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Satoshi Ikemoto

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Neuroscience

D-Index
40
Citations
10870
World Ranking
7975
National Ranking
3423

Satoshi Ikemoto 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 Satoshi Ikemoto sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 74 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Satoshi Ikemoto 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 Satoshi Ikemoto sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Satoshi Ikemoto is affiliated with the National Institute on Drug Abuse in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the broad field of Neuroscience, with an emphasis on several subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Neurology.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics in neuroscience, such as:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior
  • Memory and neural mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Sleep and wakefulness research
  • Functional brain connectivity studies
  • Neural and behavioral psychology studies

Ikemoto has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • "Sex Differences in Opioid and Psychostimulant Craving and Relapse: A Critical Review" (2022) in Pharmacological Reviews
  • "Seeking motivation and reward: Roles of dopamine, hippocampus, and supramammillo-septal pathway" (2022) in Progress in Neurobiology
  • "Medial prefrontal cortex and anteromedial thalamus interaction regulates goal-directed behavior and dopaminergic neuron activity" (2022) in Nature Communications
  • "Supramammillary neurons projecting to the septum regulate dopamine and motivation for environmental interaction in mice" (2021) in Nature Communications
  • "Hypothalamic Supramammillary Control of Cognition and Motivation" (2023) in Journal of Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ikemoto include Andrew J. Kesner, Coleman B. Calva, Hanbing Lu, Céline Nicolas, and Dong V. Wang.

Ikemoto's research has been published in various scientific venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Molecular Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • The role of nucleus accumbens dopamine in motivated behavior: a unifying interpretation with special reference to reward-seeking

    Satoshi Ikemoto;Jaak Panksepp

  • Dopamine reward circuitry: two projection systems from the ventral midbrain to the nucleus accumbens-olfactory tubercle complex.

    Satoshi Ikemoto

  • Localization of brain reinforcement mechanisms: intracranial self-administration and intracranial place-conditioning studies.

    William J McBride;James M Murphy;James M Murphy;Satoshi Ikemoto

  • Brain reward circuitry beyond the mesolimbic dopamine system: a neurobiological theory.

    Satoshi Ikemoto

  • Nucleus accumbens amphetamine microinjections unconditionally elicit 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in rats.

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Brian Knutson;Brian Knutson;Jaak Panksepp;Satoshi Ikemoto

  • Role of Dopamine D1 and D2 Receptors in the Nucleus Accumbens in Mediating Reward

    Satoshi Ikemoto;Bradley S. Glazier;James M. Murphy;James M. Murphy;William J. McBride

  • Similar roles of substantia nigra and ventral tegmental dopamine neurons in reward and aversion.

    Anton Ilango;Andrew J. Kesner;Kristine L. Keller;Garret D. Stuber

  • Basal ganglia circuit loops, dopamine and motivation: A review and enquiry.

    Satoshi Ikemoto;Chen Yang;Aaron Tan

  • Dissociations between appetitive and consummatory responses by pharmacological manipulations of reward-relevant brain regions.

    Satoshi Ikemoto;Jaak Panksepp

  • Involvement of the Olfactory Tubercle in Cocaine Reward: Intracranial Self-Administration Studies

    Satoshi Ikemoto

  • Cocaine Drives Aversive Conditioning via Delayed Activation of Dopamine-Responsive Habenular and Midbrain Pathways

    Thomas C. Jhou;Cameron H. Good;Courtney S. Rowley;Sheng-ping Xu

  • Two Brain Sites for Cannabinoid Reward

    Abraham Zangen;Marcello Solinas;Satoshi Ikemoto;Steven R Goldberg

  • GABA(A) receptor blockade in the anterior ventral tegmental area increases extracellular levels of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens of rats

    Satoshi Ikemoto;Robert R. Kohl;William J. McBride

  • Primary reinforcing effects of nicotine are triggered from multiple regions both inside and outside the ventral tegmental area.

    Satoshi Ikemoto;Mei Qin;Zhong-Hua Liu

  • The Functional Divide for Primary Reinforcement of D-Amphetamine Lies between the Medial and Lateral Ventral Striatum: Is the Division of the Accumbens Core, Shell, and Olfactory Tubercle Valid?

    Satoshi Ikemoto;Mei Qin;Zhong-Hua Liu

  • Self-infusion of GABA(A) antagonists directly into the ventral tegmental area and adjacent regions.

    Satoshi Ikemoto;James M. Murphy;William J. McBride

  • Mapping of chemical trigger zones for reward.

    Satoshi Ikemoto;Roy A. Wise

  • Rewarding and Psychomotor Stimulant Effects of Endomorphin-1: Anteroposterior Differences within the Ventral Tegmental Area and Lack of Effect in Nucleus Accumbens

    Abraham Zangen;Satoshi Ikemoto;James E. Zadina;Roy A. Wise

  • Incubation of Cocaine Craving After Intermittent-Access Self-administration: Sex Differences and Estrous Cycle.

    Céline Nicolas;Trinity I. Russell;Anne F. Pierce;Steeve Maldera

  • Mesopontine median raphe regulates hippocampal ripple oscillation and memory consolidation

    Dong V Wang;Hau-Jie Yau;Carl J Broker;Jen-Hui Tsou

  • Rewarding effects of the cholinergic agents carbachol and neostigmine in the posterior ventral tegmental area.

    Satoshi Ikemoto;Roy A. Wise

  • The effects of early social isolation on the motivation for social play in juvenile rats.

    Satoshi Ikemoto;Jaak Panksepp

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Murphy
James M. Murphy Indiana University
Jaak Panksepp
Jaak Panksepp Washington State University
Antonello Bonci
Antonello Bonci National Institute on Drug Abuse
William J. McBride
William J. McBride Indiana University
Roy A. Wise
Roy A. Wise National Institute on Drug Abuse
Yihong Yang
Yihong Yang National Institute on Drug Abuse
Abraham Zangen
Abraham Zangen Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Eric E. Nelson
Eric E. Nelson The Ohio State University
Brian Knutson
Brian Knutson Stanford University
Yavin Shaham
Yavin Shaham National Institute on Drug Abuse

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