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R. Christopher Pierce 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 R. Christopher Pierce sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 106 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

R. Christopher Pierce 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 R. Christopher Pierce sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 57 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

R. Christopher Pierce is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, contributing to a broad understanding of brain function and behavior.

The main fields of study where R. Christopher Pierce has made contributions include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these broad fields, specific subfields they have focused on are:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Their research has addressed multiple key topics such as:

  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • RNA regulation and disease

R. Christopher Pierce has published research in several venues, including:

  • Neuron
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell stem cell
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Psychiatry

Notable recent papers demonstrate a range of topics from cortical development to addiction biology. These publications include:

  • Sliced Human Cortical Organoids for Modeling Distinct Cortical Layer Formation, 2020, Cell stem cell
  • Nr4a1 suppresses cocaine-induced behavior via epigenetic regulation of homeostatic target genes, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Chromatin-mediated alternative splicing regulates cocaine-reward behavior, 2021, Neuron
  • GLP-1 receptor signaling in the laterodorsal tegmental nucleus attenuates cocaine seeking by activating GABAergic circuits that project to the VTA, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Deep brain stimulation of the infralimbic cortex attenuates cocaine priming-induced reinstatement of drug seeking, 2020, Brain Research

Among frequent collaborators, R. Christopher Pierce has worked extensively with:

  • Sarah E. Swinford-Jackson
  • Matthew T. Rich
  • Sharvari Mankame
  • Samantha J. Worobey
  • Mathieu E. Wimmer

Best Publications

  • A circuitry model of the expression of behavioral sensitization to amphetamine-like psychostimulants

    R.Christopher Pierce;Peter W Kalivas

  • The mesolimbic dopamine system: the final common pathway for the reinforcing effect of drugs of abuse?

    R. Christopher Pierce;Vidhya Kumaresan;Vidhya Kumaresan

  • Epigenetic Inheritance of a Cocaine Resistance Phenotype

    Fair M Vassoler;Samantha L White;Heath D Schmidt;Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili

  • A vitamin as neuromodulator: Ascorbate release into the extracellular fluid of the brain regulates dopaminergic and glutamatergic transmission

    George V. Rebec;R. Christopher Pierce

  • Sliced Human Cortical Organoids for Modeling Distinct Cortical Layer Formation.

    Xuyu Qian;Xuyu Qian;Yijing Su;Christopher D. Adam;Andre U. Deutschmann

  • Cocaine Administered into the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Reinstates Cocaine-Seeking Behavior by Increasing AMPA Receptor-Mediated Glutamate Transmission in the Nucleus Accumbens

    W.-K. Park;A. A. Bari;A. R. Jey;S. M. Anderson

  • CaMKII: a biochemical bridge linking accumbens dopamine and glutamate systems in cocaine seeking.

    Sharon M Anderson;Katie R Famous;Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili;Vidhya Kumaresan

  • Cocaine-induced neuroadaptations in glutamate transmission: potential therapeutic targets for craving and addiction.

    Heath D. Schmidt;R. Christopher Pierce

  • Repeated Cocaine Modifies the Mechanism by which Amphetamine Releases Dopamine

    R. Christopher Pierce;Peter W. Kalivas

  • Administration of the D1-like dopamine receptor antagonist SCH-23390 into the medial nucleus accumbens shell attenuates cocaine priming-induced reinstatement of drug-seeking behavior in rats.

    Sharon M. Anderson;Ausaf A. Bari;R. Christopher Pierce

  • Rational Development of Addiction Pharmacotherapies: Successes, Failures, and Prospects

    R.C. Pierce;C.P. O'Brien;P.J. Kenny;L.J.M.J. Vanderschuren

  • Neurotrophin-3 contributes to the initiation of behavioral sensitization to cocaine by activating the Ras/Mitogen-activated protein kinase signal transduction cascade.

    R. Christopher Pierce;Audrey F. Pierce-Bancroft;Balakrishna M. Prasad

  • Raphe GABAergic neurons mediate the acquisition of avoidance after social defeat.

    C. Challis;J. Boulden;A. Veerakumar;J. Espallergues

  • Antiretroviral drugs induce oxidative stress and neuronal damage in the central nervous system.

    Cagla Akay;Michael Cooper;Akinleye Odeleye;Brigid K. Jensen

  • Sensitization Processes in Drug Addiction

    Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren;R. Christopher Pierce

  • Cocaine-Induced Chromatin Remodeling Increases Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Transcription in the Rat Medial Prefrontal Cortex, Which Alters the Reinforcing Efficacy of Cocaine

    Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili;Vidhya Kumaresan;Heath D. Schmidt;Katie R. Famous

  • GABAB-mediated rescue of altered excitatory–inhibitory balance, gamma synchrony and behavioral deficits following constitutive NMDAR-hypofunction

    M J Gandal;J Sisti;K Klook;K Klook;P I Ortinski

  • Anatomy and pharmacology of cocaine priming-induced reinstatement of drug seeking

    Heath D. Schmidt;Sharon M. Anderson;Katie R. Famous;Vidhya Kumaresan

  • The food intake-suppressive effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor signaling in the ventral tegmental area are mediated by AMPA/kainate receptors.

    Elizabeth G. Mietlicki-Baase;Pavel I. Ortinski;Laura E. Rupprecht;Diana R. Olivos

  • Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) antagonists attenuate cocaine priming- and cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking.

    Vidhya Kumaresan;Menglu Yuan;Judy Yee;Katie R. Famous

  • Stimulation of D1‐like or D2 dopamine receptors in the shell, but not the core, of the nucleus accumbens reinstates cocaine‐seeking behaviour in the rat

    Heath D. Schmidt;Sharon M. Anderson;R. Christopher Pierce

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin A. Garcia
Benjamin A. Garcia Washington University in St. Louis
Peter W. Kalivas
Peter W. Kalivas Medical University of South Carolina
Matthew R. Hayes
Matthew R. Hayes University of Pennsylvania
Julie A. Blendy
Julie A. Blendy University of Pennsylvania
John A. Wolf
John A. Wolf University of Pennsylvania
Hongjun Song
Hongjun Song University of Pennsylvania
Julie A. Kauer
Julie A. Kauer Stanford University
Ethan M. Goldberg
Ethan M. Goldberg Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dennis L. Kolson
Dennis L. Kolson University of Pennsylvania

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