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63
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11797
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3435
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1588

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Elias Aizenman 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 Elias Aizenman sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 152 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.

Elias Aizenman 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 Elias Aizenman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 63 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Elias Aizenman is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research focuses on the interplay between trace elements and neural function, with significant contributions in neuroscience and biochemistry.

The scientist's main fields of study include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Neuroscience. Within these areas, their subfields of expertise cover Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Aizenman's research spans several key topics, with work covering Trace Elements in Health, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Ion Channel Regulation and Function, Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, and Aluminum Toxicity and Tolerance in Plants and Animals.

They have published extensively in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Science Advances, Journal of Neurochemistry, Preprints.org, and Neuroscience Letters.

Recent notable papers by Aizenman encompass the following:

  • The Function and Regulation of Zinc in the Brain, 2021, Neuroscience
  • Synaptic zinc inhibition of NMDA receptors depends on the association of GluN2A with the zinc transporter ZnT1, 2020, Science Advances
  • The physiological and pathophysiological roles of copper in the nervous system, 2024, European Journal of Neuroscience
  • The Multifaceted Roles of Zinc in Neuronal Mitochondrial Dysfunction, 2021, Biomedicines
  • Targeted disruption of Kv2.1-VAPA association provides neuroprotection against ischemic stroke in mice by declustering Kv2.1 channels, 2020, Science Advances

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors. These include Jenna R. Gale, Thanos Tzounopoulos, Karen A. Hartnett-Scott, Rebecca Krall, and Hila Asraf.

Best Publications

  • Selective modulation of NMDA responses by reduction and oxidation.

    Elias Aizenman;Stuart A. Lipton;Ralph H. Loring;Ralph H. Loring

  • Hundred-fold increase in neuronal vulnerability to glutamate toxicity in astrocyte-poor cultures of rat cerebral cortex.

    Paul A. Rosenberg;Elias Aizenman;Elias Aizenman

  • Induction of neuronal apoptosis by thiol oxidation: putative role of intracellular zinc release.

    Elias Aizenman;Amy K. Stout;Karen A. Hartnett;Kirk E. Dineley

  • Caspase 3 activation is essential for neuroprotection in preconditioning.

    BethAnn McLaughlin;Karen A. Hartnett;Joseph A. Erhardt;Jeffrey J. Legos

  • The neurophysiology and pathology of brain zinc.

    Stefano L. Sensi;Pierre Paoletti;Jae-Young Koh;Elias Aizenman

  • Trapping Channel Block of NMDA-Activated Responses By Amantadine and Memantine

    Thomas A. Blanpied;Faye A. Boeckman;Elias Aizenman;Jon W. Johnson

  • Mediation of Neuronal Apoptosis by Kv2.1-Encoded Potassium Channels

    Sumon Pal;Karen A. Hartnett;Jeanne M. Nerbonne;Edwin S. Levitan

  • Oxygen free radicals regulate NMDA receptor function via a redox modulatory site.

    Elias Aizenman;Karen A. Hartnett;Ian J. Reynoldst

  • Nicotinic Antagonists Enhance Process Outgrowth by Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells in Culture

    Stuart A. Lipton;Matthew P. Frosch;Micheal D. Phillips;David L. Tauck

  • Central mammalian neurons normally resistant to glutamate toxicity are made sensitive by elevated extracellular Ca2+: toxicity is blocked by the N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist MK-801

    Jin S. Hahn;Elias Aizenman;Stuart A. Lipton

  • Peroxynitrite-Induced Neuronal Apoptosis Is Mediated by Intracellular Zinc Release and 12-Lipoxygenase Activation

    Yumin Zhang;Hong Wang;Jianrong Li;Daniel A. Jimenez

  • p38 Activation Is Required Upstream of Potassium Current Enhancement and Caspase Cleavage in Thiol Oxidant-Induced Neuronal Apoptosis

    BethAnn McLaughlin;Sumon Pal;Minhnga P. Tran;Andrew A. Parsons

  • Nitric oxide modulates NMDA-induced increases in intracellular Ca2+ in cultured rat forebrain neurons.

    Kari R. Hoyt;Liang-Hong Tang;Elias Aizenman;Ian J. Reynolds

  • Voltage-gated potassium channels at the crossroads of neuronal function, ischemic tolerance, and neurodegeneration.

    Niyathi Hegde Shah;Elias Aizenman

  • GRIN2D Recurrent De Novo Dominant Mutation Causes a Severe Epileptic Encephalopathy Treatable with NMDA Receptor Channel Blockers

    Dong Li;Hongjie Yuan;Xilma R. Ortiz-Gonzalez;Xilma R. Ortiz-Gonzalez;Eric D. Marsh;Eric D. Marsh

  • Responses mediated by excitatory amino acid receptors in solitary retinal ganglion cells from rat.

    E Aizenman;M P Frosch;S A Lipton

  • Upregulation of KCC2 Activity by Zinc-Mediated Neurotransmission via the mZnR/GPR39 Receptor

    Ehud Chorin;Ofir Vinograd;Ilya Fleidervish;David Gilad

  • The role of intracellular zinc release in aging, oxidative stress, and Alzheimer’s disease

    Meghan C. McCord;Elias Aizenman

  • The modulation of N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptors by redox and alkylating reagents in rat cortical neurones in vitro.

    Lian-Hong Tang;E. Aizenman

  • Reverse Na+/Ca2+ exchange contributes to glutamate-induced intracellular Ca2+ concentration increases in cultured rat forebrain neurons

    Kari R. Hoyt;Stuart R. Arden;Elias Aizenman;Ian J. Reynolds

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul A. Rosenberg
Paul A. Rosenberg Boston Children's Hospital
Ian J. Reynolds
Ian J. Reynolds United States Military Academy
Stuart A. Lipton
Stuart A. Lipton Scripps Research Institute
Karl Kandler
Karl Kandler University of Pittsburgh
Edwin S. Levitan
Edwin S. Levitan University of Pittsburgh
Israel Sekler
Israel Sekler Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna University of Florida
Stephen F. Traynelis
Stephen F. Traynelis Emory University
Frances E. Jensen
Frances E. Jensen University of Pennsylvania
Hongjie Yuan
Hongjie Yuan Emory University

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