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Deveroux Ferguson 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 Deveroux Ferguson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 53 publications — 1st percentile

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

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

Deveroux Ferguson 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 Deveroux Ferguson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Deveroux Ferguson is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States, contributing extensively to the fields of neuroscience and molecular biology. Their research primarily addresses cellular and molecular neuroscience, with additional focus on developmental neuroscience, physiology, and neurology.

The scientist's research topics encompass a range of areas including neuroscience and neuropharmacology, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, receptor mechanisms and signaling, and genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms.

Frequent venues for Ferguson's publications include Molecular Psychiatry, Translational Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry, STAR Protocols, and Neuroscience Bulletin. These platforms reflect their engagement with neuropsychiatric and neurological research communities.

Some of the recent papers authored by Ferguson cover diverse aspects of neuroscience and psychiatric disorders:

  • "Early impairment of cortical circuit plasticity and connectivity in the 5XFAD Alzheimer's disease mouse model," 2022, published in Translational Psychiatry
  • "Shisa6 mediates cell-type specific regulation of depression in the nucleus accumbens," 2021, published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "SIRT1 Coordinates Transcriptional Regulation of Neural Activity and Modulates Depression-Like Behaviors in the Nucleus Accumbens," 2024, published in Biological Psychiatry
  • "Time-delimited signaling of MET receptor tyrosine kinase regulates cortical circuit development and critical period plasticity," 2020, published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Disrupted Maturation of Prefrontal Layer 5 Neuronal Circuits in an Alzheimer's Mouse Model of Amyloid Deposition," 2022, published in Neuroscience Bulletin

Their frequent coauthors include Shenfeng Qiu, Xiaokuang Ma, Jing Wei, Yuehua Cui, and Chang Chen, reflecting ongoing collaborative efforts in their research projects.

Best Publications

  • Rapid regulation of depression-related behaviours by control of midbrain dopamine neurons

    Dipesh Chaudhury;Jessica J. Walsh;Allyson K. Friedman;Barbara Juarez

  • Nuclear factor-κB is a critical mediator of stress-impaired neurogenesis and depressive behavior

    Ja Wook Koo;Scott J. Russo;Deveroux Ferguson;Eric J. Nestler

  • Prefrontal Cortical Circuit for Depression- and Anxiety-Related Behaviors Mediated by Cholecystokinin: Role of ΔFosB

    Vincent Vialou;Rosemary C. Bagot;Michael E. Cahill;Deveroux Ferguson

  • Effects of chronic restraint stress and estradiol on open field activity, spatial memory, and monoaminergic neurotransmitters in ovariectomized rats.

    R.E Bowman;D Ferguson;V.N Luine;V.N Luine

  • IκB Kinase Regulates Social Defeat Stress-Induced Synaptic and Behavioral Plasticity

    Daniel J. Christoffel;Sam A. Golden;Dani Dumitriu;Alfred J. Robison

  • β-catenin mediates stress resilience through Dicer1/microRNA regulation

    Caroline Dias;Jian Feng;Haosheng Sun;Ning Y.i. Shao

  • Stress and CRF gate neural activation of BDNF in the mesolimbic reward pathway

    Jessica J. Walsh;Allyson K. Friedman;Haosheng Sun;Elizabeth A. Heller

  • Locus-specific epigenetic remodeling controls addiction- and depression-related behaviors.

    Elizabeth A. Heller;Hannah M. Cates;Catherine Jensen Pena;Haosheng Sun

  • BDNF Is a Negative Modulator of Morphine Action

    Ja Wook Koo;Michelle S. Mazei-Robison;Dipesh Chaudhury;Barbara Juarez

  • Role of Tet1 and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in cocaine action

    Jian Feng;Ningyi Shao;Keith E. Szulwach;Vincent Vialou;Vincent Vialou

  • A Silent Synapse-Based Mechanism for Cocaine-Induced Locomotor Sensitization

    T. E. Brown;B. R. Lee;P. Mu;D. Ferguson

  • Chronic cocaine-regulated epigenomic changes in mouse nucleus accumbens

    Jian Feng;Matthew Wilkinson;Xiaochuan Liu;Immanuel Purushothaman

  • Rac1 is essential in cocaine-induced structural plasticity of nucleus accumbens neurons

    David M Dietz;Haosheng Sun;Mary Kay Lobo;Michael E. Cahill

  • Kappa opioid receptor signaling in the basolateral amygdala regulates conditioned fear and anxiety in rats

    Allison T. Knoll;John W. Muschamp;Stephanie E. Sillivan;Deveroux Ferguson

  • SIRT1 Mediates Depression-Like Behaviors in the Nucleus Accumbens

    Hee Dae Kim;Jennifer Hesterman;Tanessa Call;Samantha Magazu

  • Essential Role of SIRT1 Signaling in the Nucleus Accumbens in Cocaine and Morphine Action

    Deveroux Ferguson;Ja Wook Koo;Jian Feng;Elizabeth Heller

  • Changes in cerebrospinal fluid neurochemistry during pregnancy.

    Margaret Altemus;Jill Fong;Ruirong Yang;Shari Damast

  • Epigenetic basis of opiate suppression of Bdnf gene expression in the ventral tegmental area

    Ja Wook Koo;Michelle S Mazei-Robison;Quincey LaPlant;Gabor Egervari

  • Short toxic methamphetamine schedule impairs object recognition task in male rats.

    Veronica Bisagno;Deveroux Ferguson;Victoria N. Luine

  • Chronic D-amphetamine induces sexually dimorphic effects on locomotion, recognition memory, and brain monoamines

    Veronica Bisagno;Deveroux Ferguson;Victoria N Luine

  • Locus-specific epigenetic remodeling controls addiction- and depression-related behaviors

    Haosheng Sun;Ningyi Shao;Jian Feng;Michelle Mazei-Robison

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric J. Nestler
Eric J. Nestler Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Rachael L. Neve
Rachael L. Neve Harvard University
Michelle S. Mazei-Robison
Michelle S. Mazei-Robison Michigan State University
Jian Feng
Jian Feng University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Ja Wook Koo
Ja Wook Koo Korea Brain Research Institute
Robert M. Sapolsky
Robert M. Sapolsky Stanford University
Scott J. Russo
Scott J. Russo Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
David M. Dietz
David M. Dietz University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Vincent Vialou
Vincent Vialou Sorbonne University
Li Shen
Li Shen University of Pennsylvania

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