Timothy Jegla

9.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
50 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Timothy Jegla is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Timothy Jegla has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 12 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Timothy Jegla's work include Ion channel regulation and function (26 papers), Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (12 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (12 papers). Timothy Jegla is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (26 papers), Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (12 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (12 papers). Timothy Jegla collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Canada. Timothy Jegla's co-authors include Ardem Patapoutian, Andrea Peier, Sun Wook Hwang, Gina M. Story, Lawrence Salkoff, Stuart Bevan, Johannes Mosbacher, Taryn J. Earley, Samer R. Eid and Peter McIntyre and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Timothy Jegla

50 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

ANKTM1, a TRP-like Channel Expressed in Nociceptive Neurons, Is Activated by Cold Temperatures

2003 2.0k citations Timothy Jegla, Ardem Patapoutian et al. profile →
An internal thermal sensor controlling temperature preference in Drosophila

2008 772 citations Fumika N. Hamada, Mark R. Rosenzweig et al. Nature profile →
A Role of TRPA1 in Mechanical Hyperalgesia is Revealed by Pharmacological Inhibition

2007 350 citations Timothy Jegla, Ardem Patapoutian et al. profile →
Identification of Transmembrane Domain 5 as a Critical Molecular Determinant of Menthol Sensitivity in Mammalian TRPA1 Channels

2008 262 citations Bailong Xiao, Adrienne E. Dubin et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Timothy Jegla United States	28	3.4k	2.6k	2.4k	1.0k	980	50	6.4k
Félix Viana Spain	50	2.5k 0.8×	2.9k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.5×	879 0.9×	88	6.4k
Johannes Mosbacher Switzerland	24	4.3k 1.3×	1.9k 0.7×	3.6k 1.5×	1.0k 1.0×	266 0.3×	40	6.9k
Ebenezer N. Yamoah United States	33	1.4k 0.4×	2.9k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	696 0.7×	219 0.2×	116	5.2k
Matt Petrus United States	21	2.6k 0.8×	4.7k 1.8×	2.7k 1.1×	3.9k 3.7×	474 0.5×	24	8.7k
Emily R. Liman United States	37	2.6k 0.8×	3.0k 1.1×	2.3k 0.9×	291 0.3×	269 0.3×	59	5.9k
Baruch Minke Israel	42	4.0k 1.2×	2.0k 0.8×	2.8k 1.2×	277 0.3×	937 1.0×	125	5.9k
Hyosang Lee South Korea	23	1.6k 0.5×	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	639 0.7×	44	5.1k
Anne C. Hergarden United States	10	2.4k 0.7×	3.7k 1.4×	934 0.4×	1.4k 1.3×	441 0.5×	14	5.4k
Taryn J. Earley United States	10	3.3k 1.0×	6.7k 2.6×	2.5k 1.0×	4.0k 3.8×	642 0.7×	10	10.1k
Jayhong A. Chong United States	13	1.5k 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	987 0.9×	131 0.1×	14	4.6k

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Ryan, Joseph F., et al.. (2025). Ctenophores and parahoxozoans independently evolved functionally diverse voltage-gated K+ channels. The Journal of General Physiology. 157(3). 1 indexed citations

Jegla, Timothy, et al.. (2024). A broad survey of choanoflagellates revises the evolutionary history of the Shaker family of voltage-gated K ⁺ channels in animals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(30). e2407461121–e2407461121. 5 indexed citations

Ryan, Joseph F., et al.. (2024). Functional analysis of ctenophore Shaker K+ channels: N-type inactivation in the animal roots. Biophysical Journal. 123(14). 2038–2049. 3 indexed citations

Hermanstyne, Tracey O., Daniel Granados‐Fuentes, Xiaofan Li, et al.. (2023). Kv12-encoded K+ channels drive the day–night switch in the repetitive firing rates of SCN neurons. The Journal of General Physiology. 155(9). 8 indexed citations

Ryan, Joseph F., et al.. (2023). Genome-Scale Analysis Reveals Extensive Diversification of Voltage-Gated K+ Channels in Stem Cnidarians. Genome Biology and Evolution. 15(3). 5 indexed citations

Assmann, Sarah M., et al.. (2020). External Cd2+ and protons activate the hyperpolarization-gated K+ channel KAT1 at the voltage sensor. The Journal of General Physiology. 153(1). 2 indexed citations

Mickolajczyk, Keith J., W. J. Horton, Damian B. van Rossum, et al.. (2018). The S6 gate in regulatory Kv6 subunits restricts heteromeric K+ channel stoichiometry. The Journal of General Physiology. 150(12). 1702–1721. 10 indexed citations

Jegla, Timothy, et al.. (2018). Evolution and Structural Characteristics of Plant Voltage-Gated K⁺ Channels. The Plant Cell. 30(12). 2898–2909. 58 indexed citations

Layden, Michael J., et al.. (2015). Functional Characterization of Cnidarian HCN Channels Points to an Early Evolution of Ih. PLoS ONE. 10(11). e0142730–e0142730. 16 indexed citations

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Jegla, Timothy, et al.. (2012). Expanded Functional Diversity of Shaker K+ Channels in Cnidarians Is Driven by Gene Expansion. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e51366–e51366. 30 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaofei, et al.. (2009). Divalent Cations Slow Activation of EAG Family K+ Channels through Direct Binding to S4. Biophysical Journal. 97(1). 110–120. 25 indexed citations

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Nayak, Surendra Kumar, Serge Batalov, Timothy Jegla, & Christian M. Zmasek. (2009). Evolution of the Human Ion Channel Set. Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening. 12(1). 2–23. 85 indexed citations

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Hamada, Fumika N., Mark R. Rosenzweig, KyeongJin Kang, et al.. (2008). An internal thermal sensor controlling temperature preference in Drosophila. Nature. 454(7201). 217–220. 772 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hatori, Megumi, Hiep D. Le, Christopher Vollmers, et al.. (2008). Inducible Ablation of Melanopsin-Expressing Retinal Ganglion Cells Reveals Their Central Role in Non-Image Forming Visual Responses. PLoS ONE. 3(6). e2451–e2451. 227 indexed citations

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Xiao, Bailong, Adrienne E. Dubin, Badry Bursulaya, et al.. (2008). Identification of Transmembrane Domain 5 as a Critical Molecular Determinant of Menthol Sensitivity in Mammalian TRPA1 Channels. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(39). 9640–9651. 262 indexed citations breakdown →

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Panda, Satchidananda, Surendra Kumar Nayak, Brice Campo, et al.. (2005). Illumination of the Melanopsin Signaling Pathway. Science. 307(5709). 600–604. 379 indexed citations

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Nayak, Surendra Kumar, et al.. (2005). Illumination of the Melanopsin Signaling Cascade. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(13). 1725–1725. 1 indexed citations

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Gustincich, Stefano, Serge Batalov, Kirk W. Beisel, et al.. (2003). Analysis of the Mouse Transcriptome for Genes Involved in the Function of the Nervous System. Genome Research. 13(6b). 1395–1401. 27 indexed citations

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Brenner, Robert, Timothy Jegla, Alan Wickenden, Yi Liu, & Richard W. Aldrich. (2000). Cloning and Functional Characterization of Novel Large Conductance Calcium-activated Potassium Channel β Subunits, hKCNMB3 and hKCNMB4. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(9). 6453–6461. 422 indexed citations

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Salkoff, Lawrence & Timothy Jegla. (1995). Surfing the DNA databases for K+ channels nets yet more diversity. Neuron. 15(3). 489–492. 43 indexed citations

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