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Michel Muhlethaler

Michel Muhlethaler

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Neuroscience

D-Index
51
Citations
8109
World Ranking
5591
National Ranking
133

Michel Muhlethaler 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 Michel Muhlethaler sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 81 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michel Muhlethaler 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 Michel Muhlethaler sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michel Muhlethaler is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland. This association situates them within a European research environment that supports a diverse range of academic activities and scientific inquiry.

Details on their recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, main fields of study, subfields, and main topics of work are not currently available. There are no recorded awards or distinctions attributed to them in the provided data.

As current information about Michel Muhlethaler's scholarly contributions such as published papers and fields of expertise is lacking, an overview of their precise academic focus cannot be outlined.

Best Publications

  • Identification of sleep-promoting neurons in vitro

    Thierry Gallopin;Patrice Fort;Emmanuel Eggermann;Bruno Cauli

  • Orexins/hypocretins excite basal forebrain cholinergic neurones

    Emmanuel Eggermann;Mauro Serafin;Laurence Bayer;D. Machard

  • Elevated Tribbles homolog 2–specific antibody levels in narcolepsy patients

    Vesna Cvetkovic-Lopes;Laurence Bayer;Stéphane Dorsaz;Stéphanie Maret

  • Orexins (hypocretins) directly excite tuberomammillary neurons.

    Laurence Bayer;Emmanuel Eggermann;Mauro Serafin;Benoît Saint-Mleux

  • The wake-promoting hypocretin-orexin neurons are in an intrinsic state of membrane depolarization.

    Emmanuel Eggermann;Laurence Bayer;Mauro Serafin;Benoı̂t Saint-Mleux

  • Medial vestibular nucleus in the guinea-pig. I. Intrinsic membrane properties in brainstem slices.

    Mauro Serafin;C. de Waele;A. Khateb;P. P. Vidal

  • Medial vestibular nucleus in the guinea-pig. II. Ionic basis of the intrinsic membrane properties in brainstem slices.

    Mauro Serafin;C. de Waele;A. Khateb;P. P. Vidal

  • Vasopressin excites hippocampal neurones.

    Michel Muhlethaler;Jean-Jacques Dreifuss;B. H. Gahwiler

  • Exclusive Postsynaptic Action of Hypocretin-Orexin on Sublayer 6b Cortical Neurons

    Laurence Bayer;Mauro Serafin;Emmanuel Eggermann;Benoît Saint-Mleux

  • Selective Action of Orexin (Hypocretin) on Nonspecific Thalamocortical Projection Neurons

    Laurence Bayer;Emmanuel Eggermann;Benoı̂t Saint-Mleux;Danièle Machard

  • Neurochemistry of the central vestibular pathways

    C. de Waele;Michel Muhlethaler;P. P. Vidal

  • An electrophysiological study of the in vitro, perfused brain stem‐cerebellum of adult guinea‐pig.

    R. Llinas;Michel Muhlethaler

  • The Isolated and Perfused Brain of the Guinea‐pig In Vitro

    Michel Muhlethaler;M. de Curtis;K. Walton;R. Llinas

  • Noradrenergic modulation of cholinergic nucleus basalis neurons demonstrated by in vitro pharmacological and immunohistochemical evidence in the guinea-pig brain.

    Patrice Fort;A. Khateb;A. Pegna;Michel Muhlethaler

  • Cholinergic nucleus basalis neurons are excited by histamine in vitro

    A. Khateb;Patrice Fort;A. Pegna;B. E. Jones

  • Rocking synchronizes brain waves during a short nap

    Laurence Bayer;Irina Oana Constantinescu;Stephan Perrig;Julie Vienne

  • Opposite effects of noradrenaline and acetylcholine upon hypocretin/orexin versus melanin concentrating hormone neurons in rat hypothalamic slices.

    Laurence Bayer;Emmanuel Eggermann;Mauro Serafin;Jérémy Grivel

  • Stimulatory action of oxytocin on neurones of the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve

    S. Charpak;W. E. Armstrong;Michel Muhlethaler;Jean-Jacques Dreifuss

  • Contrasting effects of neurohypophysial peptides on pyramidal and non-pyramidal neurones in the rat hippocampus.

    Michel Muhlethaler;S. Charpak;Jean-Jacques Dreifuss

  • Excitatory action of hypocretin/orexin on neurons of the central medial amygdala.

    A. Bisetti;V. Cvetkovic;Mauro Serafin;Laurence Bayer

  • Low threshold calcium spikes in medial vestibular nuclei neurones in vitro: a role in the generation of the vestibular nystagmus quick phase in vivo?

    Mauro Serafin;A. Khateb;C. de Waele;P. P. Vidal

  • Thalamic spindles in an isolated and perfused preparation in vitro

    Michel Muhlethaler;Mauro Serafin

Frequent Co-Authors

Mauro Serafin
Mauro Serafin University of Geneva
Barbara E. Jones
Barbara E. Jones McGill University
Asaid Khateb
Asaid Khateb University of Haifa
Pierre-Paul Vidal
Pierre-Paul Vidal Université Paris Cité
Patrice Fort
Patrice Fort University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jean-Jacques Dreifuss
Jean-Jacques Dreifuss University of Geneva
Angel Alonso
Angel Alonso Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Sylvain Williams
Sylvain Williams McGill University
Sophie Schwartz
Sophie Schwartz University of Geneva
Alan J. Pegna
Alan J. Pegna University of Queensland

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