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Joseph R. Fetcho

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Neuroscience

D-Index
46
Citations
8783
World Ranking
6665
National Ranking
2895

Joseph R. Fetcho 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 Joseph R. Fetcho sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 82 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Joseph R. Fetcho 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 Joseph R. Fetcho sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2009 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award
  • 1992 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Joseph R. Fetcho is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions in Neuroscience. Their work delves into subfields such as Biophysics, Cell Biology, Neurology, Molecular Biology, and Immunology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging

Their recent publications highlight advancements in microscopy and imaging applied to neuroscience and zebrafish models. Selected papers include:

  • Deep three-photon imaging of the brain in intact adult zebrafish, 2020, Nature Methods
  • Whole-brain optical access in a small adult vertebrate with two- and three-photon microscopy, 2022, iScience
  • A large field-of-view, single-cell-resolution two- and three-photon microscope for deep and wide imaging, 2024, eLight
  • Deep-Tissue Three-Photon Fluorescence Microscopy in Intact Mouse and Zebrafish Brain, 2022, Journal of Visualized Experiments
  • Z-REX: shepherding reactive electrophiles to specific proteins expressed tissue specifically or ubiquitously, and recording the resultant functional electrophile-induced redox responses in larval fish, 2023, Nature Protocols

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Nature Protocols
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Methods
  • eLight

Collaborations form a significant part of their work. Frequent coauthors include Kristine E. Kolkman, Chris Xu, Najva Akbari, Rose L. Tatarsky, and Andrew H. Bass.

Joseph R. Fetcho has been recognized through several awards over the years. These include:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2012
  • National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award, 2009
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1992

Best Publications

  • Laser Ablations Reveal Functional Relationships of Segmental Hindbrain Neurons in Zebrafish

    Katharine S Liu;Joseph R Fetcho

  • A topographic map of recruitment in spinal cord

    David L. McLean;Jingyi Fan;Shin Ichi Higashijima;Melina E. Hale

  • Continuous shifts in the active set of spinal interneurons during changes in locomotor speed

    David L McLean;Mark A Masino;Ingrid Y Y Koh;W Brent Lindquist

  • Ontogeny and Innervation Patterns of Dopaminergic, Noradrenergic, and Serotonergic Neurons in Larval Zebrafish

    David L. McLean;Joseph R. Fetcho

  • Imaging the functional organization of zebrafish hindbrain segments during escape behaviors.

    Donald M O'Malley;Yen-Hong Kao;Joseph R Fetcho

  • Imaging neuronal activity during zebrafish behavior with a genetically encoded calcium indicator.

    Shin Ichi Higashijima;Mark A. Masino;Gail Mandel;Joseph R. Fetcho

  • A confocal study of spinal interneurons in living larval zebrafish

    Melina E. Hale;Dale A. Ritter;Dale A. Ritter;Joseph R. Fetcho

  • Distribution of prospective glutamatergic, glycinergic, and GABAergic neurons in embryonic and larval zebrafish.

    Shin Ichi Higashijima;Shin Ichi Higashijima;Gail Mandel;Gail Mandel;Joseph R. Fetcho

  • Cyclic AMP-induced repair of zebrafish spinal circuits

    Dimple H. Bhatt;Stefanie J. Otto;Brett Depoister;Joseph R. Fetcho

  • In Vivo Imaging of Zebrafish Reveals Differences in the Spinal Networks for Escape and Swimming Movements

    Dale A. Ritter;Dimple H. Bhatt;Joseph R. Fetcho

  • Fictive swimming motor patterns in wild type and mutant larval zebrafish

    Mark A. Masino;Joseph R. Fetcho

  • A structural and functional ground plan for neurons in the hindbrain of zebrafish

    Amina Kinkhabwala;Michael Riley;Minoru Koyama;Joost Monen

  • Engrailed-1 expression marks a primitive class of inhibitory spinal interneuron.

    Shin Ichi Higashijima;Mark A. Masino;Gail Mandel;Joseph R. Fetcho

  • Spinal Interneurons Differentiate Sequentially from Those Driving the Fastest Swimming Movements in Larval Zebrafish to Those Driving the Slowest Ones

    David L. McLean;Joseph R. Fetcho

  • Neuronal networks underlying the escape response in goldfish. General implications for motor control.

    Donald S. Faber;Joseph R. Fetcho;Henri Korn

  • In Vivo Imaging of Myelin in the Vertebrate Central Nervous System Using Third Harmonic Generation Microscopy

    Matthew J. Farrar;Frank W. Wise;Joseph R. Fetcho;Chris B. Schaffer

  • Visualization of active neural circuitry in the spinal cord of intact zebrafish

    J. R. Fetcho;D. M. O'Malley

  • Mapping a sensory-motor network onto a structural and functional ground plan in the hindbrain

    Minoru Koyama;Amina Kinkhabwala;Chie Satou;Shin-ichi Higashijima

  • Chronic in vivo imaging in the mouse spinal cord using an implanted chamber

    Matthew J Farrar;Ida M Bernstein;Donald H Schlafer;Thomas A Cleland

  • Zebrafish as a Model System for Studying Neuronal Circuits and Behaviora

    Joseph R. Fetcho;Katharine S. Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Shin-ichi Higashijima
Shin-ichi Higashijima National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Gail Mandel
Gail Mandel Oregon Health & Science University
Chris Xu
Chris Xu Cornell University
Frank W. Wise
Frank W. Wise Cornell University
Karel Svoboda
Karel Svoboda Allen Institute
Thomas A. Cleland
Thomas A. Cleland Cornell University
Henri Korn
Henri Korn Institut Pasteur
Clara Franzini-Armstrong
Clara Franzini-Armstrong University of Pennsylvania
David A. Lyons
David A. Lyons University of Edinburgh
Rainer W. Friedrich
Rainer W. Friedrich Friedrich Miescher Institute

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