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Amy B. MacDermott 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 Amy B. MacDermott sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 91 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Amy B. MacDermott 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 Amy B. MacDermott sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Amy B. MacDermott is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans key subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Medicine.

MacDermott's research covers several focused topics, notably:

  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

They have published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with the available record showing at least one paper:

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses kinases NahK and RetS to control the motile-biofilm switch, 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent coauthors of Amy B. MacDermott include:

  • Jason M. Withorn
  • Karishma Ramcharan
  • Natalie E Alfano
  • Alicia G. Mendoza
  • Jiayuan Fu

Their research contributes to understanding bacterial behavior mechanisms, particularly the regulation of biofilm formation and motility. The work on kinases NahK and RetS involves insight into the signaling pathways that control the switch between motile and biofilm phenotypes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium relevant to antibiotic resistance and pathogenicity.

Best Publications

  • NMDA-receptor activation increases cytoplasmic calcium concentration in cultured spinal cord neurones

    Amy B. MacDermott;Amy B. MacDermott;Mark L. Mayer;Gary L. Westbrook;Stephen J. Smith

  • Molecular characterization of a functional cDNA encoding the serotonin 1c receptor.

    David Julius;Amy B. MacDermott;Richard Axel;Thomas M. Jessell

  • Activation of ATP P2X receptors elicits glutamate release from sensory neuron synapses.

    Jianguo G. Gu;Amy B. MacDermott

  • Presynaptic ionotropic receptors and the control of transmitter release.

    Amy B. MacDermott;Lorna W. Role;Steven A. Siegelbaum

  • Disinhibition opens the gate to pathological pain signaling in superficial neurokinin 1 receptor-expressing neurons in rat spinal cord.

    Carole Torsney;Amy B MacDermott

  • Characteristics and function of Ca2+ — and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-releasable stores of Ca2+ in neurons

    V. Henzi;A.B. MacDermott

  • Presynaptic ionotropic receptors and control of transmitter release

    Holly S. Engelman;Amy B. MacDermott

  • A mutation in mouse Disc1 that models a schizophrenia risk allele leads to specific alterations in neuronal architecture and cognition

    Mirna Kvajo;Heather McKellar;P. Alexander Arguello;Liam J. Drew

  • ATP P2X Receptors Mediate Fast Synaptic Transmission in the Dorsal Horn of the Rat Spinal Cord

    Bardoni R;Goldstein Pa;Lee Cj;Gu Jg

  • Mechanisms of GABA and glycine depolarization-induced calcium transients in rat dorsal horn neurons.

    D B Reichling;A Kyrozis;J Wang;A B MacDermott

  • Palmitoylation-dependent neurodevelopmental deficits in a mouse model of 22q11 microdeletion

    Jun Mukai;Alefiya Dhilla;Liam J Drew;Kimberly L Stark

  • Synaptic strengthening through activation of Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors.

    J. G. Gu;C. Albuquerque;C. J. Lee;A. B. MacDermott

  • Receptors, ion channels and synaptic potentials underlying the integrative actions of excitatory amino acids

    Amy B. MacDermott;Nicholas Dale

  • Deficiency of Dgcr8, a gene disrupted by the 22q11.2 microdeletion, results in altered short-term plasticity in the prefrontal cortex

    Karine Fénelon;Jun Mukai;Bin Xu;Pei Ken Hsu

  • Presynaptic NMDA Receptors Modulate Glutamate Release from Primary Sensory Neurons in Rat Spinal Cord Dorsal Horn

    Rita Bardoni;Carole Torsney;Chi-Kun Tong;Massimiliano Prandini

  • Action potential repolarization may involve a transient, Ca2+-sensitive outward current in a vertebrate neurone.

    Amy B. MacDermott;Forrest F. Weight

  • Molecular substrates of altered axonal growth and brain connectivity in a mouse model of schizophrenia.

    Jun Mukai;Makoto Tamura;Karine Fénelon;Andrew M. Rosen

  • The distribution of neurons expressing calcium-permeable AMPA receptors in the superficial laminae of the spinal cord dorsal horn.

    Holly S. Engelman;Thomas B. Allen;Amy B. MacDermott

  • Low-Threshold Primary Afferent Drive onto GABAergic Interneurons in the Superficial Dorsal Horn of the Mouse

    Claire A. Daniele;Amy B. MacDermott

  • Sensory transmitters regulate intracellular calcium in dorsal horn neurons

    M. D. Womack;M. D. Womack;A. B. MacDermott;T. M. Jessell;T. M. Jessell

  • Delta Opioid Receptors Presynaptically Regulate Cutaneous Mechanosensory Neuron Input to the Spinal Cord Dorsal Horn

    Rita Bardoni;Vivianne L. Tawfik;Dong Wang;Amaury François

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Reichling
David B. Reichling University of California, San Francisco
Megumu Yoshimura
Megumu Yoshimura Kumamoto Health Science University
C. Justin Lee
C. Justin Lee Institute for Basic Science
Ottavio Arancio
Ottavio Arancio Columbia University
Hynek Wichterle
Hynek Wichterle Columbia University
Andrew J. Todd
Andrew J. Todd University of Glasgow
Clifford J. Woolf
Clifford J. Woolf Boston Children's Hospital
Carol A. Mason
Carol A. Mason Columbia University
Gary R. Lewin
Gary R. Lewin Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Gerald D. Fischbach
Gerald D. Fischbach Columbia University

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