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Sebastian Jessberger

Sebastian Jessberger

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Neuroscience

D-Index
52
Citations
21974
World Ranking
5205
National Ranking
125

Sebastian Jessberger 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 Sebastian Jessberger sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 130 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sebastian Jessberger 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 Sebastian Jessberger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sebastian Jessberger is a researcher affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Neuroscience. Within these fields, their work contributes to several subfields including Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience, Neurology, Cell Biology, and Cancer Research.

The main topics covered by their research involve mechanisms of neurogenesis and neuroplasticity, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, pluripotent stem cells research, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, RNA research and splicing, epigenetics and DNA methylation, as well as microtubule and mitosis dynamics.

Jessberger has published research extensively in multiple scientific venues. Frequent publication sites include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Neuroscience, Cell Stem Cell, STAR Protocols, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Among recent papers coauthored by Jessberger are:

  • Formation and integration of new neurons in the adult hippocampus, 2021, Nature Reviews Neuroscience
  • Long-term self-renewing stem cells in the adult mouse hippocampus identified by intravital imaging, 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • FASN-Dependent Lipid Metabolism Links Neurogenic Stem/Progenitor Cell Activity to Learning and Memory Deficits, 2020, Cell Stem Cell
  • Declining lamin B1 expression mediates age-dependent decreases of hippocampal stem cell activity, 2021, Cell Stem Cell
  • Chronic in vivo imaging defines age-dependent alterations of neurogenesis in the mouse hippocampus, 2023, Nature Aging

Jessberger has collaborated repeatedly with several researchers, including Lars N. Royall, Annina Denoth-Lippuner, Baptiste N. Jaeger, Merit Kruse, and Benjamin D. Simons. This collaborative network reflects a focus on multidisciplinary approaches in neuroscience and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • Wnt signalling regulates adult hippocampal neurogenesis

    Dieter Chichung Lie;Sophia A. Colamarino;Hong Jun Song;Hong Jun Song;Laurent Désiré

  • A Functional Role for Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Spatial Pattern Separation

    C. D. Clelland;M. Choi;C. Romberg;G. D. Clemenson

  • Milestones of neuronal development in the adult hippocampus

    Gerd Kempermann;Gerd Kempermann;Sebastian Jessberger;Barbara Steiner;Golo Kronenberg;Golo Kronenberg

  • In vivo demonstration that alpha-synuclein oligomers are toxic.

    Beate Winner;Roberto Jappelli;Samir K. Maji;Paula A. Desplats

  • Functional Amyloids as Natural Storage of Peptide Hormones in Pituitary Secretory Granules

    Samir K. Maji;Marilyn H. Perrin;Michael R. Sawaya;Sebastian Jessberger

  • Human Adult Neurogenesis: Evidence and Remaining Questions.

    Gerd Kempermann;Fred H. Gage;Ludwig Aigner;Hongjun Song

  • Dentate gyrus-specific knockdown of adult neurogenesis impairs spatial and object recognition memory in adult rats

    Sebastian Jessberger;Robert E. Clark;Nicola J. Broadbent;Gregory D. Clemenson

  • Subpopulations of proliferating cells of the adult hippocampus respond differently to physiologic neurogenic stimuli

    Golo Kronenberg;Golo Kronenberg;Katja Reuter;Barbara Steiner;Moritz D. Brandt

  • Transient calretinin expression defines early postmitotic step of neuronal differentiation in adult hippocampal neurogenesis of mice.

    Moritz D Brandt;Sebastian Jessberger;Barbara Steiner;Golo Kronenberg;Golo Kronenberg

  • Metabolic control of adult neural stem cell activity by Fasn-dependent lipogenesis

    Marlen Knobloch;Simon M. G. Braun;Simon M. G. Braun;Luis Zurkirchen;Carolin Von Schoultz

  • Signaling through BMPR-IA regulates quiescence and long-term activity of neural stem cells in the adult hippocampus.

    Helena Mira;Helena Mira;Zoraida Andreu;Zoraida Andreu;Hoonkyo Suh;Hoonkyo Suh;D. Chichung Lie

  • Variability of doublecortin-associated dendrite maturation in adult hippocampal neurogenesis is independent of the regulation of precursor cell proliferation

    Tobias Plümpe;Dan Ehninger;Dan Ehninger;Barbara Steiner;Barbara Steiner;Friederike Klempin;Friederike Klempin

  • Seizure-Associated, Aberrant Neurogenesis in Adult Rats Characterized with Retrovirus-Mediated Cell Labeling

    Sebastian Jessberger;Chunmei Zhao;Nicolas Toni;Gregory D. Clemenson

  • Differential regulation of gliogenesis in the context of adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mice.

    Barbara Steiner;Barbara Steiner;Golo Kronenberg;Golo Kronenberg;Sebastian Jessberger;Sebastian Jessberger;Moritz D. Brandt

  • Epigenetic Modulation of Seizure-Induced Neurogenesis and Cognitive Decline

    Sebastian Jessberger;Kinichi Nakashima;Gregory D. Clemenson;Eunice Mejia

  • Adult-born hippocampal neurons mature into activity-dependent responsiveness.

    Sebastian Jessberger;Gerd Kempermann

  • Seizures induce proliferation and dispersion of doublecortin-positive hippocampal progenitor cells.

    Sebastian Jessberger;Benedikt Römer;Harish Babu;Gerd Kempermann;Gerd Kempermann

  • The role of fatty acid β-oxidation in lymphangiogenesis

    Brian W. Wong;Xingwu Wang;Annalisa Zecchin;Bernard Thienpont

  • A Fatty Acid Oxidation-Dependent Metabolic Shift Regulates Adult Neural Stem Cell Activity

    Marlen Knobloch;Gregor-Alexander Pilz;Bart Ghesquière;Werner J. Kovacs

  • Live imaging of neurogenesis in the adult mouse hippocampus

    Gregor-Alexander Pilz;Sara Bottes;Marion Betizeau;Marion Betizeau;David Josef Jörg;David Josef Jörg

  • Directed differentiation of hippocampal stem/progenitor cells in the adult brain

    Sebastian Jessberger;Nicolas Toni;Gregory D Clemenson;Jasodhara Ray

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred H. Gage
Fred H. Gage Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Gerd Kempermann
Gerd Kempermann German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Golo Kronenberg
Golo Kronenberg University of Leicester
Nicolas Toni
Nicolas Toni University of Lausanne
Barbara Steiner
Barbara Steiner Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Benjamin D. Simons
Benjamin D. Simons University of Cambridge
Jack M. Parent
Jack M. Parent University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hongjun Song
Hongjun Song University of Pennsylvania
Alejandro F. Schinder
Alejandro F. Schinder Fundación Instituto Leloir
Ueli Suter
Ueli Suter École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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