Jason C. Wester

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 944 citations indexed

About

Jason C. Wester is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jason C. Wester has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 944 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 9 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Jason C. Wester's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (8 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (4 papers). Jason C. Wester is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (8 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (4 papers). Jason C. Wester collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Jason C. Wester's co-authors include Chris J. McBain, Ramesh Chittajallu, Kenneth A. Pelkey, Michael T. Craig, Ludovic Tricoire, Diego Contreras, Steven Hunt, Xiaoqing Yuan, Daniela Calvigioni and David P. Collins and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Jason C. Wester

18 papers receiving 937 citations

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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.

Hippocampal GABAergic Inhibitory Interneurons

2017 568 citations Kenneth A. Pelkey, Ramesh Chittajallu et al. Physiological Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jason C. Wester United States	12	711	496	250	157	113	19	944
Jorge R. Brotons‐Mas Spain	14	675 0.9×	565 1.1×	183 0.7×	106 0.7×	102 0.9×	18	919
Sheng-Jia Zhang Norway	8	684 1.0×	540 1.1×	267 1.1×	111 0.7×	77 0.7×	9	986
Kinga Tóth Hungary	14	1.0k 1.4×	581 1.2×	284 1.1×	203 1.3×	152 1.3×	23	1.3k
Ivan Marchionni Italy	16	750 1.1×	446 0.9×	277 1.1×	110 0.7×	101 0.9×	20	979
Caren Armstrong United States	13	1.1k 1.6×	642 1.3×	224 0.9×	122 0.8×	99 0.9×	25	1.4k
János Fuzik Sweden	15	457 0.6×	300 0.6×	366 1.5×	145 0.9×	91 0.8×	19	1.1k
Kazuhiro Sohya Japan	17	724 1.0×	468 0.9×	368 1.5×	118 0.8×	145 1.3×	24	1.1k
Vivek Mahadevan Canada	19	779 1.1×	389 0.8×	491 2.0×	129 0.8×	80 0.7×	24	1.0k
Rylan S. Larsen United States	16	694 1.0×	437 0.9×	439 1.8×	98 0.6×	80 0.7×	23	1.1k
Sara E. Mason‐Parker New Zealand	15	659 0.9×	386 0.8×	297 1.2×	129 0.8×	103 0.9×	18	852

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19 of 19 papers shown

Wester, Jason C., et al.. (2025). Dendrite-Targeting Inhibitory Interneurons Form Biased Circuits with Deep and Superficial Pyramidal Cells in Hippocampal CA1. Journal of Neuroscience. 45(49). e1102252025–e1102252025.

Wester, Jason C., et al.. (2025). Development of Differential Sublaminar Feedforward Inhibitory Circuits in CA1 Hippocampus Requires Satb2. Journal of Neuroscience. 45(8). e0737242024–e0737242024. 1 indexed citations

Miller, Lisa, Jiyeon K. Denninger, Tianli Ding, et al.. (2024). Neural stem and progenitor cells support and protect adult hippocampal function via vascular endothelial growth factor secretion. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(5). 2152–2167. 3 indexed citations

Gu, Howard H., Heithem M. El‐Hodiri, Jason C. Wester, et al.. (2023). Sex differences in susceptibility to substance use disorder: Role for X chromosome inactivation and escape?. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 125. 103859–103859. 6 indexed citations

Wester, Jason C., et al.. (2022). Advances in approaches to study cell-type specific cortical circuits throughout development. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 16. 1031389–1031389. 2 indexed citations

Wester, Jason C., et al.. (2022). Cell-type specific transcriptomic signatures of neocortical circuit organization and their relevance to autism. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 16. 982721–982721. 2 indexed citations

Pouchelon, Gabrielle, Josselyn Vergara, Bram L. Gorissen, et al.. (2022). A versatile viral toolkit for functional discovery in the nervous system. Cell Reports Methods. 2(6). 100225–100225. 8 indexed citations

Castanza, Anthony S., et al.. (2022). AUTS2 Syndrome: Molecular Mechanisms and Model Systems. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 15. 858582–858582. 21 indexed citations

London, Edra, et al.. (2020). Loss of habenular Prkar2a reduces hedonic eating and increases exercise motivation. JCI Insight. 5(23). 11 indexed citations

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Pelkey, Kenneth A., Daniela Calvigioni, Geoffrey Vargish, et al.. (2020). Paradoxical network excitation by glutamate release from VGluT3+ GABAergic interneurons. eLife. 9. 30 indexed citations

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Wester, Jason C., Vivek Mahadevan, Christopher T. Rhodes, et al.. (2019). Neocortical Projection Neurons Instruct Inhibitory Interneuron Circuit Development in a Lineage-Dependent Manner. Neuron. 102(5). 960–975.e6. 46 indexed citations

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Chittajallu, Ramesh, Jason C. Wester, Michael T. Craig, et al.. (2017). Afferent specific role of NMDA receptors for the circuit integration of hippocampal neurogliaform cells. Nature Communications. 8(1). 152–152. 39 indexed citations

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Pelkey, Kenneth A., Ramesh Chittajallu, Michael T. Craig, et al.. (2017). Hippocampal GABAergic Inhibitory Interneurons. Physiological Reviews. 97(4). 1619–1747. 568 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wester, Jason C. & Chris J. McBain. (2016). Interneurons Differentially Contribute to Spontaneous Network Activity in the Developing Hippocampus Dependent on Their Embryonic Lineage. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(9). 2646–2662. 30 indexed citations

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Wester, Jason C. & Chris J. McBain. (2014). Behavioral state-dependent modulation of distinct interneuron subtypes and consequences for circuit function. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 29. 118–125. 37 indexed citations

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Wester, Jason C. & Diego Contreras. (2013). Biophysical mechanism of spike threshold dependence on the rate of rise of the membrane potential by sodium channel inactivation or subthreshold axonal potassium current. Journal of Computational Neuroscience. 35(1). 1–17. 17 indexed citations

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Wester, Jason C. & Diego Contreras. (2013). Differential Modulation of Spontaneous and Evoked Thalamocortical Network Activity by Acetylcholine LevelIn Vitro. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(45). 17951–17966. 23 indexed citations

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Wester, Jason C. & Diego Contreras. (2012). Columnar Interactions Determine Horizontal Propagation of Recurrent Network Activity in Neocortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(16). 5454–5471. 88 indexed citations

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Room, Peter, et al.. (1989). Local cerebral glucose uptake in anatomically defined structures of freely moving rats. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 27(3). 191–202. 12 indexed citations

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