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

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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.

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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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The NeuroML ecosystem for standardized multi-scale modeling in neuroscience 2025 ·eLife ·(unknown), Padraig Gleeson, Bóris Marin, Salvador Durá-Bernal, (unknown), Sharon Crook, Matteo Cantarelli, Robert C. Cannon, Andrew P. Davison, (unknown), R. Angus Silver	0
2	The NeuroML ecosystem for standardized multi-scale modeling in neuroscience 2024 ·eLife ·(unknown), Padraig Gleeson, Bóris Marin, Salvador Durá-Bernal, (unknown), Sharon Crook, Matteo Cantarelli, Robert C. Cannon, Andrew P. Davison, (unknown), R. Angus Silver	0
3	Real-time 3D movement correction for two-photon imaging in behaving animals 2020 ·Nature Methods ·(unknown), Antoine M. Valera, Joanna Lau, Hana Roš, Thomas J. Younts, Bóris Marin, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), K. M. Naga Srinivas Nadella, (unknown), Paul A. Kirkby, Isaac H. Bianco, R. Angus Silver	52
4	Geppetto: a reusable modular open platform for exploring neuroscience data and models 2018 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Matteo Cantarelli, Bóris Marin, Adrián Quintana, (unknown), (unknown), Padraig Gleeson, Salvador Durá-Bernal, R. Angus Silver, (unknown)	16
5	Assessing the Role of Inhibition in Stabilizing Neocortical Networks Requires Large-Scale Perturbation of the Inhibitory Population 2017 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Sadra Sadeh, R. Angus Silver, Thomas D. Mrsic‐Flogel, Dylan R. Muir	27
6	Toward standard practices for sharing computer code and programs in neuroscience 2017 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Stephen J. Eglen, Ben Marwick, Yaroslav O. Halchenko, Michael Hanke, Shoaib Sufi, Padraig Gleeson, R. Angus Silver, Andrew P. Davison, Linda Lanyon, Mathew Abrams, Thomas Wächtler, David Willshaw, Christophe Pouzat, Jean‐Baptiste Poline	63
7	Functional Properties of Dendritic Gap Junctions in Cerebellar Golgi Cells 2016 ·Neuron ·Miklos Szoboszlay, Andrea Lőrincz, Frédéric Lanore, Koen Vervaeke, R. Angus Silver, Zoltán Nusser	39
8	Data-Driven Modeling of Synaptic Transmission and Integration 2014 ·Progress in molecular biology and translational science ·Jason S. Rothman, R. Angus Silver	14
9	Glutamate-Bound NMDARs Arising from In Vivo-like Network Activity Extend Spatio-temporal Integration in a L5 Cortical Pyramidal Cell Model 2014 ·PLoS Computational Biology ·Matteo Farinella, (unknown), Padraig Gleeson, Frédéric Lanore, R. Angus Silver	25
10	Monitoring synaptic and neuronal activity in 3D with synthetic and genetic indicators using a compact acousto-optic lens two-photon microscope 2013 ·Journal of Neuroscience Methods ·Tomás Fernández-Alfonso, K. M. Naga Srinivas Nadella, M. Florencia Iacaruso, Bruno Pichler, Hana Roš, Paul A. Kirkby, R. Angus Silver	44
11	NMDA Receptors with Incomplete Mg²⁺Block Enable Low-Frequency Transmission through the Cerebellar Cortex 2012 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Eric Schwartz, Jason S. Rothman, Guillaume P. Dugué, Marco A. Diana, Charly V. Rousseau, R. Angus Silver, Stéphane Dieudonné	36
12	Sustaining rapid vesicular release at active zones: potential roles for vesicle tethering 2012 ·Trends in Neurosciences ·Stefan Hallermann, R. Angus Silver	57
13	Rapid Desynchronization of an Electrically Coupled Interneuron Network with Sparse Excitatory Synaptic Input 2010 ·Neuron ·Koen Vervaeke, Andrea Lőrincz, Padraig Gleeson, Matteo Farinella, Zoltán Nusser, R. Angus Silver	165
14	A compact acousto-optic lens for 2D and 3D femtosecond based 2-photon microscopy 2010 ·Optics Express ·Paul A. Kirkby, K. M. Naga Srinivas Nadella, R. Angus Silver	91
15	Neuronal arithmetic 2010 ·Nature reviews. Neuroscience ·R. Angus Silver	343
16	Estimation of Quantal Parameters With Multiple-Probability Fluctuation Analysis 2007 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Chiara Saviane, R. Angus Silver	16
17	Modulation of Glutamate Mobility Reveals the Mechanism Underlying Slow-Rising AMPAR EPSCs and the Diffusion Coefficient in the Synaptic Cleft 2004 ·Neuron ·Thomas A. Nielsen, David A. DiGregorio, R. Angus Silver	161
18	Shunting Inhibition Modulates Neuronal Gain during Synaptic Excitation 2003 ·Neuron ·Simon J. Mitchell, R. Angus Silver	467
19	Intracellular ion imaging using fluorescent dyes: artefacts and limits to resolution 1992 ·Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology ·R. Angus Silver, Michael Whitaker, Stephen R. Bolsover	31
20	Artifacts in calcium measurement: recognition and remedies 1991 ·Trends in Cell Biology ·Stephen R. Bolsover, R. Angus Silver	18

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