Hillel Adesnik

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Hillel Adesnik is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hillel Adesnik has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 36 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hillel Adesnik's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (38 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (35 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (23 papers). Hillel Adesnik is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (38 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (35 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (23 papers). Hillel Adesnik collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Japan. Hillel Adesnik's co-authors include Roger A. Nicoll, Massimo Scanziani, David S. Bredt, Yuko Fukata, Masaki Fukata, Laura Waller, Nicolas C. Pégard, Alexander Naka, Z. Josh Huang and Hiroki Taniguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Hillel Adesnik

57 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

  1. A neural circuit for spatial summation in visual cortex
    2012 464 citations Hillel Adesnik, Hiroki Taniguchi et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hillel Adesnik United States 31 3.7k 2.4k 1.9k 419 316 59 5.6k
K. Kitamura Japan 37 2.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 1.6k 0.9× 357 0.9× 452 1.4× 144 5.2k
Daniel A. Dombeck United States 28 3.6k 1.0× 2.8k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 378 0.9× 518 1.6× 43 5.6k
Michele Migliore Italy 40 4.0k 1.1× 3.1k 1.3× 1.7k 0.9× 117 0.3× 287 0.9× 145 5.9k
Tsai‐Wen Chen United States 18 4.3k 1.2× 2.6k 1.1× 2.3k 1.2× 482 1.2× 567 1.8× 23 7.1k
Thomas G. Oertner Germany 33 4.3k 1.2× 1.9k 0.8× 2.2k 1.2× 344 0.8× 354 1.1× 68 5.6k
Botond Roska Switzerland 50 4.7k 1.3× 1.8k 0.7× 5.0k 2.7× 386 0.9× 712 2.3× 97 8.3k
Peyman Golshani United States 38 3.2k 0.9× 3.2k 1.3× 1.6k 0.9× 321 0.8× 269 0.9× 74 6.2k
Sabine L. Renninger Portugal 9 3.3k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 511 1.2× 371 1.2× 12 5.4k
Marla B. Feller United States 47 5.7k 1.5× 2.3k 0.9× 4.7k 2.5× 573 1.4× 132 0.4× 102 8.2k
Mark Hübener Germany 41 4.4k 1.2× 4.0k 1.6× 1.9k 1.0× 332 0.8× 330 1.0× 72 6.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hillel Adesnik

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hillel Adesnik

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Adesnik, Hillel, et al.. (2025). Network influence determines the impact of cortical ensembles on stimulus detection. Neuron. 113(14). 2358–2369.e5.
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Sadahiro, Masato, et al.. (2024). Removing direct photocurrent artifacts in optogenetic connectivity mapping data via constrained matrix factorization. PLoS Computational Biology. 20(5). e1012053–e1012053. 1 indexed citations
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Oldenburg, Ian Antón, William D. Hendricks, Gregory Handy, et al.. (2024). The logic of recurrent circuits in the primary visual cortex. Nature Neuroscience. 27(1). 137–147. 20 indexed citations
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Adesnik, Hillel, et al.. (2023). Modeling the diverse effects of divisive normalization on noise correlations. PLoS Computational Biology. 19(11). e1011667–e1011667. 4 indexed citations
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Sridharan, Savitha, Lamiae Abdeladim, Masato Sadahiro, et al.. (2022). High-performance microbial opsins for spatially and temporally precise perturbations of large neuronal networks. Neuron. 110(7). 1139–1155.e6. 39 indexed citations
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Xue, Yi, Laura Waller, Hillel Adesnik, & Nicolas C. Pégard. (2022). Three-dimensional multi-site random access photostimulation (3D-MAP). eLife. 11. 11 indexed citations
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Lyall, Evan H., et al.. (2021). Synthesis of a comprehensive population code for contextual features in the awake sensory cortex. eLife. 10. 13 indexed citations
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Sorum, Ben, et al.. (2021). Ultrasound activates mechanosensitive TRAAK K + channels through the lipid membrane. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(6). 112 indexed citations
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Ortiz, Gloria, Pei Liu, Parker E. Deal, et al.. (2021). A silicon-rhodamine chemical-genetic hybrid for far red voltage imaging from defined neurons in brain slice. RSC Chemical Biology. 2(6). 1594–1599. 10 indexed citations
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Adesnik, Hillel & Lamiae Abdeladim. (2021). Probing neural codes with two-photon holographic optogenetics. Nature Neuroscience. 24(10). 1356–1366. 96 indexed citations
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Naka, Alexander, et al.. (2019). Superficial Layers Suppress the Deep Layers to Fine-tune Cortical Coding. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(11). 2052–2064. 26 indexed citations
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Naka, Alexander, Julia Veit, Rebecca K. Chance, et al.. (2019). Complementary networks of cortical somatostatin interneurons enforce layer specific control. eLife. 8. 75 indexed citations
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Mardinly, Alan R., Ian Antón Oldenburg, Nicolas C. Pégard, et al.. (2018). Precise multimodal optical control of neural ensemble activity. Nature Neuroscience. 21(6). 881–893. 157 indexed citations
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Dhuey, Scott, et al.. (2018). High-density electrical and optical probes for neural readout and light focusing in deep brain tissue. Journal of Micro/Nanolithography MEMS and MOEMS. 17(2). 1–1. 13 indexed citations
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Pégard, Nicolas C., Alan R. Mardinly, Ian Antón Oldenburg, et al.. (2017). Three-dimensional scanless holographic optogenetics with temporal focusing (3D-SHOT). Nature Communications. 8(1). 1228–1228. 137 indexed citations
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Naka, Alexander & Hillel Adesnik. (2016). Inhibitory Circuits in Cortical Layer 5. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 10. 35–35. 86 indexed citations
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Naka, Alexander, et al.. (2015). A direct translaminar inhibitory circuit tunes cortical output. Nature Neuroscience. 18(11). 1631–1640. 78 indexed citations
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Yudowski, Guillermo A., Olav Olsen, Hillel Adesnik, Kurt W. Marek, & David S. Bredt. (2013). Acute Inactivation of PSD-95 Destabilizes AMPA Receptors at Hippocampal Synapses. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e53965–e53965. 26 indexed citations
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Adesnik, Hillel, et al.. (2012). A neural circuit for spatial summation in visual cortex. Nature. 490(7419). 226–231. 464 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Guangnan, Hillel Adesnik, Jennifer Li, et al.. (2008). Regional Distribution of Cortical Interneurons and Development of Inhibitory Tone Are Regulated by Cxcl12/Cxcr4 Signaling. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(5). 1085–1098. 150 indexed citations

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