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Anatol C. Kreitzer

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Neuroscience

D-Index
53
Citations
23372
World Ranking
5006
National Ranking
2241

Anatol C. Kreitzer publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anatol C. Kreitzer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 81 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Anatol C. Kreitzer D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anatol C. Kreitzer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Striatal plasticity and basal ganglia circuit function.

    Anatol C. Kreitzer;Robert C. Malenka

  • Distinct roles for direct and indirect pathway striatal neurons in reinforcement

    Alexxai V Kravitz;Lynne D Tye;Anatol C Kreitzer

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

    Anatol C Kreitzer;Wade G Regehr

  • 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

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

    Anatol C Kreitzer;Robert C Malenka

  • 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

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

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

  • Physiology and Pharmacology of Striatal Neurons

    Anatol C Kreitzer

  • Differential innervation of direct- and indirect-pathway striatal projection neurons

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

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

    Anatol C. Kreitzer;Wade G. Regehr

  • 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

  • Thermal constraints on in vivo optogenetic manipulations.

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

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

    Anatol C Kreitzer;Robert C Malenka

  • Reassessing Models of Basal Ganglia Function and Dysfunction

    Alexandra B. Nelson;Anatol C. Kreitzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Wade G. Regehr
Wade G. Regehr Harvard Medical School
Robert C. Malenka
Robert C. Malenka Stanford University
Yulong Li
Yulong Li Peking University
Yadong Huang
Yadong Huang Gladstone Institutes
Joshua D. Berke
Joshua D. Berke University of California, San Francisco
Rebecca P. Seal
Rebecca P. Seal University of Pittsburgh
Antonello Bonci
Antonello Bonci National Institute on Drug Abuse
Lennart Mucke
Lennart Mucke University of California, San Francisco
John L.R. Rubenstein
John L.R. Rubenstein University of California, San Francisco
Jorge J. Palop
Jorge J. Palop University of California, San Francisco

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