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Jill K. Leutgeb

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Neuroscience

D-Index
31
Citations
9534
World Ranking
9556
National Ranking
4036

Jill K. Leutgeb 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 Jill K. Leutgeb sits on this spectrum.

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Jill K. Leutgeb 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 Jill K. Leutgeb sits on this spectrum.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

Jill K. Leutgeb is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of neuroscience, with 27 publications contributing to this area. Within neuroscience, their work focuses on several subfields including cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurology, cell biology, and artificial intelligence.

The central topics addressed in their research include:

  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Memory and neural mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Cognitive science and mapping

Jill K. Leutgeb has published extensively in multiple scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 6 publications
  • Nature Communications with 2 publications
  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Neuron
  • Hippocampus

Selected recent papers include:

  • Precisely timed theta oscillations are selectively required during the encoding phase of memory, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • Localized APP expression results in progressive network dysfunction by disorganizing spike timing, 2023, Neuron
  • Distinct roles of dentate gyrus and medial entorhinal cortex inputs for phase precession and temporal correlations in the hippocampal CA3 area, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Distinct roles of dentate gyrus and medial entorhinal cortex inputs for phase precession and temporal correlations in the hippocampal CA3 area, 2025, Nature Communications
  • Low rate hippocampal delay period activity encodes behavioral experience, 2024, Hippocampus

Jill K. Leutgeb collaborates frequently with several researchers. Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Stefan Leutgeb
  • Christian Leibold
  • Sunandha Srikanth
  • Maylin L. Fu
  • Siavash Ahmadi

Among awards, Jill K. Leutgeb is recognized as a Hellman Fellow, an honor received in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Pattern separation in the dentate gyrus and CA3 of the hippocampus.

    Jill K. Leutgeb;Stefan Leutgeb;May-Britt Moser;Edvard I. Moser

  • Independent Codes for Spatial and Episodic Memory in Hippocampal Neuronal Ensembles

    Stefan Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb;Carol A. Barnes;Carol A. Barnes;Edvard I. Moser;Edvard I. Moser

  • Distinct ensemble codes in hippocampal areas CA3 and CA1.

    Stefan Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb;Alessandro Treves;Alessandro Treves;May-Britt Moser

  • The Spatial Periodicity of Grid Cells Is Not Sustained During Reduced Theta Oscillations

    Julie Koenig;Ashley N. Linder;Jill K. Leutgeb;Stefan Leutgeb

  • Progressive Transformation of Hippocampal Neuronal Representations in “Morphed” Environments

    Jill K. Leutgeb;Stefan Leutgeb;Alessandro Treves;Alessandro Treves;Retsina Meyer;Retsina Meyer

  • Neuronal code for extended time in the hippocampus

    Emily A. Mankin;Fraser T. Sparks;Begum Slayyeh;Robert J. Sutherland

  • Hippocampal CA2 activity patterns change over time to a larger extent than between spatial contexts.

    Emily A. Mankin;Geoffrey W. Diehl;Fraser T. Sparks;Stefan Leutgeb

  • Pattern separation, pattern completion, and new neuronal codes within a continuous CA3 map.

    Stefan Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb

  • Place cells, spatial maps and the population code for memory

    Stefan Leutgeb;Jill K Leutgeb;May-Britt Moser;Edvard I Moser

  • Medial Entorhinal Cortex Lesions Only Partially Disrupt Hippocampal Place Cells and Hippocampus- Dependent Place Memory

    Jena B. Hales;Magdalene I. Schlesiger;Jill K. Leutgeb;Larry R. Squire;Larry R. Squire

  • Grid and Nongrid Cells in Medial Entorhinal Cortex Represent Spatial Location and Environmental Features with Complementary Coding Schemes

    Geoffrey W. Diehl;Olivia J. Hon;Stefan Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb

  • The medial entorhinal cortex is necessary for temporal organization of hippocampal neuronal activity

    Magdalene I Schlesiger;Christopher C Cannova;Brittney L Boublil;Jena B Hales

  • Hippocampal granule cells opt for early retirement.

    C.B. Alme;R.A. Buzzetti;D.F. Marrone;J.K. Leutgeb

  • New and distinct hippocampal place codes are generated in a new environment during septal inactivation.

    Mark P. Brandon;Julie Koenig;Jill K. Leutgeb;Stefan Leutgeb

  • Attractor-Map Versus Autoassociation Based Attractor Dynamics in the Hippocampal Network

    Laura Lee Colgin;Stefan Leutgeb;Karel Jezek;Jill K. Leutgeb

  • Neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus: carrying the message or dictating the tone

    Verónica C. Piatti;Laura A. Ewell;Jill K. Leutgeb

  • Dentate network activity is necessary for spatial working memory by supporting CA3 sharp-wave ripple generation and prospective firing of CA3 neurons.

    Takuya Sasaki;Verónica C. Piatti;Ernie Hwaun;Siavash Ahmadi

  • Impaired hippocampal rate coding after lesions of the lateral entorhinal cortex

    Li Lu;Jill K. Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb;Albert Tsao;Espen J. Henriksen

  • Fast rate coding in hippocampal CA3 cell ensembles

    Stefan Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb;Edvard I. Moser;May-Britt Moser

  • Hippocampal Neural Circuits Respond to Optogenetic Pacing of Theta Frequencies by Generating Accelerated Oscillation Frequencies.

    Ipshita Zutshi;Mark P. Brandon;Mark P. Brandon;Maylin L. Fu;Macayla L. Donegan

  • Spatial and memory circuits in the medial entorhinal cortex

    Takuya Sasaki;Stefan Leutgeb;Jill K Leutgeb

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Leutgeb
Stefan Leutgeb University of California, San Diego
Edvard I. Moser
Edvard I. Moser Norwegian University of Science and Technology
May-Britt Moser
May-Britt Moser Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Carol A. Barnes
Carol A. Barnes University of Arizona
Bruce L. McNaughton
Bruce L. McNaughton University of California, Irvine
Alessandro Treves
Alessandro Treves International School for Advanced Studies
Robert E. Clark
Robert E. Clark University of California, San Diego
John E. Lisman
John E. Lisman Brandeis University
Larry R. Squire
Larry R. Squire University of California, San Diego
Julietta Uta Frey
Julietta Uta Frey Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology

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