2026 Anatol C. Kreitzer: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	53	5006	4598	2242	2023	81	23372

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Overview

Anatol C. Kreitzer is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on several areas within neuroscience, with notable emphasis on cellular and molecular mechanisms as well as cognitive processes.

The main fields of study in Kreitzer's work include:

Neuroscience

Within neuroscience, their subfields of study encompass:

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neurology
Molecular Biology
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

The principal topics Kreitzer addresses in their research are:

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neural dynamics and brain function
Neurological disorders and treatments
Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Kreitzer has multiple recent scientific publications, among which are:

"Dopamine subsystems that track internal states," 2022, Nature
"Frontostriatal Projections Regulate Innate Avoidance Behavior," 2021, Journal of Neuroscience
"Fronto-striatal projections regulate approach-avoidance conflict," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
"Intercalated Amygdala Dysfunction Drives Avoidance Extinction Deficits in the Sapap3 Mouse Model of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder," 2024, Biological Psychiatry
"Chronic hyperactivation of midbrain dopamine neurons causes preferential dopamine neuron degeneration," 2024, eLife

The scientific journals and venues where Kreitzer frequently publishes include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
eLife
Nature
Journal of Neuroscience
Biological Psychiatry

Collaborative work is an important aspect of their research. Frequent coauthors are:

Alexandra Nelson
Katerina Rademacher
Zak Doric
Dominik Haddad
Aphroditi Mamaligas

Best Publications

Regulation of parkinsonian motor behaviours by optogenetic control of basal ganglia circuitry

Alexxai V Kravitz;Benjamin S Freeze;Philip R L Parker;Kenneth Kay

2121
Citations
Plasticity in gray and white: neuroimaging changes in brain structure during learning

Robert J Zatorre;R Douglas Fields;Heidi Johansen-Berg

1911
Citations
Aberrant Excitatory Neuronal Activity and Compensatory Remodeling of Inhibitory Hippocampal Circuits in Mouse Models of Alzheimer's Disease

Jorge J. Palop;Jeannie Chin;Erik D. Roberson;Jun Wang

1872
Citations
Inhibitory Interneuron Deficit Links Altered Network Activity and Cognitive Dysfunction in Alzheimer Model

Laure Verret;Edward O. Mann;Giao B. Hang;Albert M.I. Barth

1281
Citations
Striatal plasticity and basal ganglia circuit function.

Anatol C. Kreitzer;Robert C. Malenka

1195
Citations
Distinct roles for direct and indirect pathway striatal neurons in reinforcement

Alexxai V Kravitz;Lynne D Tye;Anatol C Kreitzer

1105
Citations
Retrograde Inhibition of Presynaptic Calcium Influx by Endogenous Cannabinoids at Excitatory Synapses onto Purkinje Cells

Anatol C Kreitzer;Wade G Regehr

1099
Citations
A Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Sensor Enables Rapid and Specific Detection of Dopamine in Flies, Fish, and Mice.

Fangmiao Sun;Jianzhi Zeng;Miao Jing;Miao Jing;Miao Jing;Jingheng Zhou

865
Citations
Endocannabinoid-mediated rescue of striatal LTD and motor deficits in Parkinson's disease models

Anatol C Kreitzer;Robert C Malenka

827
Citations
Direct reprogramming of mouse and human fibroblasts into multipotent neural stem cells with a single factor.

Karen L. Ring;Leslie M. Tong;Maureen E. Balestra;Robyn Javier

644
Citations
Interplay between facilitation, depression, and residual calcium at three presynaptic terminals.

Jeremy S. Dittman;Anatol C. Kreitzer;Wade G. Regehr

634
Citations
Physiology and Pharmacology of Striatal Neurons

Anatol C Kreitzer

597
Citations
Differential innervation of direct- and indirect-pathway striatal projection neurons

Nicholas R. Wall;Mauricio De La Parra;Edward M. Callaway;Anatol C. Kreitzer

557
Citations
Physiologic brain activity causes DNA double-strand breaks in neurons, with exacerbation by amyloid-β

Elsa Suberbielle;Pascal E Sanchez;Alexxai V Kravitz;Xin Wang

553
Citations
Control of basal ganglia output by direct and indirect pathway projection neurons.

Benjamin S. Freeze;Alexxai V. Kravitz;Nora Hammack;Joshua D. Berke

465
Citations
Distinct roles of GABAergic interneurons in the regulation of striatal output pathways.

Aryn H. Gittis;Alexandra B. Nelson;Myo T. Thwin;Jorge J. Palop

430
Citations
Cerebellar depolarization-induced suppression of inhibition is mediated by endogenous cannabinoids.

Anatol C. Kreitzer;Wade G. Regehr

430
Citations
Cell-Type-Specific Control of Brainstem Locomotor Circuits by Basal Ganglia

Thomas K. Roseberry;Thomas K. Roseberry;A. Moses Lee;A. Moses Lee;Arnaud L. Lalive;Linda Wilbrecht

418
Citations
Thermal constraints on in vivo optogenetic manipulations.

Scott F. Owen;Max H. Liu;Anatol C. Kreitzer

401
Citations
Dopamine Modulation of State-Dependent Endocannabinoid Release and Long-Term Depression in the Striatum

Anatol C Kreitzer;Robert C Malenka

389
Citations
Reassessing Models of Basal Ganglia Function and Dysfunction

Alexandra B. Nelson;Anatol C. Kreitzer

358
Citations