2026 Mark Farrant: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	46	6572	6044	516	474	93	14776

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Overview

Mark Farrant is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience, with active contributions to both primary and subfields of study.

The main fields of study for Mark Farrant include:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Neuroscience

Further specialization is evident in the following subfields:

Molecular Biology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Genetics
Surgery
Developmental Neuroscience

The main topics covered in their work reflect a focus on neural and genetic mechanisms, such as:

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Ion channel regulation and function
Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
RNA regulation and disease
Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Genomics and Rare Diseases
Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Mark Farrant has authored numerous papers, among which the following are representative of their recent work:

"Ca²⁺-permeable AMPA receptors and their auxiliary subunits in synaptic plasticity and disease," 2021, The Journal of Physiology
"Transient developmental imbalance of cortical interneuron subtypes presages long-term changes in behavior," 2021, Cell Reports
"A gain-of-function GRIA2 variant associated with neurodevelopmental delay and seizures: Functional characterization and targeted treatment," 2022, Epilepsia
"Enhanced functional detection of synaptic calcium-permeable AMPA receptors using intracellular NASPM," 2023, eLife
"Influence of the TARP γ8-Selective Negative Allosteric Modulator JNJ-55511118 on AMPA Receptor Gating and Channel Conductance," 2022, Molecular Pharmacology

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Mark Farrant include:

Stuart Cull-Candy
Ian D. Coombs
Cécile Bats
Dorota Studniarczyk
Craig A. Sexton

The primary publication venues for their research are:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Neuroscience
The Journal of Physiology
Cell Reports
Epilepsia

Best Publications

Variations on an inhibitory theme : phasic and tonic activation of GABA(A) receptors

Mark Farrant;Zoltan Nusser

2490
Citations
NMDA receptor subunits: Diversity, development and disease

Stuart Cull-Candy;Stephen Brickley;Mark Farrant

2286
Citations
Neuroactive steroids reduce neuronal excitability by selectively enhancing tonic inhibition mediated by δ subunit-containing GABAA receptors

Brandon M. Stell;Stephen G. Brickley;C. Y. Tang;Mark Farrant

870
Citations
Development of a tonic form of synaptic inhibition in rat cerebellar granule cells resulting from persistent activation of GABAA receptors.

S G Brickley;S G Cull-Candy;M Farrant

860
Citations
Adaptive regulation of neuronal excitability by a voltage- independent potassium conductance

Stephen G. Brickley;Victoria Revilla;Stuart G. Cull-Candy;William Wisden

678
Citations
Regulation of Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors: synaptic plasticity and beyond.

Stuart Cull-Candy;Leah Kelly;Mark Farrant

557
Citations
Differences in Synaptic GABAA Receptor Number Underlie Variation in GABA Mini Amplitude

Zoltan Nusser;Zoltan Nusser;Stuart Cull-Candy;Mark Farrant

532
Citations
The cellular, molecular and ionic basis of GABA(A) receptor signalling.

Mark Farrant;Kai Kaila

405
Citations
NMDA-receptor channel diversity in the developing cerebellum

Mark Farrant;Dirk Feldmeyer;Tomoyuki Takahashi;Stuart G. Cull-Candy

366
Citations
Primary sclerosing cholangitis: refinement and validation of survival models.

E.Rolland Dickson;Paul A. Murtaugh;Russell H. Wiesner;Patricia M. Grambsch

353
Citations
Synaptic inhibition of Purkinje cells mediates consolidation of vestibulo-cerebellar motor learning

Peer Wulff;Martijn Schonewille;Massimiliano Renzi;Laura Viltono

314
Citations
Single-channel properties of synaptic and extrasynaptic GABAA receptors suggest differential targeting of receptor subtypes.

Stephen G. Brickley;Stuart G. Cull-Candy;Mark Farrant

299
Citations
Whole‐cell and single‐channel currents activated by GABA and glycine in granule cells of the rat cerebellum.

M Kaneda;M Farrant;S G Cull-Candy

293
Citations
GABAergic regulation of cerebellar NG2 cell development is altered in perinatal white matter injury

Marzieh Zonouzi;Joseph Scafidi;Peijun Li;Brian McEllin

236
Citations
Stargazin attenuates intracellular polyamine block of calcium-permeable AMPA receptors

David Soto;Ian D Coombs;Leah Kelly;Mark Farrant

235
Citations
neuroConstruct: A Tool for Modeling Networks of Neurons in 3D Space

Padraig Gleeson;Volker Steuber;R. Angus Silver

230
Citations
From synapse to behavior: rapid modulation of defined neuronal types with engineered GABAA receptors.

Peer Wulff;Thomas Goetz;Thomas Goetz;Elli Leppä;Anni Maija Linden

225
Citations
GABA spillover from single inhibitory axons suppresses low-frequency excitatory transmission at the cerebellar glomerulus.

Simon J. Mitchell;R. Angus Silver

188
Citations
Maturation of EPSCs and Intrinsic Membrane Properties Enhances Precision at a Cerebellar Synapse

Laurence Cathala;Stephen Brickley;Stuart Cull-Candy;Mark Farrant

175
Citations
EXCITATORY AMINO-ACID RECEPTOR-CHANNELS IN PURKINJE-CELLS IN THIN CEREBELLAR SLICES

Mark Farrant;Stuart Graham Cull-Candy

166
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