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István Katona 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 István Katona sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 128 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

István Katona 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 István Katona sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Hungary Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Hungary Leader Award

Overview

István Katona is affiliated with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Hungary. Their research focuses on multiple areas within neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Specifically, Katona's work encompasses subfields such as cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, pharmacology, neurology, and developmental neuroscience.

Their main research topics include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep, Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms, Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques, and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling.

István Katona has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • Microglial control of neuronal development via somatic purinergic junctions, 2022, Cell Reports
  • PharmacoSTORM nanoscale pharmacology reveals cariprazine binding on Islands of Calleja granule cells, 2021, Nature Communications
  • NECAB1 and NECAB2 are Prevalent Calcium-Binding Proteins of CB1/CCK-Positive GABAergic Interneurons, 2020, Cerebral Cortex
  • Detrimental impacts of mixed-ion radiation on nervous system function, 2021, Neurobiology of Disease
  • ABHD4-dependent developmental anoikis safeguards the embryonic brain, 2020, Nature Communications

Katona frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Science Advances, European Journal of Neuroscience, and Cell Reports.

Frequent coauthors of István Katona include Miklós Zöldi, Vivien Miczán, Zsófia I. László, Máté Kisfali, and Benjámin Barti, reflecting collaborative engagement within their research community.

Best Publications

  • Role of Endogenous Cannabinoids in Synaptic Signaling

    Tamás F. Freund;István Katona;Daniele Piomelli

  • Brain monoglyceride lipase participating in endocannabinoid inactivation

    T. P. Dinh;D. Carpenter;F. M. Leslie;T. F. Freund

  • Presynaptically Located CB1 Cannabinoid Receptors Regulate GABA Release from Axon Terminals of Specific Hippocampal Interneurons

    István Katona;Beáta Sperlágh;Attila Sı́k;Attila Käfalvi

  • Distribution of CB1 cannabinoid receptors in the amygdala and their role in the control of GABAergic transmission

    István Katona;Ede A. Rancz;László Acsády;Catherine Ledent

  • Multiple Functions of Endocannabinoid Signaling in the Brain

    István Katona;Tamás F. Freund

  • Endocannabinoid signaling as a synaptic circuit breaker in neurological disease

    István Katona;Tamás F Freund

  • Microglia monitor and protect neuronal function through specialized somatic purinergic junctions

    Csaba Cserép;Balázs Pósfai;Nikolett Lénárt;Rebeka Fekete

  • Perisomatic Inhibition

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  • Hardwiring the brain: endocannabinoids shape neuronal connectivity.

    Paul Berghuis;Ann M. Rajnicek;Yury M. Morozov;Ruth A. Ross

  • Cannabinoids inhibit hippocampal GABAergic transmission and network oscillations.

    Norbert Hájos;István Katona;S S Naiem;Ken Mackie

  • Molecular Composition of the Endocannabinoid System at Glutamatergic Synapses

    István Katona;Gabriella M. Urbán;Matthew Wallace;Catherine Ledent

  • Subcellular arrangement of molecules for 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol-mediated retrograde signaling and its physiological contribution to synaptic modulation in the striatum

    Motokazu Uchigashima;Madoka Narushima;Masahiro Fukaya;Istvan Katona

  • Endocannabinoid signaling in rat somatosensory cortex: Laminar differences and involvement of specific interneuron types

    Ágnes L. Bodor;István Katona;Gábor Nyíri;Ken Mackie

  • In vivo labeling of parvalbumin-positive interneurons and analysis of electrical coupling in identified neurons

    Axel H. Meyer;István Katona;Maria Blatow;Andrei Rozov

  • A Novel Network of Multipolar Bursting Interneurons Generates Theta Frequency Oscillations in Neocortex

    Maria Blatow;Andrei Rozov;Istvan Katona;Sheriar G Hormuzdi

  • GABAergic interneurons are the targets of cannabinoid actions in the human hippocampus.

    I Katona;B Sperlágh;Z Maglóczky;E Sántha

  • Uncoupling of the endocannabinoid signalling complex in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome

    Kwang Mook Jung;Marja Sepers;Marja Sepers;Christopher M. Henstridge;Olivier Lassalle;Olivier Lassalle

  • Downregulation of the CB1 Cannabinoid Receptor and Related Molecular Elements of the Endocannabinoid System in Epileptic Human Hippocampus

    Anikó Ludányi;Loránd Eross;Sándor Czirják;János Vajda

  • Cell-specific STORM super-resolution imaging reveals nanoscale organization of cannabinoid signaling

    Barna Dudok;László Barna;Marco Ledri;Szilárd I. Szabó

  • Bidirectional control of airway responsiveness by endogenous cannabinoids

    A. Calignano;I. Kátona;F. Désarnaud;Andrea Giuffrida

  • Postsynaptic targets of somatostatin-immunoreactive interneurons in the rat hippocampus

    I Katona;L Acsády;T.F Freund

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamás F. Freund
Tamás F. Freund Institute of Experimental Medicine
Ken Mackie
Ken Mackie Indiana University
Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Daniele Piomelli
Daniele Piomelli University of California, Irvine
Norbert Hájos
Norbert Hájos Indiana University
Masanobu Kano
Masanobu Kano University of Tokyo
László Acsády
László Acsády Institute of Experimental Medicine
Hanns Ulrich Zeilhofer
Hanns Ulrich Zeilhofer University of Zurich
Kenji Sakimura
Kenji Sakimura Niigata University
Ivan Soltesz
Ivan Soltesz Stanford University

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