Jonathan B. Demb

9.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

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Jonathan B. Demb is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Jonathan B. Demb has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 44 papers in Molecular Biology and 36 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Jonathan B. Demb's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (43 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (34 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (20 papers). Jonathan B. Demb is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (43 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (34 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (20 papers). Jonathan B. Demb collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bulgaria and United Kingdom. Jonathan B. Demb's co-authors include David J. Heeger, Geoffrey M. Boynton, Gary H. Glover, Joshua H. Singer, Chandan J. Vaidya, Bart G. Borghuis, Kareem A. Zaghloul, John D. E. Gabrieli, GH Glover and John E. Desmond and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jonathan B. Demb

67 papers receiving 6.8k citations

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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.

Semantic encoding and retrieval in the left inferior prefrontal cortex: a functional MRI study of task difficulty and process specificity

1995 749 citations Jonathan B. Demb, Chandan J. Vaidya et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
An optimized fluorescent probe for visualizing glutamate neurotransmission

2013 680 citations Bart G. Borghuis, Jonathan B. Demb et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jonathan B. Demb United States	39	4.3k	2.7k	2.7k	808	355	67	6.9k
Rodolfó R. Llinás United States	46	5.5k 1.3×	2.9k 1.0×	5.5k 2.0×	224 0.3×	208 0.6×	110	10.6k
Takao K. Hensch United States	58	5.5k 1.3×	4.7k 1.7×	7.7k 2.8×	501 0.6×	212 0.6×	119	14.5k
Gregor Rainer Switzerland	34	4.5k 1.0×	811 0.3×	1.3k 0.5×	155 0.2×	436 1.2×	98	6.2k
Carl R. Olson United States	41	5.0k 1.1×	702 0.3×	1.4k 0.5×	272 0.3×	271 0.8×	84	6.0k
William H. Merigan United States	33	2.5k 0.6×	2.2k 0.8×	907 0.3×	184 0.2×	570 1.6×	91	5.3k
Peter H. Schiller United States	62	11.0k 2.5×	2.2k 0.8×	3.4k 1.2×	217 0.3×	230 0.6×	129	12.6k
James M. Bower United States	56	6.0k 1.4×	1.4k 0.5×	4.4k 1.6×	166 0.2×	333 0.9×	154	10.3k
Charles D. Gilbert United States	60	14.3k 3.3×	2.4k 0.9×	6.5k 2.4×	217 0.3×	717 2.0×	97	16.9k
Dale Purves United States	59	3.9k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	4.5k 1.7×	115 0.1×	374 1.1×	280	9.8k
Charles G. Gross United States	57	10.5k 2.4×	1.5k 0.5×	3.2k 1.2×	490 0.6×	555 1.6×	146	14.9k

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Clark, Damon A., et al.. (2024). Compartmentalized pooling generates orientation selectivity in wide-field amacrine cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(49). e2411130121–e2411130121. 2 indexed citations

Demb, Jonathan B., et al.. (2024). Specific retinal neurons regulate context-dependent defensive responses to visual threat. PNAS Nexus. 3(10). pgae423–pgae423. 2 indexed citations

Hanke‐Gogokhia, Christin, Stella Finkelstein, Mikael Klingeborn, et al.. (2024). The Structural and Functional Integrity of Rod Photoreceptor Ribbon Synapses Depends on Redundant Actions of Dynamins 1 and 3. Journal of Neuroscience. 44(25). e1379232024–e1379232024. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Hae-Lim, et al.. (2023). Brn3b regulates the formation of fear-related midbrain circuits and defensive responses to visual threat. PLoS Biology. 21(11). e3002386–e3002386. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Xinzheng V., Jing Zhou, Christopher R. Starr, et al.. (2021). Preservation of vision after CaMKII-mediated protection of retinal ganglion cells. Cell. 184(16). 4299–4314.e12. 104 indexed citations

Yao, Kai, Suo Qiu, Silvia J. H. Park, et al.. (2018). Restoration of vision after de novo genesis of rod photoreceptors in mammalian retinas. Nature. 560(7719). 484–488. 183 indexed citations

Borghuis, Bart G., Mark S. Cembrowski, Hermann Riecke, et al.. (2014). Adaptation to Background Light Enables Contrast Coding at Rod Bipolar Cell Synapses. Neuron. 81(2). 388–401. 61 indexed citations

Beier, Kevin T., Bart G. Borghuis, Rana N. El‐Danaf, et al.. (2013). Transsynaptic Tracing with Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Reveals Novel Retinal Circuitry. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(1). 35–51. 45 indexed citations

Weick, Michael & Jonathan B. Demb. (2011). Delayed-Rectifier K Channels Contribute to Contrast Adaptation in Mammalian Retinal Ganglion Cells. Neuron. 71(1). 166–179. 27 indexed citations

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Weick, Michael, et al.. (2011). Spectral and Temporal Sensitivity of Cone-Mediated Responses in Mouse Retinal Ganglion Cells. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(21). 7670–7681. 148 indexed citations

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Jarsky, Tim, Mark S. Cembrowski, Stephen M. Logan, et al.. (2011). A Synaptic Mechanism for Retinal Adaptation to Luminance and Contrast. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(30). 11003–11015. 86 indexed citations

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Manookin, Michael B., et al.. (2008). Disinhibition Combines with Excitation to Extend the Operating Range of the OFF Visual Pathway in Daylight. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(16). 4136–4150. 188 indexed citations

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Zaghloul, Kareem A., Kwabena Boahen, & Jonathan B. Demb. (2005). Contrast Adaptation in Subthreshold and Spiking Responses of Mammalian Y-Type Retinal Ganglion Cells. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(4). 860–868. 71 indexed citations

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Demb, Jonathan B., Kareem A. Zaghloul, & Peter Sterling. (2001). Cellular Basis for the Response to Second-Order Motion Cues in Y Retinal Ganglion Cells. Neuron. 32(4). 711–721. 63 indexed citations

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Best, Mary & Jonathan B. Demb. (1999). Normal planum temporale asymmetry in dyslexics with a magnocellular pathway deficit. Neuroreport. 10(3). 607–612. 52 indexed citations

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Demb, Jonathan B., Geoffrey M. Boynton, Mary Best, & David J. Heeger. (1998). Psychophysical evidence for a magnocellular pathway deficit in dyslexia. Vision Research. 38(11). 1555–1559. 164 indexed citations

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Demb, Jonathan B., Geoffrey M. Boynton, & David J. Heeger. (1997). FMRI contrast response in the calcarine sulcus: No difference between dyslexic and control groups. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 38(4). 1 indexed citations

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Boynton, Geoffrey M., Jonathan B. Demb, & David J. Heeger. (1996). Neural basis of contrast appearance measured with fMRI. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 37(3). 1 indexed citations

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Desmond, John E., John Sum, Anthony D. Wagner, et al.. (1995). Functional MRI measurement of language Lateralization in Wada-tested patients. Brain. 118(6). 1411–1419. 397 indexed citations

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Demb, Jonathan B., et al.. (1995). Semantic encoding and retrieval in the left inferior prefrontal cortex: a functional MRI study of task difficulty and process specificity. Journal of Neuroscience. 15(9). 5870–5878. 749 indexed citations breakdown →

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