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Neal R. Swerdlow 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 Neal R. Swerdlow sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 415 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Neal R. Swerdlow 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 Neal R. Swerdlow sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 107 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1993 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Neal R. Swerdlow is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans neuroscience and medicine, with a specific focus on cognitive neuroscience and psychiatry and mental health. The work extensively covers neural dynamics and brain function as well as schizophrenia research and treatment.

The main fields of study for Neal R. Swerdlow include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Their subfields of specialization are:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Molecular Biology

Main topics addressed in their research comprise:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Their recent publication record includes the following papers:

  • Memantine Effects on Electroencephalographic Measures of Putative Excitatory/Inhibitory Balance in Schizophrenia (2020), Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
  • Anticholinergic Medication Burden-Associated Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia (2021), American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Hierarchical Pathways from Sensory Processing to Cognitive, Clinical, and Functional Impairments in Schizophrenia (2020), Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • Gamma oscillations predict pro-cognitive and clinical response to auditory-based cognitive training in schizophrenia (2020), Translational Psychiatry
  • Electrophysiological biomarkers of behavioral dimensions from cross-species paradigms (2021), Translational Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Neal R. Swerdlow include:

  • Gregory A. Light
  • Yash B. Joshi
  • Joyce Sprock
  • Juan L. Molina
  • Jo Talledo

Among the venues that regularly publish Neal R. Swerdlow's work are:

  • Biological Psychiatry
  • American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Schizophrenia Research
  • Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
  • Translational Psychiatry

In 1993, Neal R. Swerdlow was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

  • Mapping genomic loci implicates genes and synaptic biology in schizophrenia

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  • Unified huntington’s disease rating scale: Reliability and consistency

    Karl Kieburtz;John B. Penney;Peter Corno;Neal Ranen

  • Human studies of prepulse inhibition of startle: normal subjects, patient groups, and pharmacological studies.

    David L. Braff;Mark A. Geyer;Neal R. Swerdlow

  • Pharmacological studies of prepulse inhibition models of sensorimotor gating deficits in schizophrenia: a decade in review.

    Mark A. Geyer;Kirsten Krebs-Thomson;David L. Braff;Neal R. Swerdlow

  • Neural circuit regulation of prepulse inhibition of startle in the rat: current knowledge and future challenges.

    N R Swerdlow;M A Geyer;D L Braff

  • Dopamine, schizophrenia, mania, and depression: Toward a unified hypothesis of cortico-striatopallido-thalamic function

    Neal R. Swerdlow;George F. Koob

  • Assessing the Validity of an Animal Model of Deficient Sensorimotor Gating in Schizophrenic Patients

    Neal R. Swerdlow;David L. Braff;Navid Taaid;Mark A. Geyer

  • Using an Animal Model of Deficient Sensorimotor Gating to Study the Pathophysiology and New Treatments of Schizophrenia

    Neal R. Swerdlow;Mark A. Geyer

  • Neurophysiological Endophenotypes of Schizophrenia: The Viability of Selected Candidate Measures

    Bruce I. Turetsky;Monica E. Calkins;Gregory A. Light;Ann Olincy

  • Realistic expectations of prepulse inhibition in translational models for schizophrenia research

    Neal R. Swerdlow;Martin Weber;Ying Qu;Gregory A. Light

  • Spatial and Temporal Mapping of De Novo Mutations in Schizophrenia to a Fetal Prefrontal Cortical Network

    Suleyman Gulsuner;Tom Walsh;Amanda C. Watts;Ming K. Lee

  • Startle response models of sensorimotor gating and habituation deficits in schizophrenia.

    Mark A. Geyer;Neal R. Swerdlow;Robert S. Mansbach;David L. Braff

  • Impaired prepulse inhibition of acoustic and tactile startle response in patients with Huntington's disease.

    N R Swerdlow;J Paulsen;D L Braff;N Butters

  • A preliminary assessment of sensorimotor gating in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder

    N.R. Swerdlow;C.H. Benbow;S. Zisook;M.A. Geyer

  • Modulation of the startle response and startle laterality in relatives of schizophrenic patients and in subjects with schizotypal personality disorder: evidence of inhibitory deficits.

    Kristin S. Cadenhead;Neal R. Swerdlow;Kathleen M. Shafer;Martha Diaz

  • The neural substrates of sensorimotor gating of the startle reflex: a review of recent findings and their implications:

    N.R. Swerdlow;S.B. Caine;D.L. Braff;M.A. Geyer

  • Central dopamine hyperactivity in rats mimics abnormal acoustic startle response in schizophrenics

    N.R. Swerdlow;N.R. Swerdlow;D.L. Braff;D.L. Braff;M.A. Geyer;M.A. Geyer;G.F. Koob;G.F. Koob

  • Animal models of deficient sensorimotor gating: what we know, what we think we know, and what we hope to know soon.

    N.R. Swerdlow;D.L. Braff;M.A. Geyer

  • Gamma Band Oscillations Reveal Neural Network Cortical Coherence Dysfunction in Schizophrenia Patients

    Gregory A. Light;Jung Lung Hsu;Ming H. Hsieh;Katrin Meyer-Gomes

  • Symptom Correlates of Prepulse Inhibition Deficits in Male Schizophrenic Patients

    David L. Braff;Neal R. Swerdlow;Mark A. Geyer

  • Neonatal excitotoxic hippocampal damage in rats causes post-pubertal changes in prepulse inhibition of startle and its disruption by apomorphine

    B. K. Lipska;D. R. Weinberger;N. R. Swerdlow;M. A. Geyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory A. Light
Gregory A. Light University of California, San Diego
David L. Braff
David L. Braff University of California, San Diego
Mark A. Geyer
Mark A. Geyer University of California, San Diego
Ming T. Tsuang
Ming T. Tsuang University of California, San Diego
Jeremy M. Silverman
Jeremy M. Silverman Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Larry J. Siever
Larry J. Siever Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Allen D. Radant
Allen D. Radant University of Washington
George F. Koob
George F. Koob National Institute on Drug Abuse
Larry J. Seidman
Larry J. Seidman Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Raquel E. Gur
Raquel E. Gur University of Pennsylvania

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