Zhongming Ma

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Zhongming Ma is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhongming Ma has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Zhongming Ma's work include Ion channel regulation and function (13 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (8 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers). Zhongming Ma is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (13 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (8 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers). Zhongming Ma collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Zhongming Ma's co-authors include J. Kevin Foskett, Frank T. Horrigan, Gautam Pant, Akiyuki Taruno, Olivia R. Liu Sheng, Xing Jian Lou, Philippe Marambaud, Jean‐Claude Bradley, Ichiro Matsumoto and Jessica E. Tanis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhongming Ma

50 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

CALHM1 ion channel mediates purinergic neurotransmission ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300
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.

  1. CALHM1 ion channel mediates purinergic neurotransmission of sweet, bitter and umami tastes
    2013 380 citations Akiyuki Taruno, Valérie Vingtdeux et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhongming Ma United States 21 801 551 482 424 348 52 1.9k
Wei Cheng China 28 999 1.2× 141 0.3× 525 1.1× 234 0.6× 108 0.3× 85 2.6k
Fabien Campagne United States 22 1.9k 2.3× 465 0.8× 372 0.8× 189 0.4× 285 0.8× 48 2.9k
Sushil Sharma United States 22 932 1.2× 148 0.3× 68 0.1× 360 0.8× 54 0.2× 91 2.3k
Takayuki Teramoto Japan 15 777 1.0× 92 0.2× 95 0.2× 515 1.2× 100 0.3× 30 1.5k
Marjan Slak Rupnik Slovenia 35 1.7k 2.2× 70 0.1× 36 0.1× 531 1.3× 302 0.9× 113 4.1k
Ye Chen‐Izu United States 36 3.0k 3.8× 49 0.1× 122 0.3× 1.0k 2.4× 203 0.6× 134 4.6k
Tobias Opthof Netherlands 46 3.9k 4.9× 186 0.3× 30 0.1× 1.0k 2.5× 402 1.2× 149 7.6k
Richard J. Miller United States 36 1.0k 1.3× 52 0.1× 135 0.3× 1.5k 3.6× 48 0.1× 111 4.8k
Morten S. Nielsen Denmark 38 2.6k 3.2× 157 0.3× 18 0.0× 1.7k 4.1× 171 0.5× 108 6.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhongming Ma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhongming Ma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhongming Ma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhongming Ma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhongming Ma 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 Zhongming Ma. Zhongming Ma is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ma, Zhongming, et al.. (2025). A mechanism of CALHM1 ion channel gating. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 328(4). C1109–C1124.
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Yu, Wei, Zhongming Ma, Gautam Pant, & Hu Jing. (2020). The Effect of Virtual Tours on House Price and Time on Market. Journal of Real Estate Literature. 28(2). 133–149. 16 indexed citations
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Taruno, Akiyuki, Kengo Nomura, Tsukasa Kusakizako, et al.. (2020). Taste transduction and channel synapses in taste buds. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 473(1). 3–13. 93 indexed citations
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Nelson, Jessica C., Eric S. Witze, Zhongming Ma, et al.. (2020). Acute Regulation of Habituation Learning via Posttranslational Palmitoylation. Current Biology. 30(14). 2729–2738.e4. 24 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhongming, Akiyuki Taruno, Makoto Ohmoto, et al.. (2018). CALHM3 Is Essential for Rapid Ion Channel-Mediated Purinergic Neurotransmission of GPCR-Mediated Tastes. Neuron. 98(3). 547–561.e10. 136 indexed citations
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Arduíno, Daniela M., Jennifer Wettmarshausen, Horia Vais, et al.. (2017). Systematic Identification of MCU Modulators by Orthogonal Interspecies Chemical Screening. Molecular Cell. 67(4). 711–723.e7. 102 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhongming, et al.. (2015). The Information Systems Core: A Study from the Perspective of IS Core Curricula in the U.S.. Information Systems Education Journal. 13(6). 27–34. 3 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhongming, Jessica E. Tanis, Akiyuki Taruno, & J. Kevin Foskett. (2015). Calcium homeostasis modulator (CALHM) ion channels. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 468(3). 395–403. 73 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhongming, et al.. (2013). EFFECT OF SPONSORED SEARCH ON CONSUMER TRUST AND CHOICE. Int. J. Electron. Bus. Manag.. 11. 7 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhongming, Akiyuki Taruno, Adam P. Siebert, et al.. (2013). CALHM1 is an Extracellular Ca2+- and Voltage-Gated ATP Permeable Ion Channel. Biophysical Journal. 104(2). 631a–631a. 2 indexed citations
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Siebert, Adam P., Zhongming Ma, Jeremy D. Grevet, et al.. (2013). Structural and Functional Similarities of Calcium Homeostasis Modulator 1 (CALHM1) Ion Channel with Connexins, Pannexins, and Innexins*. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(9). 6140–6153. 89 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhongming, Jun Kong, Dalia Gordon, Michael Gurevitz, & Roland G. Kallen. (2013). Direct Evidence that Scorpion α-Toxins (Site-3) Modulate Sodium Channel Inactivation by Hindrance of Voltage-Sensor Movements. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e77758–e77758. 6 indexed citations
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Taruno, Akiyuki, Valérie Vingtdeux, Makoto Ohmoto, et al.. (2013). CALHM1 ion channel mediates purinergic neurotransmission of sweet, bitter and umami tastes. Nature. 495(7440). 223–226. 380 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ma, Zhongming, et al.. (2013). Potential Sites of Action for Phloretin on BK Channels. Biophysical Journal. 104(2). 463a–463a. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhongming, Olivia R. Liu Sheng, Gautam Pant, & Alicia Iriberri. (2011). Can visible cues in search results indicate vendors' reliability?. Decision Support Systems. 52(3). 768–775. 10 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhongming, Gautam Pant, & Olivia R. Liu Sheng. (2009). A NETWORK-BASED APPROACH TO MINING COMPETITOR RELATIONSHIPS FROM ONLINE NEWS. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 59. 8 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhongming, Jun Kong, & Roland G. Kallen. (2009). Studies of α-Helicity and Intersegmental Interactions in Voltage-Gated Na+ Channels: S2D4. PLoS ONE. 4(11). e7674–e7674. 4 indexed citations
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Horrigan, Frank T. & Zhongming Ma. (2007). Mg2+ Enhances Voltage Sensor/Gate Coupling in BK Channels. The Journal of General Physiology. 131(1). 13–32. 37 indexed citations
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Bradley, Jean‐Claude & Zhongming Ma. (1999). Contactless Electrodeposition of Palladium Catalysts. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 38(11). 1663–1666. 49 indexed citations
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Bradley, Jean‐Claude, et al.. (1999). Programmable Hard‐Wiring of Circuitry Using Spatially Coupled Bipolar Electrochemistry. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 146(1). 194–198. 16 indexed citations

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