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Joachim H. R. Lübke

Joachim H. R. Lübke

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
46
Citations
15844
World Ranking
6569
National Ranking
554

Joachim H. R. Lübke 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 Joachim H. R. Lübke sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 80 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joachim H. R. Lübke 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 Joachim H. R. Lübke sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 32nd percentile

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

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Overview

Joachim H. R. Lübke is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany and specializes in neuroscience with research spanning cellular and molecular neuroscience as well as cognitive neuroscience. Their work also covers molecular biology and intersects with aspects of electrical and electronic engineering and structural biology.

The scientist's research interests include:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Connexins and lens biology
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study

Lübke has contributed to several journals and publication venues with frequent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • eLife
  • Nature Communications

Recent significant papers include:

  • Area-Specific Synapse Structure in Branched Posterior Nucleus Axons Reveals a New Level of Complexity in Thalamocortical Networks, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Physiological synaptic activity and recognition memory require astroglial glutamine, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Synaptic Organization of the Human Temporal Lobe Neocortex as Revealed by High-Resolution Transmission, Focused Ion Beam Scanning, and Electron Microscopic Tomography, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Sublamina-Specific Dynamics and Ultrastructural Heterogeneity of Layer 6 Excitatory Synaptic Boutons in the Adult Human Temporal Lobe Neocortex, 2021, Cerebral Cortex
  • Neurotrophic factors in Alzheimer's disease: pathogenesis and therapy, 2021, Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Lübke has collaborated frequently with colleagues including Astrid Rollenhagen, Bernd Walkenfort, Kurt Sätzler, Claus C. Hilgetag, and Javier Rodríguez Moreno, reflecting a consistent network of research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of Synaptic Efficacy by Coincidence of Postsynaptic APs and EPSPs

    Henry Markram;Joachim Lübke;Michael Frotscher;Bert Sakmann

  • Physiology and anatomy of synaptic connections between thick tufted pyramidal neurones in the developing rat neocortex.

    Henry Markram;Joachim H. R. Lübke;Michael Frotscher;Arnd Roth

  • Importance of AMPA receptors for hippocampal synaptic plasticity but not for spatial learning.

    Daniel Zamanillo;Rolf Sprengel;Øivind Hvalby;Vidar Jensen

  • Synaptic connections between layer 4 spiny neurone‐ layer 2/3 pyramidal cell pairs in juvenile rat barrel cortex: physiology and anatomy of interlaminar signalling within a cortical column

    Dirk Feldmeyer;Joachim H. R. Lübke;R. Angus Silver;Bert Sakmann

  • Reliable synaptic connections between pairs of excitatory layer 4 neurones within a single ‘barrel’ of developing rat somatosensory cortex

    Dirk Feldmeyer;Veronica Egger;Joachim H. R. Lübke;Bert Sakmann

  • Three-dimensional reconstruction of a calyx of Held and its postsynaptic principal neuron in the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body.

    Kurt Sätzler;Kurt Sätzler;Leander F. Söhl;Johann H. Bollmann;J. Gerard G. Borst

  • Submillisecond AMPA receptor-mediated signaling at a principal neuron-interneuron synapse

    Jörg R. P. Geiger;Joachim H. R. Lübke;Arnd Roth;Michael Frotscher

  • Columnar organization of dendrites and axons of single and synaptically coupled excitatory spiny neurons in layer 4 of the rat barrel cortex.

    Joachim H. R. Lübke;Veronica Egger;Bert Sakmann;Dirk Feldmeyer

  • Efficacy and connectivity of intracolumnar pairs of layer 2/3 pyramidal cells in the barrel cortex of juvenile rats

    Dirk Feldmeyer;Joachim H. R. Lübke;Joachim H. R. Lübke;Bert Sakmann

  • Connexin 30 sets synaptic strength by controlling astroglial synapse invasion

    Ulrike Pannasch;Dominik Freche;Glenn Dallérac;Grégory Ghézali

  • High-probability uniquantal transmission at excitatory synapses in barrel cortex.

    R. Angus Silver;Joachim H. R. Lübke;Bert Sakmann;Dirk Feldmeyer

  • Structural Determinants of Transmission at Large Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Synapses

    Astrid Rollenhagen;Kurt Sätzler;E. Patricia Rodríguez;Peter Jonas

  • Excitatory signal flow and connectivity in a cortical column: focus on barrel cortex

    Joachim Lübke;Dirk Feldmeyer

  • Frequency and Dendritic Distribution of Autapses Established by Layer 5 Pyramidal Neurons in the Developing Rat Neocortex: Comparison with Synaptic Innervation of Adjacent Neurons of the Same Class

    Joachim H. R. Lübke;Henry Markram;Michael Frotscher;Bert Sakmann

  • Pyramidal neurons in layer 5 of the rat visual cortex. I: Correlation among cell morphology, intrinsic electrophysiological properties, and axon targets

    Ekkehard M. Kasper;Alan U. Larkman;Joachim Lübke;Colin Blakemore

  • Morphometric Analysis of the Columnar Innervation Domain of Neurons Connecting Layer 4 and Layer 2/3 of Juvenile Rat Barrel Cortex

    Joachim H. R. Lübke;Arnd Roth;Dirk Feldmeyer;Bert Sakmann

  • FM1-43 dye ultrastructural localization in and release from frog motor nerve terminals

    Andreas Wolfram Henkel;Joachim H. R. Lübke;William J. Betz

  • Functional Properties of AMPA and NMDA Receptors Expressed in Identified Types of Basal Ganglia Neurons

    Thomas Götz;Udo Kraushaar;Jörg Geiger;Joachim Lübke

  • Specialized Electrophysiological Properties of Anatomically Identified Neurons in the Hilar Region of the Rat Fascia Dentata

    Joachim H. R. Lübke;Michael Frotscher;Nelson Spruston

  • Pyramidal neurons in layer 5 of the rat visual cortex. II. Development of electrophysiological properties.

    Ekkehard M. Kasper;Alan U. Larkman;Joachim Lübke;Colin Blakemore

Frequent Co-Authors

Bert Sakmann
Bert Sakmann Max Planck Society
Michael Frotscher
Michael Frotscher Universität Hamburg
Dirk Feldmeyer
Dirk Feldmeyer Forschungszentrum Jülich
Henry Markram
Henry Markram École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Javier DeFelipe
Javier DeFelipe Technical University of Madrid
Peter Jonas
Peter Jonas Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Petra Wahle
Petra Wahle Ruhr University Bochum
Colin Blakemore
Colin Blakemore City University of Hong Kong
Nathalie Rouach
Nathalie Rouach PSL University
Janice R. Naegele
Janice R. Naegele Wesleyan University

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