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Leszek Kaczmarek 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 Leszek Kaczmarek sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 395 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leszek Kaczmarek 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 Leszek Kaczmarek sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Poland Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Poland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Poland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Poland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Poland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Poland Leader Award
  • 2013 - Polish Academy of Science
  • 2001 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2000 - Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science - Nagroda Fundacji na rzecz Nauki Polskiej for his work on the impact of stimuli on gene expression in selected brain structures of mammals
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Leszek Kaczmarek is affiliated with the Instytut Biologii Doświadczalnej im. Marcelego Nenckiego in Poland. Their research spans multiple areas within neuroscience and molecular biology, with a particular focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience as well as cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist has contributed to various fields of study, including:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Kaczmarek's subfields of study highlight specific interests in:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Cancer Research

The main topics of their work cover a wide range of neuroscience and pharmacology, including:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Hearing Impairment and Communication
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms

Recent publication venues where Kaczmarek's work appears with notable frequency include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Behavioural Brain Research
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Scientific Reports
  • Small Science

Selected papers illustrate a focus on behavioral neuroscience, neuropharmacology, and applied materials for neurobiological research:

  • IntelliCage as a tool for measuring mouse behavior - 20 years perspective (2020), Behavioural Brain Research
  • In Vivo Chronic Brain Cortex Signal Recording Based on a Soft Conductive Hydrogel Biointerface (2022), ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • The matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor marimastat inhibits seizures in a model of kainic acid-induced status epilepticus (2020), Scientific Reports
  • The IntelliCage System: A Review of Its Utility as a Novel Behavioral Platform for a Rodent Model of Substance Use Disorder (2021), Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Celloscope: a probabilistic model for marker-gene-driven cell type deconvolution in spatial transcriptomics data (2023), Genome Biology

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Ewelina Knapska
  • Marzena Stefaniuk
  • Klaudia Nowicka
  • Katarzyna Kalita
  • Emilia Rejmak

Among the honors received, Kaczmarek is recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and Academia Europaea. They have also been awarded by the Polish Academy of Science in 2013 and received the Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science in 2000 for work on the impact of stimuli on gene expression in selected brain structures of mammals.

Best Publications

  • The involvement of the anterior cingulate cortex in remote contextual fear memory

    Paul W. Frankland;Bruno Bontempi;Lynn E. Talton;Leszek Kaczmarek

  • Estrogen receptor β: Potential functional significance of a variety of mRNA isoforms

    Sebastian Lewandowski;Katarzyna Kalita;Leszek Kaczmarek

  • Matrix metalloproteinase-9 is required for hippocampal late-phase long-term potentiation and memory.

    Vanja Nagy;Ozlem Bozdagi;Anna Matynia;Marcin Balcerzyk

  • A gene for neuronal plasticity in the mammalian brain: Zif268/Egr-1/NGFI-A/Krox-24/TIS8/ZENK?

    Ewelina Knapska;Leszek Kaczmarek

  • Post-stroke depression: mechanisms, translation and therapy.

    Isabelle Loubinoux;Golo Kronenberg;Matthias Endres;Pascale Schumann-Bard

  • Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Undergoes Expression and Activation during Dendritic Remodeling in Adult Hippocampus

    Arek Szklarczyk;Joanna Lapinska;Marcin Rylski;Ronald D. G. McKay

  • Microinjected c-myc as a competence factor.

    Leszek Kaczmarek;Julia K. Hyland;Rosemary Watt;Martin Rosenberg

  • MMP-9 in translation: from molecule to brain physiology, pathology, and therapy

    Behnam Vafadari;Ahmad Salamian;Leszek Kaczmarek

  • MicroRNA Loss Enhances Learning and Memory in Mice

    Witold Konopka;Anna Kiryk;Martin Novak;Marina Herwerth

  • Matrix metalloproteinases and their endogenous inhibitors in neuronal physiology of the adult brain.

    Joanna Dzwonek;Marcin Rylski;Leszek Kaczmarek

  • MMP-9 Inhibition: a Therapeutic Strategy in Ischemic Stroke

    Mayank Chaturvedi;Leszek Kaczmarek

  • Molecular cloning of the cDNA for a growth factor-inducible gene with strong homology to S-100, a calcium-binding protein.

    B Calabretta;R Battini;L Kaczmarek;J K de Riel

  • Important role of matrix metalloproteinase 9 in epileptogenesis

    Grzegorz M. Wilczynski;Filip A. Konopacki;Ewa Wilczek;Zofia Lasiecka

  • Sensory regulation of immediate–early gene expression in mammalian visual cortex: implications for functional mapping and neural plasticity

    Leszek Kaczmarek;Avi Chaudhuri

  • Metzincin Proteases and their Inhibitors, Foes or Friends in Nervous System Physiology?

    Santiago Rivera;Michel Khrestchatisky;Leszek Kaczmarek;Gary A. Rosenberg

  • Coding sequence and growth regulation of the human vimentin gene.

    S Ferrari;R Battini;L Kaczmarek;S Rittling

  • Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Controls NMDA Receptor Surface Diffusion through Integrin β1 Signaling

    Piotr Michaluk;Lenka Mikasova;Laurent Groc;Renato Frischknecht

  • Influence of matrix metalloproteinase MMP-9 on dendritic spine morphology

    Piotr Michaluk;Marcin Wawrzyniak;Przemyslaw Alot;Marcin Szczot

  • Molecular cloning of a cDNA for a human ADP/ATP carrier which is growth-regulated.

    Renata Battini;Sergio Ferrari;L Kaczmarek;Bruno Calabretta

  • The critical role of cyclin D2 in adult neurogenesis.

    Anna Kowalczyk;Robert K. Filipkowski;Marcin Rylski;Grzegorz M. Wilczynski

Frequent Co-Authors

Bozena Kaminska
Bozena Kaminska Polish Academy of Sciences
Bruno Calabretta
Bruno Calabretta Thomas Jefferson University
renato baserga
renato baserga Temple University
Hans-Peter Lipp
Hans-Peter Lipp University of Zurich
Michal Hetman
Michal Hetman University of Louisville
Daniele F. Condorelli
Daniele F. Condorelli University of Catania
Sergio Ferrari
Sergio Ferrari University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Janusz K. Rybakowski
Janusz K. Rybakowski Poznan University of Medical Sciences
Malgorzata Kossut
Malgorzata Kossut Polish Academy of Sciences

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