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Sanford L. Palay

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
60
Citations
21972
World Ranking
3762
National Ranking
1723

Sanford L. Palay 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 Sanford L. Palay sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 93 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sanford L. Palay 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 Sanford L. Palay sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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

  • 1991 - Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society For pioneering the study of the nervous system on the ultrastructural level, for revolutionizing understanding, and especially for his seminal contribution - characterization of the chemical synapse in the central nervous system
  • 1990 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 1981 - Distinguished Scientist Award, Mineralogical Society of America
  • 1977 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1971 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1953 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Sanford L. Palay is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their academic career is marked by contributions to neuroscience and related scientific fields.

Throughout their career, Sanford L. Palay received several awards, reflecting recognition from various scientific communities. These accolades include the Karl Spencer Lashley Award from The American Philosophical Society in 1991, awarded for pioneering studies of the nervous system on the ultrastructural level and for seminal contributions to the characterization of the chemical synapse in the central nervous system.

Additional distinctions include the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience from the Society for Neuroscience in 1990, the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Mineralogical Society of America in 1981, election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1977, being named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1971, and becoming a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1953.

Best Publications

  • Cerebellar Cortex: Cytology and Organization

    Sanford L. Palay;Victoria Chan-Palay

  • The Fine Structure of the Nervous System: Neurons and Their Supporting Cells

    Alan Peters;Sanford L. Palay;Henry deF Webster

  • The fine structure of the nervous system: The neurons and supporting cells

    Alan Peters;Sanford L Palay;Henry de F Webster

  • The fine structure of neurons.

    Sanford L. Palay;George E. Palade

  • SYNAPSES IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

    Sanford L. Palay

  • Fixation of neural tissues for electron microscopy by perfusion with solutions of osmium tetroxide.

    Sanford L. Palay;S. M. McGee-Russell;Spencer Gordon;Mary A. Grillo

  • Serotonin and substance P coexist in neurons of the rat's central nervous system

    Victoria Chan-Palay;Gösta Jonsson;Sanford L. Palay

  • THE FINE STRUCTURE OF EPENDYMA IN THE BRAIN OF THE RAT

    M. W. Brightman;S. L. Palay

  • THE AXON HILLOCK AND THE INITIAL SEGMENT

    Sanford L. Palay;Constantino Sotelo;Alan Peters;Paula M. Orkand

  • The morphology of synapses in the central nervous system.

    Palay Sl

  • THE FINE STRUCTURE OF THE LATERAL VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS IN THE RAT I. Neurons and Neuroglial Cells

    Constantino Sotelo;Sanford L. Palay

  • The fine structure of the nervous system : the cells and their processes

    Alan Peters;Sanford L. Palay;Henry deF Webster

  • The fine structure of secretory neurons in the preoptic nucleus of the goldfish (Carassius auratus)

    Sanford L. Palay

  • Altered axons and axon terminals in the lateral vestibular nucleus of the rat. Possible example of axonal remodeling.

    Sotelo C;Palay Sl

  • Ultrastructural identification of substance P cells and their processes in rat sensory ganglia and their terminals in the spinal cord by immunocytochemistry

    Victoria Chan-Palay;Sanford L. Palay

  • The nucleus paragigantocellularis lateralis in the rat. Demonstration of afferents by the retrograde transport of horseradish peroxidase.

    Joseph A. Andrezik;Victoria Chan-Palay;Sanford L. Palay

  • The morphology of synapses.

    Alan Peters;Sanford L. Palay

  • Ultrastructure of the small neurons in the superior cervical ganglion.

    T.H. Williams;S.L. Palay

  • Chemical heterogeneity in cerebellar Purkinje cells: existence and coexistence of glutamic acid decarboxylase-like and motilin-like immunoreactivities.

    Victoria Chan-Palay;Gajanan Nilaver;Sanford L. Palay;Margery C. Beinfeld

  • fine structure of the nervous system

    Alan Peters;Sanford L. Palay;Henry deF. Webster

  • Cytochemical methods in neuroanatomy

    Victoria Chan-Palay;Sanford L. Palay

Frequent Co-Authors

Victoria Chan-Palay
Victoria Chan-Palay Harvard University
Alan Peters
Alan Peters Boston University
Constantino Sotelo
Constantino Sotelo Sorbonne University
Andrew G. Engel
Andrew G. Engel Mayo Clinic
Christer Köhler
Christer Köhler Lecare
Laszlo Zaborszky
Laszlo Zaborszky Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Zsolt Liposits
Zsolt Liposits Institute of Experimental Medicine
George E. Palade
George E. Palade Rockefeller University
Qutayba Hamid
Qutayba Hamid University of Sharjah
Harry W.M. Steinbusch
Harry W.M. Steinbusch Maastricht University

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