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Menno P. Witter 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 Menno P. Witter sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 304 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Menno P. Witter 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 Menno P. Witter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology

Overview

Menno P. Witter is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Their research expertise spans various areas within neuroscience, with a particular focus on the medial temporal lobe and the entorhinal cortex. Witter's work contributes to the understanding of neural dynamics, brain function, and memory mechanisms.

Witter's main field of study is Neuroscience, with substantial contributions totaling 137 publications. Their research covers subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Physiology, and Neurology. The main topics Witter investigates include:

  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural Dynamics and Brain Function
  • Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Witter has frequently published in these venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • eLife
  • Cell Reports
  • Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Witter include:

  • The entorhinal cortex of the monkey: VI. Organization of projections from the hippocampus, subiculum, presubiculum, and parasubiculum, 2020, The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • Densities and numbers of calbindin and parvalbumin positive neurons across the rat and mouse brain, 2020, iScience
  • A Brainstem Locomotor Circuit Drives the Activity of Speed Cells in the Medial Entorhinal Cortex, 2020, Cell Reports
  • Re-emphasizing early Alzheimer's disease pathology starting in select entorhinal neurons, with a special focus on mitophagy, 2021, Ageing Research Reviews
  • Dissociating distinct cortical networks associated with subregions of the human medial temporal lobe using precision neuroimaging, 2023, Neuron

Witter often collaborates with a range of co-authors across neuroscience research, including:

  • Asgeir Kobro-Flatmoen
  • Rajeevkumar Raveendran Nair
  • Clifford G. Kentros
  • Maximiliano José Nigro
  • Christian F. Doeller

The scientist has been recognized as a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the field of Biology.

Best Publications

  • The three-dimensional organization of the hippocampal formation: a review of anatomical data.

    David G Amaral;M. P. Witter

  • Functional organization of the hippocampal longitudinal axis

    Bryan A. Strange;Menno P. Witter;Ed S. Lein;Edvard I. Moser

  • Conjunctive Representation of Position, Direction, and Velocity in Entorhinal Cortex

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

  • Spatial Representation in the Entorhinal Cortex

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

  • Schemas and memory consolidation

    Dorothy Tse;Rosamund F. Langston;Masaki Kakeyama;Ingrid Bethus

  • The anatomy of memory : an interactive overview of the parahippocampal-hippocampal network

    N. M. van Strien;N. L. M. Cappaert;M. P. Witter

  • Distribution of hippocampal CA1 and subicular efferents in the prefrontal cortex of the rat studied by means of anterograde transport of Phaseolus vulgaris-leucoagglutinin.

    Thérèse M. Jay;Menno P. Witter

  • Functional organization of the extrinsic and intrinsic circuitry of the parahippocampal region

    M.P. Witter;H.J. Groenewegen;F.H. Lopes da Silva;A.H.M. Lohman

  • Trans-Synaptic Spread of Tau Pathology In Vivo

    Li Liu;Valerie Drouet;Jessica W. Wu;Menno P. Witter

  • The intralaminar and midline nuclei of the thalamus. Anatomical and functional evidence for participation in processes of arousal and awareness

    Ysbrand D Van der Werf;Menno P Witter;Henk J Groenewegen

  • A pathophysiological framework of hippocampal dysfunction in ageing and disease

    Scott A. Small;Scott A. Schobel;Richard B. Buxton;Menno P. Witter

  • Organization of the projections from the subiculum to the ventral striatum in the rat. A study using anterograde transport of Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin.

    H.J. Groenewegen;E. Vermeulen-Van der Zee;A. te Kortschot;M.P. Witter

  • Finite Scale of Spatial Representation in the Hippocampus

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

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

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

  • Anatomical organization of the parahippocampal-hippocampal network.

    Menno P. Witter;Floris G. Wouterlood;Pieterke A. Naber;Theo Van Haeften

  • Organization of the entorhinal—hippocampal system: A review of current anatomical data

    Menno P. Witter

  • Development of the Spatial Representation System in the Rat

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

  • Perirhinal and postrhinal cortices of the rat: A review of the neuroanatomical literature and comparison with findings from the monkey brain

    Rebecca D. Burwell;Menno P. Witter;David G. Amaral

  • Grid cells in pre- and parasubiculum

    Charlotte N Boccara;Francesca Sargolini;Francesca Sargolini;Veslemøy Hult Thoresen;Trygve Solstad

  • Entorhinal cortex of the monkey: V. Projections to the dentate gyrus, hippocampus, and subicular complex

    Menno P. Witter;David G. Amaral

Frequent Co-Authors

Edvard I. Moser
Edvard I. Moser Norwegian University of Science and Technology
May-Britt Moser
May-Britt Moser Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Floris G. Wouterlood
Floris G. Wouterlood Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Henk J. Groenewegen
Henk J. Groenewegen Amsterdam UMC
Philip Scheltens
Philip Scheltens Amsterdam UMC
Frederik Barkhof
Frederik Barkhof University College London
Serge A.R.B. Rombouts
Serge A.R.B. Rombouts Leiden University
Dick J. Veltman
Dick J. Veltman Amsterdam UMC
Harry B.M. Uylings
Harry B.M. Uylings Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
F.H. Lopes da Silva
F.H. Lopes da Silva University of Amsterdam

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