2026 Scott C. Steffensen: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	37	8822	8147	3731	3378	113	5176

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Overview

Scott C. Steffensen is affiliated with Brigham Young University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within neuroscience and medicine, with a particular emphasis on cellular and molecular approaches.

Steffensen's work has been published in well-known venues, frequently contributing to:

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Brain Behavior and Immunity
Addiction Biology
Biomedicines
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Their main fields of study include:

Neuroscience
Medicine

Within these disciplines, they focus on subfields such as:

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Complementary and alternative medicine

The research topics that characterize their output encompass:

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Selected recent publications demonstrate the breadth of their studies. Representative papers include:

"The role of substance P in acupuncture signal transduction and effects" (2020) published in Brain Behavior and Immunity
"Methamphetamine increases dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens through calcium-dependent processes" (2020) published in Psychopharmacology
"Regional and sex differences in spontaneous striatal dopamine transmission" (2021) published in Journal of Neurochemistry
"Modulation of dopamine release by ethanol is mediated by atypical GABA_A receptors on cholinergic interneurons in the nucleus accumbens" (2021) published in Addiction Biology
"Spontaneous Formation of Melanin from Dopamine in the Presence of Iron" (2020) published in Antioxidants

Their frequent collaborators include:

Jordan T. Yorgason
Kyle B. Bills
Hee Young Kim
Yu Fan
James Brundage

Best Publications

Electrophysiological Characterization of GABAergic Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area

Scott C. Steffensen;Adena L. Svingos;Virginia M. Pickel;Steven J. Henriksen

559
Citations
The Role of Length of Nerve Exposed to Local Anesthetics in Impulse Blocking Action

Stephen A. Raymond;Scott C. Steffensen;Laverne D. Gugino;Gary R. Strichartz

255
Citations
Ventral tegmental area BDNF induces an opiate-dependent-like reward state in naive rats.

Hector Vargas-Perez;Ryan Ting-A-Kee;Christine H. Walton;D. Micah Hansen

223
Citations
Structural and functional neuropathology in transgenic mice with CNS expression of IFN-alpha.

Iain L Campbell;Thomas Krucker;Scott Steffensen;Yvette Akwa

212
Citations
C10 is a novel chemokine expressed in experimental inflammatory demyelinating disorders that promotes recruitment of macrophages to the central nervous system

Valérie C. Asensio;Silke Lassmann;Axel Pagenstecher;Scott C. Steffensen

154
Citations
Discharge Profiles of Ventral Tegmental Area GABA Neurons during Movement, Anesthesia, and the Sleep–Wake Cycle

Rong-Sheng Lee;Scott C. Steffensen;Scott C. Steffensen;Steven J. Henriksen

154
Citations
Ethanol Suppression of Ventral Tegmental Area GABA Neuron Electrical Transmission Involves N-Methyl-d-aspartate Receptors

Sarah H. Stobbs;Allison J. Ohran;Matthew B. Lassen;David W. Allison

152
Citations
Adaptive responses of gamma-aminobutyric acid neurons in the ventral tegmental area to chronic ethanol.

Roger A. Gallegos;Rong-Sheng Lee;José R. Criado;Steven J. Henriksen

142
Citations
Site-specific hippocampal pathophysiology due to cerebral overexpression of interleukin-6 in transgenic mice

Scott C. Steffensen;Iain L. Campbell;Steven J. Henriksen

139
Citations
Effects of baclofen and bicuculline on inhibition in the fascia dentata and hippocampus regio superior.

S.C. Steffensen;S.J. Henriksen

128
Citations
Transgenic models to assess the pathogenic actions of cytokines in the central nervous system.

I L Campbell;A K Stalder;C S Chiang;R Bellinger

127
Citations
Gender-selective effects of the P300 and N400 components of the visual evoked potential.

Scott C. Steffensen;Allison J. Ohran;Daniel N. Shipp;Kimberly Hales

126
Citations
Enduring effects of chronic ethanol in the CNS: basis for alcoholism.

Marco Diana;Mark Brodie;Annalisa Muntoni;Maria C. Puddu

106
Citations
Responses of ventral tegmental area GABA neurons to brain stimulation reward.

Scott C Steffensen;Rong-Sheng Lee;Sarah H Stobbs;Steven J Henriksen

98
Citations
Contingent and non-contingent effects of heroin on mu-opioid receptor-containing ventral tegmental area GABA neurons.

Scott C. Steffensen;Sarah H. Stobbs;Eric E.O. Colago;Rong-Sheng Lee

96
Citations
Functional α7β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors expressed in hippocampal interneurons exhibit high sensitivity to pathological level of amyloid β peptides

Qiang Liu;Yao Huang;Jianxin Shen;Scott Steffensen

94
Citations
Cocaine disinhibits dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area via use-dependent blockade of GABA neuron voltage-sensitive sodium channels.

Scott C. Steffensen;Seth R. Taylor;Malia L. Horton;Elise N. Barber

92
Citations
Connexin-36 gap junctions mediate electrical coupling between ventral tegmental area GABA neurons

David W. Allison;Allison J. Ohran;Sarah H. Stobbs;Manuel Mameli

89
Citations
Brain stimulation reward is integrated by a network of electrically coupled GABA neurons.

Matthew B. Lassen;J. Elliott Brown;Sarah H. Stobbs;Seth H. Gunderson

89
Citations
Transcripts encoding a neural membrane CD26 peptidase-like protein are stimulated by synaptic activity

Luis de Lecea;Luis de Lecea;Eduardo Soriano;JoséR. Criado;Scott C. Steffensen

85
Citations
Contingent and non-contingent effects of low-dose ethanol on GABA neuron activity in the ventral tegmental area.

Scott C. Steffensen;Christine H. Walton;David M. Hansen;Jordan T. Yorgason

77
Citations