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Igor Spigelman

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Neuroscience

D-Index
47
Citations
7737
World Ranking
6472
National Ranking
2813

Igor Spigelman 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 Igor Spigelman sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 117 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Igor Spigelman 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 Igor Spigelman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Igor Spigelman is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with particular emphasis on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Behavioral Neuroscience.

The main topics of Igor Spigelman's work include:

  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Mind wandering and attention
  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Frequent publication venues for Spigelman's work include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Neurobiology of Stress
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Journal of Neuroscience

Igor Spigelman has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, notably Vincent Marty, Joseph J. Munier, Yatendra Mulpuri, Kanak Das, and Alicia Izquierdo.

Some recent papers authored by or involving Spigelman include:

  • "Long-Acting Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Suppress Voluntary Alcohol Intake in Male Wistar Rats," 2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • "Sex-dependent effects of chronic intermittent voluntary alcohol consumption on attentional, not motivational, measures during probabilistic learning and reversal," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "Impact of stress resilience and susceptibility on fear learning, anxiety, and alcohol intake," 2021, Neurobiology of Stress
  • "Chronic alcohol disrupts hypothalamic responses to stress by modifying CRF and NMDA receptor function," 2020, Neuropharmacology
  • "Selective targeting of peripheral cannabinoid receptors prevents behavioral symptoms and sensitization of trigeminal neurons in mouse models of migraine and medication overuse headache," 2021, Pain

Best Publications

  • Attenuated sensitivity to neuroactive steroids in γ-aminobutyrate type A receptor delta subunit knockout mice

    Robert M. Mihalek;Pradeep K. Banerjee;Esa R. Korpi;Joseph J. Quinlan

  • Withdrawal from chronic intermittent ethanol treatment changes subunit composition, reduces synaptic function, and decreases behavioral responses to positive allosteric modulators of GABAA receptors.

    Elisabetta Cagetti;Jing Liang;Igor Spigelman;Richard W. Olsen

  • GABAA receptor α4 subunits mediate extrasynaptic inhibition in thalamus and dentate gyrus and the action of gaboxadol

    D. Chandra;F. Jia;J. Liang;Z. Peng

  • Status epilepticus-induced hilar basal dendrites on rodent granule cells contribute to recurrent excitatory circuitry.

    Charles E. Ribak;Peter H. Tran;Igor Spigelman;Maxine M. Okazaki

  • Dihydromyricetin As a Novel Anti-Alcohol Intoxication Medication

    Y. Shen;A. K. Lindemeyer;C. Gonzalez;X. M. Shao

  • Cell-permeant Ca2+ chelators reduce early excitotoxic and ischemic neuronal injury in vitro and in vivo

    Michael Tymianski;M. Christopher Wallace;Igor Spigelman;Masaaki Uno

  • Site-specific increases in peripheral cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous ligands in a model of neuropathic pain

    Somsak Mitrirattanakul;Navapoln Ramakul;Andre V. Guerrero;Yoshizo Matsuka

  • Patch-clamp study of postnatal development of CA1 neurons in rat hippocampal slices: membrane excitability and K+ currents

    I. Spigelman;Liang Zhang;P. L. Carlen

  • Dentate granule cells form novel basal dendrites in a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy.

    I Spigelman;X.-X Yan;A Obenaus;E.Y.-S Lee

  • Chronic Intermittent Ethanol-Induced Switch of Ethanol Actions from Extrasynaptic to Synaptic Hippocampal GABAA Receptors

    Jing Liang;Nianhui Zhang;Elisabetta Cagetti;Carolyn R. Houser

  • Development of GABA‐mediated, chloride‐dependent inhibition in CA1 pyramidal neurones of immature rat hippocampal slices.

    L Zhang;I Spigelman;P L Carlen

  • Mechanisms of reversible GABAA receptor plasticity after ethanol intoxication.

    Jing Liang;Asha Suryanarayanan;Alana Abriam;Bradley Snyder

  • Increased peripheral nerve excitability and local NaV1.8 mRNA up-regulation in painful neuropathy

    Devang Kashyap Thakor;Audrey Lin;Yoshizo Matsuka;Edward M Meyer

  • N-type Ca2+ channels are located on somata, dendrites, and a subpopulation of dendritic spines on live hippocampal pyramidal neurons.

    Linda R. Mills;Charles E. Niesen;Austin P. So;Peter L. Carlen

  • Altered Pharmacology of Synaptic and Extrasynaptic GABAA Receptors on CA1 Hippocampal Neurons Is Consistent with Subunit Changes in a Model of Alcohol Withdrawal and Dependence

    Jing Liang;Elisabetta Cagetti;Richard W. Olsen;Igor Spigelman

  • Concurrent release of ATP and substance P within guinea pig trigeminal ganglia in vivo.

    Yoshizo Matsuka;John K Neubert;John K Neubert;Nigel T Maidment;Igor Spigelman

  • A bioengineered peripheral nerve construct using aligned peptide amphiphile nanofibers

    Andrew Li;Akishige Hokugo;Anisa Yalom;Eric J. Berns

  • Behavior and Physiology of Mice Lacking the GABAA‐Receptor δ Subunit

    Igor Spigelman;Zhiwei Li;Pradeep K. Banerjee;Robert M. Mihalek

  • Induction and Expression of Fear Sensitization Caused by Acute Traumatic Stress

    Jennifer N Perusini;Edward M Meyer;Virginia A Long;Vinuta Rau

  • Reduced Inhibition and Sensitivity to Neurosteroids in Hippocampus of Mice Lacking the GABAA Receptor δ Subunit

    Igor Spigelman;Zhiwei Li;Jing Liang;Elisabetta Cagetti

  • Alteration in the Sensitivity of GABAA Receptors to Allosteric Modulatory Drugs in Rat Hippocampus After Chronic Intermittent Ethanol Treatment

    Maeng-Hee Kang;Igor Spigelman;Richard W. Olsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard W. Olsen
Richard W. Olsen University of California, Los Angeles
Charles E. Ribak
Charles E. Ribak University of California, Irvine
Xiao-Xin Yan
Xiao-Xin Yan Central South University
J. Victor Nadler
J. Victor Nadler Duke University
Gregg E. Homanics
Gregg E. Homanics University of Pittsburgh
Peter L. Carlen
Peter L. Carlen University Health Network
Claude G. Wasterlain
Claude G. Wasterlain University of California, Los Angeles
Paul S. Buckmaster
Paul S. Buckmaster Stanford University
Nigel T. Maidment
Nigel T. Maidment University of California, Los Angeles
Keiji Oguma
Keiji Oguma Okayama University

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