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D-Index
53
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10805
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5086
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2278

Kathryn M. Albers 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 Kathryn M. Albers sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 142 publications — 39th percentile

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

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

Kathryn M. Albers 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 Kathryn M. Albers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% 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

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kathryn M. Albers is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on medicine and neuroscience, with significant contributions to cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, gastroenterology, endocrine and autonomic systems, as well as complementary and alternative medicine.

Their scientific work encompasses multiple topics related to gastrointestinal motility and disorders, circadian rhythm and melatonin, pain mechanisms and treatments, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, vagus nerve stimulation research, neuropeptides and animal physiology, and ion channels and receptors.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Nonpeptidergic neurons suppress mast cells via glutamate to maintain skin homeostasis" (2021, Cell)
  • "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)
  • "Sympathetic Input to Multiple Cell Types in Mouse and Human Colon Produces Region-Specific Responses" (2020, Gastroenterology)
  • "Epithelial-Neuronal Communication in the Colon: Implications for Visceral Pain" (2020, Trends in Neurosciences)
  • "Optogenetic inhibition of the colon epithelium reduces hypersensitivity in a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease" (2020, Pain)

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Brian M. Davis
  • Sarah A. Najjar
  • H. Richard Koerber
  • Kristen Smith
  • Brian S. Edwards

Albers has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Journal of Pain
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Gastroenterology

Their work includes 28 publications in medicine and 23 in neuroscience, with subfields highlighting 10 contributions in cellular and molecular neuroscience, seven in physiology, six in gastroenterology, five in endocrine and autonomic systems, and four in complementary and alternative medicine.

Major research topics are varied, with 12 publications on gastrointestinal motility and disorders, 10 on circadian rhythm and melatonin, eight each on pain mechanisms and treatments as well as photoreceptor and optogenetics research, six papers related to vagus nerve stimulation research and neuropeptides and animal physiology, and four addressing ion channels and receptors.

In 2019, Kathryn M. Albers was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Mutant keratin expression in transgenic mice causes marked abnormalities resembling a human genetic skin disease.

    Robert Vassar;Pierre A Coulombe;Linda Degenstein;Kathryn Albers

  • Overexpression of nerve growth factor in epidermis of transgenic mice causes hypertrophy of the peripheral nervous system

    KM Albers;DE Wright;BM Davis

  • Ablation of sensory neurons in a genetic model of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma slows initiation and progression of cancer.

    Jami L. Saloman;Kathryn M. Albers;Dongjun Li;Douglas J. Hartman

  • Cutaneous TRPV1+ Neurons Trigger Protective Innate Type 17 Anticipatory Immunity

    Jonathan A. Cohen;Tara N. Edwards;Andrew W. Liu;Toshiro Hirai

  • Nociceptors lacking TRPV1 and TRPV2 have normal heat responses.

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

  • The expression of mutant epidermal keratin cDNAs transfected in simple epithelial and squamous cell carcinoma lines.

    K Albers;E Fuchs

  • 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

  • Sympathetic innervation of lymphoreticular organs is rate limiting for prion neuroinvasion.

    Markus Glatzel;Frank L. Heppner;Kathryn M. Albers;Adriano Aguzzi

  • Expression of mutant keratin cDNAs in epithelial cells reveals possible mechanisms for initiation and assembly of intermediate filaments.

    K Albers;E Fuchs

  • 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

  • The Molecular Biology of Intermediate Filament Proteins

    Kathryn Albers;Elaine Fuchs

  • Neurotrophins, nociceptors, and pain.

    Lorne M. Mendell;Kathryn M. Albers;Brian M. Davis

  • 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

  • Keratinocytes can modulate and directly initiate nociceptive responses

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

  • Neuroplastic Changes Occur Early in the Development of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

    Rachelle E. Stopczynski;Daniel P. Normolle;Douglas J. Hartman;Haoqiang Ying

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

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

  • TRPV1 and TRPA1 Antagonists Prevent the Transition of Acute to Chronic Inflammation and Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis

    Erica S. Schwartz;Jun-Ho La;Nicole N. Scheff;Brian M. Davis

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

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

  • Tissue- and stratum-specific expression of the human involucrin promoter in transgenic mice.

    Joseph M. Carroll;Kathryn M. Albers;Jonathan A. Garlick;Robin Harrington

  • Deletions in epidermal keratins leading to alterations in filament organization in vivo and in intermediate filament assembly in vitro.

    P. A. Coulombe;Yiu-Mo Chan;K. Albers;E. Fuchs

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian M. Davis
Brian M. Davis University of Pittsburgh
H. Richard Koerber
H. Richard Koerber University of Pittsburgh
Gerald F. Gebhart
Gerald F. Gebhart University of Pittsburgh
Michael S. Gold
Michael S. Gold University of Pittsburgh
Elaine Fuchs
Elaine Fuchs Rockefeller University
Frank L. Rice
Frank L. Rice Albany Medical Center Hospital
Stephen G. Waxman
Stephen G. Waxman Yale University
Gary R. Lewin
Gary R. Lewin Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Robert D. Nicholls
Robert D. Nicholls University of Pittsburgh
Joseph C. Glorioso
Joseph C. Glorioso University of Pittsburgh

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