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Researcher · University of Calgary · Canada

Brian A. MacVicar

Brian A. MacVicar publishes mostly in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology, on topics such as Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Ion channel regulation and function and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering.

World rank
#76,775
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Canada
#2,467
of 38,960
Works
26
Citations
570
Citations per work
21.9

What does Brian A. MacVicar research?

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 43.6%Molecular Biology: 30.8%Physiology: 7.7%Neurology: 7.7%other fields: 10.2%44%top field
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience43.6%Molecular Biology30.8%Physiology7.7%Neurology7.7%other fields10.2%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience44% of their works
  2. 2Molecular Biology31% of their works
  3. 3Physiology8% of their works
  4. 4Neurology8% of their works
  5. 5Cognitive Neuroscience3% of their works
  6. 6Biochemistry3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Brian A. MacVicar's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Astrocyte Function, Neurotransmission, Synaptic Plasticity, Channel Regulation, Ion Channels, Voltage-Gated Channels, Electrode Arrays and Neural Stimulation.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Astrocyte Function122 topics
  2. Neurotransmission101 topic
  3. Synaptic Plasticity101 topic
  4. Channel Regulation72 topics
  5. Ion Channels51 topic
  6. Voltage-Gated Channels51 topic
  7. Electrode Arrays41 topic
  8. Neural Stimulation41 topic
  9. Carnosine21 topic
  10. Channelrhodopsin21 topic
  11. Connexins21 topic
  12. Crystal Structure21 topic
  13. Gap Junctions21 topic
  14. Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors21 topic
  15. Optogenetics21 topic
  16. ß-Alanine Supplementation21 topic
  17. Arachidonic Acid11 topic
  18. Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids11 topic

Where does Brian A. MacVicar work?

Brian A. MacVicar's main affiliation in the publication record is University of Calgary, Canada.

How many publications and citations does Brian A. MacVicar have?

Science Explorer counts 26 works and 570 citations for Brian A. MacVicar, ranking #76,775 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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