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Ryuichi Shigemoto 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 Ryuichi Shigemoto sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 370 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ryuichi Shigemoto 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 Ryuichi Shigemoto sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 113 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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 Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award
  • 2017 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Ryuichi Shigemoto is affiliated with the Institute of Science and Technology Austria. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, and cell biology.

The scientist's work encompasses several key topics, including:

  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Lipid membrane structure and behavior
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Memory and neural mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Ryuichi Shigemoto are:

  • "Ventro-dorsal Hippocampal Pathway Gates Novelty-Induced Contextual Memory Formation," 2020, published in Current Biology
  • "The role of hippocampal mossy cells in novelty detection," 2021, published in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
  • "Presynaptic α 2 δ subunits are key organizers of glutamatergic synapses," 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Advantages of Acute Brain Slices Prepared at Physiological Temperature in the Characterization of Synaptic Functions," 2020, published in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • "Density of GABAB Receptors Is Reduced in Granule Cells of the Hippocampus in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease," 2020, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ryuichi Shigemoto include:

  • Peter Koppensteiner
  • David Kleindienst
  • Péter Jónás
  • Pradeep Bhandari
  • Elodie Le Monnier

The scientist has contributed to numerous publications in specific venues, with the most productive including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • eLife

Ryuichi Shigemoto has been recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea since 2017, reflecting acknowledgment by a prestigious European academic organization.

Best Publications

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of the rat NMDA receptor

    Koki Moriyoshi;Masayuki Masu;Takahiro Ishii;Ryuichi Shigemoto

  • Differential presynaptic localization of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes in the rat hippocampus.

    Ryuichi Shigemoto;Ayae Kinoshita;Eiki Wada;Sakashi Nomura

  • A Family of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors

    Yasuto Tanabe;Masayuki Masu;Takahiro Ishii;Ryuichi Shigemoto

  • GABAB-RECEPTOR SUBTYPES ASSEMBLE INTO FUNCTIONAL HETEROMERIC COMPLEXES

    Klemens Kaupmann;Barbara Malitschek;Valerie Schuler;Jakob Heid

  • Sequence and expression of a metabotropic glutamate receptor

    Masayuki Masu;Yasuto Tanabe;Kunihiro Tsuchida;Ryuichi Shigemoto

  • Molecular characterization of the family of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunits.

    T Ishii;K Moriyoshi;H Sugihara;K Sakurada

  • Molecular characterization of a novel metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR5 coupled to inositol phosphate/Ca2+ signal transduction.

    T Abe;H Sugihara;H Nawa;R Shigemoto

  • Functional expression and tissue distribution of a novel receptor for vasoactive intestinal polypeptide

    Takeshi Ishihara;Takeshi Ishihara;Ryuichi Shigemoto;Kensaku Mori;Kenji Takahashi

  • Perisynaptic Location of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors mGluR1 and mGluR5 on Dendrites and Dendritic Spines in the Rat Hippocampus

    R. Lujan;Z. Nusser;J. D. B. Roberts;R. Shigemoto;R. Shigemoto

  • Distribution of the mRNA for a metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR1) in the central nervous system: an in situ hybridization study in adult and developing rat.

    Ryuichi Shigemoto;Shigetada Nakanishi;Noboru Mizuno

  • Metabotropic glutamate receptors

    Francesco Ferraguti;Ryuichi Shigemoto

  • Molecular characterization of a novel retinal metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR6 with a high agonist selectivity for L-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyrate.

    Y Nakajima;H Iwakabe;C Akazawa;H Nawa

  • Two mammalian helix-loop-helix factors structurally related to Drosophila hairy and Enhancer of split.

    Y Sasai;R Kageyama;Y Tagawa;R Shigemoto

  • Signal transduction, pharmacological properties, and expression patterns of two rat metabotropic glutamate receptors, mGluR3 and mGluR4

    Y Tanabe;A Nomura;M Masu;R Shigemoto

  • Immunohistochemical localization of Ih channel subunits, HCN1-4, in the rat brain.

    Takuya Notomi;Ryuichi Shigemoto

  • Distribution of the messenger RNA for a metabotropic glutamate receptor, mGluR2, in the central nervous system of the rat.

    H. Ohishi;R. Shigemoto;S. Nakanishi;N. Mizuno

  • Immunohistochemical localization of a metabotropic glutamate receptor, mGluR5, in the rat brain.

    Ryuichi Shigemoto;Sakashi Nomura;Hitoshi Ohishi;Hidemitsu Sugihara

  • Distribution of the mRNA for a metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR3) in the rat brain: An in situ hybridization study

    Hitoshi Ohishi;Ryuichi Shigemoto;Shigetada Nakanishi;Noboru Mizuno

  • Specific deficit of the ON response in visual transmission by targeted disruption of the mGluR6 gene

    Masayuki Masu;Hideki Iwakabe;Yoshiaki Tagawa;Tomomitsu Miyoshi

  • DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF FIVE N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR SUBUNIT MRNAS IN THE CEREBELLUM OF DEVELOPING AND ADULT RATS

    Chihiro Akazawa;Ryuichi Shigemoto;Yasumasa Bessho;Shigetada Nakanishi

Frequent Co-Authors

Yugo Fukazawa
Yugo Fukazawa University of Fukui
Noboru Mizuno
Noboru Mizuno Kyoto University
Shigetada Nakanishi
Shigetada Nakanishi Kyoto University
Rafael Luján
Rafael Luján University of Castilla-La Mancha
Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Takeshi Kaneko
Takeshi Kaneko Kyoto University
Akos Kulik
Akos Kulik University of Freiburg
Bernhard Bettler
Bernhard Bettler University of Basel
Sakashi Nomura
Sakashi Nomura Kyoto University
Francesco Ferraguti
Francesco Ferraguti Innsbruck Medical University

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