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George G. Somjen

George G. Somjen

Duke University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
75
Citations
21102
World Ranking
2009
National Ranking
962

George G. Somjen 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 George G. Somjen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 221 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

George G. Somjen 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 George G. Somjen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

George G. Somjen is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their academic contributions are rooted in scientific research conducted through this institution.

Available data does not list specific recent papers authored by George G. Somjen, nor are there frequent co-authors recorded in the accessible information.

The scientist has not been noted for publications in any particular venues or specific books published by named publishers, according to the data.

There is no detailed record of main fields of study, subfields, or primary research topics associated with George G. Somjen in the provided dataset.

No awards or recognitions are listed for the scientist within the given information. Likewise, there is no indication that George G. Somjen is deceased.

Best Publications

  • FUNCTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CELL SIZE IN SPINAL MOTONEURONS

    Elwood Henneman;George Somjen;David O. Carpenter

  • EXCITABILITY AND INHIBITIBILITY OF MOTONEURONS OF DIFFERENT SIZES

    Elwood Henneman;George Somjen;David O. Carpenter

  • Mechanisms of Spreading Depression and Hypoxic Spreading Depression-Like Depolarization

    George G. Somjen

  • Extracellular potassium in the mammalian central nervous system.

    George G. Somjen

  • Ion Regulation in the Brain: Implications for Pathophysiology

    George G. Somjen

  • Simulated Seizures and Spreading Depression in a Neuron Model Incorporating Interstitial Space and Ion Concentrations

    H. Kager;W. J. Wadman;G. G. Somjen

  • Use of intrinsic optical signals to monitor physiological changes in brain tissue slices.

    P.G. Aitken;D. Fayuk;D. Fayuk;G.G. Somjen;D.A. Turner;D.A. Turner

  • Electrophysiology of neuroglia.

    George G. Somjen

  • Neuron-glia interactions.

    Varon Ss;Somjen Gg

  • Effects of extracellular pH on voltage-gated Na+, K+ and Ca2+ currents in isolated rat CA1 neurons.

    G C Tombaugh;G G Somjen

  • Nervenkitt: notes on the history of the concept of neuroglia.

    George G. Somjen

  • Concentration of carbon dioxide, interstitial pH and synaptic transmission in hippocampal formation of the rat.

    M Balestrino;G G Somjen

  • The effect of depressing glial function in rat brain in situ on ion homeostasis, synaptic transmission, and neuron survival

    C Largo;P Cuevas;GG Somjen;R Martin del Rio

  • Integration in the nervous system

    George G. Somjen

  • The projection of jaw elevator muscle spindle afferents to fifth nerve motoneurones in the cat

    K Appenteng;M J O'Donovan;G Somjen;J A Stephens

  • Responses of electrical potential, potassium levels, and oxidative metabolic activity of the cerebral neocortex of cats.

    E. Lothman;J. LaManna;G. Cordingley;M. Rosenthal

  • Conditions for the triggering of spreading depression studied with computer simulations.

    H. Kager;W. J. Wadman;G. G. Somjen

  • Na+ and K+ Concentrations, Extra- and Intracellular Voltages, and the Effect of TTX in Hypoxic Rat Hippocampal Slices

    Michael Müller;George G. Somjen

  • Extracellular potassium activity, intracellular and extracellular potential responses in the spinal cord.

    E W Lothman;G G Somjen

  • Mechanism of spreading depression: a review of recent findings and a hypothesis.

    G G Somjen;P G Aitken;G L Czéh;O Herreras

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis A. Turner
Dennis A. Turner Duke University
Wytse J. Wadman
Wytse J. Wadman University of Amsterdam
Oscar Herreras
Oscar Herreras Spanish National Research Council
Steven J. Schiff
Steven J. Schiff Yale University
Jian Jing
Jian Jing Nanjing University
Myron Rosenthal
Myron Rosenthal University of Miami
Joseph C. LaManna
Joseph C. LaManna Case Western Reserve University
James O McNamara
James O McNamara Duke University
David O. Carpenter
David O. Carpenter University at Albany, State University of New York
Michael J. O'Donovan
Michael J. O'Donovan National Institutes of Health

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