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89
Citations
27107
World Ranking
1157
National Ranking
98

Peter Gass 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 Peter Gass sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 338 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Gass 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 Peter Gass sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter Gass is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and specializes in the field of neuroscience, contributing extensively to research across various subfields. Their work encompasses cellular and molecular neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, molecular biology, studies involving small animals, and social psychology.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including:

  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Treatment of Major Depression

Peter Gass has published frequently in several scientific journals, with multiple contributions appearing in:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Scientific Reports
  • Communications Biology
  • Brain Research Bulletin
  • Laboratory Animal Research

Among recent papers associated with or relevant to their research are:

  • The impact of handling technique and handling frequency on laboratory mouse welfare is sex-specific, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Social isolation in rats: Effects on animal welfare and molecular markers for neuroplasticity, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Impaired endothelium-mediated cerebrovascular reactivity promotes anxiety and respiration disorders in mice, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The continued need for animals to advance brain research, 2021, Neuron
  • Psychisches Befinden in der Bevölkerung während der COVID-19-Pandemie, 2020, Psychiatrische Praxis

Peter Gass collaborates regularly with several other researchers, including:

  • Dragoš Inta
  • Anne Stephanie Mallien
  • Natascha Pfeiffer
  • André Bleich
  • Heidrun Potschka

Best Publications

  • Disruption of the glucocorticoid receptor gene in the nervous system results in reduced anxiety

    François Tronche;Christoph Kellendonk;Oliver Kretz;Peter Gass

  • DNA binding of the glucocorticoid receptor is not essential for survival

    Holger M Reichardt;Klaus H Kaestner;Jan Tuckermann;Oliver Kretz

  • Early-Onset Epilepsy and Postnatal Lethality Associated with an Editing-Deficient GluR-B Allele in Mice

    Rossella Brusa;Frank Zimmermann;Duk Su Koh;Dirk Feldmeyer

  • Stress-induced anhedonia in mice is associated with deficits in forced swimming and exploration.

    Tatyana Strekalova;Rainer Spanagel;Dusan Bartsch;Fritz A Henn

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor: a bridge between inflammation and neuroplasticity

    Francesca Calabrese;Andrea C. Rossetti;Giorgio Racagni;Peter Gass

  • Manganese and chronic hepatic encephalopathy.

    D Krieger;S Krieger;L Theilmann;O Jansen

  • Mice with genetically altered glucocorticoid receptor expression show altered sensitivity for stress-induced depressive reactions.

    Stephanie Ridder;Sabine Chourbaji;Rainer Hellweg;Alexandre Urani

  • Impaired long-term memory and NR2A-type NMDA receptor-dependent synaptic plasticity in mice lacking c-Fos in the CNS

    Alexander Fleischmann;Oivind Hvalby;Vidar Jensen;Tatyana Strekalova

  • Reduction of Morphine Abstinence in Mice with a Mutation in the Gene Encoding CREB

    Rafael Maldonado;Julie A. Blendy;Eleni Tzavara;Peter Gass

  • Phosphorylation of CREB Ser142 Regulates Light-Induced Phase Shifts of the Circadian Clock

    Daniel Gau;Thomas Lemberger;Charlotte von Gall;Oliver Kretz

  • Correlations and discrepancies between serum and brain tissue levels of neurotrophins after electroconvulsive treatment in rats.

    A. Sartorius;R. Hellweg;J. Litzke;M. Vogt

  • Reduced cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus is not correlated with the development of learned helplessness.

    Barbara Vollmayr;Claudia Simonis;Silja Weber;Peter Gass

  • Voluntary exercise induces anxiety-like behavior in adult C57BL/6J mice correlating with hippocampal neurogenesis.

    Johannes Fuss;Nada M.-B. Ben Abdallah;Miriam A. Vogt;Chadi Touma

  • Does cAMP response element-binding protein have a pivotal role in hippocampal synaptic plasticity and hippocampus-dependent memory?

    Detlef Balschun;David P. Wolfer;Peter Gass;Theo Mantamadiotis

  • IL-6 knockout mice exhibit resistance to stress-induced development of depression-like behaviors.

    Sabine Chourbaji;Alexandre Urani;Ioana Inta;Carles Sanchis-Segura

  • Learned helplessness: Validity and reliability of depressive-like states in mice

    S Chourbaji;C Zacher;C Sanchis-Segura;C Dormann

  • Lifetime prevalence and impact of stalking in a European population: Epidemiological data from a middle-sized German city

    Harald Dressing;Christine Kuehner;Peter Gass

  • Basal expression of the inducible transcription factors c-Jun, JunB, JunD, c-Fos, FosB, and Krox-24 in the adult rat brain.

    Thomas Herdegen;Karla Kovary;Anja Buhl;Rodrigo Bravo

  • Deficits in Memory Tasks of Mice with CREB Mutations Depend on Gene Dosage

    Peter Gass;David P. Wolfer;Detlef Balschun;Dorothea Rudolph

  • A runner's high depends on cannabinoid receptors in mice.

    Johannes Fuss;Johannes Fuss;Joerg Steinle;Laura Bindila;Matthias K. Auer

  • Ambiguous-Cue Interpretation is Biased Under Stress- and Depression-Like States in Rats

    Thomas Enkel;Donya Gholizadeh;Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach;Carles Sanchis-Segura

  • Mice with reduced brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression show decreased choline acetyltransferase activity, but regular brain monoamine levels and unaltered emotional behavior.

    Sabine Chourbaji;Rainer Hellweg;Dorothee Brandis;Björn Zörner

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco A. Riva
Marco A. Riva University of Milan
Alexander Sartorius
Alexander Sartorius Heidelberg University
Thomas Herdegen
Thomas Herdegen Kiel University
Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg
Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg Heidelberg University
Fritz A. Henn
Fritz A. Henn Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Rainer Spanagel
Rainer Spanagel Heidelberg University
Günther Schütz
Günther Schütz German Cancer Research Center
Christine Kuehner
Christine Kuehner Central Institute of Mental Health
Georg Köhr
Georg Köhr Heidelberg University
Rupert Palme
Rupert Palme University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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