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Theodore R. Cummins

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Neuroscience

D-Index
76
Citations
20672
World Ranking
1922
National Ranking
920

Theodore R. Cummins 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 Theodore R. Cummins sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 188 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Theodore R. Cummins 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 Theodore R. Cummins sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 76 D-Index — 80th percentile

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Overview

Theodore R. Cummins is affiliated with Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields of study, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions to Medicine.

The main subfields of study include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Physiology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Genetics

Their research covers a range of scientific topics such as:

  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies

Theodore R. Cummins has published extensively, with frequent appearances in venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Stem Cell Reports
  • Cells
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Significant recent publications include:

  • Retinal Ganglion Cells With a Glaucoma OPTN(E50K) Mutation Exhibit Neurodegenerative Phenotypes when Derived from Three-Dimensional Retinal Organoids (2020, Stem Cell Reports)
  • CaMKII enhances voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.6 activity and neuronal excitability (2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • Distinctive Properties and Powerful Neuromodulation of Nav1.6 Sodium Channels Regulates Neuronal Excitability (2021, Cells)
  • Differential Inhibition of Human Nav1.2 Resurgent and Persistent Sodium Currents by Cannabidiol and GS967 (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • Astrocytes modulate neurodegenerative phenotypes associated with glaucoma in OPTN(E50K) human stem cell-derived retinal ganglion cells (2022, Stem Cell Reports)

Theodore R. Cummins has collaborated frequently with coauthors such as:

  • Yucheng Xiao
  • Agnes Zybura
  • Yanling Pan
  • Kirstin B. VanderWall
  • Kang-Chieh Huang

Best Publications

  • DOWNREGULATION OF TETRODOTOXIN-RESISTANT SODIUM CURRENTS AND UPREGULATION OF A RAPIDLY REPRIMING TETRODOTOXIN-SENSITIVE SODIUM CURRENT IN SMALL SPINAL SENSORY NEURONS AFTER NERVE INJURY

    Theodore R. Cummins;Stephen G. Waxman

  • Sodium Channels in Normal and Pathological Pain

    Sulayman D. Dib-Hajj;Theodore R. Cummins;Joel A. Black;Stephen G. Waxman

  • Contribution of Nav1.8 Sodium Channels to Action Potential Electrogenesis in DRG Neurons

    Muthukrishnan Renganathan;Theodore R. Cummins;Stephen G. Waxman

  • The roles of sodium channels in nociception: Implications for mechanisms of pain

    Theodore R. Cummins;Patrick L. Sheets;Stephen G. Waxman;Stephen G. Waxman

  • Gain-of-function mutation in Nav1.7 in familial erythromelalgia induces bursting of sensory neurons

    Sulayman D. Dib-Hajj;Anthony M. Rush;Anthony M. Rush;Theodore Cummins;F. M. Hisama

  • A novel persistent tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium current in SNS-null and wild-type small primary sensory neurons.

    Theodore R. Cummins;Sulayman D. Dib-Hajj;Joel A. Black;Armen N. Akopian

  • Electrophysiological properties of mutant Nav1.7 sodium channels in a painful inherited neuropathy

    Theodore R. Cummins;Sulayman D. Dib-Hajj;Sulayman D. Dib-Hajj;Stephen G. Waxman;Stephen G. Waxman

  • A single sodium channel mutation produces hyper- or hypoexcitability in different types of neurons

    Anthony M. Rush;Sulayman D. Dib-Hajj;Sulayman D. Dib-Hajj;Shujun Liu;Shujun Liu;Theodore R. Cummins

  • Changes in the expression of tetrodotoxin-sensitive sodium channels within dorsal root ganglia neurons in inflammatory pain.

    Joel A Black;Shujun Liu;Masaki Tanaka;Theodore R Cummins

  • Multiple sodium channels and their roles in electrogenesis within dorsal root ganglion neurons

    Anthony M. Rush;Theodore R. Cummins;Stephen G. Waxman

  • Sodium channels and pain

    S. G. Waxman;S. Dib-Hajj;T. R. Cummins;J. A. Black

  • The role of sodium channels in chronic inflammatory and neuropathic pain.

    Ron Amir;Charles E. Argoff;Gary J. Bennett;Theodore R. Cummins

  • Slow Closed-State Inactivation: A Novel Mechanism Underlying Ramp Currents in Cells Expressing the hNE/PN1 Sodium Channel

    Theodore R. Cummins;James R. Howe;Stephen G. Waxman;Stephen G. Waxman

  • Distinct repriming and closed-state inactivation kinetics of Nav1.6 and Nav1.7 sodium channels in mouse spinal sensory neurons.

    Raimund I. Herzog;Theodore R. Cummins;Farshid Ghassemi;Sulayman D. Dib-Hajj

  • Upregulation of a silent sodium channel after peripheral, but not central, nerve injury in DRG neurons.

    J. A. Black;T. R. Cummins;T. R. Cummins;C. Plumpton;Y. H. Chen

  • Nav1.3 Sodium Channels: Rapid Repriming and Slow Closed-State Inactivation Display Quantitative Differences after Expression in a Mammalian Cell Line and in Spinal Sensory Neurons

    Theodore R. Cummins;Fabio Aglieco;Mathurkrisnan Renganathan;Raimund I. Herzog

  • SNS Na+ channel expression increases in dorsal root ganglion neurons in the carrageenan inflammatory pain model

    Masaki Tanaka;Theodore R. Cummins;Theodore R. Cummins;Kuniko Ishikawa;Kuniko Ishikawa;Sulayman D. Dib-hajj;Sulayman D. Dib-hajj

  • Persistent TTX-resistant Na+ current affects resting potential and response to depolarization in simulated spinal sensory neurons.

    R. I. Herzog;Theodore Cummins;S. G. Waxman

  • Plasticity of sodium channel expression in DRG neurons in the chronic constriction injury model of neuropathic pain.

    Sulayman D. Dib-Hajj;Jenny Fjell;Jenny Fjell;Jenny Fjell;Theodore R. Cummins;Theodore R. Cummins;Zheng Zheng

  • From genes to pain: Nav1.7 and human pain disorders

    Sulayman D. Dib-Hajj;Theodore R. Cummins;Joel A. Black;Stephen G. Waxman

  • Comprehensive review The roles of sodium channels in nociception: Implications for mechanisms of pain

    Theodore R. Cummins;Patrick L. Sheets;Stephen G. Waxman

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen G. Waxman
Stephen G. Waxman Yale University
Sulayman D. Dib-Hajj
Sulayman D. Dib-Hajj Yale University
Joel A. Black
Joel A. Black Yale University
Gabriel G. Haddad
Gabriel G. Haddad University of California, San Diego
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna University of Florida
Jun-Ming Zhang
Jun-Ming Zhang University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Chuan-ju Liu
Chuan-ju Liu New York University
Mark Estacion
Mark Estacion Yale University
Kaj Fried
Kaj Fried Karolinska Institute
Louis J. Ptáček
Louis J. Ptáček University of California, San Francisco

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