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David Wirtshafter

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
32
Citations
3910
World Ranking
9540
National Ranking
4028

David Wirtshafter 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 Wirtshafter sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 104 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Wirtshafter 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 Wirtshafter sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 32 D-Index — 1st percentile

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

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Overview

David Wirtshafter is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research lies primarily within the fields of neuroscience and medicine, with a focus on specialized subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, endocrine and autonomic systems, and physiology.

Their work encompasses key topics such as neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, regulation of appetite and obesity, and biochemical effects in animals. These themes reflect a focus on understanding the biological mechanisms that underlie behavioral responses and physiological regulation.

Wirtshafter's publication record includes contributions to the journal JMIRx Bio, where they have published research related to neural pathways and motivation. One recent paper titled "Peer Review of 'Effects of Ventral Pallidum-Nucleus Accumbens Shell Neural Pathway Modulation on Sucrose Consumption and Motivation in Female Rats: Chemogenetic Manipulation Study'" was published in 2025 in JMIRx Bio.

  • Peer Review of "Effects of Ventral Pallidum-Nucleus Accumbens Shell Neural Pathway Modulation on Sucrose Consumption and Motivation in Female Rats: Chemogenetic Manipulation Study" (2025, JMIRx Bio)

Frequent co-authors information is not documented for this scientist, indicating that the available publication record may represent more independent or less collaborative research contributions.

Wirtshafter's scientific output and research topics indicate a concentrated effort to dissect neural and biochemical factors involved in appetite regulation and behavioral motivation, highlighting intersections between neuroscience and medical physiology.

Best Publications

  • Set points, settling points, and the control of body weight

    David Wirtshafter;John D. Davis

  • Sustained intracerebroventricular infusion of brain fuels reduces body weight and food intake in rats.

    John D. Davis;David Wirtshafter;Karen E. Asin;Deborah Brief

  • Dopamine agonists and stress produce different patterns of Fos-like immunoreactivity in the lateral habenula

    David Wirtshafter;Karen E. Asin;Mark R. Pitzer

  • Ascending dopaminergic projections from the dorsal raphe nucleus in the rat.

    Thomas R. Stratford;David Wirtshafter

  • Nicotine-induced behavioral sensitization is associated with extracellular dopamine release and expression of c-Fos in the striatum and nucleus accumbens of the rat.

    Insop Shim;Javaid I. Javaid;David Wirtshafter;Soo Yong Jang

  • Failure to establish a conditioned place preference with ethanol in rats.

    K.E. Asin;D. Wirtshafter;B. Tabakoff;B. Tabakoff

  • Evidence that electrolytic median raphe lesions increase locomotion but not exploration.

    David Wirtshafter;Karen E. Asin

  • Injections of muscimol into the paraventricular thalamic nucleus, but not mediodorsal thalamic nuclei, induce feeding in rats

    Thomas R. Stratford;David Wirtshafter

  • Localization of GABAB receptors in midbrain monoamine containing neurons in the rat

    David Wirtshafter;Amy C Sheppard

  • Electrolytic, but not 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine, lesions of the nucleus medianus raphe impair acquisition of a radial maze task.

    K.E. Asin;D. Wirtshafter;H.C. Fibiger

  • Interactive effects of stimulation of D1 and D2 dopamine receptors on fos-like immunoreactivity in the normosensitive rat striatum

    David Wirtshafter;Karen E. Asin

  • Body weight: reduction by long-term glycerol treatment.

    David Wirtshafter;John D. Davis

  • Studies on the behavioral activation produced by stimulation of GABAB receptors in the median raphe nucleus

    David Wirtshafter;Thomas R. Stratford;Mark R. Pitzer

  • The effects of electrolytic median raphe lesions on two measures of latent inhibition

    Karen E. Asin;David Wirtshafter;Ernest W. Kent

  • Straight alley acquisition and extinction and open field activity following discrete electrolytic lesions of the mesencephalic raphe nuclei.

    Karen E. Asin;David Wirtshafter;Ernest W. Kent

  • Effects of repeated dopamine D1 receptor stimulation on rotation and c-fos expression.

    Karen E. Asin;David Wirtshafter

  • Evidence that the nucleus accumbens shell, ventral pallidum, and lateral hypothalamus are components of a lateralized feeding circuit.

    Thomas R. Stratford;David Wirtshafter

  • Comparative studies of the ingestive behaviors produced by microinjections of muscimol into the midbrain raphe nuclei or the ventral tegmental area of the rat

    Klitenick Ma;Wirtshafter D

  • The control of ingestive behavior by the median raphe nucleus.

    D. Wirtshafter

  • Evidence that serotonergic projections to the substantia nigra in the rat arise in the dorsal, but not the median, raphe nucleus

    David Wirtshafter;Thomas R. Stratford;Karen E. Asin

  • Evidence against serotonin involvement in the hyperactivity produced by injections of muscimol into the median raphe nucleus.

    David Wirtshafter;Mark A. Klitenick;Karen E. Asin

  • Behavioral and biochemical evidence for a functional role of excitatory amino acids in the median raphe nucleus

    David Wirtshafter;Radmila Trifunovic;Joseph C. Krebs

Frequent Co-Authors

Boris Tabakoff
Boris Tabakoff University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Insop Shim
Insop Shim Kyung Hee University
Hans C. Fibiger
Hans C. Fibiger University of British Columbia
John Larson
John Larson University of Illinois at Chicago

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