Menno P. Witter

41.4k total citations · 19 hit papers
239 papers, 29.6k citations indexed

About

Menno P. Witter is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Menno P. Witter has authored 239 papers receiving a total of 29.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 199 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 181 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 40 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Menno P. Witter's work include Memory and Neural Mechanisms (177 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (169 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (49 papers). Menno P. Witter is often cited by papers focused on Memory and Neural Mechanisms (177 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (169 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (49 papers). Menno P. Witter collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Netherlands and United States. Menno P. Witter's co-authors include Edvard I Moser, David G. Amaral, Henk J. Groenewegen, May‐Britt Moser, Floris G. Wouterlood, Pieterke A. Naber, Ysbrand D. van der Werf, Marianne Fyhn, Thérèse M. Jay and A.H.M. Lohman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Menno P. Witter

236 papers receiving 29.2k citations

Hit Papers

The three-dimensional organization of the hippocampal for... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1989 2014 2006 2004 2007 500 1000 1.5k
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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. The three-dimensional organization of the hippocampal formation: A review of anatomical data
    1989 1.6k citations Menno P. Witter et al. profile →
  2. Functional organization of the hippocampal longitudinal axis
    2014 1.2k citations Menno P. Witter, Edvard I Moser et al. profile →
  3. Conjunctive Representation of Position, Direction, and Velocity in Entorhinal Cortex
    2006 939 citations Menno P. Witter, May‐Britt Moser et al. Science profile →
  4. Spatial Representation in the Entorhinal Cortex
    2004 883 citations Menno P. Witter, Edvard I Moser et al. Science profile →
  5. Schemas and Memory Consolidation
    2007 848 citations Menno P. Witter et al. Science profile →
  6. The intralaminar and midline nuclei of the thalamus. Anatomical and functional evidence for participation in processes of arousal and awareness
    2002 773 citations Menno P. Witter et al. profile →
  7. Trans-Synaptic Spread of Tau Pathology In Vivo
    2012 760 citations Menno P. Witter et al. profile →
  8. Functional organization of the extrinsic and intrinsic circuitry of the parahippocampal region
    1989 757 citations Menno P. Witter et al. profile →
  9. Organization of the projections from the subiculum to the ventral striatum in the rat. A study using anterograde transport of Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin
    1987 744 citations Menno P. Witter et al. profile →
  10. A pathophysiological framework of hippocampal dysfunction in ageing and disease
    2011 709 citations Menno P. Witter et al. profile →
  11. The anatomy of memory: an interactive overview of the parahippocampal–hippocampal network
    2009 696 citations Natalie Cappaert, Menno P. Witter et al. profile →
  12. Distribution of hippocampal CA1 and subicular efferents in the prefrontal cortex of the rat studied by means of anterograde transport of Phaseolus vulgaris‐leucoagglutinin
    1991 687 citations Menno P. Witter et al. The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →
  13. Finite Scale of Spatial Representation in the Hippocampus
    2008 473 citations Menno P. Witter, Edvard I Moser et al. Science profile →
  14. Place Cells and Place Recognition Maintained by Direct Entorhinal-Hippocampal Circuitry
    2002 458 citations Menno P. Witter, May‐Britt Moser et al. Science profile →
  15. Development of the Spatial Representation System in the Rat
    2010 430 citations Cathrin B. Canto, Menno P. Witter et al. Science profile →
  16. Grid cells in pre- and parasubiculum
    2010 367 citations Menno P. Witter, Edvard I Moser et al. profile →
  17. Recurrent inhibitory circuitry as a mechanism for grid formation
    2013 286 citations May‐Britt Moser, Edvard I Moser et al. profile →
  18. Impaired Spatial Representation in CA1 after Lesion of Direct Input from Entorhinal Cortex
    2008 284 citations Menno P. Witter, Edvard I Moser et al. Neuron profile →
  19. Grid cells and cortical representation
    2014 211 citations Edvard I Moser, Menno P. Witter et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Menno P. Witter Norway 87 22.2k 19.4k 3.0k 2.9k 2.6k 239 29.6k
David G. Amaral United States 91 23.2k 1.0× 14.9k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 4.3k 1.5× 3.9k 1.5× 269 33.2k
John P. Aggleton United Kingdom 91 22.2k 1.0× 14.5k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 311 28.7k
Carol A. Barnes United States 87 17.9k 0.8× 18.9k 1.0× 4.9k 1.6× 6.3k 2.2× 3.1k 1.2× 254 31.4k
Howard Eichenbaum United States 104 30.3k 1.4× 20.5k 1.1× 3.5k 1.2× 2.4k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 253 37.5k
John O’Keefe United Kingdom 64 29.5k 1.3× 20.7k 1.1× 3.3k 1.1× 2.0k 0.7× 2.2k 0.8× 101 36.5k
J. N. P. Rawlins United Kingdom 71 13.0k 0.6× 12.3k 0.6× 3.5k 1.2× 4.0k 1.4× 2.5k 1.0× 170 24.6k
Edvard I Moser Norway 79 26.2k 1.2× 21.4k 1.1× 3.1k 1.0× 1.9k 0.7× 2.4k 0.9× 141 31.8k
Ian Q. Whishaw Canada 83 13.0k 0.6× 11.2k 0.6× 3.4k 1.1× 2.7k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 406 24.8k
Bruce L. McNaughton United States 88 32.0k 1.4× 25.4k 1.3× 3.5k 1.2× 2.6k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 225 37.6k
May‐Britt Moser Norway 71 22.7k 1.0× 18.6k 1.0× 2.6k 0.9× 1.5k 0.5× 2.0k 0.8× 117 27.1k

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All Works

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Ray, Saikat, Kenneth W. Latimer, Bente Jacobsen, et al.. (2025). Hippocampal coding of identity, sex, hierarchy, and affiliation in a social group of wild fruit bats. Science. 387(6733). eadk9385–eadk9385. 3 indexed citations
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Shelton, Andrew M., David K. Oliver, Stuart N. Peirson, et al.. (2025). Single neurons and networks in the mouse claustrum integrate input from widespread cortical sources. eLife. 13. 2 indexed citations
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Nair, Rajeevkumar Raveendran, et al.. (2024). Association cortical areas in the mouse contain a large population of fast‐spiking GABAergic neurons that do not express parvalbumin. European Journal of Neuroscience. 59(12). 3236–3255.
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Shelton, Andrew M., David K. Oliver, Stuart N. Peirson, et al.. (2024). Single neurons and networks in the mouse claustrum integrate input from widespread cortical sources. eLife. 13. 3 indexed citations
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Shelton, Andrew M., Anna Hoerder‐Suabedissen, David K. Oliver, et al.. (2023). A multifaceted architectural framework of the mouse claustrum complex. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 531(17). 1772–1795. 14 indexed citations
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Bergersen, Linda H., Rodrigo Miguel‐dos‐Santos, Liv Ryan, et al.. (2023). Exercised blood plasma promotes hippocampal neurogenesis in the Alzheimer's disease rat brain. Journal of sport and health science. 13(2). 245–255. 16 indexed citations
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Kobro‐Flatmoen, Asgeir, et al.. (2023). Lowering levels of reelin in entorhinal cortex layer II-neurons results in lowered levels of intracellular amyloid-β. Brain Communications. 5(2). fcad115–fcad115. 6 indexed citations
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Bjaalie, Jan G., et al.. (2023). The efferent connections of the orbitofrontal, posterior parietal, and insular cortex of the rat brain. Scientific Data. 10(1). 645–645. 2 indexed citations
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Reznik, Daniel, Robert Trampel, Nikolaus Weiskopf, Menno P. Witter, & Christian F. Doeller. (2023). Dissociating distinct cortical networks associated with subregions of the human medial temporal lobe using precision neuroimaging. Neuron. 111(17). 2756–2772.e7. 23 indexed citations
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Šimić, Goran, Željka Krsnik, M. Mathiasen, et al.. (2022). Prenatal development of the human entorhinal cortex. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 530(15). 2711–2748. 7 indexed citations
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Tsamis, Konstantinos I., et al.. (2020). Development and topographic organization of subicular projections to lateral septum in the rat brain. European Journal of Neuroscience. 52(4). 3140–3159. 3 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Miguel M., et al.. (2020). A Brainstem Locomotor Circuit Drives the Activity of Speed Cells in the Medial Entorhinal Cortex. Cell Reports. 32(10). 108123–108123. 39 indexed citations
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Rattner, Amir, Chantelle E. Terrillion, John Williams, et al.. (2020). Developmental, cellular, and behavioral phenotypes in a mouse model of congenital hypoplasia of the dentate gyrus. eLife. 9. 7 indexed citations
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Witter, Menno P., et al.. (2018). Architecture and organization of mouse posterior parietal cortex relative to extrastriate areas. European Journal of Neuroscience. 49(10). 1313–1329. 43 indexed citations
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Canto, Cathrin B., Noriko Koganezawa, Prateep Beed, Edvard I Moser, & Menno P. Witter. (2012). All Layers of Medial Entorhinal Cortex Receive Presubicular and Parasubicular Inputs. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(49). 17620–17631. 46 indexed citations
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Canto, Cathrin B. & Menno P. Witter. (2011). Cellular properties of principal neurons in the rat entorhinal cortex. I. The lateral entorhinal cortex. Hippocampus. 22(6). 1256–1276. 115 indexed citations
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Kononenko, Natalia L. & Menno P. Witter. (2011). Presubiculum layer III conveys retrosplenial input to the medial entorhinal cortex. Hippocampus. 22(4). 881–895. 36 indexed citations
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Cappaert, Natalie, Wytse J. Wadman, & Menno P. Witter. (2007). Spatiotemporal analyses of interactions between entorhinal and CA1 projections to the subiculum in rat brain slices. Hippocampus. 17(10). 909–921. 15 indexed citations
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Jones, B.F., Josephine Barnes, H.B.M. Uylings, et al.. (2005). Differential Regional Atrophy of the Cingulate Gyrus in Alzheimer Disease: A Volumetric MRI Study. Cerebral Cortex. 16(12). 1701–1708. 123 indexed citations

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