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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 46 6622 6090 2875 2585 102 10193

Jennifer L. Whistler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jennifer L. Whistler between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jennifer L. Whistler published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2010. 8 of the 115 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2010. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 1 publication 2016: 4 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 6 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 3 publications
1997 2025

115 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jennifer L. Whistler: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 1
1999 2
2000 1
2001 3
2002 5
2003 1
2004 2
2005 5
2006 0
2007 9
2008 6
2009 10
2010 14
2011 9
2012 13
2013 8
2014 1
2015 1
2016 4
2017 1
2018 1
2019 0
2020 0
2021 2
2022 1
2023 6
2024 5
2025 3
Total 115
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Jennifer L. Whistler 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 Jennifer L. Whistler 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, 98–107 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: 102 publications — 18th percentile

18% 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
98–107 539 102
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
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Jennifer L. Whistler 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 Jennifer L. Whistler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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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, 46–47 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: 46 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 46
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
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Overview

Jennifer L. Whistler is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans multiple scientific fields including Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. The work focuses on understanding receptor mechanisms, signaling pathways, and neuropeptide dynamics.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Whistler's research engages with several specialized subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, General Health Professions, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Surgery. The topics they most frequently explore cover a broad spectrum of receptor-related and neuroscience issues, including:

  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management

Their scholarly output includes publications in various peer-reviewed journals and venues, with frequent contributions published in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Progress in Community Health Partnerships
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Neuroscience

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Jennifer L. Whistler include:

  • Pharmacological and genetic manipulations at the µ-opioid receptor reveal arrestin-3 engagement limits analgesic tolerance and does not exacerbate respiratory depression in mice, 2021, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Unlocking opioid neuropeptide dynamics with genetically encoded biosensors, 2024, Nature Neuroscience
  • Arrestin-3 Agonism at Dopamine D3 Receptors Defines a Subclass of Second-Generation Antipsychotics That Promotes Drug Tolerance, 2023, Biological Psychiatry
  • A Balancing Act: Learning from the Past to Build a Future-Focused Opioid Strategy, 2023, Annual Review of Physiology
  • Deletion of arrestin-3 does not reduce drug-seeking behavior in a longitudinal paradigm of oral morphine self-administration, 2024, Frontiers in Pharmacology

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts include:

  • Anirudh Gaur
  • Elinor Lewis
  • Lindsey Felth
  • Randi Foxall
  • Izabella Sall

Best Publications

  • Single cocaine exposure in vivo induces long-term potentiation in dopamine neurons

    Mark A. Ungless;Jennifer L. Whistler;Robert C. Malenka;Antonello Bonci

  • Functional dissociation of mu opioid receptor signaling and endocytosis: implications for the biology of opiate tolerance and addiction

    Jennifer L Whistler;Huai-hu Chuang;Peter Chu;Lily Y Jan

  • Regulation of opioid receptor trafficking and morphine tolerance by receptor oligomerization.

    Li He;Jamie Fong;Mark von Zastrow;Jennifer L Whistler

  • Modulation of Postendocytic Sorting of G Protein-Coupled Receptors

    Jennifer L. Whistler;Johan Enquist;Aaron Marley;Jamie Fong

  • Morphine-activated opioid receptors elude desensitization by β-arrestin

    Jennifer L. Whistler;Mark von Zastrow

  • Endocytosis of the Mu Opioid Receptor Reduces Tolerance and a Cellular Hallmark of Opiate Withdrawal

    Andrew K Finn;Jennifer L Whistler

  • A heterodimer-selective agonist shows in vivo relevance of G protein-coupled receptor dimers

    Maria Waldhoer;Jamie Fong;Robert M. Jones;Mary M. Lunzer

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  • The role of mu opioid receptor desensitization and endocytosis in morphine tolerance and dependence.

    Lene Martini;Jennifer L Whistler

  • GPR55 ligands promote receptor coupling to multiple signalling pathways

    Christopher M Henstridge;Nariman Ab Balenga;Ralf Schröder;Julia K Kargl

  • A library of 7TM receptor C-terminal tails. Interactions with the proposed post-endocytic sorting proteins ERM-binding phosphoprotein 50 (EBP50), N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF), sorting nexin 1 (SNX1), and G protein-coupled receptor-associated sorting protein (GASP).

    Arne Heydorn;Birgitte P. Søndergaard;Bjarne Ersbøll;Birgitte Holst

  • Dopamine responsiveness is regulated by targeted sorting of D2 receptors

    Selena E. Bartlett;Johan Enquist;Johan Enquist;Frederic W. Hopf;Josephine H. Lee

  • μ-Opioid Receptors: Ligand-Dependent Activation of Potassium Conductance, Desensitization, and Internalization

    Veronica A. Alvarez;Seksiri Arttamangkul;Vu Dang;Abdallah Salem;Abdallah Salem

  • Ligand-induced down-regulation of the cannabinoid 1 receptor is mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor-associated sorting protein GASP1

    Lene Martini;Maria Waldhoer;Margareta Pusch;Viktor Kharazia

  • Real-time trafficking and signaling of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor.

    Sarah Noerklit Roed;Sarah Noerklit Roed;Pernille Wismann;Christina Rye Underwood;Nikolaj Kulahin

  • Dynorphin Controls the Gain of an Amygdalar Anxiety Circuit

    Nicole A. Crowley;Daniel W. Bloodgood;J. Andrew Hardaway;Alexis M. Kendra

  • Beclin 2 Functions in Autophagy, Degradation of G Protein-Coupled Receptors, and Metabolism

    Congcong He;Yongjie Wei;Kai Sun;Binghua Li

  • Dissociation of functional roles of dynamin in receptor-mediated endocytosis and mitogenic signal transduction.

    Jennifer L. Whistler;Mark von Zastrow

  • The Carboxyl Terminus of Human Cytomegalovirus-encoded 7 Transmembrane Receptor US28 Camouflages Agonism by Mediating Constitutive Endocytosis *

    Maria Waldhoer;Maria Waldhoer;Paola Casarosa;Mette M. Rosenkilde;Martine J. Smit

  • A Molecular Basis of Analgesic Tolerance to Cannabinoids

    Anke Tappe-Theodor;Nitin Agarwal;István Katona;Tiziana Rubino

  • An opiate cocktail that reduces morphine tolerance and dependence.

    Li He;Jennifer L. Whistler

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark von Zastrow
Mark von Zastrow University of California, San Francisco
Antonello Bonci
Antonello Bonci National Institute on Drug Abuse
Selena E. Bartlett
Selena E. Bartlett Queensland University of Technology
Evi Kostenis
Evi Kostenis University of Bonn
Viktor Kharazia
Viktor Kharazia University of California, San Francisco
Martine J. Smit
Martine J. Smit Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Bryan L. Roth
Bryan L. Roth University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Yoichi Ueta
Yoichi Ueta University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan
Michael J. Krashes
Michael J. Krashes National Institutes of Health

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