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

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	43	7473	6889	3220	2907	115	5919

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Overview

David S.K. Magnuson is affiliated with the University of Louisville in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on spinal cord injury and related neurological conditions.

The main subfields of study in which they have contributed include:

Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Cell Biology
Epidemiology

Magnuson's work covers several key research topics, notably:

Spinal Cord Injury Research
Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep
Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology
Pain Mechanisms and Treatments

The scientist has published extensively in various academic venues. Their frequent publication venues include:

Journal of Neurotrauma
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Experimental Neurology
Journal of Neuroscience
eLife

Selected recent papers by Magnuson reflect their research focus and include:

"Spinal Interneurons as Gatekeepers to Neuroplasticity after Injury or Disease," 2021, Journal of Neuroscience
"Long ascending propriospinal neurons provide flexible, context-specific control of interlimb coordination," 2020, eLife
"Promoting FAIR Data Through Community-driven Agile Design: the Open Data Commons for Spinal Cord Injury (odc-sci.org)," 2021, Neuroinformatics
"Treadmill-Based Gait Kinematics in the Yucatan Mini Pig," 2020, Journal of Neurotrauma
"Silencing long-descending inter-enlargement propriospinal neurons improves hindlimb stepping after contusive spinal cord injuries," 2023, eLife

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Magnuson include:

Darlene A. Burke
Courtney T Shepard
Alice Shum-Siu
Johnny Morehouse
Brandon Brown

Best Publications

Identification of a human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Tat epitope that is neuroexcitatory and neurotoxic.

Avindra Nath;Karen Psooy;Carol Martin;Bodo Knudsen

382
Citations
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 tat activates non-N-methyl-D-aspartate excitatory amino acid receptors and causes neurotoxicity.

David S. K. Magnuson;Bodo E. Knudsen;Jonathan D. Geiger;Robert M. Brownstone

328
Citations
Comparing deficits following excitotoxic and contusion injuries in the thoracic and lumbar spinal cord of the adult rat.

David S.K. Magnuson;Tammy C. Trinder;Y.Ping Zhang;Darlene Burke

256
Citations
Transplantation of ciliary neurotrophic factor-expressing adult oligodendrocyte precursor cells promotes remyelination and functional recovery after spinal cord injury.

Qilin Cao;Qian He;Qian He;Yaping Wang;Yaping Wang;Xiaoxin Cheng;Xiaoxin Cheng

254
Citations
Mitogen and substrate differentially affect the lineage restriction of adult rat subventricular zone neural precursor cell populations.

Scott R. Whittemore;Scott R. Whittemore;Dante J. Morassutti;Winston M. Walters;Rong-Huan Liu

230
Citations
Functional Redundancy of Ventral Spinal Locomotor Pathways

David N. Loy;David S. K. Magnuson;Y. Ping Zhang;Stephen M. Onifer

200
Citations
Neuronal excitatory properties of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 tat protein

J Cheng;A Nath;B Knudsen;S Hochman

177
Citations
Differential interactions of cholecystokinin and FLFQPQRF-NH2 with μ and δ opioid antinociception in the rat spinal cord

D. S. K. Magnuson;A. F. Sullivan;G. Simonnet;B. P. Roques

150
Citations
Both Dorsal and Ventral Spinal Cord Pathways Contribute to Overground Locomotion in the Adult Rat

David N. Loy;Jason F. Talbott;Stephen M. Onifer;Michael D. Mills

142
Citations
The Louisville Swim Scale: A Novel Assessment of Hindlimb Function following Spinal Cord Injury in Adult Rats

Rebecca R. Smith;Darlene A. Burke;Angela D. Baldini;Alice Shum-Siu

140
Citations
Functional consequences of lumbar spinal cord contusion injuries in the adult rat.

David S.K. Magnuson;Rachael Lovett;Carree Coffee;Rebecca Gray

133
Citations
N-acetylcysteine amide preserves mitochondrial bioenergetics and improves functional recovery following spinal trauma.

Samir P. Patel;Patrick G. Sullivan;Jignesh D. Pandya;Glenn A. Goldstein

126
Citations
Gait analysis in normal and spinal contused mice using the TreadScan system

Jason E. Beare;Johnny R. Morehouse;William H. DeVries;Gaby U. Enzmann;Gaby U. Enzmann

121
Citations
Effects of swimming on functional recovery after incomplete spinal cord injury in rats.

Rebecca R. Smith;Alice Shum-Siu;Ryan Baltzley;Michelle Bunger

118
Citations
Inter-enlargement pathways in the ventrolateral funiculus of the adult rat spinal cord.

William R. Reed;Alice Shum-Siu;Stephen M. Onifer;David S.K. Magnuson

115
Citations
Anatomical and Functional Outcomes following a Precise, Graded, Dorsal Laceration Spinal Cord Injury in C57BL/6 Mice

Rachel L. Hill;Yi Ping Zhang;Darlene A. Burke;William H. DeVries

115
Citations
Large animal and primate models of spinal cord injury for the testing of novel therapies

Brian K. Kwon;Femke Streijger;Caitlin E. Hill;Aileen J. Anderson

114
Citations
Synthesis, resolution, and absolute configuration of the isomers of the neuronal excitant 1-amino-1,3-cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid.

Kenneth Curry;M. J. Peet;D. S. K. Magnuson;H. McLennan

101
Citations
Task-specificity vs. ceiling effect: step-training in shallow water after spinal cord injury.

J. Kuerzi;E.H. Brown;A. Shum-Siu;A. Siu

99
Citations
Swimming as a model of task-specific locomotor retraining after spinal cord injury in the rat

David S. K. Magnuson;Rebecca R. Smith;Edward H. Brown;Gaby Enzmann

93
Citations
Acetyl-L-carnitine treatment following spinal cord injury improves mitochondrial function correlated with remarkable tissue sparing and functional recovery.

Samir P. Patel;Patrick G. Sullivan;Travis S. Lyttle;David S. K. Magnuson

90
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