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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 207 227 213 150 140 919 167417
Neuroscience 211 21 17 15 11 889 173063
Medicine 211 131 120 88 80 893 173608

Eric J. Nestler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eric J. Nestler between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eric J. Nestler published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 20.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2018. 75 of the 1,018 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2018. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 4 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 5 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 14 publications 1994: 14 publications 1995: 17 publications 1996: 20 publications 1997: 22 publications 1998: 16 publications 1999: 29 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 24 publications 2002: 32 publications 2003: 25 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 25 publications 2007: 25 publications 2008: 35 publications 2009: 30 publications 2010: 35 publications 2011: 33 publications 2012: 32 publications 2013: 37 publications 2014: 33 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 32 publications 2017: 43 publications 2018: 44 publications 2019: 39 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 29 publications 2023: 34 publications 2024: 38 publications 2025: 37 publications
1977 2025

1,018 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eric J. Nestler: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 1
1979 0
1980 1
1981 3
1982 5
1983 1
1984 4
1985 1
1986 1
1987 1
1988 5
1989 8
1990 11
1991 10
1992 13
1993 14
1994 14
1995 17
1996 20
1997 22
1998 16
1999 29
2000 16
2001 24
2002 32
2003 25
2004 23
2005 20
2006 25
2007 25
2008 35
2009 30
2010 35
2011 33
2012 32
2013 37
2014 33
2015 31
2016 32
2017 43
2018 44
2019 39
2020 32
2021 36
2022 29
2023 34
2024 38
2025 37
Total 1,018
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Eric J. Nestler publications per year - data summary

  • Eric J. Nestler, a Neuroscience scholar from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has 1,018 publications recorded across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1977 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2018, with 44 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 49 years in the span carries no publications at all (1979).
  • The rate of publication averages 20.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 21.2 per year counting only the 48 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 174 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1977-1993: 80 publications (4.7 per year); 1994-2010: 408 publications (24.0 per year); 2011-2025: 530 publications (35.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Eric J. Nestler 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 Eric J. Nestler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 887+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 889 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100 889
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Eric J. Nestler publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 38–47 to 887+ publications.
  • Eric J. Nestler, a Neuroscience scholar from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, records 889 publications - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Eric J. Nestler, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 158–167 publications range, and Eric J. Nestler ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 98–107 publications, holding 539 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 76% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 248–257 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 887 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Eric J. Nestler 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 Eric J. Nestler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 163+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 211 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100 211
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Eric J. Nestler D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 68 ranges running from 30–31 to 163+ D-Index.
  • Eric J. Nestler, a Neuroscience scholar from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, records 211 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Eric J. Nestler, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 54–55 D-Index range, and Eric J. Nestler ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 46–47 D-Index, holding 512 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 65% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 62–63 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2010 - Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health, National Academy of Medicine
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1998 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1997 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
  • 1987 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Eric J. Nestler is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. With over 200 publications in neuroscience and more than 130 in biochemistry and molecular biology, their work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, biological psychiatry, and physiology.

Their scientific contributions encompass several key topics, including:

  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Tryptophan and Brain Disorders
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior

Frequent publication venues for Eric J. Nestler include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Trends in Neurosciences
  • Science Advances
  • Molecular Psychiatry

Notable recent papers by Eric J. Nestler include:

  • "Machine Learning to Predict Mortality and Critical Events in a Cohort of Patients With COVID-19 in New York City: Model Development and Validation" (2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research)
  • "Midbrain projection to the basolateral amygdala encodes anxiety-like but not depression-like behaviors" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Sex-Specific Role for the Long Non-coding RNA LINC00473 in Depression" (2020, Neuron)
  • "Viral tools for neuroscience" (2020, Nature reviews. Neuroscience)
  • "Orexin signaling in GABAergic lateral habenula neurons modulates aggressive behavior in male mice" (2020, Nature Neuroscience)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Li Shen
  • Eric M. Parise
  • Caleb J. Browne
  • Scott J. Russo
  • Aarthi Ramakrishnan

Eric J. Nestler has contributed to book publications, including a title published by McGraw-Hill eBooks: "Nestler, Hyman & Malenka's molecular neuropharmacology: a foundation for clinical neuroscience" (2020).

Throughout their career, they have been recognized with several awards, such as:

  • Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health, National Academy of Medicine (2010)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2005)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2003)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (1998)
  • Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award (1997)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1987)

Best Publications

  • Neurobiology of depression.

    Eric J. Nestler;Michel Barrot;Ralph J. DiLeone;Amelia J. Eisch

  • Chronic Antidepressant Treatment Increases Neurogenesis in Adult Rat Hippocampus

    Jessica E. Malberg;Amelia J. Eisch;Eric J. Nestler;Ronald S. Duman

  • The molecular neurobiology of depression

    Vaishnav Krishnan;Eric J. Nestler;Eric J. Nestler

  • NEURAL MECHANISMS OF ADDICTION: The Role of Reward-Related Learning and Memory

    Steven E. Hyman;Robert C. Malenka;Eric J. Nestler

  • A molecular and cellular theory of depression

    Ronald S. Duman;George R. Heninger;Eric J. Nestler

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

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

  • Molecular basis of long-term plasticity underlying addiction

    Eric J. Nestler

  • Essential Role of BDNF in the Mesolimbic Dopamine Pathway in Social Defeat Stress

    Olivier Berton;Colleen A. McClung;Ralph J. DiLeone;Vaishnav Krishnan

  • The Mesolimbic Dopamine Reward Circuit in Depression

    Eric J. Nestler;William A. Carlezon

  • Animal models of neuropsychiatric disorders

    Eric J Nestler;Steven E Hyman

  • The brain reward circuitry in mood disorders

    Scott J. Russo;Eric J. Nestler

  • Sustained hippocampal chromatin regulation in a mouse model of depression and antidepressant action

    Nadia M Tsankova;Olivier Berton;William Renthal;Arvind Kumar

  • New approaches to antidepressant drug discovery: beyond monoamines

    Olivier Berton;Eric J. Nestler

  • Molecular and Cellular Basis of Addiction

    Eric J. Nestler;George K. Aghajanian

  • Is there a common molecular pathway for addiction

    Eric J Nestler

  • Epigenetic regulation in psychiatric disorders

    Nadia Tsankova;William Renthal;Arvind Kumar;Eric J. Nestler

  • Molecular mechanisms of drug addiction

    Eric J. Nestler

  • Psychobiology and molecular genetics of resilience.

    Adriana Feder;Eric J. Nestler;Dennis S. Charney

  • The many faces of CREB

    William A. Carlezon;Ronald S. Duman;Eric J. Nestler

  • CHRONIC ANTIDEPRESSANT ADMINISTRATION INCREASES THE EXPRESSION OF CAMP RESPONSE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN (CREB) IN RAT HIPPOCAMPUS

    M Nibuya;EJ Nestler;RS Duman

Frequent Co-Authors

Rachael L. Neve
Rachael L. Neve Harvard University
Scott J. Russo
Scott J. Russo Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Ronald S. Duman
Ronald S. Duman Yale University
Li Shen
Li Shen Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Vincent Vialou
Vincent Vialou Sorbonne University
Ming-Hu Han
Ming-Hu Han Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
David M. Dietz
David M. Dietz University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Jian Feng
Jian Feng University at Buffalo, State University of New York
David W. Self
David W. Self The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Michel Barrot
Michel Barrot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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