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 Kai Kaila sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 248 publications — 74th percentile
74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kai Kaila sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 91 D-Index — 89th percentile
89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.
Kai Kaila is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has made contributions across several interconnected disciplines including Neuroscience, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans multiple subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Neurology.
Their work focuses on topics like Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neonatal and Fetal Brain Pathology, Epilepsy Research and Treatment, Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep, Ion Channel Regulation and Function, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, as well as Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research.
Kaila has coauthored numerous publications with frequent collaborators including Juha Voipio, Samu Kurki, Tommi Ala-Kurikka, Alexey S. Pospelov, and Wolfgang Löscher. The publications have appeared predominantly in journals such as Epilepsia, EMBO Reports, PLoS ONE, Trends in Neurosciences, and Acta Neuropathologica Communications.
Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Kaila include:
Kaila's research contributions reflect an emphasis on understanding molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying brain development, neurological disorders, and related pharmacology. The scientist's work includes studies on ion transporter proteins such as KCC2 and NKCC1, exploring their roles in cortical development and potential pharmacological targeting.
The frequent appearance in the journal Epilepsia, with six publications, indicates sustained involvement in epilepsy research and treatment investigations. Meanwhile, contributions in major interdisciplinary venues confirm engagement with broader neurological and molecular biology topics.
Claudio Rivera;Juha Voipio;John A. Payne;Eva Ruusuvuori
C. J. Stam;W. de Haan;A. Daffertshofer;B. F. Jones
John A Payne;Claudio Rivera;Juha Voipio;Kai Kaila
Peter Blaesse;Matti S. Airaksinen;Claudio Rivera;Kai Kaila
J. Matias Palva;Satu Palva;Kai Kaila
Kai Kaila
Kai Kaila;Theodore J. Price;John A. Payne;Martin Puskarjov
Gilles Huberfeld;Lucia Wittner;Stéphane Clemenceau;Michel Baulac
M. Chesler;K. Kaila
Claudio Rivera;Hong Li;Judith Thomas-Crusells;Hannele Lahtinen
Claudio Rivera;Juha Voipio;Judith Thomas-Crusells;Hong Li
S. Vanhatalo;J. M. Palva;M. D. Holmes;J. W. Miller
György Buzsáki;Kai Kaila;Marcus Raichle
Kai Kaila;Karri Lamsa;Sergei Smirnov;Tomi Taira
Claudio Rivera;Juha Voipio;Kai Kaila
R Hari;K Kaila;T Katila;T Tuomisto
Mark Farrant;Kai Kaila
P. Tallgren;S. Vanhatalo;K. Kaila;J. Voipio
K. Kaila;J. Voipio
Sampsa Vanhatalo;Kai Kaila
Hong Li;Stanislav Khirug;Chunlin Cai;Anastasia Ludwig
Tamara Shiner;Ben Seymour;Klaus Wunderlich;Ciaran Hill
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