2026 August B. Smit: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	96	861	770	26	24	428	33832
Biology and Biochemistry	96	1824	1646	35	33	444	33875

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

August B. Smit is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans key areas in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience.

The scientific work of August B. Smit predominantly covers the following fields of study:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Neuroscience

Within these fields, primary subfields include:

Molecular Biology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Physiology
Neurology
Cognitive Neuroscience

The main research topics addressed in their work are:

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Cellular transport and secretion
Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms

August B. Smit has a significant number of publications in well-known journals and repositories, with frequent contributions to:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)
Alzheimer s & Dementia
Cells
Biological Psychiatry

Recent papers authored or coauthored by them include:

"A spatially resolved brain region- and cell type-specific isoform atlas of the postnatal mouse brain" (2021) published in Nature Communications
"Genome-wide meta-analysis of insomnia prioritizes genes associated with metabolic and psychiatric pathways" (2022) published in Nature Genetics
"Stitching the synapse: Cross-linking mass spectrometry into resolving synaptic protein interactions" (2020) published in Science Advances
"Single-nuclei isoform RNA sequencing unlocks barcoded exon connectivity in frozen brain tissue" (2022) published in Nature Biotechnology
"NMDAR-dependent long-term depression is associated with increased short term plasticity through autophagy mediated loss of PSD-95" (2021) published in Nature Communications

Collaboration has played an important role in their research output, with frequent co-authors including:

Frank Koopmans (44 co-publications)
Ka Wan Li (34 co-publications)
Ronald E. van Kesteren (33 co-publications)
Huibert D. Mansvelder (21 co-publications)
Christina F. de Veij Mestdagh (16 co-publications)

Best Publications

Crystal structure of an ACh-binding protein reveals the ligand-binding domain of nicotinic receptors.

K Brejc;W J van Dijk;R V Klaassen;M Schuurmans

2257
Citations
Genome-wide association analysis identifies 13 new risk loci for schizophrenia

Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Colm T. O'Dushlaine;Kimberly D. Chambert;Jennifer L. Moran

1788
Citations
Nicotine and Carbamylcholine Binding to Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors as Studied in AChBP Crystal Structures

Patrick H.N Celie;Sarah E van Rossum-Fikkert;Willem J van Dijk;Katjuša Brejc

997
Citations
SynGO : An Evidence-Based, Expert-Curated Knowledge Base for the Synapse

Frank Koopmans;Pim van Nierop;Maria Andres-Alonso;Andrea Byrnes

966
Citations
Genome-wide analysis of insomnia in 1,331,010 individuals identifies new risk loci and functional pathways

Jansen Pr;Watanabe K;Stringer S;Skene N

902
Citations
A glia-derived acetylcholine-binding protein that modulates synaptic transmission

August B. Smit;Naweed I. Syed;Dick Schaap;Jan van Minnen

689
Citations
Genome-wide association for major depressive disorder: a possible role for the presynaptic protein piccolo

P.F. Sullivan;E.J.C. de Geus;G. Willemsen;M.R. James

504
Citations
Differential Transport and Local Translation of Cytoskeletal, Injury-Response, and Neurodegeneration Protein mRNAs in Axons

Dianna Willis;Ka Wan Li;Jun-Qi Zheng;Jay H Chang

474
Citations
Synapse formation between central neurons requires postsynaptic expression of the MEN1 tumor suppressor gene.

Ronald E. van Kesteren;Naweed I. Syed;David W. Munno;Jildau Bouwman

470
Citations
Growth-controlling molluscan neurons produce the precursor of an insulin-related peptide.

A. B. Smit;E. Vreugdenhil;R. H. M. Ebberink;W. P. M. Geraerts

403
Citations
Crystal structure of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor homolog AChBP in complex with an alpha-conotoxin PnIA variant.

Patrick H N Celie;Igor E Kasheverov;Dmitry Y Mordvintsev;Ronald C Hogg

394
Citations
Single-cell isoform RNA sequencing characterizes isoforms in thousands of cerebellar cells

Ishaan Gupta;Paul G Collier;Bettina Haase;Ahmed Mahfouz;Ahmed Mahfouz;Ahmed Mahfouz

338
Citations
CYFIP1 coordinates mRNA translation and cytoskeleton remodeling to ensure proper dendritic spine formation

Silvia De Rubeis;Emanuela Pasciuto;Ka Wan Li;Esperanza Fernández

323
Citations
Evidence for enhanced neurobehavioral vulnerability to nicotine during periadolescence in rats

Walter Adriani;Sabine Spijker;Véronique Deroche-Gamonet;Giovanni Laviola

319
Citations
CKAMP44: A Brain-Specific Protein Attenuating Short-Term Synaptic Plasticity in the Dentate Gyrus

Jakob von Engelhardt;Volker Mack;Rolf Sprengel;Netta Kavenstock

308
Citations
Proteomics Analysis of Rat Brain Postsynaptic Density IMPLICATIONS OF THE DIVERSE PROTEIN FUNCTIONAL GROUPS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF SYNAPTIC PHYSIOLOGY

Ka Wan Li;Martin P. Hornshaw;Roel C. Van der Schors;Rod Watson

295
Citations
Distributed network actions by nicotine increase the threshold for spike-timing-dependent plasticity in prefrontal cortex.

Jonathan J. Couey;Rhiannon M. Meredith;Sabine Spijker;Rogier B. Poorthuis

295
Citations
Phenotypic Characterization of Retinoic Acid Differentiated SH-SY5Y Cells by Transcriptional Profiling

Joanna A. Korecka;Ronald E. van Kesteren;Eva Blaas;Sonia O. Spitzer

290
Citations
Oligodendroglial myelination requires astrocyte-derived lipids.

Nutabi Camargo;Andrea Goudriaan;Anne-Lieke F van Deijk;Willem M. Otte

284
Citations
Genome-wide meta-analysis of insomnia prioritizes genes associated with metabolic and psychiatric pathways

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274
Citations
Optogenetic dissection of medial prefrontal cortex circuitry.

Danai Riga;Mariana R. Matos;Annet Glas;August B. Smit

262
Citations
Structural determinants of selective alpha-conotoxin binding to a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor homolog AChBP.

Chris Ulens;Ronald C. Hogg;Patrick H. Celie;Daniel Bertrand

261
Citations