2026 Edwin S. Levitan: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	56	14606	13419	6119	5474	143	9464

Overview

Edwin S. Levitan is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research spans across neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a specialized focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience. Additional subfields of study include molecular biology, cell biology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and biophysics.

The main topics of Edwin S. Levitan's research include:

Neurobiology and insect physiology research
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
Cellular transport and secretion
Lipid membrane structure and behavior
Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

Their recent published papers are as follows:

Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II in Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2021, Translational Stroke Research
Stac protein regulates release of neuropeptides, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Regional Variation in Striatal Dopamine Spillover and Release Plasticity, 2020, ACS Chemical Neuroscience
Ca2+ and cAMP open differentially dilating synaptic fusion pores, 2023, Journal of Cell Science
Desynchronized Somas and Terminals in a Morning Clock Neuron: Presynaptic Ca²⁺ Spiking and Native Neuropeptide Release Peak As Somatic Ca²⁺ Declines, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Edwin S. Levitan include:

Markus K. Klose
Dinara Bulgari
Brigitte F. Schmidt
David L. Deitcher
Marcel P. Bruchez

The scientist has published multiple articles in various venues. The most common publication platforms include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
Translational Stroke Research
ACS Chemical Neuroscience

Best Publications

Structural and functional basis for GABAA receptor heterogeneity.

Edwin S. Levitan;Peter R. Schofield;Peter R. Schofield;David R. Burt;Lucy M. Rhee

778
Citations
Mediation of Neuronal Apoptosis by Kv2.1-Encoded Potassium Channels

Sumon Pal;Karen A. Hartnett;Jeanne M. Nerbonne;Edwin S. Levitan

294
Citations
Role of metallothionein in nitric oxide signaling as revealed by a green fluorescent fusion protein.

Linda L. Pearce;Robin E. Gandley;Weiping Han;Karla Wasserloos

288
Citations
Single subunits of the GABAA receptor form ion channels with properties of the native receptor

Leslie A. C. Blair;Edwin S. Levitan;John Marshall;Vincent E. Dionne

263
Citations
Nitric oxide-induced changes in intracellular zinc homeostasis are mediated by metallothionein/thionein

Claudette M. St. Croix;K. J. Wasserloos;K. E. Dineley;I. J. Reynolds

257
Citations
Peroxynitrite-Induced Neuronal Apoptosis Is Mediated by Intracellular Zinc Release and 12-Lipoxygenase Activation

Yumin Zhang;Hong Wang;Jianrong Li;Daniel A. Jimenez

237
Citations
Alternative splicing contributes to K+ channel diversity in the mammalian central nervous system.

C J Luneau;J B Williams;J Marshall;E S Levitan

220
Citations
Restriction of Secretory Granule Motion near the Plasma Membrane of Chromaffin Cells

Laura M. Johns;Edwin S. Levitan;Eric A. Shelden;Ronald W. Holz

188
Citations
Neuronal Peptide Release Is Limited by Secretory Granule Mobility

Nancy V Burke;Weiping Han;Danqing Li;Koichi Takimoto

181
Citations
Cav1.3 Channel Voltage Dependence, Not Ca2+ Selectivity, Drives Pacemaker Activity and Amplifies Bursts in Nigral Dopamine Neurons

Ilva Putzier;Paul H. M. Kullmann;John P. Horn;Edwin S. Levitan

165
Citations
Neuropeptide Delivery to Synapses by Long-Range Vesicle Circulation and Sporadic Capture

Man Yan Wong;Chaoming Zhou;Dinara Shakiryanova;Thomas E. Lloyd

162
Citations
Distribution, Splicing and Glucocorticoid-Induced Expression of Cardiacα1Candα1DVoltage-gated Ca2+Channel mRNAs

Koichi Takimoto;Danqing Li;Jeanne M. Nerbonne;Edwin S. Levitan

161
Citations
Biophysical and pharmacological properties of cloned GABAA receptor subunits expressed in xenopus oocytes

Edwin S. Levitan;Leslie A.C. Blair;Vincent E. Dionne;Eric A. Barnard

157
Citations
The p150(Glued) CAP-Gly domain regulates initiation of retrograde transport at synaptic termini.

Thomas E. Lloyd;James Machamer;Kathleen O'Hara;Ji Han Kim

154
Citations
Surface Expression of Kv1 Channels Is Governed by a C-terminal Motif

Danqing Li;Koichi Takimoto;Edwin S. Levitan

153
Citations
Apoptotic surge of potassium currents is mediated by p38 phosphorylation of Kv2.1.

Patrick T. Redman;Kai He;Karen A. Hartnett;Bahiyya S. Jefferson

151
Citations
Streamlined synaptic vesicle cycle in cone photoreceptor terminals.

Ruth Rea;Jian Li;Ajay Dharia;Edwin S Levitan

147
Citations
Neuropeptide release by efficient recruitment of diffusing cytoplasmic secretory vesicles

Weiping Han;Yuen Keng Ng;Daniel Axelrod;Edwin S. Levitan

145
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Visualization of neuropeptide expression, transport, and exocytosis in Drosophila melanogaster.

Sujata Rao;Cynthia Lang;Edwin S. Levitan;David L. Deitcher

145
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Dexamethasone rapidly induces Kv1.5 K+ channel gene transcription and expression in clonal pituitary cells

Koichi Takimoto;Alla F. Fomina;Robert Gealy;James S. Trimmer

142
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