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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 163 97 63 285 105383

Thomas M. Jessell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas M. Jessell between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas M. Jessell published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2000. 4 of the 304 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2000. 1976: 4 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 9 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 13 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 0 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1976 2025

304 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas M. Jessell: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 4
1977 5
1978 9
1979 6
1980 3
1981 2
1982 5
1983 3
1984 2
1985 6
1986 1
1987 0
1988 8
1989 10
1990 13
1991 8
1992 7
1993 13
1994 5
1995 11
1996 10
1997 6
1998 12
1999 12
2000 14
2001 12
2002 9
2003 9
2004 4
2005 7
2006 14
2007 3
2008 6
2009 9
2010 5
2011 5
2012 4
2013 5
2014 6
2015 6
2016 5
2017 2
2018 7
2019 3
2020 1
2021 2
2022 1
2023 0
2024 3
2025 1
Total 304
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Thomas M. Jessell 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 Thomas M. Jessell sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 278–287 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 285 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125 285
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Thomas M. Jessell 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 Thomas M. Jessell sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 163+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 163 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100 163
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 2014 - Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 2012 - Canada Gairdner International Award
  • 2009 - Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Defining Molecular Mechanisms that Regulate the Development of Neural Circuits
  • 2008 - Kavli Prize, The Kavli Foundation for discoveries on the developmental and functional logic of neuronal circuits
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2003 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2001 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Thomas M. Jessell was affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research focused extensively on neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, contributing to various subfields such as cell biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, neurology, and cognitive neuroscience.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Differential Loss of Spinal Interneurons in a Mouse Model of ALS, 2020, Neuroscience
  • Genetic targeting of adult Renshaw cells using a Calbindin 1 destabilized Cre allele for intersection with Parvalbumin or Engrailed1, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Distinct anatomical and functional corticospinal inputs innervate different spinal neuron types, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Muscle-derived Cues are Required to Specify Proprioceptor Pool Identity, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Potentiation of active locomotor state by spinal-projecting serotonergic neurons, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their frequent co-authors were:

  • Susan Brenner-Morton
  • Jay B. Bikoff
  • Alina Salamatina
  • Jerry H. Yang
  • Linjing Fang

Their work was commonly published in several venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuroscience
  • Scientific Reports
  • UNC Libraries

The main topics covered in their research were:

  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

Over the course of their career, Thomas M. Jessell received several awards, including:

  • Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience, 2016
  • Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience, 2014
  • Canada Gairdner International Award, 2012
  • Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009, for defining molecular mechanisms that regulate the development of neural circuits
  • Kavli Prize, The Kavli Foundation, 2008, for discoveries on the developmental and functional logic of neuronal circuits
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2006
  • Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award, 2003
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2002
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2001

Best Publications

  • Principles of Neural Science

    Eric R. Kandel;James H. Schwartz;Thomas M. Jessell

  • Cre reporter strains produced by targeted insertion of EYFP and ECFP into the ROSA26 locus

    Shankar Srinivas;Tomoko Watanabe;Chyuan-Sheng Lin;Chris M William

  • Neuronal specification in the spinal cord: inductive signals and transcriptional codes

    Thomas M. Jessell

  • Directed Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells into Motor Neurons

    Hynek Wichterle;Ivo Lieberam;Jeffery A. Porter;Thomas M. Jessell

  • The netrins define a family of axon outgrowth-promoting proteins homologous to C. elegans UNC-6

    Tito Serafini;Timothy E. Kennedy;Michael J. Gaiko;Christine Mirzayan

  • A homeodomain protein code specifying progenitor cell identity and neuronal fate in the ventral neural tube

    Thomas M. Jessell;James Briscoe;Johan Ericson;Johan Ericson

  • Topographic organization of embryonic motor neurons defined by expression of LIM homeobox genes

    T. Tsuchida;M. Ensini;S.B. Morton;M. Baldassare

  • Astrocytes expressing ALS-linked mutated SOD1 release factors selectively toxic to motor neurons

    Makiko Nagai;Diane B Re;Tetsuya Nagata;Alcmène Chalazonitis

  • Dorsal differentiation of neural plate cells induced by BMP-mediated signals from epidermal ectoderm

    Karel F Liem;Gabi Tremml;Henk Roelink;Thomas M Jessell

  • Pax6 Controls Progenitor Cell Identity and Neuronal Fate in Response to Graded Shh Signaling

    J Ericson;P Rashbass;A Schedl;S Brenner-Morton

  • Simultaneous Denoising, Deconvolution, and Demixing of Calcium Imaging Data

    Eftychios A. Pnevmatikakis;Daniel Soudry;Yuanjun Gao;Timothy A. Machado

  • Floor plate and motor neuron induction by different concentrations of the amino-terminal cleavage product of sonic hedgehog autoproteolysis

    H Roelink;J.A Porter;C Chiang;Y Tanabe

  • Two Critical Periods of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Required for the Specification of Motor Neuron Identity

    Johan Ericson;Susan Morton;Atsushi Kawakami;Henk Roelink

  • Floor plate and motor neuron induction by vhh-1, a vertebrate homolog of hedgehog expressed by the notochord

    H. Roelink;A. Augsburger;J. Heemskerk;V. Korzh

  • Diversity and Pattern in the Developing Spinal Cord

    Yasuto Tanabe;Thomas M. Jessell

  • Axon guidance and the patterning of neuronal projections in vertebrates

    Jane Dodd;Thomas M. Jessell

  • Intrathecal morphine inhibits substance P release from mammalian spinal cord in vivo

    T. L. Yaksh;T. M. Jessell;R. Gamse;A. W. Mudge

  • Opiate analgesics inhibit substance P release from rat trigeminal nucleus

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  • Molecular characterization of a functional cDNA encoding the serotonin 1c receptor.

    David Julius;Amy B. MacDermott;Richard Axel;Thomas M. Jessell

  • Requirement for LIM Homeobox Gene Isl1 in Motor Neuron Generation Reveals a Motor Neuron– Dependent Step in Interneuron Differentiation

    Samuel L. Pfaff;Monica Mendelsohn;Colin L. Stewart;Thomas Edlund

  • Homeobox gene Nkx2.2 and specification of neuronal identity by graded Sonic hedgehog signalling

    J. Briscoe;L. Sussel;P. Serup;D. Hartigan-O'Connor

  • Spatial regulation of axonal glycoprotein expression on subsets of embryonic spinal neurons

    J. Dodd;S.B. Morton;D. Karagogeos;M. Yamamoto

  • Independent requirement for ISL1 in formation of pancreatic mesenchyme and islet cells

    Ulf Ahlgren;Samuel L. Pfaff;Samuel L. Pfaff;Thomas M. Jessell;Thomas Edlund

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvia Arber
Silvia Arber University of Basel
Thomas Edlund
Thomas Edlund Umeå University
Eric R. Kandel
Eric R. Kandel Columbia University
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Marc Tessier-Lavigne Xaira Therapeutics
Yutaka Yoshida
Yutaka Yoshida Cornell University
Samuel L. Pfaff
Samuel L. Pfaff Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Johan Ericson
Johan Ericson Karolinska Institute
Barry Honig
Barry Honig Columbia University
Lawrence Shapiro
Lawrence Shapiro Columbia University
James H. Schwartz
James H. Schwartz Columbia University

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