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D-Index
93
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32926
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985
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526

John R. Huguenard 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 R. Huguenard sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 244 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John R. Huguenard 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 R. Huguenard sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 93 D-Index — 90th percentile

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

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John R. Huguenard is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a significant emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience as well as molecular biology.

The main scientific fields of study covered by their work include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broad fields, they have further specialized in several subfields:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Genetics

Their research topics span across various areas in neuroscience and neuropharmacology as well as neural dynamics and brain function. Specific topics frequently addressed include:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Epilepsy research and treatment

John R. Huguenard has contributed to numerous publications in a variety of scientific venues. Their most frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • eLife
  • Nature
  • Epilepsy currents/Epilepsy currents

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by them are:

  • Maturation and circuit integration of transplanted human cortical organoids, 2022, Nature
  • Long-term maturation of human cortical organoids matches key early postnatal transitions, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • NF1 mutation drives neuronal activity-dependent initiation of optic glioma, 2021, Nature
  • Neuronal defects in a human cellular model of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Atlas of the aging mouse brain reveals white matter as vulnerable foci, 2023, Cell

The frequent collaborators in their research include the following co-authors:

  • Gabrielle Devienne
  • Jacob M. Hull
  • Sergiu P. Pașca
  • Michelle Monje
  • Omer Revah

In 2015, John R. Huguenard was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Neocortical excitation/inhibition balance in information processing and social dysfunction

    Ofer Yizhar;Ofer Yizhar;Lief E. Fenno;Matthias Prigge;Franziska Schneider

  • Functional cortical neurons and astrocytes from human pluripotent stem cells in 3D culture

    Anca M Paşca;Steven A Sloan;Laura E Clarke;Yuan Tian

  • Assembly of functionally integrated human forebrain spheroids

    Fikri Birey;Jimena Andersen;Christopher D. Makinson;Saiful Islam

  • A call for transparent reporting to optimize the predictive value of preclinical research

    Story C. Landis;Susan G. Amara;Khusru Asadullah;Chris P. Austin

  • Low-Threshold Calcium Currents in Central Nervous System Neurons

    J R Huguenard

  • A model of the electrophysiological properties of thalamocortical relay neurons

    D. A. McCormick;J. R. Huguenard

  • A novel T-type current underlies prolonged Ca(2+)-dependent burst firing in GABAergic neurons of rat thalamic reticular nucleus

    JR Huguenard;DA Prince

  • Closed-loop optogenetic control of thalamus as a tool for interrupting seizures after cortical injury.

    Jeanne T Paz;Thomas J Davidson;Eric S Frechette;Bruno Delord

  • Characterization of ethosuximide reduction of low-threshold calcium current in thalamic neurons.

    Douglas A. Coulter;John R. Huguenard;David A. Prince

  • Simulation of the currents involved in rhythmic oscillations in thalamic relay neurons.

    John R. Huguenard;David A. Mccormick

  • A model of spike initiation in neocortical pyramidal neurons.

    Zachary F. Mainen;Zachary F. Mainen;Jasdan Joerges;John R. Huguenard;Terrence J. Sejnowski;Terrence J. Sejnowski

  • Maturation and circuit integration of transplanted human cortical organoids

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  • Cholinergic switching within neocortical inhibitory networks

    Zixiu Xiang;John R. Huguenard;David A. Prince

  • Calcium currents in rat thalamocortical relay neurones: kinetic properties of the transient, low‐threshold current.

    D A Coulter;J R Huguenard;D A Prince

  • Reliability of human cortical organoid generation.

    Se-Jin Yoon;Lubayna S. Elahi;Anca M. Pașca;Rebecca M. Marton

  • Anatomically Defined and Functionally Distinct Dorsal Raphe Serotonin Sub-systems

    Jing Ren;Drew Friedmann;Jing Xiong;Cindy D. Liu

  • Thalamic synchrony and dynamic regulation of global forebrain oscillations

    John R. Huguenard;David A. McCormick

  • Neurons that Fire Together Also Conspire Together: Is Normal Sleep Circuitry Hijacked to Generate Epilepsy?

    Mark P. Beenhakker;John R. Huguenard

  • Dendritic Low-Threshold Calcium Currents in Thalamic Relay Cells

    Alain Destexhe;Mike Neubig;Daniel Ulrich;John Huguenard

  • A Developmental Switch of AMPA Receptor Subunits in Neocortical Pyramidal Neurons

    Sanjay S. Kumar;Alberto Bacci;Viktor Kharazia;John R. Huguenard

  • Reciprocal Inhibitory Connections and Network Synchrony in the Mammalian Thalamus

    Molly M. Huntsman;Darrell M. Porcello;Gregg E. Homanics;Timothy M. DeLorey

  • Neocortical excitation/inhibition balance in information processing and social

    Lief E. Fenno;Matthias Prigge;Franziska Schneider;Thomas J. Davidson

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Prince
David A. Prince Stanford University
Vikaas S. Sohal
Vikaas S. Sohal University of California, San Francisco
Douglas A. Coulter
Douglas A. Coulter Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Alain Destexhe
Alain Destexhe Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth Stanford University
David A. McCormick
David A. McCormick University of Oregon
Eric I. Knudsen
Eric I. Knudsen Stanford University
Paul S. Buckmaster
Paul S. Buckmaster Stanford University
Charles L. Cox
Charles L. Cox Michigan State University
Daniel H. Geschwind
Daniel H. Geschwind University of California, Los Angeles

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