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Biology and Biochemistry

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86
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41761
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2912
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1493

Neuroscience

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86
Citations
41552
World Ranking
1271
National Ranking
646

Loren L. Looger 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 Loren L. Looger sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 197 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Loren L. Looger 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 Loren L. Looger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

  • 2015 - W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Overview

Loren L. Looger is affiliated with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in the United States. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, primarily within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. This interdisciplinary focus is reflected in their body of work covering molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, biophysics, and immunology.

Their publications frequently appear in several specialized venues. The most common include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Nature Methods, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Biophysical Journal. These venues highlight their engagement with cutting-edge developments across molecular biology and neuroscience research.

Their research topics reveal a broad yet specific emphasis on:

  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Receptor mechanisms and signaling
  • Advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques
  • Protein structure and dynamics
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus research

Loren L. Looger has coauthored extensively, collaborating with several researchers multiple times. The most frequent coauthors include:

  • Jonathan S. Marvin
  • Henry A. Lester
  • J. Hasseman
  • Swapan K. Nath
  • Lauren L. Porter

Recent significant publications by Loren L. Looger include:

  • Fast and sensitive GCaMP calcium indicators for imaging neural populations (2023, Nature)
  • Directed Evolution of a Selective and Sensitive Serotonin Sensor via Machine Learning (2020, Cell)
  • Glutamate indicators with improved activation kinetics and localization for imaging synaptic transmission (2023, Nature Methods)
  • Temperature-dependent sex determination is mediated by pSTAT3 repression of Kdm6b (2020, Science)
  • A fast genetically encoded fluorescent sensor for faithful in vivo acetylcholine detection in mice, fish, worms and flies (2020, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])

In 2015, Loren L. Looger received the W. Alden Spencer Award from the College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Best Publications

  • Ultrasensitive fluorescent proteins for imaging neuronal activity.

    Tsai Wen Chen;Trevor J. Wardill;Trevor J. Wardill;Yi Sun;Stefan R. Pulver

  • Imaging neural activity in worms, flies and mice with improved GCaMP calcium indicators

    Lin Tian;S Andrew Hires;Tianyi Mao;Daniel Huber

  • Shared and distinct transcriptomic cell types across neocortical areas

    Bosiljka Tasic;Zizhen Yao;Lucas T. Graybuck;Kimberly A. Smith

  • Optimization of a GCaMP calcium indicator for neural activity imaging.

    Jasper Akerboom;Tsai Wen Chen;Trevor J. Wardill;Lin Tian;Lin Tian

  • A Designer AAV Variant Permits Efficient Retrograde Access to Projection Neurons.

    D. Gowanlock R. Tervo;Bum Yeol Hwang;Sarada Viswanathan;Thomas Gaj

  • High-performance calcium sensors for imaging activity in neuronal populations and microcompartments

    Hod Dana;Hod Dana;Yi Sun;Yi Sun;Boaz Mohar;Brad K. Hulse

  • Sensitive red protein calcium indicators for imaging neural activity

    Hod Dana;Boaz Mohar;Boaz Mohar;Yi Sun;Sujatha Narayan

  • An optimized fluorescent probe for visualizing glutamate neurotransmission

    Jonathan S. Marvin;Bart G. Borghuis;Bart G. Borghuis;Lin Tian;Lin Tian;Joseph Cichon

  • Functional imaging of hippocampal place cells at cellular resolution during virtual navigation

    Daniel A Dombeck;Christopher D Harvey;Lin Tian;Loren L Looger

  • Computational design of receptor and sensor proteins with novel functions

    Loren L. Looger;Mary A. Dwyer;James J. Smith;Homme W. Hellinga

  • Genetically encoded calcium indicators for multi-color neural activity imaging and combination with optogenetics.

    Jasper Akerboom;Nicole Carreras Calderón;Nicole Carreras Calderón;Nicole Carreras Calderón;Lin Tian;Lin Tian;Sebastian Wabnig

  • A bright and photostable photoconvertible fluorescent protein

    Sean A McKinney;Christopher S Murphy;Kristin L Hazelwood;Michael W Davidson

  • Thy1-GCaMP6 Transgenic Mice for Neuronal Population Imaging In Vivo

    Hod Dana;Tsai Wen Chen;Amy Hu;Brenda C. Shields

  • Multiple dynamic representations in the motor cortex during sensorimotor learning

    Daniel Huber;D.A. Gutnisky;S. Peron;D. H. O’Connor

  • Light-avoidance-mediating photoreceptors tile the Drosophila larval body wall

    Yang Xiang;Quan Yuan;Nina Vogt;Loren L. Looger

  • Labeling of active neural circuits in vivo with designed calcium integrators

    Benjamin F. Fosque;Yi Sun;Hod Dana;Chao-Tsung Yang

  • Stability, affinity, and chromatic variants of the glutamate sensor iGluSnFR.

    Jonathan S. Marvin;Benjamin Scholl;Daniel E. Wilson;Kaspar Podgorski

  • Detection of glutamate release from neurons by genetically encoded surface-displayed FRET nanosensors

    Sakiko Okumoto;Loren L. Looger;Kristina D. Micheva;Richard J. Reimer

  • Computational Design of a Biologically Active Enzyme

    Mary A. Dwyer;Loren L. Looger;Homme W. Hellinga

  • A Cre-Dependent GCaMP3 Reporter Mouse for Neuronal Imaging In Vivo

    Hatim A. Zariwala;Hatim A. Zariwala;Hatim A. Zariwala;Bart G. Borghuis;Bart G. Borghuis;Tycho M. Hoogland;Linda Madisen

  • Distinct descending motor cortex pathways and their roles in movement

    Michael N. Economo;Sarada Viswanathan;Bosiljka Tasic;Erhan Bas

  • Construction of a fluorescent biosensor family

    Robert M. De Lorimier;J. Jeff Smith;Mary A. Dwyer;Loren L. Looger

  • Nanotools for Neuroscience and Brain Activity Mapping

    A. Paul Alivisatos;Anne M. Andrews;Edward S. Boyden;Miyoung Chun

Frequent Co-Authors

Karel Svoboda
Karel Svoboda Allen Institute
Wolf B. Frommer
Wolf B. Frommer Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Homme W. Hellinga
Homme W. Hellinga Duke University
Vivek Jayaraman
Vivek Jayaraman Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Henry A. Lester
Henry A. Lester California Institute of Technology
Swapan K. Nath
Swapan K. Nath Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
John B. Harley
John B. Harley United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Jonathan B. Demb
Jonathan B. Demb Yale University
Misha B. Ahrens
Misha B. Ahrens Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Cornelia I. Bargmann
Cornelia I. Bargmann Rockefeller University

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