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Michael J. O'Donovan 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 J. O'Donovan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 141 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael J. O'Donovan 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 J. O'Donovan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael J. O'Donovan is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has contributed to multiple fields including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans several subfields, notably Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • NMR spectroscopy and applications
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research

Michael J. O'Donovan has published in several venues, including multiple papers in Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine's Scientific Meeting and Exhibition. Other notable venues include the Journal of Magnetic Resonance, PNAS Nexus, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, and the Journal of Neuroscience.

Recent papers include:

  • Real-time measurement of diffusion exchange rate in biological tissue (2020), Journal of Magnetic Resonance
  • Water exchange rates measure active transport and homeostasis in neural tissue (2023), PNAS Nexus
  • Motoneuronal Spinal Circuits in Degenerative Motoneuron Disease (2020), Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
  • Optogenetic Activation of V1 Interneurons Reveals the Multimodality of Spinal Locomotor Networks in the Neonatal Mouse (2021), Journal of Neuroscience
  • Motoneuronal Regulation of Central Pattern Generator and Network Function (2022), Advances in Neurobiology

Michael J. O'Donovan has coauthored works with researchers such as Mélanie Falgairolle, Nathan H. Williamson, Rea Ravin, Teddy X. Cai, and Peter J. Basser, often contributing to collaborative studies in neuroscience and imaging.

They have also contributed to academic book publications, including the work titled Vertebrate Motoneurons, published by Springer International Publishing in 2022.

Best Publications

  • The origin of spontaneous activity in developing networks of the vertebrate nervous system.

    Michael J O’Donovan

  • Early Functional Impairment of Sensory-Motor Connectivity in a Mouse Model of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

    George Z. Mentis;Dvir Blivis;Wenfang Liu;Estelle Drobac

  • Actions of FDL and FHL muscles in intact cats: functional dissociation between anatomical synergists.

    M J O'Donovan;M J Pinter;R P Dum;R E Burke

  • Properties of Rhythmic Activity Generated by the Isolated Spinal Cord of the Neonatal Mouse

    Patrick Whelan;Agnes Bonnot;Michael J. O'Donovan

  • Motor unit organization of human medial gastrocnemius.

    R A Garnett;M J O'Donovan;J A Stephens;A Taylor

  • Tapping into spinal circuits to restore motor function.

    Hugues Barbeau;David A. McCrea;Michael J. O'Donovan;Serge Rossignol

  • Cat hindlimb motoneurons during locomotion. III. Functional segregation in sartorius

    J. A. Hoffer;G. E. Loeb;N. Sugano;W. B. Marks

  • The projection of jaw elevator muscle spindle afferents to fifth nerve motoneurones in the cat

    K Appenteng;M J O'Donovan;G Somjen;J A Stephens

  • An HRP study of the relation between cell size and motor unit type in cat ankle extensor motoneurons

    R. E. Burke;R. P. Dum;J. W. Fleshman;L. L. Glenn

  • Modeling of Spontaneous Activity in Developing Spinal Cord Using Activity-Dependent Depression in an Excitatory Network

    Joël Tabak;Walter Senn;Michael J. O'Donovan;John Rinzel

  • Activation patterns of embryonic chick hind limb muscles recorded in ovo and in an isolated spinal cord preparation.

    L T Landmesser;M J O'Donovan

  • Blockade and Recovery of Spontaneous Rhythmic Activity after Application of Neurotransmitter Antagonists to Spinal Networks of the Chick Embryo

    Nikolai Chub;Michael J. O’Donovan

  • Cat hindlimb motoneurons during locomotion. II. Normal activity patterns.

    J. A. Hoffer;N. Sugano;G. E. Loeb;W. B. Marks

  • Motor-unit organization in flexor digitorum longus muscle of the cat.

    R P Dum;R E Burke;M J O'Donovan;J Toop

  • Noncholinergic excitatory actions of motoneurons in the neonatal mammalian spinal cord

    George Z. Mentis;Francisco J. Alvarez;Agnes Bonnot;Dannette S. Richards

  • Synaptic depression: a dynamic regulator of synaptic communication with varied functional roles

    Michael J. O'Donovan;John Rinzel

  • The development of sensorimotor synaptic connections in the lumbosacral cord of the chick embryo.

    MT Lee;MJ Koebbe;MJ O'Donovan

  • Regionalization and intersegmental coordination of rhythm-generating networks in the spinal cord of the chick embryo

    S Ho;MJ O'Donovan

  • The transcription factor IRF8 activates integrin-mediated TGF-β signaling and promotes neuroinflammation.

    Yuko Yoshida;Ryusuke Yoshimi;Hiroaki Yoshii;Daniel Kim

  • The development of hindlimb motor activity studied in the isolated spinal cord of the chick embryo

    M. J. O'Donovan;Lynn Landmesser

  • Real-time imaging of neurons retrogradely and anterogradely labelled with calcium-sensitive dyes.

    Michael J. O'Donovan;Stephen Ho;Gerald Sholomenko;Wayne Yee

Frequent Co-Authors

George Z. Mentis
George Z. Mentis Columbia University
Gerald E. Loeb
Gerald E. Loeb University of Southern California
John Rinzel
John Rinzel New York University
Patrick J. Whelan
Patrick J. Whelan University of Calgary
Francisco J. Alvarez
Francisco J. Alvarez Emory University
Evelyne Sernagor
Evelyne Sernagor Newcastle University
Keiko Ozato
Keiko Ozato Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
R. Douglas Fields
R. Douglas Fields National Institutes of Health
Huaibin Cai
Huaibin Cai National Institutes of Health
Lynn T. Landmesser
Lynn T. Landmesser Case Western Reserve University

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