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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 184 525 486 339 308 629 143028
Neuroscience 192 38 32 25 19 569 150265

Karl Deisseroth publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karl Deisseroth between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karl Deisseroth published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 19.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 63 publications in 2013. 44 of the 694 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 63. Peak 63 publications in 2013. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 28 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 46 publications 2012: 34 publications 2013: 63 publications 2014: 40 publications 2015: 52 publications 2016: 54 publications 2017: 49 publications 2018: 38 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 28 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 24 publications
1990 2025

694 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karl Deisseroth: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 2
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 2
1997 1
1998 2
1999 3
2000 2
2001 3
2002 2
2003 1
2004 1
2005 4
2006 5
2007 13
2008 13
2009 28
2010 30
2011 46
2012 34
2013 63
2014 40
2015 52
2016 54
2017 49
2018 38
2019 34
2020 28
2021 33
2022 31
2023 33
2024 20
2025 24
Total 694
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Karl Deisseroth 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 Karl Deisseroth sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 568–577 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 569 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14 569
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Karl Deisseroth 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 Karl Deisseroth sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 163+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 192 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100 192
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2021 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation
  • 2019 - Warren Alpert Foundation Prize For the development of optogenetics as a way to control the activity of specific circuits in the nervous system, to determine their function and ultimately to control them to treat neurological and psychiatric disorders.
  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For molecular and optical tools for discovery and control of neuronal signals behind animal behavior in health and disease.
  • 2018 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2018 - Canada Gairdner International Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2016 - Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for the development and implementation of optogenetics – the programming of neurons to express light-activated ion channels and pumps, so that their electrical activity can be controlled by light.
  • 2015 - BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
  • 2015 - Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research
  • 2015 - Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
  • 2014 - Keio Medical Science Prize, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
  • 2014 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Neurosciences
  • 2013 - Richard Lounsbery Award, National Academy of Sciences and the French Academy of Sciences for pioneering the technology called optogenetics in which insertion of a single bacterial protein into a neuron allows exquisite control of the neuron with light.
  • 2013 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
  • 2013 - The Brain Prize, Lundbeck Foundation For their invention and refinement of optogenetics. This revolutionary technique allows genetically specified populations of neurons to be turned on or off with light, offering not only the ability to elucidate the characteristics of normal and abnormal neural circuitry but also new approaches to treatment of brain disorders
  • 2012 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2011 - Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Development and Application of Optogenetics for Studying Neural Circuit Functions.
  • 2011 - W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • 2010 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2009 - Golden Brain Award, Minerva Foundation
  • 2005 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award

Overview

Karl Deisseroth is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Biophysics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main research topics covered in their work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, Neural dynamics and brain function, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior.

Several recent papers highlight Karl Deisseroth's contributions across multiple high-profile journals:

  • Topological supramolecular network enabled high-conductivity, stretchable organic bioelectronics, 2022, Science
  • Maturation and circuit integration of transplanted human cortical organoids, 2022, Nature
  • Deep posteromedial cortical rhythm in dissociation, 2020, Nature
  • Cardiogenic control of affective behavioural state, 2023, Nature
  • Cerebellar nuclei evolved by repeatedly duplicating a conserved cell-type set, 2020, Science

Frequent collaborators include Charu Ramakrishnan, Lief E. Fenno, Yoon Seok Kim, and Zhenan Bao.

Karl Deisseroth has published extensively in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell, Neuron, UNC Libraries, and Science.

In addition to journal publications, Karl Deisseroth has authored books, including "Les fils tressés de nos sentiments," published by Dunod in 2022.

Their work has been recognized through numerous awards and honors, including:

  • Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, 2021
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2019, for molecular and optical tools for discovery and control of neuronal signals behind animal behavior in health and disease
  • Warren Alpert Foundation Prize, 2019, for development of optogenetics as a tool to control nervous system circuits
  • Canada Gairdner International Award, 2018
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2018
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, 2017
  • Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, 2016, for development and implementation of optogenetics
  • BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award, 2015
  • Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences, 2015
  • Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research, 2015
  • Keio Medical Science Prize, 2014
  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, 2014, Neurosciences
  • Richard Lounsbery Award, 2013, for pioneering optogenetics technology
  • The Brain Prize, Lundbeck Foundation, 2013, for invention and refinement of optogenetics
  • Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award, 2013
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012
  • Perl-UNC Prize, 2011, for development and application of optogenetics to study neural circuits
  • W. Alden Spencer Award, 2011
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine, 2010
  • Golden Brain Award, Minerva Foundation, 2009
  • National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award, 2005

Best Publications

  • Millisecond-timescale, genetically targeted optical control of neural activity.

    Edward S Boyden;Feng Zhang;Ernst Bamberg;Georg Nagel

  • Driving fast-spiking cells induces gamma rhythm and controls sensory responses

    Jessica A. Cardin;Marie Carlén;Marie Carlén;Konstantinos Meletis;Konstantinos Meletis;Ulf Knoblich

  • Parvalbumin neurons and gamma rhythms enhance cortical circuit performance

    Vikaas S. Sohal;Feng Zhang;Ofer Yizhar;Karl Deisseroth

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

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

  • Optogenetics in neural systems.

    Ofer Yizhar;Lief E. Fenno;Thomas J. Davidson;Murtaza Mogri

  • The Development and Application of Optogenetics

    Lief Fenno;Ofer Yizhar;Karl Deisseroth

  • Regulation of parkinsonian motor behaviours by optogenetic control of basal ganglia circuitry

    Alexxai V Kravitz;Benjamin S Freeze;Philip R L Parker;Kenneth Kay

  • Multimodal fast optical interrogation of neural circuitry

    Feng Zhang;Li-Ping Wang;Martin Brauner;Jana F. Liewald

  • Optogenetic stimulation of a hippocampal engram activates fear memory recall

    Xu Liu;Steve Ramirez;Petti T. Pang;Corey B. Puryear

  • Optical Deconstruction of Parkinsonian Neural Circuitry

    Viviana Gradinaru;Murtaza Mogri;Kimberly R. Thompson;Jaimie M. Henderson

  • Three-dimensional intact-tissue sequencing of single-cell transcriptional states.

    Xiao Wang;William E. Allen;Matthew A. Wright;Emily L. Sylwestrak

  • Optogenetics: 10 years of microbial opsins in neuroscience

    Karl Deisseroth

  • Neural substrates of awakening probed with optogenetic control of hypocretin neurons

    Antoine Roger Adamantidis;Feng Zhang;Alexander M Aravanis;Karl Deisseroth

  • Phasic Firing in Dopaminergic Neurons Is Sufficient for Behavioral Conditioning

    Hsing-Chen Tsai;Feng Zhang;Antoine Roger Adamantidis;Garret D Stuber

  • Natural Neural Projection Dynamics Underlying Social Behavior

    Lisa A. Gunaydin;Logan Grosenick;Joel C. Finkelstein;Isaac V. Kauvar

  • Amygdala circuitry mediating reversible and bidirectional control of anxiety

    Kay M. Tye;Rohit Prakash;Sung-Yon Kim;Lief E. Fenno

  • Input-specific control of reward and aversion in the ventral tegmental area

    Stephan Lammel;Byung Kook Lim;Chen Ran;Kee Wui Huang

  • CREB Phosphorylation and Dephosphorylation: A Ca2+- and Stimulus Duration–Dependent Switch for Hippocampal Gene Expression

    Haruhiko Bito;Karl Deisseroth;Richard W Tsien

  • Rapid regulation of depression-related behaviours by control of midbrain dopamine neurons

    Dipesh Chaudhury;Jessica J. Walsh;Allyson K. Friedman;Barbara Juarez

  • Molecular and Cellular Approaches for Diversifying and Extending Optogenetics

    Viviana Gradinaru;Feng Zhang;Charu Ramakrishnan;Joanna Mattis

  • Neocortical excitation/inhibition balance in information processing and social

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Charu Ramakrishnan
Charu Ramakrishnan Stanford University
Viviana Gradinaru
Viviana Gradinaru California Institute of Technology
Ofer Yizhar
Ofer Yizhar Weizmann Institute of Science
Scott L. Delp
Scott L. Delp Stanford University
Ilana B. Witten
Ilana B. Witten Princeton University
Kay M. Tye
Kay M. Tye Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Peter Hegemann
Peter Hegemann Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Robert C. Malenka
Robert C. Malenka Stanford University
Liqun Luo
Liqun Luo Stanford University

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