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Donald A. Wilson

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Neuroscience

D-Index
80
Citations
22851
World Ranking
1616
National Ranking
792

Donald A. Wilson 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 Donald A. Wilson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 261 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donald A. Wilson 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 Donald A. Wilson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Donald A. Wilson is affiliated with the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research in the United States. Their scholarly output is primarily situated within the field of Neuroscience, with notable focus areas in Sensory Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The researcher's work concentrates on several main topics, including Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies, Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques, and Sleep and Wakefulness Research.

Recent publications reflect a diverse engagement with olfactory and neural systems. Notable papers include:

  • Behavioral and Neurobiological Convergence of Odor, Mood and Emotion: A Review, 2020, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Non-invasive recording from the human olfactory bulb, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The human olfactory bulb processes odor valence representation and cues motor avoidance behavior, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Bidirectional control of infant rat social behavior via dopaminergic innervation of the basolateral amygdala, 2021, Neuron
  • Adverse caregiving in infancy blunts neural processing of the mother, 2020, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators in research include:

  • Dawn McLaren
  • Mike Roy
  • Regina M. Sullivan
  • Mariko Saito
  • Johan N. Lundström

Published works appear repeatedly in several key venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports/Scottish Archaeological Internet Report
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications

The combination of fields and topics addressed reflects an interdisciplinary approach linking sensory neuroscience with neurobiological and behavioral processes. The research trajectory includes experimental and technical contributions to understanding olfactory function, neural regulation of behavior, and developmental influences on neural processing.

Best Publications

  • Habituation revisited: an updated and revised description of the behavioral characteristics of habituation.

    Catharine H. Rankin;Thomas Abrams;Robert J. Barry;Seema Bhatnagar

  • ApoE-directed therapeutics rapidly clear β-amyloid and reverse deficits in AD mouse models.

    Paige E. Cramer;John R. Cirrito;Daniel W. Wesson;Daniel W. Wesson;C. Y. Daniel Lee

  • Dynamics of Active Sensing and perceptual selection

    Charles E. Schroeder;Charles E. Schroeder;Dulaney A. Wilson;Dulaney A. Wilson;Dulaney A. Wilson;Thomas Radman;Helen Scharfman;Helen Scharfman

  • Pattern separation: a common function for new neurons in hippocampus and olfactory bulb.

    Amar Sahay;Donald A. Wilson;René Hen

  • At the interface of sensory and motor dysfunctions and Alzheimer's disease

    Mark W. Albers;Grover C. Gilmore;Jeffrey Kaye;Claire Murphy

  • Reversal of autophagy dysfunction in the TgCRND8 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease ameliorates amyloid pathologies and memory deficits.

    Dun Sheng Yang;Dun Sheng Yang;Philip Stavrides;Panaiyur S. Mohan;Panaiyur S. Mohan;Susmita Kaushik

  • Cortical processing of odor objects.

    Donald A. Wilson;Regina M. Sullivan;Regina M. Sullivan;Regina M. Sullivan

  • Learning to Smell: Olfactory Perception from Neurobiology to Behavior

    Donald A Wilson;Richard J Stevenson

  • Good memories of bad events in infancy.

    Regina M. Sullivan;Margo Landers;Brian Yeaman;Donald A. Wilson

  • The fundamental role of memory in olfactory perception

    Donald A. Wilson;Richard J. Stevenson

  • Olfactory Dysfunction Correlates with Amyloid-β Burden in an Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model

    Daniel W. Wesson;Efrat Levy;Ralph A. Nixon;Donald A. Wilson

  • Norepinephrine and Learning-Induced Plasticity in Infant Rat Olfactory System

    Regina M. Sullivan;Donald A. Wilson;Michael Leon

  • Neurobiology of associative learning in the neonate: early olfactory learning.

    Donald A. Wilson;Regina M. Sullivan

  • Habituation of Odor Responses in the Rat Anterior Piriform Cortex

    Donald A. Wilson

  • Olfactory perceptual stability and discrimination

    Dylan C Barnes;Rylon D Hofacer;Ashiq R Zaman;Robert L Rennaker

  • Dual circuitry for odor-shock conditioning during infancy: corticosterone switches between fear and attraction via amygdala.

    Stephanie Moriceau;Donald A. Wilson;Seymour Levine;Regina M. Sullivan

  • Bidirectional plasticity of cortical pattern recognition and behavioral sensory acuity

    Julie Chapuis;Donald A Wilson;Donald A Wilson

  • Olfactory perceptual learning: the critical role of memory in odor discrimination

    Donald A Wilson;Richard J Stevenson

  • Response to comments on "ApoE-directed therapeutics rapidly clear β-amyloid and reverse deficits in AD mouse models"

    Gary E. Landreth;Paige E. Cramer;Mitchell M. Lakner;John R. Cirrito

  • Association of an Odor with Activation of Olfactory Bulb Noradrenergic β-Receptors or Locus Coeruleus Stimulation is Sufficient to Produce Learned Approach Responses to that Odor in Neonatal Rats

    R. M. Sullivan;G. Stackenwalt;F. Nasr;C. Lemon

Frequent Co-Authors

Regina M. Sullivan
Regina M. Sullivan New York University
Daniel W. Wesson
Daniel W. Wesson University of Florida
Ralph A. Nixon
Ralph A. Nixon Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Paul M. Mathews
Paul M. Mathews New York University
Johan N. Lundström
Johan N. Lundström Karolinska Institute
John F. Smiley
John F. Smiley Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Guillaume Ferreira
Guillaume Ferreira University of Bordeaux
Michael Leon
Michael Leon University of California, Irvine
Robert L. Rennaker
Robert L. Rennaker The University of Texas at Dallas
Joseph M. Connors
Joseph M. Connors University of British Columbia

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