Michael S. Fanselow

44.4k total citations · 16 hit papers
306 papers, 34.2k citations indexed

About

Michael S. Fanselow is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael S. Fanselow has authored 306 papers receiving a total of 34.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 180 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 175 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 129 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Michael S. Fanselow's work include Memory and Neural Mechanisms (170 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (129 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (124 papers). Michael S. Fanselow is often cited by papers focused on Memory and Neural Mechanisms (170 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (129 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (124 papers). Michael S. Fanselow collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Michael S. Fanselow's co-authors include Jeansok J. Kim, Hong‐Wei Dong, Stephen Maren, Stephan Anagnostaras, Robert C. Bolles, Gal Aharonov, Markus Fendt, Joseph P. DeCola, Greg D. Gale and Joseph E. LeDoux and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael S. Fanselow

304 papers receiving 33.5k citations

Hit Papers

Are the Dorsal and Ventral Hi... 1980 2026 1995 2010 2010 1992 1980 1999 1994 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Are the Dorsal and Ventral Hippocampus Functionally Distinct Structures?
    2010 2.5k citations Michael S. Fanselow et al. Neuron profile →
  2. Modality-Specific Retrograde Amnesia of Fear
    1992 2.0k citations Jeansok J. Kim, Michael S. Fanselow Science profile →
  3. Conditional and unconditional components of post-shock freezing
    1980 957 citations Michael S. Fanselow profile →
  4. The neuroanatomical and neurochemical basis of conditioned fear
    1999 847 citations Michael S. Fanselow et al. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews profile →
  5. Neural organization of the defensive behavior system responsible for fear
    1994 761 citations Michael S. Fanselow profile →
  6. Dentate Gyrus NMDA Receptors Mediate Rapid Pattern Separation in the Hippocampal Network
    2007 737 citations Thomas J. McHugh, Matthew W. Jones et al. Science profile →
  7. Why We Think Plasticity Underlying Pavlovian Fear Conditioning Occurs in the Basolateral Amygdala
    1999 733 citations Michael S. Fanselow et al. Neuron profile →
  8. Genetic dissection of an amygdala microcircuit that gates conditioned fear
    2010 642 citations Michael S. Fanselow, David J. Anderson et al. profile →
  9. Young Dentate Granule Cells Mediate Pattern Separation, whereas Old Granule Cells Facilitate Pattern Completion
    2012 637 citations Jesse D. Cushman, Thomas J. McHugh et al. profile →
  10. Neurotoxic lesions of the dorsal hippocampus and Pavlovian fear conditioning in rats
    1997 632 citations Stephen Maren, Michael S. Fanselow et al. profile →
  11. A perceptual-defensive-recuperative model of fear and pain
    1980 625 citations Michael S. Fanselow et al. profile →
  12. Role of interleukin‐1β in postoperative cognitive dysfunction
    2010 599 citations Michael S. Fanselow et al. profile →
  13. NF-κB functions in synaptic signaling and behavior
    2003 577 citations Michael S. Fanselow et al. profile →
  14. Temporally Graded Retrograde Amnesia of Contextual Fear after Hippocampal Damage in Rats: Within-Subjects Examination
    1999 535 citations Stephen Maren, Michael S. Fanselow et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  15. Hippocampus and contextual fear conditioning: Recent controversies and advances
    2001 528 citations Michael S. Fanselow et al. Hippocampus profile →
  16. The Neuroscience of Mammalian Associative Learning
    2004 507 citations Michael S. Fanselow 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
Michael S. Fanselow United States 88 20.0k 19.1k 11.4k 7.2k 5.4k 306 34.2k
James L. McGaugh United States 107 26.2k 1.3× 20.9k 1.1× 13.3k 1.2× 9.2k 1.3× 6.5k 1.2× 385 43.6k
Larry W. Swanson United States 107 13.2k 0.7× 19.4k 1.0× 8.9k 0.8× 12.8k 1.8× 11.9k 2.2× 236 48.1k
Joram Feldon Switzerland 91 9.8k 0.5× 12.8k 0.7× 8.5k 0.7× 8.0k 1.1× 4.9k 0.9× 419 29.1k
Michela Gallagher United States 92 15.7k 0.8× 14.5k 0.8× 4.2k 0.4× 2.9k 0.4× 5.1k 0.9× 284 26.2k
Michel Le Moal France 93 7.1k 0.4× 18.9k 1.0× 10.0k 0.9× 7.7k 1.1× 7.6k 1.4× 355 33.4k
René Hen United States 116 10.6k 0.5× 23.6k 1.2× 7.8k 0.7× 5.5k 0.8× 14.5k 2.7× 326 49.2k
Jacqueline N. Crawley United States 98 10.7k 0.5× 15.2k 0.8× 4.1k 0.4× 7.0k 1.0× 14.5k 2.7× 329 36.5k
Bryan Kolb Canada 83 11.3k 0.6× 11.2k 0.6× 3.4k 0.3× 4.0k 0.6× 3.6k 0.7× 376 26.2k
Kerry J. Ressler United States 99 8.4k 0.4× 9.7k 0.5× 9.8k 0.9× 5.5k 0.8× 5.8k 1.1× 444 35.0k
Stephen Maren United States 81 15.7k 0.8× 13.4k 0.7× 8.6k 0.8× 4.7k 0.7× 2.7k 0.5× 178 21.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fanselow, Michael S., et al.. (2024). Defensive behaviors and c‐fos expression in the midbrain. Integrative Zoology. 20(2). 394–406. 1 indexed citations
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Domjan, Michael & Michael S. Fanselow. (2024). Pavlovian or associative sensitization and its biological significance. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 163. 105790–105790. 2 indexed citations
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Fanselow, Michael S., et al.. (2024). Social support and fear-inhibition: an examination of underlying neural mechanisms. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 19(1). 4 indexed citations
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Krause, Bryan M., Cameron Casey, Richard Lennertz, et al.. (2023). Control of contextual memory through interneuronal α5-GABAA receptors. PNAS Nexus. 2(4). pgad065–pgad065. 8 indexed citations
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Guo, Changliang, et al.. (2023). Hippocampal place cell remapping occurs with memory storage of aversive experiences. eLife. 12. 9 indexed citations
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Ago, Yukio, Christina Van, Michael Condro, et al.. (2023). Overexpression of VIPR2 in mice results in microencephaly with paradoxical increased white matter volume. Experimental Neurology. 362. 114339–114339. 2 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Ann N., et al.. (2022). Increased Fear Generalization and Amygdala AMPA Receptor Proteins in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 39(21-22). 1561–1574. 4 indexed citations
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Zbozinek, Tomislav D., et al.. (2021). Pavlovian occasion setting in human fear and appetitive conditioning: Effects of trait anxiety and trait depression. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 147. 103986–103986. 11 indexed citations
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Zelikowsky, Moriel, Stéphanie Bissière, & Michael S. Fanselow. (2012). Contextual Fear Memories Formed in the Absence of the Dorsal Hippocampus Decay Across Time. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(10). 3393–3397. 62 indexed citations
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Eadie, Brennan D., Jesse D. Cushman, Timal S. Kannangara, Michael S. Fanselow, & Brian R. Christie. (2010). NMDA receptor hypofunction in the dentate gyrus and impaired context discrimination in adult Fmr1 knockout mice. Hippocampus. 22(2). 241–254. 85 indexed citations
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McHugh, Thomas J., Matthew W. Jones, Jennifer J. Quinn, et al.. (2007). Dentate Gyrus NMDA Receptors Mediate Rapid Pattern Separation in the Hippocampal Network. Science. 317(5834). 94–99. 737 indexed citations breakdown →
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Landeira-Fernández, J., Joseph P. DeCola, Jeansok J. Kim, & Michael S. Fanselow. (2006). Immediate shock deficit in fear conditioning: Effects of shock manipulations.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 120(4). 873–879. 61 indexed citations
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Sonner, James M., Bryce Vissel, Gordon Royle, et al.. (2005). The Effect of Three Inhaled Anesthetics in Mice Harboring Mutations in the GluR6 (Kainate) Receptor Gene. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 101(1). 143–148. 10 indexed citations
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González, Felisa, Jennifer J. Quinn, & Michael S. Fanselow. (2003). Differential effects of adding and removing components of a context on the generalization of conditional freezing.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Animal Behavior Processes. 29(1). 78–83. 39 indexed citations
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O’Tuathaigh, Colm, Jennifer J. Quinn, Michael S. Fanselow, et al.. (2003). Trace but not delay fear conditioning requires attention and the anterior cingulate cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(22). 13087–13092. 210 indexed citations
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Maren, Stephen & Michael S. Fanselow. (1996). The Amygdala and Fear Conditioning: Has the Nut Been Cracked?. Neuron. 16(2). 237–240. 323 indexed citations
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Fanselow, Michael S. & Jeansok J. Kim. (1992). The benzodiazepine inverse agonist DMCM as an unconditional stimulus for fear-induced analgesia: Implications for the role of GABAA receptors in fear-related behavior.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 106(2). 336–344. 38 indexed citations
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Calcagnetti, Daniel J., Fred J. Helmstetter, & Michael S. Fanselow. (1988). Analgesia produced by centrally administered DAGO, DPDPE and U50488H in the formalin test. European Journal of Pharmacology. 153(1). 117–122. 43 indexed citations
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Lester, Laurie S. & Michael S. Fanselow. (1986). Naloxone's enhancement of freezing: Modulation of perceived intensity or memory processes?. Physiological Psychology. 14. 5–10. 18 indexed citations

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