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Bret N. Smith

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Neuroscience

D-Index
42
Citations
5351
World Ranking
7725
National Ranking
3313

Bret N. Smith 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 Bret N. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 116 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bret N. Smith 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 Bret N. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 42 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Bret N. Smith is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within neuroscience, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience as well as physiology and molecular biology subfields.

The recent publications of Bret N. Smith include:

  • Spinal neuropeptide Y Y1 receptor-expressing neurons are a pharmacotherapeutic target for the alleviation of neuropathic pain (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Vulnerability of cholecystokinin-expressing GABAergic interneurons in the unilateral intrahippocampal kainate mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy (2021, Experimental Neurology)
  • Perlecan Domain-V Enhances Neurogenic Brain Repair After Stroke in Mice (2020, Translational Stroke Research)
  • Sex Differences in Protein Kinase A Signaling of the Latent Postoperative Pain Sensitization That Is Masked by Kappa Opioid Receptors in the Spinal Cord (2021, Journal of Neuroscience)
  • FGF19 in the Hindbrain Lowers Blood Glucose and Alters Excitability of Vagal Motor Neurons in Hyperglycemic Mice (2021, Endocrinology)

Their frequent co-authors include Jelena A. Juras, Pranav Prasoon, Bradley K. Taylor, Young-Jin Kang, and Ghanshyam P. Sinha. These collaborations suggest cross-disciplinary teamwork predominantly within neuroscience and related biomedical research.

Bret N. Smith's work has been published multiple times in several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Experimental Neurology
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Translational Stroke Research

The main fields of study undertaken by Bret N. Smith are:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The subfields of study within these areas include:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Physiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Spectroscopy

The broad research topics covered in their work involve:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

Best Publications

  • Pseudorabies virus expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein: A tool for in vitro electrophysiological analysis of transsynaptically labeled neurons in identified central nervous system circuits.

    Bret N. Smith;Bret N. Smith;Bruce W. Banfield;Bruce W. Banfield;Cynthia A. Smeraski;Christine L. Wilcox

  • Pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus results in mossy fiber sprouting and spontaneous seizures in C57BL/6 and CD-1 mice.

    Heather Shibley;Bret N. Smith

  • Posttraumatic epilepsy after controlled cortical impact injury in mice.

    Robert F. Hunt;Stephen W. Scheff;Bret N. Smith

  • Neural circuit mechanisms of post-traumatic epilepsy

    Robert F. Hunt;Jeffery A. Boychuk;Bret N. Smith

  • 5-HT1B Receptor–Mediated Presynaptic Inhibition of Retinal Input to the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

    Gary E. Pickard;Bret N. Smith;Michael Belenky;Michael A. Rea

  • Electrophysiological characteristics of immunochemically identified rat oxytocin and vasopressin neurones in vitro.

    W. E. Armstrong;B. N. Smith;Min Tian

  • Excitatory and inhibitory local circuit input to the rat dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus originating from the nucleus tractus solitarius

    Scott F Davis;Andrei V Derbenev;Kevin W Williams;Nicholas R Glatzer

  • Short- and Long-Term Changes in CA1 Network Excitability After Kainate Treatment in Rats

    Bret N. Smith;F. Edward Dudek

  • Cannabinoids suppress synaptic input to neurones of the rat dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve

    Andrei V. Derbenev;Thomas C. Stuart;Bret N. Smith

  • Effects of TRPV1 activation on synaptic excitation in the dentate gyrus of a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy

    Muthu D. Bhaskaran;Bret N. Smith;Bret N. Smith

  • Whole-cell recordings from preoptic/hypothalamic slices reveal burst firing in gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons identified with green fluorescent protein in transgenic mice

    Kelly J. Suter;Jean Pierre Wuarin;Bret N. Smith;Bret N. Smith;F. Edward Dudek

  • Synaptic Reorganization of Inhibitory Hilar Interneuron Circuitry after Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice

    Robert F. Hunt;Stephen W. Scheff;Bret N. Smith

  • Serotonergic modulation of retinal input to the mouse suprachiasmatic nucleus mediated by 5-HT1B and 5-HT7 receptors.

    Bret N. Smith;Bret N. Smith;Patricia J. Sollars;F. Edward Dudek;Gary E. Pickard

  • Regionally Localized Recurrent Excitation in the Dentate Gyrus of a Cortical Contusion Model of Posttraumatic Epilepsy

    Robert F. Hunt;Stephen W. Scheff;Bret N. Smith

  • Vagally evoked synaptic currents in the immature rat nucleus tractus solitarii in an intact in vitro preparation

    Bret N. Smith;Ping Dou;William D. Barber;F. Edward Dudek

  • Rapid inhibition of neurons in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus by leptin

    K. W. Williams;A. Zsombok;Bret N. Smith;Bret N. Smith

  • Cannabinoid-Mediated Inhibition of Recurrent Excitatory Circuitry in the Dentate Gyrus in a Mouse Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Muthu D. Bhaskaran;Bret N. Smith;Bret N. Smith

  • Selective enhancement of synaptic inhibition by hypocretin (orexin) in rat vagal motor neurons: implications for autonomic regulation.

    Scott F. Davis;Kevin W. Williams;Weiye Xu;Nicholas R. Glatzer

  • Enhanced NMDA Receptor-Mediated Modulation of Excitatory Neurotransmission in the Dorsal Vagal Complex of Streptozotocin-Treated, Chronically Hyperglycemic Mice

    Eva C. Bach;Katalin Cs. Halmos;Bret N. Smith

  • Rapid inhibition of neural excitability in the nucleus tractus solitarii by leptin: implications for ingestive behaviour.

    Kevin W Williams;B. N. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

F. Edward Dudek
F. Edward Dudek University of Utah
William E. Armstrong
William E. Armstrong University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Bradley K. Taylor
Bradley K. Taylor University of Pittsburgh
Gary E. Pickard
Gary E. Pickard University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Stephen W. Scheff
Stephen W. Scheff University of Kentucky
Alexander G. Rabchevsky
Alexander G. Rabchevsky University of Kentucky
In-Hyun Park
In-Hyun Park Yale University
Steven N. Roper
Steven N. Roper University of Florida
Gábor Jancsó
Gábor Jancsó University of Szeged
Lynn W. Enquist
Lynn W. Enquist Princeton University

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