Samer Hattar

16.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
108 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Samer Hattar is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Samer Hattar has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 65 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 51 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Samer Hattar's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (77 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (53 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (38 papers). Samer Hattar is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (77 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (53 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (38 papers). Samer Hattar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Samer Hattar's co-authors include King‐Wai Yau, David M. Berson, Motoharu Takao, H.–W. Liao, Tara A. LeGates, Shih‐Kuo Chen, Robert J. Lucas, Diego C. Fernandez, N. Mrosovsky and Tiffany M. Schmidt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Samer Hattar

107 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Melanopsin-Containing Retinal Ganglion Cells: Architecture, Projections, and Intrinsic Photosensitivity

2002 2.0k citations Samer Hattar, Motoharu Takao et al. Science profile →
Melanopsin and rod–cone photoreceptive systems account for all major accessory visual functions in mice

2003 926 citations Samer Hattar, Robert J. Lucas et al. profile →
Central projections of melanopsin‐expressing retinal ganglion cells in the mouse

2006 752 citations Samer Hattar, King‐Wai Yau et al. profile →
Melanopsin cells are the principal conduits for rod–cone input to non-image-forming vision

2008 652 citations Ali D. Güler, Jennifer L. Ecker et al. profile →
Light as a central modulator of circadian rhythms, sleep and affect

2014 649 citations Tara A. LeGates, Diego C. Fernandez et al. profile →
Diminished Pupillary Light Reflex at High Irradiances in Melanopsin-Knockout Mice

2003 643 citations Robert J. Lucas, Samer Hattar et al. Science profile →
Melanopsin-Expressing Retinal Ganglion-Cell Photoreceptors: Cellular Diversity and Role in Pattern Vision

2010 496 citations Jennifer L. Ecker, Kwoon Y. Wong et al. profile →
Light Affects Mood and Learning through Distinct Retina-Brain Pathways

2018 338 citations Diego C. Fernandez, Michael B Thomsen et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Recommendations for measuring and standardizing light for laboratory mammals to improve welfare and reproducibility in animal research 2024 ·PLoS Biology ·Robert J. Lucas, Annette E. Allen, George C. Brainard, Timothy M. Brown, Robert T. Dauchy, Altuğ Didikoğlu, Michael Tri H., Brianna N. Gaskill, Samer Hattar, Penny Hawkins, Roelof A. Hut, (unknown), Randy J. Nelson, Jan‐Bas Prins, Tiffany M. Schmidt, Joseph S. Takahashi, (unknown), Vootele Võikar, Sara Wells, Stuart N. Peirson	16
2	Sympathetic NPY controls glucose homeostasis, cold tolerance, and cardiovascular functions in mice 2024 ·Cell Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), Hui Wang, (unknown), Maria E. Yurgel, (unknown), Samer Hattar, Emmanouil Tampakakis, Rejji Kuruvilla	12
3	Light affects the prefrontal cortex via intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells 2024 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), Jesse J. Zhan, Michael B Thomsen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Johann du Hoffmann, (unknown), Yogita Chudasama, Samer Hattar, Haiqing Zhao	17
4	Light modulates glucose and lipid homeostasis via the sympathetic nervous system 2024 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Samer Hattar, Rejji Kuruvilla, Haiqing Zhao	2
5	Diversity of satellite glia in sympathetic and sensory ganglia 2022 ·Cell Reports ·(unknown), Michael B Thomsen, Erica Boehm, Haiqing Zhao, Samer Hattar, Rejji Kuruvilla	58
6	Satellite glia modulate sympathetic neuron survival, activity, and autonomic function 2022 ·eLife ·(unknown), Erica Boehm, Corinne Beier, William T. Keenan, (unknown), Michael Liu, Michael B Thomsen, Samer Hattar, Haiqing Zhao, Emmanouil Tampakakis, Rejji Kuruvilla	26
7	Atoh7-independent specification of retinal ganglion cell identity 2021 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), Brian S. Clark, Qing Shi, Fion Shiau, Dong Won Kim, (unknown), (unknown), Philip A. Ruzycki, (unknown), Awais Javed, Michel Cayouette, Tiffany M. Schmidt, Tudor C. Badea, Tom Glaser, Haiqing Zhao, Joshua H. Singer, Seth Blackshaw, Samer Hattar	37
8	Distinct contribution of cone photoreceptor subtypes to the mammalian biological clock 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Hester C. van Diepen, (unknown), Ashna Ramkisoensing, (unknown), Samer Hattar, Johanna H. Meijer	24
9	Thyroid hormone signaling specifies cone subtypes in human retinal organoids 2018 ·Science ·Kiara C. Eldred, Sarah E. Hadyniak, Katarzyna A. Hussey, Boris Brenerman, Ping-Wu Zhang, Xitiz Chamling, Valentin M. Sluch, Derek S. Welsbie, Samer Hattar, James Taylor, Karl Wahlin, Donald J. Zack, Robert J. Johnston	185
10	A subset of ipRGCs regulates both maturation of the circadian clock and segregation of retinogeniculate projections in mice 2017 ·eLife ·Kylie S. Chew, Jordan M. Renna, David S. McNeill, Diego C. Fernandez, William T. Keenan, Michael B Thomsen, Jennifer L. Ecker, Gideon Loevinsohn, Cassandra VanDunk, (unknown), Adele Tufford, Shi-Jun Weng, Paul A. Gray, Michel Cayouette, Erik D. Herzog, Haiqing Zhao, David M. Berson, Samer Hattar	63
11	Architecture of retinal projections to the central circadian pacemaker 2016 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Diego C. Fernandez, (unknown), Samer Hattar, Shih‐Kuo Chen	115
12	A visual circuit uses complementary mechanisms to support transient and sustained pupil constriction 2016 ·eLife ·William T. Keenan, Alan C. Rupp, Rachel Ross, (unknown), Suja Hiriyanna, Zhijian Wu, Tudor C. Badea, Phyllis R. Robinson, Bradford B. Lowell, Samer Hattar	73
13	Abnormal wake/sleep pattern in a novel gain-of-function model of DISC1 2016 ·Neuroscience Research ·Hanna Jaaro-Peled, Cara M. Altimus, Tara A. LeGates, (unknown), Sandra Zoubovsky, Takatoshi Hikida, Koko Ishizuka, Samer Hattar, Valérie Mongrain, Akira Sawa	20
14	Role for melanopsin in alpha retinal ganglion cell physiology and contrast detection 2013 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Tiffany M. Schmidt, Nazia M. Alam, Shan Chen, Paulo Kofuji, Wěi Li, Glen T. Prusky, Samer Hattar	1
15	Unexpected Diversity and Photoperiod Dependence of the Zebrafish Melanopsin System 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), Benjamin Nickle, Phyllis R. Robinson, Samer Hattar, Marnie E. Halpern	74
16	Functions and Target Innervations of Distinct Subtypes of Melanopsin Cells 2009 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Samer Hattar, Jennifer L. Ecker, (unknown), Shih‐Kuo Chen, Kwoon Y. Wong, Nazia M. Alam, Glen T. Prusky, David M. Berson	2
17	Multiple Morphological Types of Melanopsin Ganglion Cells with Distinct Light Responses and Axonal Targets 2008 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Kwoon Y. Wong, Jennifer L. Ecker, (unknown), David M. Berson, Samer Hattar	1
18	Genetic Ablation of Melanopsin-Containing Retinal Ganglion Cells Severely Attenuates Light-Dependent Physiological Functions 2007 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Jennifer L. Ecker, Ali D. Güler, Robert J. Lucas, Samer Hattar	1
19	Diminished Pupillary Light Reflex at High Irradiances in Melanopsin-Knockout Mice breakdown → 2003 ·Science ·Robert J. Lucas, Samer Hattar, Motoharu Takao, David M. Berson, F. Foster, King‐Wai Yau	643
20	Diminished Pupillary Light Reflex at High Irradiances in Melanopsin-Knockout Mice 2003 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Samer Hattar, Robert J. Lucas, Motoharu Takao, David M. Berson, F. Foster, King‐Wai Yau	3

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