D. James Surmeier

8.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

D. James Surmeier is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, D. James Surmeier has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 44 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in D. James Surmeier's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (50 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (33 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (23 papers). D. James Surmeier is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (50 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (33 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (23 papers). D. James Surmeier collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Japan. D. James Surmeier's co-authors include S.T. Kitai, Tatiana Tkatch, José Bargas, Zhen Yan, Salvador Hernández‐López, Elvira Galarraga, Angus C. Nairn, Robert C. Foehring, Paul Greengard and Hugh C. Hemmings and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

D. James Surmeier

69 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Estradiol reduces calcium currents in rat neostriatal neu... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1996 1995 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Estradiol reduces calcium currents in rat neostriatal neurons via a membrane receptor
    1996 533 citations D. James Surmeier et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  2. Modulation of calcium currents by a D1 dopaminergic protein kinase/phosphatase cascade in rat neostriatal neurons
    1995 451 citations D. James Surmeier, José Bargas et al. Neuron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. James Surmeier United States 39 4.8k 3.2k 1.5k 1.1k 429 70 6.1k
Jochen Roeper Germany 40 4.4k 0.9× 3.5k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.4× 810 1.9× 84 7.3k
Tatiana Tkatch United States 37 4.4k 0.9× 3.2k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 1.4k 1.3× 466 1.1× 49 5.9k
Marjorie A. Ariano United States 37 3.7k 0.8× 3.0k 0.9× 563 0.4× 1.0k 0.9× 665 1.6× 77 5.4k
Allen A. Fienberg United States 37 4.0k 0.8× 3.7k 1.1× 1.0k 0.7× 579 0.5× 451 1.1× 66 6.8k
George Paxinos Australia 24 3.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.5× 2.1k 1.4× 556 0.5× 741 1.7× 43 6.4k
A. Jennifer Morton United Kingdom 47 5.4k 1.1× 4.3k 1.3× 768 0.5× 2.1k 1.9× 719 1.7× 141 7.4k
Emmanuel Valjent France 52 7.1k 1.5× 4.5k 1.4× 1.7k 1.2× 1.3k 1.1× 711 1.7× 119 9.7k
Hee‐Sup Shin South Korea 36 3.0k 0.6× 2.8k 0.9× 982 0.7× 285 0.3× 563 1.3× 59 4.8k
Jorge Díaz France 35 4.3k 0.9× 3.1k 1.0× 702 0.5× 682 0.6× 426 1.0× 78 5.9k
Max B. Kelz United States 36 2.9k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 1.7k 1.1× 234 0.2× 651 1.5× 91 5.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Zhai, Shenyu, Shintaro Otsuka, Jian Xu, et al.. (2024). Ca2+-dependent phosphodiesterase 1 regulates the plasticity of striatal spiny projection neuron glutamatergic synapses. Cell Reports. 43(8). 114540–114540. 2 indexed citations
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Tanimura, Asami, Sean Austin O. Lim, José de Jesús Aceves Buendía, Joshua A. Goldberg, & D. James Surmeier. (2016). Cholinergic Interneurons Amplify Corticostriatal Synaptic Responses in the Q175 Model of Huntington’s Disease. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. 10. 102–102. 24 indexed citations
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Chu, Hong‐Yuan, Jeremy F. Atherton, David L. Wokosin, D. James Surmeier, & Mark D. Bevan. (2015). Heterosynaptic Regulation of External Globus Pallidus Inputs to the Subthalamic Nucleus by the Motor Cortex. Neuron. 85(2). 364–376. 93 indexed citations
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Plotkin, Joshua L. & D. James Surmeier. (2014). Impaired striatal function in Huntington's disease is due to aberrant p75NTR signaling. PubMed. 2(1). e968482–e968482. 6 indexed citations
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Carr, David B. & D. James Surmeier. (2007). M1 Muscarinic Receptor Modulation of Kir2 Channels Enhances Temporal Summation of Excitatory Synaptic Potentials in Prefrontal Cortex Pyramidal Neurons. Journal of Neurophysiology. 97(5). 3432–3438. 62 indexed citations
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Olson, Patricia A., Akinori Nishi, Natalia N. Starkova, et al.. (2004). A Network of Control Mediated by Regulator of Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Signaling. Science. 306(5696). 698–701. 80 indexed citations
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Yan, Zhen, Jorge Flores‐Hernández, & D. James Surmeier. (2001). Coordinated expression of muscarinic receptor messenger RNAs in striatal medium spiny neurons. Neuroscience. 103(4). 1017–1024. 136 indexed citations
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Hernández‐López, Salvador, Tatiana Tkatch, Enrique Pérez‐Garci, et al.. (2000). D2 dopamine receptors in striatal medium spiny neurons reduce L-type Ca2+ currents and excitability via a novel PLC[beta]1-IP3-calcineurin-signaling cascade.. PubMed Central. 20(24). 8987–95. 403 indexed citations
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Veenman, L., Kelly L. Knopp, Zhen Yan, et al.. (1998). Evidence for the preferential localization of Glutamate Receptor-1 subunits of AMPA receptors to the dendritic spines of medium spiny neurons in rat striatum. Neuroscience. 83(3). 749–761. 72 indexed citations
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Surmeier, D. James, et al.. (1996). Estradiol reduces calcium currents in rat neostriatal neurons via a membrane receptor. Journal of Neuroscience. 16(2). 595–604. 533 indexed citations breakdown →
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Song, Wen‐Jie & D. James Surmeier. (1996). Voltage-dependent facilitation of calcium channels in rat neostriatal neurons. Journal of Neurophysiology. 76(4). 2290–2306. 41 indexed citations
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Surmeier, D. James, José Bargas, Hugh C. Hemmings, Angus C. Nairn, & Paul Greengard. (1995). Modulation of calcium currents by a D1 dopaminergic protein kinase/phosphatase cascade in rat neostriatal neurons. Neuron. 14(2). 385–397. 451 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Quan, et al.. (1995). Glutamate-Mediated Excitotoxic Death of Cultured Striatal Neurons Is Mediated by Non-NMDA Receptors. Experimental Neurology. 136(2). 212–224. 43 indexed citations
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Stefani, Alessandro, D. James Surmeier, & Giorgio Bernardi. (1994). Opioids decrease high-voltage activated calcium currents in acutely dissociated neostriatal neurons. Brain Research. 642(1-2). 339–343. 30 indexed citations
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Surmeier, D. James & S.T. Kitai. (1993). Chapter 20 D1 and D2 dopamine receptor modulation of sodium and potassium currents in rat neostriatal neurons. Progress in brain research. 99. 309–324. 94 indexed citations
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Surmeier, D. James, Zao C. Xu, Charles J. Wilson, Alessandro Stefani, & S.T. Kitai. (1992). Grafted neostriatal neurons express a late-developing transient potassium current. Neuroscience. 48(4). 849–856. 20 indexed citations
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Surmeier, D. James, Alessandro Stefani, Robert C. Foehring, & S.T. Kitai. (1991). Developmental regulation of a slowly-inactivating potassium conductance in rat neostriatal neurons. Neuroscience Letters. 122(1). 41–46. 78 indexed citations
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Stefani, Alessandro, D. James Surmeier, & S.T. Kitai. (1990). Serotonin enhances excitability in neostriatal neurons by reducing voltage-dependent potassium currents. Brain Research. 529(1-2). 354–357. 16 indexed citations
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Akins, Paul T., D. James Surmeier, & S.T. Kitai. (1990). Muscarinic modulation of a transient K+ conductance in rat neostriatal neurons. Nature. 344(6263). 240–242. 128 indexed citations
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Surmeier, D. James, José Bargas, & S.T. Kitai. (1988). Voltage-clamp analysis of a transient potassium current in rat neostriatal neurons. Brain Research. 473(1). 187–192. 38 indexed citations

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