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Susan J. Sara

Susan J. Sara

Collège de France
France

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
54
Citations
16564
World Ranking
4844
National Ranking
199

Susan J. Sara 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 Susan J. Sara sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 114 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susan J. Sara 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 Susan J. Sara sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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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

  • Retrieval and reconsolidation: toward a neurobiology of remembering.

    Susan J. Sara

  • Orienting and Reorienting: The Locus Coeruleus Mediates Cognition through Arousal

    Susan J. Sara;Sebastien Bouret

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

    Sebastien Bouret;Susan J. Sara

  • Locus coeruleus: a new look at the blue spot.

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

  • Reconsolidation of memory after its reactivation

    Jean Przybyslawski;Susan J. Sara

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

    Jean Przybyslawski;Pascal Roullet;Susan J. Sara

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

    Sebastien Bouret;Susan J. Sara

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

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

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

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

  • 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

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

    Oxana Eschenko;Wiâm Ramadan;Matthias Mölle;Jan Born

  • Elevated sleep spindle density after learning or after retrieval in rats.

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

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

    S.J. Sara;M. Segal

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

    Susan J. Sara;Andrey Vankov;Anne Hervé

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

    Valerie Devauges;Susan J. Sara

  • Strengthening the shaky trace through retrieval

    Susan J. Sara

  • 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

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

    Valerie Devauges;Susan J. Sara

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Born
Jan Born University of Tübingen
Sebastien G. Bouret
Sebastien G. Bouret Grenoble Alpes University
Matthias Mölle
Matthias Mölle University of Lübeck
Anat Biegon
Anat Biegon Stony Brook University
Carolyn W. Harley
Carolyn W. Harley Memorial University of Newfoundland
Menahem Segal
Menahem Segal Weizmann Institute of Science
Stefano Panzeri
Stefano Panzeri University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Nikos K. Logothetis
Nikos K. Logothetis Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lisa Marshall
Lisa Marshall University of Lübeck
Björn Rasch
Björn Rasch University of Fribourg

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