2026 David K. Bilkey: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	53	5192	4768	18	16	156	7203

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Overview

David K. Bilkey is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand. Their research primarily spans the field of Neuroscience, with a focus on cognitive and behavioral mechanisms within this broad area. The main subfields of study include Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Neurology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's research topics cover various aspects of brain function and behavior. These include:

Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Stress responses and cortisol
Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
Memory and neural mechanisms
Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
Tryptophan and brain disorders
Animal vocal communication and behavior

David K. Bilkey has published papers in several frequent venues, including:

Behavioural Brain Research
Journal of Neuroscience
Brain Research
Journal of Psychopharmacology
Topics in Cognitive Science

Recent publications provide insight into the scientist's research focus. Selected works include:

"Event-Predictive Cognition: A Root for Conceptual Human Thought" (2020, Topics in Cognitive Science)
"Hippocampal Sequencing Mechanisms Are Disrupted in a Maternal Immune Activation Model of Schizophrenia Risk" (2021, Journal of Neuroscience)
"Disorganization of Oscillatory Activity in Animal Models of Schizophrenia" (2021, Frontiers in Neural Circuits)
"Maladaptive explore/exploit trade-offs in schizophrenia" (2023, Trends in Neurosciences)
"Maternal immune activation alters the sequential structure of ultrasonic communications in male rats" (2021, Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health)

The scientist frequently collaborates with a range of researchers, including:

Lucinda J. Speers
K. Jack Scott
Robert Schmidt
Robert G.K. Munn
Faezeh Tashakori-Sabzevar

Best Publications

Endogenous secreted amyloid precursor protein-α regulates hippocampal NMDA receptor function, long-term potentiation and spatial memory

Chanel J. Taylor;David R. Ireland;Irene Ballagh;Katie Bourne

260
Citations
Long-Term Effects of Permanent Vestibular Lesions on Hippocampal Spatial Firing

Noah A. Russell;Arata Horii;Paul F. Smith;Cynthia L. Darlington

229
Citations
Amusia is associated with deficits in spatial processing

Katie M Douglas;David K Bilkey

219
Citations
Neurons in the Rat Anterior Cingulate Cortex Dynamically Encode Cost–Benefit in a Spatial Decision-Making Task

Kristin L. Hillman;David K. Bilkey

214
Citations
Synchrony and Physiological Arousal Increase Cohesion and Cooperation in Large Naturalistic Groups.

Joshua Conrad Jackson;Jonathan Jong;Jonathan Jong;David Bilkey;Harvey Whitehouse

212
Citations
Medial septal facilitation of hippocampal granule cell activity is mediated by inhibition of inhibitory interneurones.

D.K. Bilkey;G.V. Goddard

182
Citations
Abnormal Long-Range Neural Synchrony in a Maternal Immune Activation Animal Model of Schizophrenia

Desiree D. Dickerson;Amy R. Wolff;David K. Bilkey

178
Citations
Lesions of the Vestibular System Disrupt Hippocampal Theta Rhythm in the Rat

Noah A. Russell;Arata Horii;Paul F. Smith;Cynthia L. Darlington

168
Citations
The effects of perirhinal cortical lesions on spatial reference memory in the rat.

Kjesten A. Wiig;David K. Bilkey

165
Citations
Immune activation during mid-gestation disrupts sensorimotor gating in rat offspring.

Amy R. Wolff;David K. Bilkey

154
Citations
The effect of excitotoxic lesions centered on the hippocampus or perirhinal cortex in object recognition and spatial memory tasks.

Ping Liu;David K. Bilkey

151
Citations
Neural encoding of competitive effort in the anterior cingulate cortex

Kristin L Hillman;David K Bilkey

143
Citations
The maternal immune activation (MIA) model of schizophrenia produces pre-pulse inhibition (PPI) deficits in both juvenile and adult rats but these effects are not associated with maternal weight loss.

Amy. R. Wolff;David. K. Bilkey

124
Citations
Perirhinal cortex lesions in rats disrupt performance in a spatial DNMS task

Kjesten A. Wiig;David K. Bilkey

118
Citations
Variation in electrophysiology and morphology of hippocampal CA3 pyramidal cells.

David K. Bilkey;Philip A. Schwartzkroin

113
Citations
TheN-methyl-D-aspartate antagonists aminophosphonovalerate and car☐ypiperazinephosphonate retard the development and expression of kindled seizures

Keith H. Holmes;David K. Bilkey;Richard Laverty;Graham V. Goddard

112
Citations
The effects of vestibular lesions on hippocampal function in rats.

Paul F. Smith;Arata Horii;Noah Russell;David K. Bilkey

111
Citations
Excitotoxic lesions centered on perirhinal cortex produce delay-dependent deficits in a test of spatial memory.

Ping Liu;David K. Bilkey

111
Citations
Induction of immediate-early gene proteins in dentate granule cells and somatostatin interneurons after hippocampal seizures.

M. Dragunow;N. Yamada;D.K. Bilkey;P. Lawlor

106
Citations
Vestibular influences on CA1 neurons in the rat hippocampus: an electrophysiological study in vivo

Arata Horii;Noah A. Russell;Paul F. Smith;Cynthia L. Darlington

104
Citations
Lesions of rat perirhinal cortex exacerbate the memory deficit observed following damage to the fimbria-fornix

Kjesten A. Wiig;David K. Bilkey

103
Citations