Tobias Bonhoeffer

27.9k citations

149 papers · 20.6k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 74

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.02%
Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.1%
Molecular Biology top 1%
Developmental Neuroscience top 0.05%
Neurology top 0.2%

Co-authors: Mark Hübener Rafael Yuste Florian Engert Martin Körte Amiram Grinvald U. Valentin Nägerl Thomas D. Mrsic‐Flogel Sonja B. Hofer
Topics: Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (73 papers)Neural dynamics and brain function (66 papers)Visual perception and processing mechanisms (35 papers)
Cited by: Developmental Neuroscience Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Cognitive Neuroscience
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: Germany United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Tobias Bonhoeffer

148 papers receiving 20.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Dendritic spine changes associated with hippocampal long-term synaptic plasticity

1999 1.3k citations Tobias Bonhoeffer et al. Nature profile →
Hippocampal long-term potentiation is impaired in mice lacking brain-derived neurotrophic factor.

1995 1.2k citations Martin Körte, Tobias Bonhoeffer et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Morphological Changes in Dendritic Spines Associated with Long-Term Synaptic Plasticity

2001 993 citations Rafael Yuste, Tobias Bonhoeffer profile →
Long-term, high-resolution imaging in the mouse neocortex through a chronic cranial window

2009 760 citations Tobias Bonhoeffer, Mark Hübener et al. profile →
Essential Role for TrkB Receptors in Hippocampus-Mediated Learning

1999 661 citations Martin Körte, David P Wolfer et al. Neuron profile →
Iso-orientation domains in cat visual cortex are arranged in pinwheel-like patterns

1991 627 citations Tobias Bonhoeffer, Amiram Grinvald Nature profile →
Live-cell imaging of dendritic spines by STED microscopy

2008 291 citations U. Valentin Nägerl, Tobias Bonhoeffer et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Grid cells and cortical representation

2014 211 citations Edvard I Moser, Tobias Bonhoeffer et al. Nature reviews. Neuroscience profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Sensory experience steers representational drift in mouse visual cortex 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Julijana Gjorgjieva,Carl E. Schoonover,Andrew J. P. Fink,Tobias Rose,Tobias Bonhoeffer,Mark Hübener	7
2	Functional and structural features of L2/3 pyramidal cells continuously covary with pial depth in mouse visual cortex 2022 ·Cerebral Cortex ·Simon Weiler,(unknown),Tobias Bonhoeffer,Mark Hübener,Tobias Rose,Volker Scheuß	9
3	Functional network topography of the medial entorhinal cortex 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Horst A. Obenhaus,Weijian Zong,R. Irene Jacobsen,Tobias Rose,Flavio Donato,Liangyi Chen,Heping Cheng,Tobias Bonhoeffer,May‐Britt Moser,Edvard I Moser	27
4	Interactions between synaptic homeostatic mechanisms: an attempt to reconcile BCM theory, synaptic scaling, and changing excitation/inhibition balance 2017 ·Current Opinion in Neurobiology ·Tara Keck,Mark Hübener,Tobias Bonhoeffer	68
5	Selective Persistence of Sensorimotor Mismatch Signals in Visual Cortex of Behaving Alzheimer’s Disease Mice 2016 ·Current Biology ·Sabine Liebscher,Georg B. Keller,Pieter M. Goltstein,Tobias Bonhoeffer,Mark Hübener	35
6	Balance and Stability of Synaptic Structures during Synaptic Plasticity 2014 ·Neuron ·(unknown),Tobias Bonhoeffer,Volker Scheuß	6
7	Chronic γ-secretase inhibition reduces amyloid plaque-associated instability of pre- and postsynaptic structures 2013 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Sabine Liebscher,(unknown),(unknown),Edith Winkler,Kyle P. Quinn,Erich Goldbach,(unknown),David A. Quincy,(unknown),D. Schenk,Harald Steiner,Tobias Bonhoeffer,Christian Haass,Melanie Meyer‐Luehmann,Mark Hübener	27
8	A Molecular Correlate of Ocular Dominance Columns in the Developing Mammalian Visual Cortex 2012 ·Cerebral Cortex ·Koichi Tomita,(unknown),Sidney Cambridge,Tobias Bonhoeffer,Mark Hübener	12
9	Activity-Dependent Clustering of Functional Synaptic Inputs on Developing Hippocampal Dendrites 2011 ·Neuron ·(unknown),Johan Winnubst,Claudia Roth-Alpermann,Tobias Bonhoeffer,Christian Löhmann	175
10	Altered Visual Experience Induces Instructive Changes of Orientation Preference in Mouse Visual Cortex 2011 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown),Tobias Bonhoeffer,Mark Hübener	57
11	A Balance of Protein Synthesis and Proteasome-Dependent Degradation Determines the Maintenance of LTP 2006 ·Neuron ·Rosalina Fonseca,R. Martin Vabulas,F. Ulrich Hartl,Tobias Bonhoeffer,U. Valentin Nägerl	247
12	Visual Cortex: Two-Photon Excitement 2005 ·Current Biology ·Mark Hübener,Tobias Bonhoeffer	6
13	Competing for MemoryHippocampal LTP under Regimes of Reduced Protein Synthesis 2004 ·Neuron ·Rosalina Fonseca,U. Valentin Nägerl,(unknown),Tobias Bonhoeffer	69
14	Bidirectional Activity-Dependent Morphological Plasticity in Hippocampal Neurons 2004 ·Neuron ·U. Valentin Nägerl,(unknown),Sidney Cambridge,Tobias Bonhoeffer	460
15	Genesis of dendritic spines: insights from ultrastructural and imaging studies 2004 ·Nature reviews. Neuroscience ·Rafael Yuste,Tobias Bonhoeffer	491
16	Synaptopodin-deficient mice lack a spine apparatus and show deficits in synaptic plasticity 2003 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Thomas Deller,Martin Körte,Sophie Chabanis,Alexander Drakew,Herbert Schwegler,(unknown),Aimée Zúñiga,Karin Schwarz,Tobias Bonhoeffer,Rolf Zeller,Michael Frotscher,Peter Mündel	226
17	Novel Intrinsic Optical Signals in Feline and Human Retina Evoked by Photic Stimulation 2002 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Ivo Vanzetta,(unknown),Tobias Bonhoeffer,Ron Ofri,Amiram Grinvald	2
18	Pairing-Induced Changes of Orientation Maps in Cat Visual Cortex 2001 ·Neuron ·(unknown),Tobias Bonhoeffer,Mark Hübener	110
19	Kinase-Independent Requirement of EphB2 Receptors in Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity 2001 ·Neuron ·Ilona C Grunwald Kadow,Martin Körte,David P Wolfer,George A. Wilkinson,Klaus Unsicker,Hans‐Peter Lipp,Tobias Bonhoeffer,Rüdiger Klein	249
20	Formation of target-specific neuronal projections in organotypic slice cultures from rat visual cortex 1990 ·Nature ·Jürgen Bolz,(unknown),Magdalena Götz,Tobias Bonhoeffer	184

About Tobias Bonhoeffer

Tobias Bonhoeffer is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience, having authored 149 papers that have together received 20.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (73 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (66 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (35 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Neuroscience (3.6k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (14.4k citations) and Cognitive Neuroscience (8.8k citations). Tobias Bonhoeffer has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Mark Hübener, Rafael Yuste, Florian Engert, Martin Körte, Amiram Grinvald, U. Valentin Nägerl, Thomas D. Mrsic‐Flogel, Sonja B. Hofer, H. Thoenen and Patrick Carroll. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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