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Daniel W. Wesson

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Neuroscience

D-Index
35
Citations
6528
World Ranking
9137
National Ranking
3854

Daniel W. Wesson 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 Daniel W. Wesson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 94 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Daniel W. Wesson 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 Daniel W. Wesson sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Daniel W. Wesson is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Neuroscience. Their body of work encompasses multiple specialized subfields, including Sensory Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Neurology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas focused on sensory and neurological functions. These include:

  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Wesson has published extensively, contributing 75 works within Neuroscience and especially in the subfields mentioned. The most frequent venues for publication include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 11 papers, SSRN Electronic Journal with 3 papers, Nature Neuroscience and Nature Communications with 2 papers each, and Cell Reports with 2 papers.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Deficits in olfactory sensitivity in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease revealed by plethysmography of odor-evoked sniffing" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Ventral striatal islands of Calleja neurons control grooming in mice" (2021, Nature Neuroscience)
  • "A Neural System that Represents the Association of Odors with Rewarded Outcomes and Promotes Behavioral Engagement" (2020, Cell Reports)
  • "The Tubular Striatum" (2020, Journal of Neuroscience)
  • "Neural processing of the reward value of pleasant odorants" (2021, Current Biology)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, most notably:

  • Minghong Ma (16 publications)
  • Emma J. Blain (10 publications)
  • Natalie L. Johnson (10 publications)
  • Janardhan P. Bhattarai (9 publications)
  • Patrik Brundin (8 publications)

Best Publications

  • ApoE-directed therapeutics rapidly clear β-amyloid and reverse deficits in AD mouse models.

    Paige E. Cramer;John R. Cirrito;Daniel W. Wesson;Daniel W. Wesson;C. Y. Daniel Lee

  • Reversal of autophagy dysfunction in the TgCRND8 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease ameliorates amyloid pathologies and memory deficits.

    Dun Sheng Yang;Dun Sheng Yang;Philip Stavrides;Panaiyur S. Mohan;Panaiyur S. Mohan;Susmita Kaushik

  • Sniffing controls an adaptive filter of sensory input to the olfactory bulb

    Justus V Verhagen;Daniel W Wesson;Theoden I Netoff;John A White

  • Olfactory Dysfunction Correlates with Amyloid-β Burden in an Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model

    Daniel W. Wesson;Efrat Levy;Ralph A. Nixon;Donald A. Wilson

  • Sniffing Behavior of Mice during Performance in Odor-Guided Tasks

    Daniel W. Wesson;Tanya N. Donahou;Marc O. Johnson;Matt Wachowiak

  • The olfactory bulb as the entry site for prion-like propagation in neurodegenerative diseases.

    Nolwen L. Rey;Daniel W. Wesson;Patrik Brundin

  • Response to comments on "ApoE-directed therapeutics rapidly clear β-amyloid and reverse deficits in AD mouse models"

    Gary E. Landreth;Paige E. Cramer;Mitchell M. Lakner;John R. Cirrito

  • Rapid encoding and perception of novel odors in the rat.

    Daniel W Wesson;Ryan M Carey;Justus V Verhagen;Matt Wachowiak

  • Sniffing out the contributions of the olfactory tubercle to the sense of smell: Hedonics, sensory integration, and more?

    Daniel W. Wesson;Donald A. Wilson;Donald A. Wilson;Donald A. Wilson

  • Temporal Structure of Receptor Neuron Input to the Olfactory Bulb Imaged in Behaving Rats

    Ryan M. Carey;Justus V. Verhagen;Daniel W. Wesson;Nicolás Pírez

  • Smelling Sounds: Olfactory–Auditory Sensory Convergence in the Olfactory Tubercle

    Daniel W. Wesson;Donald A. Wilson;Donald A. Wilson

  • Sniffing behavior communicates social hierarchy.

    Daniel W. Wesson

  • Sensory Network Dysfunction, Behavioral Impairments, and Their Reversibility in an Alzheimer's β-Amyloidosis Mouse Model

    Daniel W. Wesson;Anne H. Borkowski;Gary E. Landreth;Ralph A. Nixon;Ralph A. Nixon

  • Optical Dissection of Odor Information Processing In Vivo Using GCaMPs Expressed in Specified Cell Types of the Olfactory Bulb

    Matt Wachowiak;Matt Wachowiak;Matt Wachowiak;Michael N. Economo;Marta Díaz-Quesada;Daniela Brunert

  • The Olfactory Tubercle Encodes Odor Valence in Behaving Mice

    Marie A. Gadziola;Kate A. Tylicki;Diana L. Christian;Daniel W. Wesson

  • Why sniff fast? The relationship between sniff frequency, odor discrimination, and receptor neuron activation in the rat.

    Daniel W. Wesson;Justus V. Verhagen;Justus V. Verhagen;Matt Wachowiak

  • Therapeutic effects of remediating autophagy failure in a mouse model of Alzheimer disease by enhancing lysosomal proteolysis

    Dun-Sheng Yang;Dun-Sheng Yang;Philip Stavrides;Panaiyur S. Mohan;Panaiyur S. Mohan;Susmita Kaushik

  • Age and gene overexpression interact to abolish nesting behavior in Tg2576 amyloid precursor protein (APP) mice

    Daniel W. Wesson;Donald A. Wilson;Donald A. Wilson;Donald A. Wilson

  • Enhanced urinary odor discrimination in female aromatase knockout (ArKO) mice.

    Daniel W. Wesson;Matthieu Keller;Quentin Douhard;Michael J. Baum

  • Deficits in olfactory sensitivity in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease revealed by plethysmography of odor-evoked sniffing

    Michaela E. Johnson;Liza Bergkvist;Gabriela Mercado;Lucas Stetzik

  • Should olfactory dysfunction be used as a biomarker of Alzheimer's disease?

    Daniel W Wesson;Donald A Wilson;Ralph A Nixon

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald A. Wilson
Donald A. Wilson Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Ralph A. Nixon
Ralph A. Nixon Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Patrik Brundin
Patrik Brundin Roche (United States)
Matt Wachowiak
Matt Wachowiak University of Utah
Paul M. Mathews
Paul M. Mathews New York University
Asok Kumar
Asok Kumar Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Stephen D. Schmidt
Stephen D. Schmidt National Institutes of Health
Masuo Ohno
Masuo Ohno Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Gary E. Landreth
Gary E. Landreth Indiana University
John A. White
John A. White Boston University

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