Donald C. Cooper

Donald C. Cooper 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 C. Cooper sits on this spectrum.

Donald C. Cooper 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 C. Cooper sits on this spectrum.

Overview

Best Publications

• Molecular Adaptations Underlying Susceptibility and Resistance to Social Defeat in Brain Reward Regions

  Vaishnav Krishnan;Ming Hu Han;Danielle L. Graham;Olivier Berton

  2615
  Citations

• DARPP-32: Regulator of the Efficacy of Dopaminergic Neurotransmission

  A. A. Fienberg;N. Hiroi;Paul G Mermelstein;W. J. Song

  651
  Citations

• Regulation of dopaminergic transmission and cocaine reward by the Clock gene

  Colleen A. McClung;Kyriaki Sidiropoulou;Kyriaki Sidiropoulou;Martha Vitaterna;Joseph S. Takahashi

  567
  Citations

• Mesolimbic dopamine neurons in the brain reward circuit mediate susceptibility to social defeat and antidepressant action.

  Jun-Li Cao;Herbert E. Covington;Allyson K. Friedman;Matthew B. Wilkinson

  443
  Citations

• Elimination of cocaine-induced hyperactivity and dopamine-mediated neurophysiological effects in dopamine D1 receptor mutant mice

  Ming Xu;Xiu-Ti Hu;Donald C. Cooper;Rosario Moratalla

  428
  Citations

• Dopamine D3 Receptor Mutant Mice Exhibit Increased Behavioral Sensitivity to Concurrent Stimulation of D1 and D2 Receptors

  Ming Xu;Timothy E Koeltzow;Giovanni Tirado Santiago;Rosario Moratalla

  395
  Citations

• CREB regulation of nucleus accumbens excitability mediates social isolation-induced behavioral deficits

  Deanna L Wallace;Ming-Hu Han;Danielle L Graham;Danielle L Graham;Thomas A Green;Thomas A Green

  379
  Citations

• Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 governs learning and synaptic plasticity via control of NMDAR degradation.

  Ammar H Hawasli;David R Benavides;Chan Nguyen;Janice W Kansy

  361
  Citations

• Notch1 is required for maintenance of the reservoir of adult hippocampal stem cells

  Jessica L. Ables;Nathan A. DeCarolis;Madeleine A. Johnson;Phillip D. Rivera

  361
  Citations

• Loss of autoreceptor functions in mice lacking the dopamine transporter

  Sara R. Jones;Sara R. Jones;Raul R. Gainetdinov;Raul R. Gainetdinov;Xiu Ti Hu;Donald C. Cooper

  300
  Citations

• Alterations in Dopamine Release But Not Dopamine Autoreceptor Function in Dopamine D3 Receptor Mutant Mice

  Timothy E. Koeltzow;Ming Xu;Donald C. Cooper;Xiu Ti Hu

  289
  Citations

• Knockdown of Clock in the Ventral Tegmental Area Through RNA Interference Results in a Mixed State of Mania and Depression-Like Behavior

  Shibani Mukherjee;Laurent Coque;Jun Li Cao;Jaswinder Kumar

  263
  Citations

• The significance of action potential bursting in the brain reward circuit.

  Donald C Cooper

  239
  Citations

• DAT isn't all that: cocaine reward and reinforcement require Toll-like receptor 4 signaling.

  A L Northcutt;M R Hutchinson;X Wang;M V Baratta

  234
  Citations

• Serotonin Receptor Activation Inhibits Sodium Current and Dendritic Excitability in Prefrontal Cortex via a Protein Kinase C-Dependent Mechanism

  David B. Carr;Donald C. Cooper;Sasha L. Ulrich;Nelson Spruston

  197
  Citations

• Corticolimbic expression of TRPC4 and TRPC5 channels in the rodent brain.

  Melissa A. Fowler;Kyriaki Sidiropoulou;Emin D. Ozkan;Christopher W. Phillips

  190
  Citations

• Dopamine modulates an mGluR5-mediated depolarization underlying prefrontal persistent activity

  Kyriaki Sidiropoulou;Fang Min Lu;Melissa A. Fowler;Rui Xiao

  140
  Citations

• Cocaine-induced plasticity of intrinsic membrane properties in prefrontal cortex pyramidal neurons: adaptations in potassium currents.

  Yan Dong;Fernando J. Nasif;Jennifer J. Tsui;William Y. Ju

  135
  Citations

• Specific role of VTA dopamine neuronal firing rates and morphology in the reversal of anxiety-related, but not depression-related behavior in the ClockΔ19 mouse model of mania.

  Laurent Coque;Shibani Mukherjee;Jun Li Cao;Jun Li Cao;Sade Spencer

  133
  Citations

• Repeated cocaine treatment decreases whole-cell calcium current in rat nucleus accumbens neurons.

  Xu-Feng Zhang;Donald C. Cooper;Francis J. White

  127
  Citations