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Joanne Berger-Sweeney

Joanne Berger-Sweeney

Tufts University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
37
Citations
4908
World Ranking
8837
National Ranking
3739

Joanne Berger-Sweeney 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 Joanne Berger-Sweeney sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 66 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joanne Berger-Sweeney 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 Joanne Berger-Sweeney sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Joanne Berger-Sweeney is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States. Their research is situated primarily within the social sciences, with a focus on education and early childhood education and development.

The scientist has contributed to the body of academic literature with papers published in notable venues. One recent publication is titled Diversity in Neuroscience: How This Moment Is Different, published in 2023 in the Journal of Neuroscience.

  • Journal of Neuroscience

The researcher's main fields and subfields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Education

Primary topics addressed in their work are:

  • Early Childhood Education and Development

Joanne Berger-Sweeney has been recognized by professional organizations with the following awards:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, awarded in 2018
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 2012

Best Publications

  • Differential effects on spatial navigation of immunotoxin-induced cholinergic lesions of the medial septal area and nucleus basalis magnocellularis

    Joanne Berger-Sweeney;Stephan Heckers;Marek Marsel Mesulam;Ronald G. Wiley

  • Reference memory, anxiety and estrous cyclicity in C57BL/6NIA mice are affected by age and sex.

    K.M. Frick;L.A. Burlingame;J.A. Arters;J. Berger-Sweeney

  • Gene knockout of glycine transporter 1: Characterization of the behavioral phenotype

    Guochuan Tsai;Rebecca J. Ralph-Williams;Marzia Martina;Richard Bergeron

  • Behavioral consequences of abnormal cortical development: insights into developmental disabilities

    Joanne Berger-Sweeney;Christine F. Hohmann

  • Behavioral and anatomical abnormalities in Mecp2 mutant mice: a model for Rett syndrome.

    N.A. Stearns;L.R. Schaevitz;H. Bowling;N. Nag

  • Preclinical research in Rett syndrome: Setting the foundation for translational success

    David M. Katz;Joanne E. Berger-Sweeney;James H. Eubanks;Monica J. Justice

  • Effects of Environmental Enrichment on Spatial Memory and Neurochemistry in Middle-Aged Mice

    Karyn M. Frick;Nancy A. Stearns;Jing-Yu Pan;Joanne Berger-Sweeney

  • Mice are not little rats: species differences in a one-day water maze task.

    Karyn M. Frick;Erica T. Stillner;Joanne Berger-Sweeney

  • Selective Immunolesions of Cholinergic Neurons in Mice: Effects on Neuroanatomy, Neurochemistry, and Behavior

    Joanne Berger-Sweeney;Nancy A. Stearns;Stephanie L. Murg;Laura R. Floerke-Nashner

  • Sex differences in learning and memory in mice: effects of sequence of testing and cholinergic blockade.

    Joanne Berger-Sweeney;Amy Arnold;Darlene Gabeau;Jennifer Mills

  • Spatial reference memory and neocortical neurochemistry vary with the estrous cycle in C57BL/6 mice.

    K. M. Frick;J. Berger-Sweeney

  • An altered neonatal behavioral phenotype in mecp2 mutant mice

    Jonathan D Picker;Rebecca Yang;Laura Ricceri;Joanne Berger-Sweeney

  • The cholinergic basal forebrain system during development and its influence on cognitive processes: important questions and potential answers.

    Joanne Berger-Sweeney

  • Reduced extinction of hippocampal-dependent memories in CPEB knockout mice.

    Joanne Berger-Sweeney;N. Ruth Zearfoss;Joel D. Richter

  • Postnatal dietary choline supplementation alters behavior in a mouse model of Rett syndrome

    Nupur Nag;Joanne E. Berger-Sweeney

  • Impairments in learning and memory accompanied by neurodegeneration in mice transgenic for the carboxyl-terminus of the amyloid precursor protein.

    Joanne Berger-Sweeney;Donna L McPhie;Jill A Arters;Jane Greenan

  • Cholinergic basal forebrain is critical for social transmission of food preferences.

    Joanne Berger-Sweeney;Nancy A. Stearns;Karyn M. Frick;Binta Beard

  • Environmental enrichment alters locomotor behaviour and ventricular volume in Mecp21lox mice

    Nupur Nag;Jennifer M. Moriuchi;Cassandra G.K. Peitzman;Bonnie C. Ward

  • Gene–Environment Interactions and Epigenetic Pathways in Autism: The Importance of One-Carbon Metabolism

    Laura R. Schaevitz;Joanne E. Berger-Sweeney

  • Early neonatal 192 IgG saporin induces learning impairments and disrupts cortical morphogenesis in rats

    Laura Ricceri;Christine Hohmann;Joanne Berger-Sweeney

Frequent Co-Authors

Laura Ricceri
Laura Ricceri Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Karyn M. Frick
Karyn M. Frick University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Joseph T. Coyle
Joseph T. Coyle Harvard University
Mark G. Baxter
Mark G. Baxter Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Gemma Calamandrei
Gemma Calamandrei Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Rachael L. Neve
Rachael L. Neve Harvard University
Huda Y. Zoghbi
Huda Y. Zoghbi Baylor College of Medicine
Igor Branchi
Igor Branchi Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Jacqueline N. Crawley
Jacqueline N. Crawley University of California, Davis
Monica J. Justice
Monica J. Justice Hospital for Sick Children

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