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Matt Wachowiak 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 Matt Wachowiak sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 89 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matt Wachowiak 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 Matt Wachowiak sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Matt Wachowiak is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with an emphasis on sensory systems and cellular and molecular neuroscience. They also have interests in nursing and related fields such as nutrition and dietetics and biomedical engineering.

Their recent publications explore olfactory and sensory function studies extensively. Notable papers include:

  • "Mapping odorant sensitivities reveals a sparse but structured representation of olfactory chemical space by sensory input to the mouse olfactory bulb," 2022, published in eLife
  • "Effect of Interglomerular Inhibitory Networks on Olfactory Bulb Odor Representations," 2020, published in Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Decoding the olfactory map through targeted transcriptomics links murine olfactory receptors to glomeruli," 2022, published in Nature Communications
  • "Differential Impacts of Repeated Sampling on Odor Representations by Genetically-Defined Mitral and Tufted Cell Subpopulations in the Mouse Olfactory Bulb," 2020, published in Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Dynamics of Glutamatergic Drive Underlie Diverse Responses of Olfactory Bulb OutputsIn Vivo," 2021, published in eNeuro

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors. Prominent collaborators include Thomas P. Eiting, Shawn D. Burton, Isaac A. Youngstrom, Andrew K. Moran, and Audrey Brown.

Wachowiak has published predominantly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Neuroscience, eLife, Nature Communications, and eNeuro. Their works contribute to topics including olfactory and sensory function studies, neurobiology and insect physiology research, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, advanced chemical sensor technologies, and insect pheromone research and control.

  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Insect Pheromone Research and Control

  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing

  • Sensory Systems
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Insect Science

Best Publications

  • Representation of odorants by receptor neuron input to the mouse olfactory bulb.

    Matt Wachowiak;Lawrence B. Cohen;Lawrence B. Cohen

  • All in a Sniff: Olfaction as a Model for Active Sensing

    Matt Wachowiak

  • Sniffing controls an adaptive filter of sensory input to the olfactory bulb

    Justus V Verhagen;Daniel W Wesson;Theoden I Netoff;John A White

  • In Vivo Imaging of Neuronal Activity by Targeted Expression of a Genetically Encoded Probe in the Mouse

    Thomas Bozza;John P McGann;Peter Mombaerts;Matt Wachowiak

  • Coding and synaptic processing of sensory information in the glomerular layer of the olfactory bulb.

    Matt Wachowiak;Michael T. Shipley

  • Temporal Dynamics and Latency Patterns of Receptor Neuron Input to the Olfactory Bulb

    Hartwig Spors;Matt Wachowiak;Lawrence B. Cohen;Rainer W. Friedrich

  • Sniffing Behavior of Mice during Performance in Odor-Guided Tasks

    Daniel W. Wesson;Tanya N. Donahou;Marc O. Johnson;Matt Wachowiak

  • Rapid encoding and perception of novel odors in the rat.

    Daniel W Wesson;Ryan M Carey;Justus V Verhagen;Matt Wachowiak

  • Odorant Representations Are Modulated by Intra- but Not Interglomerular Presynaptic Inhibition of Olfactory Sensory Neurons

    John P. McGann;Nicolás Pírez;Melanie A. Gainey;Christina Muratore

  • Presynaptic Inhibition of Primary Olfactory Afferents Mediated by Different Mechanisms in Lobster and Turtle

    Matt Wachowiak;Lawrence B. Cohen

  • Imaging membrane potential with voltage-sensitive dyes.

    Michal Zochowski;Matt Wachowiak;Chun X. Falk;Lawrence B. Cohen

  • Temporal Structure of Receptor Neuron Input to the Olfactory Bulb Imaged in Behaving Rats

    Ryan M. Carey;Justus V. Verhagen;Daniel W. Wesson;Nicolás Pírez

  • Odors elicit three different oscillations in the turtle olfactory bulb.

    Ying-Wan Lam;Lawrence B. Cohen;Matt Wachowiak;Michal R. Zochowski

  • Inhibition of Olfactory Receptor Neuron Input to Olfactory Bulb Glomeruli Mediated by Suppression of Presynaptic Calcium Influx

    Matt Wachowiak;John P. McGann;Philip M. Heyward;Zuoyi Shao

  • Effect of Sniffing on the Temporal Structure of Mitral/Tufted Cell Output from the Olfactory Bulb

    Ryan M. Carey;Matt Wachowiak

  • Functional organization of sensory input to the olfactory bulb glomerulus analyzed by two-photon calcium imaging.

    Matt Wachowiak;Winfried Denk;Rainer W. Friedrich

  • Imaging Activity in Neurons and Glia with a Polr2a-Based and Cre-Dependent GCaMP5G-IRES-tdTomato Reporter Mouse

    J. Michael Gee;Nathan A. Smith;Fernando R. Fernandez;Michael N. Economo

  • Cholinergic inputs from Basal forebrain add an excitatory bias to odor coding in the olfactory bulb.

    Markus Rothermel;Ryan M. Carey;Adam Puche;Michael T. Shipley

  • Optical Dissection of Odor Information Processing In Vivo Using GCaMPs Expressed in Specified Cell Types of the Olfactory Bulb

    Matt Wachowiak;Matt Wachowiak;Matt Wachowiak;Michael N. Economo;Marta Díaz-Quesada;Daniela Brunert

  • In Vivo Modulation of Sensory Input to the Olfactory Bulb by Tonic and Activity-Dependent Presynaptic Inhibition of Receptor Neurons

    Nicolás Pírez;Matt Wachowiak

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael T. Shipley
Michael T. Shipley University of Maryland, Baltimore
Adam C. Puche
Adam C. Puche University of Maryland, Baltimore
Barry W. Ache
Barry W. Ache University of Florida
Daniel W. Wesson
Daniel W. Wesson University of Florida
John A. White
John A. White Boston University
Rainer W. Friedrich
Rainer W. Friedrich Friedrich Miescher Institute
Donald B. Katz
Donald B. Katz Brandeis University
Mario R. Capecchi
Mario R. Capecchi University of Utah
Theoden I. Netoff
Theoden I. Netoff University of Minnesota
Peter Mombaerts
Peter Mombaerts Rockefeller University

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