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Neuroscience
Hungary
2023

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Neuroscience

D-Index
57
Citations
18748
World Ranking
4271
National Ranking
12

Zoltan Nusser 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 Zoltan Nusser sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 103 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zoltan Nusser 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 Zoltan Nusser sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Hungary Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Hungary Leader Award
  • 2011 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Zoltan Nusser is affiliated with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Hungary. Their research focuses on Neuroscience, with extensive work in subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Biophysics.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, such as:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Zoltan Nusser include:

  • Different states of synaptic vesicle priming explain target cell type-dependent differences in neurotransmitter release, 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Different priming states of synaptic vesicles underlie distinct release probabilities at hippocampal excitatory synapses, 2022, Neuron
  • Variability in the Munc13-1 content of excitatory release sites, 2021, eLife
  • A High-Resolution Method for Quantitative Molecular Analysis of Functionally Characterized Individual Synapses, 2020, Cell Reports
  • Functional specification of CCK+ interneurons by alternative isoforms of Kv4.3 auxiliary subunits, 2020, eLife

Zoltan Nusser has frequently published in a set of scientific venues, notably:

  • eLife
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuron
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cell Reports

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Andrea Lőrincz, Noémi Holderith, Mohammad Aldahabi, Judit Herédi, and Máté Sümegi.

In recognition of their contributions to science, Zoltan Nusser was named a Member of Academia Europaea in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Variations on an inhibitory theme : phasic and tonic activation of GABA(A) receptors

    Mark Farrant;Zoltan Nusser

  • The metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluRlα) is concentrated at perisynaptic membrane of neuronal subpopulations as detected by immunogold reaction

    Agnes Baude;Zoltan Nusser;J.David B. Roberts;Eileen Mulvihill

  • Segregation of Different GABAA Receptors to Synaptic and Extrasynaptic Membranes of Cerebellar Granule Cells

    Zoltan Nusser;Werner Sieghart;Peter Somogyi

  • Perisynaptic Location of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors mGluR1 and mGluR5 on Dendrites and Dendritic Spines in the Rat Hippocampus

    R. Lujan;Z. Nusser;J. D. B. Roberts;R. Shigemoto;R. Shigemoto

  • Cell Type and Pathway Dependence of Synaptic AMPA Receptor Number and Variability in the Hippocampus

    Zoltan Nusser;Rafael Lujan;Gregor Laube;J.David B Roberts

  • Selective Modulation of Tonic and Phasic Inhibitions in Dentate Gyrus Granule Cells

    Zoltan Nusser;Istvan Mody;Istvan Mody

  • Increased number of synaptic GABA A receptors underlies potentiation at hippocampal inhibitory synapses

    Zoltan Nusser;Norbert Hájos;Norbert Hájos;Peter Somogyi;Istvan Mody

  • Differences in Synaptic GABAA Receptor Number Underlie Variation in GABA Mini Amplitude

    Zoltan Nusser;Zoltan Nusser;Stuart Cull-Candy;Mark Farrant

  • Polarized and compartment-dependent distribution of HCN1 in pyramidal cell dendrites

    Andrea Lörincz;Takuya Notomi;Gábor Tamás;Ryuichi Shigemoto

  • Target-cell-specific concentration of a metabotropic glutamate receptor in the presynaptic active zone

    R. Shigemoto;A. Kulik;J. D. B. Roberts;H. Ohishi

  • Subsynaptic segregation of metabotropic and ionotropic glutamate receptors as revealed by immunogold localization

    Z. Nusser;E. Mulvihill;P. Streit;P. Somogyi

  • Differential synaptic localization of two major gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor alpha subunits on hippocampal pyramidal cells.

    Zoltan Nusser;Werner Sieghart;Dietmar Benke;Jean Marc Fritschy

  • Release probability of hippocampal glutamatergic terminals scales with the size of the active zone

    Noemi Holderith;Andrea Lorincz;Gergely Katona;Balázs Rózsa

  • Cell-Type-Dependent Molecular Composition of the Axon Initial Segment

    Andrea Lorincz;Zoltan Nusser

  • Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Subunit Partnerships: GABAAReceptor α6 Subunit Gene Inactivation Inhibits δ Subunit Expression

    A. Jones;E. R. Korpi;R. M. McKernan;R. Pelz

  • Molecular Identity of Dendritic Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels

    Andrea Lorincz;Zoltan Nusser

  • High-resolution immunogold localization of AMPA type glutamate receptor subunits at synaptic and non-synaptic sites in rat hippocampus.

    A. Baude;Z. Nusser;E. Molnar;R.A.J. McIlhinney

  • Relative densities of synaptic and extrasynaptic GABAA receptors on cerebellar granule cells as determined by a quantitative immunogold method

    Z. Nusser;J. D. B. Roberts;A. Baude;J. G. Richards

  • Spillover of glutamate onto synaptic AMPA receptors enhances fast transmission at a cerebellar synapse.

    David A. DiGregorio;Zoltan Nusser;R.Angus Silver

  • Disruption of GABAA Receptors on GABAergic Interneurons Leads to Increased Oscillatory Power in the Olfactory Bulb Network

    Zoltan Nusser;Leslie M. Kay;Leslie M. Kay;Gilles Laurent;Gregg E. Homanics

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Somogyi
Peter Somogyi University of Oxford
Ryuichi Shigemoto
Ryuichi Shigemoto Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Istvan Mody
Istvan Mody University of California, Los Angeles
Norbert Hájos
Norbert Hájos Indiana University
R. Angus Silver
R. Angus Silver University College London
Werner Sieghart
Werner Sieghart Medical University of Vienna
Elek Molnar
Elek Molnar University of Bristol
Attila Losonczy
Attila Losonczy Columbia University
Mark Farrant
Mark Farrant University College London
Rafael Luján
Rafael Luján University of Castilla-La Mancha

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