Neal Sweeney

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

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Neal Sweeney is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Neal Sweeney has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Neal Sweeney's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (6 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers). Neal Sweeney is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (6 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers). Neal Sweeney collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Czechia. Neal Sweeney's co-authors include David S. Bredt, Yoshimi Kawasaki, Dane M. Chetkovich, Ronald S. Petralia, Roger A. Nicoll, Lu Chen, Robert J. Wenthold, Fen‐Biao Gao, Roger A. Nicoll and Eric Schnell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Neal Sweeney

14 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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Stargazin regulates synaptic targeting of AMPA receptors by two distinct mechanisms

2000 874 citations Lu Chen, Dane M. Chetkovich et al. Nature profile →

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14 of 14 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Expression of transcription factors divides retinal ganglion cells into distinct classes 2017 ·The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·Neal Sweeney, Kiely N. James, (unknown), Ryan Lorig-Roach, David A. Feldheim	28
2	Ephrin‐as are required for the topographic mapping but not laminar choice of physiologically distinct RGC types 2015 ·Developmental Neurobiology ·Neal Sweeney, Kiely N. James, (unknown), David A. Feldheim	13
3	Tbr2 Is Required to Generate a Neural Circuit Mediating the Pupillary Light Reflex 2014 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Neal Sweeney, (unknown), David A. Feldheim	45
4	Dendritic and axonal targeting patterns of a genetically-specified class of retinal ganglion cells that participate in image-forming circuits 2014 ·Neural Development ·Jason W. Triplett, Wei Wei, (unknown), Neal Sweeney, Andrew D. Huberman, Marla B. Feller, David A. Feldheim	40
5	How postdocs benefit from building a union 2014 ·eLife ·(unknown), Jessica M. Budke, (unknown), Neal Sweeney, Benjamin Schwessinger	2
6	Competition is a driving force in topographic mapping 2011 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jason W. Triplett, Cory Pfeiffenberger, Jena Yamada, Ben K. Stafford, Neal Sweeney, A. M. Litke, Alexander Sher, Alexei A. Koulakov, David A. Feldheim	44
7	Genetic screen identifies serpin5 as a regulator of the toll pathway and CHMP2B toxicity associated with frontotemporal dementia 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·S. Tariq Ahmad, Sean T. Sweeney, Jin‐A Lee, Neal Sweeney, Fen‐Biao Gao	69
8	The Coiled-Coil Protein Shrub Controls Neuronal Morphogenesis in Drosophila 2006 ·Current Biology ·Neal Sweeney, Jay E. Brenman, Yuh Nung Jan, Fen‐Biao Gao	107
9	Lipid- and protein-mediated multimerization of PSD-95: implications for receptor clustering and assembly of synaptic protein networks 2003 ·Journal of Cell Science ·Karen S. Christopherson, Neal Sweeney, Sarah E. Craven, Rujun Kang, Alaa El-Husseini, David S. Bredt	58
10	Genetic Manipulation of Single Neurons in Vivo Reveals Specific Roles of Flamingo in Neuronal Morphogenesis 2002 ·Developmental Biology ·Neal Sweeney, Wenjun Li, Fen‐Biao Gao	68
11	Synaptic Strength Regulated by Palmitate Cycling on PSD-95 2002 ·Cell ·(unknown), Eric Schnell, Srikanth Dakoji, Neal Sweeney, Qiang Zhou, Oliver Prange, (unknown), (unknown), Roger A. Nicoll, David S. Bredt	471
12	Contrasting Localizations of MALS/LIN-7 PDZ Proteins in Brain and Molecular Compensation in Knockout Mice 2001 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Hidemi Misawa, Yoshimi Kawasaki, Jack R. Mellor, Neal Sweeney, Kiwon Jo, Roger A. Nicoll, David S. Bredt	46
13	Electron microscopic immunocytochemical detection of PSD‐95, PSD‐93, SAP‐102, and SAP‐97 at postsynaptic, presynaptic, and nonsynaptic sites of adult and neonatal rat visual cortex 2001 ·Synapse ·Chiye Aoki, (unknown), Hysell V. Oviedo, Tamara Mikeladze‐Dvali, (unknown), Neal Sweeney, David S. Bredt	111
14	Stargazin regulates synaptic targeting of AMPA receptors by two distinct mechanisms breakdown → 2000 ·Nature ·Lu Chen, Dane M. Chetkovich, Ronald S. Petralia, Neal Sweeney, Yoshimi Kawasaki, Robert J. Wenthold, David S. Bredt, Roger A. Nicoll	874

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