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Marina A. Lynch
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Neuroscience
Ireland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
91
Citations
24926
World Ranking
1084
National Ranking
2

Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
24926
World Ranking
11917
National Ranking
30

Marina A. Lynch 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 Marina A. Lynch sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 280 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marina A. Lynch 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 Marina A. Lynch sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2009 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy

Overview

Marina A. Lynch is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland and has contributed extensively to research in neuroscience and immunology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including neurology, immunology, physiology, biological psychiatry, and oncology.

The main areas of study focus on neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, immune cells in cancer, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, neurological disease mechanisms and treatments, tryptophan and brain disorders, chemokine receptors and signaling, and stress responses and cortisol.

Frequent publication venues for their work include Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, Neuron, Communications Biology, Brain Behavior and Immunity, and Brain and Neuroscience Advances.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Marina A. Lynch are:

  • Exploring Sex-Related Differences in Microglia May Be a Game-Changer in Precision Medicine (2022, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience)
  • Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads (2022, Neuron)
  • Microglial metabolism is a pivotal factor in sexual dimorphism in Alzheimer's disease (2021, Communications Biology)
  • Exercise-induced re-programming of age-related metabolic changes in microglia is accompanied by a reduction in senescent cells (2020, Brain Behavior and Immunity)
  • The role of the immune system in driving neuroinflammation (2020, Brain and Neuroscience Advances)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including Virginia Mela, Aline Sayd Gaban, Eoin O'Neill, Rosa Chiara Paolicelli, and Amanda Sierra.

In recognition of their contributions to the field, Marina A. Lynch was inducted as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Long-Term Potentiation and Memory

    M. A. Lynch

  • Arachidonic acid induces a long-term activity-dependent enhancement of synaptic transmission in the hippocampus.

    J. H. Williams;M. L. Errington;M. A. Lynch;T. V. P. Bliss

  • Inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome with MCC950 promotes non-phlogistic clearance of amyloid-β and cognitive function in APP/PS1 mice.

    C. Dempsey;A. Rubio Araiz;K.J. Bryson;O. Finucane

  • Infiltration of Th1 and Th17 cells and activation of microglia in the CNS during the course of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

    Áine C. Murphy;Stephen J. Lalor;Marina A. Lynch;Kingston H.G. Mills

  • Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibit long-term potentiation in the rat dentate gyrus in vitro

    A.J. Cunningham;C.A. Murray;L.A.J. O'Neill;M.A. Lynch

  • Evidence That Increased Hippocampal Expression of the Cytokine Interleukin-1β Is a Common Trigger for Age- and Stress-Induced Impairments in Long-Term Potentiation

    Ciara A. Murray;Marina A. Lynch

  • Correlation between long-term potentiation and release of endogenous amino acids from dentate gyrus of anaesthetized rats.

    T V Bliss;R M Douglas;M L Errington;M A Lynch

  • The multifaceted profile of activated microglia.

    Marina A. Lynch

  • Long-term potentiation in the dentate gyrus: induction and increased glutamate release are blocked by D(-)aminophosphonovalerate.

    M.L. Errington;M.A. Lynch;T.V.P. Bliss

  • CD200 Ligand–Receptor Interaction Modulates Microglial Activation In Vivo and In Vitro: A Role for IL-4

    Anthony Lyons;Eric J Downer;Suzanne Crotty;Yvonne M Nolan

  • IFN-γ Production by Amyloid β–Specific Th1 Cells Promotes Microglial Activation and Increases Plaque Burden in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease

    Tara C. Browne;Keith McQuillan;Róisín M. McManus;Julie-Ann O’Reilly

  • The age-related attenuation in long-term potentiation is associated with microglial activation.

    Rebecca Griffin;Rachel Nally;Yvonne Nolan;Yvonne McCartney

  • The Inhibitory Effect of Interleukin-1β on Long-Term Potentiation Is Coupled with Increased Activity of Stress-Activated Protein Kinases

    E. Vereker;E. O'Donnell;M. A. Lynch

  • Age-related changes in synaptic function: analysis of the effect of dietary supplementation with ω-3 fatty acids

    B.M McGahon;D.S.D Martin;D.F Horrobin;M.A Lynch

  • Modulation of intestinal microbiota by the probiotic VSL#3 resets brain gene expression and ameliorates the age-related deficit in LTP.

    Eleonora Distrutti;Julie-Ann O’Reilly;Claire McDonald;Sabrina Cipriani

  • Fractalkine-induced activation of the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase pathway attentuates microglial activation in vivo and in vitro.

    Anthony Lyons;Aileen M. Lynch;Eric J. Downer;Riona Hanley

  • Role of interleukin-4 in regulation of age-related inflammatory changes in the hippocampus.

    Yvonne Nolan;Frank O. Maher;Darren S. Martin;Rachael M. Clarke

  • Age-related impairment in long-term potentiation in hippocampus: a role for the cytokine, interleukin-1 beta?

    Marina A Lynch

  • Lipopolysaccharide Inhibits Long Term Potentiation in the Rat Dentate Gyrus by Activating Caspase-1

    Emily Vereker;Veronica Campbell;Elizabeth Roche;Edel McEntee

  • Nordihydroguaiaretic acid blocks the synaptic component of long-term potentiation and the associated increases in release of glutamate and arachidonate: an in vivo study in the dentate gyrus of the rat.

    M.A. Lynch;M.L. Errington;T.V.P. Bliss

Frequent Co-Authors

Kingston H. G. Mills
Kingston H. G. Mills Trinity College Dublin
Tim V. P. Bliss
Tim V. P. Bliss The Francis Crick Institute
Yvonne M. Nolan
Yvonne M. Nolan University College Cork
Michael G. Stewart
Michael G. Stewart The Open University
Luke A. J. O'Neill
Luke A. J. O'Neill Trinity College Dublin
Elisabeth Bock
Elisabeth Bock University of Copenhagen
Brian E. Leonard
Brian E. Leonard University of Galway
Vladimir Berezin
Vladimir Berezin University of Copenhagen
Paul L.A. Gabbott
Paul L.A. Gabbott The Open University
Brian A. Lawlor
Brian A. Lawlor Trinity College Dublin

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