David Epel

David Epel 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 Epel sits on this spectrum.

David Epel 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 Epel sits on this spectrum.

Research.com Recognitions

• 1978 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• 1976 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Best Publications

• The genome of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.

  Erica Sodergren;George M. Weinstock;Eric H. Davidson;R. Andrew Cameron

  1289
  Citations

• Intracellular pH and activation of sea urchin eggs after fertilisation.

  James D. Johnson;David Epel

  761
  Citations

• Activation of sea-urchin eggs by a calcium ionophore.

  Richard A. Steinhardt;David Epel

  630
  Citations

• Some precautions in using chelators to buffer metals in biological solutions.

  Chris Patton;Stuart Thompson;David Epel

  575
  Citations

• Is calcium ionophore a universal activator for unfertilised eggs

  Richard A. Steinhardt;David Epel;Edward J. Carroll;Ryuzo Yanagimachi

  535
  Citations

• Embryo stability and vulnerability in an always changing world

  Amro Hamdoun;David Epel

  385
  Citations

• Mechanisms of activation of sperm and egg during fertilization of sea urchin gametes.

  David Epel

  381
  Citations

• The chemical defensome: Environmental sensing and response genes in the Strongylocentrotus purpuratus genome

  J.V. Goldstone;A. Hamdoun;B.J. Cole;M. Howard-Ashby

  306
  Citations

• Changes in internal pH associated with initiation of motility and acrosome reaction of sea urchin sperm.

  Hon cheung Lee;Carl Johnson;David Epel

  295
  Citations

• Nitromusk and polycyclic musk compounds as long-term inhibitors of cellular xenobiotic defense systems mediated by multidrug transporters.

  Till Luckenbach;David Epel

  274
  Citations

• Emerging contaminants--pesticides, PPCPs, microbial degradation products and natural substances as inhibitors of multixenobiotic defense in aquatic organisms.

  Tvrtko Smital;Till Luckenbach;Roberta Sauerborn;Amro M Hamdoun

  263
  Citations

• Protein synthesis in sea urchin eggs: a "late" response to fertilization.

  David Epel

  261
  Citations

• An analysis of the partial metabolic derepression of sea urchin eggs by ammonia: The existence of independent pathways

  David Epel;Richard Steinhardt;Tom Humphreys;Daniel Mazia

  248
  Citations

• Calmodulin activates NAD kinase of sea urchin eggs: an early event of fertilization.

  David Epel;Chris Patton;Robert W. Wallace;Wai Yiu Cheung

  243
  Citations

• Role of the intrinsic transglutaminase in the Ca2+-mediated crosslinking of erythrocyte proteins

  Laszlo Lorand;Lisa B. Weissmann;Debra L. Epel;Joyce Bruner-Lorand

  238
  Citations

• Methods for revoval of the vitelline membrane of sea urchin eggs. I. Use of dithiothreitol (Cleland Reagent).

  D. Epel;D. Epel;A.M. Weaver;A.M. Weaver;D. Mazia;D. Mazia

  223
  Citations

• NO is necessary and sufficient for egg activation at fertilization

  Richard C. Kuo;Gregory T. Baxter;Stuart H. Thompson;Stephen A. Stricker

  219
  Citations

• Isolation and biological activity of the proteases released by sea urchin eggs following fertilization

  Edward J. Carroll;David Epel

  206
  Citations

• Use of multidrug transporters as first lines of defense against toxins in aquatic organisms

  David Epel

  192
  Citations

• Protease released from sea urchin eggs at fertilization alters the vitelline layer and aids in preventing polyspermy.

  V.D. Vacquier;Mia J. Tegner;D. Epel

  192
  Citations