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Robert J. Sutherland

Robert J. Sutherland

University of Lethbridge
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
70
Citations
20462
World Ranking
2492
National Ranking
137

Robert J. Sutherland 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 Robert J. Sutherland sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 160 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert J. Sutherland 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 Robert J. Sutherland sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert J. Sutherland is affiliated with the University of Lethbridge in Canada. Their research spans various aspects of neuroscience and medicine, with a primary focus on understanding neural mechanisms related to memory, neurodegeneration, and neuropharmacology. The scientist's work encompasses both broad and specialized fields within neuroscience, including cognitive neuroscience, physiology, neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and behavioral neuroscience.

Key research topics covered by Robert J. Sutherland include:

  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques

Their recent publications illustrate ongoing contributions to neuroscience and related fields. Notable papers include:

  • Intracerebral seeding of amyloid-β and tau pathology in mice: Factors underlying prion-like spreading and comparisons with α-synuclein, 2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Intact Behavioral Expression of Contextual Fear, Context Discrimination, and Object Discrimination Memories Acquired in the Absence of the Hippocampus, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Distributed learning episodes create a context fear memory outside the hippocampus that depends on perirhinal and anterior cingulate cortices, 2021, Learning & Memory
  • Challenges of a small world analysis for the continuous monitoring of behavior in mice, 2022, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Dramatic impacts on brain pathology, anxiety, and cognitive function in the knock-in APPNL-G-F mouse model of Alzheimer disease following long-term voluntary exercise, 2022, Alzheimer's Research & Therapy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert J. Sutherland include:

  • Majid H. Mohajerani
  • Sean G. Lacoursiere
  • Robert J. McDonald
  • Brendan B. McAllister
  • Nancy S. Hong

The scientist has published extensively in several research journals and platforms. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Learning & Memory
  • Alzheimer's Research & Therapy

Robert J. Sutherland's published work highlights multidisciplinary collaboration and an emphasis on diseases of the nervous system, particularly Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. Their contributions cover experimental studies on memory systems, prion-like protein propagation in pathology, and behavioral neuroscience approaches to understanding fear and cognition outside classical brain regions such as the hippocampus.

Best Publications

  • Configural association theory: The role of the hippocampal formation in learning, memory, and amnesia.

    Robert J. Sutherland;Jerry W. Rudy

  • Ubiquitous cell-surface glycoprotein on tumor cells is proliferation-associated receptor for transferrin.

    Robert Sutherland;Domenico Delia;Claudio Schneider;Roland Newman

  • A characterization of performance by men and women in a virtual Morris water task:: A large and reliable sex difference

    Robert S Astur;Maria L Ortiz;Robert J Sutherland

  • A behavioural analysis of spatial localization following electrolytic, kainate- or colchicine-induced damage to the hippocampal formation in the rat ☆

    Robert J. Sutherland;Ian Q. Whishaw;Bryan Kolb

  • Spatial mapping: definitive disruption by hippocampal or medial frontal cortical damage in the rat

    Robert J. Sutherland;Bryan Kolb;Ian Q. Whishaw

  • The dorsal diencephalic conduction system: A review of the anatomy and functions of the habenular complex ☆

    Robert J. Sutherland

  • The Aging Hippocampus: Cognitive, Biochemical and Structural Findings

    Ira Driscoll;Derek A. Hamilton;Helen Petropoulos;Ronald A. Yeo

  • Humans with hippocampus damage display severe spatial memory impairments in a virtual Morris water task.

    Robert S Astur;Laughlin B Taylor;Adam N Mamelak;Linda Philpott

  • P-24: a human leukemia-associated and lymphohemopoietic progenitor cell surface structure identified with monoclonal antibody.

    John H. Kersey;Tucker W. Lebien;Candice S. Abramson;Roland Newman

  • A comparison of the contributions of the frontal and parietal association cortex to spatial localization in rats

    Bryan Kolb;Robert J. Sutherland;Ian Q. Whishaw

  • Hippocampal granule cells are necessary for normal spatial learning but not for spatially-selective pyramidal cell discharge

    B. L. McNaughton;C. A. Barnes;J. Meltzer;R. J. Sutherland

  • Configural association theory and the hippocampal formation: an appraisal and reconfiguration.

    Jerry W. Rudy;Robert J. Sutherland

  • The role of the fornix/fimbria and some related subcortical structures in place learning and memory

    R.J. Sutherland;A.J. Rodriguez

  • Contributions of cingulate cortex to two forms of spatial learning and memory

    RJ Sutherland;IQ Whishaw;B Kolb

  • Virtual navigation in humans: the impact of age, sex, and hormones on place learning

    Ira Driscoll;Derek A. Hamilton;Derek A. Hamilton;Ronald A. Yeo;William M. Brooks

  • The hippocampal formation is necessary for rats to learn and remember configural discriminations.

    Jerry W. Rudy;Robert J. Sutherland

  • Neuronal code for extended time in the hippocampus

    Emily A. Mankin;Fraser T. Sparks;Begum Slayyeh;Robert J. Sutherland

  • Dissociation of the Medial Prefrontal, Posterior Parietal, and Posterior Temporal Cortex for Spatial Navigation and Recognition Memory in the Rat

    Bryan Kolb;Kristin Buhrmann;Robert McDonald;Robert J. Sutherland

  • Hippocampus, amygdala, and memory deficits in rats.

    R.J. Sutherland;R.J. McDonald

  • Cholinergic receptor blockade impairs spatial localization by use of distal cues in the rat.

    Robert J. Sutherland;Ian Q. Whishaw;Jack C. Regehr

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. McDonald
Robert J. McDonald University of Lethbridge
Ian Q. Whishaw
Ian Q. Whishaw University of Lethbridge
Bryan Kolb
Bryan Kolb University of Lethbridge
Jerry W. Rudy
Jerry W. Rudy University of Colorado Boulder
Derek A. Hamilton
Derek A. Hamilton University of New Mexico
Gerlinde A. S. Metz
Gerlinde A. S. Metz University of Lethbridge
Robert S. Astur
Robert S. Astur University of Connecticut
Michael P. Weisend
Michael P. Weisend Mind Research Network
Glen T. Prusky
Glen T. Prusky Cornell University
Bruce L. McNaughton
Bruce L. McNaughton University of California, Irvine

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