W. Gil Wier

10.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

W. Gil Wier is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Gil Wier has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Molecular Biology, 59 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 57 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in W. Gil Wier's work include Ion channel regulation and function (59 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (45 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (26 papers). W. Gil Wier is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (59 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (45 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (26 papers). W. Gil Wier collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. W. Gil Wier's co-authors include C. William Balke, Eduardo Marbán, D J Beuckelmann, David T. Yue, José R. López‐López, John R. Blinks, Peter Hess, Franklyn G. Prendergast, Lothar A. Blatter and Christine Lamont and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

W. Gil Wier

100 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Measurement of Ca2+ concentrations in living cells

1982 566 citations W. Gil Wier et al. profile →

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W. Gil Wier

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Martin Morad United States

James Maylie United States

Georges Romey France

Joël Nargeot France

Lothar A. Blatter United States

Maurizio Taglialatela Italy

W. Jonathan Lederer United States

Jacques Barhanin France

Guy Salama United States

Florian Lesage France

Martin Morad United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Gil Wier

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. Gil Wier. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. Gil Wier based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with W. Gil Wier. W. Gil Wier is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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He, Xijing, Xueyuan Bi, Ming Zhao, et al.. (2015). Reduction of Mitochondria–Endoplasmic Reticulum Interactions by Acetylcholine Protects Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells From Hypoxia/Reoxygenation Injury. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 35(7). 1623–1634. 45 indexed citations

Zhao, Ming, Xijing He, Xueyuan Bi, et al.. (2013). Vagal stimulation triggers peripheral vascular protection through the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway in a rat model of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion. Basic Research in Cardiology. 108(3). 345–345. 110 indexed citations

Wang, Youhua, Ling Chen, W. Gil Wier, & Jin Zhang. (2013). Intravital Förster resonance energy transfer imaging reveals elevated [Ca²⁺]_i and enhanced sympathetic tone in femoral arteries of angiotensin II‐infused hypertensive biosensor mice. The Journal of Physiology. 591(21). 5321–5336. 12 indexed citations

Blaustein, Mordecai P., Frans H. H. Leenen, Ling Chen, et al.. (2011). How NaCl raises blood pressure: a new paradigm for the pathogenesis of salt-dependent hypertension. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 302(5). H1031–H1049. 202 indexed citations

Blaustein, Mordecai P., Jin Zhang, Ling Chen, et al.. (2008). The Pump, the Exchanger, and Endogenous Ouabain. Hypertension. 53(2). 291–298. 104 indexed citations

Zhang, Qingli, Chunhua Cao, Zhong Zhang, et al.. (2008). Membrane current oscillations in descending vasa recta pericytes. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 294(3). F656–F666. 26 indexed citations

Li, Ming, et al.. (2008). Effects of siRNA knock-down of TRPC6 and InsP3R1 in vasopressin-induced Ca2+ oscillations of A7r5 vascular smooth muscle cells. Pharmacological Research. 58(5-6). 308–315. 13 indexed citations

Wier, W. Gil, et al.. (2008). A technique for simultaneous measurement of Ca²⁺, FRET fluorescence and force in intact mouse small arteries. The Journal of Physiology. 586(10). 2437–2443. 19 indexed citations

Zhang, Jin, et al.. (2006). Ca²⁺ signaling in mouse mesenteric small arteries: myogenic tone and adrenergic vasoconstriction. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 292(3). H1523–H1532. 24 indexed citations

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Lamont, Christine, Céline Vial, Richard J. Evans, & W. Gil Wier. (2006). P2X₁ receptors mediate sympathetic postjunctional Ca²⁺ transients in mesenteric small arteries. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 291(6). H3106–H3113. 41 indexed citations

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Lamont, Christine, Enrikas Vainorius, & W. Gil Wier. (2003). Purinergic and Adrenergic Ca²⁺ Transients during Neurogenic Contractions of Rat Mesenteric Small Arteries. The Journal of Physiology. 549(3). 801–808. 53 indexed citations

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Kirk, Malcolm, Leighton T. Izu, Ye Chen‐Izu, et al.. (2003). Role of the Transverse‐Axial Tubule System in Generating Calcium Sparks and Calcium Transients in Rat Atrial Myocytes. The Journal of Physiology. 547(2). 441–451. 97 indexed citations

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Izu, Leighton T., Joseph R. H. Mauban, C. William Balke, & W. Gil Wier. (2001). Large Currents Generate Cardiac Ca2+ Sparks. Biophysical Journal. 80(1). 88–102. 71 indexed citations

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Bhat, Manjunatha B., Salim M. Hayek, Jiying Zhao, et al.. (1999). Expression and Functional Characterization of the Cardiac Muscle Ryanodine Receptor Ca2+ Release Channel in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells. Biophysical Journal. 77(2). 808–816. 39 indexed citations

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Miriel, Victor A., et al.. (1999). Local and cellular Ca²⁺ transients in smooth muscle of pressurized rat resistance arteries during myogenic and agonist stimulation. The Journal of Physiology. 518(3). 815–824. 119 indexed citations

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Bhat, Manjunatha B., Jiying Zhao, Wei‐Jin Zang, et al.. (1997). Caffeine-induced Release of Intracellular Ca2+ from Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells Expressing Skeletal Muscle Ryanodine Receptor. The Journal of General Physiology. 110(6). 749–762. 87 indexed citations

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Parker, Ian, Nick Callamaras, & W. Gil Wier. (1997). A high-resolution, confocal laser-scanning microscope and flash photolysis system for physiological studies. Cell Calcium. 21(6). 441–452. 63 indexed citations

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Wier, W. Gil & Lothar A. Blatter. (1991). Ca2+-oscillations and Ca2+-waves in mammalian cardiac and vascular smooth muscle cells. Cell Calcium. 12(2-3). 241–254. 72 indexed citations

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Wier, W. Gil. (1991). Sodium‐Calcium Exchange in Intact Cardiac Cells. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 639(1). 366–374. 11 indexed citations

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Hess, Philip E. & W. Gil Wier. (1984). Excitation-contraction coupling in cardiac Purkinje fibers. Effects of caffeine on the intracellular [Ca2+] transient, membrane currents, and contraction.. The Journal of General Physiology. 83(3). 417–433. 81 indexed citations

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