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Michael E. Greenberg

Michael E. Greenberg

Harvard University
United States

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D-Index & Metrics

Best Scientists

D-Index
169
Citations
155070
World Ranking
890
National Ranking
529

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
170
Citations
158925
World Ranking
87
National Ranking
67

Neuroscience

D-Index
168
Citations
158060
World Ranking
80
National Ranking
51

Michael E. Greenberg 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 Michael E. Greenberg sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 319 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael E. Greenberg 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 Michael E. Greenberg sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 168 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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 Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2015 - Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2008 - J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine, Robarts Research Institute
  • 2008 - Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Discovery of Signaling Pathways Underlying Activity-Regulated Gene Transcription
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Michael E. Greenberg is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans various domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience, with a particular focus on molecular biology and cognitive neuroscience.

Their recent publications include:

  • Sleep Loss Can Cause Death through Accumulation of Reactive Oxygen Species in the Gut, 2020, Cell
  • Neurons that regulate mouse torpor, 2020, Nature
  • Rewiring of human neurodevelopmental gene regulatory programs by human accelerated regions, 2021, Neuron
  • Bidirectional perisomatic inhibitory plasticity of a Fos neuronal network, 2020, Nature
  • Sensory Experience Engages Microglia to Shape Neural Connectivity through a Non-Phagocytic Mechanism, 2020, Neuron

The scientist's frequent co-authors include:

  • Eric C. Griffith
  • Erin E. Duffy
  • Siniša Hrvatin
  • Elena G. Assad
  • M. Aurel Nagy

They have published their work in several key venues, among which the most frequent are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuron
  • Nature
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Neuroscience

Their main fields of study comprise:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience

Within these fields, significant subfields of study include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Genetics
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Plant Science

Key topics addressed in their research are:

  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Throughout their career, Michael E. Greenberg has received multiple awards and honors, including:

  • Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience, 2019
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2017
  • Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience, 2015
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2010
  • J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine, Robarts Research Institute, 2008
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008
  • Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008, for Discovery of Signaling Pathways Underlying Activity-Regulated Gene Transcription
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2003

Best Publications

  • Akt Promotes Cell Survival by Phosphorylating and Inhibiting a Forkhead Transcription Factor

    Anne Brunet;Azad Bonni;Michael J Zigmond;Michael Z Lin

  • Akt Phosphorylation of BAD Couples Survival Signals to the Cell-Intrinsic Death Machinery

    Sandeep Robert Datta;Henryk Dudek;Xu Tao;Shane Masters

  • Opposing Effects of ERK and JNK-p38 MAP Kinases on Apoptosis

    Zhengui Xia;Martin Dickens;Joël Raingeaud;Roger J. Davis

  • Cellular survival: a play in three Akts

    Sandeep Robert Datta;Anne Brunet;Michael E. Greenberg

  • Microglia sculpt postnatal neural circuits in an activity and complement-dependent manner.

    Dorothy P. Schafer;Emily K. Lehrman;Amanda G. Kautzman;Ryuta Koyama

  • Stress-Dependent Regulation of FOXO Transcription Factors by the SIRT1 Deacetylase

    Anne Brunet;Lora B. Sweeney;J. Fitzhugh Sturgill;Katrin F. Chua

  • Stimulation of 3T3 cells induces transcription of the c- fos proto-oncogene

    Michael E. Greenberg;Edward B. Ziff

  • Regulation of Neuronal Survival by the Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase Akt

    Henryk Dudek;Sandeep Robert Datta;Thomas F. Franke;Morris J. Birnbaum

  • The regulation and function of c-fos and other immediate early genes in the nervous system.

    Morgan Sheng;Michael E. Greenberg

  • Widespread transcription at neuronal activity-regulated enhancers

    Tae-Kyung Kim;Martin Hemberg;Jesse M. Gray;Allen M. Costa

  • CREB: a stimulus-induced transcription factor activated by a diverse array of extracellular signals.

    Adam J. Shaywitz;Michael E. Greenberg

  • Cell survival promoted by the Ras-MAPK signaling pathway by transcription-dependent and -independent mechanisms.

    Azad Bonni;Anne Brunet;Anne E. West;Sandeep Robert Datta

  • A brain-specific microRNA regulates dendritic spine development

    Gerhard M. Schratt;Fabian Tuebing;Elizabeth A. Nigh;Elizabeth A. Nigh;Christina G. Kane;Christina G. Kane

  • Huntingtin Acts in the Nucleus to Induce Apoptosis but Death Does Not Correlate with the Formation of Intranuclear Inclusions

    Frédéric Saudou;Steven Finkbeiner;Steven Finkbeiner;Didier Devys;Michael E Greenberg;Michael E Greenberg

  • CREB: a Ca(2+)-regulated transcription factor phosphorylated by calmodulin-dependent kinases

    Morgan Sheng;Margaret A. Thompson;Michael E. Greenberg

  • Calcium signaling in neurons: molecular mechanisms and cellular consequences

    Anirvan Ghosh;Michael E. Greenberg

  • Ca2+ Influx Regulates BDNF Transcription by a CREB Family Transcription Factor-Dependent Mechanism

    Xu Tao;Steven Finkbeiner;Donald B. Arnold;Adam J. Shaywitz

  • Coupling of the RAS-MAPK Pathway to Gene Activation by RSK2, a Growth Factor-Regulated CREB Kinase

    Jun Xing;David D. Ginty;Michael E. Greenberg

  • Exercise induces hippocampal BDNF through a PGC-1α/FNDC5 pathway

    Christiane D. Wrann;James P. White;John Salogiannnis;Dina Laznik-Bogoslavski

  • Derepression of BDNF transcription involves calcium-dependent phosphorylation of MeCP2.

    Wen G. Chen;Qiang Chang;Yingxi Lin;Alexander Meissner

  • c-Jun dimerizes with itself and with c-Fos, forming complexes of different DNA binding affinities.

    Thanos D. Halazonetis;Katia Georgopoulos;Michael E. Greenberg;Philip Leder

Frequent Co-Authors

David D. Ginty
David D. Ginty Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Anne Brunet
Anne Brunet Stanford University
Stuart H. Orkin
Stuart H. Orkin Harvard University
Morgan Sheng
Morgan Sheng Broad Institute
Mustafa Sahin
Mustafa Sahin Boston Children's Hospital
Gerald M. Edelman
Gerald M. Edelman Neurosciences Institute
Joel G. Belasco
Joel G. Belasco New York University
Azad Bonni
Azad Bonni Washington University in St. Louis
Nancy Y. Ip
Nancy Y. Ip Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Michael Z. Lin
Michael Z. Lin Stanford University

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