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John H. Morrison 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 H. Morrison sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 382 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John H. Morrison 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 H. Morrison sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 133 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1931 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John H. Morrison is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans key areas within Medicine and Neuroscience, highlighting an interdisciplinary approach that bridges several subfields including Neurology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Physiology.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a focus on neuroinflammation, infectious disease mechanisms, and neurodegenerative disorders. Notable papers include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 infects neurons and induces neuroinflammation in a non-human primate model of COVID-19 (2022, Cell Reports)
  • A novel tau-based rhesus monkey model of Alzheimer's pathogenesis (2021, Alzheimer's & Dementia)
  • SARS-CoV-2 induces robust germinal center CD4 T follicular helper cell responses in rhesus macaques (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Multi-GeV Electron Bunches from an All-Optical Laser Wakefield Accelerator (2022, Physical Review X)
  • Head-mounted microendoscopic calcium imaging in dorsal premotor cortex of behaving rhesus macaque (2021, Cell Reports)

Their research output frequently appears in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • American Journal of Primatology
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Smita S. Iyer
  • Danielle Beckman
  • Sean Ott
  • Sonny R. Elizaldi
  • Koen K. A. Van Rompay

The primary topics of their work focus on:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

John H. Morrison has received several recognitions including membership in the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) awarded in 2016, and fellowship status in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) noted in 2006 and 1931.

Best Publications

  • Life and Death of Neurons in the Aging Brain

    John H. Morrison;Patrick R. Hof

  • Enhanced long-term potentiation and impaired learning in mice with mutant postsynaptic density-95 protein

    Martine Migaud;Paul Charlesworth;Maureen Dempster;Lorna C. Webster

  • Tangle and neuron numbers, but not amyloid load, predict cognitive status in Alzheimer's disease.

    Panteleimon Giannakopoulos;François Herrmann;T. Bussiere;T. Bussiere;Constantin Bouras;Constantin Bouras

  • Stress-Induced Alterations in Prefrontal Cortical Dendritic Morphology Predict Selective Impairments in Perceptual Attentional Set-Shifting

    Conor Liston;Melinda M. Miller;Deena S. Goldwater;Jason J. Radley

  • The Brain on Stress: Vulnerability and Plasticity of the Prefrontal Cortex over the Life Course

    Bruce S. McEwen;John H. Morrison

  • The ageing cortical synapse: hallmarks and implications for cognitive decline

    John H. Morrison;Mark G. Baxter

  • Repeated Stress Induces Dendritic Spine Loss in the Rat Medial Prefrontal Cortex

    Jason J. Radley;Anne B. Rocher;Melinda Miller;William G.M. Janssen

  • Chronic behavioral stress induces apical dendritic reorganization in pyramidal neurons of the medial prefrontal cortex

    J. J. Radley;J. J. Radley;H. M. Sisti;J. Hao;A. B. Rocher

  • Transgenic mice expressing an altered murine superoxide dismutase gene provide an animal model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Michael E. Ripps;George W. Huntley;Patrick R. Hof;John H. Morrison

  • Early-onset behavioral and synaptic deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    J. Steven Jacobsen;Chi-Cheng Wu;Jeffrey M. Redwine;Thomas A. Comery

  • Adult male rat hippocampus synthesizes estradiol from pregnenolone by cytochromes P45017α and P450 aromatase localized in neurons

    Yasushi Hojo;Taka-aki Hattori;Taihei Enami;Aizo Furukawa

  • The addicted synapse: mechanisms of synaptic and structural plasticity in nucleus accumbens

    Scott J. Russo;David M. Dietz;Dani Dumitriu;John H. Morrison

  • Laminar and regional distributions of neurofibrillary tangles and neuritic plaques in Alzheimer's disease: a quantitative study of visual and auditory cortices

    David A. Lewis;Michael J. Campbell;Robert D. Terry;John H. Morrison

  • Extrathalamic Modulation of Cortical Function

    Stephen L. Foote;John H. Morrison

  • Dnmt3a regulates emotional behavior and spine plasticity in the nucleus accumbens

    Quincey LaPlant;Quincey LaPlant;Vincent Vialou;Herbert E Covington;Dani Dumitriu

  • Disruption of circadian clocks has ramifications for metabolism, brain, and behavior

    Ilia N. Karatsoreos;Sarah Bhagat;Erik B. Bloss;John H. Morrison

  • NMDA Receptors Subserve Persistent Neuronal Firing during Working Memory in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex

    Min Wang;Yang Yang;Ching Jung Wang;Nao J. Gamo

  • Differential vulnerability of neurochemically identified subpopulations of retinal neurons in a monkey model of glaucoma.

    J. C. Vickers;R. A. Schumer;S. M. Podos;R. F. Wang

  • Monoclonal antibody to neurofilament protein (SMI-32) labels a subpopulation of pyramidal neurons in the human and monkey neocortex

    Michael J. Campbell;John H. Morrison

  • The aging brain: morphomolecular senescence of cortical circuits

    Patrick R. Hof;John H. Morrison

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick R. Hof
Patrick R. Hof Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
William G.M. Janssen
William G.M. Janssen Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Bruce S. McEwen
Bruce S. McEwen Rockefeller University
Constantin Bouras
Constantin Bouras University of Geneva
Floyd E. Bloom
Floyd E. Bloom Scripps Research Institute
Peter R. Rapp
Peter R. Rapp National Institutes of Health
George W. Huntley
George W. Huntley Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
James C. Vickers
James C. Vickers University of Tasmania
Daniel P. Perl
Daniel P. Perl Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
David A. Lewis
David A. Lewis University of Pittsburgh

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