Zara A. Sands

1.7k total citations
32 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Zara A. Sands is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Zara A. Sands has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Zara A. Sands's work include Ion channel regulation and function (12 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (9 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers). Zara A. Sands is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (12 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (9 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers). Zara A. Sands collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Belgium and United States. Zara A. Sands's co-authors include Mark S.P. Sansom, Alessandro Grottesi, Charles A. Laughton, Rafał M. Kamiński, Michel Gillard, Wolfgang Löscher, Henrik Klitgaard, Sarah A. Harris, Younes Mokrab and David E. Clapham and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zara A. Sands

32 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zara A. Sands United Kingdom 22 893 400 132 126 92 32 1.2k
Alessandro Grottesi Italy 24 1.2k 1.3× 337 0.8× 252 1.9× 40 0.3× 105 1.1× 54 1.5k
Joseph G. Neduvelil United Kingdom 9 1.6k 1.8× 449 1.1× 123 0.9× 27 0.2× 56 0.6× 11 2.3k
Jens A. Lundbæk Denmark 17 1.7k 1.9× 555 1.4× 122 0.9× 35 0.3× 315 3.4× 27 2.1k
Drake C. Mitchell United States 30 2.2k 2.5× 1.1k 2.6× 51 0.4× 22 0.2× 159 1.7× 49 3.3k
Alisa Glukhova United States 24 2.1k 2.4× 1.0k 2.5× 56 0.4× 43 0.3× 60 0.7× 36 2.5k
April Goehring United States 17 2.0k 2.2× 922 2.3× 94 0.7× 39 0.3× 20 0.2× 21 2.5k
Tamer M. Gamal El-Din United States 19 1.7k 1.9× 939 2.3× 610 4.6× 41 0.3× 35 0.4× 42 2.0k
Huaizong Shen China 11 1.8k 2.0× 705 1.8× 631 4.8× 44 0.3× 36 0.4× 19 2.0k
Gaoxingyu Huang China 24 1.9k 2.1× 490 1.2× 452 3.4× 30 0.2× 23 0.3× 35 2.2k
Zhangqiang Li China 16 2.2k 2.4× 888 2.2× 783 5.9× 45 0.4× 60 0.7× 21 2.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zara A. Sands

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All Works

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Lim, Herman D., Jacqueline R. Glenn, Steven J. Charlton, et al.. (2025). Identification of a Lipid-Exposed Extrahelical Binding Site for Positive Allosteric Modulators of the Dopamine D2 Receptor. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 16(12). 2295–2311. 1 indexed citations
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Laeremans, Toon, Zara A. Sands, Stéphane De Cesco, et al.. (2022). Accelerating GPCR Drug Discovery With Conformation-Stabilizing VHHs. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 9. 863099–863099. 26 indexed citations
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Sun, Bingfa, Dan Feng, Matthew Ling-Hon Chu, et al.. (2021). Crystal structure of dopamine D1 receptor in complex with G protein and a non-catechol agonist. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3305–3305. 37 indexed citations
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Juarez, Juan F. Bada, Juan C. Muñoz–García, Rosana I. Reis, et al.. (2019). Detergent-free extraction of a functional low-expressing GPCR from a human cell line. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1862(3). 183152–183152. 29 indexed citations
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Niespodziany, Isabelle, Véronique André, Philippe Ghisdal, et al.. (2018). Discovery of a small molecule modulator of the Kv1.1/Kvβ1 channel complex that reduces neuronal excitability and in vitro epileptiform activity. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 25(4). 442–451. 7 indexed citations
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Sands, Zara A., et al.. (2018). Towards Dynamic Pharmacophore Models by Coarse Grained Molecular Dynamics. Biophysical Journal. 114(3). 558a–558a. 1 indexed citations
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Wood, Martyn, Zara A. Sands, Catherine Vandenplas, & Michel Gillard. (2018). Further evidence for a differential interaction of brivaracetam and levetiracetam with the synaptic vesicle 2A protein. Epilepsia. 59(9). 26 indexed citations
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Löscher, Wolfgang, Michel Gillard, Zara A. Sands, Rafał M. Kamiński, & Henrik Klitgaard. (2016). Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A Ligands in the Treatment of Epilepsy and Beyond. CNS Drugs. 30(11). 1055–1077. 133 indexed citations
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Sands, Zara A., et al.. (2016). A Numbering System for MFS Transporter Proteins. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 3. 21–21. 31 indexed citations
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Ramsey, I. Scott, Younes Mokrab, Ingrid Carvacho, et al.. (2010). An aqueous H+ permeation pathway in the voltage-gated proton channel Hv1. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 17(7). 869–875. 138 indexed citations
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Stansfeld, Phillip J., Alessandro Grottesi, Zara A. Sands, et al.. (2008). Insight into the Mechanism of Inactivation and pH Sensitivity in Potassium Channels from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Biochemistry. 47(28). 7414–7422. 47 indexed citations
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Sands, Zara A., Younes Mokrab, & Mark S.P. Sansom. (2007). Insights into the structure and function of the voltage-gated proton channel Hv1. Biophysical Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Sands, Zara A. & Mark S.P. Sansom. (2007). How Does a Voltage Sensor Interact with a Lipid Bilayer? Simulations of a Potassium Channel Domain. Structure. 15(2). 235–244. 87 indexed citations
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Wells, Geoffrey, Philip W. Howard, Zara A. Sands, et al.. (2006). Design, Synthesis, and Biophysical and Biological Evaluation of a Series of Pyrrolobenzodiazepine−Poly(N-methylpyrrole) Conjugates. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 49(18). 5442–5461. 67 indexed citations
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Grottesi, Alessandro, Zara A. Sands, & Mark S.P. Sansom. (2005). Potassium Channels: Complete and Undistorted. Current Biology. 15(18). R771–R774. 7 indexed citations
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Sands, Zara A., Alessandro Grottesi, & Mark S.P. Sansom. (2005). Voltage-gated ion channels. Current Biology. 15(2). R44–R47. 46 indexed citations
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Sands, Zara A., Alessandro Grottesi, & Mark S.P. Sansom. (2005). The Intrinsic Flexibility of the Kv Voltage Sensor and Its Implications for Channel Gating. Biophysical Journal. 90(5). 1598–1606. 28 indexed citations
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Bond, Peter J., Mark S.P. Sansom, Sundeep S. Deol, et al.. (2005). Molecular simulations and lipid–protein interactions: potassium channels and other membrane proteins. Biochemical Society Transactions. 33(5). 916–916. 38 indexed citations
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Sansom, Mark S.P., Peter J. Bond, Sundeep S. Deol, et al.. (2005). Molecular simulations and lipid–protein interactions: potassium channels and other membrane proteins. Biochemical Society Transactions. 33(5). 916–920. 21 indexed citations
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Harris, Sarah A., Zara A. Sands, & Charles A. Laughton. (2004). Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Duplex Stretching Reveal the Importance of Entropy in Determining the Biomechanical Properties of DNA. Biophysical Journal. 88(3). 1684–1691. 76 indexed citations

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