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Paul Greengard publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul Greengard between 1954 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul Greengard published across 72 years, from 1954 to 2025, averaging 15 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 1989. 1 of the 1,081 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1954 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 1989. 1954: 1 publication 1955: 0 publications 1956: 1 publication 1957: 0 publications 1958: 1 publication 1959: 3 publications 1960: 1 publication 1961: 2 publications 1962: 1 publication 1963: 3 publications 1964: 2 publications 1965: 4 publications 1966: 7 publications 1967: 7 publications 1968: 3 publications 1969: 7 publications 1970: 6 publications 1971: 15 publications 1972: 9 publications 1973: 11 publications 1974: 13 publications 1975: 9 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 13 publications 1978: 17 publications 1979: 15 publications 1980: 20 publications 1981: 18 publications 1982: 12 publications 1983: 14 publications 1984: 24 publications 1985: 12 publications 1986: 18 publications 1987: 26 publications 1988: 29 publications 1989: 41 publications 1990: 32 publications 1991: 21 publications 1992: 30 publications 1993: 24 publications 1994: 23 publications 1995: 20 publications 1996: 26 publications 1997: 23 publications 1998: 21 publications 1999: 34 publications 2000: 29 publications 2001: 27 publications 2002: 41 publications 2003: 30 publications 2004: 37 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1954 2025

1,081 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul Greengard: publications per year, 1954 to 2025
Year Publications
1954 1
1955 0
1956 1
1957 0
1958 1
1959 3
1960 1
1961 2
1962 1
1963 3
1964 2
1965 4
1966 7
1967 7
1968 3
1969 7
1970 6
1971 15
1972 9
1973 11
1974 13
1975 9
1976 6
1977 13
1978 17
1979 15
1980 20
1981 18
1982 12
1983 14
1984 24
1985 12
1986 18
1987 26
1988 29
1989 41
1990 32
1991 21
1992 30
1993 24
1994 23
1995 20
1996 26
1997 23
1998 21
1999 34
2000 29
2001 27
2002 41
2003 30
2004 37
2005 19
2006 22
2007 22
2008 25
2009 16
2010 29
2011 12
2012 14
2013 13
2014 11
2015 13
2016 15
2017 22
2018 6
2019 10
2020 24
2021 10
2022 5
2023 3
2024 0
2025 1
Total 1,081
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Paul Greengard 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 Paul Greengard sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 887+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 1,027 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100 1,027
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Paul Greengard 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 Paul Greengard sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 163+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 229 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100 229
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - Nobel Prize for their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system
  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1998 - Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease
  • 1994 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 1993 - Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society For his pioneering work on the molecular basis of signal transduction and vesicle mobilization in nerve cells
  • 1991 - NAS Award in the Neurosciences, U.S. National Academy of Sciences For his discovery of the central role played by neuronal phosphoproteins in normal brain function as well as in neuropsychiatric and related disorders.
  • 1978 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Paul Greengard was affiliated with Rockefeller University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

The scientist contributed extensively to subfields including molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, neurology, and genetics. Their work covered a range of topics such as Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, receptor mechanisms and signaling, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, and immune cells in cancer.

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by the scientist include:

  • The innate immunity protein IFITM3 modulates γ-secretase in Alzheimer's disease, 2020, Nature
  • Selective Neuronal Vulnerability in Alzheimer's Disease: A Network-Based Analysis, 2020, Neuron
  • Serotonin receptor 4 in the hippocampus modulates mood and anxiety, 2021, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Ependymal cells-CSF flow regulates stress-induced depression, 2021, Molecular Psychiatry
  • AP-1 controls the p11-dependent antidepressant response, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry

Frequent coauthors included Lucian Medrihan, Jean-Pierre Roussarie, Marc Flajolet, Wei Wang, and Olga G. Troyanskaya.

The scientist published frequently in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry, PLoS ONE, and Nature.

Throughout their career, Paul Greengard received several awards, including:

  • Nobel Prize in 2000 for discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 1999
  • Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease in 1998
  • Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience from the Society for Neuroscience in 1994
  • Karl Spencer Lashley Award from The American Philosophical Society in 1993 for pioneering work on signal transduction and vesicle mobilization in nerve cells
  • NAS Award in the Neurosciences from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 1991 for discovering the role of neuronal phosphoproteins in brain function and neuropsychiatric disorders
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1978

Best Publications

  • Maintenance of pluripotency in human and mouse embryonic stem cells through activation of Wnt signaling by a pharmacological GSK-3-specific inhibitor

    Noboru Sato;Laurent Meijer;Laurent Meijer;Leandros Skaltsounis;Paul Greengard

  • Regulation of NMDA receptor trafficking by amyloid-beta.

    Eric M Snyder;Yi Nong;Claudia G Almeida;Surojit Paul

  • Correlation Between Elevated Levels of Amyloid β-Peptide in the Brain and Cognitive Decline

    Jan Näslund;Vahram Haroutunian;Richard Mohs;Kenneth L. Davis

  • Synaptic Vesicle Phosphoproteins and Regulation of Synaptic Function

    Paul Greengard;Flavia Valtorta;Andrew J. Czernik;Fabio Benfenati

  • Phosphorylated proteins as physiological effectors

    Paul Greengard

  • Synapsin I (protein I), a nerve terminal-specific phosphoprotein. III. Its association with synaptic vesicles studied in a highly purified synaptic vesicle preparation.

    W B Huttner;W Schiebler;P Greengard;P De Camilli

  • Intraneuronal Aβ42 Accumulation in Human Brain

    Gunnar K. Gouras;Gunnar K. Gouras;Julia Tsai;Jan Naslund;Bruno Vincent

  • Dichotomous Dopaminergic Control of Striatal Synaptic Plasticity

    Weixing Shen;Marc Flajolet;Paul Greengard;D. James Surmeier

  • A Translational Profiling Approach for the Molecular Characterization of CNS Cell Types

    Myriam Heiman;Anne Schaefer;Shiaoching Gong;Jayms D. Peterson

  • The neurobiology of slow synaptic transmission.

    Paul Greengard

  • A 38,000-dalton membrane protein (p38) present in synaptic vesicles.

    Reinhard Jahn;Werner Schiebler;Charles Ouimet;Paul Greengard

  • Three-dimensional structure of the catalytic subunit of protein serine/threonine phosphatase-1.

    Jonathan Goldberg;Hsien Bin Huang;Young Guen Kwon;Paul Greengard

  • Indirubins Inhibit Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β and CDK5/P25, Two Protein Kinases Involved in Abnormal Tau Phosphorylation in Alzheimer's Disease A PROPERTY COMMON TO MOST CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITORS?

    Sophie Leclerc;Matthieu Garnier;Ralph Hoessel;Doris Marko

  • CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES, IV. WIDESPREAD OCCURRENCE OF ADENOSINE 3′,5′-MONOPHOSPHATE-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE IN VARIOUS TISSUES AND PHYLA OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

    J. F. Kuo;Paul Greengard

  • Application of a Translational Profiling Approach for the Comparative Analysis of CNS Cell Types

    Joseph P. Doyle;Joseph D. Dougherty;Myriam Heiman;Eric F. Schmidt

  • Possible role for cyclic nucleotides and phosphorylated membrane proteins in postsynaptic actions of neurotransmitters

    Paul Greengard

  • GSK-3-Selective Inhibitors Derived from Tyrian Purple Indirubins

    Laurent Meijer;Alexios-Leandros Skaltsounis;Prokopios Magiatis;Panagiotis Polychronopoulos

  • Beyond the dopamine receptor: the DARPP-32/protein phosphatase-1 cascade.

    Paul Greengard;Patrick B. Allen;Angus C. Nairn

  • Dopamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase in caudate nucleus of rat brain, and its similarity to the "dopamine receptor".

    Unknown

  • Loss of bidirectional striatal synaptic plasticity in L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia

    Barbara Picconi;Diego Centonze;Kerstin Håkansson;Giorgio Bernardi

  • IRE1α Induces Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein to Activate the NLRP3 Inflammasome and Promote Programmed Cell Death under Irremediable ER Stress

    Alana G. Lerner;John Paul Upton;P. V.K. Praveen;Rajarshi Ghosh

Frequent Co-Authors

Angus C. Nairn
Angus C. Nairn Yale University
Per Svenningsson
Per Svenningsson Karolinska Institute
Akinori Nishi
Akinori Nishi Kurume University
Andrew J. Czernik
Andrew J. Czernik PhosphoSolutions
Gilberto Fisone
Gilberto Fisone Karolinska Institute
Allen A. Fienberg
Allen A. Fienberg Rockefeller University
Flavia Valtorta
Flavia Valtorta Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Fabio Benfenati
Fabio Benfenati Italian Institute of Technology
Joseph D. Buxbaum
Joseph D. Buxbaum Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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