Michaël Zugaro

7.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
31 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Michaël Zugaro is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michaël Zugaro has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 24 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Michaël Zugaro's work include Memory and Neural Mechanisms (25 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (21 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (15 papers). Michaël Zugaro is often cited by papers focused on Memory and Neural Mechanisms (25 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (21 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (15 papers). Michaël Zugaro collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Belgium. Michaël Zugaro's co-authors include György Buzsáki, Gabrielle Girardeau, Sidney I. Wiener, Karim Benchenane, Ralitsa Todorova, Anton Sirota, Lénaı̈c Monconduit, Lynn Hazan, Yoshikazu Isomura and Shigeyoshi Fujisawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Michaël Zugaro

30 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. Selective suppression of hippocampal ripples impairs spatial memory
    2009 988 citations Gabrielle Girardeau, Karim Benchenane et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  2. Entrainment of Neocortical Neurons and Gamma Oscillations by the Hippocampal Theta Rhythm
    2008 743 citations Michaël Zugaro, György Buzsáki et al. profile →
  3. Characterization of Neocortical Principal Cells and Interneurons by Network Interactions and Extracellular Features
    2004 615 citations Péter Barthó, Hajime Hirase et al. Journal of Neurophysiology profile →
  4. Hippocampo-cortical coupling mediates memory consolidation during sleep
    2016 425 citations Gabrielle Girardeau, Ralitsa Todorova et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michaël Zugaro France 23 4.1k 3.3k 241 226 212 31 4.5k
Anton Sirota Germany 23 5.0k 1.2× 4.0k 1.2× 374 1.6× 275 1.2× 174 0.8× 35 5.8k
Mark Laubach United States 28 3.5k 0.9× 2.3k 0.7× 171 0.7× 160 0.7× 172 0.8× 54 4.4k
Martin Vinck Netherlands 35 4.8k 1.2× 2.2k 0.7× 217 0.9× 267 1.2× 341 1.6× 75 5.4k
Joseph R. Manns United States 27 3.2k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 291 1.2× 166 0.7× 218 1.0× 46 3.8k
Sidney I. Wiener France 32 4.6k 1.1× 3.5k 1.1× 568 2.4× 246 1.1× 436 2.1× 64 5.5k
Athanassios G. Siapas United States 16 2.7k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 122 0.5× 187 0.8× 101 0.5× 20 3.1k
Derek L. Buhl United States 20 2.4k 0.6× 2.9k 0.9× 296 1.2× 135 0.6× 211 1.0× 42 4.0k
Joshua Jacobs United States 35 4.5k 1.1× 2.0k 0.6× 222 0.9× 266 1.2× 195 0.9× 62 5.1k
Balázs Hangya Hungary 23 2.5k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 227 0.9× 138 0.6× 180 0.8× 43 3.4k
Colin Lever United Kingdom 28 3.2k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 348 1.4× 149 0.7× 356 1.7× 47 4.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Todorova, Ralitsa, et al.. (2025). Adaptive communication between cell assemblies and “reader” neurons shapes flexible brain dynamics. PLoS Biology. 23(12). e3003505–e3003505.
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Gao, Hongying, et al.. (2021). Distributed cell assemblies spanning prefrontal cortex and striatum. Current Biology. 32(1). 1–13.e6. 31 indexed citations
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Zugaro, Michaël, et al.. (2019). Hippocampal Sequences During Exploration: Mechanisms and Functions. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 13. 232–232. 51 indexed citations
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Todorova, Ralitsa, et al.. (2018). Nested sequences of hippocampal assemblies during behavior support subsequent sleep replay. Science. 362(6415). 675–679. 73 indexed citations
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Todorova, Ralitsa & Michaël Zugaro. (2018). Hippocampal ripples as a mode of communication with cortical and subcortical areas. Hippocampus. 30(1). 39–49. 41 indexed citations
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Girardeau, Gabrielle, et al.. (2016). Hippocampo-cortical coupling mediates memory consolidation during sleep. Nature Neuroscience. 19(7). 959–964. 425 indexed citations breakdown →
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Girardeau, Gabrielle, et al.. (2014). Learning-Induced Plasticity Regulates Hippocampal Sharp Wave-Ripple Drive. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(15). 5176–5183. 55 indexed citations
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Viggiano, Alessandro, et al.. (2014). Retrospectively and Prospectively Modulated Hippocampal Place Responses Are Differentially Distributed along a Common Path in a Continuous T-Maze. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(39). 13163–13169. 21 indexed citations
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Arleo, Angelo, et al.. (2013). Optic Flow Stimuli Update Anterodorsal Thalamus Head Direction Neuronal Activity in Rats. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(42). 16790–16795. 20 indexed citations
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Zugaro, Michaël, et al.. (2012). Dynamics of decision‐related activity in hippocampus. Hippocampus. 22(9). 1901–1911. 12 indexed citations
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Girardeau, Gabrielle & Michaël Zugaro. (2011). Hippocampal ripples and memory consolidation. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 21(3). 452–459. 188 indexed citations
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Girardeau, Gabrielle, Karim Benchenane, Sidney I. Wiener, György Buzsáki, & Michaël Zugaro. (2009). Selective suppression of hippocampal ripples impairs spatial memory. Nature Neuroscience. 12(10). 1222–1223. 988 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hazan, Lynn, Michaël Zugaro, & György Buzsáki. (2006). Klusters, NeuroScope, NDManager: A free software suite for neurophysiological data processing and visualization. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 155(2). 207–216. 385 indexed citations
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Barthó, Péter, Hajime Hirase, Lénaı̈c Monconduit, et al.. (2004). Characterization of Neocortical Principal Cells and Interneurons by Network Interactions and Extracellular Features. Journal of Neurophysiology. 92(1). 600–608. 615 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zugaro, Michaël, Angelo Arleo, Cyril Déjean, et al.. (2004). Rat anterodorsal thalamic head direction neurons depend upon dynamic visual signals to select anchoring landmark cues. European Journal of Neuroscience. 20(2). 530–536. 18 indexed citations
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Bassett, Joshua P., Michaël Zugaro, Gary M. Muir, et al.. (2004). Passive Movements of the Head Do Not Abolish Anticipatory Firing Properties of Head Direction Cells. Journal of Neurophysiology. 93(3). 1304–1316. 35 indexed citations
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Zugaro, Michaël, Alain Berthoz, & Sidney I. Wiener. (2002). Peak firing rates of rat anterodorsal thalamic head direction cells are higher during faster passive rotations. Hippocampus. 12(4). 481–486. 11 indexed citations
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Wiener, Sidney I., Alain Berthoz, & Michaël Zugaro. (2002). Multisensory processing in the elaboration of place and head direction responses by limbic system neurons. Cognitive Brain Research. 14(1). 75–90. 45 indexed citations
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Zugaro, Michaël, Eiichi Tabuchi, & Sidney I. Wiener. (2000). Influence of conflicting visual, inertial and substratal cues on head direction cell activity. Experimental Brain Research. 133(2). 198–208. 34 indexed citations
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Mulder, Antonius B., et al.. (2000). Lesions of the medial shell of the nucleus accumbens impair rats in finding larger rewards, but spare reward-seeking behavior. Behavioural Brain Research. 117(1-2). 173–183. 42 indexed citations

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