Steffen B. E. Wolff

5.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
24 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Steffen B. E. Wolff is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steffen B. E. Wolff has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Steffen B. E. Wolff's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (11 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (8 papers). Steffen B. E. Wolff is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (11 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (8 papers). Steffen B. E. Wolff collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Steffen B. E. Wolff's co-authors include Andreas Lüthi, Johannes J. Letzkus, Cyril Herry, Philip Tovote, Ingrid Ehrlich, Christian Müller, Bence P. Ölveczky, François Grenier, Karl Deisseroth and E. Meyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Steffen B. E. Wolff

23 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Encoding of conditioned fear in central amygdala inhibitory circuits

2010 712 citations Stéphane Ciocchi, Cyril Herry et al. Nature profile →
A disinhibitory microcircuit for associative fear learning in the auditory cortex

2011 615 citations Johannes J. Letzkus, Steffen B. E. Wolff et al. Nature profile →
Midbrain circuits for defensive behaviour

2016 502 citations Philip Tovote, Maria Soledad Esposito et al. Nature profile →
Long-Range Connectivity Defines Behavioral Specificity of Amygdala Neurons

2014 395 citations Steffen B. E. Wolff, Cyril Herry et al. Neuron profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steffen B. E. Wolff United States	19	2.6k	2.5k	720	706	602	24	3.9k
Johannes J. Letzkus Germany	21	3.0k 1.2×	3.2k 1.3×	862 1.2×	593 0.8×	607 1.0×	29	4.4k
Philip Tovote Germany	20	2.4k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	642 0.9×	912 1.3×	871 1.4×	39	4.0k
Jonathan P. Fadok United States	18	2.4k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	862 1.2×	959 1.4×	864 1.4×	28	4.0k
Oliver Stork Germany	35	1.9k 0.7×	2.2k 0.9×	926 1.3×	648 0.9×	1.1k 1.8×	109	3.9k
Stéphane Ciocchi Switzerland	13	2.4k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	538 0.7×	924 1.3×	1.0k 1.7×	21	3.5k
Lisa A. Gunaydin United States	14	1.8k 0.7×	3.0k 1.2×	878 1.2×	650 0.9×	455 0.8×	20	4.3k
Sheri J. Y. Mizumori United States	42	3.8k 1.4×	3.5k 1.4×	705 1.0×	384 0.5×	604 1.0×	98	5.1k
Ilana B. Witten United States	28	3.0k 1.2×	3.6k 1.5×	1.7k 2.4×	582 0.8×	439 0.7×	50	5.7k
Soo Yeun Lee United States	21	2.0k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	990 1.4×	434 0.6×	258 0.4×	25	3.8k
Dheeraj S. Roy United States	18	2.0k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	650 0.9×	442 0.6×	310 0.5×	23	3.5k

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Puché, Adam C., et al.. (2025). Serotonin and psilocybin activate 5-HT1B receptors to suppress cortical signaling through the claustrum. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7733–7733.

Jensen, Kristopher T., et al.. (2022). Long-term stability of single neuron activity in the motor system. Nature Neuroscience. 25(12). 1664–1674. 24 indexed citations

Whittle, Nigel, Jonathan P. Fadok, Kathryn P. MacPherson, et al.. (2021). Central amygdala micro-circuits mediate fear extinction. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4156–4156. 49 indexed citations

Dhawale, Ashesh K., et al.. (2021). The basal ganglia control the detailed kinematics of learned motor skills. Nature Neuroscience. 24(9). 1256–1269. 81 indexed citations

Guitchounts, Grigori, et al.. (2020). Encoding of 3D Head Orienting Movements in the Primary Visual Cortex. Neuron. 108(3). 512–525.e4. 42 indexed citations

Mankus, David, et al.. (2018). A Micro-CT-based Method for Characterizing Lesions and Locating Electrodes in Small Animal Brains. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 5 indexed citations

Wolff, Steffen B. E. & Bence P. Ölveczky. (2018). The promise and perils of causal circuit manipulations. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 49. 84–94. 62 indexed citations

Mankus, David, et al.. (2018). A micro-CT-based method for quantitative brain lesion characterization and electrode localization. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 5184–5184. 20 indexed citations

Tovote, Philip, Maria Soledad Esposito, Paolo Botta, et al.. (2016). Midbrain circuits for defensive behaviour. Nature. 534(7606). 206–212. 502 indexed citations breakdown →

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Otchy, Timothy M., Steffen B. E. Wolff, Juliana Y. Rhee, et al.. (2015). Acute off-target effects of neural circuit manipulations. Nature. 528(7582). 358–363. 243 indexed citations

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Letzkus, Johannes J., Steffen B. E. Wolff, & Andreas Lüthi. (2015). Disinhibition, a Circuit Mechanism for Associative Learning and Memory. Neuron. 88(2). 264–276. 247 indexed citations

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Wolff, Steffen B. E., Cyril Herry, François Grenier, et al.. (2014). Long-Range Connectivity Defines Behavioral Specificity of Amygdala Neurons. Neuron. 81(2). 428–437. 395 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wolff, Steffen B. E., Jan Gründemann, Philip Tovote, et al.. (2014). Amygdala interneuron subtypes control fear learning through disinhibition. Nature. 509(7501). 453–458. 372 indexed citations

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Rubehn, Birthe, Steffen B. E. Wolff, Philip Tovote, Andreas Lüthi, & Thomas Stieglitz. (2013). A polymer-based neural microimplant for optogenetic applications: design and first in vivo study. Lab on a Chip. 13(4). 579–579. 82 indexed citations

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Rubehn, Birthe, Steffen B. E. Wolff, Philip Tovote, et al.. (2011). Polymer-based shaft microelectrodes with optical and fluidic capabilities as a tool for optogenetics. PubMed. 2011. 2969–2972. 12 indexed citations

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Johansen, Joshua P., Steffen B. E. Wolff, Andreas Lüthi, & Joseph E. LeDoux. (2011). Controlling the Elements: An Optogenetic Approach to Understanding the Neural Circuits of Fear. Biological Psychiatry. 71(12). 1053–1060. 67 indexed citations

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Letzkus, Johannes J., Steffen B. E. Wolff, E. Meyer, et al.. (2011). A disinhibitory microcircuit for associative fear learning in the auditory cortex. Nature. 480(7377). 331–335. 615 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ciocchi, Stéphane, Cyril Herry, François Grenier, et al.. (2010). Encoding of conditioned fear in central amygdala inhibitory circuits. Nature. 468(7321). 277–282. 712 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tang, Wannan, Ingrid Ehrlich, Steffen B. E. Wolff, et al.. (2009). Faithful Expression of Multiple Proteins via 2A-Peptide Self-Processing: A Versatile and Reliable Method for Manipulating Brain Circuits. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(27). 8621–8629. 146 indexed citations

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Cho, Richard W., Joo Min Park, Steffen B. E. Wolff, et al.. (2008). mGluR1/5-Dependent Long-Term Depression Requires the Regulated Ectodomain Cleavage of Neuronal Pentraxin NPR by TACE. Neuron. 57(6). 858–871. 99 indexed citations

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