The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George F. Koob sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 1,022 publications — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George F. Koob sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 209 D-Index — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
George F. Koob is affiliated with the National Institute on Drug Abuse in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a significant focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, Epidemiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.
The scientist's recent publications include several influential papers such as Opioid use disorder (2020, Nature Reviews Disease Primers), Alcohol-Related Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022, JAMA), Drug Addiction: Hyperkatifeia/Negative Reinforcement as a Framework for Medications Development (2020, Pharmacological Reviews), The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue semaglutide reduces alcohol drinking and modulates central GABA neurotransmission (2023, JCI Insight), and Addiction as a Coping Response: Hyperkatifeia, Deaths of Despair, and COVID-19 (2020, American Journal of Psychiatry).
Koob's work addresses various topics related to neuroscience and addiction, including:
Frequent coauthors throughout their career include Leandro F. Vendruscolo, Nora D. Volkow, Renata C.N. Marchette, Lorenzo Leggio, and Brendan J. Tunstall.
Koob's research has appeared repeatedly in venues such as Biological Psychiatry, Alcohol, Neuropharmacology, Neuropsychopharmacology, and Molecular Psychiatry.
In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to book publications, notably with Rowman & Littlefield, including the title Escaping Addiction published in 2023.
Recognitions include membership in the National Academy of Medicine since 2017 and fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2001.
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