Susan R. Sesack

15.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
92 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

Susan R. Sesack is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan R. Sesack has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 40 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 37 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Susan R. Sesack's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (75 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (64 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (31 papers). Susan R. Sesack is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (75 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (64 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (31 papers). Susan R. Sesack collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Susan R. Sesack's co-authors include David B. Carr, Virginia M. Pickel, Natalia Omelchenko, Anthony A. Grace, Ariel Y. Deutch, Benjamin S. Bunney, Robert H. Roth, David A. Lewis, Virginia M. Pickel and VM Pickel and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Susan R. Sesack

92 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

Topographical organization of the efferent projections of... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 2009 1992 2000 2006 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Topographical organization of the efferent projections of the medial prefrontal cortex in the rat: An anterograde tract‐tracing study with Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin
    1989 1.3k citations Susan R. Sesack et al. The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →
  2. Cortico-Basal Ganglia Reward Network: Microcircuitry
    2009 769 citations Susan R. Sesack et al. profile →
  3. Prefrontal cortical efferents in the rat synapse on unlabeled neuronal targets of catecholamine terminals in the nucleus accumbens septi and on dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area
    1992 701 citations Susan R. Sesack, Virginia M. Pickel The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →
  4. Projections from the Rat Prefrontal Cortex to the Ventral Tegmental Area: Target Specificity in the Synaptic Associations with Mesoaccumbens and Mesocortical Neurons
    2000 683 citations David B. Carr, Susan R. Sesack Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  5. Selective elimination of glutamatergic synapses on striatopallidal neurons in Parkinson disease models
    2006 586 citations Allan R. Sampson, Susan R. Sesack et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Susan R. Sesack United States 56 9.9k 5.1k 4.3k 1.2k 956 92 12.7k
Ariel Y. Deutch United States 57 8.2k 0.8× 3.8k 0.7× 3.7k 0.9× 1.7k 1.5× 977 1.0× 124 12.1k
Daniel S. Zahm United States 47 8.3k 0.8× 3.8k 0.7× 3.4k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 1.1× 108 10.6k
Marisela Morales United States 65 8.3k 0.8× 3.7k 0.7× 4.5k 1.0× 751 0.7× 1.0k 1.1× 148 12.2k
Hans C. Fibiger Canada 62 8.6k 0.9× 4.1k 0.8× 3.6k 0.8× 1000 0.9× 1.6k 1.7× 143 11.7k
Joseph P. Huston Germany 47 5.0k 0.5× 2.9k 0.6× 2.7k 0.6× 876 0.8× 1.3k 1.3× 255 8.7k
Christian Lüscher Switzerland 59 11.0k 1.1× 4.5k 0.9× 6.2k 1.4× 728 0.6× 684 0.7× 133 14.5k
Yuchio Yanagawa Japan 64 8.3k 0.8× 4.3k 0.8× 5.0k 1.2× 454 0.4× 871 0.9× 321 14.6k
Pankaj Sah Australia 59 8.3k 0.8× 5.1k 1.0× 4.8k 1.1× 406 0.4× 1.3k 1.3× 161 12.2k
Patricio O’Donnell United States 51 5.9k 0.6× 3.6k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 496 0.4× 973 1.0× 139 9.2k
A.M. Thierry France 55 7.0k 0.7× 3.7k 0.7× 2.5k 0.6× 1.5k 1.3× 694 0.7× 97 9.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bagalkot, Tarique Rajasaheb, Ethan R. Block, Judith Joyce Balcita‐Pedicino, et al.. (2020). Dopamine Transporter Localization in Medial Forebrain Bundle Axons Indicates Its Long-Range Transport Primarily by Membrane Diffusion with a Limited Contribution of Vesicular Traffic on Retromer-Positive Compartments. Journal of Neuroscience. 41(2). 234–250. 14 indexed citations
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Block, Ethan R., Judith Joyce Balcita‐Pedicino, John Caltagarone, et al.. (2015). Brain Region-Specific Trafficking of the Dopamine Transporter. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(37). 12845–12858. 50 indexed citations
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Omelchenko, Natalia, Priya Roy, Judith Joyce Balcita‐Pedicino, Samuel M. Poloyac, & Susan R. Sesack. (2015). Impact of prenatal nicotine on the structure of midbrain dopamine regions in the rat. Brain Structure and Function. 221(4). 1939–1953. 16 indexed citations
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Ma, Yao‐Ying, Brian Lee, Xiusong Wang, et al.. (2014). Bidirectional Modulation of Incubation of Cocaine Craving by Silent Synapse-Based Remodeling of Prefrontal Cortex to Accumbens Projections. Neuron. 84(6). 1344–1345. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Brian, Yanhua H. Huang, Xiusong Wang, et al.. (2013). Maturation of silent synapses in amygdala-accumbens projection contributes to incubation of cocaine craving. Nature Neuroscience. 16(11). 1644–1651. 237 indexed citations
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Holmstrand, Ericka C. & Susan R. Sesack. (2011). Projections from the rat pedunculopontine and laterodorsal tegmental nuclei to the anterior thalamus and ventral tegmental area arise from largely separate populations of neurons. Brain Structure and Function. 216(4). 331–345. 51 indexed citations
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Pinto, Aline & Susan R. Sesack. (2008). Ultrastructural analysis of prefrontal cortical inputs to the rat amygdala: spatial relationships to presumed dopamine axons and D1 and D2 receptors. Brain Structure and Function. 213(1-2). 159–175. 64 indexed citations
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Sesack, Susan R., et al.. (2007). Glutamate synaptic inputs to ventral tegmental area neurons in the rat derive primarily from subcortical sources. Neuroscience. 146(3). 1259–1274. 95 indexed citations
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Pinto, Aline, Michael P. Jankowski, & Susan R. Sesack. (2003). Projections from the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus to the rat prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens shell: Ultrastructural characteristics and spatial relationships with dopamine afferents. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 459(2). 142–155. 106 indexed citations
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Lewis, David A., Darlene S. Melchitzky, Susan R. Sesack, et al.. (2001). Dopamine transporter immunoreactivity in monkey cerebral cortex: Regional, laminar, and ultrastructural localization. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 432(1). 119–136. 279 indexed citations
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Carr, David B. & Susan R. Sesack. (2000). GABA-containing neurons in the rat ventral tegmental area project to the prefrontal cortex. Synapse. 38(2). 114–123. 271 indexed citations
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Carr, David B. & Susan R. Sesack. (2000). Dopamine terminals synapse on callosal projection neurons in the rat prefrontal cortex. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 425(2). 275–283. 53 indexed citations
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Carr, David B. & Susan R. Sesack. (2000). Projections from the Rat Prefrontal Cortex to the Ventral Tegmental Area: Target Specificity in the Synaptic Associations with Mesoaccumbens and Mesocortical Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 20(10). 3864–3873. 683 indexed citations breakdown →
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Carr, David B., Patricio O’Donnell, J. Patrick Card, & Susan R. Sesack. (1999). Dopamine Terminals in the Rat Prefrontal Cortex Synapse on Pyramidal Cells that Project to the Nucleus Accumbens. Journal of Neuroscience. 19(24). 11049–11060. 131 indexed citations
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Sesack, Susan R., et al.. (1998). Dopamine Axon Varicosities in the Prelimbic Division of the Rat Prefrontal Cortex Exhibit Sparse Immunoreactivity for the Dopamine Transporter. Journal of Neuroscience. 18(7). 2697–2708. 471 indexed citations
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Sesack, Susan R., et al.. (1997). Ultrastructural immunocytochemical localization of the dopamine D2 receptor within GABAergic neurons of the rat striatum. Brain Research. 746(1-2). 239–255. 83 indexed citations
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Melchitzky, Darlene S., Susan R. Sesack, & David A. Lewis. (1997). Axosomatic input to subpopulations of cortically projecting pyramidal neurons in primate prefrontal cortex. Synapse. 25(4). 326–334. 4 indexed citations
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Sesack, Susan R., et al.. (1996). Ultrastructural immunocytochemical localization of neurotensin and the dopamine D2 receptor in the rat nucleus accumbens. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 371(4). 552–566. 1 indexed citations
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Carr, David B. & Susan R. Sesack. (1996). Hippocampal afferents to the rat prefrontal cortex: Synaptic targets and relation to dopamine terminals. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 369(1). 1–15. 226 indexed citations
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