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Michael Granato

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
18280
World Ranking
8554
National Ranking
3844

Michael Granato publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael Granato sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 130 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Michael Granato D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael Granato sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael Granato is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Neuroscience. The scientist's work covers a broad range of subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Neuroscience, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The main research topics addressed by Michael Granato include:

  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Congenital heart defects research

Michael Granato's recent publications shed light on various aspects of neural function and behavior, often using zebrafish as a model system. Notable papers include:

  • "Acute Regulation of Habituation Learning via Posttranslational Palmitoylation" (2020), published in Current Biology
  • "Zebrafish behavior as a gateway to nervous system assembly and plasticity" (2022), published in Development
  • "A forward genetic screen identifies Dolk as a regulator of startle magnitude through the potassium channel subunit Kv1.1" (2021), published in PLoS Genetics
  • "CNS Hypomyelination Disrupts Axonal Conduction and Behavior in Larval Zebrafish" (2021), published in Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Agrin/Lrp4 signal constrains MuSK-dependent neuromuscular synapse development in appendicular muscle" (2021), published in Development

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael Granato include:

  • Jessica C. Nelson
  • Philip D. Campbell
  • Elelbin A. Ortiz
  • Lauren J. Walker
  • Owen Randlett

Michael Granato's work has appeared most frequently in the following publication venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Development
  • PLoS Genetics
  • PLoS ONE
  • eLife

Best Publications

  • The identification of genes with unique and essential functions in the development of the zebrafish, Danio rerio

    P. Haffter;M. Granato;M. Brand;M.C. Mullins

  • Genes controlling and mediating locomotion behavior of the zebrafish embryo and larva

    M. Granato;F. J. M. Van Eeden;U. Schach;T. Trowe

  • Mutations affecting somite formation and patterning in the zebrafish, Danio rerio

    F. J. M. Van Eeden;M. Granato;U. Schach;M. Brand

  • Modulation of locomotor activity in larval zebrafish during light adaptation.

    Harold A. Burgess;Michael Granato

  • Sensorimotor Gating in Larval Zebrafish

    Harold A. Burgess;Michael Granato

  • ZEBRAFISH PIGMENTATION MUTATIONS AND THE PROCESSES OF NEURAL CREST DEVELOPMENT

    R. N. Kelsh;M. Brand;Y.-J. Jiang;C.-P. Heisenberg

  • Mutations affecting the cardiovascular system and other internal organs in zebrafish

    J.-N. Chen;P. Haffter;J. Odenthal;E. Vogelsang

  • Genes establishing dorsoventral pattern formation in the zebrafish embryo: The ventral specifying genes

    M. C. Mullins;M. Hammerschmidt;D. A. Kane;J. Odenthal

  • dino and mercedes, two genes regulating dorsal development in the zebrafish embryo

    M. Hammerschmidt;F. Pelegri;M. C. Mullins;D. A. Kane

  • Keeping and raising zebrafish

    M. Brand;M. Granato;C. Nüsslein-Volhard

  • Genetic Analysis of Vertebrate Sensory Hair Cell Mechanosensation: the Zebrafish Circler Mutants

    Teresa Nicolson;Alfons Rüsch;Rainer W Friedrich;Michael Granato;Michael Granato

  • Jaw and branchial arch mutants in zebrafish I: branchial arches

    T. F. Schilling;T. Piotrowski;H. Grandel;M. Brand

  • Mutations in zebrafish genes affecting the formation of the boundary between midbrain and hindbrain.

    M. Brand;C.-P. Heisenberg;Y.-J. Jiang;D. Beuchle

  • Mutations affecting development of the zebrafish inner ear and lateral line

    T. T. Whitfield;M. Granato;F. J. M. Van Eeden;U. Schach

  • Mutations affecting morphogenesis during gastrulation and tail formation in the zebrafish, Danio rerio.

    M. Hammerschmidt;F. Pelegri;M.C. Mullins;D.A. Kane

  • Mutations affecting neurogenesis and brain morphology in the zebrafish, Danio rerio.

    Y.-J. Jiang;M. Brand;C.-P. Heisenberg;D. Beuchle

  • Mutations affecting development of the midline and general body shape during zebrafish embryogenesis

    M. Brand;C.-P. Heisenberg;R. M. Warga;F. Pelegri

  • Characterization of zebrafish mutants with defects in embryonic hematopoiesis

    D. G. Ransom;P. Haffter;J. Odenthal;A. Brownlie

  • Jaw and branchial arch mutants in zebrafish II: anterior arches and cartilage differentiation

    T. Piotrowski;T. F. Schilling;M. Brand;Y. J. Jiang

  • Mutations affecting the formation of the notochord in the zebrafish, Danio rerio.

    J. Odenthal;P. Haffter;E. Vogelsang;M. Brand

Frequent Co-Authors

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard Max Planck Society
Mary C. Mullins
Mary C. Mullins University of Pennsylvania
Michael Brand
Michael Brand TU Dresden
Makoto Furutani-Seiki
Makoto Furutani-Seiki Yamaguchi University
Robert N. Kelsh
Robert N. Kelsh University of Bath
Carl-Philipp Heisenberg
Carl-Philipp Heisenberg Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Clara Franzini-Armstrong
Clara Franzini-Armstrong University of Pennsylvania
Cecilia B. Moens
Cecilia B. Moens Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Matthias Hammerschmidt
Matthias Hammerschmidt University of Cologne
Steven J. Burden
Steven J. Burden New York University

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