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Richard J. Traub

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Neuroscience

D-Index
47
Citations
7768
World Ranking
6471
National Ranking
2812

Richard J. Traub 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. Traub sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 111 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard J. Traub 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. Traub sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 47 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Richard J. Traub is a researcher affiliated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with a significant focus on pain mechanisms and treatments. Their work intersects several subfields, including physiology, psychiatry and mental health, cellular and molecular neuroscience, pharmacology, and molecular biology.

Their recent scholarly output includes several papers published between 2020 and 2023 in peer-reviewed journals. Notable publications include:

  • Down-regulation of Spinal 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C Receptors Contributes to Somatic Hyperalgesia Induced by Orofacial Inflammation Combined with Stress (2020, Neuroscience)
  • Spinal CCK Contributes to Somatic Hyperalgesia Induced by Orofacial Inflammation Combined with Stress in Adult Female Rats (2021, European Journal of Pharmacology)
  • Spinal CCK1 Receptors Contribute to Somatic Pain Hypersensitivity Induced by Malocclusion via a Reciprocal Neuron-Glial Signaling Cascade (2022, Journal of Pain)
  • Peripheral Mechanisms Contribute to Comorbid Visceral Hypersensitivity Induced by Preexisting Orofacial Pain and Stress in Female Rats (2020, Neurogastroenterology & Motility)
  • Sex Differences in Visceral Sensitivity and Brain Activity in a Rat Model of Comorbid Pain: A Longitudinal Study (2023, Pain)

Richard J. Traub has published frequently in specific venues that reflect their focus on pain and neuroscience. These venues include:

  • Journal of Pain
  • European Journal of Pharmacology
  • Brain Research Bulletin
  • Frontiers in Pain Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The main topics addressed in their research encompass:

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications

Collaboration is a key feature of Richard J. Traub's scientific work. They have frequently co-authored publications with several researchers, including:

  • Dong-Yuan Cao
  • Alison Scott
  • Robert K. Ernst
  • Shelby Hanson
  • Ohannes K. Melemedjian

The breadth of Richard J. Traub's research combines molecular, physiological, and pharmacological approaches to better understand and address complex pain conditions, with a notable emphasis on the neurobiological and cellular mechanisms underlying pain modulation.

Best Publications

  • Studying sex and gender differences in pain and analgesia: a consensus report

    Joel D. Greenspan;Rebecca M. Craft;Linda LeResche;Lars Arendt-Nielsen

  • Expansion of receptive fields of spinal lamina I projection neurons in rats with unilateral adjuvant-induced inflammation: the contribution of dorsal horn mechanisms.

    Janice L.K. Hylden;Richard L. Nahin;Richard J. Traub;Ronald Dubner

  • The role of nitric oxide in the development and maintenance of the hyperalgesia produced by intraplantar injection of carrageenan in the rat

    S.T. Meller;C.P. Cummings;R.J. Traub;G.F. Gebhart

  • Dynorphin expression and Fos-like immunoreactivity following inflammation induced hyperalgesia are colocalized in spinal cord neurons.

    K. Noguchi;K. Kowalski;R. Traub;A. Solodkin

  • Characterization of basal and re-inflammation-associated long-term alteration in pain responsivity following short-lasting neonatal local inflamatory insult

    K. Ren;V. Anseloni;S. P. Zou;E. B. Wade

  • Differential c-fos expression in the nucleus of the solitary tract and spinal cord following noxious gastric distention in the rat.

    R.J Traub;J.N Sengupta;G.F Gebhart

  • Biological basis of visceral pain: recent developments.

    Elie D Al-Chaer;Richard J Traub

  • Experimental lumbar radiculopathy. Immunohistochemical and quantitative demonstrations of pain induced by lumbar nerve root irritation of the rat.

    Mamoru Kawakami;James Neil Weinstein;Kevin F. Spratt;Kenichi Chatani

  • Fos-like proteins in the lumbosacral spinal cord following noxious and non-noxious colorectal distention in the rat

    Richard J. Traub;Patty Pechman;Michael J. Iadarola;G.F. Gebhart

  • The spinal contribution of substance P to the generation and maintenance of inflammatory hyperalgesia in the rat

    Richard J. Traub

  • Estrogen Modulates the Visceromotor Reflex and Responses of Spinal Dorsal Horn Neurons to Colorectal Stimulation in the Rat

    Yaping Ji;Anne Z. Murphy;Richard J. Traub

  • Noxious colorectal distention induced-c-Fos protein in limbic brain structures in the rat.

    Richard J. Traub;Elizabeth Silva;G.F. Gebhart;Ana Solodkin

  • Differences in spinal distribution and neurochemical phenotype of colonic afferents in mouse and rat.

    Julie A. Christianson;Richard J. Traub;Brian M. Davis

  • The visceromotor response to colorectal distention fluctuates with the estrous cycle in rats

    Yaping Ji;Bin Tang;Richard J Traub

  • Prostaglandin E(2) modulates TTX-R I(Na) in rat colonic sensory neurons.

    Michael S. Gold;Lei Zhang;Dena L. Wrigley;Richard J. Traub

  • Effects of spinal kappa-opioid receptor agonists on the responsiveness of nociceptive superficial dorsal horn neurons.

    Janice L.K. Hylden;Richard L. Nahin;Richard J. Traub;Ronald Dubner

  • Persistent Pain Model Reveals Sex Difference in Morphine Potency

    Xiaoya Wang;Richard J. Traub;Anne Z. Murphy

  • Unilateral hindpaw inflammation produces a bilateral increase in NADPH-diaphorase histochemical staining in the rat lumbar spinal cord

    A. Solodkin;R.J. Traub;G.F. Gebhart

  • Evidence for thoracolumbar spinal cord processing of inflammatory, but not acute colonic pain.

    Richard J. Traub

  • Differential expression of c-fos and c-jun in two regions of the rat spinal cord following noxious colorectal distention.

    Richard J. Traub;Thomas Herdegen;G.F. Gebhart

  • Consensus report Studying sex and gender differences in pain and analgesia: A consensus report

    Joel D. Greenspan;Rebecca M. Craft;Linda LeResche;Lars Arendt-Nielsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald F. Gebhart
Gerald F. Gebhart University of Pittsburgh
Anne Z. Murphy
Anne Z. Murphy Georgia State University
Ana Solodkin
Ana Solodkin University of California, Irvine
Michael S. Gold
Michael S. Gold University of Pittsburgh
Ronald Dubner
Ronald Dubner University of Maryland, Baltimore
Michael J. Iadarola
Michael J. Iadarola National Institutes of Health
Lars Arendt-Nielsen
Lars Arendt-Nielsen Aalborg University
Joel D. Greenspan
Joel D. Greenspan University of Maryland, Baltimore
Michael S. Lidow
Michael S. Lidow University of Maryland, Baltimore
Karen J. Berkley
Karen J. Berkley Florida State University

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