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Donald J. Woodward

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
66
Citations
13430
World Ranking
3040
National Ranking
1408

Donald J. Woodward 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 J. Woodward sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 172 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donald J. Woodward 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 J. Woodward sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Donald J. Woodward is affiliated with the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in the United States. Their research includes contributions to understanding factors influencing alcohol craving and relapse, focusing particularly on stress, compulsivity, and genetics.

Their recent publication includes the paper titled Factors Mediating Alcohol Craving and Relapse: Stress, Compulsivity, and Genetics published in 2020 through UNC Libraries.

Woodward has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Zachary A. Rodd
  • Kristin K. Anstrom
  • Darin J. Knapp
  • Ildiko Racz
  • Andreas Zimmer

Publications by Woodward are primarily found in the venue:

  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • DISEASE-SPECIFIC PATTERNS OF LOCUS COERULEUS CELL LOSS

    Dwight C. German;Kebreten F. Manaye;Charles L White;Donald J. Woodward

  • Midbrain dopaminergic cell loss in Parkinson's disease: computer visualization.

    Dwight C. German;Kebreten Manaye;Wade K. Smith;Donald J. Woodward

  • The ontogenetic development of synaptic junctions, synaptic activation and responsiveness to neurotransmitter substances in rat cerebellar purkinje cells.

    D.J. Woodward;D.J. Woodward;B.J. Hoffer;B.J. Hoffer;G.R. Siggins;G.R. Siggins;F.E. Bloom;F.E. Bloom

  • Progesterone alters GABA and glutamate responsiveness: a possible mechanism for its anxiolytic action

    Sheryl S. Smith;Barry D. Waterhouse;John K. Chapin;Donald J. Woodward

  • Interaction of norepinephrine with cerebellar activity evoked by mossy and climbing fibers.

    R. Freedman;B.J. Hoffer;D.J. Woodward;D. Puro

  • Interaction of norepinephrine with cerebrocortical activity evoked by stimulation of somatosensory afferent pathways in the rat☆

    Unknown

  • Locomotion-inducing sites in the vicinity of the pedunculopontine nucleus.

    E. Garcia-Rill;C.R. Houser;R.D. Skinner;W. Smith

  • Interactions of norepinephrine with Purkinje cell responses to putative amino acid neurotransmitters applied by microiontophoresis

    Hylan C. Moises;Hylan C. Moises;Donald J. Woodward;Donald J. Woodward;Barry J. Hoffer;Barry J. Hoffer;Robert Freedman;Robert Freedman

  • Modulation of rat cortical area 17 neuronal responses to moving visual stimuli during norepinephrine and serotonin microiontophoresis

    Barry D. Waterhouse;S. Ausim Azizi;Richard A. Burne;Donald J. Woodward

  • Induction of immediate spatiotemporal changes in thalamic networks by peripheral block of ascending cutaneous information.

    Miguel A. L. Nicolelis;Miguel A. L. Nicolelis;Rick C. S. Lin;Donald J. Woodward;John K. Chapin

  • The distribution of neocortical projection neurons in the locus coeruleus.

    Barry D. Waterhouse;Chia Sheng Lin;Richard A. Burne;Donald J. Woodward

  • Restraint increases dopaminergic burst firing in awake rats.

    Kristin K Anstrom;Donald J Woodward

  • Electrophysiological and pharmacological evidence for the role of the nucleus accumbens in cocaine self-administration in freely moving rats

    Jing-Yu Chang;S. F. Sawyer;Rong-Sheng Lee;D. J. Woodward

  • A region in the dorsolateral striatum of the rat exhibiting single-unit correlations with specific locomotor limb movements.

    M. O. West;R. M. Carelli;M. Pomerantz;S. M. Cohen

  • New evidence for a gating action of norepinephrine in central neuronal circuits of mammalian brain

    Barry D. Waterhouse;Francis M. Sessler;Cheng Jung-Tung;Donald J. Woodward

  • Somatic sensory transmission to the cortex during movement: Gating of single cell responses to touch

    John K. Chapin;Donald J. Woodward

  • Phasic activation of the locus coeruleus enhances responses of primary sensory cortical neurons to peripheral receptive field stimulation.

    Barry D. Waterhouse;Hylan C. Moises;Donald J. Woodward

  • Topographical distribution of dorsal and median raphe neurons projecting to motor, sensorimotor, and visual cortical areas in the rat.

    Barry D. Waterhouse;Gregory A. Mihailoff;Judy C. Baack;Donald J. Woodward

  • Postnatal development of electrical and enzyme histochemical activity in Purkinje cells.

    Donald J. Woodward;Barry J. Hoffer;Lowell W. Lapham

  • Noradrenergic modulation of somatosensory cortical neuronal responses to lontophoretically applied putative neurotransmitters

    Unknown

  • Comparison of Mesocorticolimbic Neuronal Responses During Cocaine and Heroin Self-Administration in Freely Moving Rats

    Jing-Yu Chang;Patricia H. Janak;Donald J. Woodward

  • Sex steroid effects on extrahypothalamic CNS. I. Estrogen augments neuronal responsiveness to iontophoretically applied glutamate in the cerebellum

    Sheryl S. Smith;Barry D. Waterhouse;Donald J. Woodward

Frequent Co-Authors

Fei Luo
Fei Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Patricia H. Janak
Patricia H. Janak Johns Hopkins University
Ji-Sheng Han
Ji-Sheng Han Peking University
Barry D. Waterhouse
Barry D. Waterhouse Rowan University
John K. Chapin
John K. Chapin State University of New York
Herbert M. Geller
Herbert M. Geller National Institutes of Health
Mark O. West
Mark O. West Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Miguel A. L. Nicolelis
Miguel A. L. Nicolelis Duke University
Timothy J Schallert
Timothy J Schallert The University of Texas at Austin
Barry J. Hoffer
Barry J. Hoffer Case Western Reserve University

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Best Scientists Citing Donald J. Woodward

Barry D. Waterhouse

Barry D. Waterhouse

Rowan University

Publications: 43

Miguel A. L. Nicolelis

Miguel A. L. Nicolelis

Duke University

Publications: 38

Mark O. West

Mark O. West

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Publications: 36

Robert Freedman

Robert Freedman

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Publications: 31

Regina M. Carelli

Regina M. Carelli

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Publications: 28

Paula C. Bickford

Paula C. Bickford

University of South Florida

Publications: 26

Floyd E. Bloom

Floyd E. Bloom

Scripps Research Institute

Publications: 25

John K. Chapin

John K. Chapin

State University of New York

Publications: 23

George V. Rebec

George V. Rebec

Indiana University

Publications: 23

Jean Mariani

Jean Mariani

Sorbonne University

Publications: 19

Karen A. Moxon

Karen A. Moxon

University of California, Davis

Publications: 19

Greg A. Gerhardt

Greg A. Gerhardt

University of Kentucky

Publications: 18

Fei Luo

Fei Luo

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Publications: 18

Barry J. Hoffer

Barry J. Hoffer

Case Western Reserve University

Publications: 17

Markus Hausmann

Markus Hausmann

Durham University

Publications: 17

Mercè Correa

Mercè Correa

Jaume I University

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