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Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp

Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp

University of Western Ontario
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
61
Citations
10612
World Ranking
3734
National Ranking
214

Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp 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 Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 210 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp 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 Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and psychology. Their research primarily focuses on neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, with significant attention to psychological and sensory processes.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Within these broader disciplines, their work delves into several subfields, such as:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Sensory Systems

Key research topics addressed by Ossenkopp involve:

  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

Their frequent publication venues reflect interdisciplinary engagement, including:

  • Behavioural Brain Research
  • Hormones and Behavior
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Developmental Psychobiology
  • Biology Letters

Collaboration is notable in Ossenkopp's research, with frequent coauthors such as:

  • Martin Kavaliers
  • Indra R. Bishnoi
  • Elena Choleris
  • Cashmeira-Dove Tyson
  • Vangel Matic

Selected recent papers demonstrate diverse thematic interests and publication output:

  • Sex and age differences in locomotor and anxiety-like behaviors in rats: From adolescence to adulthood (2020, Developmental Psychobiology)
  • Pathogens, odors, and disgust in rodents (2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews)
  • Differential effects of progesterone on social recognition and the avoidance of pathogen threat by female mice (2020, Hormones and Behavior)
  • Social factors and the neurobiology of pathogen avoidance (2022, Biology Letters)
  • Infection, learning, and memory: Focus on immune activation and aversive conditioning (2022, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews)

Best Publications

  • Neurobiological effects of intraventricular propionic acid in rats: possible role of short chain fatty acids on the pathogenesis and characteristics of autism spectrum disorders.

    Derrick F. MacFabe;Donald P. Cain;Karina Rodriguez-Capote;Andrew E. Franklin

  • Effects of the enteric bacterial metabolic product propionic acid on object-directed behavior, social behavior, cognition, and neuroinflammation in adolescent rats: Relevance to autism spectrum disorder.

    Derrick F. MacFabe;Nathan E. Cain;Francis Boon;Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp

  • Sex differences in performance in the Morris water maze and the effects of initial nonstationary hidden platform training.

    Tara S. Perrot-Sinal;Marcia A. Kostenuik;Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp;Martin Kavaliers

  • Gonadal Hormone Levels and Spatial Learning Performance in the Morris Water Maze in Male and Female Meadow Voles, Microtus pennsylvanicus

    Liisa A. M. Galea;M. Kavaliers;K.-P. Ossenkopp;E. Hampson

  • Intracerebroventricular Injection of Propionic Acid, an Enteric Bacterial Metabolic End-Product, Impairs Social Behavior in the Rat: Implications for an Animal Model of Autism

    Sandy R. Shultz;Derrick F. MacFabe;Klaus Peter Ossenkopp;Shannon Scratch

  • SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC SPATIAL LEARNING IN MEADOW VOLES MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS AND DEER MICE PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS

    Liisa A. M. Galea;Martin Kavaliers;Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp

  • Sexually dimorphic spatial learning varies seasonally in two populations of deer mice.

    L.A.M. Galea;M. Kavaliers;K.-P. Ossenkopp;D. Innes

  • Intracerebroventricular injections of the enteric bacterial metabolic product propionic acid impair cognition and sensorimotor ability in the Long-Evans rat: further development of a rodent model of autism.

    Sandy R. Shultz;Derrick F. MacFabe;Samantha Martin;Jordana Jackson

  • Possible mechanisms by which extremely low frequency magnetic fields affect opioid function.

    Frank S. Prato;Jeffrey J. L. Carson;Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp;Martin Kavaliers

  • Taste reactivity responses in rats: influence of sex and the estrous cycle

    Sharon N. D. A. Clarke;Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp

  • A Novel Rodent Model of Autism: Intraventricular Infusions of Propionic Acid Increase Locomotor Activity and Induce Neuroinflammation and Oxidative Stress in Discrete Regions of Adult Rat Brain

    Derrick F. MacFabe;Karina Rodríguez-Capote;Jennifer E. Hoffman;Andrew E. Franklin

  • Pre- and neonatal exposure to lipopolysaccharide or the enteric metabolite, propionic acid, alters development and behavior in adolescent rats in a sexually dimorphic manner.

    Kelly A. Foley;Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp;Martin Kavaliers;Derrick F. MacFabe

  • Pain perception and electromagnetic fields.

    Cristina Del Seppia;Sergio Ghione;Paolo Luschi;Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp

  • Sexually dimorphic effects of prenatal exposure to propionic acid and lipopolysaccharide on social behavior in neonatal, adolescent, and adult rats: implications for autism spectrum disorders.

    Kelly A. Foley;Derrick F. MacFabe;Alisha Vaz;Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp

  • Antinociceptive effects of a pulsed magnetic field in the land snail, Cepaea nemoralis

    Alex W. Thomas;Alex W. Thomas;Martin Kavaliers;Frank S Prato;Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp

  • Pulsed Magnetic Field Induced “Analgesia” in the Land Snail, Cepaea nemoralis, and the Effects of μ, δ, and κ Opioid Receptor Agonists/Antagonists

    A.W Thomas;M Kavaliers;F.S Prato;K.-P Ossenkopp

  • Sexually dimorphic effects of prenatal exposure to lipopolysaccharide, and prenatal and postnatal exposure to propionic acid, on acoustic startle response and prepulse inhibition in adolescent rats: relevance to autism spectrum disorders.

    Kelly A. Foley;Derrick F. MacFabe;Martin Kavaliers;Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp

  • Toxin-induced conditioned changes in taste reactivity and the role of the chemosensitive area postrema.

    Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp;Lisa A. Eckel

  • Brief predator odour exposure activates the HPA axis independent of locomotor changes.

    Perrot-Sinal Ts;Ossenkopp Kp;Kavaliers M

  • Bird orientation and the geomagnetic field: A review

    Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp;Raphael Barbeito

  • Magnetic field inhibition of morphine-induced analgesia and behavioral activity in mice: evidence for involvement of calcium ions.

    Martin Kavaliers;Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Kavaliers
Martin Kavaliers University of Western Ontario
Donald P. Cain
Donald P. Cain University of Western Ontario
Paul R. Sanberg
Paul R. Sanberg University of South Florida
Linda A. Parker
Linda A. Parker University of Guelph
Elena Choleris
Elena Choleris University of Guelph
Michael A. Persinger
Michael A. Persinger Laurentian University
Dwight Mazmanian
Dwight Mazmanian Lakehead University
Liisa A.M. Galea
Liisa A.M. Galea University of British Columbia
Paola Valsecchi
Paola Valsecchi University of Parma
Sari M. van Anders
Sari M. van Anders Queen's University

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