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 Nelson Spruston sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 132 publications — 34th percentile
34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nelson Spruston sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 63 D-Index — 65th percentile
65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.
Nelson Spruston is affiliated with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a significant number of publications in cognitive neuroscience and cellular and molecular neuroscience subfields. The scientist's work also encompasses neurology, developmental neuroscience, and molecular biology.
The main topics of Nelson Spruston's research include:
Spruston has published extensively in several venues, such as:
Some of their recent papers include:
Frequent coauthors include:
Nelson Spruston has been recognized with awards such as the Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012 and Fellowship of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1996.
Nelson Spruston
Michael Hausser;Nelson Spruston;Gregory J Stuart
Nelson Spruston;Yitzhak Schiller;Greg Stuart;Bert Sakmann
Greg Stuart;Nelson Spruston;Bert Sakmann;Michael Häusser
Nace L. Golding;Nathan P. Staff;Nelson Spruston
Greg Stuart;Nelson Spruston
Nelson Spruston;Peter Jonas;Bert Sakmann
Gregory J Stuart;Nelson Spruston
Johan Winnubst;Erhan Bas;Tiago A. Ferreira;Zhuhao Wu
Nace L Golding;Nelson Spruston
N. Spruston;Daniel Johnston
Mark S Cembrowski;Lihua Wang;Ken Sugino;Brenda C Shields
N. Spruston;D. B. Jaffe;S. H. Williams;Daniel Johnston
Nace L. Golding;Hae Yoon Jung;Timothy Mickus;Nelson Spruston
Tim Jarsky;Alex Roxin;William L Kath;Nelson Spruston
Mark S. Cembrowski;Julia L. Bachman;Lihua Wang;Ken Sugino
Nelson Spruston;David B. Jaffe;Daniel Johnston
John Lisman;Nelson Spruston
Mark T. Harnett;Judit K. Makara;Judit K. Makara;Nelson Spruston;William L. Kath
Nathan P. Staff;Hae Yoon Jung;Tara Thiagarajan;Michael Yao
Nace L. Golding;William L. Kath;Nelson Spruston
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