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D-Index
49
Citations
8635
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5993
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2621

H. Richard Koerber 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 H. Richard Koerber sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 108 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

H. Richard Koerber 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 H. Richard Koerber sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

H. Richard Koerber is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on several interconnected fields including medicine and neuroscience, with a strong emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, and molecular biology. The scientist's work encompasses topics such as pain mechanisms and treatments, neurobiology and insect physiology research, ion channel regulation and function, dermatology and skin diseases, vagus nerve stimulation research, gastrointestinal motility and disorders, and ion channels and receptors.

Koerber has contributed to notable publications with a variety of research articles spanning recent years. Key papers include:

  • Parallel ascending spinal pathways for affective touch and pain, 2020, Nature
  • Nonpeptidergic neurons suppress mast cells via glutamate to maintain skin homeostasis, 2021, Cell
  • Distribution of functional opioid receptors in human dorsal root ganglion neurons, 2020, Pain
  • Unique Molecular Characteristics of Visceral Afferents Arising from Different Levels of the Neuraxis: Location of Afferent Somata Predicts Function and Stimulus Detection Modalities, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Mrgprd Cre lineage neurons mediate optogenetic allodynia through an emergent polysynaptic circuit, 2021, Pain

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, indicating a network of sustained research partnerships. Frequent coauthors include Sarah E. Ross, Charles A. Warwick, Junichi Hachisuka, Kathryn M. Albers, and Kelly M. Smith.

Koerber's research is published across a variety of venues, with significant contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Pain, Pain, Nature, and Cell. These publications reflect work spanning preprints and peer-reviewed journals that focus on both neuroscience and pain research.

Best Publications

  • The Functional Organization of Cutaneous Low-Threshold Mechanosensory Neurons

    Lishi Li;Michael Rutlin;Victoria E. Abraira;Colleen Cassidy

  • Dynorphin Acts as a Neuromodulator to Inhibit Itch in the Dorsal Horn of the Spinal Cord

    Adam P. Kardon;Erika Polgár;Junichi Hachisuka;Lindsey M. Snyder

  • Genetic identification of C fibres that detect massage-like stroking of hairy skin in vivo

    Sophia Vrontou;Allan M. Wong;Kristofer K. Rau;H. Richard Koerber

  • Nociceptors lacking TRPV1 and TRPV2 have normal heat responses.

    C. Jeffery Woodbury;Melissa Zwick;Melissa Zwick;Shuying Wang;Jeffrey J. Lawson

  • Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Family Members Sensitize Nociceptors In Vitro and Produce Thermal Hyperalgesia In Vivo

    S. A. Malin;D. C. Molliver;H. R. Koerber;P. Cornuet

  • Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor is a survival factor for isolectin B4-positive, but not vanilloid receptor 1-positive, neurons in the mouse.

    Melissa Zwick;Brian M. Davis;C. Jeffrey Woodbury;John N. Burkett

  • Thermal nociception and TRPV1 function are attenuated in mice lacking the nucleotide receptor P2Y2.

    Sacha A. Malin;Brian M. Davis;H. Richard Koerber;Ian J. Reynolds

  • Parallel ascending spinal pathways for affective touch and pain.

    Seungwon Choi;Junichi Hachisuka;Junichi Hachisuka;Matthew A. Brett;Alexandra R. Magee

  • Artemin Overexpression in Skin Enhances Expression of TRPV1 and TRPA1 in Cutaneous Sensory Neurons and Leads to Behavioral Sensitivity to Heat and Cold

    C. M. Elitt;S. L. McIlwrath;J. J. Lawson;S. A. Malin

  • Properties of somata of spinal dorsal root ganglion cells differ according to peripheral receptor innervated

    H. R. Koerber;R. E. Druzinsky;L. M. Mendell

  • Keratinocytes can modulate and directly initiate nociceptive responses

    Kyle M Baumbauer;Jennifer J DeBerry;Peter C Adelman;Richard H Miller

  • TRPV1 unlike TRPV2 is restricted to a subset of mechanically insensitive cutaneous nociceptors responding to heat.

    Jeffrey J. Lawson;Sabrina L. McIlwrath;C. Jeffery Woodbury;Brian M. Davis

  • Central sprouting and functional plasticity of regenerated primary afferents

    H. R. Koerber;K. Mirnics;P. B. Brown;L. M. Mendell

  • Sox11 transcription factor modulates peripheral nerve regeneration in adult mice.

    Michael P. Jankowski;Sabrina L. McIlwrath;Xiaotang Jing;Pamela K. Cornuet

  • Nonpeptidergic neurons suppress mast cells via glutamate to maintain skin homeostasis.

    Shiqun Zhang;Tara N. Edwards;Virendra K. Chaudhri;Jianing Wu;Jianing Wu

  • SRY-box containing gene 11 (Sox11) transcription factor is required for neuron survival and neurite growth.

    M.P. Jankowski;P.K. Cornuet;S. McIlwrath;H.R. Koerber

  • Mrgprd Enhances Excitability in Specific Populations of Cutaneous Murine Polymodal Nociceptors

    Kristofer K. Rau;Sabrina L. McIlwrath;Hong Wang;Jeffrey J. Lawson

  • Parallel ascending spinal pathways for affective touch and pain

    Seungwon Choi;Junichi Hachisuka;Matthew Brett;Alexandra Magee

  • Neuroanatomical substrates of spinal nociception

    Andrew J. Todd;H. Richard Koerber

  • Comprehensive phenotyping of group III and IV muscle afferents in mouse

    Michael P. Jankowski;Kristofer K. Rau;Katrina M. Ekmann;Collene E. Anderson

  • Kappa Opioid Receptor Distribution and Function in Primary Afferents.

    Lindsey M. Snyder;Michael C. Chiang;Emanuel Loeza-Alcocer;Yu Omori

  • PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT OF RAT PRIMARY AFFERENT FIBERS. II: CENTRAL PROJECTIONS

    K. Mirnics;H. R. Koerber

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian M. Davis
Brian M. Davis University of Pittsburgh
Kathryn M. Albers
Kathryn M. Albers University of Pittsburgh
Michael S. Gold
Michael S. Gold University of Pittsburgh
Andrew J. Todd
Andrew J. Todd University of Glasgow
Nathaniel Heintz
Nathaniel Heintz Rockefeller University
David D. Ginty
David D. Ginty Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Takeshi Kaneko
Takeshi Kaneko Kyoto University
Christoph Schwarzer
Christoph Schwarzer Innsbruck Medical University
Ting Wang
Ting Wang Washington University in St. Louis
Erika Polgár
Erika Polgár University of Glasgow

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