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Jeffrey Burgdorf publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jeffrey Burgdorf sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 72 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Jeffrey Burgdorf D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jeffrey Burgdorf sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jeffrey Burgdorf is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has contributed to a range of neuroscience and molecular biology research. Their scholarly work spans multiple aspects of neuropharmacology, behavioral neuroscience, and cognitive neuroscience, reflecting a focus on understanding neural mechanisms and receptor signaling in brain function.

Their research output includes contributions to diverse topics such as:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

They have published in leading journals including:

  • Neuron
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Neuropharmacology
  • Brain Structure and Function

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Jeffrey Burgdorf are:

  • "An IGFBP2-derived peptide promotes neuroplasticity and rescues deficits in a mouse model of Phelan-McDermid syndrome," 2022, Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Zelquistinel Is an Orally Bioavailable Novel NMDA Receptor Allosteric Modulator That Exhibits Rapid and Sustained Antidepressant-Like Effects," 2022, The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "Shed CNTNAP2 ectodomain is detectable in CSF and regulates Ca2+ homeostasis and network synchrony via PMCA2/ATP2B2," 2021, Neuron
  • "Zelquistinel acts at an extracellular binding domain to modulate intracellular calcium inactivation of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors," 2024, Neuropharmacology

The co-authors frequently collaborating with Burgdorf include:

  • Joseph R. Moskal
  • Marc Dos Santos
  • Peter Penzes
  • Patric K. Stanton
  • John E. Donello

Their scientific contributions largely focus on several intersecting fields of study:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader fields, their work emphasizes subfields such as:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • The neurobiology of positive emotions.

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Jaak Panksepp;Jaak Panksepp

  • Ultrasonic vocalizations as indices of affective states in rats.

    Brian Knutson;Jeffrey S Burgdorf;Jaak Panksepp

  • "Laughing" rats and the evolutionary antecedents of human joy?

    Jaak Panksepp;Jeff Burgdorf

  • Anticipation of play elicits high-frequency ultrasonic vocalizations in young rats.

    Brian Knutson;Jeffrey Burgdorf;Jaak Panksepp

  • Ultrasonic vocalizations of rats (Rattus norvegicus) during mating, play, and aggression: Behavioral concomitants, relationship to reward, and self-administration of playback.

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Roger A. Kroes;Joseph R. Moskal;James G. Pfaus

  • Neurobiology of 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in rats: Electrode mapping, lesion, and pharmacology studies

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Paul L. Wood;Roger A. Kroes;Joseph R. Moskal

  • 50-kHz chirping (laughter?) in response to conditioned and unconditioned tickle-induced reward in rats: effects of social housing and genetic variables.

    Jaak Panksepp;Jeffrey Burgdorf

  • Frequency-modulated 50 kHz ultrasonic vocalizations: a tool for uncovering the molecular substrates of positive affect.

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Jaak Panksepp;Jaak Panksepp;Joseph R. Moskal

  • The role of brain emotional systems in addictions: a neuro-evolutionary perspective and new 'self-report' animal model.

    Jaak Panksepp;Brian Knutson;Jeff Burgdorf

  • Tickling induces reward in adolescent rats.

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Jaak Panksepp

  • Nucleus accumbens amphetamine microinjections unconditionally elicit 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in rats.

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Brian Knutson;Brian Knutson;Jaak Panksepp;Satoshi Ikemoto

  • GLYX-13, a NMDA Receptor Glycine-Site Functional Partial Agonist, Induces Antidepressant-Like Effects Without Ketamine-Like Side Effects

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Xiao Lei Zhang;Katherine L. Nicholson;Robert L. Balster

  • Anticipation of rewarding electrical brain stimulation evokes ultrasonic vocalization in rats.

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Brian Knutson;Brian Knutson;Jaak Panksepp

  • High-Frequency Ultrasonic Vocalizations Index Conditioned Pharmacological Reward in Rats

    Brian Knutson;Jeffrey Burgdorf;Jaak Panksepp

  • Ultrasonic vocalizations induced by sex and amphetamine in M2, M4, M5 muscarinic and D2 dopamine receptor knockout mice.

    Haoran Wang;Shuyin Liang;Jeffrey Burgdorf;Jurgen Wess

  • GLYX-13, an NMDA receptor glycine site functional partial agonist enhances cognition and produces antidepressant effects without the psychotomimetic side effects of NMDA receptor antagonists.

    Joseph R Moskal;Ronald Burch;Jeffrey S Burgdorf;Roger A Kroes

  • Modeling ADHD-type arousal with unilateral frontal cortex damage in rats and beneficial effects of play therapy

    Jaak Panksepp;Jeff Burgdorf;Cortney Turner;Nakia Gordon

  • The effects of selective breeding for differential rates of 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations on emotional behavior in rats.

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Jaak Panksepp;Jaak Panksepp;Stefan M. Brudzynski;Margery C. Beinfeld

  • Breeding for 50-kHz positive affective vocalization in rats.

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Jaak Panksepp;Jaak Panksepp;Stefan M. Brudzynski;Roger Kroes

  • The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor modulator GLYX-13 enhances learning and memory, in young adult and learning impaired aging rats.

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Xiao lei Zhang;Craig Weiss;Elizabeth Matthews

  • Evaluation of rat ultrasonic vocalizations as predictors of the conditioned aversive effects of drugs

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Brian Knutson;Jaak Panksepp;Toni S. Shippenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaak Panksepp
Jaak Panksepp Washington State University
Joseph R. Moskal
Joseph R. Moskal Northwestern University
Brian Knutson
Brian Knutson Stanford University
Patric K. Stanton
Patric K. Stanton New York Medical College
John F. Disterhoft
John F. Disterhoft Northwestern University
Craig Weiss
Craig Weiss Northwestern University
Robert L. Balster
Robert L. Balster Virginia Commonwealth University
Fred W. Turek
Fred W. Turek Northwestern University
Verner P. Bingman
Verner P. Bingman Bowling Green State University
James G. Pfaus
James G. Pfaus Charles University

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