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Barry W. Connors

Barry W. Connors

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
84
Citations
35581
World Ranking
1370
National Ranking
690

Barry W. Connors 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 Barry W. Connors sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 179 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Barry W. Connors 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 Barry W. Connors sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 84 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Barry W. Connors is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a significant emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience, as well as cognitive neuroscience. Their work also touches on molecular biology and developmental neuroscience.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms

Barry W. Connors has published frequently in several venues, including:

  • Nature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • eNeuro
  • Biological Psychiatry

Among recent papers associated with their research are:

  • "Two dynamically distinct circuits drive inhibition in the sensory thalamus," 2020, Nature
  • "Activity-dependent ectopic action potentials in regular-spiking neurons of the neocortex," 2023, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • "Publisher Correction: Two dynamically distinct circuits drive inhibition in the sensory thalamus," 2020, Nature
  • "Activity-Dependent Ectopic Spiking in Parvalbumin-Expressing Interneurons of the Neocortex," 2024, eNeuro
  • "Two dynamically distinct circuits driving inhibition in sensory thalamus," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Throughout their career, Connors has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Brian Theyel, Rosa I. Martinez-Garcia, Bettina Voelcker, Julia B. Zaltsman, and Saundra L. Patrick.

In 2011, Barry W. Connors was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain

    Mark F. Bear;Barry W. Connors;Michael A. Paradiso

  • Comparative electrophysiology of pyramidal and sparsely spiny stellate neurons of the neocortex.

    D. A. McCormick;B. W. Connors;J. W. Lighthall;D. A. Prince

  • Intrinsic firing patterns of diverse neocortical neurons.

    Barry W. Connors;Michael J. Gutnick

  • Two networks of electrically coupled inhibitory neurons in neocortex

    Jay R. Gibson;Michael Beierlein;Barry W. Connors

  • Electrophysiological properties of neocortical neurons in vitro

    B. W. Connors;M. J. Gutnick;D. A. Prince

  • Electrical synapses in the mammalian brain.

    Barry W. Connors;Michael A. Long

  • Intrinsic oscillations of neocortex generated by layer 5 pyramidal neurons

    Laurie R. Silva;Yael Amitai;Barry W. Connors

  • Thalamocortical responses of mouse somatosensory (barrel) cortex in vitro.

    A. Agmon;B.W. Connors

  • Two dynamically distinct inhibitory networks in layer 4 of the neocortex

    Michael Beierlein;Jay R. Gibson;Barry W. Connors

  • Differential Regulation of Neocortical Synapses by Neuromodulators and Activity

    Ziv Gil;Barry W Connors;Yael Amitai

  • Synaptic basis for intense thalamocortical activation of feedforward inhibitory cells in neocortex.

    Scott J Cruikshank;Timothy J Lewis;Barry W Connors

  • Two inhibitory postsynaptic potentials, and GABAA and GABAB receptor-mediated responses in neocortex of rat and cat.

    B W Connors;R C Malenka;L R Silva

  • Synchronous Activity of Inhibitory Networks in Neocortex Requires Electrical Synapses Containing Connexin36

    Michael R. Deans;Jay R. Gibson;Caterina Sellitto;Barry W. Connors

  • Horizontal spread of synchronized activity in neocortex and its control by GABA-mediated inhibition

    Y. Chagnac-Amitai;B. W. Connors

  • A network of electrically coupled interneurons drives synchronized inhibition in neocortex.

    Michael Beierlein;Jay R. Gibson;Barry W. Connors

  • Pathway-Specific Feedforward Circuits between Thalamus and Neocortex Revealed by Selective Optical Stimulation of Axons

    Scott J. Cruikshank;Hayato Urabe;Arto V. Nurmikko;Barry W. Connors

  • Electrical synapses in the thalamic reticular nucleus

    Carole E. Landisman;Michael A. Long;Michael A. Long;Michael Beierlein;Michael Beierlein;Michael R. Deans

  • Synchronized excitation and inhibition driven by intrinsically bursting neurons in neocortex

    Y. Chagnac-Amitai;B. W. Connors

  • Mechanisms of neocortical epileptogenesis in vitro

    M. J. Gutnick;B. W. Connors;D. A. Prince

  • Efficacy of Thalamocortical and Intracortical Synaptic Connections: Quanta, Innervation, and Reliability

    Ziv Gil;Barry W. Connors;Yael Amitai

  • Neuroscience: Exploring the brain, 3rd ed.

    Mark F. Bear;Barry W. Connors;Michael A Paradiso

Frequent Co-Authors

Arto V. Nurmikko
Arto V. Nurmikko Brown University
David A. Prince
David A. Prince Stanford University
Michael J. Gutnick
Michael J. Gutnick Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Bruce R. Ransom
Bruce R. Ransom University of Washington
Rebecca D. Burwell
Rebecca D. Burwell Brown University
David L. Paul
David L. Paul Harvard University
Stephen G. Waxman
Stephen G. Waxman Yale University
David Golomb
David Golomb Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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