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 Yang Dan sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 125 publications — 31st percentile
31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yang Dan sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 74 D-Index — 79th percentile
79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.
Yang Dan is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their primary field of study is Neuroscience, with significant contributions to related areas such as Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.
The scientist has published extensively on topics that encompass neural dynamics and brain function, sleep and wakefulness research, and neuroscience and neuropharmacology research. Other notable areas covered by their research include circadian rhythm and melatonin, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, memory and neural mechanisms, and neural and behavioral psychology studies.
Yang Dan has contributed to numerous papers, some of the recent notable publications being:
Their frequent co-authors include:
Yang Dan's research is commonly published in venues such as:
The scientist's recognition includes membership in the National Academy of Sciences awarded in 2018. Additionally, they were named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and received the Hellman Fellowship in 1998.
Natalia Caporale;Yang Dan
Yang Dan;Mu-ming Poo
Robert C. Froemke;Yang Dan
Matteo Carandini;Jonathan B. Demb;Valerio Mante;David J. Tolhurst
Siyu Zhang;Min Xu;Tsukasa Kamigaki;Johnny Phong Hoang Do
Yang Dan;Mu-Ming Poo
Daphne Bavelier;Dennis M. Levi;Roger W. Li;Yang Dan
Seung-Hee Lee;Yang Dan
Seung-Hee Lee;Alex C. Kwan;Siyu Zhang;Victoria Phoumthipphavong
Michael Goard;Yang Dan
Yang Dan;Joseph J. Atick;R. Clay Reid
Lucas Pinto;Michael J Goard;Michael J Goard;Daniel Estandian;Min Xu
Min Xu;Shinjae Chung;Siyu Zhang;Peng Zhong
Robert C. Froemke;Mu-ming Poo;Yang Dan
Mu ming Poo;Michele Pignatelli;Tomás J. Ryan;Tomás J. Ryan;Susumu Tonegawa;Susumu Tonegawa
AM Lohof;M Quillan;Y Dan;MM Poo
Lucas Pinto;Yang Dan
Franz Weber;Yang Dan
Gidon Felsen;Yang Dan
Garrett B. Stanley;Fei F. Li;Yang Dan
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