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S. Lawrence Zipursky publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where S. Lawrence Zipursky sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 335 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

S. Lawrence Zipursky D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where S. Lawrence Zipursky sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 81 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Discovery of cell-surface proteins that control circuit assembly in the visual system
  • 2015 - Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2010 - W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1986 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

S. Lawrence Zipursky is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, their work touches on subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Neurology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms

Zipursky has contributed to multiple publications with a notable presence in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature, Neuron, Cell, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). The distribution of their publications is as follows:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 12 publications
  • Nature - 5 publications
  • Neuron - 4 publications
  • Cell - 3 publications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) - 3 publications

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Synaptic Specificity, Recognition Molecules, and Assembly of Neural Circuits," 2020, Cell
  • "Transcriptional Programs of Circuit Assembly in the Drosophila Visual System," 2020, Neuron
  • "Vision-dependent specification of cell types and function in the developing cortex," 2022, Cell
  • "Synaptic Specificity, Recognition Molecules, and Assembly of Neural Circuits," 2020, Cell
  • "Brainwide Genetic Sparse Cell Labeling to Illuminate the Morphology of Neurons and Glia with Cre-Dependent MORF Mice," 2020, Neuron

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Zipursky include:

  • Yerbol Z. Kurmangaliyev
  • Piero Sanfilippo
  • Parmis Mirshahidi
  • Mark Dombrovski
  • Juyoun Yoo

Over the course of their career, Zipursky has received several recognitions, including:

  • Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2018) for the discovery of cell-surface proteins that control circuit assembly in the visual system
  • Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University (2015)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2012)
  • W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons (2010)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2009)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1986)

Best Publications

  • Drosophila Dscam Is an Axon Guidance Receptor Exhibiting Extraordinary Molecular Diversity

    Dietmar Schmucker;James C Clemens;James C Clemens;Huidy Shu;Carolyn A Worby

  • Role of Predicted Metalloprotease Motif of Jab1/Csn5 in Cleavage of Nedd8 from Cul1

    Gregory A. Cope;Greg S. B. Suh;L. Aravind;Sylvia E. Schwarz

  • Design Principles of Insect and Vertebrate Visual Systems

    Joshua R. Sanes;S. Lawrence Zipursky

  • THE DROSOPHILA SINE OCULIS LOCUS ENCODES A HOMEODOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN REQUIRED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTIRE VISUAL SYSTEM

    Benjamin N.R. Cheyette;Patricia J. Green;Kathy Martin;Hideki Garren

  • Monoclonal antibodies against the Drosophila nervous system

    Shinobu C. Fujita;Stephen L. Zipursky;Seymour Benzer;Alberto Ferrús

  • Polyglutamine-Expanded Human Huntingtin Transgenes Induce Degeneration of Drosophila Photoreceptor Neurons

    George R Jackson;Iris Salecker;Xinzhong Dong;Xiang Yao

  • The Eye-Specification Proteins So and Eya Form a Complex and Regulate Multiple Steps in Drosophila Eye Development

    Francesca Pignoni;Birong Hu;Kenton H Zavitz;Jian Xiao

  • Neuronal development in the Drosophila retina: monoclonal antibodies as molecular probes.

    S.L. Zipursky;Tadmiri R. Venkatesh;David B. Teplow;Seymour Benzer

  • A gain-of-function mutation in Drosophila MAP kinase activates multiple receptor tyrosine kinase signaling pathways

    Damian Brunner;Nadja Oellers;Janos Szabad;William H. Biggs

  • Dendrite Self-Avoidance Is Controlled by Dscam

    Benjamin J. Matthews;Michelle E. Kim;John J. Flanagan;Daisuke Hattori

  • Chemoaffinity revisited: dscams, protocadherins, and neural circuit assembly.

    S. Lawrence Zipursky;Joshua R. Sanes

  • Pak functions downstream of Dock to regulate photoreceptor axon guidance in Drosophila.

    Huey Hing;Jian Xiao;Nicholas Harden;Louis Lim

  • Homeobox genes and connective tissue patterning

    G. Oliver;R. Wehr;N. A. Jenkins;N. G. Copeland

  • Alternative Splicing of Drosophila Dscam Generates Axon Guidance Receptors that Exhibit Isoform-Specific Homophilic Binding

    Woj M. Wojtowicz;John J. Flanagan;S.Sean Millard;S.Lawrence Zipursky

  • Drosophila Photoreceptor Axon Guidance and Targeting Requires the Dreadlocks SH2/SH3 Adapter Protein

    Paul A Garrity;Yong Rao;Iris Salecker;Jane McGlade

  • N-Cadherin Regulates Target Specificity in the Drosophila Visual System

    Chi-Hon Lee;Tory Herman;Thomas R. Clandinin;Roger Lee

  • Synaptic Specificity, Recognition Molecules, and Assembly of Neural Circuits

    Joshua R. Sanes;S. Lawrence Zipursky

  • The Drosophila rolled locus encodes a MAP kinase required in the sevenless signal transduction pathway.

    W.H. Biggs;K.H. Zavitz;B. Dickson;A. van der Straten

  • Axonal Targeting of Olfactory Receptor Neurons in Drosophila Is Controlled by Dscam

    Thomas Hummel;Maria Luisa Vasconcelos;James C. Clemens;Yelena Fishilevich

  • Cell-cell interaction in the drosophila retina: The bride of sevenless gene is required in photoreceptor cell R8 for R7 cell development

    Rosemary Reinke;S.Lawrence Zipursky

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas R. Clandinin
Thomas R. Clandinin Stanford University
Aljoscha Nern
Aljoscha Nern Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Joshua T. Trachtenberg
Joshua T. Trachtenberg University of California, Los Angeles
Dario L. Ringach
Dario L. Ringach University of California, Los Angeles
Joshua R. Sanes
Joshua R. Sanes Harvard University
Ross L. Cagan
Ross L. Cagan Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Lawrence Shapiro
Lawrence Shapiro Columbia University
Barry Honig
Barry Honig Columbia University
David Baker
David Baker University of Washington
Utpal Banerjee
Utpal Banerjee University of California, Los Angeles

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