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Neuroscience D-index 70 Citations 15,766 156 World Ranking 1470 National Ranking 729

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2013 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

2002 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

1990 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

1974 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Neuron
  • Neurotransmitter

Nicholas C. Spitzer mostly deals with Neuroscience, Cell biology, Neuron, Calcium and Xenopus. His Neuroscience study incorporates themes from Mutation, Postsynaptic potential and Neuronal differentiation. His Cell biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Excitotoxicity, Cyclosporin a and Mitochondrial permeability transition pore.

His Neuron research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Cell signaling, Signal transduction, Biochemistry, Neurotransmitter and Anatomy. His Calcium research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Endoplasmic reticulum and Depolarization. His work deals with themes such as Myocyte, Endocrinology, Central nervous system, Internal medicine and Biophysics, which intersect with Xenopus.

His most cited work include:

  • Mitochondrial Dysfunction Is a Primary Event in Glutamate Neurotoxicity (691 citations)
  • Electrical activity in early neuronal development (559 citations)
  • Distinct aspects of neuronal differentiation encoded by frequency of spontaneous Ca2+ transients. (493 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Neuroscience, Cell biology, Xenopus, Calcium and Neurotransmitter. His research investigates the connection between Neuroscience and topics such as Neurotransmitter receptor that intersect with problems in Neuromuscular junction. Nicholas C. Spitzer has researched Cell biology in several fields, including Embryonic stem cell and Anatomy.

His research integrates issues of Myocyte, Endocrinology, Central nervous system, Internal medicine and Spinal cord in his study of Xenopus. Nicholas C. Spitzer combines subjects such as Extracellular and Biophysics with his study of Calcium. His Neurotransmitter research integrates issues from Postsynaptic potential, Inhibitory postsynaptic potential, Excitatory postsynaptic potential, Dopamine and Neuroplasticity.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Neuroscience (56.02%)
  • Cell biology (31.33%)
  • Xenopus (25.30%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2020)?

  • Neuroscience (56.02%)
  • Neurotransmitter (19.28%)
  • Cell biology (31.33%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Nicholas C. Spitzer mainly investigates Neuroscience, Neurotransmitter, Cell biology, Dopamine and Calcium signaling. His studies link Glutamate receptor with Neuroscience. The concepts of his Neurotransmitter study are interwoven with issues in gamma-Aminobutyric acid, Neuroplasticity, Neurotransmission and Postsynaptic potential.

His study in Cell biology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Xenopus, Live cell imaging, Cell growth and Bioinformatics. His Xenopus study combines topics in areas such as Phenotype, Calcium and ORAI1. The various areas that Nicholas C. Spitzer examines in his Nervous system study include Embryonic stem cell and Zebrafish.

Between 2008 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Neurotransmitter switching in the adult brain regulates behavior. (217 citations)
  • Calcium Signaling in Neuronal Development (176 citations)
  • Modeling non-syndromic autism and the impact of TRPC6 disruption in human neurons (134 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Neuron
  • Neurotransmitter

Neuroscience, Neurotransmitter, Transcription factor, Postsynaptic potential and Cell biology are his primary areas of study. His Neuroscience study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Receptor and Glutamatergic. His studies in Neurotransmitter integrate themes in fields like Dopaminergic and Dopamine.

His work carried out in the field of Transcription factor brings together such families of science as Phenotype, Xenopus and Cell type. The study incorporates disciplines such as Neurotransmission, Neurotransmitter Agents, Inhibitory postsynaptic potential, Excitatory postsynaptic potential and Synapse in addition to Postsynaptic potential. His Cell biology study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Calcium.

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Best Publications

Mitochondrial Dysfunction Is a Primary Event in Glutamate Neurotoxicity

Alejandro F. Schinder;Eric C. Olson;Nicholas C. Spitzer;Mauricio Montal.
The Journal of Neuroscience (1996)

930 Citations

Electrical activity in early neuronal development

Nicholas C. Spitzer.
Nature (2006)

735 Citations

Distinct aspects of neuronal differentiation encoded by frequency of spontaneous Ca2+ transients.

Xiaonan Gu;Nicholas C. Spitzer.
Nature (1995)

666 Citations

In vivo regulation of axon extension and pathfinding by growth-cone calcium transients

Timothy M. Gomez;Nicholas C. Spitzer.
Nature (1999)

582 Citations

Adaptation in the chemotactic guidance of nerve growth cones

Guo Li Ming;Scott T. Wong;John Henley;Xiao Bing Yuan;Xiao Bing Yuan.
Nature (2002)

473 Citations

Activity-dependent homeostatic specification of transmitter expression in embryonic neurons

Laura N. Borodinsky;Cory M. Root;Julia A. Cronin;Sharon B. Sann.
Nature (2004)

453 Citations

Embryonic development of identified neurones: differentiation from neuroblast to neurone

Corey S. Goodman;Corey S. Goodman;Nicholas C. Spitzer.
Nature (1979)

419 Citations

Filopodial Calcium Transients Promote Substrate-Dependent Growth Cone Turning

Timothy M. Gomez;Estuardo Robles;Mu-ming Poo;Nicholas C. Spitzer.
Science (2001)

326 Citations

The development of the action potential mechanism of amphibian neurons isolated in culture.

Nicholas C. Spitzer;Janet E. Lamborghini.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (1976)

310 Citations

Spontaneous neuronal calcium spikes and waves during early differentiation

Xiaonan Gu;Eric C. Olson;Nicholas C. Spitzer.
The Journal of Neuroscience (1994)

307 Citations

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