David Sulzer

41.8k total citations · 11 hit papers
248 papers, 28.9k citations indexed

About

David Sulzer is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Sulzer has authored 248 papers receiving a total of 28.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 92 papers in Neurology and 89 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in David Sulzer's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (103 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (80 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (60 papers). David Sulzer is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (103 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (80 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (60 papers). David Sulzer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Sweden. David Sulzer's co-authors include Eugene V. Mosharov, Stephen Rayport, Kristin E. Larsen, Luigi Zecca, Robert H. Edwards, Ana María Cuervo, Yvonne Schmitz, Leonidas Stefanis, Peter T. Lansbury and Ross A. Fredenburg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David Sulzer

243 papers receiving 28.5k citations

Hit Papers

Impaired Degradation of Mutant α-Synuclein by Chaperone-M... 1995 2026 2005 2015 2004 2000 2005 2014 2010 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Impaired Degradation of Mutant α-Synuclein by Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy
    2004 1.6k citations Ana María Cuervo, Leonidas Stefanis et al. Science profile →
  2. Mice Lacking α-Synuclein Display Functional Deficits in the Nigrostriatal Dopamine System
    2000 1.4k citations Yvonne Schmitz, David Sulzer et al. Neuron profile →
  3. Mechanisms of neurotransmitter release by amphetamines: A review
    2005 916 citations David Sulzer et al. Progress in Neurobiology profile →
  4. Loss of mTOR-Dependent Macroautophagy Causes Autistic-like Synaptic Pruning Deficits
    2014 827 citations James E. Goldman, David Sulzer et al. Neuron profile →
  5. Cargo recognition failure is responsible for inefficient autophagy in Huntington's disease
    2010 681 citations Marta Martínez‐Vicente, Zsolt Tallóczy et al. profile →
  6. Amphetamine redistributes dopamine from synaptic vesicles to the cytosol and promotes reverse transport
    1995 551 citations David Sulzer, Stephen Rayport et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  7. Dopamine-modified α-synuclein blocks chaperone-mediated autophagy
    2008 516 citations Marta Martínez‐Vicente, Zsolt Tallóczy et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  8. Interactions of iron, dopamine and neuromelanin pathways in brain aging and Parkinson's disease
    2015 498 citations Fabio A. Zucca, Juan Segura‐Aguilar et al. Progress in Neurobiology profile →
  9. Interplay of LRRK2 with chaperone-mediated autophagy
    2013 484 citations William T. Dauer, David Sulzer et al. profile →
  10. Dopamine release from the locus coeruleus to the dorsal hippocampus promotes spatial learning and memory
    2016 422 citations Eugene V. Mosharov, David Sulzer et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  11. The physiological role of α‐synuclein and its relationship to Parkinson’s Disease
    2019 233 citations David Sulzer, Robert H. Edwards profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Sulzer United States 94 14.8k 10.7k 10.4k 4.4k 4.2k 248 28.9k
Anthony H.V. Schapira United Kingdom 104 12.8k 0.9× 21.8k 2.0× 17.5k 1.7× 9.1k 2.1× 3.9k 0.9× 480 43.1k
Christopher A. Ross United States 105 23.0k 1.6× 12.4k 1.2× 24.7k 2.4× 5.4k 1.2× 3.7k 0.9× 359 40.5k
Patrik Brundin Sweden 97 17.7k 1.2× 15.5k 1.5× 14.5k 1.4× 5.6k 1.3× 1.6k 0.4× 363 35.5k
Ryōsuke Takahashi Japan 68 4.9k 0.3× 7.3k 0.7× 10.9k 1.1× 3.8k 0.9× 3.1k 0.7× 622 23.5k
Serge Przedborski United States 110 15.3k 1.0× 21.8k 2.0× 14.3k 1.4× 7.8k 1.8× 2.7k 0.6× 261 41.6k
Étienne C. Hirsch France 89 15.1k 1.0× 16.2k 1.5× 9.2k 0.9× 4.6k 1.1× 1.6k 0.4× 311 31.8k
Juan C. Troncoso United States 87 6.6k 0.4× 7.3k 0.7× 11.3k 1.1× 9.5k 2.2× 2.4k 0.6× 318 26.0k
Edward Rockenstein United States 76 8.6k 0.6× 9.7k 0.9× 7.9k 0.8× 10.3k 2.4× 2.0k 0.5× 195 24.4k
Paolo Calabresi Italy 98 18.3k 1.2× 11.5k 1.1× 9.9k 1.0× 5.0k 1.1× 1.3k 0.3× 632 34.1k
Peter Riederer Germany 91 12.2k 0.8× 11.0k 1.0× 9.8k 0.9× 7.6k 1.7× 1.8k 0.4× 534 35.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fonseca, Matheus de Castro, et al.. (2025). The gut microbiome, systemic inflammation, and autoimmunity in Parkinson's disease. The Lancet Neurology. 25(1). 103–114.
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Sulzer, David, et al.. (2025). Seeing the Spikes: The Future of Targetable Synthetic Voltage Sensors. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 16(5). 761–771. 1 indexed citations
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Xia, Shengnan, Susumu Antoku, David Chen, et al.. (2025). The spatial landscape of glial pathology and T cell response in Parkinson’s disease substantia nigra. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7146–7146. 3 indexed citations
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Lieberman, Ori J., et al.. (2025). Dopamine and serotonin cotransmission filters striatonigral synaptic activity via 5-HT1B receptor activation. Science Advances. 11(45). eadx4577–eadx4577. 1 indexed citations
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Miotto, Mattia, et al.. (2023). Computational models of dopamine release measured by fast scan cyclic voltammetry in vivo. PNAS Nexus. 2(3). pgad044–pgad044. 1 indexed citations
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Lacefield, Clay, et al.. (2023). Norepinephrine release in the cerebellum contributes to aversive learning. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4852–4852. 19 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Luís M. A., Thomas Gasser, Robert H. Edwards, et al.. (2021). Alpha-synuclein research: defining strategic moves in the battle against Parkinson’s disease. npj Parkinson s Disease. 7(1). 65–65. 96 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Benjamin U., Yoshichika Baba, Theanne N. Griffith, et al.. (2018). Merkel Cells Activate Sensory Neural Pathways through Adrenergic Synapses. Neuron. 100(6). 1401–1413.e6. 79 indexed citations
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Henke, Adam, Matthew Dunn, Niko G. Gubernator, et al.. (2017). Toward Serotonin Fluorescent False Neurotransmitters: Development of Fluorescent Dual Serotonin and Vesicular Monoamine Transporter Substrates for Visualizing Serotonin Neurons. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 9(5). 925–934. 28 indexed citations
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Zucca, Fabio A., Juan Segura‐Aguilar, Emanuele Ferrari, et al.. (2015). Interactions of iron, dopamine and neuromelanin pathways in brain aging and Parkinson's disease. Progress in Neurobiology. 155. 96–119. 498 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zucca, Fabio A., Emy Basso, Francesca Anna Cupaioli, et al.. (2013). Neuromelanin of the Human Substantia Nigra: An Update. Neurotoxicity Research. 25(1). 13–23. 176 indexed citations
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Gubernator, Niko G., Hui Zhang, Roland G. W. Staal, et al.. (2009). Fluorescent False Neurotransmitters Visualize Dopamine Release from Individual Presynaptic Terminals. Science. 324(5933). 1441–1444. 174 indexed citations
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Lyon, Gholson J., Anissa Abi‐Dargham, Holly Moore, et al.. (2009). Presynaptic Regulation of Dopamine Transmission in Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 37(1). 108–117. 51 indexed citations
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Martínez‐Vicente, Marta, Zsolt Tallóczy, Susmita Kaushik, et al.. (2008). Dopamine-modified α-synuclein blocks chaperone-mediated autophagy. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 118(2). 777–88. 516 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tallóczy, Zsolt, Jose Martinez, Attila Gácser, et al.. (2008). Correction: Methamphetamine Inhibits Antigen Processing, Presentation, and Phagocytosis. PLoS Pathogens. 4(3). 10 indexed citations
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Chuhma, Nao, Hui Zhang, Justine Masson, et al.. (2004). Dopamine Neurons Mediate a Fast Excitatory Signal via Their Glutamatergic Synapses. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(4). 972–981. 179 indexed citations
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Dauer, William T., Nikolai Kholodilov, Miquel Vila, et al.. (2002). Resistance of α-synuclein null mice to the parkinsonian neurotoxin MPTP. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(22). 14524–14529. 457 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Yvonne, C. Justin Lee, Claudia Schmauss, François Gonon, & David Sulzer. (2001). Amphetamine Distorts Stimulation-Dependent Dopamine Overflow: Effects on D2 Autoreceptors, Transporters, and Synaptic Vesicle Stores. Journal of Neuroscience. 21(16). 5916–5924. 180 indexed citations
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Sulzer, David, Myra P. Joyce, Ling Lin, et al.. (1998). Dopamine Neurons Make Glutamatergic SynapsesIn Vitro. Journal of Neuroscience. 18(12). 4588–4602. 253 indexed citations

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