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Richard J. Bodnar 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 Richard J. Bodnar sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 357 publications — 88th percentile

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

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

Richard J. Bodnar 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 Richard J. Bodnar sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 77 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Richard J. Bodnar is affiliated with Queens College, CUNY in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant body of work addressing topics related to Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, and Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects.

Recent publications by Richard J. Bodnar include:

  • Endogenous Opiates and Behavior: 2018, published in Peptides
  • Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2019, published in Peptides
  • Endogenous Opiates and Behavior: 2020, published in Peptides

These works contribute to ongoing discourse in the study of endogenous opiates and their behavioral effects. Their research presence is also marked in other disciplines, including contributions to Chemical Geology and Glia through collaborations.

Frequent collaborators of Bodnar include:

  • Alexander Castillo
  • Ion Carata
  • Rachel Pines
  • Anthony Sclafani
  • Mirna Nashed

Publication outlets with significant contributions from Bodnar encompass:

  • Peptides
  • Physiology & Behavior
  • Chemical Geology
  • Glia
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine

The scientist's work spans several subfields of study such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Their research highlights interdisciplinary approaches, emphasizing molecular and cellular mechanisms alongside physiological processes.

Key research topics addressed by Bodnar include:

  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

Best Publications

  • Morphine-6-glucuronide, a potent mu agonist

    Gavril W. Pasternak;Richard J. Bodnar;Richard J. Bodnar;Janet A. Clark;Charles E. Inturrisi;Charles E. Inturrisi

  • Stress-induced analgesia: Neural and hormonal determinants ☆

    Richard J. Bodnar;Dennis D. Kelly;Martin Brutus;Murray Glusman

  • Dose-dependent reductions by naloxone of analgesia induced by cold-water stress

    Richard J. Bodnar;Dennis D. Kelly;Angela Spiaggia;Carol Ehrenberg

  • Roles of gender, gonadectomy and estrous phase in the analgesic effects of intracerebroventricular morphine in rats.

    Karen L. Kepler;Benjamin Kest;Jacqueline M. Kiefel;Madeline L. Cooper

  • Gender effects and central opioid analgesia.

    Karen L. Kepler;Kelly M. Standifer;Dennis Paul;Benjamin Kest

  • Stress-produced analgesia and morphine-produced analgesia: Lack of cross-tolerance

    Richard J. Bodnar;Dennis D. Kelly;Solomon S. Steiner;Solomon S. Steiner;Murray Glusman

  • Endogenous opioids and feeding behavior: a 30-year historical perspective.

    Richard J Bodnar

  • Antisense mapping of MOR-1 in rats: distinguishing between morphine and morphine-6beta-glucuronide antinociception.

    Grace C. Rossi;Liza Leventhal;Ying-Xin Pan;Jessica Cole

  • Organismic variables and pain inhibition: roles of gender and aging.

    Richard J. Bodnar;Maria-Teresa Romero;Elisse Kramer

  • Different mu receptor subtypes mediate spinal and supraspinal analgesia in mice.

    Dennis Paul;Richard J. Bodnar;Michael A. Gistrak;Gavril W. Pasternak

  • Female preproenkephalin-knockout mice display altered emotional responses

    A. Ragnauth;A. Schuller;M. Morgan;J. Chan

  • Role of μ1-opiate receptors in supraspinal opiate analgesia: a microinjection study

    Richard J. Bodnar;Cynthia L. Williams;Shay J. Lee;Gavril W. Pasternak;Gavril W. Pasternak

  • Interactions among aging, gender, and gonadectomy effects upon morphine antinociception in rats

    Anita K. Islam;Madeline L. Cooper;Richard J. Bodnar

  • Analgesia induced by cold-water stress: attenuation following hypophysectomy.

    Richard J. Bodnar;Murray Glusman;Martin Brutus;Angela Spiaggia

  • General, μ and κ opioid antagonists in the nucleus accumbens alter food intake under deprivation, glucoprivic and palatable conditions

    Richard J. Bodnar;Michael J. Glass;Andre Ragnauth;Madeline L. Cooper

  • Opiate and non-opiate mechanisms of stress-induced analgesia: cross-tolerance between stressors.

    Angela Spiaggia;Richard J. Bodnar;Dennis D. Kelly;Murray Glusman

  • Sex differences in opioid analgesia, hyperalgesia, tolerance and withdrawal: Central mechanisms of action and roles of gonadal hormones

    Richard J. Bodnar;Benjamin Kest

  • μ and δ opioid synergy between the periaqueductal gray and the rostro-ventral medulla

    Grace C. Rossi;Gavril W. Pasternak;Gavril W. Pasternak;Richard J. Bodnar

  • Neuropharmacological and neuroendocrine substrates of stress-induced analgesia.

    Richard J. Bodnar

  • Morphine antinociception elicited from the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray is sensitive to sex and gonadectomy differences in rats.

    Eliza K. Krzanowska;Richard J. Bodnar

Frequent Co-Authors

Gavril W. Pasternak
Gavril W. Pasternak Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Grace C. Rossi
Grace C. Rossi Long Island University
Donald W. Pfaff
Donald W. Pfaff Rockefeller University
Mary M. Heinricher
Mary M. Heinricher Oregon Health & Science University
Eric A. Stone
Eric A. Stone New York University
Eberhard Fuchs
Eberhard Fuchs German Primate Center
Bernhard Horsthemke
Bernhard Horsthemke University of Duisburg-Essen
Lindsay B. Hough
Lindsay B. Hough Albany Medical Center Hospital
Alan G. Watts
Alan G. Watts University of Southern California
William R. Crowley
William R. Crowley University of Utah

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