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B. W. Peterson

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
56
Citations
10238
World Ranking
4550
National Ranking
2052

B. W. Peterson 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 B. W. Peterson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 103 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

B. W. Peterson 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 B. W. Peterson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

B. W. Peterson is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Engineering, with a specialization in Biomedical Engineering. They have contributed extensively to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Food Science, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's work spans multiple topics related to biomedical and materials research. Their main topics of study include:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging

B. W. Peterson has coauthored research with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Henny C. van der Mei
  • Henk J. Busscher
  • Yijin Ren
  • Lu Yuan
  • Jian Liu

They have published research in a variety of scientific venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Materials Science and Engineering C
  • Advanced Therapeutics
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Periodontology 2000

Recent papers by B. W. Peterson include:

  • "Two-Stage Interpretation of Changes in TEER of Intestinal Epithelial Layers Protected by Adhering Bifidobacteria During E. coli Challenges", 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Escherichia coli Colonization of Intestinal Epithelial Layers In Vitro in the Presence of Encapsulated Bifidobacterium breve for Its Protection against Gastrointestinal Fluids and Antibiotics, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Possibilities and impossibilities of magnetic nanoparticle use in the control of infectious biofilms, 2020, Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • Eradicating Infecting Bacteria while Maintaining Tissue Integration on Photothermal Nanoparticle-Coated Titanium Surfaces, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Antimicrobial loading of nanotubular titanium surfaces favoring surface coverage by mammalian cells over bacterial colonization, 2021, Materials Science and Engineering C

Best Publications

  • Patterns of projection and branching of reticulospinal neurons

    B. W. Peterson;R. A. Maunz;N. G. Pitts;R. G. Mackel

  • Reticulospinal connections with limb and axial motoneurons.

    B. W. Peterson;N. G. Pitts;K. Fukushima

  • Cervical branching of lumbar vestibulospinal axons

    C. Abzug;M. Maeda;B. W. Peterson;V. J. Wilson

  • RETICULOSPINAL PROJECTIONS TO SPINAL MOTOR NUCLEI

    Barry W. Peterson

  • Neck muscle activation patterns in humans during isometric head stabilization

    E. A. Keshner;D. Campbell;R. T. Katz;Barry W Peterson;Barry W Peterson

  • Visual, vestibular and voluntary contributions to human head stabilization.

    D. Guitton;R. E. Kearney;N. Wereley;B. W. Peterson

  • A single-unit analysis of the organization of Deiters' nucleus.

    V J Wilson;M Kato;B W Peterson;R M Wylie

  • Cervicocollic reflex: its dynamic properties and interaction with vestibular reflexes.

    B. W. Peterson;J. Goldberg;G. Bilotto;J. H. Fuller

  • Responses of ponto-medullary reticular neurons to cortical, tectal and cutaneous stimuli.

    Barry W. Peterson;Marjorie E. Anderson;Michel Filion

  • Reticulospinal excitation and inhibition of neck motoneurons

    B. W. Peterson;N. G. Pitts;K. Fukushima;R. Mackel

  • Distribution of neural responses to tilting within vestibular nuclei of the cat.

    Unknown

  • Excitation of lateral vestibular neurons by peripheral afferent fibers.

    V J Wilson;M Kato;R C Thomas;B W Peterson

  • Spatial and temporal response properties of secondary neurons that receive convergent input in vestibular nuclei of alert cats

    J. Baker;J. Goldberg;G. Hermann;B. Peterson

  • Prediction of complex two-dimensional trajectories by a cerebellar model of smooth pursuit eye movement

    R. E. Kettner;S. Mahamud;H.-C. Leung;N. Sitkoff

  • Vestibulospinal and Reticulospinal Systems

    Victor J. Wilson;Barry W. Peterson

  • Spatial and temporal response properties of the vestibulocollic reflex in decerebrate cats.

    Jim Baker;J. Goldberg;Barry W Peterson

  • Peripheral and central substrates of vestibulospinal reflexes.

    V J Wilson;B W Peterson

  • Dynamic properties of vestibular reflexes in the decerebrate cat

    G. Bilotto;J. Goldberg;B. W. Peterson;V. J. Wilson

  • Prefrontal neurons coding suppression of specific saccades.

    Ryohei P. Hasegawa;Barry W. Peterson;Barry W. Peterson;Michael E. Goldberg;Michael E. Goldberg

  • Properties of projections from vestibular nuclei to medial reticular formation in the cat.

    B. W. Peterson;C. Abzug

  • Estimating the validity of the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale: The CERAD experience

    G. G. Fillenbaum;B. Peterson;J. C. Morris

  • Vestibulospinal, reticulospinal and interstitiospinal pathways in the cat.

    K. Fukushima;B.W. Peterson;V.J. Wilson

  • Spatial properties of second-order vestibulo-ocular relay neurons in the alert cat

    K. Fukushima;S. I. Perlmutter;J. F. Baker;B. W. Peterson

  • Reflex and mechanical contributions to head stabilization in alert cats.

    J. Goldberg;Barry W Peterson

  • Optimal response planes and canal convergence in secondary neurons in vestibular nuclei of alert cats

    Jim Baker;J. Goldberg;G. Hermann;Barry W Peterson

  • Responses of vestibulospinal and reticulospinal neurons to sinusoidal vestibular stimulation.

    B W Peterson;K Fukushima;N Hirai;R H Schor

Frequent Co-Authors

Victor J. Wilson
Victor J. Wilson Rockefeller University
Daniel Guitton
Daniel Guitton McGill University
Robert E. Kearney
Robert E. Kearney McGill University
Norman M. Wereley
Norman M. Wereley University of Maryland, College Park

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