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Christian Hansel

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Neuroscience

D-Index
41
Citations
6927
World Ranking
7845
National Ranking
3365

Christian Hansel 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 Christian Hansel sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 77 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christian Hansel 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 Christian Hansel sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 41 D-Index — 19th percentile

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

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Overview

Christian Hansel is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within neuroscience and molecular biology, with a particular focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience as well as cognitive neuroscience. Hansel's work also engages with neurology, sensory systems, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The main fields of study covered in Hansel's publications include Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields of note are Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Sensory Systems. The research topics frequently addressed in their work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Vestibular and Auditory Disorders, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Christian Hansel has contributed to several recent papers, with notable works including:

  • "SK2 channels in cerebellar Purkinje cells contribute to excitability modulation in motor-learning-specific memory traces" (2020, PLoS Biology)
  • "Intrinsic Excitability Increase in Cerebellar Purkinje Cells after Delay Eye-Blink Conditioning in Mice" (2020, Journal of Neuroscience)
  • "Climbing fiber multi-innervation of mouse Purkinje dendrites with arborization common to human" (2023, Science)
  • "Behavioral Tests for Mouse Models of Autism: An Argument for the Inclusion of Cerebellum-Controlled Motor Behaviors" (2020, Neuroscience)
  • "Upregulation of SYNGAP1 expression in mice and human neurons by redirecting alternative splicing" (2023, Neuron)

Hansel often collaborates with a group of frequent co-authors, including Silas E. Busch, Heather K. Titley, Giorgio Grasselli, Dana H. Simmons, and Ting-Feng Lin. These collaborations have contributed to a significant body of work within the neuroscience domain.

The scientist's research has been published in various venues, with multiple papers appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, and eLife. Other journals of publication include PLoS Biology and the Journal of Neuroscience.

Christian Hansel has also authored at least one book, published by World Scientific. The book is titled Memory Makes the Brain and was released in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Beyond parallel fiber LTD: the diversity of synaptic and non-synaptic plasticity in the cerebellum.

    Christian Hansel;David J. Linden;Egidio D'Angelo;Egidio D'Angelo

  • Bidirectional parallel fiber plasticity in the cerebellum under climbing fiber control.

    Michiel Coesmans;John T. Weber;Chris I. De Zeeuw;Christian Hansel

  • Expression of a Protein Kinase C Inhibitor in Purkinje Cells Blocks Cerebellar LTD and Adaptation of the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex

    Chris I. De Zeeuw;Christian Hansel;Feng Bian;Sebastiaan K.E. Koekkoek

  • Synaptic Memories Upside Down: Bidirectional Plasticity at Cerebellar Parallel Fiber-Purkinje Cell Synapses

    Henrik Jörntell;Christian Hansel

  • Long-term depression of the cerebellar climbing fiber--Purkinje neuron synapse.

    Christian Hansel;David J. Linden

  • Purkinje Cell-Specific Knockout of the Protein Phosphatase PP2B Impairs Potentiation and Cerebellar Motor Learning

    M. Schonewille;A. Belmeguenai;A. Belmeguenai;S.K.E. Koekkoek;S.H. Houtman

  • αCaMKII Is Essential for Cerebellar LTD and Motor Learning

    Christian Hansel;Marcel de Jeu;Amor Belmeguenai;Simone Hendrika Houtman

  • Toward a Neurocentric View of Learning.

    Heather K. Titley;Nicolas Brunel;Christian Hansel

  • Second Cistron in CACNA1A Gene Encodes a Transcription Factor Mediating Cerebellar Development and SCA6

    Xiaofei Du;Jun Wang;Haipeng Zhu;Lorenzo Rinaldo

  • Cerebellar plasticity and motor learning deficits in a copy-number variation mouse model of autism

    Claire Piochon;Alexander D. Kloth;Giorgio Grasselli;Heather K. Titley

  • |[beta]|CaMKII controls the direction of plasticity at parallel fiber|[ndash]|Purkinje cell synapses

    Geeske M van Woerden;Freek E Hoebeek;Zhenyu Gao;Raghavendra Y Nagaraja

  • Impaired cerebellar long-term potentiation in type I adenylyl cyclase mutant mice.

    Daniel R Storm;Christian Hansel;Beth Hacker;Angèle Parent

  • A role for protein phosphatases 1, 2A, and 2B in cerebellar long-term potentiation.

    Amor Belmeguenai;Christian Hansel

  • The Making of a Complex Spike: Ionic Composition and Plasticity

    Matthew T. Schmolesky;John T. Weber;Chris I. de Zeeuw;Christian Hansel

  • Relation between dendritic Ca2+ levels and the polarity of synaptic long-term modifications in rat visual cortex neurons.

    Christian Hansel;Alain Artola;Wolf Singer

  • Intrinsic Plasticity Complements Long-Term Potentiation in Parallel Fiber Input Gain Control in Cerebellar Purkinje Cells

    Amor Belmeguenai;Eric Hosy;Fredrik Bengtsson;Christine M. Pedroarena

  • Cerebellar associative sensory learning defects in five mouse autism models

    Alexander D Kloth;Aleksandra Badura;Amy Li;Adriana Cherskov

  • SK2 channel modulation contributes to compartment-specific dendritic plasticity in cerebellar Purkinje cells.

    Gen Ohtsuki;Claire Piochon;John P. Adelman;Christian Hansel;Christian Hansel

  • LTD-like molecular pathways in developmental synaptic pruning

    Claire Piochon;Masanobu Kano;Christian Hansel

  • Purkinje cell NMDA receptors assume a key role in synaptic gain control in the mature cerebellum.

    Claire Piochon;Carole Levenes;Gen Ohtsuki;Christian Hansel

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris I. De Zeeuw
Chris I. De Zeeuw Erasmus University Rotterdam
David J. Linden
David J. Linden Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Samuel S.-H. Wang
Samuel S.-H. Wang Princeton University
Ype Elgersma
Ype Elgersma Erasmus University Rotterdam
Toru Takumi
Toru Takumi Kobe University
John F. Disterhoft
John F. Disterhoft Northwestern University
Thomas Knöpfel
Thomas Knöpfel Hong Kong Baptist University
Masanobu Kano
Masanobu Kano University of Tokyo
Craig Weiss
Craig Weiss Northwestern University
Daniel H. Geschwind
Daniel H. Geschwind University of California, Los Angeles

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