Elek Molnár

8.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
98 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Elek Molnár is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Elek Molnár has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 58 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Elek Molnár's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (67 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (22 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (16 papers). Elek Molnár is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (67 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (22 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (16 papers). Elek Molnár collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Japan. Elek Molnár's co-authors include Graham L. Collingridge, Péter Somogyi, Jeremy M. Henley, Jacques Noël, Zoltán Nusser, R. A. Jeffrey McIlhinney, Anikó Váradi, Lisa Pickard, Rafael Luján and Zafar I. Bashir and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Elek Molnár

97 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cell Type and Pathway Dependence of Synaptic AMPA Receptor Number and Variability in the Hippocampus

1998 651 citations Rafael Luján, Elek Molnár et al. profile →
Differential Roles of NR2A and NR2B-Containing NMDA Receptors in Cortical Long-Term Potentiation and Long-Term Depression

2004 566 citations Elek Molnár, Graham L. Collingridge et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elek Molnár United Kingdom	41	4.9k	3.6k	1.6k	846	672	98	6.7k
P. H. Seeburg Germany	25	5.8k 1.2×	5.8k 1.6×	1.1k 0.7×	889 1.1×	654 1.0×	37	9.0k
David J. A. Wyllie United Kingdom	46	4.5k 0.9×	4.3k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	770 0.9×	392 0.6×	100	6.9k
Robert T. Fremeau United States	37	5.7k 1.2×	4.8k 1.3×	1.3k 0.8×	397 0.5×	801 1.2×	61	9.0k
Farrukh A. Chaudhry Norway	38	4.9k 1.0×	3.1k 0.9×	948 0.6×	743 0.9×	829 1.2×	73	7.4k
Heng‐Ye Man United States	44	3.9k 0.8×	4.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	881 1.0×	717 1.1×	107	7.7k
Claudio Rivera Finland	40	6.2k 1.3×	4.3k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	651 0.8×	462 0.7×	85	8.6k
Kogo Takamiya United States	38	3.6k 0.7×	3.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	680 0.8×	779 1.2×	69	5.8k
Richard J. Reimer United States	31	3.9k 0.8×	3.2k 0.9×	918 0.6×	497 0.6×	868 1.3×	53	6.7k
Thomas W. Rosahl United States	28	3.7k 0.7×	2.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	471 0.6×	1.4k 2.1×	55	5.7k
Tak Pan Wong Canada	35	3.9k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	916 1.1×	518 0.8×	73	6.2k

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Watts, W. E., John L. Crompton, Kate J. Heesom, et al.. (2025). Brief transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation causes lasting modifications to the synaptic circuitry of the hippocampus. Brain stimulation. 18(5). 1587–1599.

Jepson, Mark A., Kate J. Heesom, Eunju Shin, et al.. (2023). Ultrasound modulates neuronal potassium currents via ionotropic glutamate receptors. Brain stimulation. 16(2). 540–552. 18 indexed citations

Jane, David E., et al.. (2018). Assembly and Trafficking of Homomeric and Heteromeric Kainate Receptors with Impaired Ligand Binding Sites. Neurochemical Research. 44(3). 585–599. 5 indexed citations

Rajatileka, Shavanthi, David Odd, Matthew T. Robinson, et al.. (2017). Variants of the EAAT2 Glutamate Transporter Gene Promoter Are Associated with Cerebral Palsy in Preterm Infants. Molecular Neurobiology. 55(3). 2013–2024. 16 indexed citations

Borbély, Sándor, et al.. (2015). Repeated Application of 4-Aminopyridine Provoke an Increase in Entorhinal Cortex Excitability and Rearrange AMPA and Kainate Receptors. Neurotoxicity Research. 27(4). 441–452. 6 indexed citations

Brozzi, Flora, Frédérique Diraison, Shavanthi Rajatileka, et al.. (2012). MyRIP interaction with MyoVa on secretory granules is controlled by the cAMP-PKA pathway. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23(22). 4444–4455. 17 indexed citations

Collingridge, Graham L., Arturas Volianskis, Neil Bannister, et al.. (2012). The NMDA receptor as a target for cognitive enhancement. Neuropharmacology. 64. 13–26. 188 indexed citations

Fernández‐Alacid, Laura, Masahiko Watanabe, Elek Molnár, Kevin Wickman, & Rafael Luján. (2011). Developmental regulation of G protein‐gated inwardly‐rectifying K⁺(GIRK/Kir3) channel subunits in the brain. European Journal of Neuroscience. 34(11). 1724–1736. 60 indexed citations

Jane, David E., et al.. (2010). Mapping the Ligand Binding Sites of Kainate Receptors: Molecular Determinants of Subunit-Selective Binding of the Antagonist [3H]UBP310. Molecular Pharmacology. 78(6). 1036–1045. 16 indexed citations

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Molnár, Elek, et al.. (2010). Assembly and intracellular distribution of kainate receptors is determined by RNA editing and subunit composition. Journal of Neurochemistry. 114(6). 1805–1818. 31 indexed citations

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Tarusawa, Etsuko, Ko Matsui, Timotheus Budisantoso, et al.. (2009). Input-Specific Intrasynaptic Arrangements of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors and Their Impact on Postsynaptic Responses. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(41). 12896–12908. 92 indexed citations

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Molnár, Elek. (2008). Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology: Neurotransmitter Systems. Springer US. 18 indexed citations

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Masugi-Tokita, Miwako, Etsuko Tarusawa, Masahiko Watanabe, et al.. (2007). Number and Density of AMPA Receptors in Individual Synapses in the Rat Cerebellum as Revealed by SDS-Digested Freeze-Fracture Replica Labeling. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(8). 2135–2144. 137 indexed citations

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Molnár, Elek, et al.. (2007). Metabotropic glutamate receptor-mediated long-term depression involves AMPA receptor redistribution triggered by protein tyrosine phosphatases. Proceedings of The Physiological Society. 7 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Junichi, M Matsuzaki, Etsuko Tarusawa, et al.. (2005). Number and Density of AMPA Receptors in Single Synapses in Immature Cerebellum. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(4). 799–807. 131 indexed citations

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Luyt, Karen, Anikó Váradi, Christopher Halfpenny, Neil Scolding, & Elek Molnár. (2004). Metabotropic glutamate receptors are expressed in adult human glial progenitor cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 319(1). 120–129. 24 indexed citations

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Gallyas, Ferenc, et al.. (2003). Assembly and cell surface expression of KA‐2 subunit‐containing kainate receptors. Journal of Neurochemistry. 86(6). 1414–1427. 46 indexed citations

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Molnár, Elek, et al.. (1999). Alpha4 but not alpha3 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits are lost from the temporal cortex in Alzheimer's disease. Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology. 17 indexed citations

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Gurd, James W., Nankie Bissoon, Nicolas Tricaud, et al.. (1998). Identification of Lectin‐Purified Neural Glycoproteins, GPs 180, 116, and 110, with NMDA and AMPA Receptor Subunits: Conservation of Glycosylation at the Synapse. Journal of Neurochemistry. 70(6). 2594–2605. 51 indexed citations

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Nemcsók, J., et al.. (1992). Different sensitivity of the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase enzyme to fluorescein-isothiocyanate in rabbit and carp muscles. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry. 102(1). 19–23. 3 indexed citations

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