Joseph LeSauter

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Joseph LeSauter is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph LeSauter has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 33 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 23 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Joseph LeSauter's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (55 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (28 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (20 papers). Joseph LeSauter is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (55 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (28 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (20 papers). Joseph LeSauter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and France. Joseph LeSauter's co-authors include Rae Silver, Michael N. Lehman, Patrick A. Tresco, Ilia N. Karatsoreos, Lili Yan, Donald W. Pfaff, Lance J. Kriegsfeld, Toshiyuki Hamada, Judith M. Venuti and Matthew P. Butler and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Joseph LeSauter

58 papers receiving 2.9k 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 diffusible coupling signal from the transplanted suprachiasmatic nucleus controlling circadian locomotor rhythms
    1996 586 citations Rae Silver, Joseph LeSauter et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Joseph LeSauter
Stephan Michel Netherlands
Michikazu Abe Japan
Joke Wortel Netherlands
Alena Sumová Czechia
Helena Illnerová Czechia
Rebecca A. Prosser United States
Sara J. Aton United States
Johanna E. Chesham United Kingdom
Marco Brancaccio United Kingdom
Alan M. Rosenwasser United States
Stephan Michel Netherlands
Joseph LeSauter
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Countries citing papers authored by Joseph LeSauter

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joseph LeSauter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joseph LeSauter

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Joseph LeSauter. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Joseph LeSauter 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 Joseph LeSauter. Joseph LeSauter 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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Yao, Yifan, et al.. (2023). Vasculature of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: Pathways for Diffusible Output Signals. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 38(6). 571–585. 6 indexed citations
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Yao, Yifan, et al.. (2021). Identification of the suprachiasmatic nucleus venous portal system in the mammalian brain. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5643–5643. 21 indexed citations
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Yao, Yifan, et al.. (2021). Arginine Vasopressin-Containing Neurons of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Project to CSF. eNeuro. 8(2). ENEURO.0363–20.2021. 14 indexed citations
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Yoshikawa, T., Scott D. Pauls, Nicholas C. Foley, et al.. (2021). Phase Gradients and Anisotropy of the Suprachiasmatic Network: Discovery of Phaseoids. eNeuro. 8(5). ENEURO.0078–21.2021. 5 indexed citations
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LeSauter, Joseph, et al.. (2019). Elevated zinc transporter ZnT3 in the dentate gyrus of mast cell‐deficient mice. European Journal of Neuroscience. 51(6). 1504–1513. 3 indexed citations
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LeSauter, Joseph, Peter D. Balsam, Eleanor H. Simpson, & Rae Silver. (2018). Overexpression of striatal D2 receptors reduces motivation thereby decreasing food anticipatory activity. European Journal of Neuroscience. 51(1). 71–81. 13 indexed citations
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LeSauter, Joseph, et al.. (2018). Connectome of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: New Evidence of the Core-Shell Relationship. eNeuro. 5(5). ENEURO.0205–18.2018. 49 indexed citations
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Juárez‐Portilla, Claudia, Michael Pitter, Rachel D. Kim, et al.. (2018). Brain Activity during Methamphetamine Anticipation in a Non-Invasive Self-Administration Paradigm in Mice. eNeuro. 5(2). ENEURO.0433–17.2018. 4 indexed citations
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Juárez‐Portilla, Claudia, et al.. (2016). Voluntary inhalation of methamphetamine: a novel strategy for studying intake non-invasively. Psychopharmacology. 234(5). 739–747. 6 indexed citations
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LeSauter, Joseph, et al.. (2012). Antibodies for Assessing Circadian Clock Proteins in the Rodent Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e35938–e35938. 21 indexed citations
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Butler, Matthew P., et al.. (2011). Targeted mutation of the calbindin D28k gene selectively alters nonvisual photosensitivity. European Journal of Neuroscience. 33(12). 2299–2307. 6 indexed citations
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LeSauter, Joseph, et al.. (2009). Stomach ghrelin-secreting cells as food-entrainable circadian clocks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(32). 13582–13587. 245 indexed citations
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Yan, Lili, Ilia N. Karatsoreos, Joseph LeSauter, et al.. (2007). Exploring Spatiotemporal Organization of SCN Circuits. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 72(1). 527–541. 74 indexed citations
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Kriegsfeld, Lance J., Joseph LeSauter, & Rae Silver. (2004). Targeted Microlesions Reveal Novel Organization of the Hamster Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(10). 2449–2457. 59 indexed citations
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Hamada, Toshiyuki, Joseph LeSauter, Maria-Teresa Romero, et al.. (2003). Calbindin Influences Response to Photic Input in Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. Journal of Neuroscience. 23(26). 8820–8826. 38 indexed citations
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Hamada, Toshiyuki, Joseph LeSauter, Judith M. Venuti, & Rae Silver. (2001). Expression ofPeriodGenes: Rhythmic and Nonrhythmic Compartments of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Pacemaker. Journal of Neuroscience. 21(19). 7742–7750. 193 indexed citations
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Silver, Rae, et al.. (1996). Calbindin-D28K cells in the hamster SCN express light-induced Fos. Neuroreport. 7(6). 1224–1224. 117 indexed citations
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Silver, Rae, Joseph LeSauter, Patrick A. Tresco, & Michael N. Lehman. (1996). A diffusible coupling signal from the transplanted suprachiasmatic nucleus controlling circadian locomotor rhythms. Nature. 382(6594). 810–813. 586 indexed citations breakdown →
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Silver, Rae & Joseph LeSauter. (1993). Efferent Signals of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 8(1_suppl). 89–92. 12 indexed citations
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LeSauter, Joseph & Rae Silver. (1993). Heavy water lengthens the period of free-running rhythms in lesioned hamsters bearing SCN grafts. Physiology & Behavior. 54(3). 599–604. 4 indexed citations

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