Gordon M. Shepherd

30.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
259 papers, 21.0k citations indexed

About

Gordon M. Shepherd is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Sensory Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Gordon M. Shepherd has authored 259 papers receiving a total of 21.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 167 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 140 papers in Sensory Systems and 73 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Gordon M. Shepherd's work include Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (135 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (89 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (65 papers). Gordon M. Shepherd is often cited by papers focused on Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (135 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (89 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (65 papers). Gordon M. Shepherd collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and China. Gordon M. Shepherd's co-authors include John S. Kauer, John G. Hildebrand, Karel Svoboda, Kenneth D. Harris, Charles A. Greer, Michele Migliore, W.F. Rall, Wei R. Chen, Naoki Yamawaki and David P. Corey and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Gordon M. Shepherd

255 papers receiving 20.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Transient and Persistent Dendritic Spines in the Neocortex In Vivo

2005 882 citations Gordon M. Shepherd, Karel Svoboda et al. Neuron profile →
MECHANISMS OF OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION: Converging Evidence for Common Principles Across Phyla

1997 825 citations Gordon M. Shepherd et al. profile →
The neocortical circuit: themes and variations

2015 692 citations Kenneth D. Harris, Gordon M. Shepherd Nature Neuroscience profile →
Corticostriatal connectivity and its role in disease

2013 567 citations Gordon M. Shepherd profile →
Theoretical reconstruction of field potentials and dendrodendritic synaptic interactions in olfactory bulb.

1968 546 citations Gordon M. Shepherd et al. Journal of Neurophysiology profile →
Dendrodendritic synaptic pathway for inhibition in the olfactory bulb

1966 542 citations Gordon M. Shepherd et al. profile →
Synaptic organization of the mammalian olfactory bulb

1972 533 citations Gordon M. Shepherd profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Evolution of thumbnails across Rodentia 2025 ·Science ·(unknown), Anderson Feijó, (unknown), Maximilian L. Allen, Bruce D. Patterson, Paulina D. Jenkins, Gordon M. Shepherd	0
2	NetPyNE, a tool for data-driven multiscale modeling of brain circuits 2019 ·eLife ·Salvador Durá-Bernal, Benjamin A. Suter, Padraig Gleeson, Matteo Cantarelli, Adrián Quintana, (unknown), David Jacob Kedziora, George L. Chadderdon, Cliff C. Kerr, Samuel A. Neymotin, Robert A. McDougal, Michael L. Hines, Gordon M. Shepherd, William W. Lytton	88
3	Nongenetic optical neuromodulation with silicon-based materials 2019 ·Nature Protocols ·Yuanwen Jiang, Ramya Parameswaran, Xiaojian Li, João L. Carvalho-de-Souza, Xiang Gao, Lingyuan Meng, Francisco Bezanilla, Gordon M. Shepherd, Bozhi Tian	65
4	Parallel odor processing by mitral and middle tufted cells in the olfactory bulb 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Shawn D. Burton, Kei M. Igarashi, Gordon M. Shepherd, Michael L. Hines, Michele Migliore	19
5	The neocortical circuit: themes and variations breakdown → 2015 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Kenneth D. Harris, Gordon M. Shepherd	692
6	Hierarchical Connectivity and Connection-Specific Dynamics in the Corticospinal–Corticostriatal Microcircuit in Mouse Motor Cortex 2012 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Taro Kiritani, Ian R. Wickersham, H. Sebastian Seung, Gordon M. Shepherd	134
7	Circuit-Specific Intracortical Hyperconnectivity in Mice with Deletion of the Autism-Associated Met Receptor Tyrosine Kinase 2011 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Shenfeng Qiu, Charles T. Anderson, Pat Levitt, Gordon M. Shepherd	93
8	Laminar Analysis of Excitatory Local Circuits in Vibrissal Motor and Sensory Cortical Areas 2011 ·PLoS Biology ·Bryan M. Hooks, Samuel Andrew Hires, (unknown), Daniel Huber, Leopoldo Petreanu, Karel Svoboda, Gordon M. Shepherd	170
9	Odor-Evoked Oxygen Consumption by Action Potential and Synaptic Transmission in the Olfactory Bulb 2009 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Jérôme Lecoq, Pascale Tiret, Marion Najac, Gordon M. Shepherd, Charles A. Greer, Serge Charpak	62
10	Odorant responses of olfactory sensory neurons expressing the odorant receptor MOR23: A patch clamp analysis in gene-targeted mice 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Xavier Grosmaître, Anne Vassalli, Peter Mombaerts, Gordon M. Shepherd, Minghong Ma	127
11	Dendritic Calcium Plateau Potentials Modulate Input–Output Properties of Juxtaglomerular Cells in the Rat Olfactory Bulb 2006 ·Journal of Neurophysiology ·(unknown), Wenhui Xiong, Arjun V. Masurkar, Wei R. Chen, Gordon M. Shepherd	19
12	The Role of Distal Dendritic Gap Junctions in Synchronization of Mitral Cell Axonal Output 2005 ·Journal of Computational Neuroscience ·Michele Migliore, Michael L. Hines, Gordon M. Shepherd	56
13	Perception without a Thalamus 2005 ·Neuron ·Gordon M. Shepherd	43
14	The Millennium of the Dendrite? 2000 ·Neuron ·Andrew Matus, Gordon M. Shepherd	9
15	Acquiring, Storing and Retrieving Diverse Biomedical Data Using the World-Wide-Web: The SenseLab Paradigm 1998 ·American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium ·Emmanouil Skoufos, (unknown), Matthew D. Healy, Michael S. Singer, Michael L. Hines, (unknown), Perry L. Miller, Gordon M. Shepherd	1
16	Regulation of cyclic nucleotide-gated channels and membrane excitability in olfactory receptor cells by carbon monoxide 1995 ·Journal of Neurophysiology ·Trese Leinders‐Zufall, Gordon M. Shepherd, Frank Zufall	66
17	The theoretical foundation of dendritic function: Selected papers of Wilfrid Rall with commentaries 1994 ·MIT Press eBooks ·Idan Segev, John Rinzel, Gordon M. Shepherd	81
18	Foundations Of The Neuron Doctrine 1991 ·Gordon M. Shepherd	115
19	Questions Of Taste And Smell 1986 ·Nature ·Gordon M. Shepherd, Thomas V. Getchell, Charlotte M. Mistretta	7
20	Responses of olfactory receptor cells to step pulses of odour at different concentrations in the salamander. 1978 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Thomas V. Getchell, Gordon M. Shepherd	108

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