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38
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8489
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Steven G. Zecker 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 G. Zecker sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 65 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven G. Zecker 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 G. Zecker sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Steven G. Zecker was affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research focused primarily on fields related to medicine and health professions, with specific emphasis on speech and hearing, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and physiology.

The main topics covered in their work included:

  • Dysphagia Assessment and Management
  • Tracheal and airway disorders
  • Voice and Speech Disorders

Zecker's publication record included work in the journal Head & Neck, with at least one paper published:

  • Respiratory-swallow coordination and swallowing impairment in head and neck cancer (2021), published in Head & Neck

Frequent coauthors collaborating on research included:

  • Theresa Hopkins-Rossabi
  • Kent Armeson
  • Bonnie Martin-Harris

The combination of research topics and publication venues suggests an interdisciplinary approach integrating respiratory function, speech pathology, and clinical medicine. Their contributions addressed both assessment and management strategies for swallowing and airway disorders.

Steven G. Zecker passed away, with their body of work remaining part of the academic record within their specialized fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Auditory Neurophysiologic Responses and Discrimination Deficits in Children with Learning Problems

    Nina Kraus;Therese J. McGee;Thomas D. Carrell;Steven G. Zecker

  • Auditory training improves neural timing in the human brainstem

    Nicole M. Russo;Trent G. Nicol;Steven G. Zecker;Erin A. Hayes

  • Neurobiologic responses to speech in noise in children with learning problems: deficits and strategies for improvement

    Jenna Cunningham;Trent Nicol;Steven G Zecker;Ann R Bradlow

  • Reading and Subcortical Auditory Function

    Karen Banai;Jane Hornickel;Erika Skoe;Trent Nicol

  • Neural plasticity following auditory training in children with learning problems.

    Erin A Hayes;Catherine M Warrier;Trent G Nicol;Steven G Zecker

  • Right-Hemisphere Auditory Cortex Is Dominant for Coding Syllable Patterns in Speech

    Daniel A. Abrams;Trent Nicol;Steven Zecker;Nina Kraus

  • Subcortical differentiation of stop consonants relates to reading and speech-in-noise perception

    Jane Hornickel;Erika Skoe;Trent Nicol;Steven Zecker

  • Deficient Brainstem Encoding of Pitch in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

    N.M. Russo;E. Skoe;B. Trommer;T. Nicol

  • Brainstem timing: implications for cortical processing and literacy.

    Karen Banai;Trent Nicol;Steven G Zecker;Nina Kraus

  • Brainstem transcription of speech is disrupted in children with autism spectrum disorders

    Nicole Russo;Trent Nicol;Barbara Trommer;Steve Zecker

  • Stimulant therapy and seizure risk in children with ADHD

    Sarah A Hemmer;Joseph F Pasternak;Steven G Zecker;Barbara L Trommer

  • Nonlinguistic perceptual deficits associated with reading and language disorders.

    Beverly A Wright;Richard W Bowen;Steven G Zecker

  • Developmental plasticity in the human auditory brainstem.

    Krista L. Johnson;Trent Nicol;Steven G. Zecker;Nina Kraus

  • Speech-evoked neurophysiologic responses in children with learning problems: development and behavioral correlates of perception.

    Jenna Cunningham;Trent Nicol;Steven Zecker;Nina Kraus

  • Abnormal cortical processing of the syllable rate of speech in poor readers

    Daniel A. Abrams;Trent Nicol;Steven Zecker;Nina Kraus

  • Drooling, saliva production, and swallowing in cerebral palsy

    Jill E Senner;Jerilyn Logemann;Steven Zecker;Deborah Gaebler-Spira

  • Assistive listening devices drive neuroplasticity in children with dyslexia

    Jane Hornickel;Steven G. Zecker;Ann R. Bradlow;Nina Kraus

  • Effects of lengthened formant transition duration on discrimination and neural representation of synthetic CV syllables by normal and learning- disabled children

    Ann R. Bradlow;Nina Kraus;Trent G. Nicol;Therese J. McGee

  • Effects of background noise on cortical encoding of speech in autism spectrum disorders.

    Nicole Russo;Steven Zecker;Barbara Trommer;Julia Chen

  • Behavioral hearing thresholds between 0.125 and 20 kHz using depth-compensated ear simulator calibration.

    Jungmee Lee;Sumitrajit Dhar;Rebekah Abel;Renee Banakis

  • The Go-No Go Test in Attention Deficit Disorder Is Sensitive to Methylphenidate:

    Barbara L. Trommer;Jo-Ann B. Hoeppner;Steven G. Zecker

Frequent Co-Authors

Nina Kraus
Nina Kraus Northwestern University
Trent Nicol
Trent Nicol Northwestern University
Ann R. Bradlow
Ann R. Bradlow Northwestern University
Erika Skoe
Erika Skoe University of Connecticut
Jeri A. Logemann
Jeri A. Logemann Northwestern University
Samira Anderson
Samira Anderson University of Maryland, College Park
Bharath Chandrasekaran
Bharath Chandrasekaran University of Pittsburgh
James W. Griffith
James W. Griffith Northwestern University
Robert D. Frisina
Robert D. Frisina University of South Florida
Michael K. Tanenhaus
Michael K. Tanenhaus University of Rochester

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