Peter Scheiffele

13.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
85 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Peter Scheiffele is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Scheiffele has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 19 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Peter Scheiffele's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (30 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (20 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (15 papers). Peter Scheiffele is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (30 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (20 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (15 papers). Peter Scheiffele collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Peter Scheiffele's co-authors include Kai Simons, Ben Chih, Paul Verkade, Thomas Harder, Jenny Choih, Tito Serafini, Richard D. Fetter, Jinhong Fan, Holly S. Engelman and Elaine C. Budreck and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Peter Scheiffele

84 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Lipid Domain Structure of the Plasma Membrane Revealed by Patching of Membrane Components

1998 1.0k citations Peter Scheiffele et al. profile →
Neuroligin Expressed in Nonneuronal Cells Triggers Presynaptic Development in Contacting Axons

2000 942 citations Peter Scheiffele, Jinhong Fan et al. Cell profile →
Interaction of influenza virus haemagglutinin with sphingolipid-cholesterol membrane domains via its transmembrane domain

1997 572 citations Peter Scheiffele The EMBO Journal profile →
Control of Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapse Formation by Neuroligins

2005 554 citations Ben Chih, Holly S. Engelman et al. Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Peter Scheiffele	6.6k	4.4k	2.7k	1.3k	1.3k	85	10.5k
Haruhiko Bito	7.6k 1.2×	5.7k 1.3×	1.9k 0.7×	903 0.7×	2.0k 1.6×	162	13.6k
Carlo Sala	5.9k 0.9×	5.0k 1.1×	1.8k 0.7×	2.1k 1.6×	1.7k 1.3×	130	10.2k
Pico Caroni	6.2k 0.9×	6.2k 1.4×	2.8k 1.0×	766 0.6×	1.8k 1.4×	90	14.2k
Wen‐Cheng Xiong	9.7k 1.5×	5.1k 1.2×	3.1k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	584 0.5×	241	15.9k
Michael Z. Lin	11.0k 1.7×	5.6k 1.3×	2.1k 0.8×	892 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	107	17.2k
Teiichi Furuichi	8.6k 1.3×	4.4k 1.0×	2.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	665 0.5×	190	12.0k
Elior Peles	7.6k 1.2×	6.8k 1.5×	2.8k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	132	16.0k
Eunjoon Kim	8.8k 1.3×	7.3k 1.7×	4.1k 1.5×	2.6k 2.0×	2.3k 1.8×	173	14.7k
Jeremy M. Henley	8.5k 1.3×	8.1k 1.8×	1.8k 0.6×	855 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	249	12.8k
Daniel Choquet	9.2k 1.4×	9.0k 2.0×	3.7k 1.4×	738 0.6×	1.9k 1.4×	183	17.6k

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Scheiffele, Peter, et al.. (2025). Molecular programs specifying properties and plasticity of parvalbumin interneuron innervation. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 93. 103060–103060.

Bitsikas, Vassilis, et al.. (2024). Control of neuronal excitation–inhibition balance by BMP–SMAD1 signalling. Nature. 629(8011). 402–409. 16 indexed citations

Oleari, Roberto, Antonella Lettieri, Stefano Manzini, et al.. (2023). Autism-linked NLGN3 is a key regulator of gonadotropin-releasing hormone deficiency. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 16(3). 8 indexed citations

Traunmüller, Lisa, Jan M. Schulz, Huijuan Feng, et al.. (2023). A cell-type-specific alternative splicing regulator shapes synapse properties in a trans-synaptic manner. Cell Reports. 42(3). 112173–112173. 13 indexed citations

Buczak, Katarzyna, et al.. (2022). Stimulus‐specific remodeling of the neuronal transcriptome through nuclear intron‐retaining transcripts. The EMBO Journal. 41(21). e110192–e110192. 11 indexed citations

Clark, Christopher, et al.. (2020). LTP of inhibition at PV interneuron output synapses requires developmental BMP signaling. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 10047–10047. 6 indexed citations

Stachniak, Tevye Jason, Emily Sylwestrak, Peter Scheiffele, Benjamin J. Hall, & Anirvan Ghosh. (2019). Elfn1-Induced Constitutive Activation of mGluR7 Determines Frequency-Dependent Recruitment of Somatostatin Interneurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(23). 4461–4474. 44 indexed citations

Furlanis, Elisabetta, Lisa Traunmüller, Geoffrey Fucile, & Peter Scheiffele. (2019). Landscape of ribosome-engaged transcript isoforms reveals extensive neuronal-cell-class-specific alternative splicing programs. Nature Neuroscience. 22(10). 1709–1717. 79 indexed citations

Bariselli, Sebastiano, Hanna Hörnberg, Clément Solié, et al.. (2018). Role of VTA dopamine neurons and neuroligin 3 in sociability traits related to nonfamiliar conspecific interaction. Nature Communications. 9(1). 3173–3173. 113 indexed citations

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Traunmüller, Lisa, et al.. (2016). Control of neuronal synapse specification by a highly dedicated alternative splicing program. Science. 352(6288). 982–986. 102 indexed citations

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Mauger, Oriane, Frédéric Lemoine, & Peter Scheiffele. (2016). Targeted Intron Retention and Excision for Rapid Gene Regulation in Response to Neuronal Activity. Neuron. 92(6). 1266–1278. 149 indexed citations

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Schreiner, Dietmar, Giancarlo Russo, Steffen Heber, et al.. (2014). Targeted Combinatorial Alternative Splicing Generates Brain Region-Specific Repertoires of Neurexins. Neuron. 84(2). 386–398. 135 indexed citations

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Iijima, Takatoshi, Karen Wu, Harald Witte, et al.. (2011). SAM68 Regulates Neuronal Activity-Dependent Alternative Splicing of Neurexin-1. Cell. 147(7). 1601–1614. 214 indexed citations

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Koehnke, Jesko, Xiangshu Jin, Nikola Trbovic, et al.. (2008). Crystal Structures of β-Neurexin 1 and β-Neurexin 2 Ectodomains and Dynamics of Splice Insertion Sequence 4. Structure. 16(3). 410–421. 29 indexed citations

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Beg, Asim A., et al.. (2007). α2-Chimaerin Is an Essential EphA4 Effector in the Assembly of Neuronal Locomotor Circuits. Neuron. 55(5). 768–778. 91 indexed citations

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Chih, Ben, Leora Gollan, & Peter Scheiffele. (2006). Alternative Splicing Controls Selective Trans-Synaptic Interactions of the Neuroligin-Neurexin Complex. Neuron. 51(2). 171–178. 296 indexed citations

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Chih, Ben, Holly S. Engelman, & Peter Scheiffele. (2005). Control of Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapse Formation by Neuroligins. Science. 307(5713). 1324–1328. 554 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dı́az, Elva, Yongchao Ge, Jean Yang, et al.. (2002). Molecular Analysis of Gene Expression in the Developing Pontocerebellar Projection System. Neuron. 36(3). 417–434. 75 indexed citations

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Scheiffele, Peter, Jinhong Fan, Jenny Choih, Richard D. Fetter, & Tito Serafini. (2000). Neuroligin Expressed in Nonneuronal Cells Triggers Presynaptic Development in Contacting Axons. Cell. 101(6). 657–669. 942 indexed citations breakdown →

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Scheiffele, Peter, Werner Pansegrau, & Erich Lanka. (1995). Initiation of Agrobacterium tumefaciens T-DNA Processing. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(3). 1269–1276. 65 indexed citations

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