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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 48 6254 5760 25 24 138 7296

Tobias Engel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tobias Engel between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tobias Engel published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 7.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2020. 17 of the 166 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2020. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 8 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 8 publications
2005 2025

166 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tobias Engel: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 8
2007 3
2008 5
2009 3
2010 8
2011 6
2012 6
2013 9
2014 3
2015 6
2016 10
2017 10
2018 9
2019 13
2020 14
2021 11
2022 12
2023 12
2024 9
2025 8
Total 166
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Tobias Engel 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 Tobias Engel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
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, 138–147 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: 138 publications — 37th percentile

37% 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
138–147 456 138
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
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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Tobias Engel 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 Tobias Engel 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, 48–49 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: 48 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% 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 48
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
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Overview

Tobias Engel is affiliated with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in Ireland. Their research spans various domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a total of 93 publications in these main fields.

Their work engages deeply with several subfields, specifically physiology, molecular biology, psychiatry and mental health, genetics, and cancer research. Tobias Engel's topics of focus include:

  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Neurological Complications and Syndromes
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

Their recent papers cover important themes such as epilepsy, inflammation, and microRNA-mediated mechanisms:

  • "ATP and adenosine-Two players in the control of seizures and epilepsy development," 2021, Progress in Neurobiology
  • "Inherent P2X7 Receptors Regulate Macrophage Functions during Inflammatory Diseases," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "A systems approach delivers a functional microRNA catalog and expanded targets for seizure suppression in temporal lobe epilepsy," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Genome-wide microRNA profiling of plasma from three different animal models identifies biomarkers of temporal lobe epilepsy," 2020, Neurobiology of Disease
  • "Characterization of the Expression of the ATP-Gated P2X7 Receptor Following Status Epilepticus and during Epilepsy Using a P2X7-EGFP Reporter Mouse," 2020, Neuroscience Bulletin

Tobias Engel has frequently collaborated with other researchers in their field. The most frequent co-authors include David C. Henshall, Mariana Alves, Giorgia Conte, Laura de Diego-García, and Annette Nicke.

The scholar has contributed publications regularly to a range of journals and platforms. The most common venues for their work include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Epilepsia
  • Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
  • British Journal of Pharmacology

In addition to journal articles, Tobias Engel has authored a book titled "The molecular mechanisms of epilepsy and potential therapeutics," published by Frontiers Media in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Silencing microRNA-134 produces neuroprotective and prolonged seizure-suppressive effects

    Eva M Jimenez-Mateos;Tobias Engel;Paula Merino-Serrais;Ross C McKiernan

  • Glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibition is integral to long-term potentiation.

    Claudie Hooper;V Markevich;Florian Plattner;Richard Killick

  • Full reversal of Alzheimer's disease-like phenotype in a mouse model with conditional overexpression of glycogen synthase kinase-3.

    Tobias Engel;Félix Hernández;Jesús Ávila;José Javier Lucas

  • miRNA Expression Profile after Status Epilepticus and Hippocampal Neuroprotection by Targeting miR-132

    Eva M. Jimenez-Mateos;Isabella Bray;Amaya Sanz-Rodriguez;Tobias Engel

  • Seizure suppression and neuroprotection by targeting the purinergic P2X7 receptor during status epilepticus in mice

    Tobias Engel;Rosa Gomez-Villafuertes;Rosa Gomez-Villafuertes;Katsuhiro Tanaka;Guillaume Mesuret

  • Chronic lithium administration to FTDP-17 tau and GSK-3β overexpressing mice prevents tau hyperphosphorylation and neurofibrillary tangle formation, but pre-formed neurofibrillary tangles do not revert

    Tobias Engel;Paloma Goñi-Oliver;José Javier Lucas;Jesús Ávila

  • Re-evaluation of neuronal P2X7 expression using novel mouse models and a P2X7-specific nanobody.

    Karina Kaczmarek-Hajek;Jiong Zhang;Jiong Zhang;Robin Kopp;Antje Grosche;Antje Grosche

  • Increased neocortical expression of the P2X7 receptor after status epilepticus and anticonvulsant effect of P2X7 receptor antagonist A-438079

    Alba Jimenez-Pacheco;Guillaume Mesuret;Amaya Sanz-Rodriguez;Katsuhiro Tanaka

  • Transient P2X7 Receptor Antagonism Produces Lasting Reductions in Spontaneous Seizures and Gliosis in Experimental Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Alba Jimenez-Pacheco;Miguel Diaz-Hernandez;Marina Arribas-Blázquez;Amaya Sanz-Rodriguez

  • MicroRNAs in Neurodegenerative Diseases

    Sean Quinlan;Aidan Kenny;Miguel Medina;Tobias Engel

  • Unilateral hippocampal CA3-predominant damage and short latency epileptogenesis after intra-amygdala microinjection of kainic acid in mice

    Genshin Mouri;Eva Jimenez-Mateos;Tobias Engel;Mark Dunleavy

  • Reduced mature microRNA levels in association with dicer loss in human temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis.

    Ross C McKiernan;Eva M Jimenez-Mateos;Isabella Bray;Tobias Engel

  • Cooexpression of FTDP-17 tau and GSK-3β in transgenic mice induce tau polymerization and neurodegeneration

    Tobias Engel;José Javier Lucas;Pilar Gómez-Ramos;María A. Morán

  • Apoptosis, Bcl-2 family proteins and caspases: the ABCs of seizure-damage and epileptogenesis?

    Tobias Engel;David C Henshall

  • ATPergic signalling during seizures and epilepsy.

    Tobias Engel;Mariana Alves;Caroline Sheedy;David C. Henshall

  • Antagomirs targeting microRNA-134 increase hippocampal pyramidal neuron spine volume in vivo and protect against pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus

    Eva M. Jimenez-Mateos;Tobias Engel;Paula Merino-Serrais;Isabel Fernaud-Espinosa

  • The ATP-Gated P2X7 Receptor As a Target for the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy.

    Edward Beamer;Wolfgang Fischer;Tobias Engel

  • MicroRNA-Mediated Downregulation of the Potassium Channel Kv4.2 Contributes to Seizure Onset

    Christina Gross;Christina Gross;Christina Gross;Xiaodi Yao;Tobias Engel;Durgesh Tiwari

  • microRNA targeting of the P2X7 purinoceptor opposes a contralateral epileptogenic focus in the hippocampus

    Eva M. Jimenez-Mateos;Marina Arribas-Blazquez;Amaya Sanz-Rodriguez;Caoimhin Concannon

  • Proteins and microRNAs are differentially expressed in tear fluid from patients with Alzheimer’s disease

    Aidan Kenny;Eva María Jiménez-Mateos;María Ascensión Zea-Sevilla;Alberto Rábano

  • CHOP regulates the p53–MDM2 axis and is required for neuronal survival after seizures

    Tobias Engel;Amaya Sanz-Rodgriguez;Eva M. Jimenez-Mateos;Caoimhin G. Concannon

  • In vivo contributions of BH3-only proteins to neuronal death following seizures, ischemia, and traumatic brain injury

    Tobias Engel;Nikolaus Plesnila;Jochen H M Prehn;David C Henshall

Frequent Co-Authors

David C. Henshall
David C. Henshall Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Jochen H. M. Prehn
Jochen H. M. Prehn Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
José J. Lucas
José J. Lucas Spanish National Research Council
Jesús Avila
Jesús Avila Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa
Miguel Díaz-Hernández
Miguel Díaz-Hernández Complutense University of Madrid
Norman Delanty
Norman Delanty Beaumont Hospital
Félix Hernández
Félix Hernández Jaume I University
Felix Rosenow
Felix Rosenow Goethe University Frankfurt
Ronan M. Conroy
Ronan M. Conroy Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Raymond L. Stallings
Raymond L. Stallings Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

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