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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 89 1170 1053 601 527 411 23975

Daniel L. Alkon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Daniel L. Alkon between 1969 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Daniel L. Alkon published across 56 years, from 1969 to 2024, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2006. 9 of the 435 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2006. 1969: 2 publications 1970: 3 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 3 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 5 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 13 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 18 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 14 publications 1991: 15 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 17 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 2 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 4 publications
1969 2024

435 publications in total across all disciplines

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Daniel L. Alkon: publications per year, 1969 to 2024
Year Publications
1969 2
1970 3
1971 1
1972 0
1973 4
1974 1
1975 3
1976 3
1977 1
1978 5
1979 4
1980 6
1981 4
1982 8
1983 4
1984 8
1985 4
1986 13
1987 6
1988 18
1989 12
1990 14
1991 15
1992 14
1993 17
1994 12
1995 10
1996 6
1997 11
1998 14
1999 9
2000 10
2001 12
2002 15
2003 15
2004 14
2005 13
2006 20
2007 5
2008 13
2009 8
2010 4
2011 3
2012 8
2013 3
2014 11
2015 12
2016 3
2017 6
2018 5
2019 7
2020 4
2021 1
2022 2
2023 5
2024 4
Total 435
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Daniel L. Alkon 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 L. Alkon sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 408–417 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 411 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49 411
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Daniel L. Alkon 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 L. Alkon sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 88–89 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99 89
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Overview

Daniel L. Alkon is affiliated with West Virginia University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in the subfields of Physiology, Pharmacology, Neurology, Psychiatry, and Mental Health. The core topics of their work focus extensively on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, cholinesterase and neurodegenerative diseases, dementia and cognitive impairment research, as well as plant and biological electrophysiology studies.

Among their recent publications are studies addressing advanced Alzheimer's disease and cognitive deficits. Notable papers include:

  • "Advanced Alzheimer's Disease Patients Show Safe, Significant, and Persistent Benefit in 6-Month Bryostatin Trial," 2023, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • "Bryostatin Placebo-Controlled Trials Indicate Cognitive Restoration Above Baseline for Advanced Alzheimer's Disease in the Absence of Memantine1," 2022, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • "Chronic bryostatin-1 rescues autistic and cognitive phenotypes in the fragile X mice," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Reply to Trewavas et al. and Calvo and Trewavas," 2020, Trends in Plant Science
  • "Alzheimer's therapeutic development: shifting neurodegeneration to neuroregeneration," 2024, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Their frequent co-authors include Miao-Kun Sun, Richard E. Thompson, Alan J. Tuchman, Florin V. Chirila, and Guang Xu. These collaborations have resulted in multiple papers spanning several years.

Daniel L. Alkon's research has been published in a variety of scientific venues. The most frequent publication sources are:

  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Scientific Reports
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Trends in Plant Science
  • Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

The topics covered in their work demonstrate an integration of medical and biological sciences, including detailed investigations into neurological disorders, plant molecular biology, and electrophysiology. Their published research emphasizes neurodegeneration and neuroregeneration, particularly in the context of Alzheimer's disease.

Best Publications

  • Brain insulin receptors and spatial memory. Correlated changes in gene expression, tyrosine phosphorylation, and signaling molecules in the hippocampus of water maze trained rats.

    Weiqin Zhao;Hui Chen;Hui Xu;Elizabeth Moore

  • Insulin and the insulin receptor in experimental models of learning and memory

    Wei-Qin Zhao;Hui Chen;Michael J. Quon;Daniel L. Alkon

  • Role of insulin and insulin receptor in learning and memory

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  • Therapeutic effects of PKC activators in Alzheimer's disease transgenic mice.

    René Etcheberrigaray;Mathew Tan;Ilse Dewachter;Cuno Kuipéri

  • A spatial-temporal model of cell activation.

    Daniel L. Alkon;Howard Rasmussen

  • Internal Ca2+ mobilization is altered in fibroblasts from patients with Alzheimer disease.

    Etsuro Ito;Kotaro Oka;René Etcheberrigaray;Thomas J. Nelson

  • Conditioning-specific membrane changes of rabbit hippocampal neurons measured in vitro

    John F. Disterhoft;Douglas A. Coulter;Daniel L. Alkon

  • PKC signaling deficits: a mechanistic hypothesis for the origins of Alzheimer's disease.

    Daniel L. Alkon;Miao-Kun Sun;Thomas J. Nelson

  • Imaging of memory-specific changes in the distribution of protein kinase C in the hippocampus

    James L. Olds;Matthew L. Anderson;Donna L. McPhie;Latonia D. Staten

  • PKC ε Activation Prevents Synaptic Loss, Aβ Elevation, and Cognitive Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease Transgenic Mice

    Jarin Hongpaisan;Miao-Kun Sun;Daniel L. Alkon

  • Insulin receptor signaling in long-term memory consolidation following spatial learning.

    Jing-Tao Dou;Min Chen;Franck Dufour;Daniel L. Alkon

  • Memory-specific temporal profiles of gene expression in the hippocampus.

    Sebastiano Cavallaro;Velia D'Agata;Pachiappan Manickam;Franck Dufour

  • Thermal Imaging of Receptor-Activated Heat Production in Single Cells

    Ofer Zohar;Masayaki Ikeda;Hiroyuki Shinagawa;Hiroko Inoue

  • Insulin, PKC signaling pathways and synaptic remodeling during memory storage and neuronal repair.

    Thomas. J. Nelson;Miao-Kun Sun;Jarin Hongpaisan;Daniel L. Alkon

  • Classical conditioning induces long-term translocation of protein kinase C in rabbit hippocampal CA1 cells

    Barry Bank;Ann Deweer;Alan M. Kuzirian;Howard Rasmussen

  • Soluble β-amyloid induction of Alzheimer's phenotype for human fibroblast K+ channels

    René Etcheberrigaray;Etsuro Ito;Etsuro Ito;Christopher S. Kim;Daniel L. Alkon

  • Carbonic anhydrase gating of attention: memory therapy and enhancement

    Miao-Kun Sun;Daniel L Alkon

  • A structural basis for enhancement of long-term associative memory in single dendritic spines regulated by PKC

    Jarin Hongpaisan;Daniel L. Alkon

  • Peripheral markers in testing pathophysiological hypotheses and diagnosing Alzheimer's disease

    L. Gasparini;M. Racchi;G. Binetti;M. Trabucchi

  • Hippocampal lesions impair memory of short-delay conditioned eye blink in rabbits.

    Eisuke Akase;Daniel L. Alkon;John F. Disterhoft

  • Increase of the RNA-binding protein HuD and posttranscriptional up-regulation of the GAP-43 gene during spatial memory

    Alessia Pascale;Pavel A. Gusev;Marialaura Amadio;Tania Dottorini

  • CALCIUM RESPONSES IN FIBROBLASTS FROM ASYMPTOMATIC MEMBERS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE FAMILIES

    René Etcheberrigaray;Naohide Hirashima;Linda Nee;José Prince

  • Synaptic transmission and neuronal interaction

    Wm.J. Adelman;Daniel L. Alkon

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard G. Schreurs
Bernard G. Schreurs West Virginia University
Louis D. Matzel
Louis D. Matzel Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Etsuro Ito
Etsuro Ito Waseda University
Stefano Govoni
Stefano Govoni University of Pavia
Alessandro Quattrone
Alessandro Quattrone University of Trento
Gary E. Gibson
Gary E. Gibson Cornell University
Giovanni Scapagnini
Giovanni Scapagnini University of Molise
Marco Racchi
Marco Racchi University of Pavia
John F. Disterhoft
John F. Disterhoft Northwestern University
Giorgio A. Ascoli
Giorgio A. Ascoli George Mason University

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