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Paulo Kofuji 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 Paulo Kofuji sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 98 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paulo Kofuji 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 Paulo Kofuji sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paulo Kofuji is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research is primarily situated in the field of neuroscience, with a significant focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience. Additional areas of study include neurology, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, and physiology.

The scientist's work covers a wide range of topics within neuroscience, especially emphasizing neuropharmacology research. Other notable topics include neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, sleep and wakefulness research, neural dynamics and brain function, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, cannabis and cannabinoid research, and receptor mechanisms and signaling.

Paulo Kofuji has contributed to numerous publications, including recent papers such as:

  • Dopamine-Evoked Synaptic Regulation in the Nucleus Accumbens Requires Astrocyte Activity, 2020, Neuron
  • G-Protein-Coupled Receptors in Astrocyte-Neuron Communication, 2020, Neuroscience
  • Astrocytes modulate sensory-evoked neuronal network activity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Astrocytes and Behavior, 2021, Annual Review of Neuroscience
  • Dysregulation of Astrocyte-Neuronal Communication in Alzheimer's Disease, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Their frequent coauthors include Alfonso Araque, Carmen Nanclares, E. Martin, Andrés M. Baraibar, and Justin Lines.

Several venues have published multiple works by Paulo Kofuji, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Glia
  • Acta Neuropathologica
  • eLife
  • Neuron

Best Publications

  • Potassium buffering in the central nervous system

    P. Kofuji;E. A. Newman

  • Genetic Inactivation of an Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channel (Kir4.1 Subunit) in Mice: Phenotypic Impact in Retina

    Paulo Kofuji;Paul Ceelen;Kathleen R. Zahs;Leslie W. Surbeck

  • Ethanol sensitivity of the GABAA receptor expressed in xenopus oocytes requires 8 amino acids contained in the γ2L subunit

    Keith A. Wafford;Donald M. Burnett;Nancy J. Leidenheimer;David R. Burt

  • RGS proteins reconstitute the rapid gating kinetics of Gβγ-activated inwardly rectifying K+ channels

    Craig A. Doupnik;Norman Davidson;Henry A. Lester;Paulo Kofuji

  • KCNJ10 (Kir4.1) potassium channel knockout abolishes endocochlear potential.

    Daniel C. Marcus;Tao Wu;Philine Wangemann;Paulo Kofuji

  • Evidence that neuronal G-protein-gated inwardly rectifying K+ channels are activated by G beta gamma subunits and function as heteromultimers.

    Paulo Kofuji;Norman Davidson;Henry A. Lester

  • Kir4.1 Potassium Channel Subunit Is Crucial for Oligodendrocyte Development and In Vivo Myelination

    Clemens Neusch;Nora Rozengurt;Russell E. Jacobs;Henry A. Lester

  • Dopamine-Evoked Synaptic Regulation in the Nucleus Accumbens Requires Astrocyte Activity.

    Michelle Corkrum;Ana Covelo;Justin Lines;Luigi Bellocchio

  • Mutually exclusive and cassette exons underlie alternatively spliced isoforms of the Na/Ca exchanger.

    Paulo Kofuji;W. J. Lederer;Dan H. Schulze

  • Functional and Morphological Differences among Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells

    Tiffany M. Schmidt;Paulo Kofuji

  • Generation of Two Forms of the γ‐Aminobutyric AcidA Receptor γ‐2‐Subunit in Mice by Alternative Splicing

    Paulo Kofuji;Jia Bei Wang;Stephen J. Moss;Richard L. Huganir

  • A Role for Melanopsin in Alpha Retinal Ganglion Cells and Contrast Detection

    Tiffany M. Schmidt;Nazia M. Alam;Shan Chen;Paulo Kofuji

  • Kir potassium channel subunit expression in retinal glial cells: implications for spatial potassium buffering.

    Paulo Kofuji;Bernd Biedermann;Venkatraman Siddharthan;Maik Raap

  • The Potassium Channel Kir4.1 Associates with the Dystrophin-Glycoprotein Complex via α-Syntrophin in Glia

    Nathan C. Connors;Marvin E. Adams;Stanley C. Froehner;Paulo Kofuji

  • Functional Analysis of the weaver Mutant GIRK2 K+ Channel and Rescue of weaver Granule Cells

    Paulo Kofuji;Magdalena Hofer;Kathleen J Millen;James H Millonig

  • G-Protein-Coupled Receptors in Astrocyte–Neuron Communication

    Paulo Kofuji;Alfonso Araque

  • Point mutant mice with hypersensitive α4 nicotinic receptors show dopaminergic deficits and increased anxiety

    Cesar Labarca;Johannes Schwarz;Purnima Deshpande;Sigrid Schwarz

  • G i/o protein-coupled receptors inhibit neurons but activate astrocytes and stimulate gliotransmission.

    Caitlin A. Durkee;Ana Covelo;Justin Lines;Paulo Kofuji

  • Intrinsic and Extrinsic Light Responses in Melanopsin-Expressing Ganglion Cells During Mouse Development

    Tiffany Marie Schmidt;Kenichiro Taniguchi;Paulo Kofuji

  • Expression of the Na-Ca exchanger in diverse tissues: a study using the cloned human cardiac Na-Ca exchanger.

    P. Kofuji;R. W. Hadley;R. S. Kieval;W. J. Lederer

Frequent Co-Authors

Henry A. Lester
Henry A. Lester California Institute of Technology
Norman Davidson
Norman Davidson California Institute of Technology
W. J. Lederer
W. J. Lederer University of Maryland, Baltimore
Alfonso Araque
Alfonso Araque University of Minnesota
Eric A. Newman
Eric A. Newman University of Minnesota
Mark B. Cannell
Mark B. Cannell University of Bristol
Neal S. Peachey
Neal S. Peachey Cleveland Clinic
Stephen J. Moss
Stephen J. Moss Tufts University
Eduardo D. Martín
Eduardo D. Martín Yale School of Medicine
Richard L. Huganir
Richard L. Huganir Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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