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John W. Swann

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Neuroscience

D-Index
50
Citations
7951
World Ranking
5796
National Ranking
2551

John W. Swann 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 W. Swann sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 124 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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John W. Swann 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 W. Swann sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 41st percentile

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Overview

John W. Swann is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on neuroscience and medicine, with significant contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Swann's work explores multiple subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, genetics, and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist's main research topics cover neuroscience and neuropharmacology, epilepsy research and treatment, neonatal and fetal brain pathology, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, and cellular transport and secretion.

Swann has published articles in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to the following:

  • Annals of Neurology
  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
  • Epilepsia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife

Recent scientific publications authored or coauthored by Swann include:

  • Stxbp1/Munc18-1 haploinsufficiency impairs inhibition and mediates key neurological features of STXBP1 encephalopathy (2020, eLife)
  • A Role for Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 in the Generation of Epileptic Spasms in a murine model (2022, Annals of Neurology)
  • Neocortical Slow Oscillations Implicated in the Generation of Epileptic Spasms (2020, Annals of Neurology)
  • Acthar® Gel (repository corticotropin injection) dose-response relationships in an animal model of epileptic spasms (2021, Epilepsy & Behavior)
  • PAK1 c.1409 T > a (p. Leu470Gln) de novo variant affects the protein kinase domain, leading to epilepsy, macrocephaly, spastic quadriplegia, and hydrocephalus: Case report and review of the literature (2023, American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A)

Swann frequently collaborates with several researchers including:

  • Carlos J. Ballester-Rosado
  • John T. Le
  • Anne E. Anderson
  • James D. Frost
  • Chih-Hong Lee

Best Publications

  • Novel Hippocampal Interneuronal Subtypes Identified Using Transgenic Mice That Express Green Fluorescent Protein in GABAergic Interneurons

    Anthony A. Oliva;Minghui Jiang;Trang Lam;Karen L. Smith

  • Possible mechanisms for long-lasting potentiation of synaptic transmission in hippocampal slices from guinea-pigs.

    P Andersen;S H Sundberg;O Sveen;J W Swann

  • Spine loss and other dendritic abnormalities in epilepsy

    John W. Swann;Salwa Al-Noori;Minghui Jiang;Chong L. Lee

  • Spine Loss and Other Persistent Alterations of Hippocampal Pyramidal Cell Dendrites in a Model of Early-Onset Epilepsy

    Minghui Jiang;Chong L. Lee;Karen L. Smith;John W. Swann

  • Postnatal development of GABA-mediated synaptic inhibition in rat hippocampus.

    J.W. Swann;R.J. Brady;D.L. Martin

  • Penicillin-induced epileptogenesis in immature rat CA3 hippocampal pyramidal cells.

    John W. Swann;Robert J. Brady

  • Reversal of phenotypes in MECP2 duplication mice using genetic rescue or antisense oligonucleotides

    Yehezkel Sztainberg;Hong-mei Chen;John W. Swann;John W. Swann;Shuang Hao

  • Activation of mammalian target of rapamycin in cytomegalic neurons of human cortical dysplasia.

    M. Cecilia Ljungberg;Meenakshi B. Bhattacharjee;Yaojuan Lu;Dawna L. Armstrong

  • Loss of MeCP2 in Parvalbumin-and Somatostatin-Expressing Neurons in Mice Leads to Distinct Rett Syndrome-like Phenotypes

    Aya Ito-Ishida;Kerstin Ure;Kerstin Ure;Hongmei Chen;John W. Swann

  • Curing epilepsy: progress and future directions.

    Margaret P. Jacobs;Gabrielle G. Leblanc;Amy Brooks-Kayal;Frances E. Jensen

  • Loss of mTOR repressors Tsc1 or Pten has divergent effects on excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission in single hippocampal neuron cultures.

    Matthew C. Weston;Hongmei Chen;John W. Swann

  • Multiple Roles for Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling in Both Glutamatergic and GABAergic Synaptic Transmission

    Matthew C. Weston;Hongmei Chen;John W. Swann

  • Axonal remodeling during postnatal maturation of CA3 hippocampal pyramidal neurons.

    Caroline M. Gómez‐Di Cesare;Karen L. Smith;Frank L. Rice;John W. Swann

  • Calcium dependency of synaptic long-lasting potentiation in the hippocampal slice.

    H. Wigström;J. W. Swann;P. Andersen

  • A new animal model of infantile spasms with unprovoked persistent seizures

    Chong L. Lee;James D. Frost;John W. Swann;Richard A. Hrachovy

  • Blockade of Neuronal Activity During Hippocampal Development Produces a Chronic Focal Epilepsy in the Rat

    Cynthia D. Galvan;Richard A. Hrachovy;Karen L. Smith;John W. Swann

  • Spatial learning deficits without hippocampal neuronal loss in a model of early-onset epilepsy.

    C.L Lee;J Hannay;R Hrachovy;S Rashid

  • Effect of curare on responses to different putative neurotransmitters in Aplysia neurons.

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  • Abnormal laminar position and dendrite development of interneurons in the reeler forebrain

    Odessa Yabut;Amy Renfro;Sanyong Niu;John W. Swann

  • Models of pediatric epilepsies: strategies and opportunities.

    Carl E. Stafstrom;Solomon L. Moshé;John W. Swann;Astrid Nehlig

  • Treatment of infantile spasms with high‐dose ACTH

    Unknown

  • Treatment of infantile spasms: emerging insights from clinical and basic science perspectives.

    Carl E. Stafstrom;Barry G. W. Arnason;Tallie Z. Baram;Anna Catania

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Hrachovy
Richard A. Hrachovy Baylor College of Medicine
Anne E. Anderson
Anne E. Anderson Baylor College of Medicine
Huda Y. Zoghbi
Huda Y. Zoghbi Baylor College of Medicine
Gabriella D'Arcangelo
Gabriella D'Arcangelo Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Solomon L. Moshé
Solomon L. Moshé Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Frank L. Rice
Frank L. Rice Albany Medical Center Hospital
Jong M. Rho
Jong M. Rho University of California, San Diego
Carl E. Stafstrom
Carl E. Stafstrom Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Philip A. Schwartzkroin
Philip A. Schwartzkroin University of California, Davis
Oscar Marín
Oscar Marín King's College London

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