Thomas S. Otis

8.7k citations

69 papers · 6.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 41

Impact in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.2%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
- Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurology top 1%
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research

Papers in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 61
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 46
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 20
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering 8
- Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases 8
Neurology 13
- Vestibular and auditory disorders 7

Co-authors: István Módy Yves De Koninck Pratap Meera Martin Wallner Kevin J. Staley Craig E. Jahr Iván Soltész Michael P. Kavanaugh
Journals: Journal of Neuroscience (10 papers)Journal of Neurophysiology (6 papers)Neuron (6 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (6 papers)The Journal of Physiology (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom France

In The Last Decade

Thomas S. Otis

68 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Targeting RNA Foci in iPSC-Derived Motor Neurons from ALS Patients with a C9ORF72 Repeat Expansion 2013 · 493 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 Science Translational Medicine
1994 Trends in Neurosciences

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1	Receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases control Purkinje neuron firing Cell Cycle ·Alexander S. Brown, Pratap Meera, Gabe Quinones, Jessica Magri, Thomas S. Otis, Stefan M. Pulst, Anthony E. Oro	2019	4
2	MTSS1/Src family kinase dysregulation underlies multiple inherited ataxias Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Alexander S. Brown, Pratap Meera, Banu Altindag, Ravi Chopra, Emma Perkins, Sharan Paul, Daniel R. Scoles, Eric Tarapore, Jessica Magri, Haoran Huang, M. T. Jackson, Vikram G. Shakkottai, Thomas S. Otis, Stefan M. Pulst, Scott X. Atwood, Anthony E. Oro	2018	20
3	Optogenetic fMRI and electrophysiological identification of region-specific connectivity between the cerebellar cortex and forebrain NeuroImage ·Katrina Y. Choe, C.F. Sánchez, Neil G. Harris, Thomas S. Otis, Paul J. Mathews	2018	31
4	Decreased surface expression of the δ subunit of the GABAA receptor contributes to reduced tonic inhibition in dentate granule cells in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome Experimental Neurology ·Nianhui Zhang, Zechun Peng, Xiaoping Tong, A. Kerstin Lindemeyer, Yliana Cetina, Christine Huang, Richard W. Olsen, Thomas S. Otis, Carolyn R. Houser	2017	39
5	Cellular and circuit mechanisms underlying spinocerebellar ataxias The Journal of Physiology ·Pratap Meera, Stefan M. Pulst, Thomas S. Otis	2016	48
6	Circuit Mechanisms Underlying Motor Memory Formation in the Cerebellum Neuron ·Ka Hung Lee, Paul J. Mathews, Alexander M. B. Reeves, Katrina Y. Choe, Shekib A. Jami, Raul E Serrano, Thomas S. Otis	2015	104
7	Multifocal Fluorescence Microscope for Fast Optical Recordings of Neuronal Action Potentials Biophysical Journal ·Matthew Shtrahman, Daniel Aharoni, Nicholas F. Hardy, Dean V. Buonomano, K. Arisaka, Thomas S. Otis	2015	3
8	A Reorganized GABAergic Circuit in a Model of Epilepsy: Evidence from Optogenetic Labeling and Stimulation of Somatostatin Interneurons Journal of Neuroscience ·Zechun Peng, Nianhui Zhang, Weizheng Wei, Christine Huang, Yliana Cetina, Thomas S. Otis, Carolyn R. Houser	2013	80
9	Effects of Climbing Fiber Driven Inhibition on Purkinje Neuron Spiking Journal of Neuroscience ·Paul J. Mathews, Ka Hung Lee, Zechun Peng, Carolyn R. Houser, Thomas S. Otis	2012	66
10	Two-Photon Compatibility and Single-Voxel, Single-Trial Detection of Subthreshold Neuronal Activity by a Two-Component Optical Voltage Sensor PLoS ONE ·Ann E. Fink, Kevin J. Bender, Laurence O. Trussell, Thomas S. Otis, David A. DiGregorio	2012	24
11	How do climbing fibers teach? Frontiers in Neural Circuits ·Thomas S. Otis, Paul J. Mathews, Ka Hung Lee, Jaione Maiz	2012	8
12	Etomidate, propofol and the neurosteroid THDOC increase the GABA efficacy of recombinant α4β3δ and α4β3 GABAA receptors expressed in HEK cells Neuropharmacology ·Pratap Meera, Richard W. Olsen, Thomas S. Otis, Martin Wallner	2008	47
13	Whither withered Golgi? Brain Research Bulletin ·Lawrence Kruger, Thomas S. Otis	2007	12
14	Ethanol acts directly on extrasynaptic subtypes of GABAA receptors to increase tonic inhibition Alcohol ·Vijayalakshmi Santhakumar, Martin Wallner, Thomas S. Otis	2007	95
15	Basis of the Gabamimetic Profile of Ethanol Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research ·George R. Breese, H E Criswell, Mario Carta, Paul D. Dodson, H. Jacob Hanchar, Rahul T. Khisti, Manuel Mameli, Ming Zhang, A. Leslie Morrow, R. W. Olsen, Thomas S. Otis, Loren H. Parsons, Shannon Penland, Marisa Roberto, George R. Siggins, C. Fernando Valenzuela, Martin Wallner	2006	57
16	The Beat Goes On: Spontaneous Firing in Mammalian Neuronal Microcircuits Journal of Neuroscience ·Michael Häusser, Indira M. Raman, Thomas S. Otis, Spencer L. Smith, Alexandra Nelson, Sascha du, Yonatan Loewenstein, Séverine Mahon, Cyriel M. A. Pennartz, Ivan Cohen, Yosef Yarom	2004	67
17	Helping Thy Neighbors Neuron ·Thomas S. Otis	2002	2
18	Bridging the cleft at GABA synapses in the brain Trends in Neurosciences ·István Módy, Yves De Koninck, Thomas S. Otis, Iván Soltész Hit paper breakdown →	1994	525
19	Modulation of decay kinetics and frequency of GABAA receptor-mediated spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents in hippocampal neurons Neuroscience ·Thomas S. Otis, István Módy	1992	214
20	Perpetual inhibitory activity in mammalian brain slices generated by spontaneous GABA release Brain Research ·Thomas S. Otis, Kevin J. Staley, István Módy	1991	160

About Thomas S. Otis

Thomas S. Otis is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Sensory Systems and Molecular Biology, having authored 69 papers that have together received 6.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (46 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (20 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (19 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (16 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (8 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (8 papers), Vestibular and auditory disorders (7 papers) and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (4.9k citations), Neurology (770 citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (1.8k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (359 citations) and Sensory Systems (328 citations). Thomas S. Otis has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Frequent co-authors include István Módy, Yves De Koninck, Pratap Meera, Martin Wallner, Kevin J. Staley, Craig E. Jahr, Iván Soltész, Michael P. Kavanaugh, Laurence O. Trussell and Eberhard H. Buhl. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Neurophysiology, Neuron, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Physiology.

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