Ilya Kolb

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 554 citations indexed

About

Ilya Kolb is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ilya Kolb has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 554 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 13 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ilya Kolb's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (12 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (11 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (8 papers). Ilya Kolb is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (12 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (11 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (8 papers). Ilya Kolb collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Ilya Kolb's co-authors include Craig R. Forest, Kaspar Podgorski, Vincent Magloire, Misha B. Ahrens, Jonathan S. Marvin, Dimitri M. Kullmann, Loren L. Looger, Thomas P. Jensen, Yoshiteru Shimoda and Dmitri A. Rusakov and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Neuroscience and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Ilya Kolb

22 papers receiving 546 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.

  1. A genetically encoded fluorescent sensor for in vivo imaging of GABA
    2019 249 citations Jonathan S. Marvin, Yoshiteru Shimoda et al. Nature Methods profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ilya Kolb United States 13 332 199 189 97 58 24 554
Ondřej Novák Czechia 8 276 0.8× 182 0.9× 175 0.9× 115 1.2× 57 1.0× 17 531
Linlin Z. Fan United States 11 412 1.2× 234 1.2× 167 0.9× 65 0.7× 42 0.7× 13 575
Javier Díez‐García Spain 12 466 1.4× 280 1.4× 152 0.8× 100 1.0× 76 1.3× 16 643
Linqing Feng China 13 283 0.9× 204 1.0× 196 1.0× 166 1.7× 30 0.5× 39 670
Julie Angibaud France 12 342 1.0× 221 1.1× 136 0.7× 162 1.7× 41 0.7× 18 692
Adrian Negrean United States 10 296 0.9× 151 0.8× 169 0.9× 216 2.2× 162 2.8× 14 642
Inbar Brosh Israel 12 428 1.3× 118 0.6× 203 1.1× 68 0.7× 100 1.7× 18 556
Kyle P. Lillis United States 11 313 0.9× 115 0.6× 197 1.0× 67 0.7× 60 1.0× 22 446
Kaspar Podgorski United States 13 451 1.4× 329 1.7× 230 1.2× 289 3.0× 152 2.6× 17 897
Mariya Chavarha United States 12 405 1.2× 233 1.2× 218 1.2× 236 2.4× 97 1.7× 21 779

Countries citing papers authored by Ilya Kolb

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ilya Kolb

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ilya Kolb. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ilya Kolb. The network helps show where Ilya Kolb may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ilya Kolb

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ilya Kolb. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ilya Kolb based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ilya Kolb. Ilya Kolb is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bushey, Daniel, Hiroshi Shiozaki, Yichun Shuai, et al.. (2025). RubyACRs Enable Red-Shifted Optogenetic Inhibition in Freely Behaving Drosophila.
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Wilhelm, Jonas, Martin Schneider, Dirk C. Hoffmann, et al.. (2024). Recording physiological history of cells with chemical labeling. Science. 383(6685). 890–897. 28 indexed citations
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Yip, Mighten C., Ilya Kolb, Bo Yang, et al.. (2024). Patch-walking, a coordinated multi-pipette patch clamp for efficiently finding synaptic connections. eLife. 13.
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Shimoda, Yoshiteru, Marco Leite, Jonathan S. Marvin, et al.. (2023). Extracellular glutamate and GABA transients at the transition from interictal spiking to seizures. Brain. 147(3). 1011–1024. 15 indexed citations
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Magloire, Vincent, Leonid P. Savtchenko, Thomas P. Jensen, et al.. (2023). Volume-transmitted GABA waves pace epileptiform rhythms in the hippocampal network. Current Biology. 33(7). 1249–1264.e7. 14 indexed citations
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Kolb, Ilya, et al.. (2022). Robotic multi-probe single-actuator inchworm neural microdrive. eLife. 11. 5 indexed citations
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Aggarwal, Abhi, Ilya Kolb, Ronak Patel, et al.. (2020). Bright and High-Performance Genetically Encoded Ca 2+ Indicator Based on mNeonGreen Fluorescent Protein. ACS Sensors. 5(7). 1959–1968. 34 indexed citations
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Kolb, Ilya, Mighten C. Yip, William Stoy, et al.. (2019). PatcherBot: a single-cell electrophysiology robot for adherent cells and brain slices. Journal of Neural Engineering. 16(4). 46003–46003. 29 indexed citations
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Wan, Qin, Arvydas Maminishkis, William Stoy, et al.. (2019). High-yield, automated intracellular electrophysiology in retinal pigment epithelia. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 328. 108442–108442. 2 indexed citations
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Marvin, Jonathan S., Yoshiteru Shimoda, Vincent Magloire, et al.. (2019). A genetically encoded fluorescent sensor for in vivo imaging of GABA. Nature Methods. 16(8). 763–770. 249 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kolb, Ilya, Giovanni Talei Franzesi, Suhasa B. Kodandaramaiah, et al.. (2018). Evidence for Long-Timescale Patterns of Synaptic Inputs in CA1 of Awake Behaving Mice. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 38(7). 1821–1834. 4 indexed citations
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Kolb, Ilya, Giovanni Talei Franzesi, Suhasa B. Kodandaramaiah, et al.. (2017). Evidence for Long-Timescale Patterns of Synaptic Inputs in CA1 of Awake Behaving Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(7). 1821–1834. 9 indexed citations
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Stoy, William, Ilya Kolb, Gregory L. Holst, et al.. (2017). Robotic navigation to subcortical neural tissue for intracellular electrophysiology in vivo. Journal of Neurophysiology. 118(2). 1141–1150. 18 indexed citations
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Kolb, Ilya, et al.. (2017). Cell Membrane Tracking in Living Brain Tissue Using Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. 27(4). 1847–1861. 13 indexed citations
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Kolb, Ilya, et al.. (2016). Cleaning patch-clamp pipettes for immediate reuse. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 35001–35001. 36 indexed citations
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Wu, Qiuyu, Ilya Kolb, William Stoy, et al.. (2016). Integration of autopatching with automated pipette and cell detection in vitro. Journal of Neurophysiology. 116(4). 1564–1578. 34 indexed citations
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Kolb, Ilya, et al.. (2014). Targeted Transtracheal Stimulation for Vocal Fold Closure. Dysphagia. 29(3). 346–354. 3 indexed citations
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Kolb, Ilya, et al.. (2013). Laryngeal elevation by selective stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve. Journal of Neural Engineering. 10(4). 46013–46013. 15 indexed citations
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Kolb, Ilya, Gregory L. Holst, Suhasa B. Kodandaramaiah, et al.. (2013). Automated, in-vivo, whole-cell electrophysiology using an integrated patch-clamp amplifier. BMC Neuroscience. 14(S1). 3 indexed citations
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Tyler, Dustin J., et al.. (2012). Electrical stimulation for the management of aspiration during Swallowing. PubMed. 119. 2509–2512. 1 indexed citations

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