Nicolas Toni

14.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
68 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Nicolas Toni is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicolas Toni has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 42 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 21 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Nicolas Toni's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (40 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (35 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (20 papers). Nicolas Toni is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (40 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (35 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (20 papers). Nicolas Toni collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Nicolas Toni's co-authors include Fred H. Gage, Alejandro F. Schinder, Henriette van Praag, Brian R. Christie, Theo D. Palmer, Dominique Müller, Chunmei Zhao, Irina Nikonenko, Pierre‐Alain Buchs and Andrea Volterra and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Nicolas Toni

65 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Hit Papers

Functional neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus 1996 2026 2006 2016 2002 1999 2008 2018 1996 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. Functional neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus
    2002 2.3k citations Henriette van Praag, Alejandro F. Schinder et al. Nature profile →
  2. LTP promotes formation of multiple spine synapses between a single axon terminal and a dendrite
    1999 779 citations Nicolas Toni, Dominique Müller et al. Nature profile →
  3. Neurons born in the adult dentate gyrus form functional synapses with target cells
    2008 573 citations Nicolas Toni, Chunmei Zhao et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  4. Human Adult Neurogenesis: Evidence and Remaining Questions
    2018 554 citations Fred H. Gage, Sebastian Jessberger et al. profile →
  5. PSA–NCAM Is Required for Activity-Induced Synaptic Plasticity
    1996 512 citations Dominique Müller, G. G. Skibo et al. Neuron profile →
  6. Astrocyte function from information processing to cognition and cognitive impairment
    2019 489 citations Mirko Santello, Nicolas Toni 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
Nicolas Toni Switzerland 42 5.8k 5.5k 3.3k 2.3k 1.9k 68 10.4k
Alejandro F. Schinder Argentina 35 5.5k 1.0× 5.3k 1.0× 2.5k 0.7× 1.8k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 56 9.0k
Chunmei Zhao United States 25 5.2k 0.9× 3.7k 0.7× 2.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 31 8.6k
Sebastian Jessberger Switzerland 45 7.3k 1.3× 4.9k 0.9× 5.6k 1.7× 2.2k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 94 13.6k
Eduardo Soriano Spain 72 5.7k 1.0× 9.3k 1.7× 5.4k 1.6× 2.2k 0.9× 2.1k 1.1× 243 14.9k
Clive R. Bramham Norway 53 2.4k 0.4× 6.4k 1.2× 3.7k 1.1× 1.3k 0.6× 2.2k 1.2× 114 10.4k
Dwight E. Bergles United States 65 5.2k 0.9× 8.3k 1.5× 5.3k 1.6× 4.9k 2.1× 2.3k 1.3× 120 15.9k
Jack M. Parent United States 49 5.1k 0.9× 4.5k 0.8× 3.1k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 971 0.5× 117 9.6k
Dominique Müller Switzerland 61 2.6k 0.5× 8.4k 1.5× 5.0k 1.5× 1.7k 0.7× 3.0k 1.6× 138 12.3k
J. Martin Wojtowicz Canada 39 3.8k 0.7× 4.3k 0.8× 1.9k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 2.0k 1.1× 86 7.7k
Jens Hjerling‐Leffler Sweden 31 1.7k 0.3× 4.0k 0.7× 5.4k 1.6× 1.8k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 53 11.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sun, Yusha, Zhijian Zhang, Yicheng Wu, et al.. (2025). Cholinergic neuron-to-glioblastoma synapses in a human iPSC-derived co-culture model. Stem Cell Reports. 20(7). 102534–102534. 2 indexed citations
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Perbet, Romain, Séverine Bégard, Raphaëlle Caillierez, et al.. (2025). Protein fingerprints of brain-derived extracellular vesicles predict types of tau pathology. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 17(1). 223–223.
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Perbet, Romain, Sylvain Perriot, Renaud Du Pasquier, et al.. (2023). Tau Transfer via Extracellular Vesicles Disturbs the Astrocytic Mitochondrial System. Cells. 12(7). 985–985. 17 indexed citations
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Dwir, Daniella, Paul Klauser, Raoul Jenni, et al.. (2023). Characterization of early psychosis patients carrying a genetic vulnerability to redox dysregulation: a computational analysis of mechanism-based gene expression profile in fibroblasts. Molecular Psychiatry. 28(5). 1983–1994. 3 indexed citations
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Regen, Francesca, Cristina Ramponi, Jean‐Frédéric Mall, et al.. (2021). Gradient of electro-convulsive therapy’s antidepressant effects along the longitudinal hippocampal axis. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 191–191. 5 indexed citations
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Perbet, Romain, Raphaëlle Caillierez, Kevin Richetin, et al.. (2021). Extracellular vesicles: Major actors of heterogeneity in tau spreading among human tauopathies. Molecular Therapy. 30(2). 782–797. 21 indexed citations
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Motori, Elisa, Ilian Atanassov, Kat Folz‐Donahue, et al.. (2020). Neuronal metabolic rewiring promotes resilience to neurodegeneration caused by mitochondrial dysfunction. Science Advances. 6(35). eaba8271–eaba8271. 53 indexed citations
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Richetin, Kevin, Pascal Steullet, Romain Perbet, et al.. (2020). Tau accumulation in astrocytes of the dentate gyrus induces neuronal dysfunction and memory deficits in Alzheimer’s disease. Nature Neuroscience. 23(12). 1567–1579. 150 indexed citations
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Schouten, Marijn, Pascal Bielefeld, Laura García‐Corzo, et al.. (2019). Circadian glucocorticoid oscillations preserve a population of adult hippocampal neural stem cells in the aging brain. Molecular Psychiatry. 25(7). 1382–1405. 53 indexed citations
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Santello, Mirko, Nicolas Toni, & Andrea Volterra. (2019). Astrocyte function from information processing to cognition and cognitive impairment. Nature Neuroscience. 22(2). 154–166. 489 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yeh, Chia‐Yu, Brent Asrican, Jonathan Moss, et al.. (2018). Mossy Cells Control Adult Neural Stem Cell Quiescence and Maintenance through a Dynamic Balance between Direct and Indirect Pathways. Neuron. 99(3). 493–510.e4. 74 indexed citations
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Moss, Jonathan, et al.. (2016). Fine processes of Nestin-GFP–positive radial glia-like stem cells in the adult dentate gyrus ensheathe local synapses and vasculature. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(18). E2536–45. 86 indexed citations
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Sultan, Sébastien, Liyi Li, Jonathan Moss, et al.. (2015). Synaptic Integration of Adult-Born Hippocampal Neurons Is Locally Controlled by Astrocytes. Neuron. 88(5). 957–972. 214 indexed citations
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Richetin, Kevin, et al.. (2014). Genetic manipulation of adult-born hippocampal neurons rescues memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Brain. 138(2). 440–455. 84 indexed citations
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Jessberger, Sebastian, Nicolas Toni, Gregory D. Clemenson, Jasodhara Ray, & Fred H. Gage. (2008). Directed differentiation of hippocampal stem/progenitor cells in the adult brain. Nature Neuroscience. 11(8). 888–893. 210 indexed citations
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Toni, Nicolas, Eric A. Bushong, James B. Aimone, et al.. (2007). Synapse formation on neurons born in the adult hippocampus. Nature Neuroscience. 10(6). 727–734. 448 indexed citations
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Wurmser, Andrew E., Kinichi Nakashima, Robert G. Summers, et al.. (2004). Cell fusion-independent differentiation of neural stem cells to the endothelial lineage. Nature. 430(6997). 350–356. 267 indexed citations
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Praag, Henriette van, Alejandro F. Schinder, Brian R. Christie, et al.. (2002). Functional neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus. Nature. 415(6875). 1030–1034. 2287 indexed citations breakdown →
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Müller, Dominique, G. G. Skibo, Nicolas Toni, et al.. (1996). PSA–NCAM Is Required for Activity-Induced Synaptic Plasticity. Neuron. 17(3). 413–422. 512 indexed citations breakdown →

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