R. Angus Silver

11.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
78 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

R. Angus Silver is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Angus Silver has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 47 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 29 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in R. Angus Silver's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (51 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (37 papers) and Cell Image Analysis Techniques (15 papers). R. Angus Silver is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (51 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (37 papers) and Cell Image Analysis Techniques (15 papers). R. Angus Silver collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. R. Angus Silver's co-authors include Simon J. Mitchell, Stuart Cull-Candy, Dirk Feldmeyer, Joachim Lübke, Jason S. Rothman, Bert Sakmann, David A. DiGregorio, Stephen F. Traynelis, Dimitri M. Kullmann and Matthew C. Walker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

R. Angus Silver

76 papers receiving 7.8k 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.

Tonically active GABAA receptors: modulating gain and maintaining the tone

2004 595 citations R. Angus Silver et al. Trends in Neurosciences profile →
Synaptic connections between layer 4 spiny neurone‐ layer 2/3 pyramidal cell pairs in juvenile rat barrel cortex: physiology and anatomy of interlaminar signalling within a cortical column

2002 526 citations R. Angus Silver et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. Angus Silver United Kingdom	44	5.7k	4.0k	2.6k	1.4k	901	78	7.9k
Carl C.H. Petersen Switzerland	54	8.3k 1.4×	8.4k 2.1×	2.0k 0.8×	589 0.4×	921 1.0×	122	11.9k
Yuji Ikegaya Japan	56	6.2k 1.1×	4.4k 1.1×	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	373 0.4×	353	10.4k
Thomas Knöpfel Japan	62	8.6k 1.5×	2.9k 0.7×	5.1k 2.0×	1.7k 1.2×	957 1.1×	213	11.3k
Massimo Scanziani United States	48	9.7k 1.7×	8.0k 2.0×	2.9k 1.1×	918 0.7×	666 0.7×	67	12.1k
Greg J. Stuart Australia	50	10.6k 1.9×	7.8k 2.0×	3.6k 1.4×	805 0.6×	536 0.6×	78	12.5k
Nelson Spruston United States	51	9.3k 1.6×	7.5k 1.9×	3.0k 1.2×	1.0k 0.7×	336 0.4×	90	11.6k
Jeffrey C. Magee United States	56	10.9k 1.9×	8.6k 2.2×	3.7k 1.4×	923 0.7×	400 0.4×	85	13.6k
Mark Hübener Germany	41	4.4k 0.8×	4.0k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	664 0.5×	292 0.3×	72	6.9k
Thomas D. Mrsic‐Flogel United Kingdom	33	4.3k 0.7×	4.9k 1.2×	1.4k 0.5×	589 0.4×	407 0.5×	56	6.9k
Ulf T. Eysel Germany	54	4.7k 0.8×	5.4k 1.3×	2.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	342 0.4×	226	8.6k

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Gleeson, Padraig, Bóris Marin, Salvador Durá-Bernal, et al.. (2025). The NeuroML ecosystem for standardized multi-scale modeling in neuroscience. eLife. 13.

Gleeson, Padraig, Bóris Marin, Salvador Durá-Bernal, et al.. (2024). The NeuroML ecosystem for standardized multi-scale modeling in neuroscience. eLife. 13.

Valera, Antoine M., Joanna Lau, Hana Roš, et al.. (2020). Real-time 3D movement correction for two-photon imaging in behaving animals. Nature Methods. 17(7). 741–748. 52 indexed citations

Cantarelli, Matteo, Bóris Marin, Adrián Quintana, et al.. (2018). Geppetto: a reusable modular open platform for exploring neuroscience data and models. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 373(1758). 20170380–20170380. 16 indexed citations

Sadeh, Sadra, R. Angus Silver, Thomas D. Mrsic‐Flogel, & Dylan R. Muir. (2017). Assessing the Role of Inhibition in Stabilizing Neocortical Networks Requires Large-Scale Perturbation of the Inhibitory Population. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(49). 12050–12067. 27 indexed citations

Eglen, Stephen J., Ben Marwick, Yaroslav O. Halchenko, et al.. (2017). Toward standard practices for sharing computer code and programs in neuroscience. Nature Neuroscience. 20(6). 770–773. 63 indexed citations

Szoboszlay, Miklos, Andrea Lőrincz, Frédéric Lanore, et al.. (2016). Functional Properties of Dendritic Gap Junctions in Cerebellar Golgi Cells. Neuron. 90(5). 1043–1056. 39 indexed citations

Rothman, Jason S. & R. Angus Silver. (2014). Data-Driven Modeling of Synaptic Transmission and Integration. Progress in molecular biology and translational science. 123. 305–350. 14 indexed citations

Farinella, Matteo, et al.. (2014). Glutamate-Bound NMDARs Arising from In Vivo-like Network Activity Extend Spatio-temporal Integration in a L5 Cortical Pyramidal Cell Model. PLoS Computational Biology. 10(4). e1003590–e1003590. 25 indexed citations

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Fernández-Alfonso, Tomás, K. M. Naga Srinivas Nadella, M. Florencia Iacaruso, et al.. (2013). Monitoring synaptic and neuronal activity in 3D with synthetic and genetic indicators using a compact acousto-optic lens two-photon microscope. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 222. 69–81. 44 indexed citations

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Schwartz, Eric, Jason S. Rothman, Guillaume P. Dugué, et al.. (2012). NMDA Receptors with Incomplete Mg²⁺Block Enable Low-Frequency Transmission through the Cerebellar Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(20). 6878–6893. 36 indexed citations

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Hallermann, Stefan & R. Angus Silver. (2012). Sustaining rapid vesicular release at active zones: potential roles for vesicle tethering. Trends in Neurosciences. 36(3). 185–194. 57 indexed citations

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Vervaeke, Koen, Andrea Lőrincz, Padraig Gleeson, et al.. (2010). Rapid Desynchronization of an Electrically Coupled Interneuron Network with Sparse Excitatory Synaptic Input. Neuron. 67(3). 435–451. 165 indexed citations

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Kirkby, Paul A., K. M. Naga Srinivas Nadella, & R. Angus Silver. (2010). A compact acousto-optic lens for 2D and 3D femtosecond based 2-photon microscopy. Optics Express. 18(13). 13720–13720. 91 indexed citations

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Silver, R. Angus. (2010). Neuronal arithmetic. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 11(7). 474–489. 343 indexed citations

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Saviane, Chiara & R. Angus Silver. (2007). Estimation of Quantal Parameters With Multiple-Probability Fluctuation Analysis. Methods in molecular biology. 403. 303–317. 16 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Thomas A., David A. DiGregorio, & R. Angus Silver. (2004). Modulation of Glutamate Mobility Reveals the Mechanism Underlying Slow-Rising AMPAR EPSCs and the Diffusion Coefficient in the Synaptic Cleft. Neuron. 42(5). 757–771. 161 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Simon J. & R. Angus Silver. (2003). Shunting Inhibition Modulates Neuronal Gain during Synaptic Excitation. Neuron. 38(3). 433–445. 467 indexed citations

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Silver, R. Angus, Michael Whitaker, & Stephen R. Bolsover. (1992). Intracellular ion imaging using fluorescent dyes: artefacts and limits to resolution. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 420(5-6). 595–602. 31 indexed citations

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Bolsover, Stephen R. & R. Angus Silver. (1991). Artifacts in calcium measurement: recognition and remedies. Trends in Cell Biology. 1(2-3). 71–74. 18 indexed citations

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