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Uwe Homberg 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 Uwe Homberg sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 162 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Uwe Homberg 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 Uwe Homberg sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Uwe Homberg is affiliated with Philipp University of Marburg in Germany and is active in the fields of neuroscience as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research has a strong focus on neurobiology and insect physiology, with additional work pertaining to insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, circadian rhythm and melatonin, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, animal behavior and reproduction, plant and biological electrophysiology studies, and species distribution and climate change.

The subfields in which this scientist operates include cellular and molecular neuroscience, genetics, endocrine and autonomic systems, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and cognitive neuroscience.

Uwe Homberg has contributed to numerous publications, including peer-reviewed articles in various scientific journals. Recent papers include:

  • "Matched-filter coding of sky polarization results in an internal sun compass in the brain of the desert locust" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A unified platform to manage, share, and archive morphological and functional data in insect neuroscience" (2021), published in eLife
  • "Neuroarchitecture of the central complex in the brain of the honeybee: Neuronal cell types" (2020), published in The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • "The sky compass network in the brain of the desert locust" (2022), published in Journal of Comparative Physiology A
  • "Tyrosine hydroxylase immunostaining in the central complex of dicondylian insects" (2021), published in The Journal of Comparative Neurology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Uwe Homberg include Keram Pfeiffer, Ronja Hensgen, Frederick Zittrell, Eric J. Warrant, and Stefanie Jahn.

Publication venues frequently featuring their research are:

  • The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • Journal of Comparative Physiology A
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • A Systematic Nomenclature for the Insect Brain

    Kei Ito;Kazunori Shinomiya;Masayoshi Ito;J. Douglas Armstrong

  • Structure and Function of the Deutocerebrum in Insects

    U Homberg;T A Christensen;J G Hildebrand

  • Maplike representation of celestial E-vector orientations in the brain of an insect

    Stanley Heinze;Uwe Homberg

  • Organization and Functional Roles of the Central Complex in the Insect Brain

    Keram Pfeiffer;Uwe Homberg

  • Anatomy of antenno-cerebral pathways in the brain of the sphinx moth Manduca sexta

    U. Homberg;R. A. Montague;J. G. Hildebrand

  • Central neural coding of sky polarization in insects

    Uwe Homberg;Stanley Heinze;Keram Pfeiffer;Michiyo Kinoshita

  • Organization and evolutionary trends of primary olfactory brain centers in Tetraconata (Crustacea+Hexapoda)

    Joachim Schachtner;Manfred Schmidt;Uwe Homberg

  • Pigment-dispersing hormone-immunoreactive neurons in the nervous system of wild-type Drosophila melanogaster and of several mutants with altered circadian rhythmicity

    Charlotte Helfrich‐Förster;Uwe Homberg

  • Organization of the Circadian System in Insects

    Charlotte Helfrich-förster;Monika Stengl;Uwe Homberg

  • Antennal Lobe Structure

    Sylvia Anton;Uwe Homberg

  • Immunocytochemistry of GABA in the antennal lobes of the sphinx moth Manduca sexta.

    Sally G. Hoskins;Uwe Homberg;Timothy G. Kingan;Thomas A. Christensen

  • Neuropeptides in interneurons of the insect brain.

    Dick R. Nässel;Uwe Homberg

  • In search of the sky compass in the insect brain.

    Uwe Homberg

  • Neurons of the Central Complex of the Locust Schistocerca gregaria are Sensitive to Polarized Light

    Harm Vitzthum;Monika Müller;Uwe Homberg

  • Comparative anatomy of pigment-dispersing hormone-immunoreactive neurons in the brain of orthopteroid insects

    U. Homberg;S. Würden;H. Dircksen;K. R. Rao

  • Evolution of the central complex in the arthropod brain with respect to the visual system.

    Uwe Homberg

  • Pigment dispersing hormone-immunoreactive neurons in the cockroach Leucophaea maderae share properties with circadian pacemaker neurons

    M Stengl;U Homberg

  • Neuroarchitecture of the central complex of the desert locust: Intrinsic and columnar neurons.

    Stanley Heinze;Uwe Homberg

  • Neuroarchitecture of the lower division of the central body in the brain of the locust (Schistocerca gregaria)

    Monika Müller;Uwe Homberg;Angelika Kühn

  • Distribution of Dip-allatostatin I-like immunoreactivity in the brain of the locust Schistocerca gregaria with detailed analysis of immunostaining in the central complex.

    Harm Vitzthum;Uwe Homberg;Hans Agricola

  • Distribution of Neurotransmitters in the Insect Brain

    Uwe Homberg

Frequent Co-Authors

John G. Hildebrand
John G. Hildebrand University of Arizona
Thomas A. Christensen
Thomas A. Christensen University of Arizona
Nicholas J. Strausfeld
Nicholas J. Strausfeld University of Arizona
Reinhard Predel
Reinhard Predel University of Cologne
Wolfgang Rössler
Wolfgang Rössler University of Würzburg
Randolf Menzel
Randolf Menzel Freie Universität Berlin
Charlotte Helfrich-Förster
Charlotte Helfrich-Förster University of Würzburg
Eric J. Warrant
Eric J. Warrant Lund University
Richard B. Levine
Richard B. Levine University of Arizona
Leslie B. Vosshall
Leslie B. Vosshall Rockefeller University

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