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E. Sylvester Vizi 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 E. Sylvester Vizi sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 429 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

E. Sylvester Vizi 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 E. Sylvester Vizi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Hungary Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Hungary Leader Award
  • 1992 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

E. Sylvester Vizi is affiliated with the Institute of Experimental Medicine in Hungary. Their research is primarily focused on neuroscience, with substantial contributions to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The main fields of study covered by Vizi include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their work spans several subfields, notably:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Neurology
  • Biological Psychiatry

Research topics associated with their publications focus on:

  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Vizi has published extensively in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Neurochemical Research
  • Science Advances
  • Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
  • British Journal of Pharmacology
  • Physiological Reports

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Vizi include:

  • Presynaptic nanoscale components of retrograde synaptic signaling, 2024, Science Advances
  • P2X7 Receptor-Dependent Layer-Specific Changes in Neuron-Microglia Reactivity in the Prefrontal Cortex of a Phencyclidine Induced Mouse Model of Schizophrenia, 2020, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
  • The Pharmacological Effects of Phenylephrine are Indirect, Mediated by Noradrenaline Release from the Cytoplasm, 2022, Neurochemical Research
  • Contribution of analog signaling to neurotransmitter interactions and behavior: Role of transporter-mediated nonquantal dopamine release, 2021, Physiological Reports
  • Tetrabenazine, a vesicular monoamine transporter 2 inhibitor, inhibits vesicular storage capacity and release of monoamine transmitters in mouse brain tissue, 2024, British Journal of Pharmacology

Frequent collaborators in their publications include:

  • Beáta Sperlágh
  • Balázs Lendvai
  • Viktor Román
  • Máté Kisfali
  • Paula Mut-Arbona

Throughout their career, Vizi has been recognized by membership in prestigious scientific communities, including:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (since 1992)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Best Publications

  • Presynaptically Located CB1 Cannabinoid Receptors Regulate GABA Release from Axon Terminals of Specific Hippocampal Interneurons

    István Katona;Beáta Sperlágh;Attila Sı́k;Attila Käfalvi

  • P2X7 receptors in the nervous system

    Beáta Sperlágh;E Sylvester Vizi;Kerstin Wirkner;Peter Illes

  • Nitric oxide: a novel link between synaptic and nonsynaptic transmission

    János P. Kiss;E.Sylvester Vizi

  • Neurochemistry and pharmacology of the major hippocampal transmitter systems: synaptic and nonsynaptic interactions

    E. Sylvester Vizi;Janos P. Kiss

  • Fast two-photon in vivo imaging with three-dimensional random-access scanning in large tissue volumes

    Gergely Katona;Gergely Szalay;Pál Maák;Attila Kaszás;Attila Kaszás

  • Role of High-Affinity Receptors and Membrane Transporters in Nonsynaptic Communication and Drug Action in the Central Nervous System

    E. Sylvester Vizi

  • Brain injury induces specific changes in the caecal microbiota of mice via altered autonomic activity and mucoprotein production.

    Ashley Houlden;Marie Goldrick;David Brough;E S Vizi

  • Adenosine Augments IL-10 Production by Macrophages through an A2B Receptor-Mediated Posttranscriptional Mechanism

    Zoltán H. Németh;Carol S. Lutz;Balázs Csóka;Edwin A. Deitch

  • Involvement of P2X7 receptors in the regulation of neurotransmitter release in the rat hippocampus

    Beáta Sperlágh;Attila Köfalvi;Jim Deuchars;Lucy Atkinson

  • GABAergic interneurons are the targets of cannabinoid actions in the human hippocampus.

    I Katona;B Sperlágh;Z Maglóczky;E Sántha

  • Shaping of monocyte and macrophage function by adenosine receptors.

    György Haskó;Pál Pacher;Edwin A. Deitch;E. Sylvester Vizi

  • Evidence that acetylcholine released by gastrin and related polypeptides contributes to their effect on gastrointestinal motility.

    Sylvester E. Vizi;Giulio Bertaccini;Mariannina Impicciatore;Joseph Knoll

  • Adenosine receptor signaling in the brain immune system.

    György Haskó;György Haskó;Pál Pacher;E. Sylvester Vizi;Peter Illes

  • The mechanism of acetylcholine release from parasympathetic nerves

    Unknown

  • Involvement of Cannabinoid Receptors in the Regulation of Neurotransmitter Release in the Rodent Striatum: A Combined Immunochemical and Pharmacological Analysis

    Attila Köfalvi;Ricardo J Rodrigues;Catherine Ledent;Ken Mackie

  • A2B adenosine receptors in immunity and inflammation

    György Haskó;György Haskó;Balázs Csóka;Zoltán H. Németh;Zoltán H. Németh;E. Sylvester Vizi

  • The inhibitory effect of adenosine and related nucleotides on the release of acetylcholine

    Unknown

  • A2A adenosine receptors and C/EBPβ are crucially required for IL-10 production by macrophages exposed to Escherichia coli

    Balázs Csóka;Zoltán H. Németh;László Virág;Pál Gergely

  • Non-synaptic receptors and transporters involved in brain functions and targets of drug treatment

    Es S. Vizi;A. Fekete;R. Karoly;A. Mike

  • Adenosine A2A receptor activation inhibits T helper 1 and T helper 2 cell development and effector function.

    Balázs Csóka;Leonóra Himer;Zsolt Selmeczy;E. Sylvester Vizi

  • Modulation of lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor-α production by selective α- and β-adrenergic drugs in mice

    Ilia J. Elenkov;György Haskó;Krisztina J. Kovács;E.Sylvester Vizi

  • Isoproterenol regulates tumour necrosis factor, interleukin-10, interleukin-6 and nitric oxide production and protects against the development of vascular hyporeactivity in endotoxaemia.

    C. Szabó;G. Haskó;B. Zingarelli;Z. H. Németh

Frequent Co-Authors

György Haskó
György Haskó Columbia University
Csaba Szabó
Csaba Szabó University of Fribourg
Pal Pacher
Pal Pacher National Institutes of Health
Andrew L. Salzman
Andrew L. Salzman Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Gábor Szabó
Gábor Szabó MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Tamás F. Freund
Tamás F. Freund Institute of Experimental Medicine
Norbert Hájos
Norbert Hájos Indiana University
István Katona
István Katona Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Henry Sershen
Henry Sershen New York University
Ken Mackie
Ken Mackie Indiana University

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