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Jong M. Rho 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 Jong M. Rho sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 221 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jong M. Rho 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 Jong M. Rho sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jong M. Rho is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience, with a particular focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Physiology, Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Clinical Biochemistry.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics, including:

  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Gut microbiota and health

Selected recent publications by Jong M. Rho include:

  • The metabolic basis of epilepsy, 2022, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • Genotype-phenotype correlations in SCN8A -related disorders reveal prognostic and therapeutic implications, 2021, Brain
  • Pharmacokinetics and central accumulation of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and its bioactive metabolites are influenced by route of administration and sex in rats, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Aberrant Mitochondrial Morphology and Function in the BTBR Mouse Model of Autism Is Improved by Two Weeks of Ketogenic Diet, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Seizure modulation by the gut microbiota and tryptophan-kynurenine metabolism in an animal model of infantile spasms, 2022, EBioMedicine

Jong M. Rho has frequently published in several scientific venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Epilepsia
  • Scientific Reports
  • EBioMedicine
  • Neuropharmacology

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, most notably:

  • Jane Shearer
  • G. Campbell Teskey
  • Chunlong Mu
  • Cezar Gavrilovici
  • Morris H. Scantlebury

Best Publications

  • Optimal clinical management of children receiving the ketogenic diet: Recommendations of the International Ketogenic Diet Study Group

    Eric H. Kossoff;Beth A. Zupec-Kania;Per E. Amark;Karen R. Ballaban-Gil

  • The neuroprotective properties of calorie restriction, the ketogenic diet, and ketone bodies.

    Marwan A. Maalouf;Jong M. Rho;Mark P. Mattson

  • Optimal clinical management of children receiving dietary therapies for epilepsy: Updated recommendations of the International Ketogenic Diet Study Group

    Eric H. Kossoff;Beth A. Zupec‐Kania;Stéphane Auvin;Karen R. Ballaban‐Gil

  • Anticonvulsant mechanisms of the ketogenic diet.

    Kristopher J. Bough;Jong M. Rho

  • The ketogenic diet as a treatment paradigm for diverse neurological disorders.

    Carl E. Stafstrom;Jong M. Rho

  • KETONES INHIBIT MITOCHONDRIAL PRODUCTION OF REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES PRODUCTION FOLLOWING GLUTAMATE EXCITOTOXICITY BY INCREASING NADH OXIDATION

    Marwan Maalouf;Patrick G. Sullivan;Laurie Davis;Do Young Kim

  • The ketogenic diet increases mitochondrial uncoupling protein levels and activity.

    Patrick G. Sullivan;Nancy A. Rippy;Kristina Dorenbos;Rachele C. Concepcion

  • The ketogenic diet is an effective adjuvant to radiation therapy for the treatment of malignant glioma.

    Mohammed G. Abdelwahab;Kathryn E. Fenton;Mark C. Preul;Jong M. Rho

  • Mechanisms of Action of Antiseizure Drugs and the Ketogenic Diet

    Michael A. Rogawski;Wolfgang Löscher;Jong M. Rho

  • Ketogenic diets, mitochondria, and neurological diseases

    Lindsey B. Gano;Manisha Patel;Jong M. Rho

  • Inflammation-Mediated Memory Dysfunction and Effects of a Ketogenic Diet in a Murine Model of Multiple Sclerosis

    Do Young Kim;Junwei Hao;Junwei Hao;Ruolan Liu;Gregory Turner

  • Ketogenic diet modifies the gut microbiota in a murine model of autism spectrum disorder.

    Christopher Newell;Marc R. Bomhof;Raylene A. Reimer;Dustin S. Hittel

  • Mechanism of action of the anticonvulsant felbamate: Opposing effects on N-methyl-D-aspartate and γ-aminobutyric acidA receptors

    Jong M. Rho;Sean D. Donevan;Michael A. Rogawski

  • The ketogenic diet reverses gene expression patterns and reduces reactive oxygen species levels when used as an adjuvant therapy for glioma.

    Phillip Stafford;Mohammed G Abdelwahab;Do Young Kim;Mark C Preul

  • The Pharmacologic Basis of Antiepileptic Drug Action

    Jong M. Rho;Raman Sankar

  • How does the ketogenic diet induce anti-seizure effects?

    Jong M. Rho

  • Ketogenic Diets: An Update for Child Neurologists

    Eric H. Kossoff;Beth A. Zupec-Kania;Jong M. Rho

  • Ketone bodies are protective against oxidative stress in neocortical neurons.

    Do Young Kim;Laurie M. Davis;Patrick G. Sullivan;Marwan Maalouf

  • Direct activation of GABAA receptors by barbiturates in cultured rat hippocampal neurons.

    Jong M. Rho;Sean D. Donevan;Michael A Rogawski

  • Ketogenic diet improves core symptoms of autism in BTBR mice.

    David N. Ruskin;Julia Svedova;Jessica L. Cote;Ursula Sandau

  • The ketogenic diet and epilepsy.

    Do Young Kim;Jong M Rho

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl E. Stafstrom
Carl E. Stafstrom Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Raman Sankar
Raman Sankar University of California, Los Angeles
Susan A. Masino
Susan A. Masino Trinity College
Patrick G. Sullivan
Patrick G. Sullivan University of Kentucky
Michael A. Rogawski
Michael A. Rogawski University of California, Davis
Pierangelo Veggiotti
Pierangelo Veggiotti University of Milan
Jie Wu
Jie Wu Temple University
Eric H. Kossoff
Eric H. Kossoff Johns Hopkins University
Richelle Mychasiuk
Richelle Mychasiuk Monash University
Gaetan Lesca
Gaetan Lesca Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

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