2026 Gabriel Corfas: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	66	2991	2734	1388	1249	124	17282

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Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1996 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Gabriel Corfas is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily encompasses the field of Neuroscience, with a focus on multiple subfields such as Sensory Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Oncology.

The main topics of Gabriel Corfas's work include hearing mechanisms and disorders, neurogenesis, neuroplasticity, and nerve injury and regeneration. Key thematic areas are:

Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
Vestibular and auditory disorders
Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Noise Effects and Management
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Nerve injury and regeneration

Their scientific output features several recent papers, including:

The injured sciatic nerve atlas (iSNAT), insights into the cellular and molecular basis of neural tissue degeneration and regeneration, 2022, eLife
An injectable PEG hydrogel controlling neurotrophin-3 release by affinity peptides, 2020, Journal of Controlled Release
GnRH neurons recruit astrocytes in infancy to facilitate network integration and sexual maturation, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
Contrasting mechanisms for hidden hearing loss: Synaptopathy vs myelin defects, 2021, PLoS Computational Biology
Ultrastructure of noise-induced cochlear synaptopathy, 2023, Scientific Reports

Collaborations play a role in their research, with frequent co-authors including:

Luis Cassinotti
Beatriz C. Borges
M. Charles Liberman
Lingchao Ji
Matthew C. Finneran

Publication venues frequently featuring their contributions include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Scientific Reports
PLoS Computational Biology
Research Square (Research Square)
eLife

Gabriel Corfas has been recognized by their peers with awards such as:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2020
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1996

Best Publications

A Critical Period for Social Experience–Dependent Oligodendrocyte Maturation and Myelination

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1042
Citations
Distinct roles of matrix metalloproteases in the early- and late-phase development of neuropathic pain

Yasuhiko Kawasaki;Zhen Zhong Xu;Xiaoying Wang;Jong Yeon Park

868
Citations
ARIA, a protein that stimulates acetylcholine receptor synthesis, is a member of the neu ligand family

Douglas L. Falls;Kenneth M. Rosen;Gabriel Corfas;William S. Lane

828
Citations
EphA receptors regulate growth cone dynamics through the novel guanine nucleotide exchange factor ephexin.

Steven M. Shamah;Michael Z. Lin;Jeffrey L. Goldberg;Soline Estrach

724
Citations
Loss of Inhibitory Interneurons in the Dorsal Spinal Cord and Elevated Itch in Bhlhb5 Mutant Mice

Sarah E. Ross;Alan R. Mardinly;Alejandra E. McCord;Jonathan Zurawski

505
Citations
A Calcium-Responsive Transcription Factor, CaRF, that Regulates Neuronal Activity-Dependent Expression of BDNF

Xu Tao;Anne E. West;Wen G. Chen;Wen G. Chen;Gabriel Corfas

416
Citations
Neuregulin and erbB Receptors Play a Critical Role in Neuronal Migration

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409
Citations
Presenilin-Dependent ErbB4 Nuclear Signaling Regulates the Timing of Astrogenesis in the Developing Brain

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380
Citations
Loss of erbB signaling in oligodendrocytes alters myelin and dopaminergic function, a potential mechanism for neuropsychiatric disorders

Kristine Roy;Joshua C. Murtie;Bassem F. El-Khodor;Nicole Edgar

354
Citations
BDNF stimulates migration of cerebellar granule cells

Paul R. Borghesani;Jean Michel Peyrin;Robyn Klein;Joshua Rubin

328
Citations
Eph-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of ephexin1 modulates growth cone collapse

Mustafa Sahin;Paul L. Greer;Michael Z. Lin;Heather Poucher

321
Citations
Differential expression of ARIA isoforms in the rat brain

Gabriel Corfas;Kenneth M Rosen;Hisashi Aratake;Raul Krauss

290
Citations
Decreased Glutamate Receptor 2 Expression and Enhanced Epileptogenesis in Immature Rat Hippocampus after Perinatal Hypoxia-Induced Seizures

Russell M. Sanchez;Sookyong Koh;Carlos Rio;Carl Wang

270
Citations
Neuregulin 1- erbB signaling is necessary for normal myelination and sensory function

Suzhen Chen;Miguel Omar Velardez;Xavier Warot;Zhao Xue Yu

265
Citations
Neurotrophin-3 regulates ribbon synapse density in the cochlea and induces synapse regeneration after acoustic trauma

Guoqiang Wan;Maria E Gómez-Casati;Angelica R Gigliello;M Charles Liberman

262
Citations
GPR56 Regulates Pial Basement Membrane Integrity and Cortical Lamination

Shihong Li;Zhaohui Jin;Samir Koirala;Lihong Bu

255
Citations
Mechanisms and Roles of Axon-Schwann Cell Interactions

Gabriel Corfas;Miguel Omar Velardez;Chien Ping Ko;Nancy Ratner

252
Citations
Round-window delivery of neurotrophin 3 regenerates cochlear synapses after acoustic overexposure.

Jun Suzuki;Jun Suzuki;Jun Suzuki;Gabriel Corfas;M. Charles Liberman

246
Citations
Coupling of cell migration with neurogenesis by proneural bHLH factors.

Weihong Ge;Fei He;Kevin J. Kim;Bruno Blanchi

245
Citations
Neuregulin induces GABA(A) receptor subunit expression and neurite outgrowth in cerebellar granule cells.

Heather I. Rieff;Lori T. Raetzman;Douglas W. Sapp;Hermes H. Yeh

236
Citations
Survival of Adult Spiral Ganglion Neurons Requires erbB Receptor Signaling in the Inner Ear

Konstantina Stankovic;Carlos Rio;Anping Xia;Mitsuru Sugawara

224
Citations
Upstream stimulatory factors are mediators of Ca2+-responsive transcription in neurons.

Wen G. Chen;Anne E. West;Xu Tao;Gabriel Corfas

223
Citations
Extracellular signals that regulate the tangential migration of olfactory bulb neuronal precursors: inducers, inhibitors, and repellents.

Heather A. Mason;Susumu Ito;Gabriel Corfas

217
Citations
An orally delivered small-molecule formulation with antiangiogenic and anticancer activity

Ofra Benny;Ofer Fainaru;Avner Adini;Flavia Cassiola

213
Citations