2026 Brett R. Schofield: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	40	8163	7537	3497	3161	101	5473

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Overview

Brett R. Schofield is affiliated with Northeast Ohio Medical University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a significant emphasis on sensory systems and cellular and molecular neuroscience. Their work also intersects with cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, and nutrition and dietetics.

The scientist's recent publications explore topics related to auditory processing and neural circuitry. Key papers include:

Neuropeptide Y Expression Defines a Novel Class of GABAergic Projection Neuron in the Inferior Colliculus, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
Cholinergic Projections From the Pedunculopontine Tegmental Nucleus Contact Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurons in the Inferior Colliculus, 2020, Frontiers in Neural Circuits
Inhibitory NPY Neurons Provide a Large and Heterotopic Commissural Projection in the Inferior Colliculus, 2022, Frontiers in Neural Circuits
Cholinergic boutons are closely associated with excitatory cells and four subtypes of inhibitory cells in the inferior colliculus, 2021, Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy
Endogenous Cholinergic Signaling Modulates Sound-Evoked Responses of the Medial Nucleus of the Trapezoid Body, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience

Frequent coauthors contributing to these studies include:

Nichole L. Beebe
Michael T. Roberts
William A. Noftz
Marina A. Silveira
Yoani N. Herrera

Schofield's publications have appeared repeatedly in a number of scientific venues, including:

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Frontiers in Neural Circuits
Journal of Neuroscience
Hearing Research

The primary fields of study and specialized subfields defining their research trajectory include:

Neuroscience
Sensory Systems
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Molecular Biology
Nutrition and Dietetics

Main topics covered in Schofield's body of work span:

Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
Neural dynamics and brain function
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Best Publications

Orientation Selectivity and the Arrangement of Horizontal Connections in Tree Shrew Striate Cortex

William H. Bosking;Ying Zhang;Brett Schofield;David Fitzpatrick

1457
Citations
Dendritic morphology and axon collaterals of corticotectal, corticopontine, and callosal neurons in layer V of primary visual cortex of the hooded rat.

L. Eric Hallman;Brett R. Schofield;Chia-Sheng Lin

190
Citations
Afferent projections of the superior olivary complex.

A.M. Thompson;B.R. Schofield

190
Citations
The sublaminar organization of corticogeniculate neurons in layer 6 of macaque striate cortex

D. Fitzpatrick;William Martin Usrey;B. R. Schofield;G. Einstein

152
Citations
Origins and targets of commissural connections between the cochlear nuclei in guinea pigs

Brett R. Schofield;Nell B. Cant

127
Citations
Projections from the cochlear nucleus to the superior paraolivary nucleus in guinea pigs

Brett R. Schofield

111
Citations
Cholinergic cells of the pontomesencephalic tegmentum: connections with auditory structures from cochlear nucleus to cortex.

Brett R. Schofield;Susan D. Motts;Susan D. Motts;Jeffrey G. Mellott

107
Citations
Organization of the superior olivary complex in the guinea pig. I. Cytoarchitecture, cytochrome oxidase histochemistry, and dendritic morphology.

Brett R. Schofield;Nell B. Cant

107
Citations
Ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscus in guinea pigs: Cytoarchitecture and inputs from the cochlear nucleus

Brett R. Schofield;Nell B. Cant

105
Citations
Descending auditory pathways: projections from the inferior colliculus contact superior olivary cells that project bilaterally to the cochlear nuclei.

Brett R. Schofield;Nell B. Cant

101
Citations
Projections from the auditory cortex to the superior olivary complex in guinea pigs.

Diana L. Coomes;Brett R. Schofield

90
Citations
Organization of the superior olivary complex in the guinea pig. II: Patterns of projection from the periolivary nuclei to the inferior colliculus

Brett R. Schofield;Nell B. Cant

87
Citations
Projections from the ventral cochlear nucleus to the inferior colliculus and the contralateral cochlear nucleus in guinea pigs

Brett R. Schofield;Nell B. Cant

83
Citations
Projections to the cochlear nuclei from principal cells in the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body in guinea pigs.

Brett R. Schofield

80
Citations
Distribution of cholinergic cells in guinea pig brainstem.

S.D. Motts;A.S. Slusarczyk;C.S. Sowick;B.R. Schofield;B.R. Schofield

77
Citations
Auditory cortical projections to the cochlear nucleus in guinea pigs

Brett R. Schofield;Diana L. Coomes

76
Citations
Superior paraolivary nucleus in the pigmented guinea pig: separate classes of neurons project to the inferior colliculus and the cochlear nucleus.

Brett R. Schofield

74
Citations
Morphology of corticotectal cells in the primary visual cortex of hooded rats

B. R. Schofield;L. E. Hallman;Chia-Sheng Lin

72
Citations
Retrograde axonal tracing with fluorescent markers.

Brett R. Schofield

70
Citations
PROJECTIONS TO THE INFERIOR COLLICULUS FROM LAYER VI CELLS OF AUDITORY CORTEX

B.R. Schofield

68
Citations
Extracellular Molecular Markers and Soma Size of Inhibitory Neurons: Evidence for Four Subtypes of GABAergic Cells in the Inferior Colliculus.

Nichole L. Beebe;Jesse W. Young;Jesse W. Young;Jeffrey G. Mellott;Brett R. Schofield

68
Citations
Unilateral and bilateral projections from cortical cells to the inferior colliculus in guinea pigs.

Diana L. Coomes;Ryan M. Schofield;Brett R. Schofield

54
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