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Cliff H. Summers

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Neuroscience

D-Index
52
Citations
7250
World Ranking
5411
National Ranking
2403

Cliff H. Summers 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 Cliff H. Summers sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 125 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Cliff H. Summers 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 Cliff H. Summers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Cliff H. Summers is affiliated with the University of South Dakota in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and psychology, with a particular emphasis on mechanisms underlying stress responses, neuroendocrine regulation, and behavior.

The scientist's work spans several main fields including:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Within these disciplines, they have contributed extensively to the following subfields:

  • Social Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

The research topics covered by Cliff H. Summers include:

  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction

The research output includes publications in frequent venues such as:

  • Neuropharmacology
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Neurobiology of Stress
  • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Selected recent papers exemplify the themes of stress regulation and neurobehavioral control. These include:

  • "Orexin 1 Receptor Antagonism in the Basolateral Amygdala Shifts the Balance From Pro- to Antistress Signaling and Behavior" (2022) in Biological Psychiatry
  • "Evolution of stress responses refine mechanisms of social rank" (2021) in Neurobiology of Stress
  • "Contextual generalization of social stress learning is modulated by orexin receptors in basolateral amygdala" (2022) in Neuropharmacology
  • "Counterbalanced microcircuits for Orx1 and Orx2 regulation of stress reactivity" (2020) in Medicine in Drug Discovery
  • "Cardinal role of the environment in stress induced changes across life stages and generations" (2021) in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Jazmine D. W. Yaeger
  • Wayne J. Korzan
  • Kevin T. Krupp
  • Patrick J. Ronan
  • Leighton J. Ledesma

The overall body of work reflects a multidisciplinary approach that integrates behavioral neuroscience, endocrinology, and social psychology to understand the neurobiological basis of stress and related behaviors across different contexts and life stages.

Best Publications

  • Evolutionary background for stress-coping styles: relationships between physiological, behavioral, and cognitive traits in non-mammalian vertebrates.

    Øyvind Øverli;Christina Sørensen;Kim G.T. Pulman;Tom G. Pottinger

  • Stress coping style predicts aggression and social dominance in rainbow trout

    Øyvind Øverli;Wayne J Korzan;Erik Höglund;Svante Winberg

  • Interactions between the neural regulation of stress and aggression

    Cliff H. Summers;Svante Winberg;Svante Winberg

  • Serotonin reverses dominant social status.

    Earl T. Larson;Cliff H. Summers

  • Causes and Consequences of Stress

    Neil Greenberg;James A. Carr;Cliff H. Summers

  • Serotonin decreases aggression via 5-HT1A receptors in the fighting fish Betta splendens

    Ethan D. Clotfelter;Erin P. O'Hare;Meredith M. McNitt;Russ E. Carpenter

  • Does Serotonin Influence Aggression? Comparing Regional Activity before and during Social Interaction*

    Cliff H. Summers;Wayne J. Korzan;Jodi L. Lukkes;Michael J. Watt

  • Behavioral and neuroendocrine correlates of displaced aggression in trout.

    Øyvind Øverli;Wayne J Korzan;Earl T Larson;Earl T Larson;Svante Winberg

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor in the dorsal raphe nucleus increases medial prefrontal cortical serotonin via type 2 receptors and median raphe nucleus activity.

    Gina L. Forster;Ronald B. Pringle;Nicholas J. Mouw;Shawn M. Vuong

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor 1 and 2 receptors in the dorsal raphé differentially affect serotonin release in the nucleus accumbens.

    Jodi L. Lukkes;Gina L. Forster;Kenneth J. Renner;Cliff H. Summers

  • Temporal patterns of limbic monoamine and plasma corticosterone response during social stress

    C. H. Summers;T. R. Summers;M. C. Moore;W. J. Korzan

  • Glucocorticoid interaction with aggression in non-mammalian vertebrates : Reciprocal action

    Cliff H. Summers;Michael J. Watt;Travis L. Ling;Gina L. Forster

  • Somatic Correlates of Adrenergic Activity during Aggression in the Lizard, Anolis carolinensis

    Cliff H. Summers;Neil Greenberg

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor in the dorsal raphe elicits temporally distinct serotonergic responses in the limbic system in relation to fear behavior.

    Gina L Forster;N. Feng;M. J. Watt;W. J. Korzan

  • Parasite manipulation of brain monoamines in California killifish (Fundulus parvipinnis) by the trematode Euhaplorchis californiensis

    J.C Shaw;W.J Korzan;R.E Carpenter;A.M Kuris

  • Evidence for the role of corticotropin-releasing factor in major depressive disorder.

    R. Parrish Waters;Marion Rivalan;D. A. Bangasser;J. M. Deussing

  • Visible sympathetic activity as a social signal in Anolis carolinensis: changes in aggression and plasma catecholamines.

    Wayne J. Korzan;Tangi R. Summers;Patrick J. Ronan;Cliff H. Summers

  • Putting the “Biology” Back into “Neurobiology”: The Strength of Diversity in Animal Model Systems for Neuroscience Research

    Joyce Keifer;Cliff H. Summers

  • Mechanisms for Quick and Variable Responses

    Cliff H. Summers

  • Monoaminergic activities of limbic regions are elevated during aggression: influence of sympathetic social signaling.

    Wayne J Korzan;Tangi R Summers;Cliff H Summers

  • Depressive behavior and activation of the orexin/hypocretin system

    David H Arendt;Patrick J Ronan;Kevin D Oliver;Leah B Callahan

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth J. Renner
Kenneth J. Renner University of South Dakota
Gina L. Forster
Gina L. Forster University of South Dakota
Ethan D. Clotfelter
Ethan D. Clotfelter Amherst College
Manuel F. Casanova
Manuel F. Casanova University of South Carolina
Robert J. Blanchard
Robert J. Blanchard University of Hawaii at Manoa
Jaap M. Koolhaas
Jaap M. Koolhaas University of Groningen
Jan M. Deussing
Jan M. Deussing Max Planck Society
Sietse F. de Boer
Sietse F. de Boer University of Groningen
Jacqueline N. Crawley
Jacqueline N. Crawley University of California, Davis
Debra A. Bangasser
Debra A. Bangasser Georgia State University

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