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Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia

Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia

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Neuroscience

D-Index
43
Citations
7799
World Ranking
7375
National Ranking
3182

Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia 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 Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 85 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia 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 Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Psychology, Neuroscience, and Medicine. The interdisciplinary nature of their work reflects a broad investigation into biological and behavioral sciences.

The subfields of study in which they have contributed include Social Psychology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Psychiatry and Mental Health. These subfields indicate a focus on understanding complex interactions between physiological mechanisms and behavioral outcomes.

Main topics addressed in their research encompass neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). These topics suggest an interest in how neurobiological processes influence behavior and mental health conditions.

  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

The scientist has not been documented with frequent co-authors or publication venues, nor with recent paper titles publicly available. However, the range of topics covered implies involvement in studies relevant to neurobiology, endocrinology, and clinical psychology.

Best Publications

  • Serotonin and brain development: role in human developmental diseases

    Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia

  • Serotonin as a developmental signal.

    Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia;Mary Druse;Paul Walker;Jean M. Lauder

  • Serotonin depletion during synaptogenesis leads to decreased synaptic density and learning deficits in the adult rat: a possible model of neurodevelopmental disorders with cognitive deficits

    Carrie Mazer;Jennifer Muneyyirci;Kenneth Taheny;Nicholas Raio

  • Stimulation of astroglial 5-HT1A receptors releases the serotonergic growth factor, protein S-100, and alters astroglial morphology.

    Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia;Randall Murphy;Efrain C. Azmitia

  • Cellular localization of the 5-HT1A receptor in primate brain neurons and glial cells.

    Efrain C. Azmitia;Patrick J. Gannon;Nancy M. Kheck;Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia

  • Behavioral and cellular consequences of increasing serotonergic activity during brain development: a role in autism?

    Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia

  • Role of serotonin and other neurotransmitter receptors in brain development: basis for developmental pharmacology.

    P M Whitaker-Azmitia

  • S-100B but not NGF, EGF, insulin or calmodulin is a CNS serotonergic growth factor.

    E.C. Azmitia;K. Dolan;P.M. Whitaker-Azmitia

  • Awakening the sleeping giant: anatomy and plasticity of the brain serotonergic system.

    E C Azmitia;P M Whitaker-Azmitia

  • Autoregulation of fetal serotonergic neuronal development: Role of high affinity serotonin receptors

    Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia;Efrain C. Azmitia

  • Transgenic mice overexpressing the neurotrophic factor S-100β show neuronal cytoskeletal and behavioral signs of altered aging processes: implications for Alzheimer's disease and Down's syndrome

    Patricia M Whitaker-Azmitia;Michael Wingate;Alice Borella;Robert Gerlai

  • Prenatal cocaine exposure disrupts the development of the serotonergic system.

    H.M. Akbari;H.K. Kramer;P.M. Whitaker-Azmitia;L.P. Spear

  • Localization of 5-HT1A receptors to astroglial cells in adult rats : implications for neuronal-glial interactions and psychoactive drug mechanism of action

    Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia;Colin Clarke;Efrain C. Azmitia

  • Stimulation of astroglial serotonin receptors produces culture media which regulates growth of serotonergic neurons

    Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia;Efrain C. Azmitia

  • Postnatal changes in serotonin1 receptors following prenatal alterations in serotonin levels: further evidence for functional fetal serotonin1 receptors

    Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia;Jean M. Lauder;Anne Shemmer;Efrain C. Azmitia

  • 5-HT1A agonist and dexamethasone reversal of para-chloroamphetamine induced loss of MAP-2 and synaptophysin immunoreactivity in adult rat brain

    Efrain C. Azmitia;Valeria J. Rubinstein;James A. Strafaci;Jose C. Rios

  • The Discovery of Serotonin and its Role in Neuroscience

    Patricia Mack Whitaker-Azmitia

  • Changes in hippocampal morphology following chronic treatment with the synthetic cannabinoid WIN 55,212-2.

    Jodie Lawston;Alice Borella;John K Robinson;Patricia M Whitaker-Azmitia

  • Effects of Gestational Exposure to Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors in Rats: Preliminary Behavioral and Neurochemical Studies

    Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia;Xini Zhang;Colin Clarke

  • Further studies in the developmental hyperserotonemia model (DHS) of autism: social, behavioral and peptide changes.

    Ilan M. McNamara;Alice W. Borella;Lynn A. Bialowas;Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia

Frequent Co-Authors

Efrain C. Azmitia
Efrain C. Azmitia New York University
Lee A. Shapiro
Lee A. Shapiro Texas A&M University
Seiji Shioda
Seiji Shioda Shonan University of Medical Sciences
Menahem Segal
Menahem Segal Weizmann Institute of Science
Robert Gerlai
Robert Gerlai University of Toronto
Mathew Blurton-Jones
Mathew Blurton-Jones University of California, Irvine
Charles E. Ribak
Charles E. Ribak University of California, Irvine
Mitsuhiro Kawata
Mitsuhiro Kawata RMIT University
Linda P. Spear
Linda P. Spear Binghamton University
Marci Lobel
Marci Lobel Stony Brook University

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