2026 Carl C. H. Petersen: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	64	3213	2934	82	79	150	20643

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Overview

Carl C. H. Petersen is affiliated with École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Neuroscience, with significant contributions in Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Additional subfields include Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biophysics.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, such as:

Neural dynamics and brain function
Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Memory and Neural Mechanisms

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Neuron
Function
eLife

Selected recent papers demonstrate the scope and diversity of their research:

Neuronal Circuits in Barrel Cortex for Whisker Sensory Perception, 2020, Physiological Reviews
Anatomically and functionally distinct thalamocortical inputs to primary and secondary mouse whisker somatosensory cortices, 2020, Nature Communications
Rapid suppression and sustained activation of distinct cortical regions for a delayed sensory-triggered motor response, 2021, Neuron
Cell-type-specific nicotinic input disinhibits mouse barrel cortex during active sensing, 2021, Neuron
Somatostatin enhances visual processing and perception by suppressing excitatory inputs to parvalbumin-positive interneurons in V1, 2020, Science Advances

Their frequent co-authors include Sylvain Crochet, Georgios Foustoukos, Yanqi Liu, Keita Tamura, and Vahid Esmaeili. Collaborative efforts with these researchers reflect a sustained body of work across multiple projects.

Best Publications

Petilla terminology: nomenclature of features of GABAergic interneurons of the cerebral cortex

Giorgio A. Ascoli;Lidia Alonso-Nanclares;Stewart A. Anderson;German Barrionuevo

1722
Citations
The Excitatory Neuronal Network of the C2 Barrel Column in Mouse Primary Somatosensory Cortex

Sandrine Lefort;Christian Tomm;J.-C. Floyd Sarria;Carl C.H. Petersen

1046
Citations
Internal brain state regulates membrane potential synchrony in barrel cortex of behaving mice

James F. A. Poulet;Carl C. H. Petersen

946
Citations
The Functional Organization of the Barrel Cortex

Carl C.H. Petersen

872
Citations
Interaction of sensory responses with spontaneous depolarization in layer 2/3 barrel cortex

Carl C. H. Petersen;Thomas T. G. Hahn;Mayank Mehta;Amiram Grinvald

831
Citations
Spatiotemporal dynamics of cortical sensorimotor integration in behaving mice.

Isabelle Ferezou;Florent Haiss;Luc J. Gentet;Rachel Aronoff

778
Citations
Correlating whisker behavior with membrane potential in barrel cortex of awake mice

Sylvain Crochet;Carl C H Petersen

615
Citations
Visualizing the Cortical Representation of Whisker Touch: Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging in Freely Moving Mice

Isabelle Ferezou;Sonia Bolea;Carl C.H. Petersen

567
Citations
Unique functional properties of somatostatin-expressing GABAergic neurons in mouse barrel cortex

Luc J Gentet;Yves Kremer;Hiroki Taniguchi;Z Josh Huang

532
Citations
Membrane Potential Dynamics of GABAergic Neurons in the Barrel Cortex of Behaving Mice

Luc J. Gentet;Michael Avermann;Ferenc Matyas;Jochen F. Staiger

499
Citations
Spatiotemporal dynamics of sensory responses in layer 2/3 of rat barrel cortex measured in vivo by voltage-sensitive dye imaging combined with whole-cell voltage recordings and neuron reconstructions.

Carl C. H. Petersen;Amiram Grinvald;Bert Sakmann

460
Citations
Motor control by sensory cortex

Ferenc Matyas;Varun Sreenivasan;Fred Marbach;Catherine Wacongne;Catherine Wacongne

452
Citations
Membrane potential correlates of sensory perception in mouse barrel cortex

Shankar Sachidhanandam;Varun Sreenivasan;Alexandros Kyriakatos;Yves Kremer

438
Citations
Ultrastructural analysis of adult mouse neocortex comparing aldehyde perfusion with cryo fixation

Natalya Korogod;Carl C H Petersen;Graham W Knott

427
Citations
Barrel cortex function

Dirk Feldmeyer;Michael Brecht;Fritjof Helmchen;Carl C. H. Petersen

417
Citations
All-or-none potentiation at CA3-CA1 synapses

Carl C. H. Petersen;Robert C. Malenka;Roger A. Nicoll;John J. Hopfield

409
Citations
Long-range connectivity of mouse primary somatosensory barrel cortex.

Rachel Aronoff;Ferenc Matyas;Ferenc Matyas;Celine Mateo;Carine Ciron

372
Citations
Thalamic control of cortical states.

James F A Poulet;Laura M J Fernandez;Sylvain Crochet;Carl C H Petersen

366
Citations
Calcium and Hormone Action

Ole H. Petersen;Carl C. H. Petersen;Haruo Kasai

342
Citations
Synaptic Mechanisms Underlying Sparse Coding of Active Touch

Sylvain Crochet;Sylvain Crochet;James F.A. Poulet;James F.A. Poulet;James F.A. Poulet;Yves Kremer;Carl C.H. Petersen

324
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