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Michael J. Rowan

Michael J. Rowan

Trinity College Dublin
Ireland

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Neuroscience
Ireland
2026

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Neuroscience

D-Index
73
Citations
27802
World Ranking
2163
National Ranking
4

Michael J. Rowan 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. Rowan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 244 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael J. Rowan 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. Rowan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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 Neuroscience in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Michael J. Rowan is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. Their research primarily focuses on Neuroscience and Medicine, with specific emphasis on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, Biological Psychiatry, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Behavioral Neuroscience.

The scientist has studied a broad range of topics, including:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Radiation Dose and Imaging
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms

Among their recent publications are:

  • Hippocampal hyperactivity in a rat model of Alzheimer's disease, 2021, Journal of Neurochemistry
  • Inhibition of the ISR abrogates mGluR5-dependent long-term depression and spatial memory deficits in a rat model of Alzheimer's disease, 2022, Translational Psychiatry
  • Enduring glucocorticoid-evoked exacerbation of synaptic plasticity disruption in male rats modelling early Alzheimer's disease amyloidosis, 2021, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Tau and Amyloid β Protein in Patient-Derived Aqueous Brain Extracts Act Concomitantly to Disrupt Long-Term Potentiationin Vivo, 2023, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Glucocorticoids, synaptic plasticity and Alzheimer's disease, 2022, Current Opinion in Endocrine and Metabolic Research

Frequent collaborators in this body of work include:

  • Neng-Wei Hu
  • Igor Klyubin
  • Tomáš Ondrejčák
  • Bee Hockin
  • Andréa Carolina

The scientist publishes in journals such as Faraday Discussions, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), IBRO Neuroscience Reports, Translational Psychiatry, and Journal of Neurochemistry. Faraday Discussions is the venue with the highest number of publications associated with their work.

Best Publications

  • Naturally secreted oligomers of amyloid beta protein potently inhibit hippocampal long-term potentiation in vivo.

    Dominic M. Walsh;Igor Klyubin;Julia V. Fadeeva;William K. Cullen

  • Amyloid-beta protein dimers isolated directly from Alzheimer's brains impair synaptic plasticity and memory.

    Ganesh M Shankar;Shaomin Li;Tapan H Mehta;Amaya Garcia-Munoz

  • Dopamine-dependent facilitation of LTP induction in hippocampal CA1 by exposure to spatial novelty

    Shaomin Li;William K. Cullen;Roger Anwyl;Michael J. Rowan

  • Amyloid-β oligomers: their production, toxicity and therapeutic inhibition

    D. M. Walsh;I. Klyubin;J. V. Fadeeva;M. J. Rowan

  • Block of Long-Term Potentiation by Naturally Secreted and Synthetic Amyloid β-Peptide in Hippocampal Slices Is Mediated via Activation of the Kinases c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5, and p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase as well as Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Type 5

    Qinwen Wang;Dominic M. Walsh;Michael J. Rowan;Dennis J. Selkoe

  • Amyloid β protein immunotherapy neutralizes Aβ oligomers that disrupt synaptic plasticity in vivo

    Igor Klyubin;Dominic M Walsh;Dominic M Walsh;Cynthia A Lemere;William K Cullen

  • Behavioural stress facilitates the induction of long-term depression in the hippocampus

    Lin Xu;Roger Anwyl;Michael J. Rowan

  • Stimulation on the Positive Phase of Hippocampal Theta Rhythm Induces Long-Term Potentiation That Can Be Depotentiated by Stimulation on the Negative Phase in Area CA1 In Vivo

    Christian Hölscher;Roger Anwyl;Michael J. Rowan

  • Amyloid beta protein dimer-containing human CSF disrupts synaptic plasticity: prevention by systemic passive immunization.

    Igor Klyubin;Vicki Betts;Alfred T. Welzel;Kaj Blennow

  • Interaction between prion protein and toxic amyloid β assemblies can be therapeutically targeted at multiple sites

    Darragh B. Freir;Andrew J. Nicoll;Igor Klyubin;Silvia Panico

  • Block of LTP in rat hippocampus in vivo by beta-amyloid precursor protein fragments.

    William K. Cullen;Yoo-Hun Suh;Roger Anwyl;Michael J. Rowan

  • Spatial exploration induces a persistent reversal of long-term potentiation in rat hippocampus

    Lin Xu;Roger Anwyl;Michael J. Rowan

  • The role of cell-derived oligomers of Aβ in Alzheimer's disease and avenues for therapeutic intervention

    D.M. Walsh;D.M. Walsh;I. Klyubin;G.M. Shankar;M. Townsend

  • Glucocorticoid receptor and protein/RNA synthesis-dependent mechanisms underlie the control of synaptic plasticity by stress

    Lin Xu;Christian Holscher;Roger Anwyl;Michael J. Rowan

  • Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition improves amyloid-β-mediated suppression of memory and synaptic plasticity

    Linda A. Kotilinek;Marcus A. Westerman;Qinwen Wang;Qinwen Wang;Kimberly Panizzon

  • β-Amyloid-Mediated Inhibition of NMDA Receptor-Dependent Long-Term Potentiation Induction Involves Activation of Microglia and Stimulation of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase and Superoxide

    Qinwen Wang;Michael J. Rowan;Roger Anwyl

  • Synaptic plasticity in animal models of early Alzheimer's disease

    Michael J Rowan;Igor Klyubin;William K Cullen;Roger Anwyl

  • Alzheimer's disease brain-derived amyloid-β-mediated inhibition of LTP in vivo is prevented by immunotargeting cellular prion protein.

    Andrew E Barry;Igor Klyubin;Jessica M Mc Donald;Alexandra J Mably

  • What electrophysiology tells us about Alzheimer's disease: a window into the synchronization and connectivity of brain neurons.

    Claudio Babiloni;Katarzyna Blinowska;Laura Bonanni;Andrej Cichocki

  • Overcoming the effects of stress on synaptic plasticity in the intact hippocampus: rapid actions of serotonergic and antidepressant agents.

    Alison C. Shakesby;Roger Anwyl;Michael J. Rowan

  • Use-dependent effects of amyloidogenic fragments of (beta)-amyloid precursor protein on synaptic plasticity in rat hippocampus in vivo.

    Joung-Hun Kim;Roger Anwyl;Yoo-Hun Suh;Mustafa B. A. Djamgoz

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Anwyl
Roger Anwyl Trinity College Dublin
Dominic M. Walsh
Dominic M. Walsh Brigham and Women's Hospital
John J. O'Connor
John J. O'Connor University College Dublin
Dennis J. Selkoe
Dennis J. Selkoe Brigham and Women's Hospital
Christian Hölscher
Christian Hölscher Henan University
Brian A. Lawlor
Brian A. Lawlor Trinity College Dublin
Robert F. Coen
Robert F. Coen Mercer University
Finian Martin
Finian Martin University College Dublin
A. Claudio Cuello
A. Claudio Cuello McGill University
Patricia Casey
Patricia Casey Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

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