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Michael E. Hasselmo

Michael E. Hasselmo

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 101 734 659 412 360 381 38425

Michael E. Hasselmo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael E. Hasselmo between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael E. Hasselmo published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 11.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2005. 30 of the 437 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2005. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 26 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 16 publications
1987 2025

437 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael E. Hasselmo: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 4
1990 3
1991 1
1992 2
1993 4
1994 7
1995 8
1996 6
1997 14
1998 10
1999 14
2000 9
2001 11
2002 15
2003 12
2004 9
2005 26
2006 10
2007 15
2008 22
2009 9
2010 8
2011 21
2012 16
2013 16
2014 16
2015 17
2016 11
2017 10
2018 13
2019 9
2020 16
2021 8
2022 18
2023 16
2024 14
2025 16
Total 437
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Michael E. Hasselmo 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. Hasselmo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
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, 378–387 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: 381 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65 381
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. Hasselmo 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. Hasselmo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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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, 100–101 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: 101 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 49 101
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael E. Hasselmo is a researcher affiliated with Boston University in the United States. The primary area of their research is Neuroscience, with a focus on Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Their work also intersects with fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Cell Biology, and Neurology.

The scientist's main research topics encompass Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, and Neuroscience and Music Perception.

Recent publications by Michael E. Hasselmo include:

  • "Egocentric boundary vector tuning of the retrosplenial cortex" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "The brain in motion: How ensemble fluidity drives memory-updating and flexibility" (2020, eLife)
  • "Trajectory-modulated hippocampal neurons persist throughout memory-guided navigation" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Gated transformations from egocentric to allocentric reference frames involving retrosplenial cortex, entorhinal cortex, and hippocampus" (2023, Hippocampus)
  • "Navigating Through Time: A Spatial Navigation Perspective on How the Brain May Encode Time" (2020, Annual Review of Neuroscience)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael E. Hasselmo include Andrew S. Alexander, Patrick A. LaChance, Jennifer C. Robinson, G. William Chapman, and Lucas C. Carstensen.

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Hippocampus, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Cell Reports, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Michael E. Hasselmo has been recognized by the scientific community with fellowships, including Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018 and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • The role of acetylcholine in learning and memory.

    Michael E Hasselmo

  • Neuromodulation: acetylcholine and memory consolidation.

    Michael E. Hasselmo

  • A proposed function for Hippocampal theta rhythm: separate phases of encoding and retrieval enhance reversal of prior learning

    Michael E. Hasselmo;Clara Bodelón;Bradley P. Wyble

  • Graded persistent activity in entorhinal cortex neurons

    Alexei V. Egorov;Bassam N. Hamam;Erik Fransén;Michael E. Hasselmo

  • The role of expression and identity in the face-selective responses of neurons in the temporal visual cortex of the monkey

    Michael E. Hasselmo;Edmund T. Rolls;Gordon C. Baylis

  • Modes and models of forebrain cholinergic neuromodulation of cognition.

    Michael E Hasselmo;Martin Sarter

  • Unraveling the attentional functions of cortical cholinergic inputs: interactions between signal-driven and cognitive modulation of signal detection.

    Martin Sarter;Michael E. Hasselmo;John P. Bruno;Ben Givens

  • Gamma frequency-range abnormalities to auditory stimulation in schizophrenia

    Jun Soo Kwon;Jun Soo Kwon;Brian F. O'Donnell;Gene V. Wallenstein;Robert W. Greene

  • Neuromodulation and cortical function: modeling the physiological basis of behavior

    Michael E. Hasselmo

  • The hippocampus as an associator of discontiguous events

    Gene V. Wallenstein;Howard Eichenbaum;Michael E. Hasselmo

  • High acetylcholine levels set circuit dynamics for attention and encoding and low acetylcholine levels set dynamics for consolidation.

    Michael E. Hasselmo;Jill McGaughy

  • What is the function of hippocampal theta rhythm?—Linking behavioral data to phasic properties of field potential and unit recording data

    Michael E. Hasselmo

  • Dynamics of learning and recall at excitatory recurrent synapses and cholinergic modulation in rat hippocampal region CA3.

    Michael E. Hasselmo;Eric Schnell;Edi Barkai

  • Hippocampal “Time Cells”: Time versus Path Integration

    Benjamin J. Kraus;Robert J. Robinson;John A. White;Howard Eichenbaum

  • Laminar selectivity of the cholinergic suppression of synaptic transmission in rat hippocampal region CA1: computational modeling and brain slice physiology

    Michael E. Hasselmo;Eric Schnell

  • NMDA-dependent modulation of CA1 local circuit inhibition

    Heinz C R Grunze;Donald G. Rainnie;Michael E. Hasselmo;Eddie Barkai

  • Acetylcholine and memory

    Michael E. Hasselmo;James M. Bower

  • Stimulation in Hippocampal Region CA1 in Behaving Rats Yields Long-Term Potentiation when Delivered to the Peak of Theta and Long-Term Depression when Delivered to the Trough

    James M. Hyman;Bradley P. Wyble;Vikas Goyal;Christina A. Rossi

  • Reduction of Theta Rhythm Dissociates Grid Cell Spatial Periodicity from Directional Tuning

    Mark P. Brandon;Andrew R. Bogaard;Christopher P. Libby;Michael A. Connerney

  • Temporal Frequency of Subthreshold Oscillations Scales with Entorhinal Grid Cell Field Spacing

    Lisa M. Giocomo;Eric A. Zilli;Erik Fransén;Michael E. Hasselmo

Frequent Co-Authors

Chantal E. Stern
Chantal E. Stern Boston University
Lisa M. Giocomo
Lisa M. Giocomo Stanford University
Christiane Linster
Christiane Linster Cornell University
Marc W. Howard
Marc W. Howard Boston University
Howard Eichenbaum
Howard Eichenbaum Boston University
Angel Alonso
Angel Alonso Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Michael Milford
Michael Milford Queensland University of Technology
Edi Barkai
Edi Barkai University of Haifa
Gordon C. Baylis
Gordon C. Baylis Western Kentucky University

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