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Alan L. Goldin

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Neuroscience

D-Index
59
Citations
16925
World Ranking
3945
National Ranking
1791

Alan L. Goldin publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan L. Goldin sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 102 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Alan L. Goldin D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan L. Goldin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 59 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Alan L. Goldin is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Neuroscience. Within these broader categories, Goldin's work spans molecular biology and cellular and molecular neuroscience. Additional subfields related to their publications include psychiatry and mental health, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and analytical chemistry.

The main topics covered in Goldin's research include:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals

Goldin has contributed to several recent papers, reflecting their research interests and collaboration network. Notable publications include:

  • Autistic-like behavior, spontaneous seizures, and increased neuronal excitability in a Scn8a mouse model, 2021, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • An overview of drug-induced sodium channel blockade and changes in cardiac conduction: Implications for drug safety, 2024, Clinical and Translational Science
  • Voltage-gated sodium channels (NaV) in GtoPdb v.2021.3, 2021, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Voltage-gated sodium channels (NaV) in GtoPdb v.2023.1, 2023, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE

Goldin often collaborates with other researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • William A. Catterall
  • Stephen G. Waxman
  • Jennifer C. Wong
  • Steven F. Grieco
  • Karoni Dutt

Their publications commonly appear in venues such as:

  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Clinical and Translational Science

Best Publications

  • International Union of Pharmacology. XLVIII. Nomenclature and Structure-Function Relationships of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels

    William A. Catterall;Alan L. Goldin;Stephen G. Waxman

  • Nomenclature of voltage-gated sodium channels.

    Alan L. Goldin;Robert L. Barchi;John H. Caldwell;Franz Hofmann

  • Resurgence of sodium channel research.

    Alan L Goldin

  • A cluster of hydrophobic amino acid residues required for fast Na(+)-channel inactivation

    J W West;D E Patton;T Scheuer;Y Wang

  • Primary structure and functional expression of the beta 1 subunit of the rat brain sodium channel

    L. L. Isom;K. S. De Jongh;D. E. Patton;B. F. X. Reber

  • Sodium channel SCN1A and epilepsy: mutations and mechanisms.

    Andrew Escayg;Alan L. Goldin

  • A rat brain na + channel α subunit with novel gating properties

    Vanessa J. Auld;Alan L. Goldin;Douglas S. Krafte;John Marshall

  • Maintenance of Xenopus laevis and oocyte injection.

    Alan L. Goldin

  • Functional Analysis of the Mouse Scn8a Sodium Channel

    Marianne R. Smith;Raymond D. Smith;Nicholas W. Plummer;Miriam H. Meisler

  • Amino acid residues required for fast Na(+)-channel inactivation: charge neutralizations and deletions in the III-IV linker.

    D E Patton;J W West;W A Catterall;A L Goldin

  • Mechanisms of sodium channel inactivation.

    Alan L Goldin

  • A gain-of-function mutation in the sodium channel gene Scn2a results in seizures and behavioral abnormalities.

    J.A Kearney;N.W Plummer;M.R Smith;J Kapur

  • Messenger RNA coding for only the alpha subunit of the rat brain Na channel is sufficient for expression of functional channels in Xenopus oocytes

    Alan L. Goldin;Terry P. Snutch;Hermann Lübbert;Andrew Dowsett

  • A neutral amino acid change in segment IIS4 dramatically alters the gating properties of the voltage-dependent sodium channel

    V J Auld;A L Goldin;D S Krafte;W A Catterall

  • Altered Function of the SCN1A Voltage-gated Sodium Channel Leads to γ-Aminobutyric Acid-ergic (GABAergic) Interneuron Abnormalities

    Melinda S. Martin;Karoni Dutt;Ligia Assumpção Papale;Ligia Assumpção Papale;Celine M. Dube

  • Expression and chromosomal localization of a lymphocyte K+ channel gene.

    S Grissmer;B Dethlefs;J J Wasmuth;A L Goldin

  • The adult rat brain beta 1 subunit modifies activation and inactivation gating of multiple sodium channel alpha subunits.

    D E Patton;L L Isom;W A Catterall;A L Goldin

  • Functional Effects of Two Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Mutations That Cause Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus Type 2

    Jay Spampanato;Andrew Escayg;Miriam H. Meisler;Alan L. Goldin

  • Interaction between the sodium channel inactivation linker and domain III S4-S5

    M.R. Smith;A.L. Goldin

  • Dopaminergic Modulation of Sodium Current in Hippocampal Neurons via cAMP-Dependent Phosphorylation of Specific Sites in the Sodium Channel α Subunit

    Angela R. Cantrell;Raymond D. Smith;Alan L. Goldin;Todd Scheuer

  • Transcriptional and genetic analyses of the herpes simplex virus type 1 genome: coordinates 0.29 to 0.45.

    L E Holland;R M Sandri-Goldin;A L Goldin;J C Glorioso

  • Cloning of herpes simplex virus type 1 sequences representing the whole genome.

    A L Goldin;R M Sandri-Goldin;M Levine;J C Glorioso

  • Tissue-specific expression of the RI and RII sodium channel subtypes.

    Dalia Gordon;Dawn Merrick;Vanessa Auld;Robert Dunn

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Escayg
Andrew Escayg Emory University
William A. Catterall
William A. Catterall University of Washington
Joseph C. Glorioso
Joseph C. Glorioso University of Pittsburgh
Miriam H. Meisler
Miriam H. Meisler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Norman Davidson
Norman Davidson California Institute of Technology
Lori L. Isom
Lori L. Isom University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Michael D. Cahalan
Michael D. Cahalan University of California, Irvine
Henry A. Lester
Henry A. Lester California Institute of Technology
Stephen G. Waxman
Stephen G. Waxman Yale University
Ivan Soltesz
Ivan Soltesz Stanford University

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