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Steven D. Munger 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 Steven D. Munger 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.

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Steven D. Munger 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 Steven D. Munger sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 35 D-Index — 5th percentile

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

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Overview

Steven D. Munger is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States and specializes primarily in neuroscience, with an emphasis on sensory systems. Their research spans several subfields including sensory systems, nutrition and dietetics, biomedical engineering, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and neurology.

Their work centers on olfactory and sensory function studies, which account for the majority of their research output. Additional key topics include biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, advanced chemical sensor technologies, neurobiology and insect physiology research, long-term effects of COVID-19, nasal surgery and airway studies, and multisensory perception and integration.

Munger has published extensively, with frequent contributions to venues such as Chemical Senses, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Physiology & Behavior, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, and Cell and Tissue Research.

  • Recent Smell Loss Is the Best Predictor of COVID-19 Among Individuals With Recent Respiratory Symptoms (2020, Chemical Senses)
  • Identifying Treatments for Taste and Smell Disorders: Gaps and Opportunities (2020, Chemical Senses)
  • More than smell - COVID-19 is associated with severe impairment of smell, taste, and chemesthesis (2020, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])
  • A review on natural sweeteners, sweet taste modulators and bitter masking compounds: structure-activity strategies for the discovery of novel taste molecules (2024, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition)
  • Olfactory subsystems associated with the necklace glomeruli in rodents (2021, Cell and Tissue Research)

Collaborations are an important aspect of Munger's work. Frequent co-authors include John E. Hayes, Richard C. Gerkin, Danielle R. Reed, Paule V. Joseph, and Elisabeth M. Weir, indicating a broad network in sensory science and related domains.

  • John E. Hayes
  • Richard C. Gerkin
  • Danielle R. Reed
  • Paule V. Joseph
  • Elisabeth M. Weir

Their research contributes to understanding multiple sensory modalities, with a particular focus on olfaction and taste, as well as the impact of COVID-19 on these senses. This multidisciplinary approach incorporates biochemical, neurological, and engineering perspectives to explore sensory function and dysfunction.

Best Publications

  • More Than Smell-COVID-19 Is Associated With Severe Impairment of Smell, Taste, and Chemesthesis.

    Valentina Parma;Kathrin Ohla;Maria G Veldhuizen;Masha Y Niv

  • Subsystem organization of the mammalian sense of smell.

    Steven D. Munger;Trese Leinders-Zufall;Frank Zufall

  • Modulation of taste sensitivity by GLP-1 signaling

    Yu Kyong Shin;Bronwen Martin;Erin Golden;Cedrick D. Dotson

  • Distinct Contributions of T1R2 and T1R3 Taste Receptor Subunits to the Detection of Sweet Stimuli

    Yiling Nie;Stephan Vigues;Jeanette R. Hobbs;Graeme L. Conn

  • Bitter Taste Receptors Influence Glucose Homeostasis

    Cedrick D. Dotson;Lan Zhang;Hong Xu;Yu-Kyong Shin

  • Contribution of the receptor guanylyl cyclase GC-D to chemosensory function in the olfactory epithelium.

    Trese Leinders-Zufall;Renee E. Cockerham;Stylianos Michalakis;Martin Biel

  • Olfactory receptors: G protein-coupled receptors and beyond.

    Marc Spehr;Steven D. Munger

  • An olfactory subsystem that detects carbon disulfide and mediates food-related social learning.

    Steven D. Munger;Trese Leinders-Zufall;Lisa M. McDougall;Renee E. Cockerham

  • Innate Predator Odor Aversion Driven by Parallel Olfactory Subsystems that Converge in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus

    Anabel Pérez-Gómez;Katherin Bleymehl;Benjamin Stein;Martina Pyrski

  • Recent smell loss is the best predictor of COVID-19 among individuals with recent respiratory symptoms.

    Richard C. Gerkin;Kathrin Ohla;Maria G. Veldhuizen;Paule V. Joseph

  • Central role of the CNGA4 channel subunit in Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent odor adaptation

    Steven D. Munger;Andrew P. Lane;Haining Zhong;Trese Leinders-Zufall

  • Extraoral bitter taste receptors as mediators of off-target drug effects.

    Adam A. Clark;Stephen B. Liggett;Steven D. Munger

  • TAS2R bitter taste receptors regulate thyroid function

    Adam A. Clark;Cedrick D. Dotson;Amanda E. T. Elson;Anja Voigt

  • Mechanisms for Sweetness

    John D. Fernstrom;Steven D. Munger;Anthony Sclafani;Ivan E. de Araujo

  • Targeted Deletion of a Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channel Subunit (OCNC1): Biochemical and Morphological Consequences in Adult Mice

    Harriet Baker;Diana. M. Cummings;Steven D. Munger;Joyce W. Margolis

  • Modulation of Taste Sensitivity by GLP-1 Signaling in Taste Buds

    Bronwen Martin;Cedrick D. Dotson;Yu-Kyong Shin;Sunggoan Ji

  • From odor and pheromone transduction to the organization of the sense of smell.

    Frank Zufall;Steven D Munger

  • Variation in the gene TAS2R38 is associated with the eating behavior disinhibition in Old Order Amish women.

    Cedrick D. Dotson;Hillary L. Shaw;Braxton D. Mitchell;Steven D. Munger

  • Importance of the CNGA4 channel gene for odor discrimination and adaptation in behaving mice.

    Kevin R. Kelliher;Jürgen Ziesmann;Jürgen Ziesmann;Steven D. Munger;Randall R. Reed

  • Glucagon signaling modulates sweet taste responsiveness

    Amanda E.T. Elson;Cedrick D. Dotson;Josephine M. Egan;Steven D. Munger

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Zufall
Frank Zufall Saarland University
Trese Leinders-Zufall
Trese Leinders-Zufall Saarland University
Randall R. Reed
Randall R. Reed Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sergei Zolotukhin
Sergei Zolotukhin University of Florida
Adam C. Puche
Adam C. Puche University of Maryland, Baltimore
Thomas Hummel
Thomas Hummel TU Dresden
Josephine M. Egan
Josephine M. Egan National Institutes of Health
Frank L. Margolis
Frank L. Margolis University of Maryland, Baltimore
Moustafa Bensafi
Moustafa Bensafi Grenoble Alpes University
Anna Menini
Anna Menini International School for Advanced Studies

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