck United States	36	10.7k 1.8×	7.9k 1.7×	8.1k 2.0×	3.5k 1.9×	1.6k 0.9×	62	13.7k
Nicholas J. P. Ryba United States	35	8.3k 1.4×	3.0k 0.7×	9.8k 2.4×	4.9k 2.6×	2.7k 1.5×	62	13.1k
Frank L. Margolis United States	50	4.1k 0.7×	3.3k 0.7×	2.5k 0.6×	513 0.3×	1.5k 0.8×	140	7.1k
Mark A. Hoon United States	32	6.7k 1.2×	2.1k 0.5×	7.4k 1.8×	3.9k 2.1×	2.0k 1.1×	52	10.9k
Jayaram Chandrashekar United States	21	6.0k 1.0×	1.8k 0.4×	7.4k 1.8×	4.0k 2.2×	1.8k 1.0×	22	9.6k
Emily R. Liman United States	37	3.0k 0.5×	2.6k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	817 0.4×	2.3k 1.2×	59	5.9k
Wolfgang Meyerhof Germany	67	6.5k 1.1×	1.7k 0.4×	8.5k 2.1×	4.7k 2.5×	3.7k 2.0×	225	13.1k
Stephen D. Roper United States	53	5.8k 1.0×	2.0k 0.4×	6.8k 1.7×	3.8k 2.0×	2.1k 1.1×	129	9.0k

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Li, Wenze, et al.. (2020). Widespread receptor-driven modulation in peripheral olfactory coding. Science. 368(6487). 92 indexed citations

Pluznick, Jennifer L., Ryan J. Protzko, Haykanush Gevorgyan, et al.. (2013). Olfactory receptor responding to gut microbiota-derived signals plays a role in renin secretion and blood pressure regulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(11). 4410–4415. 888 indexed citations breakdown →

Lazar, Josef, et al.. (2011). Two-photon polarization microscopy reveals protein structure and function. Nature Methods. 8(8). 684–690. 69 indexed citations

Pluznick, Jennifer L., Xiaohong Zhang, Qingshang Yan, et al.. (2009). Functional expression of the olfactory signaling system in the kidney. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(6). 2059–2064. 187 indexed citations

Zou, Dong‐Jing, et al.. (2009). Sequential onset of presynaptic molecules during olfactory sensory neuron maturation. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 516(3). 187–198. 17 indexed citations

Firestein, Stuart & Gary K. Beauchamp. (2008). Olfaction and taste. Elsevier eBooks. 1 indexed citations

Zou, Dong‐Jing, Alexander T. Chesler, Claire E. Le Pichon, et al.. (2007). Absence of Adenylyl Cyclase 3 Perturbs Peripheral Olfactory Projections in Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(25). 6675–6683. 90 indexed citations

Araneda, Ricardo C. & Stuart Firestein. (2006). Adrenergic Enhancement of Inhibitory Transmission in the Accessory Olfactory Bulb. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(12). 3292–3298. 43 indexed citations

Araneda, Ricardo C., Zita Peterlin, Xinmin Zhang, Alexander T. Chesler, & Stuart Firestein. (2004). A pharmacological profile of the aldehyde receptor repertoire in rat olfactory epithelium. The Journal of Physiology. 555(3). 743–756. 117 indexed citations

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Otaki, Joji M., Haruhiko Yamamoto, & Stuart Firestein. (2004). Odorant receptor expression in the mouse cerebral cortex. Journal of Neurobiology. 58(3). 315–327. 45 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xinmin, et al.. (2003). Motif-based construction of a functional map for mammalian olfactory receptors. Genomics. 81(5). 443–456. 39 indexed citations

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Araneda, Ricardo C. & Stuart Firestein. (2003). The scents of androstenone in humans. The Journal of Physiology. 554(1). 1–1. 10 indexed citations

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Zou, Dong‐Jing, Charles A. Greer, & Stuart Firestein. (2002). Expression pattern of αCaMKII in the mouse main olfactory bulb. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 443(3). 226–236. 38 indexed citations

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Ivic, Lidija, Martina Pyrski, Joyce W. Margolis, et al.. (2000). Adenoviral vector-mediated rescue of the OMP-null phenotype in vivo. Nature Neuroscience. 3(11). 1113–1120. 63 indexed citations

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Broillet, Marie-Christine & Stuart Firestein. (1999). Cyclic Nucleotide‐Gated Channels: Molecular Mechanisms of Activation. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 868(1). 730–740. 48 indexed citations

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Broillet, Marie-Christine & Stuart Firestein. (1996). Direct Activation of the Olfactory Cyclic Nucleotide–Gated Channel through Modification of Sulfhydryl Groups by NO Compounds. Neuron. 16(2). 377–385. 137 indexed citations

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Firestein, Stuart. (1996). Scentsational Ion Channels. Neuron. 17(5). 803–806. 9 indexed citations

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Firestein, Stuart. (1996). Olfaction: Scents and sensibility. Current Biology. 6(6). 666–667. 8 indexed citations

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Firestein, Stuart, Heinz Breer, & Charles A. Greer. (1996). Olfaction: What's new in the nose. Journal of Neurobiology. 30(1). 1–2. 4 indexed citations

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Menini, Anna, Cristiana Picco, & Stuart Firestein. (1995). Quantal-like current fluctuations induced by odorants in olfactory receptor cells. Nature. 373(6513). 435–437. 69 indexed citations

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