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Stefan Leutgeb 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 Stefan Leutgeb sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 72 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stefan Leutgeb 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 Stefan Leutgeb sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% 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

  • 2009 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Stefan Leutgeb is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States, focusing primarily on the field of Neuroscience. Their research encompasses subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Molecular Biology, and Social Psychology.

Their main research topics include:

  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

Recent papers published by Stefan Leutgeb include:

  • Neuronal Activity Regulates Blood-Brain Barrier Efflux Transport through Endothelial Circadian Genes, 2020, Neuron
  • Multimodal neural recordings with Neuro-FITM uncover diverse patterns of cortical-hippocampal interactions, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • Precisely timed theta oscillations are selectively required during the encoding phase of memory, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • Concordant neurophysiological signatures of cognitive control in humans and rats, 2021, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • A role for medial entorhinal cortex in spatial and nonspatial forms of memory in rats, 2021, Behavioural Brain Research

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Jill K. Leutgeb
  • Christian Leibold
  • Li Yuan
  • Sunandha Srikanth
  • Maylin L. Fu

Stefan Leutgeb's work has been published most often in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Neuron
  • Nature Communications
  • Neuropsychopharmacology

In 2009, Stefan Leutgeb was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

  • Pattern separation in the dentate gyrus and CA3 of the hippocampus.

    Jill K. Leutgeb;Stefan Leutgeb;May-Britt Moser;Edvard I. Moser

  • Signal Timing Across the Macaque Visual System

    Matthew T. Schmolesky;Youngchang Wang;Doug P. Hanes;Kirk G. Thompson

  • Independent Codes for Spatial and Episodic Memory in Hippocampal Neuronal Ensembles

    Stefan Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb;Carol A. Barnes;Carol A. Barnes;Edvard I. Moser;Edvard I. Moser

  • Distinct ensemble codes in hippocampal areas CA3 and CA1.

    Stefan Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb;Alessandro Treves;Alessandro Treves;May-Britt Moser

  • Finite Scale of Spatial Representation in the Hippocampus

    Kirsten Brun Kjelstrup;Trygve Solstad;Vegard Heimly Brun;Torkel Hafting

  • The Spatial Periodicity of Grid Cells Is Not Sustained During Reduced Theta Oscillations

    Julie Koenig;Ashley N. Linder;Jill K. Leutgeb;Stefan Leutgeb

  • Impaired Spatial Representation in CA1 after Lesion of Direct Input from Entorhinal Cortex

    Vegard Heimly Brun;Stefan Leutgeb;Hui-Qiu Wu;Robert Schwarcz

  • Progressive Transformation of Hippocampal Neuronal Representations in “Morphed” Environments

    Jill K. Leutgeb;Stefan Leutgeb;Alessandro Treves;Alessandro Treves;Retsina Meyer;Retsina Meyer

  • Neuronal code for extended time in the hippocampus

    Emily A. Mankin;Fraser T. Sparks;Begum Slayyeh;Robert J. Sutherland

  • Memory and Space: Towards an Understanding of the Cognitive Map.

    Daniela Schiller;Howard Eichenbaum;Elizabeth A. Buffalo;Lila Davachi

  • Hippocampal CA2 activity patterns change over time to a larger extent than between spatial contexts.

    Emily A. Mankin;Geoffrey W. Diehl;Fraser T. Sparks;Stefan Leutgeb

  • Neurotransmitter switching in the adult brain regulates behavior.

    Davide Dulcis;Pouya Jamshidi;Stefan Leutgeb;Nicholas C. Spitzer

  • Pattern separation, pattern completion, and new neuronal codes within a continuous CA3 map.

    Stefan Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb

  • Place cells, spatial maps and the population code for memory

    Stefan Leutgeb;Jill K Leutgeb;May-Britt Moser;Edvard I Moser

  • Medial Entorhinal Cortex Lesions Only Partially Disrupt Hippocampal Place Cells and Hippocampus- Dependent Place Memory

    Jena B. Hales;Magdalene I. Schlesiger;Jill K. Leutgeb;Larry R. Squire;Larry R. Squire

  • Grid and Nongrid Cells in Medial Entorhinal Cortex Represent Spatial Location and Environmental Features with Complementary Coding Schemes

    Geoffrey W. Diehl;Olivia J. Hon;Stefan Leutgeb;Jill K. Leutgeb

  • The medial entorhinal cortex is necessary for temporal organization of hippocampal neuronal activity

    Magdalene I Schlesiger;Christopher C Cannova;Brittney L Boublil;Jena B Hales

  • Hippocampal granule cells opt for early retirement.

    C.B. Alme;R.A. Buzzetti;D.F. Marrone;J.K. Leutgeb

  • New and distinct hippocampal place codes are generated in a new environment during septal inactivation.

    Mark P. Brandon;Julie Koenig;Jill K. Leutgeb;Stefan Leutgeb

  • Attractor-Map Versus Autoassociation Based Attractor Dynamics in the Hippocampal Network

    Laura Lee Colgin;Stefan Leutgeb;Karel Jezek;Jill K. Leutgeb

Frequent Co-Authors

Jill K. Leutgeb
Jill K. Leutgeb University of California, San Diego
Sheri J. Y. Mizumori
Sheri J. Y. Mizumori University of Washington
May-Britt Moser
May-Britt Moser Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Edvard I. Moser
Edvard I. Moser Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Robert E. Clark
Robert E. Clark University of California, San Diego
Carol A. Barnes
Carol A. Barnes University of Arizona
Bruce L. McNaughton
Bruce L. McNaughton University of California, Irvine
Menno P. Witter
Menno P. Witter Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Alessandro Treves
Alessandro Treves International School for Advanced Studies
Nicholas C. Spitzer
Nicholas C. Spitzer University of California, San Diego

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