2026 Martyn Goulding: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	69	2612	2388	1237	1110	112	18597

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Overview

Martyn Goulding is affiliated with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in the United States. Their research spans a range of topics primarily within the fields of neuroscience and medicine, with a particular focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, biomedical engineering, physiology, and cell biology.

The scientist's work covers multiple key topics including:

Muscle activation and electromyography studies
Neurobiology and insect physiology research
Pain mechanisms and treatments
Neural dynamics and brain function
Zebrafish biomedical research applications
Neuropeptides and animal physiology
Neuroscience and neural engineering

Martyn Goulding has contributed to various research publication venues, with notable frequency in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Neuron
Cell Reports
eLife
Nature

Among their recent scientific publications are:

Parallel ascending spinal pathways for affective touch and pain (2020, Nature)
Mechanical Allodynia Circuitry in the Dorsal Horn Is Defined by the Nature of the Injury (2020, Neuron)
A Functional Topographic Map for Spinal Sensorimotor Reflexes (2020, Neuron)
Spinal Interneurons as Gatekeepers to Neuroplasticity after Injury or Disease (2021, Journal of Neuroscience)
Phox2a Defines a Developmental Origin of the Anterolateral System in Mice and Humans (2020, Cell Reports)

Collaboration plays a significant role in their research, with frequent co-authors including:

Graziana Gatto
Eiman Azim
Xiangyu Ren
Bryce Chung
Muneeb Zia

Martyn Goulding's interdisciplinary approach integrates aspects of physiology and engineering with neurobiological systems, investigating complex neural circuits and mechanisms underlying sensation, pain, and motor functions. Their contributions span experimental studies focusing on spinal pathways, neuroplasticity following injury, and developmental origins of neural systems, supporting advancements in understanding neural function and potential therapeutic targets.

Best Publications

Pax-3, a novel murine DNA binding protein expressed during early neurogenesis.

M. D. Goulding;G. Chalepakis;U. Deutsch;J. R. Erselius

1082
Citations
Circuits controlling vertebrate locomotion: moving in a new direction

Martyn Goulding

856
Citations
Identification of Spinal Circuits Transmitting and Gating Mechanical Pain

Bo Duan;Longzhen Cheng;Longzhen Cheng;Steeve Bourane;Olivier Britz

613
Citations
Ectopic Pax-3 activates MyoD and Myf-5 expression in embryonic mesoderm and neural tissue.

Miguel Maroto;Ram Reshef;Andrea E Münsterberg;Susan Koester

560
Citations
Genetic Identification of Spinal Interneurons that Coordinate Left-Right Locomotor Activity Necessary for Walking Movements

Guillermo M Lanuza;Simon Gosgnach;Alessandra Pierani;Thomas M Jessell

505
Citations
Signals from the notochord and floor plate regulate the region-specific expression of two Pax genes in the developing spinal cord.

Martyn D. Goulding;Andrew Lumsden;Peter Gruss

472
Citations
V1 spinal neurons regulate the speed of vertebrate locomotor outputs.

Simon Gosgnach;Guillermo M. Lanuza;Simon J. B. Butt;Simon J. B. Butt;Harald Saueressig

452
Citations
Lbx1 Specifies Somatosensory Association Interneurons in the Dorsal Spinal Cord

Michael K. Gross;Mirella Dottori;Martyn Goulding

451
Citations
Control of Interneuron Fate in the Developing Spinal Cord by the Progenitor Homeodomain Protein Dbx1

A Pierani;L Moran-Rivard;M.J Sunshine;D.R Littman

448
Citations
Fate of midbrain dopaminergic neurons controlled by the engrailed genes.

Horst H. Simon;Harald Saueressig;Wolfgang Wurst;Martyn D. Goulding

422
Citations
Tlx3 and Tlx1 are post-mitotic selector genes determining glutamatergic over GABAergic cell fates

Leping Cheng;Akiko Arata;Rumiko Mizuguchi;Ying Qian

393
Citations
V3 spinal neurons establish a robust and balanced locomotor rhythm during walking.

Ying Zhang;Sujatha Narayan;Eric Geiman;Guillermo M. Lanuza

379
Citations
The winged-helix transcription factor Foxd3 suppresses interneuron differentiation and promotes neural crest cell fate

Mirella Dottori;Michael K. Gross;Patricia Labosky;Martyn Goulding

359
Citations
The molecular basis of the undulated/Pax-1 mutation.

Georges Chalepakis;Rüdiger Fritsch;Helmut Fickenscher;Urban Deutsch

316
Citations
Gate control of mechanical itch by a subpopulation of spinal cord interneurons

Steeve Bourane;Bo Duan;Stephanie C. Koch;Antoine Dalet

306
Citations
Evx1 Is a Postmitotic Determinant of V0 Interneuron Identity in the Spinal Cord

Laura Moran-Rivard;Tetsushi Kagawa;Harald Saueressig;Michael K Gross

305
Citations
PAX2 is expressed in multiple spinal cord interneurons, including a population of EN1+ interneurons that require PAX6 for their development

John D. Burrill;Laura Moran;Martyn D. Goulding;Harald Saueressig

303
Citations
Lbx1 is required for muscle precursor migration along a lateral pathway into the limb.

M.K. Gross;L. Moran-Rivard;T. Velasquez;M.N. Nakatsu

303
Citations
Pax-3 is necessary for migration but not differentiation of limb muscle precursors in the mouse

George Daston;Elise Lamar;Marc Olivier;Martyn Goulding

299
Citations
Postnatal Phenotype and Localization of Spinal Cord V1 Derived Interneurons

Francisco J. Alvarez;Philip C. Jonas;Tamar Sapir;Robert Hartley

283
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