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Judy K. Brunso-Bechtold

Judy K. Brunso-Bechtold

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
31
Citations
3287
World Ranking
9587
National Ranking
4053

Judy K. Brunso-Bechtold 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 Judy K. Brunso-Bechtold sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 74 publications — 5th percentile

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

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

Judy K. Brunso-Bechtold 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 Judy K. Brunso-Bechtold sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 31 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Judy K. Brunso-Bechtold is affiliated with Wake Forest University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine, particularly focusing on the intersection of radiology, surgery, and epidemiology.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

Subfields of particular emphasis are:

  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Surgery
  • Epidemiology

Their primary research topics cover:

  • Effects of Radiation Exposure
  • Management of metastatic bone disease
  • Bone fractures and treatments

Judy K. Brunso-Bechtold has contributed to recent academic publications, including the paper titled Imaging Radiation-Induced Normal Tissue Injury, published in 2020 by UNC Libraries.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Mike E. Robbins
  • Ann M. Peiffer
  • Christina Tsien
  • Janet E. Bailey
  • Lawrence B. Marks

The scientist's work has appeared primarily in the venue UNC Libraries, reflecting a focus on accessible academic platforms for disseminating research findings.

Best Publications

  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Stimulates Dendritic Growth in Primary Somatosensory Cortex

    Mary M. Niblock;Judy K. Brunso-Bechtold;David R. Riddle

  • Caloric restriction and age affect synaptic proteins in hippocampal CA3 and spatial learning ability.

    Michelle M. Adams;Lei Shi;M. Constance Linville;M. Elizabeth Forbes

  • Spatial Learning and Memory Deficits after Whole-Brain Irradiation are Associated with Changes in NMDA Receptor Subunits in the Hippocampus

    Lei Shi;Michelle M. Adams;Ashley Long;Christy C. Carter

  • Alterations in insulin-like growth factor-1 gene and protein expression and type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptors in the brains of ageing rats.

    William E. Sonntag;Colleen D. Lynch;Sean A. Bennett;Amir S. Khan

  • Age and insulin-like growth factor-1 modulate N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subtype expression in rats.

    William E Sonntag;Sean A Bennett;Amir S Khan;Phillip L Thornton

  • Differential Effects of Aging and Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 on Synapses in CA1 of Rat Hippocampus

    Lei Shi;Martha Constance Linville;Elizabeth Winans Tucker;William Edmund Sonntag

  • Caloric restriction eliminates the aging-related decline in NMDA and AMPA receptor subunits in the rat hippocampus and induces homeostasis.

    Lei Shi;Michelle M. Adams;M. Constance Linville;Isabel G. Newton

  • Imaging Radiation-Induced Normal Tissue Injury

    Mike E. Robbins;Judy K. Brunso-Bechtold;Ann M. Peiffer;Christina I. Tsien

  • Stereological quantification of GAD-67-immunoreactive neurons and boutons in the hippocampus of middle-aged and old Fischer 344 x Brown Norway rats.

    Lei Shi;Anne Elizabeth Argenta;Adam Kerrissey Winseck;Judy Karen Brunso-Bechtold

  • Early-onset GH deficiency results in spatial memory impairment in mid-life and is prevented by GH supplementation

    Erasmo Nieves-Martinez;William Sonntag;Adam Wilson;Ashley Donahue

  • Caloric restriction does not reverse aging-related changes in hippocampal BDNF.

    Isabel G. Newton;M. Elizabeth Forbes;Claudine Legault;James E. Johnson

  • Distinct mechanisms of ethanol potentiation of local and paracapsular GABAergic synapses in the rat basolateral amygdala.

    Yuval Silberman;Lei Shi;Judy K. Brunso-Bechtold;Jeff L. Weiner

  • Age-related decline of presumptive inhibitory synapses in the sensorimotor cortex as revealed by the physical disector.

    Brandon Hollis Poe;Brandon Hollis Poe;Constance Linville;Judy Brunso-Bechtold

  • Effects of aging and caloric restriction on dentate gyrus synapses and glutamate receptor subunits.

    Isabel G. Newton;M. Elizabeth Forbes;M. Constance Linville;Hui Pang

  • Plasticity in the Development of Afferent Patterns in the Inferior Colliculus of the Rat after Unilateral Cochlear Ablation

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  • Hippocampal neuron number is unchanged 1 year after fractionated whole-brain irradiation at middle age.

    Lei Shi;Doris P. Molina;Michael E. Robbins;Kenneth T. Wheeler

  • Dendritic morphology and development in the ferret medial superior olivary nucleus

    Craig K. Henkel;Judy K. Brunso‐bechtold

  • Growth hormone and IGF-I modulate local cerebral glucose utilization and ATP levels in a model of adult-onset growth hormone deficiency.

    William E. Sonntag;Colleen Bennett;Rhonda Ingram;Ashley Donahue

  • Effects of age and insulin-like growth factor-1 on neuron and synapse numbers in area CA3 of hippocampus

    B.H. Poe;C. Linville;D.R. Riddle;W.E. Sonntag

  • Transplantation of cultured type 1 astrocyte cell suspensions into young, adult and aged rat cortex: cell migration and survival.

    Candace Andersson;Michael Tytell;Judy Brunso-Bechtold

  • Quantitative changes in calretinin immunostaining in the cochlear nuclei after unilateral cochlear removal in young ferrets

    Verónica Fuentes-Santamaria;Juan Carlos Alvarado;Anna R. Taylor;Judy K. Brunso-Bechtold

Frequent Co-Authors

William E. Sonntag
William E. Sonntag University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Jeff L. Weiner
Jeff L. Weiner Wake Forest University
Vivien A. Casagrande
Vivien A. Casagrande Vanderbilt University
Ralph B. D'Agostino
Ralph B. D'Agostino Wake Forest University
Lawrence B. Marks
Lawrence B. Marks University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Xiaowei Xu
Xiaowei Xu University of Pennsylvania

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