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Kenneth A. Pelkey

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Neuroscience

D-Index
41
Citations
8669
World Ranking
7779
National Ranking
3340

Kenneth A. Pelkey 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 Kenneth A. Pelkey sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 74 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Kenneth A. Pelkey 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 Kenneth A. Pelkey sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 41 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Kenneth A. Pelkey is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within neuroscience and related biological sciences, with a significant focus on cellular and molecular mechanisms as well as genetic factors influencing neural function.

Their recent publications include:

  • Viral manipulation of functionally distinct interneurons in mice, non-human primates and humans, 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • Optimizing Nervous System-Specific Gene Targeting with Cre Driver Lines: Prevalence of Germline Recombination and Influencing Factors, 2020, Neuron
  • Activity-dependent tuning of intrinsic excitability in mouse and human neurogliaform cells, 2020, eLife
  • Paradoxical network excitation by glutamate release from VGluT3+ GABAergic interneurons, 2020, eLife
  • A biomarker-authenticated model of schizophrenia implicating NPTX2 loss of function, 2021, Science Advances

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authorship with the following researchers:

  • Chris J. McBain
  • Ramesh Chittajallu
  • Xiaoqing Yuan
  • Steven Hunt
  • Geoffrey Vargish

Pelkey's research is published in various venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuron
  • eLife
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Neuroscience

Their main fields of study encompass:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, subfields of study addressed in their work include:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Genetics
  • Developmental Neuroscience

The primary research topics covered in their publications are:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery

Best Publications

  • Young Dentate Granule Cells Mediate Pattern Separation, whereas Old Granule Cells Facilitate Pattern Completion

    Toshiaki Nakashiba;Jesse D. Cushman;Kenneth A. Pelkey;Sophie Renaudineau

  • Hippocampal GABAergic Inhibitory Interneurons.

    Kenneth A. Pelkey;Ramesh Chittajallu;Michael T. Craig;Ludovic Tricoire;Ludovic Tricoire

  • Transient incorporation of native GluR2-lacking AMPA receptors during hippocampal long-term potentiation

    Karen Plant;Kenneth A Pelkey;Zuner A Bortolotto;Daiju Morita;Daiju Morita

  • Regulation of Neuregulin Signaling by PSD-95 Interacting with ErbB4 at CNS Synapses

    Yang Z. Huang;Yang Z. Huang;Yang Z. Huang;Sandra Won;Declan W. Ali;Qiang Wang;Qiang Wang;Qiang Wang

  • Narp regulates homeostatic scaling of excitatory synapses on parvalbumin-expressing interneurons.

    Michael C Chang;Joo Min Park;Kenneth A Pelkey;Heidi L Grabenstatter

  • CAKβ/Pyk2 Kinase Is a Signaling Link for Induction of Long-Term Potentiation in CA1 Hippocampus

    Yue-Qiao Huang;Wei-Yang Lu;Declan W Ali;Kenneth A Pelkey

  • A Blueprint for the Spatiotemporal Origins of Mouse Hippocampal Interneuron Diversity

    Ludovic Tricoire;Kenneth A. Pelkey;Brian E. Erkkila;Brian W. Jeffries

  • NPTX2 and cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease

    Mei Fang Xiao;Desheng Xu;Michael T. Craig;Kenneth A. Pelkey

  • Pentraxins coordinate excitatory synapse maturation and circuit integration of parvalbumin interneurons

    Kenneth A. Pelkey;Elizabeth Barksdale;Michael T. Craig;Xiaoqing Yuan

  • Viral manipulation of functionally distinct interneurons in mice, non-human primates and humans

    Douglas Vormstein-Schneider;Jessica D. Lin;Kenneth A. Pelkey;Ramesh Chittajallu

  • Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP Is a Tonic Brake on Induction of Long-Term Potentiation

    Kenneth A Pelkey;Rand Askalan;Surojit Paul;Lorraine V Kalia

  • mGluR7 Is a Metaplastic Switch Controlling Bidirectional Plasticity of Feedforward Inhibition

    Kenneth A. Pelkey;Gabriela Lavezzari;Claudia Racca;Katherine W. Roche

  • An Essential Role for PICK1 in NMDA Receptor-Dependent Bidirectional Synaptic Plasticity

    Akira Terashima;Kenneth A. Pelkey;Jong Cheol Rah;Young Ho Suh

  • Optimizing Nervous System-Specific Gene Targeting with Cre Driver Lines : Prevalence of Germline Recombination and Influencing Factors

    Lin Luo;Mateusz C. Ambrozkiewicz;Fritz Benseler;Cui Chen

  • Common Origins of Hippocampal Ivy and Nitric Oxide Synthase Expressing Neurogliaform Cells

    Ludovic Tricoire;Kenneth A. Pelkey;Michael I. Daw;Vitor H. Sousa

  • Unique domain anchoring of Src to synaptic NMDA receptors via the mitochondrial protein NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2

    Jeffrey R. Gingrich;Kenneth A. Pelkey;Sami R. Fam;Yueqiao Huang

  • mGluR7 undergoes rapid internalization in response to activation by the allosteric agonist AMN082.

    Kenneth A. Pelkey;Xiaoqing Yuan;Gabriela Lavezzari;Katherine W. Roche

  • Developmental expression of Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors underlies depolarization-induced long-term depression at mossy fiber CA3 pyramid synapses.

    Michelle T.W. Ho;Kenneth A. Pelkey;Lisa Topolnik;Lisa Topolnik;Ronald S. Petralia

  • Dual origins of functionally distinct O-LM interneurons revealed by differential 5-HT 3A R expression

    Ramesh Chittajallu;Michael T Craig;Ashley McFarland;Xiaoqing Yuan

  • Neto1 Is an Auxiliary Subunit of Native Synaptic Kainate Receptors

    Man Tang;Kenneth A. Pelkey;David Ng;Evgueni Ivakine

  • Compartmentalized Ca2+ Channel Regulation at Divergent Mossy-Fiber Release Sites Underlies Target Cell-Dependent Plasticity

    Kenneth A. Pelkey;Lisa Topolnik;Jean-Claude Lacaille;Chris J. McBain

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris J. McBain
Chris J. McBain National Institutes of Health
Ramesh Chittajallu
Ramesh Chittajallu National Institutes of Health
Ronald S. Petralia
Ronald S. Petralia National Institutes of Health
Michael W. Salter
Michael W. Salter University of Toronto
Paul F. Worley
Paul F. Worley Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Kareem A. Zaghloul
Kareem A. Zaghloul National Institutes of Health
Gord Fishell
Gord Fishell Harvard Medical School
John T.R. Isaac
John T.R. Isaac Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Jean-Claude Lacaille
Jean-Claude Lacaille University of Montreal
Susumu Tonegawa
Susumu Tonegawa MIT

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