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D-Index
74
Citations
23268
World Ranking
19340
National Ranking
9632

David J. Mayer publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David J. Mayer sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 147 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

David J. Mayer D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David J. Mayer sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David J. Mayer is affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences, contributing to a broad range of specialized subfields including Aerospace Engineering, Oceanography, Computational Mechanics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The scientist's work covers key topics related to Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, GNSS positioning and interference, Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation, Spacecraft Design and Technology, Optical Wireless Communication Technologies, Satellite Communication Systems, and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics.

Frequent publication venues for their research include Utah State Research and Scholarship (Utah State University), Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology), the International Conference on Space Optics - ICSO 2020, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Recent papers authored or coauthored by David J. Mayer include:

  • The third realization of the International Celestial Reference Frame by very long baseline interferometry, 2020, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • CubeSat laser infrared crosslinK mission status, 2021, International Conference on Space Optics - ICSO 2020
  • VLBI Celestial and Terrestrial Reference Frames VIE2022b, 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • CLICK-A: Optical Communication Experiments From a CubeSat Downlink Terminal, 2025, Utah State Research and Scholarship (Utah State University)
  • DiskSat: Demonstration Mission for a Two-Dimensional Satellite Architecture, 2025, Utah State Research and Scholarship (Utah State University)

Collaborators who frequently coauthor with David J. Mayer include Johannes Böhm, A. Nothnagel, Paul Serra, Hannah Tomio, and William Kammerer. These partnerships reflect interdisciplinary connections across various aspects of aerospace engineering, satellite technology, and geophysical research.

Best Publications

  • Organization of endogenous opiate and nonopiate pain control systems

    Linda R. Watkins;David J. Mayer

  • Mechanisms of hyperalgesia and morphine tolerance: a current view of their possible interactions.

    Jianren Mao;Donald D. Price;David J. Mayer

  • Antagonism of acupuncture analgesia in man by the narcotic antagonist naloxone.

    David J. Mayer;David J. Mayer;Donald D. Price;Donald D. Price;Amir Rafii;Amir Rafii

  • Pain reduction by focal electrical stimulation of the brain: An anatomical and behavioral analysis

    David J. Mayer;John C. Liebeskind

  • Antagonism of stimulation-produced analgesia by naloxone, a narcotic antagonist

    Huda Akil;David J. Mayer;John C. Liebeskind

  • Analgesia from Electrical Stimulation in the Brainstem of the Rat

    David J. Mayer;Thomas L. Wolfle;Huda Akil;Brooks Carder

  • Central nervous system mechanisms of analgesia.

    David J. Mayer;Donald D. Price

  • Evidence for the neuropeptide cholecystokinin as an antagonist of opiate analgesia

    Patricia L. Faris;Barry R. Komisaruk;Linda R. Watkins;David J. Mayer

  • Cellular mechanisms of neuropathic pain, morphine tolerance, and their interactions

    David J. Mayer;Jianren Mao;Jason Holt;Donald D. Price

  • Thermal hyperalgesia in association with the development of morphine tolerance in rats: roles of excitatory amino acid receptors and protein kinase C.

    Jianren Mao;Donald D. Price;David J. Mayer

  • The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist dextromethorphan selectively reduces temporal summation of second pain in man.

    Donald D. Price;Jianren Mao;Hanan Frenk;David J. Mayer

  • Behavioral and physiological studies of non-narcotic analgesia in the rat elicited by certain environmental stimuli

    Ronald L. Hayes;Ronald L. Hayes;Gary J. Bennett;Gary J. Bennett;Pauline G. Newlon;Pauline G. Newlon;David J. Mayer;David J. Mayer

  • Experimental mononeuropathy reduces the antinociceptive effects of morphine: implications for common intracellular mechanisms involved in morphine tolerance and neuropathic pain

    Jianren Mao;Donald D. Price;David J. Mayer

  • Potentiation of Opiate Analgesia and Apparent Reversal of Morphine Tolerance by Proglumide

    LR Watkins;IB Kinscheck;DJ Mayer

  • Stimulation-produced analgesia: development of tolerance and cross-tolerance to morphine.

    David J. Mayer;Ronald L. Hayes

  • Intrathecal MK-801 and local nerve anesthesia synergistically reduce nociceptive behaviors in rats with experimental peripheral mononeuropathy.

    J. Mao;D.D. Price;D.J. Mayer;J. Lu

  • Evaluation of brain function in severe human head trauma with multimodality evoked potentials. Part 1: Evoked brain-injury potentials, methods, and analysis.

    Greenberg Rp;Mayer Dj;Becker Dp;Miller Jd

  • The development of morphine tolerance and dependence is associated with translocation of protein kinase C

    David J. Mayer;Jianren Mao;Donald D. Price

  • Differential roles of NMDA and non-NMDA receptor activation in induction and maintenance of thermal hyperalgesia in rats with painful peripheral mononeuropathy

    J. Mao;D.D. Price;R.L. Hayes;J. Lu

  • Intrathecal treatment with dextrorphan or ketamine potently reduces pain-related behaviors in a rat model of peripheral mononeuropathy

    Jianren Mao;Donald D. Price;Ronald L. Hayes;Juan Lu

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald D. Price
Donald D. Price University of Florida
Jianren Mao
Jianren Mao Harvard University
Linda R. Watkins
Linda R. Watkins University of Colorado Boulder
Ronald L. Hayes
Ronald L. Hayes The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Robert C. Coghill
Robert C. Coghill Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Gary J. Bennett
Gary J. Bennett McGill University
George L. Wilcox
George L. Wilcox University of Minnesota
Yoichi Katayama
Yoichi Katayama Sapporo Medical University
Steven F. Maier
Steven F. Maier University of Colorado Boulder

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