Thomas A. Longden

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

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Thomas A. Longden is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas A. Longden has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 11 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Thomas A. Longden's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers), Barrier Structure and Function Studies (9 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers). Thomas A. Longden is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers), Barrier Structure and Function Studies (9 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers). Thomas A. Longden collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Thomas A. Longden's co-authors include Mark T. Nelson, David C. Hill‐Eubanks, Fabrice Dabertrand, Osama F. Harraz, Masayo Koide, Nathan R. Tykocki, Albert L. Gonzales, Joseph E. Brayden, Colin D. Robertson and Sayamwong E. Hammack and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Thomas A. Longden

29 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Capillary K+-sensing initiates retrograde hyperpolarization to increase local cerebral blood flow

2017 371 citations Thomas A. Longden, Fabrice Dabertrand et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas A. Longden United States	20	542	520	415	402	279	30	1.5k
Fabrice Dabertrand United States	20	534 1.0×	453 0.9×	328 0.8×	391 1.0×	316 1.1×	37	1.4k
Cam Ha T. Tran Canada	19	387 0.7×	284 0.5×	331 0.8×	376 0.9×	153 0.5×	28	1.2k
Clotilde Lecrux Canada	17	504 0.9×	529 1.0×	439 1.1×	602 1.5×	249 0.9×	20	1.7k
Jürgen Herzog Germany	20	473 0.9×	473 0.9×	311 0.7×	291 0.7×	1.0k 3.6×	29	2.3k
Stephen V. Straub United States	14	677 1.2×	184 0.4×	456 1.1×	291 0.7×	120 0.4×	15	1.3k
Patrick S. Hosford United Kingdom	22	362 0.7×	314 0.6×	411 1.0×	251 0.6×	167 0.6×	35	1.5k
Mustafa Balkaya United States	22	419 0.8×	689 1.3×	289 0.7×	240 0.6×	165 0.6×	28	1.7k
Nobuo Araki Japan	19	409 0.8×	319 0.6×	321 0.8×	335 0.8×	186 0.7×	89	1.3k
M. Keith Wilkerson United States	18	450 0.8×	177 0.3×	285 0.7×	697 1.7×	168 0.6×	18	1.6k
Konstantin-A. Hossmann Germany	11	548 1.0×	525 1.0×	631 1.5×	282 0.7×	236 0.8×	12	1.7k

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Longden, Thomas A., et al.. (2025). Pericyte Electrical Signalling and Brain Haemodynamics. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 136(5). e70030–e70030. 3 indexed citations

Abd‐Alhaseeb, Mohammad M., Masayo Koide, Thomas A. Longden, et al.. (2024). Endothelial Piezo1 channel mediates mechano-feedback control of brain blood flow. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8686–8686. 27 indexed citations

Longden, Thomas A. & W. Jonathan Lederer. (2024). Electro-metabolic signaling. The Journal of General Physiology. 156(2). 5 indexed citations

Longden, Thomas A., et al.. (2024). K _ATP channel–dependent electrical signaling links capillary pericytes to arterioles during neurovascular coupling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(50). e2405965121–e2405965121. 6 indexed citations

Longden, Thomas A., et al.. (2023). Impaired K_ATP channel‐mediated electro‐metabolic signaling in capillary pericytes disrupts brain blood flow control in aging and Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S13).

Longden, Thomas A., et al.. (2023). Pericytes and the Control of Blood Flow in Brain and Heart. Annual Review of Physiology. 85(1). 137–164. 48 indexed citations

Robertson, Colin D., et al.. (2022). Brain capillary pericytes are metabolic sentinels that control blood flow through a KATP channel-dependent energy switch. Cell Reports. 41(13). 111872–111872. 43 indexed citations

Longden, Thomas A., et al.. (2021). Prostaglandin E2 Dilates Intracerebral Arterioles When Applied to Capillaries: Implications for Small Vessel Diseases. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 13. 695965–695965. 20 indexed citations

Koide, Masayo, Osama F. Harraz, Fabrice Dabertrand, et al.. (2021). Differential restoration of functional hyperemia by antihypertensive drug classes in hypertension-related cerebral small vessel disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 131(18). 36 indexed citations

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Dabertrand, Fabrice, Osama F. Harraz, Masayo Koide, et al.. (2021). PIP ₂ corrects cerebral blood flow deficits in small vessel disease by rescuing capillary Kir2.1 activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(17). 58 indexed citations

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Longden, Thomas A., et al.. (2020). Ion channels in capillary endothelium. Current topics in membranes. 85. 261–300. 13 indexed citations

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Moreira, Thiago S., et al.. (2020). Vascular control of the CO2/H+-dependent drive to breathe. eLife. 9. 24 indexed citations

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Robertson, Colin D., et al.. (2020). The Ion Channel and GPCR Toolkit of Brain Capillary Pericytes. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 14. 601324–601324. 40 indexed citations

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Mughal, Amreen, María Sancho, Thomas A. Longden, et al.. (2020). Impaired capillary-to-arteriolar electrical signaling after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 41(6). 1313–1327. 13 indexed citations

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Harraz, Osama F., Thomas A. Longden, Fabrice Dabertrand, David C. Hill‐Eubanks, & Mark T. Nelson. (2018). Endothelial GqPCR activity controls capillary electrical signaling and brain blood flow through PIP ₂ depletion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(15). E3569–E3577. 69 indexed citations

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Longden, Thomas A., Fabrice Dabertrand, Masayo Koide, et al.. (2017). Capillary K+-sensing initiates retrograde hyperpolarization to increase local cerebral blood flow. Nature Neuroscience. 20(5). 717–726. 371 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tykocki, Nathan R., Adrian D. Bonev, Thomas A. Longden, Thomas J. Heppner, & Mark T. Nelson. (2017). Inhibition of vascular smooth muscle inward-rectifier K⁺channels restores myogenic tone in mouse urinary bladder arterioles. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 312(5). F836–F847. 16 indexed citations

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Longden, Thomas A., David C. Hill‐Eubanks, & Mark T. Nelson. (2015). Ion channel networks in the control of cerebral blood flow. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 36(3). 492–512. 110 indexed citations

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Villalba, Nuria, Swapnil K. Sonkusare, Thomas A. Longden, et al.. (2014). Traumatic Brain Injury Disrupts Cerebrovascular Tone Through Endothelial Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression and Nitric Oxide Gain of Function. Journal of the American Heart Association. 3(6). e001474–e001474. 46 indexed citations

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Longden, Thomas A., et al.. (2011). Intermediate‐conductance calcium‐activated potassium channels participate in neurovascular coupling. British Journal of Pharmacology. 164(3). 922–933. 32 indexed citations

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