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Daniel Goldman 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 Daniel Goldman sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 125 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel Goldman 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 Daniel Goldman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Daniel Goldman is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Within these broader areas, their work spans subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Neurology, Developmental Neuroscience, and Materials Chemistry.

The main topics addressed in Daniel Goldman's research include:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery

Recent publications by Daniel Goldman cover several aspects of retinal biology and regeneration. Notable papers include:

  • "Tgfb3 collaborates with PP2A and notch signaling pathways to inhibit retina regeneration", 2020, published in eLife
  • "Notch signaling via Hey1 and Id2b regulates Müller glia's regenerative response to retinal injury", 2021, published in Glia
  • "Vegf signaling between Müller glia and vascular endothelial cells is regulated by immune cells and stimulates retina regeneration", 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Enrichment Preferences of Singly Housed Zebrafish (Danio rerio)", 2020, Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
  • "Müller Glial Cell-Dependent Regeneration of the Retina in Zebrafish and Mice", 2024, Annual Review of Genetics

The venues where Daniel Goldman frequently publishes include Glia, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Annual Review of Genetics, eLife, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts include Jonathan Jui, Aresh Sahu, Sulochana Devi, Mi-Sun Lee, and Palsamy Kanagaraj.

Daniel Goldman was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • The centrosomal protein nephrocystin-6 is mutated in Joubert syndrome and activates transcription factor ATF4

    John A. Sayer;John A. Sayer;Edgar A. Otto;John F. O'Toole;Gudrun Nurnberg

  • Muller glial cell reprogramming and retina regeneration

    Daniel Goldman

  • Ocular retardation mouse caused by Chx10 homeobox null allele: impaired retinal progenitor proliferation and bipolar cell differentiation.

    Margit Burmeister;Jakub Novak;Mei Ying Liang;Sharmila Basu

  • Functional Expression of Two Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors from cDNA Clones Identifies a Gene Family

    Jim Boulter;John Connolly;Evan Deneris;Dan Goldman

  • A role for alpha1 tubulin-expressing Müller glia in regeneration of the injured zebrafish retina.

    Blake V. Fausett;Daniel Goldman

  • Members of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene family are expressed in different regions of the mammalian central nervous system

    Daniel Goldman;Evan Deneris;Walter Luyten;Abha Kochhar

  • Ascl1a regulates Müller glia dedifferentiation and retinal regeneration through a Lin-28-dependent, let-7 microRNA signalling pathway.

    Rajesh Ramachandran;Blake V Fausett;Daniel Goldman

  • HB-EGF Is Necessary and Sufficient for Müller Glia Dedifferentiation and Retina Regeneration

    Jin Wan;Rajesh Ramachandran;Daniel Goldman

  • Retina regeneration in zebrafish.

    Jin Wan;Daniel Goldman

  • Acetylcholine receptor α-, β-, γ-, and δ-subunit mRNA levels are regulated by muscle activity

    Daniel J. Goldman;Hans R. Brenner;Stephen Heinemann

  • The Proneural Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Gene Ascl1a Is Required for Retina Regeneration

    Blake V. Fausett;Jessica D. Gumerson;Daniel Goldman

  • Ascl1a/Dkk/β-catenin signaling pathway is necessary and glycogen synthase kinase-3β inhibition is sufficient for zebrafish retina regeneration

    Rajesh Ramachandran;Xiao Feng Zhao;Daniel Goldman

  • Gene expression analysis of zebrafish retinal ganglion cells during optic nerve regeneration identifies KLF6a and KLF7a as important regulators of axon regeneration.

    Matthew B. Veldman;Michael A. Bemben;Robert C. Thompson;Robert C. Thompson;Daniel Goldman;Daniel Goldman

  • Isolation of a clone coding for the alpha-subunit of a mouse acetylcholine receptor.

    J Boulter;Walter Luyten;K Evans;P Mason

  • Deletion of a remote enhancer near ATOH7 disrupts retinal neurogenesis, causing NCRNA disease

    Noor M. Ghiasvand;Noor M. Ghiasvand;Dellaney D. Rudolph;Mohammad Mashayekhi;Joseph A. Brzezinski;Joseph A. Brzezinski

  • Molecular cloning of a mineralocorticoid (type I) receptor complementary DNA from rat hippocampus.

    Paresh D. Patel;Thomas G. Sherman;Daniel J. Goldman;Stanley J. Watson

  • Kindlin-2 Is an Essential Component of Intercalated Discs and Is Required for Vertebrate Cardiac Structure and Function

    James J. Dowling;Elizabeth Gibbs;Mark Russell;Daniel Goldman

  • Leptin and IL-6 family cytokines synergize to stimulate Müller glia reprogramming and retina regeneration.

    Xiao Feng Zhao;Jin Wan;Jin Wan;Curtis Powell;Curtis Powell;Rajesh Ramachandran;Rajesh Ramachandran

  • Adaptation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, myogenin, and MRF4 gene expression to long-term muscle denervation.

    Larry Adams;Bruce M. Carlson;Leslie Henderson;Daniel Goldman

  • Spatial and temporal expression of acetylcholine receptor RNAs in innervated and denervated rat soleus muscle

    Daniel J. Goldman;Julie Staple

  • mTORC1 underlies age-related muscle fiber damage and loss by inducing oxidative stress and catabolism.

    Huibin Tang;Huibin Tang;Ken Inoki;Susan V. Brooks;Hideki Okazawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen F. Heinemann
Stephen F. Heinemann Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Eva L. Feldman
Eva L. Feldman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jack M. Parent
Jack M. Parent University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Pamela A. Raymond
Pamela A. Raymond University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Evan S. Deneris
Evan S. Deneris Case Western Reserve University
Kun-Liang Guan
Kun-Liang Guan Westlake University
Larry I. Benowitz
Larry I. Benowitz Harvard Medical School
Robert C. Thompson
Robert C. Thompson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Guozhi Xiao
Guozhi Xiao Southern University of Science and Technology
Hiroshi Ueda
Hiroshi Ueda Kyoto University

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