Pablo E. Castillo

17.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
111 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Pablo E. Castillo is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Pablo E. Castillo has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 38 papers in Molecular Biology and 38 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Pablo E. Castillo's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (87 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (19 papers) and Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (17 papers). Pablo E. Castillo is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (87 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (19 papers) and Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (17 papers). Pablo E. Castillo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Uruguay. Pablo E. Castillo's co-authors include Vivien Chevaleyre, Roger A. Nicoll, Andrés E. Chávez, Thomas J. Younts, Boris D. Heifets, Thomas C. Südhof, Kanji Takahashi, Marc G. Weisskopf, Chiayu Q. Chiu and Yuki Hashimotodani and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Pablo E. Castillo

110 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

Mice Lacking α-Synuclein Display Functional Deficits in t... 1994 2026 2004 2015 2000 2012 2006 2003 1994 400 800 1.2k
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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. Mice Lacking α-Synuclein Display Functional Deficits in the Nigrostriatal Dopamine System
    2000 1.4k citations Pablo E. Castillo et al. Neuron profile →
  2. Endocannabinoid Signaling and Synaptic Function
    2012 810 citations Pablo E. Castillo, Thomas J. Younts et al. Neuron profile →
  3. ENDOCANNABINOID-MEDIATED SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY IN THE CNS
    2006 596 citations Vivien Chevaleyre, Pablo E. Castillo et al. profile →
  4. Heterosynaptic LTD of Hippocampal GABAergic Synapses
    2003 523 citations Vivien Chevaleyre, Pablo E. Castillo Neuron profile →
  5. Mediation of Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Long-Term Potentiation by Cyclic AMP
    1994 523 citations Pablo E. Castillo et al. profile →
  6. RIM1α forms a protein scaffold for regulating neurotransmitter release at the active zone
    2002 466 citations Pablo E. Castillo, Thomas C. Südhof et al. Nature profile →
  7. Double-knockout mice for α- and β-synucleins: Effect on synaptic functions
    2004 335 citations Hyung-Bae Kwon, Pablo E. Castillo et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pablo E. Castillo United States 54 9.3k 4.6k 3.6k 2.9k 2.1k 111 13.3k
Anatol C. Kreitzer United States 47 9.2k 1.0× 3.5k 0.8× 4.8k 1.3× 1.8k 0.6× 2.2k 1.1× 62 12.9k
Zhen Yan United States 68 8.5k 0.9× 7.5k 1.6× 3.0k 0.8× 970 0.3× 990 0.5× 214 15.6k
Bruce H. Wainer United States 55 9.9k 1.1× 6.0k 1.3× 5.8k 1.6× 2.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 114 14.9k
Kenji Sakimura Japan 72 11.7k 1.3× 9.6k 2.1× 3.4k 1.0× 1.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 387 19.2k
Antonello Bonci United States 83 15.3k 1.6× 8.3k 1.8× 8.1k 2.3× 1.3k 0.4× 1.0k 0.5× 187 22.1k
Virginia M. Pickel United States 72 13.2k 1.4× 7.5k 1.6× 2.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 276 18.1k
Jacques Glowinski France 73 12.9k 1.4× 7.9k 1.7× 2.9k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 2.1k 1.0× 190 19.4k
Christian Lüscher Switzerland 59 11.0k 1.2× 6.2k 1.3× 4.5k 1.3× 636 0.2× 728 0.4× 133 14.5k
Piers C. Emson United Kingdom 65 12.5k 1.3× 8.0k 1.7× 3.0k 0.8× 746 0.3× 2.7k 1.3× 208 19.9k
Emmanuel Valjent France 52 7.1k 0.8× 4.5k 1.0× 1.7k 0.5× 1.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 119 9.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moreno, Estefanía, Ricardo Martín, José Sánchez‐Prieto, et al.. (2023). Control of a hippocampal recurrent excitatory circuit by cannabinoid receptor-interacting protein Gap43. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2303–2303. 12 indexed citations
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Lebowitz, Joseph J., et al.. (2023). Dopamine D2 receptors in hilar mossy cells regulate excitatory transmission and hippocampal function. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(50). e2307509120–e2307509120. 6 indexed citations
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Castillo, Pablo E., et al.. (2023). Presynaptic Protein Synthesis in Brain Function and Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 43(45). 7483–7488. 5 indexed citations
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Singer, Robert H., et al.. (2022). Real-time imaging of Arc/Arg3.1 transcription ex vivo reveals input-specific immediate early gene dynamics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(38). e2123373119–e2123373119. 4 indexed citations
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Nasrallah, Kaoutsar, et al.. (2022). Seizure-induced strengthening of a recurrent excitatory circuit in the dentate gyrus is proconvulsant. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(32). e2201151119–e2201151119. 16 indexed citations
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Monday, Hannah R., et al.. (2022). Presynaptic FMRP and local protein synthesis support structural and functional plasticity of glutamatergic axon terminals. Neuron. 110(16). 2588–2606.e6. 38 indexed citations
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Lutzu, Stefano, Miwako Yamasaki, Yuchio Yanagawa, et al.. (2022). Activation of Extrasynaptic Kainate Receptors Drives Hilar Mossy Cell Activity. Journal of Neuroscience. 42(14). 2872–2884. 8 indexed citations
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O’Hara, Bruce F., et al.. (2021). Altered synaptic connectivity and brain function in mice lacking microglial adapter protein Iba1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(46). 55 indexed citations
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Miyazaki, Taisuke, Megumi Morimoto‐Tomita, Yoav Noam, et al.. (2021). Excitatory and inhibitory receptors utilize distinct post- and trans-synaptic mechanisms in vivo. eLife. 10. 10 indexed citations
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Capogna, Marco, Pablo E. Castillo, & Arianna Maffei. (2020). The ins and outs of inhibitory synaptic plasticity: Neuron types, molecular mechanisms and functional roles. European Journal of Neuroscience. 54(8). 6882–6901. 24 indexed citations
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Monday, Hannah R., Mathieu Bourdenx, Bryen A. Jordan, & Pablo E. Castillo. (2020). CB1-receptor-mediated inhibitory LTD triggers presynaptic remodeling via protein synthesis and ubiquitination. eLife. 9. 21 indexed citations
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Doré, Kim, et al.. (2017). Unconventional NMDA Receptor Signaling. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(45). 10800–10807. 101 indexed citations
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Younts, Thomas J., Hannah R. Monday, Barna Dudok, et al.. (2016). Presynaptic Protein Synthesis Is Required for Long-Term Plasticity of GABA Release. Neuron. 92(2). 479–492. 144 indexed citations
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Tomita, Susumu & Pablo E. Castillo. (2012). Neto1 and Neto2: auxiliary subunits that determine key properties of native kainate receptors. The Journal of Physiology. 590(10). 2217–2223. 51 indexed citations
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Kaeser, Pascal S., Hyung-Bae Kwon, Chiayu Q. Chiu, et al.. (2008). RIM1α and RIM1β Are Synthesized from Distinct Promoters of theRIM1Gene to Mediate Differential But Overlapping Synaptic Functions. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(50). 13435–13447. 76 indexed citations
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Kwon, Hyung-Bae & Pablo E. Castillo. (2008). Role of Glutamate Autoreceptors at Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Synapses. Neuron. 60(6). 1082–1094. 64 indexed citations
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Chevaleyre, Vivien & Pablo E. Castillo. (2004). Endocannabinoid-Mediated Metaplasticity in the Hippocampus. Neuron. 43(6). 871–881. 239 indexed citations
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Chevaleyre, Vivien & Pablo E. Castillo. (2003). Heterosynaptic LTD of Hippocampal GABAergic Synapses. Neuron. 38(6). 997–997. 2 indexed citations
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Chevaleyre, Vivien & Pablo E. Castillo. (2003). Heterosynaptic LTD of Hippocampal GABAergic Synapses. Neuron. 38(3). 461–472. 523 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mulle, Christophe, Andreas W. Sailer, Isabel Pérez‐Otaño, et al.. (1998). Altered synaptic physiology and reduced susceptibility to kainate-induced seizures in GluR6-deficient mice. Nature. 392(6676). 601–605. 395 indexed citations

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