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Michael E. Greenberg

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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 169 890 816 529 473 339 155070
Neuroscience 168 80 71 51 44 319 158060
Biology and Biochemistry 170 87 75 67 56 330 158925

Michael E. Greenberg publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael E. Greenberg between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael E. Greenberg published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2001. 18 of the 360 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2001. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 8 publications
1974 2025

360 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael E. Greenberg: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 3
1984 4
1985 3
1986 2
1987 3
1988 4
1989 3
1990 6
1991 5
1992 5
1993 8
1994 10
1995 12
1996 9
1997 12
1998 12
1999 8
2000 4
2001 19
2002 14
2003 12
2004 8
2005 7
2006 12
2007 8
2008 16
2009 15
2010 7
2011 7
2012 11
2013 11
2014 4
2015 8
2016 10
2017 7
2018 10
2019 9
2020 11
2021 11
2022 3
2023 5
2024 10
2025 8
Total 360
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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.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 318–327 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 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.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99 319
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 163+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 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.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100 168
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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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