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Biology and Biochemistry

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World Ranking
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Chemistry

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Citations
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World Ranking
14250
National Ranking
3681

Myles H. Akabas publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Myles H. Akabas sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 93 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Myles H. Akabas D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Myles H. Akabas is affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly within medicine and social sciences, with a particular focus on public health, environmental and occupational health, gender studies, infectious diseases, molecular biology, and general health professions.

The scientist's scholarly output includes 24 publications in medicine and 9 in social sciences. Their work explores diverse topics such as health and medical research impacts, diversity and career issues in medicine, innovations in medical education, medical education and admissions, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, biochemical and molecular research, and healthcare cost, quality, and practices.

Frequent publication venues for this researcher include:

  • JCI Insight
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®
  • Academic Pathology
  • PLoS ONE
  • International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance

Collaborations are noted with several co-authors over multiple works, among them:

  • Lawrence F. Brass
  • Joseph Sweeney
  • Reiko Maki Fitzsimonds
  • Eva Catenaccio
  • Jonathan M. Rochlin

Highlighted recent publications include:

  • "Gaps between college and starting an MD-PhD program are adding years to physician-scientist training time" (2022), published in JCI Insight
  • "Pearls of wisdom for aspiring physician-scientist residency applicants and program directors" (2022), published in JCI Insight
  • "The financial impact of MD-PhD training compared with MD training for academic physicians" (2024), published in JCI Insight
  • "Sociodemographic factors and research experience impact MD-PhD program acceptance" (2024), published in JCI Insight
  • "MD-PhD graduates remain underrepresented in orthopaedic surgery: National MD-PhD Program Outcome Survey update" (2020), published in Journal of Orthopaedic Research®

Best Publications

  • Identification of an intestinal folate transporter and the molecular basis for hereditary folate malabsorption.

    Andong Qiu;Michaela Jansen;Antoinette Sakaris;Sang Hee Min

  • TOWARD A STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR THE FUNCTION OF NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS AND THEIR COUSINS

    Arthur Karlin;Myles H. Akabas

  • Acetylcholine receptor channel structure probed in cysteine-substitution mutants

    Myles H. Akabas;David A. Stauffer;Ming Xu;Arthur Karlin

  • Substituted-cysteine accessibility method.

    Arthur Karlin;Myles H. Akabas

  • Emerging molecular mechanisms of general anesthetic action

    Hugh C. Hemmings;Myles H. Akabas;Peter A. Goldstein;James R. Trudell

  • Identification of acetylcholine receptor channel-lining residues in the entire M2 segment of the α subunit

    Myles H. Akabas;Christine Kaufmann;Patrick Archdeacon;Arthur Karlin

  • Open Source Drug Discovery with the Malaria Box Compound Collection for Neglected Diseases and Beyond.

    Wesley C. Van Voorhis;John H. Adams;Roberto Adelfio;Roberto Adelfio;Vida Ahyong

  • A bitter substance induces a rise in intracellular calcium in a subpopulation of rat taste cells.

    Myles H. Akabas;Jane Dodd;Qais Al-Awqati

  • Are MD-PhD programs meeting their goals? An analysis of career choices made by graduates of 24 MD-PhD programs.

    Lawrence F. Brass;Myles H. Akabas;Linda D. Burnley;David M. Engman

  • Identification of channel-lining residues in the M2 membrane-spanning segment of the GABA(A) receptor alpha1 subunit.

    Ming Xu;Myles H. Akabas

  • Identification of Acetylcholine Receptor Channel-Lining Residues in the M1 Segment of the .alpha.-Subunit

    Myles H. Akabas;Arthur Karlin

  • Defining the propofol binding site location on the GABAA receptor.

    Moez Bali;Myles H. Akabas

  • Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. Structure and function of an epithelial chloride channel.

    Myles H. Akabas

  • Purification and reconstitution of chloride channels from kidney and trachea.

    Donald W. Landry;Myles H. Akabas;Christopher Redhead;Aleksander Edelman

  • Protein mobility and GABA-induced conformational changes in GABA(A) receptor pore-lining M2 segment.

    Jeffrey Horenstein;David A. Wagner;Cynthia Czajkowski;Myles H. Akabas

  • Amino acid residues lining the chloride channel of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator.

    Myles H. Akabas;Christine Kaufmann;Tiffani A. Cook;Patrick Archdeacon

  • Osmotic swelling of phospholipid vesicles causes them to fuse with a planar phospholipid bilayer membrane

    Fredric S. Cohen;Myles H. Akabas;Alan Finkelstein

  • Interaction of picrotoxin with GABAA receptor channel-lining residues probed in cysteine mutants

    Ming Xu;D. F. Covey;M. H. Akabas

  • Exposure of Residues in the Cyclic Nucleotide–Gated Channel Pore: P Region Structure and Function in Gating

    Zhong Ping Sun;Myles H. Akabas;Evan H. Goulding;Arthur Karlin

  • The Proton-Coupled Folate Transporter: Impact on Pemetrexed Transport and on Antifolates Activities Compared with the Reduced Folate Carrier

    Rongbao Zhao;Andong Qiu;Eugenia Tsai;Michaela Jansen

  • Rodent intestinal folate transporters (SLC46A1): secondary structure, functional properties, and response to dietary folate restriction.

    Andong Qiu;Sang Hee Min;Michaela Jansen;Usha Malhotra

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Fidock
David A. Fidock Columbia University
Arthur Karlin
Arthur Karlin Columbia University
Lawrence F. Brass
Lawrence F. Brass University of Pennsylvania
Fredric S. Cohen
Fredric S. Cohen Rush University Medical Center
Qais Al-Awqati
Qais Al-Awqati Columbia University
Olaf S. Andersen
Olaf S. Andersen Cornell University
Paul D. Roepe
Paul D. Roepe Georgetown University
Katherine Thea Andrews
Katherine Thea Andrews Griffith University
Sergio Wittlin
Sergio Wittlin Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Stephen Baker
Stephen Baker Agency for Science, Technology and Research

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