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163
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88112
World Ranking
100
National Ranking
64

Richard L. Huganir 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 Richard L. Huganir sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 470 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard L. Huganir 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 Richard L. Huganir sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 163 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Richard L. Huganir is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience, focusing on cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, cell biology, cognitive neuroscience, and neurology.

The scientist's work can be categorized into several main research topics:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Richard L. Huganir has published extensively, with a notable presence in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cell Reports
  • eLife
  • Nature Communications

Some of their recent publications include:

  • "Twenty Years of SynGAP Research: From Synapses to Cognition" (2020, Journal of Neuroscience)
  • "An ultrasensitive biosensor for high-resolution kinase activity imaging in awake mice" (2020, Nature Chemical Biology)
  • "SynGAP isoforms differentially regulate synaptic plasticity and dendritic development" (2020, eLife)
  • "GRIP1 regulates synaptic plasticity and learning and memory" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Visualizing synaptic plasticity in vivo by large-scale imaging of endogenous AMPA receptors" (2021, eLife)

The frequent co-authors that have collaborated with Richard L. Huganir include:

  • Ingie Hong
  • Richard C. Johnson
  • Alexei M. Bygrave
  • Yoichi Araki
  • Austin R. Graves

Recognition for their scientific contributions includes the following awards:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2011
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2004
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2004
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2001

Best Publications

  • MAPK cascade signalling and synaptic plasticity

    Gareth M. Thomas;Richard L. Huganir

  • Regulation of distinct AMPA receptor phosphorylation sites during bidirectional synaptic plasticity.

    Hey Kyoung Lee;Michaela Barbarosie;Kimihiko Kameyama;Mark F. Bear

  • Homer: a protein that selectively binds metabotropic glutamate receptors.

    P. R. Brakeman;A. A. Lanahan;Richard O'Brien;K. Roche

  • The cell biology of synaptic plasticity: AMPA receptor trafficking.

    Jason D. Shepherd;Richard L. Huganir

  • GRIP: a synaptic PDZ domain-containing protein that interacts with AMPA receptors

    Hualing Dong;Richard J. O'Brien;Eric T. Fung;Anthony A. Lanahan

  • AMPARs and Synaptic Plasticity: The Last 25 Years

    Richard L. Huganir;Roger A. Nicoll

  • PKA phosphorylation of AMPA receptor subunits controls synaptic trafficking underlying plasticity

    José A. Esteban;Song Hai Shi;Christopher Wilson;Mutsuo Nuriya

  • Regulation of AMPA receptors during synaptic plasticity.

    Insuk Song;Richard L Huganir

  • Characterization of Multiple Phosphorylation Sites on the AMPA Receptor GluR1 Subunit

    Katherine W Roche;Richard J O'Brien;Andrew L Mammen;Jeffrey Bernhardt

  • Phosphorylation of the AMPA Receptor GluR1 Subunit Is Required for Synaptic Plasticity and Retention of Spatial Memory

    Hey Kyoung Lee;Kogo Takamiya;Jung Soo Han;Hengye Man

  • SynGO : An Evidence-Based, Expert-Curated Knowledge Base for the Synapse

    Frank Koopmans;Pim van Nierop;Maria Andres-Alonso;Andrea Byrnes

  • Arc/Arg3.1 Interacts with the Endocytic Machinery to Regulate AMPA Receptor Trafficking

    Shoaib Chowdhury;Jason D. Shepherd;Hiroyuki Okuno;Gregory Lyford

  • Arc/Arg3.1 Mediates Homeostatic Synaptic Scaling of AMPA Receptors

    Jason D. Shepherd;Gavin Rumbaugh;Jing Wu;Shoaib Chowdhury

  • Control of GluR1 AMPA Receptor Function by cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase

    T. G. Banke;D. Bowie;H.-K. Lee;R. L. Huganir

  • NMDA Induces Long-Term Synaptic Depression and Dephosphorylation of the GluR1 Subunit of AMPA Receptors in Hippocampus

    Hey Kyoung Lee;Kimihiko Kameyama;Richard L. Huganir;Mark F. Bear

  • Activity-Dependent Modulation of Synaptic AMPA Receptor Accumulation

    Richard J O’Brien;Sunjeev Kamboj;Michael D Ehlers;Kenneth R Rosen

  • The AMPA Receptor Code of Synaptic Plasticity.

    Graham H. Diering;Richard L. Huganir;Richard L. Huganir

  • SynGAP: a Synaptic RasGAP that Associates with the PSD-95/SAP90 Protein Family

    Jee Hae Kim;Dezhi Liao;Lit Fui Lau;Richard L. Huganir

  • Inactivation of NMDA Receptors by Direct Interaction of Calmodulin with the NR1 Subunit

    Michael D Ehlers;Su Zhang;Jeffrey P Bernhardt;Richard L Huganir

  • Characterization of Protein Kinase A and Protein Kinase C Phosphorylation of the N-Methyl-D-aspartate Receptor NR1 Subunit Using Phosphorylation Site-specific Antibodies

    Whittemore G. Tingley;Michael D. Ehlers;Kimihiko Kameyama;Carol Doherty

Frequent Co-Authors

Kogo Takamiya
Kogo Takamiya University of Miyazaki
Craig Blackstone
Craig Blackstone Massachusetts General Hospital
Paul F. Worley
Paul F. Worley Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Hey Kyoung Lee
Hey Kyoung Lee Johns Hopkins University
Gavin Rumbaugh
Gavin Rumbaugh Scripps Research Institute
Solomon H. Snyder
Solomon H. Snyder Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
David J. Linden
David J. Linden Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ronald S. Petralia
Ronald S. Petralia National Institutes of Health
Paul Greengard
Paul Greengard Rockefeller University
Michael D. Ehlers
Michael D. Ehlers MPM BioImpact

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