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Timothy H. Murphy 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 Timothy H. Murphy sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 217 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Timothy H. Murphy 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 Timothy H. Murphy sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 81 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Timothy H. Murphy is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their primary field of study is Neuroscience, with significant work focusing on subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Aerospace Engineering, and Biophysics.

Murphy's research topics include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Their recent publications demonstrate engagement with a variety of neuroscience themes. Selected papers include:

  • "A three-dimensional virtual mouse generates synthetic training data for behavioral analysis" (2021, Nature Methods)
  • "MesoNet allows automated scaling and segmentation of mouse mesoscale cortical maps using machine learning" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Gamma frequency activation of inhibitory neurons in the acute phase after stroke attenuates vascular and behavioral dysfunction" (2021, Cell Reports)
  • "Automated task training and longitudinal monitoring of mouse mesoscale cortical circuits using home cages" (2020, eLife)
  • "Real-Time Selective Markerless Tracking of Forepaws of Head Fixed Mice Using Deep Neural Networks" (2020, eNeuro)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Murphy include Dongsheng Xiao, Jeffrey LeDue, Lynn A. Raymond, Luis Bolaños, and Pankaj Gupta.

Their research contributions are published most often in several key venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eNeuro
  • eLife
  • Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting (Online)/Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting (CD-ROM)
  • Cell Reports

Among awards, Murphy was named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1994.

Best Publications

  • Plasticity during stroke recovery: from synapse to behaviour.

    Timothy H. Murphy;Dale Corbett

  • Glutamate toxicity in a neuronal cell line involves inhibition of cystine transport leading to oxidative stress

    Timothy H. Murphy;Masaomi Miyamoto;Antonio Sastre;Ronald L. Schnaar

  • Coordinate Regulation of Glutathione Biosynthesis and Release by Nrf2-Expressing Glia Potently Protects Neurons from Oxidative Stress

    Andy Y. Shih;Delinda A. Johnson;Gloria Wong;Andrew D. Kraft

  • Oxidative stress induces apoptosis in embryonic cortical neurons.

    Rajiv R. Ratan;Timothy H. Murphy;Jay M. Baraban

  • A Calcium-Dependent Feedback Mechanism Participates in Shaping Single NMDA Miniature EPSCs

    Masashi Umemiya;Nansheng Chen;Lynn A. Raymond;Timothy H. Murphy

  • Early increase in extrasynaptic NMDA receptor signaling and expression contributes to phenotype onset in Huntington's disease mice.

    Austen J. Milnerwood;Clare M. Gladding;Mahmoud A. Pouladi;Alexandra M. Kaufman

  • L-type voltage-sensitive calcium channels mediate synaptic activation of immediate early genes.

    Timothy H. Murphy;Paul F. Worley;Jay M. Baraban

  • Immature cortical neurons are uniquely sensitive to glutamate toxicity by inhibition of cystine uptake.

    Timothy H. Murphy;Ronald L. Schnaar;Joseph T. Coyle

  • A Small-Molecule-Inducible Nrf2-Mediated Antioxidant Response Provides Effective Prophylaxis against Cerebral Ischemia In Vivo

    Andy Y. Shih;Ping Li;Timothy H. Murphy

  • Extensive Turnover of Dendritic Spines and Vascular Remodeling in Cortical Tissues Recovering from Stroke

    Craig E. Brown;Ping Li;Jamie D. Boyd;Kerry R. Delaney

  • Spontaneous cortical activity alternates between motifs defined by regional axonal projections

    Majid H Mohajerani;Allen W Chan;Mostafa Mohsenvand;Jeffrey LeDue

  • In vivo voltage-sensitive dye imaging in adult mice reveals that somatosensory maps lost to stroke are replaced over weeks by new structural and functional circuits with prolonged modes of activation within both the peri-infarct zone and distant sites.

    Craig E. Brown;Khatereh Aminoltejari;Heidi Erb;Ian R. Winship

  • Cystine/glutamate exchange modulates glutathione supply for neuroprotection from oxidative stress and cell proliferation.

    Andy Y. Shih;Heidi Erb;Xiaojian Sun;Shigenobu Toda

  • NF-E2-related Factor-2 Mediates Neuroprotection against Mitochondrial Complex I Inhibitors and Increased Concentrations of Intracellular Calcium in Primary Cortical Neurons

    Jong-Min Lee;Andy Y. Shih;Timothy H. Murphy;Jeffrey A. Johnson

  • Induction of the Nrf2-driven Antioxidant Response Confers Neuroprotection during Mitochondrial Stress in Vivo

    Andy Y. Shih;Sophie Imbeault;Vilte Barakauskas;Heidi Erb

  • Macromolecular synthesis inhibitors prevent oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in embryonic cortical neurons by shunting cysteine from protein synthesis to glutathione.

    Rajiv R. Ratan;Timothy H. Murphy;Jay M. Baraban

  • Rapid Reversible Changes in Dendritic Spine Structure In Vivo Gated by the Degree of Ischemia

    Shengxiang Zhang;Jamie Boyd;Kerry Delaney;Timothy H. Murphy

  • Antioxidants protect against glutamate-induced cytotoxicity in a neuronal cell line.

    M Miyamoto;T H Murphy;R L Schnaar;J T Coyle

  • Two-Photon Imaging of Stroke Onset In Vivo Reveals That NMDA-Receptor Independent Ischemic Depolarization Is the Major Cause of Rapid Reversible Damage to Dendrites and Spines

    Timothy H. Murphy;Ping Li;Kellen Betts;Richard Liu

  • Mirrored Bilateral Slow-Wave Cortical Activity within Local Circuits Revealed by Fast Bihemispheric Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging in Anesthetized and Awake Mice

    Majid H. Mohajerani;David A. McVea;Matthew Fingas;Timothy H. Murphy

Frequent Co-Authors

Jay M. Baraban
Jay M. Baraban Johns Hopkins University
Lynn A. Raymond
Lynn A. Raymond University of British Columbia
Joseph T. Coyle
Joseph T. Coyle Harvard University
Ping Li
Ping Li Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yu Tian Wang
Yu Tian Wang University of British Columbia
Ronald L. Schnaar
Ronald L. Schnaar Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Alexander McGirr
Alexander McGirr University of Calgary
Kerry R. Delaney
Kerry R. Delaney University of Victoria
Nicholas V. Swindale
Nicholas V. Swindale University of British Columbia
Lothar A. Blatter
Lothar A. Blatter Rush University Medical Center

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