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Conor Liston 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 Conor Liston sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 153 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Conor Liston 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 Conor Liston sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Conor Liston is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of neuroscience, with a primary focus on understanding brain function through various levels of analysis. Their research spans cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, neurology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Treatment of Major Depression

Liston has published numerous papers in prominent scientific journals. Some recent publications include:

  • Neurodevelopment of the association cortices: Patterns, mechanisms, and implications for psychopathology (2021, Neuron)
  • A somato-cognitive action network alternates with effector regions in motor cortex (2023, Nature)
  • Dissecting diagnostic heterogeneity in depression by integrating neuroimaging and genetics (2020, Neuropsychopharmacology)
  • Rapid Precision Functional Mapping of Individuals Using Multi-Echo fMRI (2020, Cell Reports)
  • Causes and Consequences of Diagnostic Heterogeneity in Depression: Paths to Discovering Novel Biological Depression Subtypes (2020, Biological Psychiatry)

The venues where their research is frequently published include:

  • Biological Psychiatry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuron
  • Brain Stimulation
  • Nature

Throughout their career, Liston has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include Charles J. Lynch, Faith M. Gunning, Katharine Dunlop, Immanuel Elbau, and Joshua Levitz.

Best Publications

  • Resting-state connectivity biomarkers define neurophysiological subtypes of depression

    Andrew T Drysdale;Logan Grosenick;Logan Grosenick;Jonathan Downar;Katharine Dunlop

  • Imaging the developing brain: what have we learned about cognitive development?

    B.J. Casey;Nim Tottenham;Conor Liston;Sarah Durston;Sarah Durston

  • Brain charts for the human lifespan

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  • Stress-Induced Alterations in Prefrontal Cortical Dendritic Morphology Predict Selective Impairments in Perceptual Attentional Set-Shifting

    Conor Liston;Melinda M. Miller;Deena S. Goldwater;Jason J. Radley

  • GABA-modulating bacteria of the human gut microbiota

    Philip Strandwitz;Ki Hyun Kim;Darya Terekhova;Joanne K. Liu

  • Psychosocial stress reversibly disrupts prefrontal processing and attentional control

    C. Liston;B. S. McEwen;B. J. Casey

  • Repeated Stress Induces Dendritic Spine Loss in the Rat Medial Prefrontal Cortex

    Jason J. Radley;Anne B. Rocher;Melinda Miller;William G.M. Janssen

  • Default mode network mechanisms of transcranial magnetic stimulation in depression

    Conor Liston;Conor Liston;Ashley C. Chen;Ashley C. Chen;Benjamin D. Zebley;Andrew T. Drysdale

  • A Genetic Variant BDNF Polymorphism Alters Extinction Learning in Both Mouse and Human

    Fatima Soliman;Charles E. Glatt;Kevin G. Bath;Liat Levita

  • Neurodevelopment of the association cortices: Patterns, mechanisms, and implications for psychopathology.

    Valerie J. Sydnor;Bart Larsen;Danielle S. Bassett;Aaron Alexander-Bloch;Aaron Alexander-Bloch

  • Sustained rescue of prefrontal circuit dysfunction by antidepressant-induced spine formation.

    R. N. Moda-Sava;M. H. Murdock;P. K. Parekh;R. N. Fetcho

  • Prefrontal cortical regulation of brainwide circuit dynamics and reward-related behavior

    Emily A. Ferenczi;Kelly A. Zalocusky;Conor Liston;Logan Grosenick

  • A somato-cognitive action network alternates with effector regions in motor cortex

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  • Projections from neocortex mediate top-down control of memory retrieval

    Priyamvada Rajasethupathy;Sethuraman Sankaran;James H. Marshel;Christina K. Kim

  • Frontostriatal Microstructure Modulates Efficient Recruitment of Cognitive Control

    Conor Liston;Richard Watts;Nim Tottenham;Matthew C. Davidson

  • Modeling Patient-Derived Glioblastoma with Cerebral Organoids.

    Amanda Linkous;Demosthenes Balamatsias;Matija Snuderl;Lincoln Edwards

  • The microbiota regulate neuronal function and fear extinction learning

    Coco Chu;Mitchell H. Murdock;Deqiang Jing;Tae Hyung Won

  • Glucocorticoids are critical regulators of dendritic spine development and plasticity in vivo

    Conor Liston;Wen-Biao Gan

  • Circadian glucocorticoid oscillations promote learning-dependent synapse formation and maintenance

    Conor Liston;Joseph M Cichon;Freddy Jeanneteau;Zhengping Jia

  • Cognitive flexibility across the sleep-wake cycle: REM-sleep enhancement of anagram problem solving

    Matthew P Walker;Conor Liston;J.Allan Hobson;Robert Stickgold

  • Frontostriatal Connectivity and Its Role in Cognitive Control in Parent-Child Dyads With ADHD

    B.J. Casey;Jeffery N. Epstein;B.A. Jason Buhle;Conor Liston

  • Anterior cingulate and posterior parietal cortices are sensitive to dissociable forms of conflict in a task-switching paradigm.

    Conor Liston;Shanna Matalon;Todd A. Hare;Matthew C. Davidson

Frequent Co-Authors

B. J. Casey
B. J. Casey Barnard College
George S. Alexopoulos
George S. Alexopoulos Cornell University
Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth Stanford University
Francis S. Lee
Francis S. Lee Cornell University
Jeffrey M. Friedman
Jeffrey M. Friedman Rockefeller University
Teresa A. Milner
Teresa A. Milner Cornell University
Michael D. Fox
Michael D. Fox Harvard University
Bruce S. McEwen
Bruce S. McEwen Rockefeller University
Jakob Seidlitz
Jakob Seidlitz University of Pennsylvania
Aviv Regev
Aviv Regev Genentech

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