Roberto Malinow is an Argentine-born American neuroscientist at the University of California, San Diego.[2] He is currently a distinguished professor of neurobiology and neurosciences, and holds the Shiley Chair in Alzheimer's Disease Research at UCSD.[3] In 2012 Dr. Malinow was elected to the National Academy of Sciences (Cellular and molecular neuroscience) [4] and in 2015 was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.[5]

Robert Malinow
Born
Roberto Malinow

(1956-02-16) February 16, 1956 (age 68)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma mater
Known for
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
Institutions
Doctoral advisorRichard W. Tsien
Notable studentsHailan Hu
Websitemalinowlab.com

Malinow has a prolific scientific publication record, and his works have been cited over 25,000 times. For comparison, a scientist in the field of molecular biology & genetics has to receive approximately 1229 citations to be among the most cited 1% of life scientists in the world (see h-index by discipline). Further, he has contributed many 'high-impact' neuroscience articles, with an h-index of 72 [6](72 research publications with at least 72 citations each), regarded as "truly unique".[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "MetLife Foundation Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Robert Malinow Laboratory Homepage
  3. ^ "Roberto Malinow".
  4. ^ McDonald, Kim (May 2, 2012). "Roberto Malinow Elected to National Academy of Sciences". Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  5. ^ LaFee, Scott (October 19, 2015). "Three UC San Diego Researchers Elected to National Academy of Medicine". Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  6. ^ "Roberto Malinow". Google Scholar Profile. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  7. ^ Meho, Lokman I. (2007). "The rise and rise of citation analysis". Physics World. 20: 32–36. doi:10.1088/2058-7058/20/1/33. hdl:10150/105963. S2CID 16532275.