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Cornelius Gross 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 Cornelius Gross sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 131 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Cornelius Gross 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 Cornelius Gross sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Cornelius Gross is affiliated with the European Bioinformatics Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on Neuroscience and additional contributions to Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work involves several subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Social Psychology. The scientist's contributions cover a range of main topics, such as Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin, Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques.

Recent publications by Cornelius Gross include:

  • High-resolution structural and functional deep brain imaging using adaptive optics three-photon microscopy (2021, Nature Methods)
  • Microglia control glutamatergic synapses in the adult mouse hippocampus (2021, Glia)
  • Differential Encoding of Predator Fear in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus and Periaqueductal Grey (2020, Journal of Neuroscience)
  • Induction of flight via midbrain projections to the cuneiform nucleus (2023, PLoS ONE)
  • A neural circuit for competing approach and defense underlying prey capture (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Frequent co-authors in Cornelius Gross's research include:

  • Senthilkumar Deivasigamani
  • Davide Ragozzino
  • Bernadette Basilico
  • Silvia Natale
  • Silvia Di Angelantonio

The scientist has published frequently in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), where they have twelve publications. Other publication venues include Scientific Reports, Nature Methods, Glia, and Journal of Neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • Requirement of Hippocampal Neurogenesis for the Behavioral Effects of Antidepressants

    Luca Santarelli;Michael Saxe;Cornelius Gross;Alexandre Surget

  • Synaptic Pruning by Microglia Is Necessary for Normal Brain Development

    Rosa C. Paolicelli;Giulia Bolasco;Francesca Pagani;Laura Maggi

  • Deficient neuron-microglia signaling results in impaired functional brain connectivity and social behavior

    Yang Zhan;Rosa Chiara Paolicelli;Francesco Sforazzini;Laetitia Weinhard

  • Serotonin1A receptor acts during development to establish normal anxiety-like behaviour in the adult.

    Cornelius Gross;Xiaoxi Zhuang;Xiaoxi Zhuang;Kimberly Stark;Sylvie Ramboz

  • Microglia remodel synapses by presynaptic trogocytosis and spine head filopodia induction

    Laetitia Weinhard;Giulia di Bartolomei;Giulia Bolasco;Pedro Machado

  • The developmental origins of anxiety.

    Cornelius Gross;Rene Hen

  • The many paths to fear.

    Cornelius T. Gross;Newton Sabino Canteras

  • Altered emotional states in knockout mice lacking 5-HT1A or 5-HT1B receptors.

    Xiaoxi Zhuang;Cornelius Gross;Luca Santarelli;Valerie Compan

  • Identification of novel peptide hormones in the human proteome by hidden Markov model screening.

    Olivier Mirabeau;Emerald Perlas;Cinzia Severini;Enrica Audero

  • Errant gardeners: glial-cell-dependent synaptic pruning and neurodevelopmental disorders.

    Urte Neniskyte;Cornelius T Gross

  • Independent hypothalamic circuits for social and predator fear

    Bianca A Silva;Camilla Mattucci;Piotr Krzywkowski;Emanuele Murana

  • Early trauma and increased risk for physical aggression during adulthood: the moderating role of MAOA genotype.

    Giovanni Frazzetto;Giorgio Di Lorenzo;Valeria Carola;Luca Proietti

  • Prefrontal cortical control of a brainstem social behavior circuit

    Tamara B Franklin;Tamara B Franklin;Bianca A Silva;Zinaida Perova;Livia Marrone

  • A Neural Switch for Active and Passive Fear

    Alessandro Gozzi;Apar Jain;Aldo Giovanelli;Aldo Giovanelli;Cristina Bertollini

  • Tryptophan hydroxylase-2 gene variation influences personality traits and disorders related to emotional dysregulation.

    Lise Gutknecht;Christian Jacob;Alexander Strobel;Claudia Kriegebaum

  • Altered fear circuits in 5-HT1A receptor KO mice

    Cornelius Gross;Luca Santarelli;Dani Brunner;Xiaoxi Zhuang

  • Increased fear response to contextual cues in mice lacking the 5-HT1A receptor.

    Kristen C Klemenhagen;Joshua A Gordon;Denis J David;Denis J David;René Hen

  • 5-HT1A Receptors on Mature Dentate Gyrus Granule Cells are Critical for the Antidepressant Response

    Benjamin Adam Samuels;Christoph Anacker;Alice Hu;Marjorie R Levinstein

  • Mapping Pathological Phenotypes in a Mouse Model of CDKL5 Disorder

    Elena Amendola;Yang Zhan;Camilla Mattucci;Enrico Castroflorio

  • Transmission disequilibrium of polymorphic variants in the tryptophan hydroxylase-2 gene in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    S Walitza;T J Renner;A Dempfle;K Konrad

  • The neural circuits of innate fear: detection, integration, action, and memorization.

    Bianca A. Silva;Cornelius T. Gross;Johannes Gräff

Frequent Co-Authors

René Hen
René Hen Columbia University
Davide Ragozzino
Davide Ragozzino Sapienza University of Rome
Maurizio Giustetto
Maurizio Giustetto University of Turin
Cristina Limatola
Cristina Limatola Sapienza University of Rome
Tommaso Pizzorusso
Tommaso Pizzorusso University of Florence
Alessandro Gozzi
Alessandro Gozzi Italian Institute of Technology
James A. Bourne
James A. Bourne Monash University
Francesca R. D'Amato
Francesca R. D'Amato National Research Council (CNR)
Alfonso Troisi
Alfonso Troisi University of Rome Tor Vergata

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