2026 Daniel S. McGehee: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	41	7764	7166	3333	3013	80	9858

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Overview

Daniel S. McGehee is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research spans several areas within neuroscience and medicine, focusing on the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neurological disorders and treatments.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

Neuroscience
Medicine

Within these broader fields, McGehee's work delves deeply into subfields such as:

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Neurology
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Pharmacology

Their research topics are diverse, covering:

Neurological disorders and treatments
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Pain Mechanisms and Treatments

Notable recent publications by Daniel S. McGehee include:

"A cholinergic circuit that relieves pain despite opioid tolerance," 2023, Neuron
"Nicotine Withdrawal Drives Aversive Behaviors by Recruiting Inhibitory Interpeduncular Nucleus Inputs to the Laterodorsal Tegmentum in Mice," 2025, Journal of Neuroscience
"Opposing Motor Memories in the Direct and Indirect Pathways of the Basal Ganglia," 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
"Cocaine causes rapid remodeling of mesoaccumbens dopaminergic axons, synapses, and mitochondria," 2021, Research Square (Research Square)
"Persistent relief of motor symptoms in a parkinsonian mouse model after induction of LTD at cortical inputs to indirect pathway striatal neurons," 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with McGehee include:

Shivang Sullere
Alexis Monical
Xiaoxi Zhuang
Chandrika Abburi
Jason Thome

Their publications are commonly found in these venues:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Neuron
Journal of Neuroscience
Research Square (Research Square)
SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

Physiological Diversity of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Expressed by Vertebrate Neurons

Daniel S. McGehee;Lorna W. Role

1352
Citations
Nicotine enhancement of fast excitatory synaptic transmission in CNS by presynaptic receptors

Daniel S. McGehee;Mark J. S. Heath;Shari Gelber;Piroska Devay

1307
Citations
Long-Term Potentiation of Excitatory Inputs to Brain Reward Areas by Nicotine

Huibert D Mansvelder;Daniel S McGehee

928
Citations
Synaptic Mechanisms Underlie Nicotine-Induced Excitability of Brain Reward Areas

Huibert D Mansvelder;J.Russel Keath;Daniel S McGehee

858
Citations
Cellular and synaptic mechanisms of nicotine addiction

Huibert D. Mansvelder;Daniel S. McGehee

594
Citations
Striatal cholinergic interneuron regulation and circuit effects

Sean Austin O. Lim;Un Jung Kang;Daniel S. McGehee

254
Citations
Botulinum toxin type A inhibits sensory neuropeptide release in rat bladder models of acute injury and chronic inflammation.

Alvaro Lucioni;Gregory T. Bales;Tamara L. Lotan;Daniel S. McGehee

244
Citations
Exposure to nicotine and sensitization of nicotine-induced behaviors.

P. Vezina;D.S. McGehee;W.N. Green

208
Citations
Enhanced striatal cholinergic neuronal activity mediates l-DOPA–induced dyskinesia in parkinsonian mice

Yunmin Ding;Lisa Won;Jonathan P. Britt;Sean Austin O. Lim

198
Citations
Dorsal root ganglion neurons express multiple nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes.

Jonathan R. Genzen;William Van Cleve;Daniel S. McGehee

194
Citations
Facilitation of glutamatergic neurotransmission by presynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

Romain Girod;Nobl Barazangi;Dan McGehee;Lorna W Role

180
Citations
Presynaptic ionotropic receptors.

Daniel S McGehee;Lorna W Role

173
Citations
Presynaptic Opioid and Nicotinic Receptor Modulation of Dopamine Overflow in the Nucleus Accumbens

Jonathan P. Britt;Daniel S. McGehee

165
Citations
Mechanism of extracellular Ca2+ receptor‐stimulated hormone release from sheep thyroid parafollicular cells

Daniel S. McGehee;Mella Aldersberg;Kou-Peing Liu;Shu-chi Hsuing

165
Citations
Cholinergic modulation of dopaminergic reward areas: upstream and downstream targets of nicotine addiction.

Huibert D. Mansvelder;Mischa De Rover;Daniel S. McGehee;Arjen B. Brussaard

163
Citations
Dopamine Scales Performance in the Absence of New Learning

Barbara Cagniard;Jeff A. Beeler;Jonathan P. Britt;Daniel S. McGehee

155
Citations
Stress-induced changes in nucleus accumbens glutamate synaptic plasticity.

Matthew R. Campioni;Ming Xu;Daniel S. McGehee

152
Citations
Molecular diversity of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

Daniel S. McGEHEE

145
Citations
Cholinesterase inhibition by potato glycoalkaloids slows mivacurium metabolism.

Daniel S. McGehee;Matthew D. Krasowski;Dennis L. Fung;Barry Wilson

136
Citations
Neuronal nicotinic receptors as analgesic targets: it's a winding road.

Iboro C. Umana;Claire A. Daniele;Daniel S. McGehee

133
Citations