Virginijus Valiūnas

3.9k total citations
59 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Virginijus Valiūnas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Virginijus Valiūnas has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Virginijus Valiūnas's work include Connexins and lens biology (51 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (28 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (19 papers). Virginijus Valiūnas is often cited by papers focused on Connexins and lens biology (51 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (28 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (19 papers). Virginijus Valiūnas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Spain. Virginijus Valiūnas's co-authors include Peter R. Brink, Robert Weingart, Eric C. Beyer, Ira S. Cohen, Gary S. Goldberg, Thomas W. White, Michael R. Rosen, Laima Valiuniene, Giedrius Kanaporis and Richard B. Robinson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Cell Biology, Circulation Research and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Virginijus Valiūnas

59 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Virginijus Valiūnas United States 30 2.5k 486 412 313 223 59 3.1k
Dominik Eckardt Germany 14 2.3k 0.9× 232 0.5× 343 0.8× 255 0.8× 252 1.1× 28 2.7k
Dale D. Hunter United States 30 2.7k 1.1× 1.5k 3.2× 330 0.8× 207 0.7× 195 0.9× 56 4.3k
Jean‐Philippe Hugnot France 28 2.6k 1.0× 655 1.3× 499 1.2× 263 0.8× 189 0.8× 62 3.4k
Alan D. Marmorstein United States 42 4.2k 1.7× 1.3k 2.6× 125 0.3× 473 1.5× 401 1.8× 99 5.4k
Paola Podini Italy 30 1.9k 0.8× 630 1.3× 105 0.3× 128 0.4× 291 1.3× 58 3.0k
Go Shioi Japan 29 2.1k 0.8× 369 0.8× 77 0.2× 294 0.9× 128 0.6× 52 3.1k
Claude A. Dechesne France 29 1.4k 0.6× 157 0.3× 415 1.0× 216 0.7× 459 2.1× 53 2.2k
E. Bonilla United States 40 4.8k 1.9× 771 1.6× 325 0.8× 256 0.8× 393 1.8× 76 5.4k
Marc Bartoli France 32 2.3k 0.9× 544 1.1× 428 1.0× 488 1.6× 347 1.6× 89 2.8k
Philipp Sasse Germany 30 2.3k 0.9× 1.2k 2.5× 538 1.3× 192 0.6× 201 0.9× 78 3.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Valiūnas, Virginijus & Thomas W. White. (2020). Connexin43 and connexin50 channels exhibit different permeability to the second messenger inositol triphosphate. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 8744–8744. 16 indexed citations
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Valiūnas, Virginijus, Ira S. Cohen, Peter R. Brink, & Chris Clausen. (2020). A study of the outward background current conductance gK1, the pacemaker current conductance gf, and the gap junction conductance gj as determinants of biological pacing in single cells and in a two-cell syncytium using the dynamic clamp. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 472(5). 561–570. 1 indexed citations
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Carpintero-Fernández, Paula, Raquel Gago‐Fuentes, Eduardo Fonseca, et al.. (2018). Intercellular communication via gap junction channels between chondrocytes and bone cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1860(12). 2499–2505. 23 indexed citations
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Valiūnas, Virginijus, Ira S. Cohen, & Peter R. Brink. (2017). Defining the factors that affect solute permeation of gap junction channels. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1860(1). 96–101. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Hong-Zhan, Barbara Rosati, Chris Gordon, et al.. (2015). Inhibition of histone deacetylase (HDAC) by 4-phenylbutyrate results in increased junctional conductance between rat corpora smooth muscle cells. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 6. 9–9. 3 indexed citations
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Mayán, María D., Paula Carpintero-Fernández, Raquel Gago‐Fuentes, et al.. (2013). Articular chondrocytes are physically connected through a cellular network that is responsible of the metabolic coupling between chondrocytes located in different layers of the tissue. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 21. S18–S19. 2 indexed citations
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Jia, Zhiheng, Virginijus Valiūnas, Harold Bien, et al.. (2011). Stimulating Cardiac Muscle by Light. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 4(5). 753–760. 155 indexed citations
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Brink, Peter R., Virginijus Valiūnas, Chris Gordon, Michael R. Rosen, & Ira S. Cohen. (2011). Can gap junctions deliver?. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1818(8). 2076–2081. 60 indexed citations
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Meşe, Gülistan, Caterina Sellitto, Leping Li, et al.. (2011). The Cx26-G45E mutation displays increased hemichannel activity in a mouse model of the lethal form of keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 22(24). 4776–4786. 78 indexed citations
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Meşe, Gülistan, Virginijus Valiūnas, Peter R. Brink, & Thomas W. White. (2008). Connexin26 deafness associated mutations show altered permeability to large cationic molecules. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 295(4). C966–C974. 34 indexed citations
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Wai, Chi, et al.. (2007). Monitoring of Gap-Junctional Coupling in Bovine Ciliary Epithelium by Dual Whole-Cell Patch-Clamping and Lucifer Yellow Fluorescence Microscopy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(13). 2813–2813. 1 indexed citations
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Vogel, Rolf, Virginijus Valiūnas, & Robert Weingart. (2006). Subconductance States of Cx30 Gap Junction Channels: Data from Transfected HeLa Cells versus Data from a Mathematical Model. Biophysical Journal. 91(6). 2337–2348. 7 indexed citations
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Ramanan, S.V., Virginijus Valiūnas, & Peter R. Brink. (2005). Non-Stationary Fluctuation Analysis of Macroscopic Gap Junction Channel Records. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 205(2). 81–88. 3 indexed citations
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Goldberg, Gary S., Virginijus Valiūnas, & Peter R. Brink. (2004). Selective permeability of gap junction channels. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1662(1-2). 96–101. 194 indexed citations
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Brink, Peter R., et al.. (2002). The Role of Gap Junctions in Lacrimal Acinar Cells: The Formation of Tears. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 506(Pt A). 109–113. 8 indexed citations
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Beyer, Eric C., Joanna Gemel, Agustı́n D. Martı́nez, et al.. (2001). Heteromeric Mixing of Connexins: Compatibility of Partners and Functional Consequences. Cell Communication & Adhesion. 8(4-6). 199–204. 38 indexed citations
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Valiūnas, Virginijus, Rolf Vogel, & Robert Weingart. (2000). The kinetics of gap junction currents are sensitive to the ionic composition of the pipette solution. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 440(6). 835–842. 7 indexed citations
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Kumari, S. Sindhu, Kulandaiappan Varadaraj, Virginijus Valiūnas, et al.. (2000). Functional Expression and Biophysical Properties of Polymorphic Variants of the Human Gap Junction Protein Connexin37. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 274(1). 216–224. 31 indexed citations
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Valiūnas, Virginijus, et al.. (1999). Electrophysiological properties of gap junction channels in hepatocytes isolated from connexin32-deficient and wild-type mice. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 437(6). 846–856. 40 indexed citations
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Valiūnas, Virginijus, et al.. (1997). Modulation of Cardiac Gap Junctions: The Mode of Action of Arachidonic Acid. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 29(6). 1703–1713. 40 indexed citations

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