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47
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Peyman Golshani 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 Peyman Golshani sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 100 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peyman Golshani 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 Peyman Golshani sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2021 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2020 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2019 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2018 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2017 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2016 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2015 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2014 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2013 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2012 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2011 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2010 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2009 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2008 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2007 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2006 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2005 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2004 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 2003 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
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  • 2000 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
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  • 1998 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
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  • 1994 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
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  • 1992 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1991 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1990 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1989 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1988 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1987 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1986 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1985 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1984 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1983 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
  • 1982 - Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation

Overview

Peyman Golshani is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research focuses broadly on neuroscience, with a strong emphasis on cognitive neuroscience and cellular and molecular neuroscience. They also engage in biophysics, molecular biology, and electrical and electronic engineering within their scientific investigations.

The main topics underpinning Golshani's work include neural dynamics and brain function, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, memory and neural mechanisms, advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, advanced memory and neural computing, and neuroscience and neural engineering.

Golshani has contributed to multiple publication venues, notable among them are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Neuron, Nature Communications, and eLife. This diverse range of publication platforms reflects a multidisciplinary approach across preprints, peer-reviewed journals, and open research repositories.

Among recent publications attributed to their research efforts are:

  • Identification of neural oscillations and epileptiform changes in human brain organoids, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • Breakdown of spatial coding and interneuron synchronization in epileptic mice, 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • Differential Emergence and Stability of Sensory and Temporal Representations in Context-Specific Hippocampal Sequences, 2020, Neuron
  • Connectivity characterization of the mouse basolateral amygdalar complex, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Miniscope-LFOV: A large-field-of-view, single-cell-resolution, miniature microscope for wired and wire-free imaging of neural dynamics in freely behaving animals, 2023, Science Advances

Collaborations are an essential part of Golshani's academic work, frequently partnering with several researchers. Prominent coauthors include Daniel Aharoni, Karen Safaryan, Jiannis Taxidis, Duy Tran, and Michael Einstein.

Golshani has received recognition in the form of repeated membership in the American Society for Clinical Investigation, spanning a continuous range of years from 1982 through 2021.

Best Publications

  • Absence of CNTNAP2 Leads to Epilepsy, Neuronal Migration Abnormalities, and Core Autism-Related Deficits

    Olga Peñagarikano;Brett S. Abrahams;Brett S. Abrahams;Edward I. Herman;Kellen D. Winden

  • A shared neural ensemble links distinct contextual memories encoded close in time

    Denise J. Cai;Daniel Aharoni;Daniel Aharoni;Tristan Shuman;Justin Shobe

  • Cellular mechanisms of brain state-dependent gain modulation in visual cortex.

    Pierre-Olivier Polack;Jonathan Friedman;Peyman Golshani;Peyman Golshani

  • Ca 2+ signaling in astrocytes from Ip3r2 −/− mice in brain slices and during startle responses in vivo

    Rahul Srinivasan;Ben S Huang;Sharmila Venugopal;April D Johnston

  • New Transgenic Mouse Lines for Selectively Targeting Astrocytes and Studying Calcium Signals in Astrocyte Processes In Situ and In Vivo.

    Rahul Srinivasan;Tsai-Yi Lu;Hua Chai;Ji Xu

  • Direct reactivation of a coherent neocortical memory of context.

    Kiriana Kater Cowansage;Tristan Shuman;Blythe Christine Dillingham;Allene Chang

  • Self-Organized Cerebral Organoids with Human-Specific Features Predict Effective Drugs to Combat Zika Virus Infection

    Momoko Watanabe;Jessie E. Buth;Neda Vishlaghi;Luis de la Torre-Ubieta

  • Exogenous and evoked oxytocin restores social behavior in the Cntnap2 mouse model of autism

    Olga Peñagarikano;Olga Peñagarikano;María T. Lázaro;Xiao-Hong Lu;Aaron Gordon

  • Reducing Astrocyte Calcium Signaling In Vivo Alters Striatal Microcircuits and Causes Repetitive Behavior.

    Xinzhu Yu;Anna M.W. Taylor;Jun Nagai;Peyman Golshani

  • Correlated Neural Activity and Encoding of Behavior across Brains of Socially Interacting Animals.

    Lyle Kingsbury;Shan Huang;Jun Wang;Ken Gu

  • Internally Mediated Developmental Desynchronization of Neocortical Network Activity

    Peyman Golshani;J. Tiago Gonçalves;Sattar Khoshkhoo;Ricardo Mostany

  • Simultaneous two-photon calcium imaging at different depths with spatiotemporal multiplexing

    Adrian Cheng;J Tiago Gonçalves;Peyman Golshani;Katsushi Arisaka

  • Circuit level defects in the developing neocortex of Fragile X mice

    J Tiago Gonçalves;James E Anstey;James E Anstey;Peyman Golshani;Carlos Portera-Cailliau

  • Frequency-invariant temporal ordering of interneuronal discharges during hippocampal oscillations in awake mice

    Csaba Varga;Csaba Varga;Peyman Golshani;Ivan Soltesz

  • Differences in quantal amplitude reflect GluR4- subunit number at corticothalamic synapses on two populations of thalamic neurons

    Peyman Golshani;Xiao-Bo Liu;Edward G. Jones

  • Identification of neural oscillations and epileptiform changes in human brain organoids.

    Ranmal A Samarasinghe;Osvaldo A Miranda;Jessie E Buth;Simon Mitchell;Simon Mitchell

  • High-speed volumetric imaging of neuronal activity in freely moving rodents.

    Oliver Skocek;Tobias Nöbauer;Lukas Weilguny;Francisca Martínez Traub

  • DNA hypomethylation restricted to the murine forebrain induces cortical degeneration and impairs postnatal neuronal maturation

    Leah K. Hutnick;Peyman Golshani;Masakasu Namihira;Zhigang Xue

  • Breakdown of spatial coding and interneuron synchronization in epileptic mice.

    Tristan Shuman;Tristan Shuman;Daniel Aharoni;Denise J. Cai;Denise J. Cai;Christopher R. Lee;Christopher R. Lee

  • Fast volumetric calcium imaging across multiple cortical layers using sculpted light

    Robert Prevedel;Aart J Verhoef;Aart J Verhoef;Alejandro J Pernía-Andrade;Siegfried Weisenburger;Siegfried Weisenburger

Frequent Co-Authors

Alcino J. Silva
Alcino J. Silva University of California, Los Angeles
Daniel H. Geschwind
Daniel H. Geschwind University of California, Los Angeles
Baljit S. Khakh
Baljit S. Khakh University of California, Los Angeles
Edward G. Jones
Edward G. Jones University of California, Davis
Giovanni Coppola
Giovanni Coppola University of California, Los Angeles
Joshua T. Trachtenberg
Joshua T. Trachtenberg University of California, Los Angeles
Bennett G. Novitch
Bennett G. Novitch University of California, Los Angeles
Carlos Portera-Cailliau
Carlos Portera-Cailliau University of California, Los Angeles
Xiangmin Xu
Xiangmin Xu University of California, Irvine
Michael S. Fanselow
Michael S. Fanselow University of California, Los Angeles

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