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Gary L. Westbrook

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Neuroscience

D-Index
87
Citations
36153
World Ranking
1237
National Ranking
633

Gary L. Westbrook 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 Gary L. Westbrook 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.

Gary L. Westbrook 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 Gary L. Westbrook sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 87 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Gary L. Westbrook is affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple topics, fields, and collaborations in neuroscience and related disciplines.

Their recent publication record includes:

  • α2δ-2 Protein Controls Structure and Function at the Cerebellar Climbing Fiber Synapse, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Adaptive Mossy Cell Circuit Plasticity after Status Epilepticus, 2022, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Revisiting I-BAR Proteins at Central Synapses, 2021, Frontiers in Neural Circuits
  • Induction of Oxidative Stress and Alteration of Synaptic Gene Expression in Newborn Hippocampal Granule Cells after Developmental Exposure to Aroclor 1254, 2022, Neuroendocrinology
  • Adaptive mossy cell circuit plasticity after status epilepticus, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Westbrook include:

  • Eric Gouaux
  • Janette Myers
  • Farzad Jalali-Yazdi
  • Heidi Owen
  • Eric Schnell

Publications have often appeared in the following venues:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Neural Circuits
  • Neuroendocrinology

Their scientific work focuses on key topics including:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms

Westbrook's fields and subfields of study encompass:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Geophysics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

Throughout their career, Westbrook has received several distinctions including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2009
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2008
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2002

Best Publications

  • Voltage-dependent block by Mg2+ of NMDA responses in spinal cord neurones.

    Mark L. Mayer;Gary L. Westbrook;Peter B. Guthrie

  • NMDA-receptor activation increases cytoplasmic calcium concentration in cultured spinal cord neurones

    Amy B. MacDermott;Amy B. MacDermott;Mark L. Mayer;Gary L. Westbrook;Stephen J. Smith

  • The physiology of excitatory amino acids in the vertebrate central nervous system.

    Mark L. Mayer;Gary L. Westbrook

  • The time course of glutamate in the synaptic cleft.

    John D. Clements;Robin A. J. Lester;Gang Tong;Craig E. Jahr

  • Permeation and block of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor channels by divalent cations in mouse cultured central neurones.

    M. L. Mayer;Gary Westbrook

  • The Incorporation of NMDA Receptors with a Distinct Subunit Composition at Nascent Hippocampal Synapses In Vitro

    Kenneth R. Tovar;Gary L. Westbrook

  • Micromolar concentrations of Zn2+ antagonize NMDA and GABA responses of hippocampal neurons.

    Gary L. Westbrook;Mark L. Mayer

  • Channel kinetics determine the time course of NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic currents.

    Robin A. J. Lester;John D. Clements;Gary L. Westbrook;Craig E. Jahr

  • Neuronal cell killing by the envelope protein of HIV and its prevention by vasoactive intestinal peptide.

    Douglas E. Brenneman;Gary L. Westbrook;Sandra P. Fitzgerald;David L. Ennist

  • Nonuniform probability of glutamate release at a hippocampal synapse

    Christian Rosenmund;John D. Clements;John D. Clements;Gary L. Westbrook

  • Desensitized states prolong GABAA channel responses to brief agonist pulses

    Mathew V. Jones;Gary L. Westbrook

  • Calcium-induced actin depolymerization reduces NMDA channel activity

    C. Rosenmund;G.L. Westbrook

  • The impact of receptor desensitization on fast synaptic transmission

    Mathew V. Jones;Gary L. Westbrook

  • Mobile NMDA Receptors at Hippocampal Synapses

    Kenneth R. Tovar;Gary L. Westbrook

  • Inactivation of NMDA channels in cultured hippocampal neurons by intracellular calcium

    P Legendre;C Rosenmund;GL Westbrook

  • A voltage-clamp analysis of inward (anomalous) rectification in mouse spinal sensory ganglion neurones.

    M. L. Mayer;Gary Westbrook

  • microRNA-132 regulates dendritic growth and arborization of newborn neurons in the adult hippocampus

    Stephen T. Magill;Xiaolu A. Cambronne;Bryan W. Luikart;Daniel T. Lioy

  • Activation kinetics reveal the number of glutamate and glycine binding sites on the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor.

    J.D. Clements;G.L. Westbrook

  • Integrins mediate functional pre- and postsynaptic maturation at a hippocampal synapse

    Pascale Chavis;Pascale Chavis;Gary Westbrook

  • Anchoring of protein kinase A is required for modulation of AMPA/kainate receptors on hippocampal neurons.

    Christian Rosenmund;Daniel W. Carr;Susan E. Bergeson;Gajanan Nilaver

  • Slow excitatory postsynaptic currents mediated by N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors on cultured mouse central neurones.

    I. D. Forsythe;Gary Westbrook

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark L. Mayer
Mark L. Mayer National Institutes of Health
Christian Rosenmund
Christian Rosenmund Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Richard H. Goodman
Richard H. Goodman Oregon Health & Science University
Bryce Vissel
Bryce Vissel St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
Stephen F. Heinemann
Stephen F. Heinemann Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Serge Charpak
Serge Charpak Pennsylvania State University
Ian D. Forsythe
Ian D. Forsythe University of Leicester
Craig E. Jahr
Craig E. Jahr Oregon Health & Science University
Jeffery L. Barker
Jeffery L. Barker National Institutes of Health
Stephen J. Smith
Stephen J. Smith Allen Institute for Brain Science

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