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Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Ane Charlotte Christensen
University of Oslo
2
Alexander Shapson-Coe
Harvard University
3
J. Alexander Bae
Yonsei University
4
Tara Barron
Stanford University
5
Anand Pawar
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology
6
Martí Colom‐Cadena
UK Dementia Research Institute
7
Barna Dudok
Baylor College of Medicine
8
Jonathan Daume
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
9
Katheryn B. Lefton
Washington University in St. Louis
10
Noah L. Pettit
Harvard University

Papers

1
A petavoxel fragment of human cerebral cortex reconstructed at nanoscale resolution
Science|2024
315 cit.
2
Publication in Nature (2025) [156 citations, W4409283533]
Nature|2025
156 cit.
3
Control of working memory by phase–amplitude coupling of human hippocampal neurons
Nature|2024
140 cit.
4
Publication in Nature (2025) [103 citations, W4407722220]
Nature|2025
103 cit.
5
Retrograde endocannabinoid signaling at inhibitory synapses in vivo
Science|2024
49 cit.
6
Transmembrane protein 97 is a potential synaptic amyloid beta receptor in human Alzheimer’s disease
Acta Neuropathologica|2024
32 cit.
7
Persistent activity during working memory maintenance predicts long-term memory formation in the human hippocampus
Neuron|2024
15 cit.
8
Modelling Cross Talk in the Spatiotemporal System Dynamics of Calcium, IP3 and Nitric Oxide in Neuron Cells
Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics|2024
12 cit.
9
Nonlinear system dynamics of calcium and nitric oxide due to cell memory and superdiffusion in neurons
Communications in Theoretical Physics|2024
12 cit.
10
Simulation of nonlinear system dynamics of calcium and dopamine signaling in neurons
The European Physical Journal Plus|2024
7 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Torkel Hafting
University of Oslo
2
Marius Pachitariu
Janelia Research Campus
3
Mazen A. Kheirbek
University of California, San Francisco
4
Lin Tian
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Northern California
5
Ryan Hibbs
University of California San Diego
6
Ilana B. Witten
Princeton University
7
Nicola J. Allen
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
8
Jounhong Ryan Cho
California Institute of Technology
9
Jordi Bonaventura
Bellvitge University Hospital
10
Yitao Liu
Donghua University

Papers

1
Cellpose 2.0: how to train your own model
Nature Methods|2022
1.4k cit.
2
Spike sorting with Kilosort4
Nature Methods|2024
390 cit.
3
Cellpose3: one-click image restoration for improved cellular segmentation
Nature Methods|2025
306 cit.
4
Opponent control of behavior by dorsomedial striatal pathways depends on task demands and internal state
Nature Neuroscience|2022
114 cit.
5
Neural dynamics underlying associative learning in the dorsal and ventral hippocampus
Nature Neuroscience|2023
100 cit.
6
Structural and dynamic mechanisms of GABAA receptor modulators with opposing activities
Nature Communications|2022
95 cit.
7
Aberrant astrocyte protein secretion contributes to altered neuronal development in multiple models of neurodevelopmental disorders
Nature Neuroscience|2022
90 cit.
8
Structural mechanism of muscle nicotinic receptor desensitization and block by curare
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology|2022
83 cit.
9
Structural mechanisms of GABAA receptor autoimmune encephalitis
Cell|2022
73 cit.
10
Structural insights into opposing actions of neurosteroids on GABAA receptors
Nature Communications|2023
73 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
György Buzsáki
New York University
2
Roger A. Nicoll
Cellular Research (United States)
3
Bert Sakmann
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
4
Solomon H. Snyder
Johns Hopkins University
5
Susumu Tonegawa
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6
Paul Greengard
Rockefeller University
7
Thomas C. Südhof
Stanford University
8
William A. Catterall
Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
9
Karel Svoboda
Allen Institute
10
Eric R. Kandel
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences

Papers

1
Somatic generation of antibody diversity
Nature|1983
4k cit.
2
Regulation of Synaptic Efficacy by Coincidence of Postsynaptic APs and EPSPs
Science|1997
3.9k cit.
3
Isolation of nitric oxide synthetase, a calmodulin-requiring enzyme.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1990
3.3k cit.
4
Single-channel currents recorded from membrane of denervated frog muscle fibres
Nature|1976
2.5k cit.
5
Opiate Receptor: Demonstration in Nervous Tissue
Science|1973
2.4k cit.
6
Cloned and expressed nitric oxide synthase structurally resembles cytochrome P-450 reductase
Nature|1991
2.4k cit.
7
Dopamine Receptor Binding Predicts Clinical and Pharmacological Potencies of Antischizophrenic Drugs
Science|1976
2.2k cit.
8
Long-term in vivo imaging of experience-dependent synaptic plasticity in adult cortex
Nature|2002
1.9k cit.
9
Direct observation of kinesin stepping by optical trapping interferometry
Nature|1993
1.9k cit.
10
Nitric oxide synthase and neuronal NADPH diaphorase are identical in brain and peripheral tissues.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1991
1.9k cit.

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