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Igor Timofeev

Igor Timofeev

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
66
Citations
16075
World Ranking
3001
National Ranking
174

Igor Timofeev 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 Timofeev sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 168 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Igor Timofeev 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 Timofeev sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Igor Timofeev is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada and focuses primarily on research within neuroscience and psychology. Their scholarly work covers a broad spectrum of topics related to brain function, behavior, and sleep mechanisms.

The main fields of study encompass:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Within these domains, the subfields they contribute to include:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Igor Timofeev's research addresses several key topics such as:

  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Sleep and related disorders

Their recent publications illustrate an active engagement with sleep research and neuroscience, including the following papers:

  • "Slow Wave Sleep Is a Promising Intervention Target for Alzheimer's Disease," 2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • "Spatio-temporal properties of sleep slow waves and implications for development," 2020, Current Opinion in Physiology
  • "Chronic Stress Induces Sex-Specific Functional and Morphological Alterations in Corticoaccumbal and Corticotegmental Pathways," 2021, Biological Psychiatry
  • "Sleep, oscillations, and epilepsy," 2023, Epilepsia
  • "A Wireless Electro-Optic Platform for Multimodal Electrophysiology and Optogenetics in Freely Moving Rodents," 2021, Frontiers in Neuroscience

The venues in which Igor Timofeev frequently publishes include:

  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • SLEEP
  • eLife
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Opinion in Physiology

Igor Timofeev collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Sylvain Chauvette
  • Diellor Basha
  • Josée Seigneur
  • Richard Quansah Amissah
  • Elena Timofeeva

Best Publications

  • Natural waking and sleep states: a view from inside neocortical neurons.

    M Steriade;I Timofeev;F Grenier

  • Origin of Slow Cortical Oscillations in Deafferented Cortical Slabs

    I. Timofeev;F. Grenier;M. Bazhenov;T.J. Sejnowski

  • Neuronal Plasticity in Thalamocortical Networks during Sleep and Waking Oscillations

    Mircea Steriade;Igor Timofeev

  • Model of Thalamocortical Slow-Wave Sleep Oscillations and Transitions to Activated States

    Maxim Bazhenov;Igor Timofeev;Mircea Steriade;Terrence J. Sejnowski;Terrence J. Sejnowski

  • Disfacilitation and active inhibition in the neocortex during the natural sleep-wake cycle: an intracellular study.

    Igor Timofeev;François Grenier;Mircea Steriade

  • Synchronization of fast (30-40 Hz) spontaneous oscillations in intrathalamic and thalamocortical networks

    M Steriade;D Contreras;F Amzica;I Timofeev

  • Neocortical seizures: initiation, development and cessation.

    I Timofeev;M Steriade

  • Low-frequency rhythms in the thalamus of intact-cortex and decorticated cats.

    I. Timofeev;M. Steriade

  • Mechanisms of long-lasting hyperpolarizations underlying slow sleep oscillations in cat corticothalamic networks.

    D Contreras;I Timofeev;M Steriade

  • Precise Long-Range Synchronization of Activity and Silence in Neocortical Neurons during Slow-Wave Sleep

    Maxim Volgushev;Sylvain Chauvette;Mikhail Mukovski;Igor Timofeev

  • Mechanisms of physiological and epileptic HFO generation.

    John G.R. Jefferys;Liset Menendez de la Prida;Fabrice Wendling;Anatol Bragin

  • Sleep Oscillations in the Thalamocortical System Induce Long-Term Neuronal Plasticity

    Sylvain Chauvette;Josée Seigneur;Igor Timofeev

  • Origin of Active States in Local Neocortical Networks during Slow Sleep Oscillation

    Sylvain Chauvette;Maxim Volgushev;Maxim Volgushev;Igor Timofeev

  • Inhibition Determines Membrane Potential Dynamics and Controls Action Potential Generation in Awake and Sleeping Cat Cortex

    Michelle Rudolph;Martin Pospischil;Igor Timofeev;Alain Destexhe

  • Dynamic properties of corticothalamic neurons and local cortical interneurons generating fast rhythmic (30-40 Hz) spike bursts.

    Mircea Steriade;Igor Timofeev;Niklaus Dürmüller;François Grenier

  • Focal synchronization of ripples (80-200 Hz) in neocortex and their neuronal correlates.

    François Grenier;Igor Timofeev;Mircea Steriade

  • Properties of Slow Oscillation during Slow-Wave Sleep and Anesthesia in Cats

    Sylvain Chauvette;Sylvain Crochet;Maxim Volgushev;Igor Timofeev

  • Oscillations in large-scale cortical networks: map-based model.

    Nikolai F. Rulkov;Igor Timofeev;Maxim Bazhenov

  • Synaptic responsiveness of cortical and thalamic neurones during various phases of slow sleep oscillation in cat.

    I Timofeev;D Contreras;M Steriade

  • Corticothalamic Feedback Controls Sleep Spindle Duration In Vivo

    Maxime Bonjean;Tanya Baker;Maxime Lemieux;Igor Timofeev

Frequent Co-Authors

Mircea Steriade
Mircea Steriade Université Laval
Terrence J. Sejnowski
Terrence J. Sejnowski Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Maxim Bazhenov
Maxim Bazhenov University of California, San Diego
Sylvain Crochet
Sylvain Crochet École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Flavio Fröhlich
Flavio Fröhlich University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Maxim Volgushev
Maxim Volgushev University of Connecticut
Clayton T. Dickson
Clayton T. Dickson University of Alberta
Florin Amzica
Florin Amzica University of Montreal
Julie Carrier
Julie Carrier University of Montreal
Daniel Brandeis
Daniel Brandeis University of Zurich

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