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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 71 2442 2233 242 221 361 15532

Brian J. Morris publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Brian J. Morris between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Brian J. Morris published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 1994. 7 of the 380 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 1994. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 6 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 11 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 20 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 4 publications
1975 2025

380 publications in total across all disciplines

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Brian J. Morris: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 2
1977 2
1978 4
1979 2
1980 3
1981 4
1982 6
1983 3
1984 2
1985 1
1986 6
1987 6
1988 11
1989 10
1990 5
1991 8
1992 5
1993 8
1994 20
1995 8
1996 9
1997 9
1998 5
1999 6
2000 10
2001 10
2002 11
2003 15
2004 14
2005 16
2006 5
2007 11
2008 12
2009 5
2010 10
2011 15
2012 11
2013 6
2014 9
2015 12
2016 4
2017 8
2018 9
2019 8
2020 6
2021 11
2022 4
2023 5
2024 3
2025 4
Total 380
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Brian J. Morris 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 Brian J. Morris sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 358–367 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 361 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66 361
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Brian J. Morris 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 Brian J. Morris sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70–71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210 71
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Overview

Brian J. Morris is a researcher affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience, with a significant focus on genetics and molecular biology subfields as well as cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist has contributed to topics including:

  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders

Recent papers authored by Brian J. Morris cover a range of biomedical and neuroscience subjects. Selected works include:

  • Impact of a Cancer Gene Variant Reclassification Program Over a 20-Year Period, 2020, JCO Precision Oncology
  • Enzymatic Degradation of Cortical Perineuronal Nets Reverses GABAergic Interneuron Maturation, 2022, Molecular Neurobiology
  • 16p11 Duplication Disrupts Hippocampal-Orbitofrontal-Amygdala Connectivity, Revealing a Neural Circuit Endophenotype for Schizophrenia, 2020, Cell Reports
  • Distinct trans-placental effects of maternal immune activation by TLR3 and TLR7 agonists: implications for schizophrenia risk, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • BDNF and JNK Signaling Modulate Cortical Interneuron and Perineuronal Net Development: Implications for Schizophrenia-Linked 16p11.2 Duplication Syndrome, 2020, Schizophrenia Bulletin

Brian J. Morris has frequently published in a number of venues, including:

  • JCO Precision Oncology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Psychopharmacology
  • Molecular Metabolism
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research, with frequent coauthors being:

  • Judith A. Pratt
  • Elisha Hughes
  • Rebecca L. Openshaw
  • David M. Thomson
  • Emma J. Mitchell

Best Publications

  • PCP: from pharmacology to modelling schizophrenia.

    Brian J Morris;Susan M Cochran;Judith A Pratt;Judith A Pratt

  • Neuronal localisation of neuropeptide Y gene expression in rat brain

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  • Inflammation of the hind limb as a model of unilateral, localized pain: influence on multiple opioid systems in the spinal cord of the rat

    M J Millan;A Członkowski;B J Morris;C Stein

  • Induction of metabolic hypofunction and neurochemical deficits after chronic intermittent exposure to phencyclidine: differential modulation by antipsychotic drugs.

    Susan M Cochran;Matthew Kennedy;Matthew Kennedy;Clare E McKerchar;Lucinda J Steward;Lucinda J Steward

  • Distinct GABAA receptor α subunit mRNAs show differential patterns of expression in bovine brain

    William Wisden;Brian J. Morris;Mark G. Darlison;Stephen P. Hunt

  • Dopaminergic regulation of striatal proenkephalin mRNA and prodynorphin mRNA: contrasting effects of D1 and D2 antagonists.

    B.J. Morris;V. Höllt;A. Herz

  • Advancing schizophrenia drug discovery: optimizing rodent models to bridge the translational gap

    Judith Pratt;Catherine Winchester;Neil Dawson;Brian Morris

  • Impairment in perceptual attentional set-shifting following PCP administration: a rodent model of set-shifting deficits in schizophrenia.

    Alice Egerton;Alice Egerton;Lee Reid;Clare E. McKerchar;Brian J. Morris

  • Electrical stimulation in vivo increases the expression of proenkephalin mRNA and decreases the expression of prodynorphin mRNA in rat hippocampal granule cells.

    B J Morris;K J Feasey;G ten Bruggencate;A Herz

  • Dynamic changes in NADPH-diaphorase staining reflect activity of nitric oxide synthase: evidence for a dopaminergic regulation of striatal nitric oxide release

    B.J. Morris;C.S. Simpson;S. Mundell;K. Maceachern

  • Stimulation of Immediate Early Gene Expression in Striatal Neurons by Nitric Oxide

    Brian J. Morris

  • Regulation of the neuronal proteasome by Zif268 (Egr1).

    Allan B. James;Ann-Marie Conway;Brian J. Morris

  • Distinct distribution of opioid receptor types in rat lumbar spinal cord.

    B J Morris;A Herz

  • Subchronic and chronic PCP treatment produces temporally distinct deficits in attentional set shifting and prepulse inhibition in rats

    Alice Egerton;Lee Reid;Sandie McGregor;Sandie McGregor;Susan M. Cochran;Susan M. Cochran

  • Localization of prodynorphin messenger RNA in rat brain by in situ hybridization using a synthetic oligonucleotide probe

    B.J. Morris;I. Haarmann;B. Kempter;V. Höllt

  • Association of a functional inducible nitric oxide synthase promoter variant with complications in type 2 diabetes

    Brian J. Morris;M. Andrea Markus;Cheryl L. Glenn;David J. Adams

  • Increased expression of dendritic mRNA following the induction of long-term potentiation

    L.A Roberts;C.H Large;M.J Higgins;T.W Stone

  • ZNF265--a novel spliceosomal protein able to induce alternative splicing.

    David J. Adams;Louise van der Weyden;Akila Mayeda;Stefan Stamm

  • Genomic profiling of the neuronal target genes of the plasticity-related transcription factor – Zif268

    Allan B. James;Ann-Marie Conway;Brian J. Morris

  • Subanaesthetic Ketamine Treatment Alters Prefrontal Cortex Connectivity With Thalamus and Ascending Subcortical Systems

    Neil Dawson;Brian J. Morris;Judith A. Pratt

  • Regulation of Neuronal Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression by NF-κB

    Carol S. Simpson;Brian J. Morris

  • Acute and delayed effects of phencyclidine upon mRNA levels of markers of glutamatergic and GABAergic neurotransmitter function in the rat brain.

    Susan M. Cochran;Masatake Fujimura;Brian J. Morris;Judith A. Pratt;Judith A. Pratt

  • The thalamic reticular nucleus: a functional hub for thalamocortical network dysfunction in schizophrenia and a target for drug discovery

    Judith A Pratt;Brian J Morris

  • Distinct regional expression of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor genes in chick brain

    Brian J. Morris;Andrew A. Hicks;William Wisden;Mark G. Darlison

  • Localization of GABAA receptor α-subunit mRNAs in relation to receptor subtypes

    William Wisden;Brian J. Morris;Mark G. Darlison;Stephen P. Hunt

  • Changes in hippocampal gene expression associated with the induction of long-term potentiation

    Lindsay A. Roberts;Michael J. Higgins;Celestine T. O'Shaughnessy;Trevor W. Stone

  • Restored plasticity in a mouse model of neurofibromatosis type 1 via inhibition of hyperactive ERK and CREB.

    Clare Guilding;Kara McNair;Trevor W. Stone;Brian J. Morris

Frequent Co-Authors

Trevor W. Stone
Trevor W. Stone University of Oxford
Desmond J. Higham
Desmond J. Higham University of Edinburgh
Josef M. Penninger
Josef M. Penninger University of British Columbia
Alice Egerton
Alice Egerton King's College London
Nicholas J. Brandon
Nicholas J. Brandon Neumora Therapeutics Inc
William Wisden
William Wisden Imperial College London
George C. Prendergast
George C. Prendergast Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Stuart Cobb
Stuart Cobb University of Glasgow
Mark G. Darlison
Mark G. Darlison Edinburgh Napier University
Gavin P. Reynolds
Gavin P. Reynolds Sheffield Hallam University

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