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Nicholas J. Brandon

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
15562
World Ranking
9130
National Ranking
4054

Neuroscience

D-Index
65
Citations
15452
World Ranking
3110
National Ranking
1450

Nicholas J. Brandon 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 Nicholas J. Brandon sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 190 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicholas J. Brandon 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 Nicholas J. Brandon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicholas J. Brandon is affiliated with Neumora Therapeutics Inc in the United States. Their research crosses multiple disciplines within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, contributing significantly to both basic and applied scientific knowledge. The scientist's publications demonstrate a focus on neurological and molecular biology topics, integrating cellular mechanisms with disease-related studies.

The main fields of study for Nicholas J. Brandon include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Their subfields of study highlight areas within both molecular and neuroscience domains:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology
  • Neurology

The scientist's research covers several main topics, reflecting a broad interest in neuropharmacology and disease mechanisms:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nicholas J. Brandon represent contributions to high-impact journals and cover various aspects of neuronal biology and disease processes:

  • Dissecting transcriptomic signatures of neuronal differentiation and maturation using iPSCs, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Prolonged tau clearance and stress vulnerability rescue by pharmacological activation of autophagy in tauopathy neurons, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The clinical trial landscape in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-Past, present, and future, 2020, Medicinal Research Reviews
  • Loss of neuronal Miro1 disrupts mitophagy and induces hyperactivation of the integrated stress response, 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • Variation of Human Neural Stem Cells Generating Organizer States In Vitro before Committing to Cortical Excitatory or Inhibitory Neuronal Fates, 2020, Cell Reports

Nicholas J. Brandon regularly publishes in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports
  • Nature Communications
  • Medicinal Research Reviews
  • The EMBO Journal

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers in the field. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Stephen J. Moss
  • Joshua L. Smalley
  • Dean G. Brown
  • Tarek Z. Deeb
  • Roland W. Bürli

Best Publications

  • DISC1 and PDE4B are interacting genetic factors in schizophrenia that regulate cAMP signaling.

    J. Kirsty Millar;Benjamin S. Pickard;Shaun Mackie;Rachel James

  • GABA(A)-receptor-associated protein links GABA(A) receptors and the cytoskeleton.

    Hongbing Wang;Fiona K. Bedford;Nicholas J. Brandon;Stephen J. Moss

  • Linking neurodevelopmental and synaptic theories of mental illness through DISC1

    Nicholas J. Brandon;Akira Sawa

  • Activation of estrogen receptor-beta regulates hippocampal synaptic plasticity and improves memory.

    Feng Liu;Mark Day;Luis C Muñiz;Daniel Bitran

  • Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 Interactome : evidence for the close connectivity of risk genes and a potential synaptic basis for schizophrenia

    L. M. Camargo;L. M. Camargo;V. Collura;J.-C. Rain;K. Mizuguchi

  • Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) regulates spines of the glutamate synapse via Rac1

    Akiko Hayashi-Takagi;Manabu Takaki;Nick Graziane;Saurav Seshadri

  • Developmental and genetic regulation of the human cortex transcriptome illuminate schizophrenia pathogenesis.

    Andrew E Jaffe;Richard E Straub;Joo Heon Shin;Ran Tao

  • Neurodevelopmental mechanisms of schizophrenia: understanding disturbed postnatal brain maturation through neuregulin-1–ErbB4 and DISC1

    Hanna Jaaro-Peled;Akiko Hayashi-Takagi;Saurav Seshadri;Atsushi Kamiya

  • Phosphodiesterase 10A inhibitor activity in preclinical models of the positive, cognitive, and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

    Steven M. Grauer;Virginia L. Pulito;Rachel L. Navarra;Michele P. Kelly

  • Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 and Nudel form a neurodevelopmentally regulated protein complex: implications for schizophrenia and other major neurological disorders.

    N.J Brandon;E.J Handford;I Schurov;J.-C Rain

  • Cytoskeletal Changes Underlie Estrogen's Acute Effects on Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity

    Enikö A Kramár;Lulu Y Chen;Nicholas J Brandon;Christopher S Rex

  • Schizophrenia-Related Neural and Behavioral Phenotypes in Transgenic Mice Expressing Truncated Disc1

    Sanbing Shen;Bing Lang;Chizu Nakamoto;Feng Zhang

  • Evidence for sustained elevation of IL-6 in the CNS as a key contributor of depressive-like phenotypes.

    S J Sukoff Rizzo;S J Sukoff Rizzo;S J Neal;Z A Hughes;M Beyna

  • ADX47273 [S-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-{3-[3-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-[1,2,4]-oxadiazol-5-yl]-piperidin-1-yl}-methanone]: a novel metabotropic glutamate receptor 5-selective positive allosteric modulator with preclinical antipsychotic-like and procognitive activities.

    Feng Liu;Steve Grauer;Cody Kelley;Rachel Navarra

  • Understanding the Role of DISC1 in Psychiatric Disease and during Normal Development

    Nicholas J. Brandon;J. Kirsty Millar;Carsten Korth;Hazel Sive;Hazel Sive

  • The genetics and biology of DISC1--an emerging role in psychosis and cognition.

    David J. Porteous;Pippa Thomson;Nicholas J. Brandon;J. Kirsty Millar

  • Expression of disrupted in schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) protein in the adult and developing mouse brain indicates its role in neurodevelopment

    I L Schurov;E J Handford;N J Brandon;P J Whiting

  • GABAA receptor phosphorylation and functional modulation in cortical neurons by a protein kinase C-dependent pathway.

    Nicholas J. Brandon;Patrick Delmas;Josef T. Kittler;Bernard J. McDonald

  • Cell surface stability of gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptors. Dependence on protein kinase C activity and subunit composition.

    Christopher N. Connolly;Josef T. Kittler;Philip Thomas;Julia M. Uren

  • Dissecting transcriptomic signatures of neuronal differentiation and maturation using iPSCs

    Emily E. Burke;Joshua G. Chenoweth;Joo Heon Shin;Leonardo Collado-Torres

  • Multiple roles of protein kinases in the modulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid(A) receptor function and cell surface expression.

    Nicholas J. Brandon;Jasmina N. Jovanovic;Stephen J. Moss

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. Moss
Stephen J. Moss Tufts University
Akira Sawa
Akira Sawa Johns Hopkins University
Colleen M. Niswender
Colleen M. Niswender Vanderbilt University
Craig W. Lindsley
Craig W. Lindsley Vanderbilt University
P. Jeffrey Conn
P. Jeffrey Conn Vanderbilt University
Josef T. Kittler
Josef T. Kittler University College London
Carrie K. Jones
Carrie K. Jones Vanderbilt University
Andrew E. Jaffe
Andrew E. Jaffe Johns Hopkins University
Thomas M. Hyde
Thomas M. Hyde Johns Hopkins University
Deepak Srivastava
Deepak Srivastava King's College London

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