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Matthias Eder

Matthias Eder

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
36
Citations
7999
World Ranking
8915
National Ranking
748

Matthias Eder 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 Matthias Eder sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 99 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matthias Eder 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 Matthias Eder sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 7th percentile

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

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

Overview

Matthias Eder is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Neuroscience. Their research spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Genetics, Physiology, and Biological Psychiatry.

The core topics of their work focus on stress responses and cortisol, tryptophan and brain disorders, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, adipose tissue and metabolism, circadian rhythm and melatonin, heat shock proteins research, and treatment of major depression.

Their recent papers cover a range of subjects and have appeared in significant journals. Notable publications include:

  • The co-chaperone Fkbp5 shapes the acute stress response in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus of male mice, 2021, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Ketamine exerts its sustained antidepressant effects via cell-type-specific regulation of Kcnq2, 2022, Neuron
  • Massively parallel functional dissection of schizophrenia-associated noncoding genetic variants, 2023, Cell
  • Loss of the psychiatric risk factor SLC6A15 is associated with increased metabolic functions in primary hippocampal neurons, 2020, European Journal of Neuroscience
  • Tripartite extended amygdala-basal ganglia CRH circuit drives locomotor activation and avoidance behavior, 2022, Science Advances

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Matthias Eder include Danusa Menegaz, Jan M. Deussing, Juan Pablo López, Rossella Di Giaimo, and Alon Chen. This network highlights a pattern of collaborative work across related areas of neuroscience and molecular biology.

Their work has been published repeatedly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Psychiatry, Nature Communications, Neuron, and Cell. This demonstrates a focus on both preprint dissemination and peer-reviewed journal contributions.

Best Publications

  • CB1 cannabinoid receptors and on-demand defense against excitotoxicity.

    Giovanni Marsicano;Sharon Goodenough;Sharon Goodenough;Krisztina Monory;Heike Hermann

  • Ultramicroscopy: three-dimensional visualization of neuronal networks in the whole mouse brain.

    Hans-Ulrich Dodt;Ulrich Leischner;Anja Schierloh;Nina Jährling;Nina Jährling

  • The endocannabinoid system controls key epileptogenic circuits in the hippocampus.

    Krisztina Monory;Federico Massa;Federico Massa;Michaela Egertová;Matthias Eder

  • The Role of m6A/m-RNA Methylation in Stress Response Regulation

    Mareen Engel;Carola Eggert;Paul M. Kaplick;Matthias Eder

  • Glutamatergic and Dopaminergic Neurons Mediate Anxiogenic and Anxiolytic Effects of CRHR1

    Damian Refojo;Martin Schweizer;Claudia Kuehne;Stefanie Ehrenberg

  • Activation of the cannabinoid receptor type 1 decreases glutamatergic and GABAergic synaptic transmission in the lateral amygdala of the mouse

    Shahnaz Christina Azad;Matthias Eder;Giovanni Marsicano;Beat Lutz

  • Association of FKBP51 with Priming of Autophagy Pathways and Mediation of Antidepressant Treatment Response: Evidence in Cells, Mice, and Humans

    Nils C. Gassen;Jakob Hartmann;Jürgen Zschocke;Jens Stepan

  • Cross-disorder risk gene CACNA1C differentially modulates susceptibility to psychiatric disorders during development and adulthood

    N Dedic;M L Pöhlmann;J S Richter;D Mehta

  • Nectin-3 links CRHR1 signaling to stress-induced memory deficits and spine loss

    Xiao-Dong Wang;Yun-Ai Su;Klaus V Wagner;Charilaos Avrabos

  • Precisely localized LTD in the neocortex revealed by infrared-guided laser stimulation.

    H.-U. Dodt;M. Eder;A. Frick;W. Zieglgänsberger

  • Ketamine exerts its sustained antidepressant effects via cell-type-specific regulation of Kcnq2

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  • The Rab5 guanylate exchange factor Rin1 regulates endocytosis of the EphA4 receptor in mature excitatory neurons.

    Katrin Deininger;Matthias Eder;Edgar R. Kramer;Walter Zieglgänsberger

  • Ucn3 and CRF-R2 in the medial amygdala regulate complex social dynamics

    Yair Shemesh;Yair Shemesh;Oren Forkosh;Oren Forkosh;Mathias Mahn;Sergey Anpilov;Sergey Anpilov

  • The co-chaperone Fkbp5 shapes the acute stress response in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus of male mice

    Alexander S Häusl;Lea M Brix;Jakob Hartmann;Max L Pöhlmann

  • Functional optical probing of the hippocampal trisynaptic circuit in vitro: network dynamics, filter properties, and polysynaptic induction of CA1 LTP.

    Jens Stepan;Julien Dine;Matthias Eder

  • Neocortical Long-Term Potentiation and Long-Term Depression: Site of Expression Investigated by Infrared-Guided Laser Stimulation

    Matthias Eder;Walter Zieglgänsberger;Hans-Ulrich Dodt

  • Tranexamic acid impairs γ-aminobutyric acid receptor type A-mediated synaptic transmission in the murine amygdala: a potential mechanism for drug-induced seizures?

    Stephan Kratzer;Hedwig Irl;Corinna Mattusch;Martina Bürge

  • Intranasally Administered Neuropeptide S (NPS) Exerts Anxiolytic Effects Following Internalization Into NPS Receptor-Expressing Neurons

    Irina A Ionescu;Julien Dine;Yi-Chun Yen;Dominik R Buell

  • Tumor suppressor down-regulated in renal cell carcinoma 1 (DRR1) is a stress-induced actin bundling factor that modulates synaptic efficacy and cognition

    Mathias V. Schmidt;Jan-Philip Schülke;Claudia Liebl;Michael Stiess

  • Infrared-guided laser stimulation of neurons in brain slices.

    Hans-Ulrich Dodt;Matthias Eder;Anja Schierloh;Walter Zieglgänsberger

  • CRF receptor type 2 neurons in the posterior bed nucleus of the stria terminalis critically contribute to stress recovery

    M. J A G Henckens;Y. Printz;U. Shamgar;J. Dine

  • Isoflurane modulates glutamatergic and GABAergic neurotransmission in the amygdala.

    Andreas Ranft;Jörg Kurz;Jörg Kurz;Martin Deuringer;Martin Deuringer;Rainer Haseneder;Rainer Haseneder

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter Zieglgänsberger
Walter Zieglgänsberger Max Planck Society
Gerhard Rammes
Gerhard Rammes Technical University of Munich
Florian Holsboer
Florian Holsboer Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
Jan M. Deussing
Jan M. Deussing Max Planck Society
Alon Chen
Alon Chen Weizmann Institute of Science
Mathias V. Schmidt
Mathias V. Schmidt Max Planck Society
Carsten T. Wotjak
Carsten T. Wotjak Max Planck Society
Wolfgang Wurst
Wolfgang Wurst German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Rainer Landgraf
Rainer Landgraf Max Planck Society

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