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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 83 1429 1299 12 12 148 29934

Peter Jonas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Jonas between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Jonas published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 1995. 9 of the 164 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 1995. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 5 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 5 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 2 publications
1986 2025

164 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Jonas: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 2
1990 2
1991 1
1992 4
1993 6
1994 5
1995 9
1996 2
1997 5
1998 2
1999 3
2000 5
2001 4
2002 6
2003 3
2004 4
2005 2
2006 6
2007 5
2008 6
2009 1
2010 5
2011 1
2012 5
2013 2
2014 9
2015 3
2016 5
2017 6
2018 3
2019 3
2020 7
2021 9
2022 8
2023 5
2024 7
2025 2
Total 164
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Peter Jonas 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 Peter Jonas 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, 148–157 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: 148 publications — 42nd percentile

42% 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
148–157 459 148
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
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Peter Jonas 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 Peter Jonas 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, 82–83 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: 83 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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 83
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award
  • 2016 - Wittgenstein Award
  • 2015 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Peter Jonas is affiliated with the Institute of Science and Technology Austria in Austria. Their research contributions span multiple areas within neuroscience, with a strong emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience as well as cognitive neuroscience. The scientific work also intersects with biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, biophysics, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The primary fields of study that characterize their publications include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of their work reflect a more detailed focus on:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biophysics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Key topics covered in their research are:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

The scientist's publication record includes notable papers such as:

  • "Short-Term Plasticity at Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Synapses Is Induced by Natural Activity Patterns and Associated with Vesicle Pool Engram Formation" (2020, Neuron)
  • "Functional Electron Microscopy, "Flash and Freeze," of Identified Cortical Synapses in Acute Brain Slices" (2020, Neuron)
  • "Selective Routing of Spatial Information Flow from Input to Output in Hippocampal Granule Cells" (2020, Neuron)
  • "How connectivity rules and synaptic properties shape the efficacy of pattern separation in the entorhinal cortex-dentate gyrus-CA3 network" (2021, Nature Computational Science)
  • "A direct excitatory projection from entorhinal layer 6b neurons to the hippocampus contributes to spatial coding and memory" (2022, Nature Communications)

Frequent coauthors include:

  • David Vandael
  • Jake F. Watson
  • Carolina Borges-Merjane
  • Johann G. Danzl
  • Ryuichi Shigemoto

Most publications appear in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuron
  • Nature Communications
  • eLife
  • Nature Computational Science

Peter Jonas has been recognized with several awards, including the Wittgenstein Award in 2016 and membership in the Academia Europaea since 2015.

Best Publications

  • Synaptic mechanisms of synchronized gamma oscillations in inhibitory interneuron networks

    Marlene Bartos;Imre Vida;Peter Jonas

  • Enhanced synaptic plasticity in newly generated granule cells of the adult hippocampus

    Christoph Schmidt-Hieber;Peter Jonas;Josef Bischofberger

  • Relative abundance of subunit mRNAs determines gating and Ca2+ permeability of AMPA receptors in principal neurons and interneurons in rat CNS

    Jörg R. P. Geiger;Thorsten Melcher;Duk Su Koh;Bert Sakmann

  • Fast-spiking, parvalbumin+ GABAergic interneurons: From cellular design to microcircuit function

    Hua Hu;Jian Gan;Peter M Jonas

  • Corelease of two fast neurotransmitters at a central synapse

    Peter Jonas;Josef Bischofberger;Jürgen Sandkühler

  • Quantal components of unitary EPSCs at the mossy fibre synapse on CA3 pyramidal cells of rat hippocampus

    Peter Jonas;Guy Major;Bert Sakmann

  • Differences in Ca2+ permeability of AMPA-type glutamate receptor channels in neocortical neurons caused by differential GluR-B subunit expression

    Peter Jonas;Claudia Racca;Bert Sakmann;Peter H. Seeburg

  • Dynamic Control of Presynaptic Ca2+ Inflow by Fast-Inactivating K+ Channels in Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Boutons

    Jörg R.P. Geiger;Peter Jonas

  • Asynchronous GABA release generates long-lasting inhibition at a hippocampal interneuron–principal neuron synapse

    Stefan Hefft;Peter Jonas

  • Fast synaptic inhibition promotes synchronized gamma oscillations in hippocampal interneuron networks.

    Marlene Bartos;Imre Vida;Michael Frotscher;Axel Meyer

  • Dendritic glutamate receptor channels in rat hippocampal CA3 and CA1 pyramidal neurons.

    Nelson Spruston;Peter Jonas;Bert Sakmann

  • Nanodomain coupling between Ca 2+ channels and sensors of exocytosis at fast mammalian synapses

    Emmanuel Eggermann;Iancu Bucurenciu;Sarit Pati Goswami;Peter Jonas

  • Calcium-permeable AMPA-kainate receptors in fusiform cerebellar glial cells

    Nail Burnashev;A. Khodorova;Peter Jonas;Paul Johannes Helm

  • Action of brief pulses of glutamate on AMPA/kainate receptors in patches from different neurones of rat hippocampal slices.

    David Colquhoun;Peter Jonas;Bert Sakmann

  • Functional and molecular differences between voltage-gated K^+ channels of fast-spiking interneurons and pyramidal neurons of rat hippocampus

    Marco Martina;Jobst H. Schultz;Heimo Ehmke;Hannah Monyer

  • Submillisecond AMPA receptor-mediated signaling at a principal neuron-interneuron synapse

    Jörg R. P. Geiger;Joachim H. R. Lübke;Arnd Roth;Michael Frotscher

  • Molecular mechanisms controlling calcium entry through AMPA-type glutamate receptor channels

    Peter Jonas;Nail Burnashev

  • Functional proteomics identify cornichon proteins as auxiliary subunits of AMPA receptors

    J. Schwenk;N. Harmel;G. Zolles;W. Bildl

  • Detailed Passive Cable Models of Whole-Cell Recorded CA3 Pyramidal Neurons in Rat Hippocampal Slices

    Guy Major;Alan U. Larkman;Peter Jonas;Bert Sakmann

  • Glutamate receptor channels in isolated patches from CA1 and CA3 pyramidal cells of rat hippocampal slices.

    Peter Jonas;Bert Sakmann

  • Shunting inhibition improves robustness of gamma oscillations in hippocampal interneuron networks by homogenizing firing rates.

    Imre Vida;Marlene Bartos;Peter Jonas

Frequent Co-Authors

Josef Bischofberger
Josef Bischofberger University of Basel
Hannah Monyer
Hannah Monyer German Cancer Research Center
Bert Sakmann
Bert Sakmann Max Planck Society
Marlene Bartos
Marlene Bartos University of Freiburg
Michael Frotscher
Michael Frotscher Universität Hamburg
Imre Vida
Imre Vida Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Akos Kulik
Akos Kulik University of Freiburg
Alois Schlögl
Alois Schlögl Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Nail Burnashev
Nail Burnashev Aix-Marseille University
Marco Martina
Marco Martina Northwestern University

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