Stefan R. Pulver

11.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
45 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Stefan R. Pulver is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan R. Pulver has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 13 papers in Ecology and 13 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Stefan R. Pulver's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (37 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (13 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (10 papers). Stefan R. Pulver is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (37 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (13 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (10 papers). Stefan R. Pulver collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Stefan R. Pulver's co-authors include Sabine L. Renninger, Vivek Jayaraman, Trevor J. Wardill, Karel Svoboda, Eric R. Schreiter, Michael B. Orger, Loren L. Looger, Tsai‐Wen Chen, Douglas S. Kim and Rex Kerr and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Stefan R. Pulver

40 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

Ultrasensitive fluorescent proteins for imaging neuronal activity

2013 4.4k citations Stefan R. Pulver et al. Nature profile →
An internal thermal sensor controlling temperature preference in Drosophila

2008 772 citations Fumika N. Hamada, Mark R. Rosenzweig et al. Nature profile →
PDF Cells Are a GABA-Responsive Wake-Promoting Component of the Drosophila Sleep Circuit

2008 304 citations Katherine M. Parisky, José L. Agosto et al. Neuron profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefan R. Pulver United States	21	4.9k	1.9k	1.8k	972	954	45	7.1k
Rex Kerr United States	24	3.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	2.4k 1.3×	567 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	33	7.1k
Gero Miesenböck United States	35	4.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	2.9k 1.6×	1.2k 1.3×	723 0.8×	50	8.5k
Vivek Jayaraman United States	27	7.2k 1.5×	3.4k 1.8×	2.9k 1.6×	1.5k 1.5×	953 1.0×	34	10.7k
Trevor J. Wardill United States	19	3.3k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	456 0.5×	406 0.4×	35	5.4k
Douglas S. Kim United States	28	5.5k 1.1×	2.5k 1.3×	3.7k 2.1×	566 0.6×	655 0.7×	40	9.1k
Michael B. Orger Portugal	21	4.4k 0.9×	2.9k 1.5×	2.8k 1.6×	419 0.4×	441 0.5×	33	8.5k
Tsai‐Wen Chen United States	18	4.3k 0.9×	2.6k 1.4×	2.3k 1.3×	377 0.4×	421 0.4×	23	7.1k
Sabine L. Renninger Portugal	9	3.3k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	343 0.4×	379 0.4×	12	5.4k
Pavel Osten United States	41	4.1k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	3.5k 2.0×	600 0.6×	591 0.6×	73	8.3k

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Zwart, Maarten, et al.. (2025). Context-dependent coordination of movement in Tribolium castaneum larvae. Journal of Experimental Biology. 228(7).

Pulver, Stefan R., et al.. (2024). Deformable microlaser force sensing. Light Science & Applications. 13(1). 9 indexed citations

Kronenberg, Nils M., et al.. (2024). Optical mapping of ground reaction force dynamics in freely behaving Drosophila melanogaster larvae. eLife. 12.

Kronenberg, Nils M., et al.. (2023). Optical mapping of ground reaction force dynamics in freely behaving Drosophila melanogaster larvae. eLife. 12. 4 indexed citations

Kohsaka, Hiroshi, et al.. (2021). Regulation of coordinated muscular relaxation in Drosophila larvae by a pattern-regulating intersegmental circuit. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2943–2943. 9 indexed citations

Gather, Malte C., et al.. (2020). Inexpensive Methods for Live Imaging of Central Pattern Generator Activity in the Drosophila Larval Locomotor System.. PubMed. 19(1). A124–A133. 1 indexed citations

Murawski, Caroline, Stefan R. Pulver, & Malte C. Gather. (2020). Segment-specific optogenetic stimulation in Drosophila melanogaster with linear arrays of organic light-emitting diodes. Nature Communications. 11(1). 6248–6248. 17 indexed citations

Murawski, Caroline, Andreas Mischok, J. Dinesh Kumar, et al.. (2019). Narrowband Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes for Fluorescence Microscopy and Calcium Imaging. Advanced Materials. 31(42). e1903599–e1903599. 22 indexed citations

Berni, Jimena, Stefan R. Pulver, Leslie C. Griffith, & Michael Bate. (2012). Autonomous Circuitry for Substrate Exploration in Freely Moving Drosophila Larvae. Current Biology. 22(20). 1861–1870. 95 indexed citations

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Berni, Jimena, Alistair Muldal, & Stefan R. Pulver. (2010). Using Neurogenetics and the Warmth-Gated Ion Channel TRPA1 to Study the Neural Basis of Behavior in Drosophila.. PubMed Central. 9(1). A5–A14. 11 indexed citations

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Bate, Michael, et al.. (2010). Characterization of voltage-gated ionic currents in a peripheral sensory neuron in larval Drosophila. BMC Research Notes. 3(1). 154–154. 3 indexed citations

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Kang, KyeongJin, Stefan R. Pulver, Elaine C. Chang, et al.. (2010). Analysis of Drosophila TRPA1 reveals an ancient origin for human chemical nociception. Nature. 464(7288). 597–600. 264 indexed citations

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Parisky, Katherine M., José L. Agosto, Stefan R. Pulver, et al.. (2009). PDF Cells Are a GABA-Responsive Wake-Promoting Component of the Drosophila Sleep Circuit. Neuron. 61(1). 152–152. 9 indexed citations

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Parisky, Katherine M., José L. Agosto, Stefan R. Pulver, et al.. (2008). PDF Cells Are a GABA-Responsive Wake-Promoting Component of the Drosophila Sleep Circuit. Neuron. 60(4). 672–682. 304 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hamada, Fumika N., Mark R. Rosenzweig, KyeongJin Kang, et al.. (2008). An internal thermal sensor controlling temperature preference in Drosophila. Nature. 454(7201). 217–220. 772 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pulver, Stefan R., Dirk Bucher, David Simon, & Eve Marder. (2004). Constant amplitude of postsynaptic responses for single presynaptic action potentials but not bursting input during growth of an identified neuromuscular junction in the lobster, Homarus americanus. Journal of Neurobiology. 62(1). 47–61. 13 indexed citations

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Pulver, Stefan R., et al.. (2003). Dopamine and histamine in the developing stomatogastric system of the lobster Homarus americanus. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 462(4). 400–414. 36 indexed citations

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Li, Lingjun, Wayne P. Kelley, Cyrus P. Billimoria, et al.. (2003). Mass spectrometric investigation of the neuropeptide complement and release in the pericardial organs of the crab, Cancer borealis. Journal of Neurochemistry. 87(3). 642–656. 126 indexed citations

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Li, Lingjun, Stefan R. Pulver, Wayne P. Kelley, et al.. (2002). Orcokinin peptides in developing and adult crustacean stomatogastric nervous systems and pericardial organs. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 444(3). 227–244. 88 indexed citations

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Pulver, Stefan R. & Eve Marder. (2002). Neuromodulatory complement of the pericardial organs in the embryonic lobster, homarus americanus. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 451(1). 79–90. 50 indexed citations

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