Tamás F. Freund

45.7k total citations · 14 hit papers
257 papers, 35.2k citations indexed

About

Tamás F. Freund is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tamás F. Freund has authored 257 papers receiving a total of 35.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 231 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 147 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 64 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Tamás F. Freund's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (211 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (93 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (46 papers). Tamás F. Freund is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (211 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (93 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (46 papers). Tamás F. Freund collaborates with scholars based in Hungary, United States and United Kingdom. Tamás F. Freund's co-authors include István Katona, György Buzsáki, Attila I. Gulyás, Norbert Hájos, Daniele Piomelli, László Acsády, Péter Somogyi, Miklós Antal, Attila Sı́k and Ken Mackie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Tamás F. Freund

254 papers receiving 34.7k citations

Hit Papers

Interneurons of the hippocampus 1984 2026 1998 2012 1998 2003 2002 1988 1999 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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.

  1. Interneurons of the hippocampus
    1998 2.8k citations Tamás F. Freund, György Buzsáki Hippocampus profile →
  2. Role of Endogenous Cannabinoids in Synaptic Signaling
    2003 1.2k citations Tamás F. Freund, István Katona et al. profile →
  3. Brain monoglyceride lipase participating in endocannabinoid inactivation
    2002 1.1k citations T. P. Dinh, D. L. Carpenter et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. GABA-containing neurons in the septum control inhibitory interneurons in the hippocampus
    1988 1.0k citations Tamás F. Freund et al. profile →
  5. Presynaptically Located CB1 Cannabinoid Receptors Regulate GABA Release from Axon Terminals of Specific Hippocampal Interneurons
    1999 982 citations István Katona, Tamás F. Freund et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  6. Differences between Somatic and Dendritic Inhibition in the Hippocampus
    1996 765 citations Richard Miles, Katalin Tóth et al. Neuron profile →
  7. Selective vulnerability of the hippocampus in brain ischemia
    1991 760 citations Tamás F. Freund et al. Neuroscience profile →
  8. Total number and distribution of inhibitory and excitatory synapses on hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells
    2001 721 citations Tamás F. Freund, Attila I. Gulyás et al. Neuroscience profile →
  9. Tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive boutons in synaptic contact with identified striatonigral neurons, with particular reference to dendritic spines
    1984 682 citations Tamás F. Freund et al. Neuroscience profile →
  10. GABAergic Cells Are the Major Postsynaptic Targets of Mossy Fibers in the Rat Hippocampus
    1998 574 citations László Acsády, Tamás F. Freund et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  11. Distribution of CB1 Cannabinoid Receptors in the Amygdala and their Role in the Control of GABAergic Transmission
    2001 521 citations István Katona, László Acsády et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  12. Perisomatic Inhibition
    2007 514 citations Tamás F. Freund, István Katona Neuron profile →
  13. Interneuron Diversity series: Rhythm and mood in perisomatic inhibition
    2003 509 citations Tamás F. Freund profile →
  14. Multiple Functions of Endocannabinoid Signaling in the Brain
    2012 456 citations István Katona, Tamás F. Freund profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tamás F. Freund Hungary 98 28.7k 17.0k 9.0k 7.9k 4.0k 257 35.2k
Roger A. Nicoll United States 138 46.6k 1.6× 16.4k 1.0× 3.7k 0.4× 28.4k 3.6× 5.4k 1.3× 324 57.9k
Iván Izquierdo Brazil 81 14.9k 0.5× 11.1k 0.7× 2.0k 0.2× 7.8k 1.0× 3.8k 0.9× 526 25.1k
Graham L. Collingridge United Kingdom 90 31.6k 1.1× 13.1k 0.8× 1.7k 0.2× 17.8k 2.3× 5.4k 1.3× 285 39.6k
Elliott J. Mufson United States 88 13.7k 0.5× 8.1k 0.5× 4.3k 0.5× 9.9k 1.3× 4.4k 1.1× 301 31.0k
George K. Aghajanian United States 104 25.7k 0.9× 7.6k 0.4× 5.8k 0.6× 13.1k 1.7× 1.5k 0.4× 239 36.9k
Paul Worley United States 101 21.3k 0.7× 8.0k 0.5× 1.9k 0.2× 19.4k 2.5× 3.6k 0.9× 273 37.1k
Roberto Malinow United States 72 22.6k 0.8× 9.0k 0.5× 1.6k 0.2× 12.9k 1.6× 3.4k 0.8× 133 28.4k
Miles Herkenham United States 77 13.4k 0.5× 4.3k 0.3× 6.9k 0.8× 5.0k 0.6× 1.9k 0.5× 143 22.4k
J. David Sweatt United States 103 14.3k 0.5× 6.4k 0.4× 2.0k 0.2× 20.3k 2.6× 3.6k 0.9× 227 35.0k
Michela Gallagher United States 92 14.5k 0.5× 15.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.1× 5.1k 0.6× 3.4k 0.8× 284 26.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Takács, Virág T., et al.. (2025). Absolute Number of Three Populations of Interneurons and All GABAergic Synapses in the Human Hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience. 45(10). e0372242024–e0372242024. 2 indexed citations
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Schlingloff, Dániel, Tamás F. Freund, Balázs Hangya, & Attila I. Gulyás. (2025). Collapsing Perisomatic Inhibition Leads to Epileptic Fast-Ripple Oscillations Caused by Pseudosynchronous Firing of CA3 Pyramidal Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 45(46). e0500252025–e0500252025.
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Király, B., Andor Domonkos, Márta Jelitai, et al.. (2023). The medial septum controls hippocampal supra-theta oscillations. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6159–6159. 15 indexed citations
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Rössert, Christian, Rosanna Migliore, Paola Vitale, et al.. (2021). HippoUnit: A software tool for the automated testing and systematic comparison of detailed models of hippocampal neurons based on electrophysiological data. PLoS Computational Biology. 17(1). e1008114–e1008114. 11 indexed citations
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Szőnyi, András, Katalin E. Sos, Rita Nyilas, et al.. (2019). Brainstem nucleus incertus controls contextual memory formation. Science. 364(6442). 66 indexed citations
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Szőnyi, András, Albert M Barth, Dániel Schlingloff, et al.. (2019). Median raphe controls acquisition of negative experience in the mouse. Science. 366(6469). 55 indexed citations
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Schlingloff, Dániel, Szabolcs Káli, Tamás F. Freund, Norbert Hájos, & Attila I. Gulyás. (2014). Mechanisms of Sharp Wave Initiation and Ripple Generation. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(34). 11385–11398. 174 indexed citations
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Hangya, Balázs, László Entz, Dániel Fabó, et al.. (2011). Complex Propagation Patterns Characterize Human Cortical Activity during Slow-Wave Sleep. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(24). 8770–8779. 29 indexed citations
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Zádori, Dénes, Gábor Nyíri, András Szőnyi, et al.. (2010). Neuroprotective effects of a novel kynurenic acid analogue in a transgenic mouse model of Huntington’s disease. Journal of Neural Transmission. 118(6). 865–875. 86 indexed citations
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Pernía‐Andrade, Alejandro J., Robert Witschi, Rita Nyilas, et al.. (2009). Spinal Endocannabinoids and CB 1 Receptors Mediate C-Fiber–Induced Heterosynaptic Pain Sensitization. Science. 325(5941). 760–764. 149 indexed citations
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Varga, Viktor, Attila Losonczy, Boris V. Zemelman, et al.. (2009). Fast Synaptic Subcortical Control of Hippocampal Circuits. Science. 326(5951). 449–453. 207 indexed citations
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Wittner, Lúcia, Gilles Huberfeld, Stéphane Clémenceau, et al.. (2009). The epileptic human hippocampal cornu ammonis 2 region generates spontaneous interictal-like activity in vitro. Brain. 132(11). 3032–3046. 63 indexed citations
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Hájos, Norbert, Tommas J. Ellender, Rita Zemankovics, et al.. (2009). Maintaining network activity in submerged hippocampal slices: importance of oxygen supply. European Journal of Neuroscience. 29(2). 319–327. 186 indexed citations
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Ouimet, Charles C., István Katona, Patrick B. Allen, Tamás F. Freund, & Paul Greengard. (2004). Cellular and subcellular distribution of spinophilin, a PP1 regulatory protein that bundles F‐actin in dendritic spines. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 479(4). 374–388. 41 indexed citations
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Dinh, T. P., D. L. Carpenter, F.M. Leslie, et al.. (2002). Brain monoglyceride lipase participating in endocannabinoid inactivation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(16). 10819–10824. 1082 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hájos, Norbert, Catherine Ledent, & Tamás F. Freund. (2001). Novel cannabinoid-sensitive receptor mediates inhibition of glutamatergic synaptic transmission in the hippocampus. Neuroscience. 106(1). 1–4. 351 indexed citations
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Freund, Tamás F. & György Buzsáki. (1998). Interneurons of the hippocampus. Hippocampus. 6(4). 347–470. 2778 indexed citations breakdown →
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Miles, Richard, Katalin Tóth, Attila I. Gulyás, Norbert Hájos, & Tamás F. Freund. (1996). Differences between Somatic and Dendritic Inhibition in the Hippocampus. Neuron. 16(4). 815–823. 765 indexed citations breakdown →
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Richter‐Levin, Gal, László Acsády, Tamás F. Freund, & M. Segal. (1994). Differential Effects of Serotonin and Raphe Grafts in the Hippocampus and Hypothalamus: A Combined Behavioural and Anatomical Study in the Rat. European Journal of Neuroscience. 6(11). 1720–1728. 12 indexed citations
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Freund, Tamás F.. (1989). GABAergic septohippocampal neurons contain parvalbumin. Brain Research. 478(2). 375–381. 292 indexed citations

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