S.Y. Assaf

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

S.Y. Assaf is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, S.Y. Assaf has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 5 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in S.Y. Assaf's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (3 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (2 papers). S.Y. Assaf is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (3 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (2 papers). S.Y. Assaf collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United Kingdom. S.Y. Assaf's co-authors include Shin‐Ho Chung, J.J. Miller, Gordon J. Mogenson, John Kucharczyk, Stephen R. Thomas, Susan D. Iversen, Leslie L. Iversen, S.G. Fan, John Kelly and Vincenzo Crunelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Brain Research and Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

S.Y. Assaf

11 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Release of endogenous Zn2+ from brain tissue during activity

1984 1000 citations S.Y. Assaf, Shin‐Ho Chung Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
S.Y. Assaf Canada	9	815	574	544	291	200	12	1.4k
Gailyn A. Howell United States	15	825 1.0×	549 1.0×	848 1.6×	195 0.7×	272 1.4×	21	1.5k
Christopher J. Hough United States	17	737 0.9×	592 1.0×	415 0.8×	164 0.6×	177 0.9×	27	1.6k
John M. Sarvey United States	18	1.3k 1.6×	620 1.1×	341 0.6×	635 2.2×	143 0.7×	22	1.6k
J.M. Sarvey United States	18	1.2k 1.5×	704 1.2×	231 0.4×	606 2.1×	170 0.8×	24	1.7k
Mark A. Klitenick United States	18	1.1k 1.4×	568 1.0×	237 0.4×	277 1.0×	142 0.7×	22	1.4k
Belinda J. Krishek United Kingdom	11	1.1k 1.4×	1.0k 1.8×	261 0.5×	99 0.3×	189 0.9×	13	1.8k
Angela Maria Vergnano France	9	413 0.5×	279 0.5×	351 0.6×	81 0.3×	268 1.3×	9	912
J.M. Candy United Kingdom	19	675 0.8×	342 0.6×	104 0.2×	226 0.8×	192 1.0×	38	1.2k
Ted H. Chiu United States	29	1.4k 1.8×	632 1.1×	179 0.3×	637 2.2×	136 0.7×	81	2.2k
Dean R. Haubrich United States	27	927 1.1×	678 1.2×	70 0.1×	159 0.5×	305 1.5×	48	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S.Y. Assaf

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Thomas, Stephen R., S.Y. Assaf, & Susan D. Iversen. (1984). Amygdaloid complex modulates neurotransmission from the entorhinal cortex to the dentate gyrus of the rat. Brain Research. 307(1-2). 363–365. 47 indexed citations

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Assaf, S.Y. & Shin‐Ho Chung. (1984). Release of endogenous Zn2+ from brain tissue during activity. Nature. 308(5961). 734–736. 1000 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fan, S.G., et al.. (1982). Endogenous GABA release from slices of rat cerebral cortex and hippocampus in vitro. Brain Research. 235(2). 265–270. 16 indexed citations

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Assaf, S.Y., Vincenzo Crunelli, & John Kelly. (1981). Action of 5-hydroxytryptamine on granule cells in the rat hippocampal slice.. PubMed. 77(2-3). 377–80. 6 indexed citations

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Assaf, S.Y. & J.J. Miller. (1981). Commissural potentiation of perforant path evoked responses in the dentate gyrus of the rat. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 59(11). 1117–1121. 1 indexed citations

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Assaf, S.Y. & John Kelly. (1979). On the nature of depolarizing after-potentials in granule cells of the rat dentate gyrus maintained in vitro [proceedings].. PubMed. 296. 68P–68P. 1 indexed citations

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Assaf, S.Y. & J.J. Miller. (1978). The role of a raphe serotonin system in the control of septal unit activity and hippocampal desynchronization. Neuroscience. 3(6). 539–550. 154 indexed citations

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Assaf, S.Y. & J.J. Miller. (1978). Neuronal transmission in the dentate gyrus: role of inhibitory mechanisms. Brain Research. 151(3). 587–592. 53 indexed citations

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Assaf, S.Y. & J.J. Miller. (1977). Excitatory action of the mesolimbic dopamine system on septal neurones. Brain Research. 129(2). 353–360. 45 indexed citations

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Kucharczyk, John, S.Y. Assaf, & Gordon J. Mogenson. (1976). Differential effects of brain lesions on thirst induced by the administration of angiotensin-II to the preoptic region, subfornical organ and anterior third ventricle. Brain Research. 108(2). 327–337. 41 indexed citations

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Assaf, S.Y. & Gordon J. Mogenson. (1976). Evidence that the preoptic region is a receptive site for the dipsogenic effects of angiotensin II. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 5(6). 697–699. 11 indexed citations

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Assaf, S.Y., et al.. (1974). Effect of Ablation of the Subfornical Organ on Water Intake Elicited by Systemically Administered Angiotensin-II. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 52(6). 1217–1220. 44 indexed citations

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