Christian Lüscher

20.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
133 papers, 14.5k citations indexed

About

Christian Lüscher is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Lüscher has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 14.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 47 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 46 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Christian Lüscher's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (75 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (58 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (29 papers). Christian Lüscher is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (75 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (58 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (29 papers). Christian Lüscher collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and France. Christian Lüscher's co-authors include Robert C. Malenka, Vincent Pascoli, Camilla Bellone, Robert Malenka, Paul A. Slesinger, Roger A. Nicoll, Manuel Mameli, Kimberly M. Huber, Dominique Müller and Kelly R. Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Christian Lüscher

126 papers receiving 14.3k citations

Hit Papers

Drug-Evoked Synaptic Plasticity in Addiction... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2011 2012 1997 1999 2000 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Drug-Evoked Synaptic Plasticity in Addiction: From Molecular Changes to Circuit Remodeling
    2011 793 citations Christian Lüscher et al. Neuron profile →
  2. NMDA Receptor-Dependent Long-Term Potentiation and Long-Term Depression (LTP/LTD)
    2012 760 citations Christian Lüscher, Robert C. Malenka profile →
  3. G Protein-Coupled Inwardly Rectifying K+ Channels (GIRKs) Mediate Postsynaptic but Not Presynaptic Transmitter Actions in Hippocampal Neurons
    1997 617 citations Christian Lüscher, Robert C. Malenka et al. Neuron profile →
  4. Role of AMPA Receptor Cycling in Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity
    1999 567 citations Christian Lüscher, Robert C. Malenka et al. Neuron profile →
  5. Synaptic plasticity and dynamic modulation of the postsynaptic membrane
    2000 535 citations Christian Lüscher, Roger A. Nicoll et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  6. GABA Neurons of the VTA Drive Conditioned Place Aversion
    2012 473 citations Kelly R. Tan, Cédric Yvon et al. Neuron profile →
  7. The transition to compulsion in addiction
    2020 277 citations Christian Lüscher et al. profile →
  8. Optogenetics for light control of biological systems
    2022 241 citations Valentina Emiliani, Christian Lüscher et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christian Lüscher Switzerland 59 11.0k 6.2k 4.5k 1.1k 952 133 14.5k
Yuchio Yanagawa Japan 64 8.3k 0.7× 5.0k 0.8× 4.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 321 14.6k
Marisela Morales United States 65 8.3k 0.8× 4.5k 0.7× 3.7k 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 660 0.7× 148 12.2k
Stefano Vicini United States 62 10.0k 0.9× 6.4k 1.0× 2.6k 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 1.5k 1.6× 204 13.1k
John R. Huguenard United States 72 12.7k 1.1× 7.5k 1.2× 8.6k 1.9× 818 0.8× 1.3k 1.3× 191 19.0k
Rafael Luján Spain 56 9.6k 0.9× 6.4k 1.0× 3.5k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 1.3k 1.4× 183 12.8k
Bernhard Bettler Switzerland 72 12.2k 1.1× 9.8k 1.6× 2.5k 0.6× 1.7k 1.5× 1.2k 1.3× 205 16.9k
Pankaj Sah Australia 59 8.3k 0.8× 4.8k 0.8× 5.1k 1.1× 932 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 161 12.2k
Zhen Yan United States 68 8.5k 0.8× 7.5k 1.2× 3.0k 0.7× 1.7k 1.6× 923 1.0× 214 15.6k
Susan R. Sesack United States 56 9.9k 0.9× 4.3k 0.7× 5.1k 1.1× 703 0.6× 547 0.6× 92 12.7k
Chris J. McBain United States 65 12.7k 1.2× 7.9k 1.3× 5.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 2.0k 2.1× 135 16.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lüscher, Christian, Valentina Emiliani, Nita A. Farahany, et al.. (2025). Roadmap for direct and indirect translation of optogenetics into discoveries and therapies for humans. Nature Neuroscience. 28(12). 2415–2431.
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Zessen, Ruud van, Yue Li, Lucile Marion‐Poll, et al.. (2021). Dynamic dichotomy of accumbal population activity underlies cocaine sensitization. eLife. 10. 19 indexed citations
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Li, Yue, Linda D. Simmler, Ruud van Zessen, et al.. (2021). Synaptic mechanism underlying serotonin modulation of transition to cocaine addiction. Science. 373(6560). 1252–1256. 52 indexed citations
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Kremer, Yves, et al.. (2020). Context-Dependent Multiplexing by Individual VTA Dopamine Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(39). 7489–7509. 39 indexed citations
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Cutando, Laura, Emma Puighermanal, Federica Bertaso, et al.. (2020). Regulation of GluA1 phosphorylation by d ‐amphetamine and methylphenidate in the cerebellum. Addiction Biology. 26(4). e12995–e12995. 6 indexed citations
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Loureiro, Michaël, Jérôme Flakowski, Ruud van Zessen, et al.. (2019). Social transmission of food safety depends on synaptic plasticity in the prefrontal cortex. Science. 364(6444). 991–995. 44 indexed citations
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Bouthour, Walid, Pierre Mégevand, John P. Donoghue, et al.. (2019). Author Correction: Biomarkers for closed-loop deep brain stimulation in Parkinson disease and beyond. Nature Reviews Neurology. 15(6). 363–363. 3 indexed citations
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Corre, Julie, Ruud van Zessen, Michaël Loureiro, et al.. (2018). Dopamine neurons projecting to medial shell of the nucleus accumbens drive heroin reinforcement. eLife. 7. 120 indexed citations
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Pascoli, Vincent, Jean Terrier, & Christian Lüscher. (2016). Addiction par stimulation des neurones dopaminergiques mésolimbiques. médecine/sciences. 32(8-9). 692–696.
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Creed, Meaghan C., Vincent Pascoli, & Christian Lüscher. (2015). Refining deep brain stimulation to emulate optogenetic treatment of synaptic pathology. Science. 347(6222). 659–664. 210 indexed citations
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Yuan, Ti‐Fei, Manuel Mameli, Eoin C. O’Connor, et al.. (2013). Expression of Cocaine-Evoked Synaptic Plasticity by GluN3A-Containing NMDA Receptors. Neuron. 80(4). 1025–1038. 94 indexed citations
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Bellone, Camilla, Manuel Mameli, & Christian Lüscher. (2011). In utero exposure to cocaine delays postnatal synaptic maturation of glutamatergic transmission in the VTA. Nature Neuroscience. 14(11). 1439–1446. 67 indexed citations
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Tan, Kelly R., Matthew T. Brown, Gwenaël Labouèbe, et al.. (2010). Neural bases for addictive properties of benzodiazepines. Nature. 463(7282). 769–774. 278 indexed citations
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Brown, Matthew T., Camilla Bellone, Manuel Mameli, et al.. (2010). Drug-Driven AMPA Receptor Redistribution Mimicked by Selective Dopamine Neuron Stimulation. PLoS ONE. 5(12). e15870–e15870. 89 indexed citations
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Mameli, Manuel, Bénédicte Balland, Rafael Luján, & Christian Lüscher. (2007). Rapid Synthesis and Synaptic Insertion of GluR2 for mGluR-LTD in the Ventral Tegmental Area. Science. 317(5837). 530–533. 215 indexed citations
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Bellone, Camilla & Christian Lüscher. (2006). Cocaine triggered AMPA receptor redistribution is reversed in vivo by mGluR-dependent long-term depression. Nature Neuroscience. 9(5). 636–641. 340 indexed citations
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Bradaïa, Amyaouch, et al.. (2005). β-Arrestin2, interacting with phosphodiesterase 4, regulates synaptic release probability and presynaptic inhibition by opioids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(8). 3034–3039. 32 indexed citations
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Lüscher, Christian, Robert C. Malenka, & Roger A. Nicoll. (1998). Monitoring Glutamate Release during LTP with Glial Transporter Currents. Neuron. 21(2). 435–441. 110 indexed citations
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Lüscher, Christian, et al.. (1992). Modification of a consumer digital audio tape (DAT) for analog data recording. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 45(3). 155–158. 2 indexed citations

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