August B. Smit

31.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
341 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

About

August B. Smit is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, August B. Smit has authored 341 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 201 papers in Molecular Biology, 166 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 53 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in August B. Smit's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (91 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (58 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (56 papers). August B. Smit is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (91 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (58 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (56 papers). August B. Smit collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Germany. August B. Smit's co-authors include Titia K. Sixma, Sabine Spijker, Ka Wan Li, Katjuša Brejc, Willem J. van Dijk, Ronald E. van Kesteren, Remco V. Klaassen, Huibert D. Mansvelder, John van der Oost and Jan van Minnen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

August B. Smit

332 papers receiving 17.6k citations

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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.

Crystal structure of an ACh-binding protein reveals the ligand-binding domain of nicotinic receptors

2001 1.5k citations Remco V. Klaassen, August B. Smit et al. profile →
Nicotine and Carbamylcholine Binding to Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors as Studied in AChBP Crystal Structures

2004 676 citations August B. Smit, Titia K. Sixma et al. Neuron profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
August B. Smit Netherlands	69	10.4k	7.2k	2.1k	1.8k	1.5k	341	17.8k
Marina R. Picciotto United States	75	12.4k 1.2×	8.7k 1.2×	2.5k 1.2×	3.3k 1.9×	686 0.5×	273	20.4k
Henry A. Lester United States	86	19.0k 1.8×	12.5k 1.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	732 0.5×	371	25.0k
Richard W. Olsen United States	70	9.4k 0.9×	11.8k 1.6×	2.3k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	237	17.7k
Paul J. Whiting United States	81	12.6k 1.2×	12.3k 1.7×	2.3k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	861 0.6×	198	19.2k
Peter R. Schofield Australia	74	9.8k 0.9×	8.3k 1.2×	1.8k 0.9×	2.5k 1.4×	2.8k 1.9×	343	20.6k
Trevor G. Smart United Kingdom	67	8.9k 0.9×	10.0k 1.4×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	638 0.4×	173	14.7k
Cornelia I. Bargmann United States	98	11.4k 1.1×	11.2k 1.6×	1.9k 0.9×	3.6k 2.0×	3.4k 2.3×	181	34.4k
Masayoshi Mishina Japan	76	12.9k 1.2×	13.5k 1.9×	2.6k 1.3×	1.6k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	267	20.8k
John F. MacDonald Canada	62	8.7k 0.8×	10.4k 1.4×	2.4k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	708 0.5×	218	16.2k
Sandeep Robert Datta United States	42	9.8k 0.9×	4.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	76	17.2k

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Loo, Rolinka J. van der, et al.. (2025). Structural synaptic signatures of contextual memory retrieval-reactivated hippocampal engram cells. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 218. 108033–108033. 1 indexed citations

Klaassen, Remco V., et al.. (2025). Milestone Review: Unlocking the Proteomics of Glycine Receptor Complexes. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(4). e70061–e70061. 1 indexed citations

Mercaldo, Valentina, Esperanza Fernández, Adrian C. Lo, et al.. (2023). Altered striatal actin dynamics drives behavioral inflexibility in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome. Neuron. 111(11). 1760–1775.e8. 15 indexed citations

Bridel, Claire, Suzanne S. M. Miedema, Jeroen J.M. Hoozemans, et al.. (2023). Clusters of co-abundant proteins in the brain cortex associated with fronto-temporal lobar degeneration. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 15(1). 59–59. 5 indexed citations

Hondius, David, Robert Veerhuis, Ka Wan Li, et al.. (2023). Full complement activation is associated with capillary cerebral amyloid angiopathy in Alzheimer’s disease.. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S12).

Koopmans, Frank, et al.. (2023). Suspension TRAPping Filter (sTRAP) Sample Preparation for Quantitative Proteomics in the Low µg Input Range Using a Plasmid DNA Micro-Spin Column: Analysis of the Hippocampus from the 5xFAD Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Model. Cells. 12(9). 1242–1242. 9 indexed citations

Hijazi, Sara, August B. Smit, & Ronald E. van Kesteren. (2023). Fast-spiking parvalbumin-positive interneurons in brain physiology and Alzheimer’s disease. Molecular Psychiatry. 28(12). 4954–4967. 46 indexed citations

Park, Haram, Yeonsoo Choi, Hwajin Jung, et al.. (2020). Splice‐dependent trans‐synaptic PTP δ– IL 1 RAPL 1 interaction regulates synapse formation and non‐ REM sleep. The EMBO Journal. 39(11). e104150–e104150. 32 indexed citations

Koopmans, Frank, Ning Chen, Ka Wan Li, et al.. (2019). SALM 1 controls synapse development by promoting F‐actin/PIP2‐dependent Neurexin clustering. The EMBO Journal. 38(17). e101289–e101289. 31 indexed citations

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Gupta, Ishaan, Paul Collier, Bettina Haase, et al.. (2018). Single-cell isoform RNA sequencing characterizes isoforms in thousands of cerebellar cells. Nature Biotechnology. 36(12). 1197–1202. 206 indexed citations

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Gonzalez‐Lozano, Miguel A., Sven Stringer, Kyoko Watanabe, et al.. (2018). MIR137 schizophrenia-associated locus controls synaptic function by regulating synaptogenesis, synapse maturation and synaptic transmission. Human Molecular Genetics. 27(11). 1879–1891. 53 indexed citations

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Schmitz, Sabine, Christian Kortleven, Tim Kroon, et al.. (2016). Presynaptic inhibition upon CB 1 or mG lu2/3 receptor activation requires ERK / MAPK phosphorylation of Munc18‐1. The EMBO Journal. 35(11). 1236–1250. 33 indexed citations

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Leeuw, Christiaan de, August B. Smit, Dongmei Yu, et al.. (2015). Involvement of astrocyte metabolic coupling in Tourette syndrome pathogenesis. European Journal of Human Genetics. 23(11). 1519–1522. 15 indexed citations

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Rausell, Antonio, Maarten Loos, Wiktor Jurkowski, et al.. (2014). Hippocampal Extracellular Matrix Levels and Stochasticity in Synaptic Protein Expression Increase with Age and Are Associated with Age-dependent Cognitive Decline. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 13(11). 2975–2985. 46 indexed citations

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Spijker, Sabine, Simone de Jong, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, et al.. (2010). Stimulated Gene Expression Profiles as a Blood Marker of Major Depressive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry. 68(2). 179–186. 98 indexed citations

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Engelhardt, Jakob von, Volker Mack, Rolf Sprengel, et al.. (2010). CKAMP44: A Brain-Specific Protein Attenuating Short-Term Synaptic Plasticity in the Dentate Gyrus. Science. 327(5972). 1518–1522. 202 indexed citations

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Verheijen, Mark H. G., Nutabi Camargo, Valérie Verdier, et al.. (2009). SCAP is required for timely and proper myelin membrane synthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(50). 21383–21388. 88 indexed citations

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Rucktooa, Prakash, August B. Smit, & Titia K. Sixma. (2009). Insight in nAChR subtype selectivity from AChBP crystal structures. Biochemical Pharmacology. 78(7). 777–787. 106 indexed citations

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Nierop, Pim van, Sonia Bertrand, David W. Munno, et al.. (2005). Identification and Functional Expression of a Family of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunits in the Central Nervous System of the Mollusc Lymnaea stagnalis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(3). 1680–1691. 55 indexed citations

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Bakker, Hans, et al.. (1997). Deletion of Two Exons from the Lymnaea stagnalis β1→4-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase Gene Elevates the Kinetic Efficiency of the Encoded Enzyme for Both UDP-sugar Donor and Acceptor Substrates. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(30). 18580–18585. 18 indexed citations

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