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Leslie C. Griffith

Leslie C. Griffith

Brandeis University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
11526
World Ranking
14409
National Ranking
6067

Leslie C. Griffith publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leslie C. Griffith sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 145 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Leslie C. Griffith D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leslie C. Griffith sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1994 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Leslie C. Griffith is affiliated with Brandeis University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans cellular and molecular neuroscience, genetics, endocrine and autonomic systems, cognitive neuroscience, and molecular biology.

Griffith's main research topics include:

  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

They have published papers in a variety of scientific venues, frequently appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature
  • Neuroscience Bulletin

Some of the recent papers authored by Leslie C. Griffith include:

  • "Covert sleep-related biological processes are revealed by probabilistic analysis in Drosophila", 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Availability of food determines the need for sleep in memory consolidation", 2020, Nature
  • "The Role of Dopamine in Associative Learning in Drosophila: An Updated Unified Model", 2021, Neuroscience Bulletin
  • "The conserved microRNA miR-34 regulates synaptogenesis via coordination of distinct mechanisms in presynaptic and postsynaptic cells", 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Widespread posttranscriptional regulation of cotransmission", 2023, Science Advances

Frequent collaborators in Leslie C. Griffith's research include:

  • Yunpeng Zhang
  • Mohamed Adel
  • Emmanuel J. Rivera-Rodriguez
  • Timothy D. Wiggin
  • Michael Hobin

Griffith's work has been recognized through fellowships with scientific organizations, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2017
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1994

Best Publications

  • Regulatory Phosphorylation of AMPA-Type Glutamate Receptors by CaM-KII During Long-Term Potentiation

    Andres Barria;Dominique Muller;Victor Derkach;Leslie C. Griffith

  • PDF Cells Are a GABA-Responsive Wake-Promoting Component of the Drosophila Sleep Circuit

    Katherine M. Parisky;Jose Agosto;Jose Agosto;Stefan R. Pulver;Yuhua Shang;Yuhua Shang

  • Light-arousal and circadian photoreception circuits intersect at the large PDF cells of the Drosophila brain

    Yuhua Shang;Leslie C. Griffith;Michael Rosbash

  • Temporal Dynamics of Neuronal Activation by Channelrhodopsin-2 and TRPA1 Determine Behavioral Output in Drosophila Larvae

    Stefan R. Pulver;Stanislov L. Pashkovski;Nicholas J. Hornstein;Paul A. Garrity

  • Regulation of DLG Localization at Synapses by CaMKII-Dependent Phosphorylation

    Young Ho Koh;Evgenya Popova;Ulrich Thomas;Leslie C Griffith

  • Postsynaptic Inhibitors of Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II Block Induction But Not Maintenance of Pairing-Induced Long-Term Potentiation

    Nikolai Otmakhov;Leslie C. Griffith;John E. Lisman

  • Generalization of Courtship Learning in Drosophila Is Mediated by cis-Vaccenyl Acetate

    Aki Ejima;Benjamin P.C. Smith;Christophe Lucas;Wynand van der Goes van Naters

  • Circadian neuron feedback controls the Drosophila sleep–activity profile

    Fang Guo;Fang Guo;Junwei Yu;Hyung Jae Jung;Hyung Jae Jung;Katharine C. Abruzzi;Katharine C. Abruzzi

  • Inhibition of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase in drosophila disrupts behavioral plasticity

    Leslie C. Griffith;Lynne M. Verselis;Kay Marie Aitken;Charalambos P. Kyriacou

  • Modulation of GABAA receptor desensitization uncouples sleep onset and maintenance in Drosophila

    Jose Agosto;James C Choi;James C Choi;Katherine M Parisky;Geoffrey Stilwell

  • A gustatory receptor paralogue controls rapid warmth avoidance in Drosophila

    Lina Ni;Peter Bronk;Elaine C. Chang;April M. Lowell

  • High-resolution positional tracking for long-term analysis of Drosophila sleep and locomotion using the "tracker" program.

    Nathan C. Donelson;Eugene Z. Kim;Justin B. Slawson;Christopher G. Vecsey

  • Electrophysiological and Morphological Characterization of Identified Motor Neurons in the Drosophila Third Instar Larva Central Nervous System

    James C. Choi;Demian Park;Leslie C. Griffith

  • A single pair of neurons links sleep to memory consolidation in Drosophila melanogaster

    Paula R Haynes;Bethany L Christmann;Leslie C Griffith

  • Autonomous Circuitry for Substrate Exploration in Freely Moving Drosophila Larvae

    Jimena Berni;Stefan R. Pulver;Leslie C. Griffith;Michael Bate

  • Regulation of Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II Activation by Intramolecular and Intermolecular Interactions

    Leslie C Griffith

  • A Dynamically Regulated 14–3–3, Slob, and Slowpoke Potassium Channel Complex in Drosophila Presynaptic Nerve Terminals

    Yi Zhou;W.Michael Schopperle;Heather Murrey;Angela Jaramillo

  • Courtship learning in Drosophila melanogaster: Diverse plasticity of a reproductive behavior

    Leslie C. Griffith;Aki Ejima

  • Slob, a Novel Protein that Interacts with the Slowpoke Calcium-Dependent Potassium Channel

    W.Michael Schopperle;Mats H. Holmqvist;Yi Zhou;Jing Wang

  • Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II and potassium channel subunit eag similarly affect plasticity in Drosophila

    Leslie C. Griffith;Jing Wang;Yi Zhong;Chun-Fang Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Rosbash
Michael Rosbash Brandeis University
Ralph J. Greenspan
Ralph J. Greenspan University of California, San Diego
Eve Marder
Eve Marder Brandeis University
Vivian Budnik
Vivian Budnik University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
David Van Vactor
David Van Vactor Harvard University
John E. Lisman
John E. Lisman Brandeis University
Chun-Fang Wu
Chun-Fang Wu University of Iowa
Paul H. Taghert
Paul H. Taghert Washington University in St. Louis
Thomas R. Soderling
Thomas R. Soderling Oregon Health & Science University
Cahir J. O'Kane
Cahir J. O'Kane University of Cambridge

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