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Neuroscience
Hungary
2026

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Neuroscience

D-Index
124
Citations
57258
World Ranking
337
National Ranking
1

Tamás F. Freund 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 Tamás F. Freund sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 277 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tamás F. Freund 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 Tamás F. Freund sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 124 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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 Hungary Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Hungary Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Hungary Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Hungary Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2011 - The Brain Prize, Lundbeck Foundation For their wide-ranging, technically and conceptually brilliant research on the functional organization of neuronal circuits in the cerebral cortex, especially in the hippo¬campus, a region that is crucial for certain forms of memory
  • 2001 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Neurosciences
  • 2000 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Tamás F. Freund is affiliated with the Institute of Experimental Medicine in Hungary. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a significant contribution to the subfields of cognitive neuroscience and cellular and molecular neuroscience. Other areas of study include neurology, molecular biology, and physiology.

Their work covers a broad range of topics, including:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Tamás F. Freund has published extensively, with 55 publications in neuroscience and notable frequent venues being bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Neuroscience, Nature Communications, PLoS Biology, and the Journal of Neuroscience.

Some of their recent publications include:

  • "Early intraneuronal amyloid triggers neuron-derived inflammatory signaling in APP transgenic rats and human brain" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Distinct synchronization, cortical coupling and behavioral function of two basal forebrain cholinergic neuron types" (2020), Nature Neuroscience
  • "Huygens synchronization of medial septal pacemaker neurons generates hippocampal theta oscillation" (2022), Cell Reports
  • "Amyloid β induces interneuron-specific changes in the hippocampus of APPNL-F mice" (2020), PLoS ONE
  • "The medial septum controls hippocampal supra-theta oscillations" (2023), Nature Communications

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Szabolcs Káli, Balázs Hangya, Dániel Schlingloff, Viktor Varga, and Virág T. Takács.

Throughout their career, Tamás F. Freund has received several recognitions and memberships, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2014)
  • The Brain Prize by the Lundbeck Foundation (2011), awarded for research on the functional organization of neuronal circuits in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus
  • Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (2001) for Neurosciences
  • Member of Academia Europaea (2000)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Interneurons of the hippocampus

    T.F. Freund;G. Buzsáki

  • Role of Endogenous Cannabinoids in Synaptic Signaling

    Tamás F. Freund;István Katona;Daniele Piomelli

  • Petilla terminology: nomenclature of features of GABAergic interneurons of the cerebral cortex

    Giorgio A. Ascoli;Lidia Alonso-Nanclares;Stewart A. Anderson;German Barrionuevo

  • Brain monoglyceride lipase participating in endocannabinoid inactivation

    T. P. Dinh;D. Carpenter;F. M. Leslie;T. F. Freund

  • Presynaptically Located CB1 Cannabinoid Receptors Regulate GABA Release from Axon Terminals of Specific Hippocampal Interneurons

    István Katona;Beáta Sperlágh;Attila Sı́k;Attila Käfalvi

  • GABA-containing neurons in the septum control inhibitory interneurons in the hippocampus

    Unknown

  • Total number and distribution of inhibitory and excitatory synapses on hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells

    M Megı́as;Zs Emri;T.F Freund;A.I Gulyás

  • Differences between somatic and dendritic inhibition in the hippocampus

    Richard Miles;Katalin Tóth;Katalin Tóth;Attila I Gulyás;Attila I Gulyás;Norbert Hájos

  • Tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive boutons in synaptic contact with identified striatonigral neurons, with particular reference to dendritic spines

    T.F. Freund;J.F. Powell;A.D. Smith

  • New insights into the classification and nomenclature of cortical GABAergic interneurons

    Javier DeFelipe;Pedro L. López-Cruz;Ruth Benavides-Piccione;Ruth Benavides-Piccione;Concha Bielza

  • Interneuron Diversity series: Rhythm and mood in perisomatic inhibition

    Tamás F Freund

  • GABAergic Cells Are the Major Postsynaptic Targets of Mossy Fibers in the Rat Hippocampus

    László Acsády;Anita Kamondi;Attila Sı́k;Tamás Freund

  • Distribution of CB1 cannabinoid receptors in the amygdala and their role in the control of GABAergic transmission

    István Katona;Ede A. Rancz;László Acsády;Catherine Ledent

  • Multiple Functions of Endocannabinoid Signaling in the Brain

    István Katona;Tamás F. Freund

  • Endocannabinoid signaling as a synaptic circuit breaker in neurological disease

    István Katona;Tamás F Freund

  • Perisomatic Inhibition

    Unknown

  • Cannabinoids inhibit hippocampal GABAergic transmission and network oscillations.

    Norbert Hájos;István Katona;S S Naiem;Ken Mackie

  • Novel cannabinoid-sensitive receptor mediates inhibition of glutamatergic synaptic transmission in the hippocampus.

    Norbert Hájos;Catherine Ledent;Tamás F Freund

  • Molecular Composition of the Endocannabinoid System at Glutamatergic Synapses

    István Katona;Gabriella M. Urbán;Matthew Wallace;Catherine Ledent

  • Interneurons Containing Calretinin Are Specialized to Control Other Interneurons in the Rat Hippocampus

    Attila I. Gulyás;Norbert Hájos;Tamás F. Freund

  • Total Number and Ratio of Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses Converging onto Single Interneurons of Different Types in the CA1 Area of the Rat Hippocampus

    Attila I. Gulyás;Manuel Megı́as;Zsuzsa Emri;Tamás F. Freund

  • Segregation of two endocannabinoid-hydrolyzing enzymes into pre- and postsynaptic compartments in the rat hippocampus, cerebellum and amygdala.

    A. I. Gulyas;B. F. Cravatt;M. H. Bracey;T. P. Dinh

Frequent Co-Authors

Attila I. Gulyás
Attila I. Gulyás Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Norbert Hájos
Norbert Hájos Indiana University
István Katona
István Katona Hungarian Academy of Sciences
László Acsády
László Acsády Institute of Experimental Medicine
Ken Mackie
Ken Mackie Indiana University
Peter Somogyi
Peter Somogyi University of Oxford
Attila Sik
Attila Sik University of Birmingham
Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Jochen F. Staiger
Jochen F. Staiger University of Göttingen
Daniele Piomelli
Daniele Piomelli University of California, Irvine

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