Thomas Voets

29.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
251 papers, 22.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas Voets is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Voets has authored 251 papers receiving a total of 22.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 165 papers in Sensory Systems, 97 papers in Molecular Biology and 69 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Thomas Voets's work include Ion Channels and Receptors (160 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (72 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (47 papers). Thomas Voets is often cited by papers focused on Ion Channels and Receptors (160 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (72 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (47 papers). Thomas Voets collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Germany and United States. Thomas Voets's co-authors include Bernd Nilius, Guy Droogmans, Grzegorz Owsianik, Joris Vriens, Annelies Janssens, Karel Talavera, Jean Prenen, Rudi Vennekens, Jan Eggermont and Hiroyuki Watanabe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Voets

246 papers receiving 22.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channels in Disease

2007 1.1k citations Bernd Nilius, Grzegorz Owsianik et al. profile →
Anandamide and arachidonic acid use epoxyeicosatrienoic acids to activate TRPV4 channels

2003 812 citations Hiroyuki Watanabe, Joris Vriens et al. profile →
The principle of temperature-dependent gating in cold- and heat-sensitive TRP channels

2004 803 citations Thomas Voets, Annelies Janssens et al. profile →
Cell swelling, heat, and chemical agonists use distinct pathways for the activation of the cation channel TRPV4

2003 505 citations Joris Vriens, Hiroyuki Watanabe et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
TRPA1 channels mediate acute neurogenic inflammation and pain produced by bacterial endotoxins

2014 356 citations Yeranddy A. Alpízar, Thomas Voets et al. profile →
A TRP channel trio mediates acute noxious heat sensing

2018 326 citations Marie Mulier, Sílvia Pinto et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Voets

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	APOE deficiency inhibits amyloid-facilitated (A) tau pathology (T) and neurodegeneration (N), halting progressive ATN pathology in a preclinical model 2025 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·(unknown), A.J.M. Janssen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sofie Kessels, (unknown), (unknown), Yanyan Wang, Ilie‐Cosmin Stancu, Andrei Segal, Markus Kleinewietfeld, Thomas Voets, Bert Brône, Suresh Poovathingal, Yeranddy A. Alpízar, Ilse Dewachter	1
2	A frozen portrait of a warm channel 2024 ·Cell Calcium ·Brett Boonen, Thomas Voets	0
3	pH‐dependent modulation of TRPV1 by modality‐selective antagonists 2023 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·(unknown), Thomas Voets	6
4	Primidone improves symptoms in TRPM3‐linked developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with spike‐and‐wave activation in sleep 2023 ·Epilepsia ·Lena‐Luise Becker, Denise Horn, Felix Boschann, (unknown), Thomas Voets, Joris Vriens, (unknown), Angela M. Kaindl	9
5	Inhibition of TRPM8 by the urinary tract analgesic drug phenazopyridine 2023 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Annelies Janssens, Marie Mulier, Wouter Everaerts, Thomas Voets	3
6	TRPM3 as a novel target to alleviate acute oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathic pain 2023 ·Pain ·(unknown), Sílvia Pinto, Rita van Bree, (unknown), Thomas Voets, Joris Vriens	22
7	The Agonist Action of Alkylphenols on TRPA1 Relates to Their Effects on Membrane Lipid Order: Implications for TRPA1-Mediated Chemosensation 2021 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Justyna B. Startek, (unknown), (unknown), Andrei Segal, Yeranddy A. Alpízar, Thomas Voets, Karel Talavera	10
8	Mouse TRPA1 function and membrane localization are modulated by direct interactions with cholesterol 2019 ·eLife ·Justyna B. Startek, Brett Boonen, Alejandro López‐Requena, Ariel Talavera, Yeranddy A. Alpízar, Debapriya Ghosh, Nele Van Ranst, Bernd Nilius, Thomas Voets, Karel Talavera	45
9	Expression and Functional Role of TRPV4 in Bone Marrow-Derived CD11c+ Cells 2019 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), Alejandro López‐Requena, Thomas Voets, Karel Talavera, Yeranddy A. Alpízar	16
10	Disentangling the role of TRPM4 in hippocampus-dependent plasticity and learning: an electrophysiological, behavioral and FMRI approach 2018 ·Brain Structure and Function ·(unknown), Aurélie Menigoz, Sílvia Pinto, Tim Tambuyzer, (unknown), Thomas Voets, Jean‐Marie Aerts, Frank Angenstein, Rudi Vennekens, Detlef Balschun	18
11	The bladder-cooling reflex is a local phenomenon, mediated by TRPA1 2013 ·Neurourology and Urodynamics ·Pieter Uvin, Jan Franken, Mathieu Boudes, Wouter Everaerts, Sílvia Pinto, (unknown), (unknown), Yeranddy A. Alpízar, Grzegorz Owsianik, Karel Talavera, Dirk De Ridder, Thomas Voets	1
12	Increased catecholamine secretion contributes to hypertension in TRPM4-deficient mice 2011 ·Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology ·Ilka Mathar, Rudi Vennekens, Marcel Meissner, Frieder Kees, Gerry Van der Mieren, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Voets, Björn Hummel, (unknown), Paul Herijgers, Bernd Nilius, (unknown), Frank Schweda, (unknown)	2
13	Loss of high-frequency glucose-induced Ca ²⁺ oscillations in pancreatic islets correlates with impaired glucose tolerance in Trpm5 ^−/− mice 2010 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Barbara Colsoul, Anica Schraenen, Katleen Lemaire, Roel Quintens, Leentje Van Lommel, Andrei Segal, Grzegorz Owsianik, Karel Talavera, Thomas Voets, Robert F. Margolskee, Zaza Kokrashvili, Patrick Gilon, Bernd Nilius, Frans Schuit, Rudi Vennekens	163
14	TRPA1 acts as a cold sensor in vitro and in vivo 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Yuji Karashima, Karel Talavera, Wouter Everaerts, Annelies Janssens, Kelvin Y. Kwan, Rudi Vennekens, Bernd Nilius, Thomas Voets	473
15	Mutations in the Gene Encoding the Calcium-Permeable Ion Channel TRPV4 Produce Spondylometaphyseal Dysplasia, Kozlowski Type and Metatropic Dysplasia 2009 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Deborah Krakow, Joris Vriens, Natalia Camacho, Phi Luong, (unknown), Tara Funari, Carlos A. Bacino, Mira Irons, Ingrid A. Holm, Laurie S. Sadler, Ericka Okenfuss, Annelies Janssens, Thomas Voets, David L. Rimoin, Ralph S. Lachman, Bernd Nilius, Daniel H. Cohn	148
16	Allyl isothyocynate induces bladder overactivity via direct activation of both trpa1 and trpv1 2009 ·Neurourology and Urodynamics ·Wouter Everaerts, Karel Talavera, Maarten Gees, (unknown), Thomas Voets, Bernd Nilius, Dirk De Ridder	1
17	Modulation of the Ca2+ permeable cation channel TRPV4 by cytochrome P450 epoxygenases in vascular endothelium 2005 ·Biophysical Journal ·Joris Vriens, Makoto Suzuki, Thomas Voets, Bernd Nilius	14
18	Diversity of TRP Channel Activation 2004 ·Novartis Foundation symposium ·Bernd Nilius, Thomas Voets	53
19	Cell swelling, heat, and chemical agonists use distinct pathways for the activation of the cation channel TRPV4 breakdown → 2003 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Joris Vriens, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Annelies Janssens, G. Droogmans, Thomas Voets, B. Nilius	505
20	The SNARE protein SNAP-25 is linked to fast calcium triggering of exocytosis 2002 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jakob B. Sørensen, Ulf Matti, Shunhui Wei, Ralf B. Nehring, Thomas Voets, Uri Ashery, Thomas Binz, Erwin Neher, Jens Rettig	132

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