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John E. Dowling 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 John E. Dowling sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 343 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John E. Dowling 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 John E. Dowling sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 112 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - The Llura Liggett Gund Award, Foundation Fighting Blindness for his groundbreaking work in understanding the functional organization of the retina, including synaptic organization, electrical responses of retinal neurons, and the exchange of retinoids in the visual cycle. Dowling's discoveries have been essential to the work of virtually every retinal researcher over the last several decades.
  • 1981 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1978 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1976 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1972 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

John E. Dowling is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to retinal development and disorders as well as molecular biology and neuroscience, with concentration in biochemical and genetic aspects.

The main fields of study for Dowling's work include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Key subfields cover Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Cell Biology, and Neurology.

Dowling's recent publications reflect these themes and include the following papers:

  • "Vitamin A: its many roles-from vision and synaptic plasticity to infant mortality," 2020, Journal of Comparative Physiology A
  • "Restoring vision to the blind," 2020, Science

In addition to works where Dowling is the primary author, other relevant publications in frequent venues related to their field include:

  • "Rods Contribute to Visual Behavior in Larval Zebrafish," 2020, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • "A connectomics approach to understanding a retinal disease," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Neuromodulation: Actions of Dopamine, Retinoic Acid, Nitric Oxide, and Other Substances on Retinal Horizontal Cells," 2023, Eye and Brain

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Dowling include Charles L. Zucker, Paul S. Bernstein, Richard Schalek, Jeff W. Lichtman, and Prahatha Venkatraman. These collaborations indicate a network engaged in various aspects of retinal and neural research.

The main research topics covered by Dowling encompass:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications

John E. Dowling has received several awards and recognitions, including:

  • The Llura Liggett Gund Award from the Foundation Fighting Blindness in 2001 for contributions to understanding retinal function and retinoid exchange
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1981
  • Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1978
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1976
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1972

Best Publications

  • The Retina: An Approachable Part of the Brain

    John E. Dowling

  • Organization of the retina of the mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus. II. Intracellular recording.

    Frank S. Werblin;John E. Dowling

  • Organization of the primate retina: electron microscopy.

    J. E. Dowling;Brian Blundell Boycott

  • Inherited retinal dystrophy in the rat.

    John E. Dowling;Richard L. Sidman

  • Intracellular responses of the Müller (glial) cells of mudpuppy retina: their relation to b-wave of the electroretinogram

    R F Miller;J E Dowling

  • Chemistry of visual adaptation in the rat.

    John E. Dowling

  • Organization of the Primate Retina: Light Microscopy

    B. B. Boycott;J. E. Dowling;Helga Kolb

  • Early retinal development in the zebrafish, Danio rerio: Light and electron microscopic analyses

    Ellen A. Schmitt;John E. Dowling

  • The Vertebrate Retina

    John E. Dowling;Mark W. Dubin

  • A behavioral screen for isolating zebrafish mutants with visual system defects

    Susan E. Brockerhoff;James B. Hurley;Ulrike Janssen-Bienhold;Stephan C. F. Neuhauss

  • Behavioral screening for cocaine sensitivity in mutagenized zebrafish.

    Tristan Darland;John E. Dowling

  • The interplexiform cell system. I. Synapses of the dopaminergic neurons of the goldfish retina.

    J. E. Dowling;Berndt Ehinger

  • Organization of retina of the mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus. I. Synaptic structure.

    J E Dowling;F S Werblin

  • Erratum to: 36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine: Brussels, Belgium. 15-18 March 2016

    R. M. Bateman;M. D. Sharpe;J. E. Jagger;C. G. Ellis

  • Synaptic Organization of the Frog Retina: An Electron Microscopic Analysis Comparing the Retinas of Frogs and Primates

    J. E. Dowling

  • Dopamine decreases conductance of the electrical junctions between cultured retinal horizontal cells

    Eric M. Lasater;John E. Dowling

  • Dopamine enhances excitatory amino acid-gated conductances in cultured retinal horizontal cells

    Andrew G. Knapp;John E. Dowling

  • The oscillatory potentials of the mudpuppy retina.

    L Wachtmeister;J E Dowling

  • Adaptation in Skate Photoreceptors

    John E. Dowling;Harris Ripps

  • Organization of vertebrate retinas.

    John E. Dowling

  • Effect of Magnesium on Horizontal Cell Activity in the Skate Retina

    John E. Dowling;John E. Dowling;John E. Dowling;Harris Ripps;Harris Ripps;Harris Ripps

  • Novel GABA responses from rod-driven retinal horizontal cells

    Haohua Qian;John E. Dowling

Frequent Co-Authors

Harris Ripps
Harris Ripps University of Illinois at Chicago
Robert C. Atkins
Robert C. Atkins Monash Medical Centre
Rinaldo Bellomo
Rinaldo Bellomo Monash University
Michael Bailey
Michael Bailey Monash University
Stuart A. Lipton
Stuart A. Lipton Scripps Research Institute
James B. Hurley
James B. Hurley University of Washington
Peter McCaffery
Peter McCaffery University of Aberdeen
Jeff W. Lichtman
Jeff W. Lichtman Harvard University
David J. Nikolic-Paterson
David J. Nikolic-Paterson Monash Medical Centre
Gordon L. Fain
Gordon L. Fain University of California, Los Angeles

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