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Michal Hetman

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Neuroscience

D-Index
42
Citations
7131
World Ranking
7639
National Ranking
3282

Michal Hetman 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 Michal Hetman sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 92 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michal Hetman 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 Michal Hetman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michal Hetman is affiliated with the University of Louisville in the United States with a research focus spanning several interconnected fields. Their work primarily contributes to Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable activity in subfields such as Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cell Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's research addresses key topics in spinal cord injury research, nerve injury and regeneration, circadian rhythm and melatonin, endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, autophagy in disease and therapy, spinal dysraphism and malformations, and neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms.

Recent publications by Michal Hetman include:

  • "Zika virus infects pericytes in the choroid plexus and enters the central nervous system through the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier" (2020, PLoS Pathogens)
  • "Improved locomotor recovery after contusive spinal cord injury in Bmal1−/− mice is associated with protection of the blood spinal cord barrier" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Oligodendrocyte-specific deletion of Xbp1 exacerbates the endoplasmic reticulum stress response and restricts locomotor recovery after thoracic spinal cord injury" (2020, Glia)
  • "Role of circadian rhythms in pathogenesis of acute CNS injuries: Insights from experimental studies" (2022, Experimental Neurology)
  • "The Proteostasis Network: A Global Therapeutic Target for Neuroprotection after Spinal Cord Injury" (2022, Cells)

Frequent publication venues for Hetman's work include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Glia
  • Journal of Neurotrauma
  • PLoS ONE
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Collaborations are an integral part of their research, with frequent coauthors including Scott R. Whittemore, Sujata Saraswat Ohri, Kariena R. Andres, Łukasz P. Słomnicki, and George Z. Wei.

Best Publications

  • Neuroprotection by Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Is Mediated by Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase and Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase *

    Michal Hetman;Kevin Kanning;Jane E. Cavanaugh;Zhengui Xia

  • Role of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β in Neuronal Apoptosis Induced by Trophic Withdrawal

    Michal Hetman;Jane E. Cavanaugh;David Kimelman;Zhengui Xia

  • p38 Map Kinase Mediates Bax Translocation in Nitric Oxide–Induced Apoptosis in Neurons

    Saadi Ghatan;Stephen Larner;Yoshito Kinoshita;Michal Hetman

  • Mice deficient for the lysosomal proteinase cathepsin D exhibit progressive atrophy of the intestinal mucosa and profound destruction of lymphoid cells.

    P. Saftig;M. Hetman;W. Schmahl;K. Weber

  • Role of extracellular signal regulated kinases 1 and 2 in neuronal survival

    Michal Hetman;Agata Gozdz

  • Differential Regulation of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases ERK1/2 and ERK5 by Neurotrophins, Neuronal Activity, and cAMP in Neurons

    Jane E. Cavanaugh;James Ham;Michal Hetman;Steve Poser

  • Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor Mediates Dopamine D2 Receptor-Induced CNS Neurogenesis in Adult Mice

    Peng Yang;Sheila A. Arnold;Agata Habas;Michal Hetman

  • DNA fragmentation in rat brain after intraperitoneal administration of kainate.

    Robert K. Filipkowski;Michal Hetman;Bozena Kaminska;Leszek Kaczmarek

  • Survival signaling pathways activated by NMDA receptors.

    Michal Hetman;Giorgi Kharebava

  • Epigenetic Silencing of Nucleolar rRNA Genes in Alzheimer's Disease

    Maciej Pietrzak;Grzegorz A. Rempala;Peter T. Nelson;Jing-Juan Zheng

  • Emerging roles of the neuronal nucleolus.

    Michal Hetman;Maciej Pietrzak

  • Signaling pathways mediating anti-apoptotic action of neurotrophins

    Michal Hetman;Zhengui Xia

  • Attenuating the endoplasmic reticulum stress response improves functional recovery after spinal cord injury.

    Sujata Saraswat Ohri;Melissa A. Maddie;Yongmei Zhao;Mengsheng S. Qiu

  • Ribosomal biogenesis as an emerging target of neurodevelopmental pathologies.

    Michal Hetman;Lukasz P. Slomnicki

  • Inhibition of nucleolar transcription as a trigger for neuronal apoptosis

    Katarzyna Kalita;Denys Makonchuk;Cynthia Gomes;Jing-Juan Zheng

  • ERK1/2 Antagonizes Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β-induced Apoptosis in Cortical Neurons

    Michal Hetman;Michal Hetman;Shih Ling Hsuan;Agata Habas;Matthew J. Higgins

  • Role of megakaryoblastic acute leukemia-1 in ERK1/2-dependent stimulation of serum response factor-driven transcription by BDNF or increased synaptic activity.

    Katarzyna Kalita;Giorgi Kharebava;Jing-Juan Zheng;Michal Hetman

  • Restoring endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis improves functional recovery after spinal cord injury

    Sujata Saraswat Ohri;Michal Hetman;Scott R. Whittemore

  • Taxol Induces Apoptosis in Cortical Neurons by a Mechanism Independent of Bcl-2 Phosphorylation

    Xavier A. Figueroa-Masot;Michal Hetman;Matthew J. Higgins;Niels Kokot

  • Neuronal excitation-driven and AP-1-dependent activation of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 gene expression in rodent hippocampus.

    Jacek Jaworski;Ireneusz W. Biedermann;Joanna Lapinska;Arek Szklarczyk

  • Requirement of Neuronal Ribosome Synthesis for Growth and Maintenance of the Dendritic Tree.

    Lukasz P. Slomnicki;Maciej Pietrzak;Aruna Vashishta;James Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott R. Whittemore
Scott R. Whittemore University of Louisville
Leszek Kaczmarek
Leszek Kaczmarek Instytut Biologii Doświadczalnej im. Marcelego Nenckiego
Zhengui Xia
Zhengui Xia University of Washington
Darlene A. Burke
Darlene A. Burke University of Louisville
Theo Hagg
Theo Hagg East Tennessee State University
Peter T. Nelson
Peter T. Nelson University of Kentucky
Paul Saftig
Paul Saftig Kiel University
Wojciech Danysz
Wojciech Danysz Merz Pharmaceuticals
Jan Albrecht
Jan Albrecht Polish Academy of Sciences
Irene Litvan
Irene Litvan University of California, San Diego

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