2026 May-Britt Moser: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	87	1228	1109	9	9	151	54074

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Norway Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Norway Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Norway Leader Award
2015 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
2014 - Nobel Prize for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain
2014 - Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society in recognition of their discovery of grid cells in entorhinal cortex, and their pioneering physiological studies of hippocampus, which have transformed understanding of the neural computations underlying spatial memory
2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2012 - Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Discovery of Key Principles Governing the Internal Representation of Space and Episodic Memory.
2011 - Member of Academia Europaea
2005 - W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

May-Britt Moser is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with substantial contributions in cognitive neuroscience and cellular and molecular neuroscience. The scientist has also worked in related domains including molecular biology, social psychology, and neurology.

The researcher's work covers a range of topics in neuroscience, including:

Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Neural dynamics and brain function
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior

May-Britt Moser has published extensively in several scientific venues. Notable frequent publication venues include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature
Neuron
Cell Reports
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Among recent papers, the following stand out with their publication year and venue:

"Toroidal topology of population activity in grid cells" (2022, Nature)
"Large-scale two-photon calcium imaging in freely moving mice" (2022, Cell)
"Frequency of theta rhythm is controlled by acceleration, but not speed, in running rats" (2021, Neuron)
"The neural bases for timing of durations" (2022, Nature Reviews Neuroscience)
"Toroidal topology of population activity in grid cells" (2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

Edvard I Moser
Richard J. Gardner
Horst A. Obenhaus
R. Irene Jacobsen
Flavio Donato

May-Britt Moser has received multiple awards recognizing their contributions to science. These honors include:

Member of the National Academy of Medicine (2015)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2014)
Nobel Prize (2014) for discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain
Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society (2014) for the discovery of grid cells and physiological studies of the hippocampus
Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2012)
Member of Academia Europaea (2011)
W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons (2005)
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Best Publications

Microstructure of a spatial map in the entorhinal cortex

Torkel Hafting;Marianne Fyhn;Sturla Molden;Sturla Molden;May-Britt Moser

4924
Citations
Place Cells, Grid Cells, and the Brain's Spatial Representation System

Edvard I. Moser;Emilio Kropff;May-Britt Moser

2553
Citations
Path integration and the neural basis of the 'cognitive map'

Bruce L. McNaughton;Bruce L. McNaughton;Francesco P. Battaglia;Ole Jensen;Edvard I Moser

2368
Citations
Pattern separation in the dentate gyrus and CA3 of the hippocampus.

Jill K. Leutgeb;Stefan Leutgeb;May-Britt Moser;Edvard I. Moser

2342
Citations
Functional differentiation in the hippocampus

May-Britt Moser;Edvard I. Moser

1868
Citations
Conjunctive Representation of Position, Direction, and Velocity in Entorhinal Cortex

Francesca Sargolini;Marianne Fyhn;Torkel Hafting;Bruce L. McNaughton;Bruce L. McNaughton

1822
Citations
Spatial Representation in the Entorhinal Cortex

Marianne Fyhn;Sturla Molden;Menno P. Witter;Menno P. Witter;Edvard I. Moser

1737
Citations
Frequency of gamma oscillations routes flow of information in the hippocampus

Laura Lee Colgin;Tobias Denninger;Tobias Denninger;Marianne Fyhn;Marianne Fyhn;Torkel Hafting;Torkel Hafting

1620
Citations
Representation of geometric borders in the entorhinal cortex.

Trygve Solstad;Charlotte N. Boccara;Emilio Kropff;May-Britt Moser

1475
Citations
Spatial learning impairment parallels the magnitude of dorsal hippocampal lesions, but is hardly present following ventral lesions

Edvard Moser;May-Britt Moser;Per Andersen

1326
Citations
Reduced fear expression after lesions of the ventral hippocampus.

Kirsten G. Kjelstrup;Frode A. Tuvnes;Hill-Aina Steffenach;Robert Murison

1218
Citations
Spatial learning with a minislab in the dorsal hippocampus

May-Britt Moser;Edvard I. Moser;Elma Forrest;Per Andersen

1133
Citations
Independent Codes for Spatial and Episodic Memory in Hippocampal Neuronal Ensembles

Stefan Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb;Carol A. Barnes;Carol A. Barnes;Edvard I. Moser;Edvard I. Moser

1114
Citations
The entorhinal grid map is discretized

Hanne Stensola;Tor Stensola;Trygve Solstad;Kristian Frøland

985
Citations
Distinct ensemble codes in hippocampal areas CA3 and CA1.

Stefan Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb;Alessandro Treves;Alessandro Treves;May-Britt Moser

983
Citations
Hippocampal remapping and grid realignment in entorhinal cortex

Marianne Fyhn;Torkel Hafting;Alessandro Treves;Alessandro Treves;May-Britt Moser

933
Citations
Finite Scale of Spatial Representation in the Hippocampus

Kirsten Brun Kjelstrup;Trygve Solstad;Vegard Heimly Brun;Torkel Hafting

891
Citations
An increase in dendritic spine density on hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells following spatial learning in adult rats suggests the formation of new synapses.

May-Britt Moser;Mari Trommald;Per Andersen

874
Citations
Place cells and place recognition maintained by direct entorhinal-hippocampal circuitry.

Vegard H. Brun;Mona K. Otnæss;Sturla Molden;Hill-Aina Steffenach

849
Citations
Speed cells in the medial entorhinal cortex

Emilio Kropff;James E. Carmichael;May Britt Moser;Edvard I. Moser

783
Citations
Development of the Spatial Representation System in the Rat

Rosamund F. Langston;James A. Ainge;James A. Ainge;Jonathan J. Couey;Cathrin B. Canto

758
Citations