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David K. Bilkey

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
53
Citations
7203
World Ranking
5192
National Ranking
18

David K. Bilkey 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 David K. Bilkey sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 156 publications — 46th percentile

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

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

David K. Bilkey 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 David K. Bilkey sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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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

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

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

  • Amusia is associated with deficits in spatial processing

    Katie M Douglas;David K Bilkey

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

    Kristin L. Hillman;David K. Bilkey

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

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

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

    D.K. Bilkey;G.V. Goddard

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

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

  • Lesions of the Vestibular System Disrupt Hippocampal Theta Rhythm in the Rat

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

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

    Kjesten A. Wiig;David K. Bilkey

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

    Amy R. Wolff;David K. Bilkey

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

    Ping Liu;David K. Bilkey

  • Neural encoding of competitive effort in the anterior cingulate cortex

    Kristin L Hillman;David K Bilkey

  • 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

  • Perirhinal cortex lesions in rats disrupt performance in a spatial DNMS task

    Kjesten A. Wiig;David K. Bilkey

  • Variation in electrophysiology and morphology of hippocampal CA3 pyramidal cells.

    David K. Bilkey;Philip A. Schwartzkroin

  • 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

  • The effects of vestibular lesions on hippocampal function in rats.

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

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

    Ping Liu;David K. Bilkey

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Kjesten A. Wiig;David K. Bilkey

Frequent Co-Authors

Ping Liu
Ping Liu University of Otago
Paul F. Smith
Paul F. Smith University of Otago
Cynthia L. Darlington
Cynthia L. Darlington University of Otago
Wickliffe C. Abraham
Wickliffe C. Abraham University of Otago
Graham V. Goddard
Graham V. Goddard University of Otago
Jamin Halberstadt
Jamin Halberstadt University of Otago
Martin V. Butz
Martin V. Butz University of Tübingen
John Patrick Aggleton
John Patrick Aggleton Cardiff University
Ted Ruffman
Ted Ruffman University of Otago
Harvey Whitehouse
Harvey Whitehouse University of Oxford

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