2026 Susan J. Sara: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	54	4844	4453	198	177	114	16564

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Overview

Susan J. Sara is affiliated with the Collège de France in France, specializing in neuroscience with a focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, and related subfields. Their research portfolio encompasses 13 publications within the broader discipline of neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers several specific subfields including:

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Molecular Biology
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Main topics addressed in their research include:

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Neural dynamics and brain function
Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
Nosocomial Infections in ICU

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Susan J. Sara highlight a focus on neural systems, behavioral synchronization, and critical care topics. These include:

"Locus coeruleus: a new look at the blue spot" (2020), published in Nature reviews. Neuroscience
"Locus coeruleus noradrenergic neurons phase-lock to prefrontal and hippocampal infra-slow rhythms that synchronize to behavioral events" (2023), published in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
"Activation of prefrontal cortex and striatal regions in rats after shifting between rules in a T-maze" (2023), published in Learning & Memory
"Impact of catheter size and endotracheal tube diameter on PEEP stability during closed suctioning in a simulated ARDS patient: a bench top study" (2025), published in Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
"Locus cœruleus noradrenergic neurons phase-lock to prefrontal and hippocampal infra-slow rhythms that synchronize to behavioral events" (2022), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist is frequently published in venues including:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature reviews. Neuroscience
Learning & Memory
Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Susan J. Sara collaborates regularly with a network of researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

Hongying Gao
Sidney I. Wiener
Virginie Oberto
Ana Biondi
Liyang Xiang

Best Publications

The locus coeruleus and noradrenergic modulation of cognition

Susan J. Sara

2136
Citations
Retrieval and reconsolidation: toward a neurobiology of remembering.

Susan J. Sara

1201
Citations
Orienting and Reorienting: The Locus Coeruleus Mediates Cognition through Arousal

Susan J. Sara;Sebastien Bouret

1135
Citations
Network reset : a simplified overarching theory of locus coeruleus noradrenaline function

Sebastien Bouret;Susan J. Sara

976
Citations
Locus coeruleus: a new look at the blue spot.

Gina R. Poe;Stephen Foote;Oxana Eschenko;Joshua P. Johansen

653
Citations
Reconsolidation of memory after its reactivation

Jean Przybyslawski;Susan J. Sara

629
Citations
Attenuation of Emotional and Nonemotional Memories after their Reactivation: Role of β Adrenergic Receptors

Jean Przybyslawski;Pascal Roullet;Susan J. Sara

620
Citations
Reward expectation, orientation of attention and locus coeruleus-medial frontal cortex interplay during learning.

Sebastien Bouret;Susan J. Sara

465
Citations
Hippocampal sharp wave-ripples linked to slow oscillations in rat slow-wave sleep.

Matthias Mölle;Oxana Yeshenko;Lisa Marshall;Susan J. Sara

425
Citations
Response to novelty and its rapid habituation in locus coeruleus neurons of the freely exploring rat

Andrey Vankov;Anne Hervé-Minvielle;Susan J. Sara

397
Citations
The influence of learning on sleep slow oscillations and associated spindles and ripples in humans and rats

Matthias Mölle;Oxana Eschenko;Steffen Gais;Susan J. Sara

376
Citations
Sustained increase in hippocampal sharp-wave ripple activity during slow-wave sleep after learning

Oxana Eschenko;Wiâm Ramadan;Matthias Mölle;Jan Born

336
Citations
Elevated sleep spindle density after learning or after retrieval in rats.

Oxana Eschenko;Matthias Mölle;Jan Born;Susan J Sara

308
Citations
Plasticity of sensory responses of locus coeruleus neurons in the behaving rat: implications for cognition.

S.J. Sara;M. Segal

298
Citations
Locus coeruleus-evoked responses in behaving rats: a clue to the role of noradrenaline in memory.

Susan J. Sara;Andrey Vankov;Anne Hervé

289
Citations
Activation of the noradrenergic system facilitates an attentional shift in the rat.

Valerie Devauges;Susan J. Sara

270
Citations
Strengthening the shaky trace through retrieval

Susan J. Sara

248
Citations
Noradrenergic Neurons of the Locus Coeruleus Are Phase Locked to Cortical Up-Down States during Sleep

Oxana Eschenko;Cesare Magri;Stefano Panzeri;Susan J. Sara

239
Citations
Memory retrieval enhancement by locus coeruleus stimulation : evidence for mediation by β-receptors

Valerie Devauges;Susan J. Sara

206
Citations
NOVELTY-ELICITED, NORADRENALINE-DEPENDENT ENHANCEMENT OF EXCITABILITY IN THE DENTATE GYRUS

Valentina Kitchigina;Andrey Vankov;Carolyn Harley;Susan J. Sara

205
Citations