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117
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731
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465

David C. Spray publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David C. Spray sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 496 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

David C. Spray D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David C. Spray sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 117 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

David C. Spray is affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the biological sciences, with a particular focus on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and neuroscience. Notably, their work includes a significant number of publications in molecular biology and neurology, reflecting a deep engagement with the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying health and disease.

The scientist's main fields of study cover:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Within these broad areas, Spray's subfields of study include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurology
  • Physiology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Ophthalmology

Their research themes revolve around key topics such as:

  • Connexins and lens biology
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Heat shock proteins research

Spray has contributed to numerous publications in scientific journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Preprints.org
  • Nature reviews. Neuroscience
  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports

Recent notable papers include:

  • Emerging importance of satellite glia in nervous system function and dysfunction, 2020, Nature Reviews. Neuroscience
  • Stress gates an astrocytic energy reservoir to impair synaptic plasticity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Severe COVID-19 and healthcare-associated infections on the ICU: time to remember the basics?, 2020, Journal of Hospital Infection
  • Cx43 carboxyl terminal domain determines AQP4 and Cx30 endfoot organization and blood brain barrier permeability, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Apoptotic Osteocytes Induce RANKL Production in Bystanders via Purinergic Signaling and Activation of Pannexin Channels, 2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Spray has collaborated frequently with several other researchers, including:

  • Antonio Cibelli
  • Eliana Scemes
  • Randy F. Stout
  • Sean McCutcheon
  • Dumitru A. Iacobaş

Best Publications

  • Gap junctions: new tools, new answers, new questions.

    M.V.L. Bennett;L.C. Barrio;T.A. Bargiello;D.C. Spray

  • Hepatocyte gap junctions are permeable to the second messenger, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate, and to calcium ions

    Juan C. Saez;John A. Connor;David C. Spray;Michael V. L. Bennett

  • Glial cells in (patho)physiology.

    Vladimir Parpura;Michael T. Heneka;Vedrana Montana;Stéphane H.R. Oliet

  • Differential expression of three gap junction proteins in developing and mature brain tissues

    R. Dermietzel;O. Traub;T. K. Hwang;E. Beyer

  • Gap junctions in the brain: where, what type, how many and why?

    Rolf Dermietzel;David C. Spray

  • Gap junctional conductance is a simple and sensitive function of intracellular pH

    D. C. Spray;Andrew Harris;M. V.L. Bennett

  • Physiology and Pharmacology of Gap Junctions

    D. C. Spray;M. V.L. Bennett

  • Pannexin1 is part of the pore forming unit of the P2X7 receptor death complex

    Silviu Locovei;Eliana Scemes;Feng Qiu;David C. Spray

  • Equilibrium properties of a voltage-dependent junctional conductance.

    D. C. Spray;A. L. Harris;M. V.L. Bennett

  • Gap junctions between cultured astrocytes: immunocytochemical, molecular, and electrophysiological analysis

    R Dermietzel;EL Hertberg;JA Kessler;DC Spray

  • Wnt-1 regulation of connexin43 in cardiac myocytes

    Zhaowei Ai;Avi Fischer;David C. Spray;Anthony M.C. Brown

  • cAMP increases junctional conductance and stimulates phosphorylation of the 27-kDa principal gap junction polypeptide

    Juan C. Saez;David C. Spray;Angus C. Nairn;Elliot Hertzberg

  • P2X7 receptor-Pannexin1 complex: pharmacology and signaling

    Rodolfo Iglesias;Silviu Locovei;Andre P Roque;Anael P Alberto;Anael P Alberto

  • Pannexin 1: The Molecular Substrate of Astrocyte “Hemichannels”

    Rodolfo Iglesias;Gerhard Dahl;Feng Qiu;David C. Spray

  • Potent block of Cx36 and Cx50 gap junction channels by mefloquine.

    Scott J. Cruikshank;Matthew Hopperstad;Meg Younger;Barry W. Connors

  • The role of the glycocalyx in reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton under fluid shear stress: A “bumper-car” model

    Mia M. Thi;John M. Tarbell;Sheldon Weinbaum;David C. Spray

  • Structure-activity relations of the cardiac gap junction channel.

    D. C. Spray;J. M. Burt

  • Functional connexin "hemichannels": a critical appraisal.

    David C. Spray;Zu Cheng Ye;Bruce R. Ransom

  • Use of Organotypic cultures of Corti's organ to study the protective effects of antioxidant molecules on cisplatin-induced damage of auditory hair cells

    Kopke Rd;Liu W;Gabaizadeh R;Jacono A

  • Pannexin channels are not gap junction hemichannels

    Gina E. Sosinsky;Daniela Boassa;Rolf Dermietzel;Heather S. Duffy

Frequent Co-Authors

Eliana Scemes
Eliana Scemes New York Medical College
Michael V. L. Bennett
Michael V. L. Bennett Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Herbert B. Tanowitz
Herbert B. Tanowitz Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Rolf Dermietzel
Rolf Dermietzel Ruhr University Bochum
Juan C. Sáez
Juan C. Sáez University of Valparaíso
John A. Kessler
John A. Kessler Northwestern University
Louis M. Weiss
Louis M. Weiss Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Antonio Frigeri
Antonio Frigeri University of Bari Aldo Moro
Menachem Hanani
Menachem Hanani Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Takashi Kojima
Takashi Kojima Sapporo Medical University

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