2026 Theodore R. Cummins: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	76	1922	1755	920	820	188	20672

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Neuroscience

1922

1755

920

820

188

20672

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

747
Citations
Sodium Channels in Normal and Pathological Pain

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

691
Citations
Contribution of Nav1.8 Sodium Channels to Action Potential Electrogenesis in DRG Neurons

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

642
Citations
The roles of sodium channels in nociception: Implications for mechanisms of pain

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

568
Citations
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

521
Citations
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

518
Citations
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

472
Citations
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

471
Citations
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

470
Citations
Multiple sodium channels and their roles in electrogenesis within dorsal root ganglion neurons

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

470
Citations
Sodium channels and pain

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

455
Citations
The role of sodium channels in chronic inflammatory and neuropathic pain.

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

450
Citations
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

428
Citations
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

366
Citations
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

353
Citations
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

350
Citations
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

346
Citations
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

337
Citations
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

333
Citations
From genes to pain: Nav1.7 and human pain disorders

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

311
Citations
Comprehensive review The roles of sodium channels in nociception: Implications for mechanisms of pain

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

4
Citations