2026 Michael Leon: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	60	3899	3569	1770	1595	137	10277

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Neuroscience

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Overview

Michael Leon is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with an emphasis on sensory systems and biomedical engineering. Their academic contributions span across topics such as olfactory and sensory function studies, advanced chemical sensor technologies, multisensory perception and integration, memory and neural mechanisms, color perception and design, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, and neurological disorders and treatments.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

"Overnight olfactory enrichment using an odorant diffuser improves memory and modifies the uncinate fasciculus in older adults" (2023), published in Frontiers in Neuroscience
"Olfactory loss is a predisposing factor for depression, while olfactory enrichment is an effective treatment for depression" (2022), published in Frontiers in Neuroscience
"Effect of Olfactory Enrichment For Older Adults" (2024), published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael Leon include Cynthia C. Woo, Blake A. Miranda, Mithra Sathishkumar, Farideh Dehkordi-Vakil, and Michael A. Yassa.

The main venues where Michael Leon has published are:

Frontiers in Neuroscience
JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
UNC Libraries
Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts
Parkinsonism & Related Disorders

Their work in neuroscience is reflected in five publications, with three specifically addressing sensory systems and two in biomedical engineering. Additional subfields include ecology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and cognitive neuroscience.

Michael Leon's research topics focus on:

Olfactory and sensory function studies
Advanced chemical sensor technologies
Multisensory perception and integration
Memory and neural mechanisms
Color perception and design
Biochemical analysis and sensing techniques
Neurological disorders and treatments

Best Publications

Odor-induced increases in c-fos mRNA expression reveal an anatomical "unit" for odor processing in olfactory bulb.

Kathleen M. Guthrie;Aileen J. Anderson;Michael Leon;Christine Gall

347
Citations
Norepinephrine and Learning-Induced Plasticity in Infant Rat Olfactory System

Regina M. Sullivan;Donald A. Wilson;Michael Leon

328
Citations
Chemotopic odorant coding in a mammalian olfactory system

Brett A. Johnson;Michael Leon

323
Citations
Modular representations of odorants in the glomerular layer of the rat olfactory bulb and the effects of stimulus concentration.

Brett A. Johnson;Michael Leon

312
Citations
Enhanced neural response to familiar olfactory cues

Robert Coopersmith;Michael Leon

305
Citations
Spatial coding of odorant features in the glomerular layer of the rat olfactory bulb.

Brett A. Johnson;Cynthia C. Woo;Michael Leon

233
Citations
Olfactory coding in the mammalian olfactory bulb.

Michael Leon;Brett A. Johnson

218
Citations
Perceptual correlates of neural representations evoked by odorant enantiomers.

Christiane Linster;Brett A. Johnson;Esther Yue;Alix Morse

217
Citations
Olfactory Classical Conditioning in Neonates

Regina M. Sullivan;Suzanne Taborsky-Barba;Raffael Mendoza;Alison Itano

216
Citations
Multidimensional chemotopic responses to n‐aliphatic acid odorants in the rat olfactory bulb

Brett A. Johnson;Cynthia C. Woo;Edna E. Hingco;Keith L. Pham

197
Citations
Environmental enrichment as an effective treatment for autism: a randomized controlled trial.

Cynthia C. Woo;Michael Leon

194
Citations
Early olfactory learning induces an enhanced olfactory bulb response in young rats.

Regina M. Sullivan;Michael Leon

189
Citations
Relational representation in the olfactory system

Thomas A. Cleland;Brett A. Johnson;Michael Leon;Christiane Linster

171
Citations
Localized changes in olfactory bulb morphology associated with early olfactory learning.

Cynthia C. Woo;Robert Coopersmith;Michael Leon

168
Citations
Norepinephrine-induced plasticity and one-trial olfactory learning in neonatal rats.

Regina M. Sullivan;Regina M. Sullivan;James L. McGaugh;Michael Leon

160
Citations
The development of the pheromonal bond in the albino rat.

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160
Citations
Maternal pheromone: discrimination by pre-weanling albino rats.

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155
Citations
Dietary control of maternal pheromone in the lactating rat

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151
Citations
NMDA receptor activation and early olfactory learning.

Jann Lincoln;Robert Coopersmith;Eric W. Harris;Carl W. Cotman

147
Citations
Olfactory experience modulates apoptosis in the developing olfactory bulb

Joseph Najbauer;Michael Leon

147
Citations
Spontaneous versus Reinforced Olfactory Discriminations

Christiane Linster;Brett A. Johnson;Alix Morse;Esther Yue

143
Citations
Sensitive period for neural and behavioral response development to learned odors.

Cynthia C. Woo;Michael Leon

139
Citations
Functional mapping of the rat olfactory bulb using diverse odorants reveals modular responses to functional groups and hydrocarbon structural features.

Brett A. Johnson;Sabrina L. Ho;Zhe Xu;Joanne S. Yihan

135
Citations