David Dietz

13.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
111 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

David Dietz is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Dietz has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 38 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in David Dietz's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (36 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (23 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (18 papers). David Dietz is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (36 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (23 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (18 papers). David Dietz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Brazil. David Dietz's co-authors include Eric J. Nestler, Scott J. Russo, Rachael L. Neve, Mary Kay Lobo, Vincent Vialou, Herbert E. Covington, Dipesh Chaudhury, Dani Dumitriu, HaoSheng Sun and John H. Morrison and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David Dietz

109 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

Cell Type–Specific Loss of BDNF Signaling Mimics Optogenetic Control of Cocaine Reward

2010 658 citations Mary Kay Lobo, Herbert E. Covington et al. Science profile →
Impaired adult myelination in the prefrontal cortex of socially isolated mice

2012 535 citations Vincent Vialou, Mary Kay Lobo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Dietz United States	40	3.3k	3.3k	1.2k	1.1k	939	111	7.8k
Christoph Kellendonk United States	51	4.1k 1.2×	3.8k 1.2×	2.4k 2.1×	1.3k 1.1×	982 1.0×	93	11.2k
Yoshifumi Watanabe Japan	51	2.1k 0.6×	2.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	2.6k 2.4×	1.1k 1.2×	195	8.9k
Julie A. Blendy United States	52	5.2k 1.6×	5.2k 1.6×	1.6k 1.4×	1.2k 1.1×	817 0.9×	143	11.1k
Paul R. Albert Canada	51	4.5k 1.4×	5.0k 1.5×	652 0.5×	786 0.7×	691 0.7×	136	8.9k
François Tronche France	47	2.3k 0.7×	3.6k 1.1×	658 0.6×	2.0k 1.8×	1.1k 1.1×	86	10.4k
Eero Vasar Estonia	44	2.5k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	542 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	902 1.0×	259	6.6k
Toshio Matsuda Japan	47	3.8k 1.2×	3.7k 1.1×	945 0.8×	619 0.6×	915 1.0×	251	8.2k
Ludwig Aigner Austria	48	3.9k 1.2×	4.5k 1.4×	583 0.5×	558 0.5×	328 0.3×	196	12.3k
Hiroyuki Nawa Japan	62	8.5k 2.6×	6.2k 1.9×	1.3k 1.1×	893 0.8×	704 0.7×	185	13.4k
Arvind Kumar India	34	2.4k 0.7×	4.1k 1.3×	836 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	107	8.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Dietz

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Smith, Martin D., et al.. (2025). The global seafood trade, embodied nutrients, and nutritional affordability. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5868–5868. 1 indexed citations

Mitra, Swarup, Craig Werner, Ana García López, et al.. (2024). A Novel Role for the Histone Demethylase JMJD3 in Mediating Heroin-Induced Relapse-Like Behaviors. Biological Psychiatry. 97(6). 602–613. 2 indexed citations

Gancarz, Amy M., Suzanne H. Mitchell, Anthony M. George, et al.. (2023). Reward maximization assessed using a sequential patch depletion task in a large sample of heterogeneous stock rats. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 7027–7027. 3 indexed citations

Gancarz, Amy M., et al.. (2023). Operant novelty seeking predicts cue-induced reinstatement following cocaine but not water reinforcement in male rats. Psychopharmacology. 240(10). 2201–2215.

Bingmer, Katherine, Asya Ofshteyn, Ronald Charles, et al.. (2022). Effects of surgical approach on short- and long-term outcomes in early-stage rectal cancer: a multicenter, propensity score-weighted cohort study. Surgical Endoscopy. 36(8). 5833–5839. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Jianfeng, Ruyan Wu, Yufei Huang, et al.. (2022). TAAR1 regulates drug-induced reinstatement of cocaine-seeking via negatively modulating CaMKIIα activity in the NAc. Molecular Psychiatry. 27(4). 2136–2145. 5 indexed citations

Werner, Craig, Swarup Mitra, Benjamin D. Auerbach, et al.. (2020). Neuroadaptations in the dorsal hippocampus underlie cocaine seeking during prolonged abstinence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(42). 26460–26469. 29 indexed citations

Werner, Craig, Swarup Mitra, Jennifer A. Martin, et al.. (2019). Ubiquitin-proteasomal regulation of chromatin remodeler INO80 in the nucleus accumbens mediates persistent cocaine craving. Science Advances. 5(10). eaay0351–eaay0351. 24 indexed citations

Calipari, Erin S., Arthur Godino, Marine Salery, et al.. (2019). Synaptic Microtubule-Associated Protein EB3 and SRC Phosphorylation Mediate Structural and Behavioral Adaptations During Withdrawal From Cocaine Self-Administration. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(29). 5634–5646. 23 indexed citations

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Martin, Jennifer A., Aaron Caccamise, Craig Werner, et al.. (2017). A Novel Role for Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells (OPCs) and Sox10 in Mediating Cellular and Behavioral Responses to Heroin. Neuropsychopharmacology. 43(6). 1385–1394. 27 indexed citations

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Friedman, Allyson K., Barbara Juarez, Stacy M. Ku, et al.. (2016). KCNQ channel openers reverse depressive symptoms via an active resilience mechanism. Nature. 35 indexed citations

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Sun, HaoSheng, Jennifer A. Martin, Craig Werner, et al.. (2016). BAZ1B in Nucleus Accumbens Regulates Reward-Related Behaviors in Response to Distinct Emotional Stimuli. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(14). 3954–3961. 30 indexed citations

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Cahill, Michael E., Rosemary C. Bagot, Amy M. Gancarz, et al.. (2016). Bidirectional Synaptic Structural Plasticity after Chronic Cocaine Administration Occurs through Rap1 Small GTPase Signaling. Neuron. 89(3). 566–582. 63 indexed citations

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Friedman, Allyson K., Jessica J. Walsh, Barbara Juarez, et al.. (2014). Enhancing Depression Mechanisms in Midbrain Dopamine Neurons Achieves Homeostatic Resilience. Science. 344(6181). 313–319. 358 indexed citations

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Gancarz, Amy M., et al.. (2013). Transforming Growth Factor Beta Receptor 1 Is Increased following Abstinence from Cocaine Self-Administration, but Not Cocaine Sensitization. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e83834–e83834. 13 indexed citations

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Dietz, David, Wael Sabra, & An‐Ping Zeng. (2013). Co-cultivation of Lactobacillus zeae and Veillonella criceti for the production of propionic acid. AMB Express. 3(1). 29–29. 18 indexed citations

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Covington, Herbert E., Ian Maze, HaoSheng Sun, et al.. (2011). A Role for Repressive Histone Methylation in Cocaine-Induced Vulnerability to Stress. Neuron. 71(4). 656–670. 228 indexed citations

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Stewart, David A. & David Dietz. (2007). Total Mesorectal Excision: What Are We Doing?. Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 20(3). 190–202. 33 indexed citations

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Engin, K., Leslie Tupchong, F. M. Waterman, et al.. (1994). Thermoradiotherapy for superficial tumour deposits in the head and neck. International Journal of Hyperthermia. 10(2). 153–164. 12 indexed citations

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Dietz, David, et al.. (1993). College Algebra and Trigonometry: Explorations for the Ti-81 and Ti-82 Graphics Calculators. 1 indexed citations

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