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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
8533
World Ranking
16322
National Ranking
6757

Stephen A. Ernst 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 Stephen A. Ernst sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 131 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen A. Ernst 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 Stephen A. Ernst sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stephen A. Ernst is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience, with notable contributions to Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology as subfields.

The research topics explored by Stephen A. Ernst include:

  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Their recent publication record includes research articles across various scientific journals and platforms. Notable papers include:

  • "Actions of Rab27B-GTPase on mammalian central excitatory synaptic transmission," 2020, Physiological Reports
  • "Basal and Stress-Induced Network Activity in the Adrenal Medulla In Vivo," 2022, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • "Stress related network activity in the intact adrenal medulla," 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Notch signaling modulates proliferation and differentiation of intestinal crypt base columnar stem cells," 2021, UNC Libraries

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Stephen A. Ernst include:

  • Edward L. Stuenkel
  • José Roberto López Ruiz
  • Ronald W. Holz
  • Erwin R. Arias-Hervert
  • Nicole Y. Xu

Publication venues where their work has appeared more than once include Physiological Reports, Frontiers in Endocrinology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and UNC Libraries.

Best Publications

  • Submucosal glands are the predominant site of CFTR expression in the human bronchus.

    John F. Engelhardt;James R. Yankaskas;Stephen A. Ernst;Yiping Yang

  • Notch signaling modulates proliferation and differentiation of intestinal crypt base columnar stem cells

    Kelli L. VanDussen;Alexis J. Carulli;Theresa M. Keeley;Sanjeevkumar R. Patel

  • NF-κB activation in pancreas induces pancreatic and systemic inflammatory response

    Xueqing Chen;Baoan Ji;Bing Han;Stephen A. Ernst

  • Chemokine gene expression in rat pancreatic acinar cells is an early event associated with acute pancreatitis.

    Terrence Grady;Peng Liang;Stephen A. Ernst;Craig D. Logsdon

  • Evidence that zymogen granules are not a physiologically relevant calcium pool. Defining the distribution of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors in pancreatic acinar cells.

    David I. Yule;Stephen A. Ernst;Hirohide Ohnishi;Richard J.H. Wojcikiewicz

  • A role for the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase/Hsp 27 pathway in cholecystokinin-induced changes in the actin cytoskeleton in rat pancreatic acini

    Claus Schäfer;Sarah E. Ross;M. Julia Bragado;Guy E. Groblewski

  • Basolateral plasma membrane localization of ouabain-sensitive sodium transport sites in the secretory epithelium of the avian salt gland

    Stephen A. Ernst;John W. Mills

  • Organellar Proteomics Analysis of Pancreatic Zymogen Granule Membranes

    Xuequn Chen;Angela K. Walker;John R. Strahler;Eric S. Simon

  • Early activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress is associated with arginine-induced acute pancreatitis

    Constanze H. Kubisch;Maria Dolors Sans;Thiruvengadam Arumugam;Stephen A. Ernst

  • Overexpression of Rab3D enhances regulated amylase secretion from pancreatic acini of transgenic mice.

    Hirohide Ohnishi;Linda C. Samuelson;David I. Yule;Stephen A. Ernst

  • Purification of mouse brain (Na+ + K+)-ATPase catalytic unit, characterization of antiserum, and immunocytochemical localization in cerebellum, choroid plexus, and kidney.

    George J. Siegel;Cheryl Holm;James H. Schreiber;Timothy Desmond

  • Immunocytochemical localization of Na+,K+-ATPase catalytic polypeptide in mouse choroid plexus.

    Stephen A. Ernst;John R. Palacios;George J. Siegel

  • Immunolocalization of the ubiquitin-protein ligase Nedd4 in tissues expressing the epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC)

    Olivier Staub;Herman Yeger;Pamela J. Plant;Hyeja Kim

  • Dominant negative Rab3D inhibits amylase release from mouse pancreatic acini

    Xuequn Chen;Julie A.S. Edwards;Craig D. Logsdon;Stephen A. Ernst

  • Structural diversity of occluding junctions in the low-resistance chloride-secreting opercular epithelium of seawater-adapted killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus).

    Stephen A. Ernst;Stephen A. Ernst;William C. Dodson;Karl J. Karnaky;Karl J. Karnaky

  • Immunocytochemical Localization of (Na+,K+)‐ATPase in the Goldfish Optic Nerve

    Michal Schwartz;Stephen A. Ernst;George J. Siegel;Bernard W. Agranoff

  • Rab3D localizes to zymogen granules in rat pancreatic acini and other exocrine glands

    Hirohide Ohnishi;Stephen A. Ernst;Noel Wys;Mark McNiven

  • Endothelial nitric oxide synthase is protective in the initiation of caerulein-induced acute pancreatitis in mice

    Matthew J. DiMagno;John A. Williams;Yibai Hao;Stephen A. Ernst

  • Molecular basis of defective anion transport in L cells expressing recombinant forms of CFTR

    Yiping Yang;Daniel C. Devor;John F. Engelhardt;Stephen A. Ernst

  • Microscopical methods for the localization of Na+, K+-ATPase

    Stephen A. Ernst;Seth R. Hootman

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Williams
John A. Williams University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Craig D. Logsdon
Craig D. Logsdon The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
David I. Yule
David I. Yule University of Rochester
Bernard W. Agranoff
Bernard W. Agranoff University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Philip C. Andrews
Philip C. Andrews University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ofer Yizhar
Ofer Yizhar Weizmann Institute of Science
Jonathan A. Cohn
Jonathan A. Cohn Duke University
Chung Owyang
Chung Owyang University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James M. Wilson
James M. Wilson University of Pennsylvania
Ronald W. Holz
Ronald W. Holz University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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