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Brenda E. Porter

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Neuroscience

D-Index
37
Citations
4474
World Ranking
8859
National Ranking
3749

Brenda E. Porter 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 Brenda E. Porter sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 82 publications — 8th percentile

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Brenda E. Porter 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 Brenda E. Porter sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Brenda E. Porter is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on medicine, including significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist has published extensively in the subfields of psychiatry and mental health, physiology, molecular biology, genetics, and oncology. Their work covers several topics, notably epilepsy research and treatment, tuberous sclerosis complex research, amino acid enzymes and metabolism, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, genomics and rare diseases, as well as polyomavirus and related diseases, and pharmacological effects and toxicity studies.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Brenda E. Porter include:

  • Somatic variants in diverse genes leads to a spectrum of focal cortical malformations (2022) published in Brain
  • Real-World Preliminary Experience With Responsive Neurostimulation in Pediatric Epilepsy: A Multicenter Retrospective Observational Study (2021) published in Neurosurgery
  • Early Treatment with Vigabatrin Does Not Decrease Focal Seizures or Improve Cognition in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: The PREVeNT Trial (2023) published in Annals of Neurology
  • Clinical Features, Neuropathology, and Surgical Outcome in Patients With Refractory Epilepsy and Brain Somatic Variants in the SLC35A2 Gene (2022) published in Neurology
  • Pilot Study of Neurodevelopmental Impact of Early Epilepsy Surgery in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (2020) published in Pediatric Neurology

Frequent coauthors in Brenda E. Porter's research include Gerald A. Grant, Jurriaan M. Peters, Darcy A. Krueger, Mustafa Şahin, and Sarah O'Kelley. Collaboration with these researchers is reflected in numerous joint publications.

The most common venues for Brenda E. Porter's publications are Neurology, Pediatric Neurology, Epilepsy & Behavior, Neurosurgery, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • Report of a parent survey of cannabidiol-enriched cannabis use in pediatric treatment-resistant epilepsy.

    Brenda E. Porter;Catherine Jacobson

  • Primary sequence of a motor neuron-selective adhesive site in the synaptic basal lamina protein S-laminin

    Date D. Hunter;Brenda E. Porter;Joseph W. Bulock;Steven P. Adams

  • KCNQ2 encephalopathy: Features, mutational hot spots, and ezogabine treatment of 11 patients.

    John J. Millichap;Kristen L. Park;Tammy Tsuchida;Bruria Ben-Zeev

  • A motoneuron-selective stop signal in the synaptic protein S-laminin

    Brenda E Porter;Joachim Weis;Joshua R Sanes

  • The perineuronal net component of the extracellular matrix in plasticity and epilepsy

    Paulette A. McRae;Brenda E. Porter;Brenda E. Porter

  • Clinical spectrum and genotype–phenotype associations of KCNA2-related encephalopathies

    Silvia Masnada;Ulrike B S Hedrich;Elena Gardella;Julian Schubert

  • Somatic SLC35A2 variants in the brain are associated with intractable neocortical epilepsy.

    Melodie R. Winawer;Nicole G. Griffin;Jorge Samanamud;Evan H. Baugh

  • MEF2C Haploinsufficiency features consistent hyperkinesis, variable epilepsy, and has a role in dorsal and ventral neuronal developmental pathways

    Alex R. Paciorkowski;Ryan N. Traylor;Jill A. Rosenfeld;Jacqueline M. Hoover

  • Changes in microRNA expression in the whole hippocampus and hippocampal synaptoneurosome fraction following pilocarpine induced status epilepticus.

    Rashmi M. Risbud;Brenda E. Porter;Brenda E. Porter

  • Interictal EEG spikes identify the region of electrographic seizure onset in some, but not all, pediatric epilepsy patients.

    Eric D. Marsh;Bradley Peltzer;Merritt W. Brown;Courtney Wusthoff

  • Perineuronal net degradation in epilepsy.

    Elyse K. Rankin-Gee;Paulette A. McRae;Esther Baranov;Stephanie Rogers

  • Seizures and antiepileptic drugs: does exposure alter normal brain development?

    Eric D. Marsh;Amy R. Brooks-Kayal;Amy R. Brooks-Kayal;Brenda E. Porter;Brenda E. Porter

  • Decreased CREB levels suppress epilepsy

    Xinjian Zhu;Xiao Han;Julie A. Blendy;Brenda E. Porter;Brenda E. Porter

  • Persistent decrease in multiple components of the perineuronal net following status epilepticus

    Paulette A. McRae;Esther Baranov;Stephanie L. Rogers;Brenda E. Porter;Brenda E. Porter

  • Mutations in the Na(+)/citrate cotransporter NaCT (SLC13A5) in pediatric patients with epilepsy and developmental delay.

    Jenna Klotz;Brenda E Porter;Claire Colas;Avner Schlessinger

  • Distinct structures and functions of related pre- and postsynaptic carbohydrates at the mammalian neuromuscular junction.

    Paul T. Martin;Leland J.C. Scott;Brenda E. Porter;Joshua R. Sanes

  • Dysplasia: A common finding in intractable pediatric temporal lobe epilepsy

    B. E. Porter;A. R. Judkins;R. R. Clancy;A. Duhaime

  • Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA) Treatment Update.

    Cynthia J. Campen;Brenda E. Porter

  • Fate of Newborn Dentate Granule Cells after Early Life Status Epilepticus

    Brenda E. Porter;Margaret Maronski;Amy R. Brooks-Kayal

  • Aggrecan expression, a component of the inhibitory interneuron perineuronal net, is altered following an early-life seizure.

    Paulette A. McRae;Esther Baranov;Shilpa Sarode;Amy R. Brooks-Kayal

  • Increased GABAA‐Receptor α1‐Subunit Expression in Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus after Early‐life Status Epilepticus

    YogendraSinh H. Raol;Guojun Zhang;Ingrid V. Lund;Brenda E. Porter

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric D. Marsh
Eric D. Marsh Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Amy R. Brooks-Kayal
Amy R. Brooks-Kayal University of Colorado Denver
Joshua R. Sanes
Joshua R. Sanes Harvard University
Michael B. Robinson
Michael B. Robinson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Jeffrey A. Golden
Jeffrey A. Golden Brigham and Women's Hospital
Daniela Kaufer
Daniela Kaufer University of California, Berkeley
William B. Dobyns
William B. Dobyns University of Minnesota
Brian Litt
Brian Litt University of Pennsylvania
Casey H. Halpern
Casey H. Halpern University of Pennsylvania
Robert R. Clancy
Robert R. Clancy New York University

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