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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Female Scientists 200 18 18 14 14 999 161459
Best Scientists 200 298 282 197 185 999 161459
Neuroscience 202 26 21 19 14 983 169561
Medicine 202 167 153 112 102 992 169648

Nora D. Volkow publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nora D. Volkow between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nora D. Volkow published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 27.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 60 publications in 2022. 83 of the 1,194 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 60. Peak 60 publications in 2022. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 11 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 14 publications 1991: 16 publications 1992: 17 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 21 publications 1996: 34 publications 1997: 26 publications 1998: 19 publications 1999: 30 publications 2000: 22 publications 2001: 26 publications 2002: 26 publications 2003: 31 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 23 publications 2006: 21 publications 2007: 34 publications 2008: 37 publications 2009: 37 publications 2010: 42 publications 2011: 54 publications 2012: 45 publications 2013: 45 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 34 publications 2017: 32 publications 2018: 38 publications 2019: 42 publications 2020: 48 publications 2021: 50 publications 2022: 60 publications 2023: 52 publications 2024: 57 publications 2025: 26 publications
1982 2025

1,194 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nora D. Volkow: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 0
1986 7
1987 8
1988 11
1989 4
1990 14
1991 16
1992 17
1993 8
1994 13
1995 21
1996 34
1997 26
1998 19
1999 30
2000 22
2001 26
2002 26
2003 31
2004 27
2005 23
2006 21
2007 34
2008 37
2009 37
2010 42
2011 54
2012 45
2013 45
2014 29
2015 25
2016 34
2017 32
2018 38
2019 42
2020 48
2021 50
2022 60
2023 52
2024 57
2025 26
Total 1,194
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Nora D. Volkow 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 Nora D. Volkow sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 887+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 983 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100 983
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Nora D. Volkow 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 Nora D. Volkow sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 163+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 202 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100 202
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2009 - Grand prix de l'Inserm - Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
  • 2000 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Nora D. Volkow is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their academic and research activities are primarily situated within the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with substantial work in several related subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, and Physiology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, and Diet and Metabolism Studies.

Among recent publications by Nora D. Volkow are:

  • "Collision of the COVID-19 and Addiction Epidemics" (2020) published in Annals of Internal Medicine
  • "The changing opioid crisis: development, challenges and opportunities" (2020) published in Molecular Psychiatry

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Peter Manza
  • Gene-Jack Wang
  • Dardo Tomasi
  • Corinde E. Wiers
  • Ehsan Shokri-Kojori

Publications by this scientist often appear in several notable venues such as:

  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • JAMA Psychiatry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Nora D. Volkow has received recognition including the Grand prix de l'Inserm from the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale in 2009. Additional honors include membership in the National Academy of Medicine since 2000 and membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Neurocircuitry of Addiction

    George F Koob;Nora D Volkow

  • The Neural Basis of Addiction: A Pathology of Motivation and Choice

    Peter W. Kalivas;Nora D. Volkow

  • Neurobiology of addiction: A neurocircuitry analysis.

    George F Koob;Nora D Volkow

  • Drug Addiction and Its Underlying Neurobiological Basis: Neuroimaging Evidence for the Involvement of the Frontal Cortex

    Rita Z. Goldstein;Nora D. Volkow

  • Adverse Health Effects of Marijuana Use

    Nora D. Volkow;Ruben D. Baler;Wilson M. Compton

  • Dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex in addiction: neuroimaging findings and clinical implications

    Rita Z. Goldstein;Nora D. Volkow;Nora D. Volkow

  • Brain dopamine and obesity.

    Gene-Jack Wang;Gene-Jack Wang;Nora D Volkow;Nora D Volkow;Jean Logan;Naoml R Pappas

  • Neurobiologic Advances from the Brain Disease Model of Addiction

    Nora D. Volkow;George F. Koob;A. Thomas McLellan

  • Graphical analysis of reversible radioligand binding from time-activity measurements applied to [N-11C-methyl]-(-)-cocaine PET studies in human subjects

    Jean Logan;Joanna S. Fowler;Nora D. Volkow;Alfred P. Wolf

  • Addiction, a Disease of Compulsion and Drive: Involvement of the Orbitofrontal Cortex

    Nora D. Volkow;Joanna S. Fowler

  • Distribution Volume Ratios without Blood Sampling from Graphical Analysis of PET Data

    Jean Logan;Joanna S. Fowler;Nora D. Volkow;Nora D. Volkow;Gene Jack Wang

  • Reward, dopamine and the control of food intake: implications for obesity

    Nora D. Volkow;Gene-Jack Wang;Ruben D. Baler

  • How can drug addiction help us understand obesity

    Nora D Volkow;Roy A Wise

  • Opioid Abuse in Chronic Pain — Misconceptions and Mitigation Strategies

    Nora D. Volkow;A. Thomas McLellan

  • The Brain on Drugs: From Reward to Addiction.

    Nora D. Volkow;Marisela Morales

  • Cocaine cues and dopamine in dorsal striatum: mechanism of craving in cocaine addiction.

    Nora D Volkow;Gene-Jack Wang;Frank Telang;Joanna S Fowler

  • The addicted human brain: insights from imaging studies

    Nora D. Volkow;Joanna S. Fowler;Gene-Jack Wang

  • Dopamine in drug abuse and addiction: results from imaging studies and treatment implications

    Volkow Nd;Fowler Js;Wang Gj;Swanson Jm

  • Decreased dopamine D2 receptor availability is associated with reduced frontal metabolism in cocaine abusers

    Nora D. Volkow;Joanna S. Fowler;Gene‐Jack ‐J Wang;Robert Hitzemann;Robert Hitzemann

  • Association of Dopamine Transporter Reduction With Psychomotor Impairment in Methamphetamine Abusers

    Nora D. Volkow;Linda Chang;Gene-Jack Wang;Joanna S. Fowler

Frequent Co-Authors

Gene-Jack Wang
Gene-Jack Wang National Institutes of Health
Joanna S. Fowler
Joanna S. Fowler Brookhaven National Laboratory
Jean Logan
Jean Logan New York University
Dardo Tomasi
Dardo Tomasi National Institutes of Health
Frank Telang
Frank Telang National Institutes of Health
Yu-Shin Ding
Yu-Shin Ding New York University
Alfred P. Wolf
Alfred P. Wolf Brookhaven National Laboratory
Rita Z. Goldstein
Rita Z. Goldstein Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
James M. Swanson
James M. Swanson University of California, Irvine
Nelly Alia-Klein
Nelly Alia-Klein Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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