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D-Index
90
Citations
37421
World Ranking
1095
National Ranking
123

Matteo Carandini 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 Matteo Carandini sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 246 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matteo Carandini 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 Matteo Carandini sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 89th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Matteo Carandini is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on neural dynamics and brain function.

The scientist's work spans several main fields and subfields, including:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Sensory Systems
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies

They have published extensively in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Nature
  • Neuron
  • Nature Methods

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Matteo Carandini are:

  • Neuropixels 2.0: A miniaturized high-density probe for stable, long-term brain recordings (2021, Science)
  • Striatal activity topographically reflects cortical activity (2021, Nature)
  • Standardized and reproducible measurement of decision-making in mice (2021, eLife)
  • Spatial connectivity matches direction selectivity in visual cortex (2020, Nature)
  • A transcriptomic axis predicts state modulation of cortical interneurons (2022, Nature)

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers. Leading coauthors include:

  • Kenneth D. Harris
  • Nicholas A. Steinmetz (17 coauthored publications)
  • Anne K. Churchland (14 coauthored publications)
  • Miles J. Wells (13 coauthored publications)
  • Guido T. Meijer (12 coauthored publications)

Best Publications

  • Fully integrated silicon probes for high-density recording of neural activity

    James J Jun;Nicholas A Steinmetz;Nicholas A Steinmetz;Nicholas A Steinmetz;Joshua H Siegle;Daniel J Denman

  • Normalization as a canonical neural computation.

    Matteo Carandini;David J. Heeger

  • Spontaneous behaviors drive multidimensional, brainwide activity.

    Carsen Stringer;Marius Pachitariu;Nicholas Steinmetz;Charu Bai Reddy

  • Suite2p: beyond 10,000 neurons with standard two-photon microscopy

    Marius Pachitariu;Carsen Stringer;Sylvia Schröder;Mario Dipoppa

  • Transgenic mice for intersectional targeting of neural sensors and effectors with high specificity and performance.

    Linda Madisen;Aleena R. Garner;Daisuke Shimaoka;Amy S. Chuong

  • Linearity and Normalization in Simple Cells of the Macaque Primary Visual Cortex

    Matteo Carandini;David J. Heeger;J. Anthony Movshon

  • Neuropixels 2.0: A miniaturized high-density probe for stable, long-term brain recordings

    Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Cagatay Aydin;Anna Lebedeva;Michael Okun;Michael Okun

  • Spike sorting for large, dense electrode arrays

    Cyrille Rossant;Cyrille Rossant;Shabnam N. Kadir;Shabnam N. Kadir;Dan F. M. Goodman;John Schulman

  • Do we know what the early visual system does

    Matteo Carandini;Jonathan B. Demb;Valerio Mante;David J. Tolhurst

  • Summation and division by neurons in primate visual cortex

    Matteo Carandini;David J. Heeger

  • Kilosort: realtime spike-sorting for extracellular electrophysiology with hundreds of channels

    Pachitariu M;Steinmetz N;Kadir S;Carandini M

  • Distributed coding of choice, action and engagement across the mouse brain

    Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Peter Zatka-Haas;Matteo Carandini;Kenneth D. Harris

  • Parvalbumin-Expressing Interneurons Linearly Transform Cortical Responses to Visual Stimuli

    Bassam V. Atallah;William Bruns;Matteo Carandini;Massimo Scanziani

  • Somatosensory Integration Controlled by Dynamic Thalamocortical Feed-Forward Inhibition

    Laetitia Gabernet;Shantanu P. Jadhav;Daniel E. Feldman;Matteo Carandini

  • Local Origin of Field Potentials in Visual Cortex

    Steffen Katzner;Ian Nauhaus;Andrea Benucci;Vincent Bonin

  • Inhibition dominates sensory responses in the awake cortex

    Bilal Haider;Michael Häusser;Matteo Carandini

  • High-dimensional geometry of population responses in visual cortex.

    Carsen Stringer;Marius Pachitariu;Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Matteo Carandini

  • Orientation tuning of input conductance, excitation, and inhibition in cat primary visual cortex.

    Jeffrey S. Anderson;Matteo Carandini;Matteo Carandini;Matteo Carandini;David Ferster

  • Restoration of vision after transplantation of photoreceptors

    R. A. Pearson;A. C. Barber;M. Rizzi;C. Hippert

  • Diverse coupling of neurons to populations in sensory cortex

    Michael Okun;Michael Okun;Michael Okun;Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Lee Cossell;Lee Cossell;M. Florencia Iacaruso;M. Florencia Iacaruso

  • Neuropixels 2.0: A miniaturized high-density probe for stable, long-term brain recordings

    Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Cagatay Aydin;Anna Lebedeva;Michael Okun;Michael Okun

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth D. Harris
Kenneth D. Harris University College London
Nicholas A. Steinmetz
Nicholas A. Steinmetz University of Washington
Michael S. Okun
Michael S. Okun University of Florida
Michael Häusser
Michael Häusser University College London
Kenneth D. M. Harris
Kenneth D. M. Harris Cardiff University
Dario L. Ringach
Dario L. Ringach University of California, Los Angeles
David Ferster
David Ferster Northwestern University
David J. Heeger
David J. Heeger New York University
Adam Kepecs
Adam Kepecs Washington University in St. Louis
Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel
Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel University College London

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