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Michael S. Gold

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
60
Citations
16655
World Ranking
3786
National Ranking
1732

Michael S. Gold 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 Michael S. Gold sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 194 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael S. Gold 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 Michael S. Gold sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael S. Gold is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a specific focus on subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Surgery, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Ion channel regulation and function, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Ion Channels and Receptors, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology.

Michael S. Gold has contributed to multiple publications in well-known venues, including:

  • Journal of Pain
  • Pain
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • UNC Libraries

Among their recent scholarly articles are:

  • Remote nongenetic optical modulation of neuronal activity using fuzzy graphene, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Current Models for Development of Disease-Modifying Osteoarthritis Drugs, 2021, Tissue Engineering Part C Methods
  • Human cells and networks of pain: Transforming pain target identification and therapeutic development, 2021, Neuron
  • Ti3C2Tx MXene Flakes for Optical Control of Neuronal Electrical Activity, 2021, ACS Nano
  • Synovial joint-on-a-chip for modeling arthritis: progress, pitfalls, and potential, 2022, Trends in biotechnology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael S. Gold include:

  • J Hartung
  • Emanuel Loeza-Alcocer
  • Jamie K. Moy
  • Jorge Baruch Pineda-Farías
  • Hang Lin

Best Publications

  • Studying sex and gender differences in pain and analgesia: a consensus report

    Joel D. Greenspan;Rebecca M. Craft;Linda LeResche;Lars Arendt-Nielsen

  • Nociceptor sensitization in pain pathogenesis

    Michael S Gold;Gerald F Gebhart

  • Lidocaine Toxicity in Primary Afferent Neurons from the Rat

    Michael S. Gold;David B. Reichling;Karl F. Hampl;Kenneth Drasner

  • Hyperalgesic agents increase a tetrodotoxin-resistant Na+ current in nociceptors

    Michael S. Gold;David B. Reichling;Michael J. Shuster;Jon D. Levine

  • Modulation of TTX-R INa by PKC and PKA and Their Role in PGE2-Induced Sensitization of Rat Sensory Neurons In Vitro

    Michael S. Gold;Jon D. Levine;Ana M. Correa

  • Inhibition of neuropathic pain by decreased expression of the tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel, NaV1.8.

    Josephine Lai;Michael S Gold;Chang Sook Kim;Di Bian

  • ION CHANNELS OF NOCICEPTION

    Edwin W. McCleskey;Michael S. Gold

  • Redistribution of NaV1.8 in Uninjured Axons Enables Neuropathic Pain

    Michael S. Gold;Daniel Weinreich;Chang Sook Kim;Ruizhong Wang

  • The role of sodium channels in chronic inflammatory and neuropathic pain.

    Ron Amir;Charles E. Argoff;Gary J. Bennett;Theodore R. Cummins

  • Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels and Hyperalgesia

    Josephine Lai;Frank Porreca;John C. Hunter;Michael S. Gold

  • Excitatory amino acid antagonists (kynurenic acid and MK-801) attenuate the development of morphine tolerance in the rat

    Przemyslaw Marek;Shamgar Ben-Eliyahu;Michael Gold;John C. Liebeskind

  • Calcium Channel α2δ1 Subunit Mediates Spinal Hyperexcitability in Pain Modulation

    Chun-Ying Li;Xiu-Lin Zhang;Elizabeth A. Matthews;Kang-Wu Li

  • A tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium current mediates inflammatory pain in the rat

    Sachia G Khasar;Michael S Gold;Jon D Levine

  • Characterization of six voltage-gated K+ currents in adult rat sensory neurons.

    M. S. Gold;M. J. Shuster;J. D. Levine

  • Multiple neurological abnormalities in mice deficient in the G protein Go

    Meisheng Jiang;Michael S. Gold;Guylain Boulay;Karsten Spicher

  • Chloride Regulation in the Pain Pathway

    Theodore J. Price;Fernando Cervero;Michael S. Gold;Donna L. Hammond

  • Co-expression of nociceptor properties in dorsal root ganglion neurons from the adult rat in vitro

    M.S. Gold;S. Dastmalchi;J.D. Levine

  • Neurotoxicity of Adjuvants Used in Perineural Anesthesia and Analgesia in Comparison With Ropivacaine

    Brian A. Williams;Karen A. Hough;Becky Y. K. Tsui;James W. Ibinson

  • Characterization of basal and re-inflammation-associated long-term alteration in pain responsivity following short-lasting neonatal local inflamatory insult

    K. Ren;V. Anseloni;S. P. Zou;E. B. Wade

  • Mechanisms of pain

    Cheryl L. Stucky;Michael S. Gold;Xu Zhang

  • Consensus report Studying sex and gender differences in pain and analgesia: A consensus report

    Joel D. Greenspan;Rebecca M. Craft;Linda LeResche;Lars Arendt-Nielsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian M. Davis
Brian M. Davis University of Pittsburgh
Gerald F. Gebhart
Gerald F. Gebhart University of Pittsburgh
Kathryn M. Albers
Kathryn M. Albers University of Pittsburgh
Richard J. Traub
Richard J. Traub University of Maryland, Baltimore
Michael M. Morgan
Michael M. Morgan Washington State University
Lars Arendt-Nielsen
Lars Arendt-Nielsen Aalborg University
Joel D. Greenspan
Joel D. Greenspan University of Maryland, Baltimore
Karen J. Berkley
Karen J. Berkley Florida State University
H. Richard Koerber
H. Richard Koerber University of Pittsburgh
David B. Reichling
David B. Reichling University of California, San Francisco

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