2026 Steven J. Schiff: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	70	2521	2304	1196	1075	304	17108

Steven J. Schiff 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 Steven J. Schiff sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 887+

This scientist: 304 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven J. Schiff 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 Steven J. Schiff sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% 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

2015 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award
2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2005 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his contributions to the physical and biological understanding and control of the dynamics of neural signals in the brain

Overview

Steven J. Schiff is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience; Molecular Biology; Neurology; and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main topics of their research include cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus, fetal and pediatric neurological disorders, traumatic brain injury and neurovascular disturbances, advanced MRI techniques and applications, Vibrio bacteria research studies, intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage research, and atomic and subatomic physics research.

Notable recent papers by Steven J. Schiff and collaborators include:

Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Burden and Epidemiologic Risk Factors in Countries With Universal Screening, 2021, JAMA Network Open
Inflammation in acquired hydrocephalus: pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic targets, 2020, Nature Reviews Neurology
Exome sequencing implicates genetic disruption of prenatal neuro-gliogenesis in sporadic congenital hydrocephalus, 2020, Nature Medicine
Global, regional and national epidemiology and prevalence of child stunting, wasting and underweight in low- and middle-income countries, 2006-2018, 2021, Scientific Reports
The choroid plexus links innate immunity to CSF dysregulation in hydrocephalus, 2023, Cell

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations include Christine Hehnly, James R. Broach, Jessica E. Ericson, Benjamin C. Warf, and Joseph N. Paulson.

Their work has been published extensively in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics
SSRN Electronic Journal
Neurosurgery
Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition

Their professional recognitions include the National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award awarded in 2015, Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded in 2011, and Fellowship of the American Physical Society (APS) awarded in 2005 with a citation noting contributions to understanding and control of the dynamics of neural signals in the brain.

Best Publications

Controlling chaos in the brain

Steven J. Schiff;Kristin Jerger;Duc H. Duong;Taeun Chang

1242
Citations
Randomized trial of cerebrospinal fluid shunt valve design in pediatric hydrocephalus.

James M. Drake;John R.W. Kestle;Ruth Milner;Giuseppe Cinalli

851
Citations
Synchronization and desynchronization in epilepsy: controversies and hypotheses

Premysl Jiruska;Premysl Jiruska;Premysl Jiruska;Marco de Curtis;John G R Jefferys;Catherine A Schevon

719
Citations
Detecting dynamical interdependence and generalized synchrony through mutual prediction in a neural ensemble

Steven J. Schiff;Paul So;Taeun Chang;Robert E. Burke

544
Citations
Long-Term Follow-Up Data from the Shunt Design Trial

John Kestle;J. Drake;R. Milner;C. Sainte-Rose

488
Citations
Spiral Waves in Disinhibited Mammalian Neocortex

Xiaoying Huang;William C. Troy;Qian Yang;Hongtao Ma

451
Citations
Stochastic Resonance in a Neuronal Network from Mammalian Brain

Bruce J. Gluckman;Theoden I. Netoff;Emily J. Neel;William L. Ditto

433
Citations
Noninvasive assessment of language dominance in children and adolescents with functional MRI A preliminary study

Lucie Hertz-Pannier;W. D. Gaillard;W. D. Gaillard;S. H. Mott;S. H. Mott;C. A. Cuenod

411
Citations
Decreased neuronal synchronization during experimental seizures.

Theoden I. Netoff;Theoden I. Netoff;Steven J. Schiff;Steven J. Schiff

394
Citations
Sensitivity of Neurons to Weak Electric Fields

Joseph T. Francis;Bruce J. Gluckman;Steven J. Schiff

370
Citations
Interneuron and pyramidal cell interplay during in vitro seizure-like events.

Jokubas Ziburkus;John R. Cressman;Ernest Barreto;Steven J. Schiff

326
Citations
The influence of sodium and potassium dynamics on excitability, seizures, and the stability of persistent states: I. Single neuron dynamics

John R. Cressman;Ghanim Ullah;Jokubas Ziburkus;Steven J. Schiff

320
Citations
Fast wavelet transformation of EEG

Steven J. Schiff;Akram Aldroubi;Michael Unser;Susumu Sato

313
Citations
Adaptive Electric Field Control of Epileptic Seizures

Bruce J. Gluckman;Hanh Nguyen;Steven L. Weinstein;Steven L. Weinstein;Steven J. Schiff;Steven J. Schiff

264
Citations
Unification of Neuronal Spikes, Seizures, and Spreading Depression

Yina Wei;Ghanim Ullah;Steven J. Schiff

251
Citations
Electric field suppression of epileptiform activity in hippocampal slices

Bruce J. Gluckman;Emily J. Neel;Theoden I. Netoff;William L. Ditto

224
Citations
Adaptive electric field modulation of neural systems

Bruce J. Gluckman;Steven J. Schiff

216
Citations
Inflammation in acquired hydrocephalus: pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic targets.

Jason K. Karimy;Benjamin C. Reeves;Eyiyemisi Damisah;Phan Q. Duy

213
Citations
Costs and benefits of neurosurgical intervention for infant hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa.

Benjamin C. Warf;Blake C. Alkire;Salman Bhai;Christopher Hughes

191
Citations
Early seizure detection.

Kristin K. Jerger;Theoden I. Netoff;Theoden I. Netoff;Joseph T. Francis;Joseph T. Francis;Timothy Sauer

188
Citations
The effects of temperature on synaptic transmission in hippocampal tissue slices.

Steven J. Schiff;George G. Somjen

180
Citations