2026 Roger A. Nicoll: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	188	459	425	301	274	433	113279
Neuroscience	188	46	39	31	25	429	116016

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
2014 - Warren Alpert Foundation Prize For seminal contributions to our understanding of neurotransmission and neurodegeneration.
2014 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
2011 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
2010 - NAS Award in the Neurosciences, U.S. National Academy of Sciences For his seminal discoveries elucidating cellular and molecular bases for synaptic plasticity in the brain.
2009 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
2008 - J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine, Robarts Research Institute
2006 - Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
2005 - Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Discovery of Mechanisms that Underlie Long-term Synaptic Plasticity
1999 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1994 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1989 - W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Overview

Roger A. Nicoll is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The main subfields include cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, and cell biology.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, such as neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, mitochondrial function and pathology, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, retinal development and disorders, autoimmune neurological disorders and treatments, cellular transport and secretion, and memory and neural mechanisms.

Frequent coauthors in their research include Xiumin Chen, Mingjie Zhang, Javier Díaz-Alonso, Qixu Cai, and Howard Schulman.

Roger A. Nicoll has published in multiple scientific venues, most notably:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Cell Reports
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Neuron
Physiological Reviews

Recent publications include:

"LGI1-ADAM22-MAGUK configures transsynaptic nanoalignment for synaptic transmission and epilepsy prevention," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Synaptic memory and CaMKII," 2023, Physiological Reviews
"AMPA receptor trafficking and LTP: Carboxy-termini, amino-termini and TARPs," 2021, Neuropharmacology
"Long-term potentiation is independent of the C-tail of the GluA1 AMPA receptor subunit," 2020, eLife
"CaMKII autophosphorylation is the only enzymatic event required for synaptic memory," 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scientist has received numerous awards, including:

Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience, 2014
Warren Alpert Foundation Prize, 2014, for contributions to understanding neurotransmission and neurodegeneration
Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award, 2011
NAS Award in the Neurosciences, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, 2010, for discoveries on synaptic plasticity
Member of the National Academy of Medicine, 2009
J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine, Robarts Research Institute, 2008
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience, 2006
Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005, for mechanisms underlying long-term synaptic plasticity
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1999
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1994
W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1989

Best Publications

Long-Term Potentiation--A Decade of Progress?

Robert C. Malenka;Roger A. Nicoll

3767
Citations
Endogenous cannabinoids mediate retrograde signalling at hippocampal synapses.

Rachel I. Wilson;Roger A. Nicoll

1899
Citations
Endocannabinoid signaling in the brain.

Rachel I. Wilson;Roger A. Nicoll

1591
Citations
PSD-95 Involvement in Maturation of Excitatory Synapses

Alaa El-Din El-Husseini;Eric Schnell;Dane M. Chetkovich;Roger A. Nicoll

1550
Citations
Evidence for silent synapses: Implications for the expression of LTP

John T.R. Isaac;Roger A. Nicoll;Robert C. Malenka

1486
Citations
AMPA Receptor Trafficking at Excitatory Synapses

David S Bredt;Roger A Nicoll

1482
Citations
Plaque-independent disruption of neural circuits in Alzheimer's disease mouse models.

Albert Y. Hsia;Eliezer Masliah;Lisa Mcconlogue;Gui Qiu Yu

1473
Citations
Stargazin regulates synaptic targeting of AMPA receptors by two distinct mechanisms

Lu Chen;Dane M. Chetkovich;Ronald S. Petralia;Neal T. Sweeney

1409
Citations
An essential role for postsynaptic calmodulin and protein kinase activity in long-term potentiation

Robert C. Malenka;Julie A. Kauer;David J. Perkel;Michael D. Mauk

1273
Citations
Increased Expression of α-Synuclein Reduces Neurotransmitter Release by Inhibiting Synaptic Vesicle Reclustering after Endocytosis

Venu M. Nemani;Wei Lu;Victoria Berge;Ken Nakamura

1245
Citations
A G protein couples serotonin and GABAB receptors to the same channels in hippocampus.

R. Andrade;R. C. Malenka;R. A. Nicoll

1231
Citations
Contrasting properties of two forms of long-term potentiation in the hippocampus.

Roger A. Nicoll;Robert C. Malenka

1225
Citations
AMPARs and Synaptic Plasticity: The Last 25 Years

Richard L. Huganir;Roger A. Nicoll

1095
Citations
Comparison of two forms of long-term potentiation in single hippocampal neurons

Robert A. Zalutsky;Roger A. Nicoll

1090
Citations
A Cortical Circuit for Gain Control by Behavioral State

Yu Fu;Jason M. Tucciarone;Jason M. Tucciarone;J. Sebastian Espinosa;Nengyin Sheng

1054
Citations
NMDA-receptor-dependent synaptic plasticity: multiple forms and mechanisms

Robert C. Malenka;Roger A. Nicoll

1042
Citations
Postsynaptic calcium is sufficient for potentiation of hippocampal synaptic transmission

Robert C. Malenka;Julie A. Kauer;Robert S. Zucker;Roger A. Nicoll

1022
Citations
Local and diffuse synaptic actions of GABA in the hippocampus

J.S. Isaacson;J.M. Solis;R.A. Nicoll

990
Citations
SynGO : An Evidence-Based, Expert-Curated Knowledge Base for the Synapse

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

966
Citations
Functional comparison of neurotransmitter receptor subtypes in mammalian central nervous system

R. A. Nicoll;R. C. Malenka;J. A. Kauer

964
Citations
Control of the repetitive discharge of rat CA 1 pyramidal neurones in vitro.

D V Madison;R A Nicoll

924
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