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David L. Felten

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
70
Citations
17405
World Ranking
2519
National Ranking
1

David L. Felten 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 L. Felten sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 182 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David L. Felten 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 L. Felten sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1983 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • 1978 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

David L. Felten is affiliated with the University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Their academic career includes recognitions such as being named a Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 1983 and a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1978.

Throughout their career, Felten has contributed to the scientific community, although specific details about recent publications, co-authors, or frequent publication venues are not available. Additionally, there is no detailed information on book publications or the specific main or subfields of study associated with their research activities.

Given the absence of detailed records of their recent papers or topics of work, no bullet lists pertaining to these areas can be provided. The available data does not include any explicit research topics, making it difficult to delineate a focused area of specialization.

Felten's professional timeline reflects acknowledgment by major foundations, signifying a level of engagement with their scientific discipline during their active years. The honors include:

  • Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation (1983)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1978)

This profile relies solely on the available data, presenting the career and recognitions confirmed for David L. Felten as part of their academic presence at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Best Publications

  • Noradrenergic sympathetic neural interactions with the immune system: structure and function.

    David L. Felten;Suzanne Y. Felten;Denise L. Bellinger;Sonia L. Carlson

  • Psychoneuroimmunology: interactions between the nervous system and the immune system

    Unknown

  • Catecholamine Influences and Sympathetic Neural Modulation of Immune Responsiveness

    K S Madden;V M Sanders;D L Felten

  • Experimental basis for neural-immune interactions

    K. S. Madden;D. L. Felten

  • INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE BRAIN AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

    Robert Ader;David Felten;Nicholas Cohen

  • Involvement of peripheral and central catecholamine systems in neural-immune interactions

    Shmuel Livnat;Suzanne Y. Felten;Sonia L. Carlson;Denise Lorton Bellinger

  • Noradrenergic sympathetic innervation of the spleen: I. Nerve fibers associate with lymphocytes and macrophages in specific compartments of the splenic white pulp.

    D. L. Felten;K. D. Ackerman;S. J. Wiegand;S. Y. Felten

  • Monoamine distribution in primate brain. V. Monoaminergic nuclei: anatomy, pathways, and local organization.

    David L. Felten;John R. Sladek

  • Sympathetic innervation of murine thymus and spleen: Evidence for a functional link between the nervous and immune systems

    Unknown

  • Evidence for a neurotrophic role of noradrenaline neurons in the postnatal development of rat cerebral cortex

    David L. Felten;Håkan Hallman;Gösta Jonsson

  • Innervation of Lymphoid Tissue

    Suzanne Y. Felten;David L. Felten

  • Sympathetic innervation of lymph nodes in mice.

    David L. Felten;Shmuel Livnat;Suzanne Y. Felten;Sonia L. Carlson

  • Aged mice are more sensitive to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine treatment than young adults.

    M. Gupta;B.K. Gupta;R. Thomas;V. Bruemmer

  • Long-term effect of MPTP in the mouse brain in relation to aging: neurochemical and immunocytochemical analysis.

    Isao Date;David L. Felten;Suzanne Y. Felten

  • Sympathetic neural modulation of the immune system. I. Depression of T cell immunity in vivo and vitro following chemical sympathectomy.

    Kelley S. Madden;Suzanne Y. Felten;David L. Felten;Pavur R. Sundaresan

  • Noradrenergic sympathetic innervation of lymphoid organs.

    Suzanne Y. Felten;David L. Felten;Denise L. Bellinger;Sonia L. Carlson

  • Monoamine-containing cell bodies in the squirrel monkey brain.

    David L. Felten;David L. Felten;Alan M. Laties;Malcolm B. Carpenter

  • MPTP-treated young mice but not aging mice show partial recovery of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system by stereotaxic injection of acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF)

    Isao Date;Mary F.D. Notter;Suzanne Y. Felten;David L. Felten

  • Neuropeptide Innervation of Lymphoid Organsa

    Denise L. Bellinger;Dianne Lorton;Tracy D. Romano;John A. Olschowka

  • Chronic dietary pergolide preserves nigrostriatal neuronal integrity in aged-Fischer-344 rats.

    David L. Felten;Suzanne Y. Felten;Ray W. Fuller;Tracy D. Romano

  • Sympathetic nervous system modulation of the immune system. III. Alterations in T and B cell proliferation and differentiation in vitro following chemical sympathectomy.

    Kelley S. Madden;Jan A. Moynihan;Gary J. Brenner;Suzanne Y. Felten

  • Innervation of lymphoid organs and implications in development, aging, and autoimmunity

    Denise L. Bellinger;Dianne Lorton;Suzanne Y. Felten;David L. Felten

  • Sympathetic nervous system modulation of the immune system. II. Induction of lymphocyte proliferation and migration in vivo by chemical sympathectomy.

    Kelley S. Madden;Suzanne Y. Felten;David L. Felten;Cheryl A. Hardy

  • Acetylcholinesterase Staining and Choline Acetyltransferase Activity in the Young Adult Rat Spleen: Lack of Evidence for Cholinergic Innervation

    D.L. Bellinger;D. Lorton;R.W. Hamill;S.Y. Felten

  • Origin of noradrenergic innervation of the spleen in rats.

    Denise L. Bellinger;Suzanne Y. Felten;Dianne Lorton;David L. Felten

  • The significance of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in immunomodulation

    Denise L. Bellinger;Dianne Lorton;Sabine Brouxhon;Suzanne Felten

  • Monoamine distribution in primate brain V. Monoaminergic nuclei: Anatomy, pathways and local organization

    Unknown

  • Brain, behavior, and immunity.

    Robert Ader;Nicholas Cohen;David L. Felten

Frequent Co-Authors

Suzanne Y. Felten
Suzanne Y. Felten University of Rochester
Denise L. Bellinger
Denise L. Bellinger Loma Linda University
Jan A. Moynihan
Jan A. Moynihan University of Rochester Medical Center
John A. Olschowka
John A. Olschowka University of Rochester Medical Center
Timothy J. Collier
Timothy J. Collier Michigan State University
Ray W. Fuller
Ray W. Fuller Eli Lilly (United States)
John R. Sladek
John R. Sladek University of Colorado Denver
Neal L. Benowitz
Neal L. Benowitz University of California, San Francisco
Jon D. Levine
Jon D. Levine University of California, San Francisco
John I. Nurnberger
John I. Nurnberger Indiana University

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