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Stefan Herlitze

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Neuroscience

D-Index
42
Citations
10192
World Ranking
7539
National Ranking
630

Stefan Herlitze 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 Stefan Herlitze sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 93 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stefan Herlitze 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 Stefan Herlitze sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stefan Herlitze is affiliated with Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology as prominent subfields.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research

Herlitze has contributed to several recent publications, some of which are:

  • "Separable gain control of ongoing and evoked activity in the visual cortex by serotonergic input" (2020, eLife)
  • "AAV1 is the optimal viral vector for optogenetic experiments in pigeons (Columba livia)" (2021, Communications Biology)
  • "Opsins for vision restoration" (2020, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications)
  • "Polymer/enzyme-modified HF-etched carbon nanoelectrodes for single-cell analysis" (2020, Bioelectrochemistry)
  • "Glutamate detection at the cellular level by means of polymer/enzyme multilayer modified carbon nanoelectrodes" (2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry B)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Melanie D. Mark
  • Ida Siveke
  • Peter Jägers
  • Katharina Spoida
  • Tatjana Surdin

The venues where Herlitze has frequently published include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • iScience
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Evolving the lock to fit the key to create a family of G protein-coupled receptors potently activated by an inert ligand

    Blaine N. Armbruster;Xiang Li;Mark H. Pausch;Stefan Herlitze

  • Modulation of Ca2+ channels by G-protein beta gamma subunits.

    Stefan Herlitze;David E. Garcia;David E. Garcia;Ken Mackie;Bertil Hille

  • Fast noninvasive activation and inhibition of neural and network activity by vertebrate rhodopsin and green algae channelrhodopsin.

    Xiang Li;Davina V. Gutierrez;M. Gartz Hanson;Jing Han

  • PIP2 and PIP as Determinants for ATP Inhibition of KATP Channels

    Thomas Baukrowitz;Uwe Schulte;Dominik Oliver;Stefan Herlitze

  • Modulation of Ca2+ channels by G-protein βγ subunits

    Stefan Herlitze;David E. Garcia;Ken Mackie;Bertil Hille

  • G-protein mediated gating of inward-rectifier K+ channels.

    Melanie D. Mark;Stefan Herlitze

  • A genetic approach to access serotonin neurons for in vivo and in vitro studies

    Michael M. Scott;Christi J. Wylie;Jessica K. Lerch;RoxAnne Murphy

  • Molecular determinants of inactivation and G protein modulation in the intracellular loop connecting domains I and II of the calcium channel α1A subunit

    Stefan Herlitze;Gregory H. Hockerman;Todd Scheuer;William A. Catterall

  • Argiotoxin detects molecular differences in AMPA receptor channels

    Stefan Herlitze;Martin Raditsch;J.Peter Ruppersberg;Werner Jahn

  • Pet-1 is required across different stages of life to regulate serotonergic function

    Chen Liu;Takashi Maejima;Takashi Maejima;Steven C Wyler;Gemma Casadesus

  • Light-induced rescue of breathing after spinal cord injury.

    Warren J. Alilain;Xiang Li;Kevin P. Horn;Rishi Dhingra

  • Location of a threonine residue in the α-subunit M2 transmembrane segment that determines the ion flow through the acetylcholine receptor channel

    Alfredo Villarroel;Stefan Herlitze;Michael Koenen;Bert Sakmann

  • Substitution of 5-HT1A Receptor Signaling by a Light-activated G Protein-coupled Receptor

    Eugene Oh;Takashi Maejima;Takashi Maejima;Chen Liu;Evan S. Deneris

  • New optical tools for controlling neuronal activity.

    Stefan Herlitze;Lynn T Landmesser

  • Delayed postnatal loss of P/Q type calcium channels recapitulates the absence epilepsy, dyskinesia, and ataxia phenotypes of genomic Cacna1A mutations

    Melanie D. Mark;Takashi Maejima;Denise Kuckelsberg;Jong W. Yoo

  • Vertebrate cone opsins enable sustained and highly sensitive rapid control of gi/o signaling in anxiety circuitry

    Olivia A. Masseck;Katharina Spoida;Deniz Dalkara;Takashi Maejima

  • Gq/5-HT2c receptor signals activate a local GABAergic inhibitory feedback circuit to modulate serotonergic firing and anxiety in mice

    Katharina Spoida;Olivia A. Masseck;Evan S. Deneris;Stefan Herlitze

  • Serotonin neurons in the dorsal raphe mediate the anticataplectic action of orexin neurons by reducing amygdala activity.

    Emi Hasegawa;Takashi Maejima;Takayuki Yoshida;Olivia A. Masseck

  • Orexin modulates behavioral fear expression through the locus coeruleus.

    Shingo Soya;Tohru M. Takahashi;Tohru M. Takahashi;Thomas J. McHugh;Takashi Maejima

  • Allosteric modulation of Ca2+ channels by G proteins, voltage-dependent facilitation, protein kinase C, and Cavβ subunits

    Stefan Herlitze;Huijun Zhong;Todd Scheuer;William A. Catterall

  • RGS2 determines short-term synaptic plasticity in hippocampal neurons by regulating Gi/o-mediated inhibition of presynaptic Ca2+ channels.

    Jing Han;Melanie D. Mark;Xiang Li;Mian Xie

  • The requirement of BDNF for hippocampal synaptic plasticity is experience-dependent

    Janna Aarse;Stefan Herlitze;Denise Manahan-Vaughan

  • Synaptic Localization and Presynaptic Function of Calcium Channel β4-Subunits in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons

    Silke Wittemann;Melanie D. Mark;Jens Rettig;Stefan Herlitze

Frequent Co-Authors

Evan S. Deneris
Evan S. Deneris Case Western Reserve University
Klaus Gerwert
Klaus Gerwert Ruhr University Bochum
Jeffrey L. Noebels
Jeffrey L. Noebels Baylor College of Medicine
Lynn T. Landmesser
Lynn T. Landmesser Case Western Reserve University
Todd Scheuer
Todd Scheuer University of Washington
William A. Catterall
William A. Catterall University of Washington
Deniz Dalkara
Deniz Dalkara Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
Denise Manahan-Vaughan
Denise Manahan-Vaughan Ruhr University Bochum
Peter König
Peter König Osnabrück University
Wolfgang Schuhmann
Wolfgang Schuhmann Ruhr University Bochum

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