2026 Anis Contractor: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	38	8500	7855	3620	3278	90	7252

Anis Contractor 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 Anis Contractor sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 887+

This scientist: 90 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Anis Contractor 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 Anis Contractor sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Anis Contractor is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and molecular biology. Their research encompasses multiple intersecting specialties including cellular and molecular neuroscience, genetics, cognitive neuroscience, and neurology. Over their career, they have published 37 works in neuroscience and 32 in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work primarily addresses research areas such as neuroscience and neuropharmacology, receptor mechanisms and signaling, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, autism spectrum disorder research, neuroscience and neural engineering, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, and cellular transport and secretion. This diverse set of topics highlights a focus on understanding complex neural and molecular systems.

They have authored papers in various well-known scientific journals. Noteworthy recent publications include:

"Cortical interneurons in autism," 2021, Nature Neuroscience
"Neuronal BIN1 Regulates Presynaptic Neurotransmitter Release and Memory Consolidation," 2020, Cell Reports
"Antipsychotic drug efficacy correlates with the modulation of D1 rather than D2 receptor-expressing striatal projection neurons," 2023, Nature Neuroscience
"Pulse-Chase Proteomics of the App Knockin Mouse Models of Alzheimer's Disease Reveals that Synaptic Dysfunction Originates in Presynaptic Terminals," 2020, Cell Systems
"Genetic disruption of Grm5 causes complex alterations in motor activity, anxiety and social behaviors," 2021, Behavioural Brain Research

Key frequent coauthors collaborating with the scientist include Toshihiro Nomura, Jian Xu, John N. Armstrong, Charlotte Castillon, and Nai-Hsing Yeh. These collaborations have contributed to advancing understanding across several neuroscience domains.

The scientist's studies have appeared predominantly in leading publication venues, with a notable frequency in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell Reports, Nature Neuroscience, Cell Systems, and Behavioural Brain Research. These venues reflect a focus on both preliminary communications and peer-reviewed journal articles in neuroscience and related disciplines.

Best Publications

Deleterious Effects of Amyloid β Oligomers Acting as an Extracellular Scaffold for mGluR5

Marianne Renner;Pascale N. Lacor;Pauline T. Velasco;Jian Xu

555
Citations
Altered neuronal and circuit excitability in Fragile X Syndrome

Anis Contractor;Vitaly A. Klyachko;Carlos Portera-Cailliau

450
Citations
Kainate receptors are involved in short- and long-term plasticity at mossy fiber synapses in the hippocampus.

Anis Contractor;Geoffrey Swanson;Stephen F. Heinemann

397
Citations
Assembly with the NR1 Subunit Is Required for Surface Expression of NR3A-Containing NMDA Receptors

Isabel Pérez-Otaño;Christine T. Schulteis;Anis Contractor;Stuart A. Lipton

382
Citations
Antibodies to metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 in the Ophelia syndrome

E. Lancaster;E. Martinez-Hernandez;M.J. Titulaer;M. Boulos

380
Citations
Kainate receptors coming of age: milestones of two decades of research

Anis Contractor;Christophe Mulle;Geoffrey T. Swanson

360
Citations
Trans-Synaptic Eph Receptor-Ephrin Signaling in Hippocampal Mossy Fiber LTP

Anis Contractor;Cheryl Rogers;Cornelia Maron;Mark J Henkemeyer

329
Citations
Critical Period Plasticity Is Disrupted in the Barrel Cortex of Fmr1 Knockout Mice

Emily G. Harlow;Sally M. Till;Theron A. Russell;Lasani S. Wijetunge

286
Citations
Distinct Roles for the Kainate Receptor Subunits GluR5 and GluR6 in Kainate-Induced Hippocampal Gamma Oscillations

André Fisahn;Anis Contractor;Roger D. Traub;Eberhard H. Buhl;Eberhard H. Buhl

268
Citations
mGluR5 has a critical role in inhibitory learning.

Jian Xu;Yongling Zhu;Anis Contractor;Stephen F. Heinemann

253
Citations
The Developmental Switch in GABA Polarity Is Delayed in Fragile X Mice

Qionger He;Toshihiro Nomura;Toshihiro Nomura;Jian Xu;Anis Contractor;Anis Contractor

237
Citations
Identification of the Kainate Receptor Subunits Underlying Modulation of Excitatory Synaptic Transmission in the CA3 Region of the Hippocampus

Anis Contractor;Geoffrey T. Swanson;Andreas Sailer;Stephen O'Gorman

229
Citations
Loss of kainate receptor-mediated heterosynaptic facilitation of mossy-fiber synapses in KA2-/- mice

Anis Contractor;Andreas W. Sailer;Melanie Darstein;Cornelia Maron

191
Citations
Cortical interneurons in autism.

Anis Contractor;Iryna M Ethell;Carlos Portera-Cailliau

180
Citations
Activating newborn neurons suppresses depression and anxiety-like behaviors

Elif Tunc-Ozcan;Chian Yu Peng;Yiwen Zhu;Sara R. Dunlop

178
Citations
Visual circuit development requires patterned activity mediated by retinal acetylcholine receptors.

Timothy J. Burbridge;Hong Ping Xu;James B. Ackman;Xinxin Ge

140
Citations
High-affinity kainate receptor subunits are necessary for ionotropic but not metabotropic signaling.

Herman B. Fernandes;Justin S. Catches;Ronald S. Petralia;Bryan A. Copits

133
Citations
B-Ephrin Reverse Signaling Is Required for NMDA-Independent Long-Term Potentiation of Mossy Fibers in the Hippocampus

John N. Armstrong;Michael J. Saganich;Nan Jie Xu;Mark Henkemeyer

129
Citations
Aberrant Rac1-cofilin signaling mediates defects in dendritic spines, synaptic function, and sensory perception in fragile X syndrome

Alexander Pyronneau;Qionger He;Jee Yeon Hwang;Morgan Porch

123
Citations
Differential Activation of Individual Subunits in Heteromeric Kainate Receptors

Geoffrey T Swanson;Tim Green;Ryuichi Sakai;Anis Contractor

116
Citations
Pharmacological properties of the potent epileptogenic amino acid dysiherbaine, a novel glutamate receptor agonist isolated from the marine sponge Dysidea herbacea.

Ryuichi Sakai;Geoffrey T. Swanson;Keiko Shimamoto;Tim Green

112
Citations