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Zoltán Molnár 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 Zoltán Molnár sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 317 publications — 84th percentile

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

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

Zoltán Molnár 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 Zoltán Molnár sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 82 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Zoltán Molnár is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with extensive work published in related subfields including cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, developmental neuroscience, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Their main topics of research span several areas: neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, neural dynamics and brain function, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, sleep and wakefulness research, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, neonatal and fetal brain pathology, and circadian rhythm and melatonin.

Several key publications highlight their contributions to the field, such as:

  • Transient cortical circuits match spontaneous and sensory-driven activity during development, 2020, Science
  • A role for the cortex in sleep-wake regulation, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • In search of common developmental and evolutionary origin of the claustrum and subplate, 2020, The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • Congenital Zika syndrome is associated with maternal protein malnutrition, 2020, Science Advances
  • Real-time continuous glucose monitoring in preterm infants (REACT): an international, open-label, randomised controlled trial, 2021, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

Molnár frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable co-authors including Anna Hoerder-Suabedissen, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy, S. Hayashi, Lukas B. Krone, and Elise Meijer. These collaborations have contributed to a diverse array of research outputs.

Their research has appeared in several prominent venues, featuring highest numbers of publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Brain

Molnár was recognized by their peers with the election as a Member of Academia Europaea in 2019, which represents a formal acknowledgment of their standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Satb2 Is a Postmitotic Determinant for Upper-Layer Neuron Specification in the Neocortex

    Olga Britanova;Camino de Juan Romero;Amanda Cheung;Kenneth Y. Kwan

  • Coupled Proliferation and Apoptosis Maintain the Rapid Turnover of Microglia in the Adult Brain

    Katharine Askew;Kaizhen Li;Adrian Olmos-Alonso;Fernando Garcia-Moreno

  • Engaging neuroscience to advance translational research in brain barrier biology

    Edward A. Neuwelt;Björn Bauer;Christoph Fahlke;Gert Fricker

  • Genetic ablation of the t-SNARE SNAP-25 distinguishes mechanisms of neuroexocytosis.

    Philip Washbourne;Peter M. Thompson;Peter M. Thompson;Mario Carta;Edmar T. Costa;Edmar T. Costa

  • Thalamocortical development: how are we going to get there?

    Guillermina López-Bendito;Zoltán Molnár

  • Hospital admission and emergency care attendance risk for SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) compared with alpha (B.1.1.7) variants of concern: a cohort study.

    Katherine A Twohig;Tommy Nyberg;Asad Zaidi;Simon Thelwall

  • Mutations in α-Tubulin Cause Abnormal Neuronal Migration in Mice and Lissencephaly in Humans

    David A. Keays;Guoling Tian;Karine Poirier;Guo Jen Huang

  • How do thalamic axons find their way to the cortex

    Zoltán Molnár;Colin Blakemore

  • Recurrent emergence of SARS-CoV-2 spike deletion H69/V70 and its role in the Alpha variant B.1.1.7.

    Bo Meng;Steven A Kemp;Steven A Kemp;Guido Papa;Rawlings Datir

  • A comprehensive transcriptional map of primate brain development

    Trygve E. Bakken;Jeremy A. Miller;Song Lin Ding;Susan M. Sunkin

  • New insights into the development of the human cerebral cortex

    Zoltán Molnár;Gavin J Clowry;Nenad Šestan;Ayman Alzu'bi

  • The T-box transcription factor Eomes/Tbr2 regulates neurogenesis in the cortical subventricular zone.

    Sebastian J. Arnold;Guo Jen Huang;Amanda F P Cheung;Takumi Era

  • Preferential Origin and Layer Destination of GAD65-GFP Cortical Interneurons

    Guillermina López-Bendito;Katherine Sturgess;Ferenc Erdélyi;Gábor Szabó

  • Neonatal Hypoxia Ischaemia: Mechanisms, Models, and Therapeutic Challenges

    Lancelot J. Millar;Lei Shi;Lei Shi;Anna Hoerder-Suabedissen;Zoltán Molnár

  • Mechanisms Underlying the Early Establishment of Thalamocortical Connections in the Rat

    Zoltán Molnár;Richard Adams;Colin Blakemore

  • Towards the classification of subpopulations of layer V pyramidal projection neurons

    Zoltán Molnár;Amanda F.P. Cheung

  • A transcriptomic atlas of mouse neocortical layers.

    T. Grant Belgard;Ana C. Marques;Peter L. Oliver;Hatice Ozel Abaan

  • Comparative aspects of cerebral cortical development

    Zoltán Molnár;Christine Métin;Anastassia Stoykova;Victor Tarabykin

  • Long noncoding RNA genes: conservation of sequence and brain expression among diverse amniotes

    Rebecca A Chodroff;Leo Goodstadt;Tamara M Sirey;Peter L Oliver

  • Development, evolution and pathology of neocortical subplate neurons

    Anna Hoerder-Suabedissen;Zoltán Molnár

  • Transient cortical circuits match spontaneous and sensory-driven activity during development.

    Zoltán Molnár;Heiko J. Luhmann;Patrick O. Kanold;Patrick O. Kanold

  • The development of cortical connections

    David J. Price;Henry Kennedy;Colette Dehay;Libing Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin Blakemore
Colin Blakemore City University of Hong Kong
Guillermina López-Bendito
Guillermina López-Bendito Miguel Hernandez University
Pasko Rakic
Pasko Rakic Yale University
Leah Krubitzer
Leah Krubitzer University of California, Davis
Anthony P. Monaco
Anthony P. Monaco Tufts University
Anthony J. Hannan
Anthony J. Hannan Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Graham Knott
Graham Knott École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
John G. Parnavelas
John G. Parnavelas University College London

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