Alexander Dityatev

15.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
170 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Alexander Dityatev is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Dityatev has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 64 papers in Molecular Biology and 37 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Alexander Dityatev's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (100 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (37 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (32 papers). Alexander Dityatev is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (100 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (37 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (32 papers). Alexander Dityatev collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and United States. Alexander Dityatev's co-authors include Melitta Schachner, Melitta Schachner, Olena Bukalo, P. Sonderegger, Vladimir Sytnyk, Dmitri A. Rusakov, Markus Delling, Inseon Song, Oleg Senkov and Elena Dvoretskova and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Dityatev

167 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Direct generation of functional dopaminergic neurons from mouse and human fibroblasts

2011 781 citations Massimiliano Caiazzo, Maria Teresa Dell’Anno et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander Dityatev Germany	57	5.6k	4.8k	2.4k	1.9k	1.3k	170	10.2k
Pico Caroni Switzerland	62	6.2k 1.1×	6.2k 1.3×	2.8k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	90	14.2k
Melitta Schachner Germany	66	7.8k 1.4×	5.9k 1.2×	2.8k 1.2×	3.9k 2.0×	1.8k 1.4×	221	13.8k
Elior Peles Israel	63	6.8k 1.2×	7.6k 1.6×	2.8k 1.2×	2.8k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	132	16.0k
Gabriel Corfas United States	58	4.1k 0.7×	4.3k 0.9×	956 0.4×	2.1k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	109	11.0k
Takeshi Yagi Japan	58	6.9k 1.2×	9.2k 1.9×	2.4k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	886 0.7×	190	14.9k
Peter Scheiffele Switzerland	48	4.4k 0.8×	6.6k 1.4×	2.7k 1.1×	925 0.5×	850 0.7×	85	10.5k
Haruhiko Bito Japan	55	5.7k 1.0×	7.6k 1.6×	1.9k 0.8×	999 0.5×	862 0.7×	162	13.6k
Jean‐Antoine Girault France	73	9.6k 1.7×	8.8k 1.8×	2.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	827 0.6×	229	16.4k
Matthew N. Rasband United States	63	5.7k 1.0×	4.7k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	2.4k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	141	10.4k
Geneviève Rougon France	65	6.0k 1.1×	5.4k 1.1×	2.4k 1.0×	4.1k 2.1×	1.2k 0.9×	192	12.3k

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Singh, Jeet Bahadur, et al.. (2025). Activity-dependent extracellular proteolytic cascade cleaves the ECM component brevican to promote structural plasticity. EMBO Reports. 27(1). 163–185.

Sun, Wei‐Lun, et al.. (2024). Integrity of neural extracellular matrix is required for microglia‐mediated synaptic remodeling. Glia. 72(10). 1874–1892. 11 indexed citations

Sabermarouf, Babak, Antonio Reboreda, Rahul Kaushik, et al.. (2023). TRPC4 Channel Knockdown in the Hippocampal CA1 Region Impairs Modulation of Beta Oscillations in Novel Context. Biology. 12(4). 629–629. 2 indexed citations

Ramsaran, Adam I., Ying Wang, Stepan Aleshin, et al.. (2023). A shift in the mechanisms controlling hippocampal engram formation during brain maturation. Science. 380(6644). 543–551. 68 indexed citations

Sakib, Sadman, et al.. (2022). Aging-Associated Changes in Cognition, Expression and Epigenetic Regulation of Chondroitin 6-Sulfotransferase Chst3. Cells. 11(13). 2033–2033. 10 indexed citations

Khoshneviszadeh, Mahsima, et al.. (2020). Interplay between perivascular and perineuronal extracellular matrix remodelling in neurological and psychiatric diseases. European Journal of Neuroscience. 53(12). 3811–3830. 34 indexed citations

Kaushik, Rahul, Marco Leite, E Chabrol, et al.. (2020). LGI1 downregulation increases neuronal circuit excitability. Epilepsia. 61(12). 2836–2846. 16 indexed citations

Labus, Josephine, Franziska E. Müller, Malte Butzlaff, et al.. (2020). Amelioration of Tau pathology and memory deficits by targeting 5-HT7 receptor. Progress in Neurobiology. 197. 101900–101900. 27 indexed citations

Kaushik, Rahul, et al.. (2020). Fine structure analysis of perineuronal nets in the ketamine model of schizophrenia. European Journal of Neuroscience. 53(12). 3988–4004. 28 indexed citations

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Minge, Daniel, Oleg Senkov, Rahul Kaushik, et al.. (2017). Heparan Sulfates Support Pyramidal Cell Excitability, Synaptic Plasticity, and Context Discrimination. Cerebral Cortex. 27(2). 903–918. 36 indexed citations

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Stasenko, Sergey V., et al.. (2017). Modeling of Neural Networks with Tetrapartite Synapses. 1 indexed citations

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Dell’Anno, Maria Teresa, Massimiliano Caiazzo, Damiana Leo, et al.. (2014). Remote control of induced dopaminergic neurons in parkinsonian rats. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 124(7). 3215–3229. 91 indexed citations

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Dityatev, Alexander, et al.. (2013). Forms and Mechanisms of Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity. DZNE Pub. 5. 4 indexed citations

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Kochlamazashvili, Gaga, Olena Bukalo, Oleg Senkov, et al.. (2012). Restoration of Synaptic Plasticity and Learning in Young and Aged NCAM-Deficient Mice by Enhancing Neurotransmission Mediated by GluN2A-Containing NMDA Receptors. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(7). 2263–2275. 42 indexed citations

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Kochlamazashvili, Gaga, Oleg Senkov, Sergei Grebenyuk, et al.. (2010). Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule-Associated Polysialic Acid Regulates Synaptic Plasticity and Learning by Restraining the Signaling through GluN2B-Containing NMDA Receptors. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(11). 4171–4183. 100 indexed citations

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Kleene, Ralf, Gunjan Joshi, Ina Kalus, et al.. (2010). NCAM-Induced Neurite Outgrowth Depends on Binding of Calmodulin to NCAM and on Nuclear Import of NCAM and fak Fragments. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(32). 10784–10798. 60 indexed citations

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Disanza, Andrea, Michael Kintscher, Luminita Stoenica, et al.. (2009). The Insulin Receptor Substrate of 53 kDa (IRSp53) Limits Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(14). 9225–9236. 65 indexed citations

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Ponimaskin, Evgeni, Alexander Dityatev, Mika O. Ruonala, et al.. (2008). Fibroblast Growth Factor-Regulated Palmitoylation of the Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule Determines Neuronal Morphogenesis. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(36). 8897–8907. 62 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Carsten, et al.. (2007). Amyloid precursor protein and amyloid β-peptide bind to ATP synthase and regulate its activity at the surface of neural cells. Molecular Psychiatry. 13(10). 953–969. 119 indexed citations

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Ader, Marius, et al.. (2003). Efficient Transfection of Neural Stem Cells by Electroporation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44(13). 2338–2338. 1 indexed citations

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