George J Augustine

20.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
306 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

George J Augustine is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, George J Augustine has authored 306 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 149 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 106 papers in Molecular Biology and 69 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in George J Augustine's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (98 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (61 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (47 papers). George J Augustine is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (98 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (61 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (47 papers). George J Augustine collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and South Korea. George J Augustine's co-authors include Stephen J Smith, Thomas Kuner, Milton P. Charlton, Guoping Feng, Elizabeth Finch, Fidel Santamarı́a, Erwin Neher, Keiko Tanaka, Haruo Kasai and Paul Greengard and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

George J Augustine

290 papers receiving 15.6k citations

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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.

In Vivo Light-Induced Activation of Neural Circuitry in Transgenic Mice Expressing Channelrhodopsin-2

2007 566 citations Benjamin R. Arenkiel, João Peça et al. Neuron profile →
Calcium ions, active zones and synaptic transmitter release

1988 509 citations George J Augustine et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
George J Augustine United States	69	10.3k	8.5k	3.5k	3.4k	1.4k	306	15.9k
Antoine Triller France	75	9.6k 0.9×	10.1k 1.2×	3.0k 0.9×	2.0k 0.6×	2.4k 1.8×	220	18.2k
Haruo Kasai Japan	60	9.2k 0.9×	7.1k 0.8×	2.4k 0.7×	3.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	216	16.6k
Michael Ehlers United States	67	11.8k 1.1×	10.1k 1.2×	3.8k 1.1×	3.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	111	17.7k
Wade G. Regehr United States	68	14.2k 1.4×	6.8k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	7.4k 2.1×	2.1k 1.5×	142	19.1k
Loren L. Looger United States	62	10.8k 1.0×	8.9k 1.0×	1.7k 0.5×	5.3k 1.5×	1.3k 0.9×	141	21.0k
Erin M. Schuman Germany	69	9.7k 0.9×	11.2k 1.3×	2.7k 0.8×	3.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	145	19.9k
David D. Ginty United States	79	12.9k 1.3×	12.6k 1.5×	3.4k 1.0×	2.3k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	145	24.5k
Daniel Choquet France	78	9.0k 0.9×	9.2k 1.1×	3.7k 1.1×	1.9k 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	183	17.6k
Anirvan Ghosh United States	65	9.4k 0.9×	8.4k 1.0×	2.0k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	100	16.0k
Eckart D. Gundelfinger Germany	76	9.9k 1.0×	10.8k 1.3×	6.0k 1.7×	2.0k 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	256	18.0k

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Torre-Martı́nez, Roberto de la, et al.. (2025). Presynaptic and postsynaptic determinants of claustro-cortical connectivity. Current Biology. 35(13). 3174–3190.e5. 1 indexed citations

Gormal, Rachel S., Pierre Parutto, Jürgen Reingruber, et al.. (2024). Synapsin 2a tetramerisation selectively controls the presynaptic nanoscale organisation of reserve synaptic vesicles. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2217–2217. 7 indexed citations

Augustine, George J, et al.. (2023). Synchrony in parent‐offspring social interactions across development: A cross‐species review of rodents and humans. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 35(7). e13241–e13241. 6 indexed citations

Tantra, Martesa, et al.. (2018). Conditional deletion of Cadherin 13 perturbs Golgi cells and disrupts social and cognitive behaviors. Genes Brain & Behavior. 17(6). e12466–e12466. 17 indexed citations

Lei, Wen, et al.. (2017). Effect of optogenetic manipulation of accumbal medium spiny neurons expressing dopamine D2 receptors in cocaine‐induced behavioral sensitization. European Journal of Neuroscience. 46(4). 2056–2066. 8 indexed citations

Silberberg, Gilad, et al.. (2017). Functional properties, topological organization and sexual dimorphism of claustrum neurons projecting to anterior cingulate cortex. DR-NTU (Nanyang Technological University). 2(1). 1357412–1357412. 19 indexed citations

Hernandez, Victor H., Anna Gehrt, Kirsten Reuter, et al.. (2014). Optogenetic stimulation of the auditory pathway. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 124(3). 1114–1129. 131 indexed citations

Zhao, Shengli, Jonathan T. Ting, Li Qiu, et al.. (2011). Cell-type Specific Optogenetic Mice for Dissecting Neural Circuitry Function. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations

Finch, Elizabeth, Keiko Tanaka, & George J Augustine. (2011). Calcium as a Trigger for Cerebellar Long-Term Synaptic Depression. The Cerebellum. 11(3). 706–717. 24 indexed citations

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Lee, Soo-Jung, Bo-Eun Yoon, Ken Berglund, et al.. (2010). Channel-Mediated Tonic GABA Release from Glia. Science. 330(6005). 790–796. 447 indexed citations

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Kuner, Thomas, Yulong Li, Katrina Gee, Lynda F. Bonewald, & George J Augustine. (2008). Photolysis of a caged peptide reveals rapid action of N -ethylmaleimide sensitive factor before neurotransmitter release. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(1). 347–352. 34 indexed citations

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Arenkiel, Benjamin R., João Peça, Ian G. Davison, et al.. (2007). In Vivo Light-Induced Activation of Neural Circuitry in Transgenic Mice Expressing Channelrhodopsin-2. Neuron. 54(2). 205–218. 566 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hilfiker, Sabine, Fabio Benfenati, Frédéric Doussau, et al.. (2005). Structural Domains Involved in the Regulation of Transmitter Release by Synapsins. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(10). 2658–2669. 116 indexed citations

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Augustine, George J, Fidel Santamarı́a, & Keiko Tanaka. (2003). Local Calcium Signaling in Neurons. Neuron. 40(2). 331–346. 484 indexed citations

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Purves, Dale, George J Augustine, David A. Fitzpatrick, et al.. (2001). Spinal Cord Circuitry and Locomotion. 258(1774). 34–34. 2 indexed citations

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Purves, Dale, George J Augustine, David Fitzpatrick, et al.. (2001). Autonomic Regulation of Cardiovascular Function. Neuroscience. 709. 6 indexed citations

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Augustine, George J, Marie E. Burns, William M. DeBello, Diana L. Pettit, & Felix E. Schweizer. (1996). Exocytosis: Proteins and Perturbations. The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 36(1). 659–701. 101 indexed citations

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Vesely, David L., Robert B. Sothern, Lawrence E. Scheving, et al.. (1996). Circadian relationships between circulating atrial natriuretic peptides and serum calcium and phosphate in healthy humans. Metabolism. 45(8). 1021–1028. 7 indexed citations

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Burns, Marie E. & George J Augustine. (1995). Synaptic structure and function: Dynamic organization yields architectural precision. Cell. 83(2). 187–194. 124 indexed citations

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Augustine, George J & Erwin Neher. (1992). Calcium requirements for secretion in bovine chromaffin cells.. The Journal of Physiology. 450(1). 247–271. 367 indexed citations

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