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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 67 2848 2604 1323 1189 99 20497

Susan R. Sesack publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Susan R. Sesack between 1983 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Susan R. Sesack published across 42 years, from 1983 to 2024, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2000. 4 of the 101 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2000. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 3 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 3 publications 2024: 1 publication
1983 2024

101 publications in total across all disciplines

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Susan R. Sesack: publications per year, 1983 to 2024
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 2
1991 0
1992 2
1993 1
1994 3
1995 4
1996 3
1997 5
1998 4
1999 4
2000 8
2001 1
2002 3
2003 3
2004 3
2005 2
2006 5
2007 3
2008 5
2009 5
2010 3
2011 3
2012 2
2013 1
2014 3
2015 2
2016 2
2017 0
2018 0
2019 1
2020 3
2021 7
2022 1
2023 3
2024 1
Total 101
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Susan R. Sesack 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 Susan R. Sesack sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 98–107 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 99 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539 99
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Susan R. Sesack 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 Susan R. Sesack sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239 67
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Overview

Susan R. Sesack is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Neuroscience. Their research primarily focuses on cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, cell biology, and imaging techniques relevant to radiology and nuclear medicine.

The scientist's work spans several main topics including Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications, and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms.

They have published notable papers such as:

  • "Cocaine Triggers Astrocyte-Mediated Synaptogenesis," 2020, Biological Psychiatry
  • "Astrocytes in cocaine addiction and beyond," 2021, Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Cortical and Thalamic Interaction with Amygdala-to-Accumbens Synapses," 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Dopamine Transporter Localization in Medial Forebrain Bundle Axons Indicates Its Long-Range Transport Primarily by Membrane Diffusion with a Limited Contribution of Vesicular Traffic on Retromer-Positive Compartments," 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Contingent Amygdala Inputs Trigger Heterosynaptic LTP at Hippocampus-To-Accumbens Synapses," 2022, Journal of Neuroscience

Research articles have appeared frequently in several publication venues, including:

  • Brain Structure and Function
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

They have collaborated with multiple co-authors, highlighting ongoing partnerships in their research efforts. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Yan Dong
  • Yanhua H. Huang
  • Oliver M. Schlüter
  • Junshi Wang
  • Xiaojie Huang

Best Publications

  • Topographical organization of the efferent projections of the medial prefrontal cortex in the rat: An anterograde tract-tracing study with Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin

    Susan R. Sesack;Ariel Y. Deutch;Robert H. Roth;Benjamin S. Bunney

  • Projections from the rat prefrontal cortex to the ventral tegmental area: target specificity in the synaptic associations with mesoaccumbens and mesocortical neurons.

    David B. Carr;Susan R. Sesack

  • Prefrontal cortical efferents in the rat synapse on unlabeled neuronal targets of catecholamine terminals in the nucleus accumbens septi and on dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area.

    Susan R. Sesack;Susan R. Sesack;Virginia M. Pickel

  • Cortico-Basal Ganglia Reward Network: Microcircuitry

    Susan R Sesack;Anthony A Grace

  • Dopamine axon varicosities in the prelimbic division of the rat prefrontal cortex exhibit sparse immunoreactivity for the dopamine transporter

    Susan R. Sesack;Valerie A. Hawrylak;Claudia Matus;Margaret A. Guido

  • Selective elimination of glutamatergic synapses on striatopallidal neurons in Parkinson disease models

    Michelle Day;Zhongfeng Wang;Jun Ding;Xinhai An

  • In the rat medial nucleus accumbens, hippocampal and catecholaminergic terminals converge on spiny neurons and are in apposition to each other.

    Susan R. Sesack;Virginia M. Pickel

  • Ultrastructural localization of D2 receptor-like immunoreactivity in midbrain dopamine neurons and their striatal targets

    Susan R. Sesack;Chiye Aoki;Virginia M. Pickel

  • Anatomical Substrates for Glutamate‐Dopamine Interactions

    Susan R. Sesack;David B. Carr;Natalia Omelchenko;Aline Pinto

  • GABA-containing neurons in the rat ventral tegmental area project to the prefrontal cortex.

    David B. Carr;Susan R. Sesack

  • Dopamine transporter immunoreactivity in monkey cerebral cortex: regional, laminar, and ultrastructural localization.

    David A. Lewis;Darlene S. Melchitzky;Susan R. Sesack;Richard E. Whitehead

  • Habenula - Crossroad between the Basal Ganglia and the Limbic System

    Okihide Hikosaka;Susan R. Sesack;Lucas Lecourtier;Paul D. Shepard

  • Immunolocalization of the cocaine- and antidepressant-sensitive l-norepinephrine transporter.

    Sally Schroeter;Subbu Apparsundaram;Ronald G. Wiley;Leeann H. Miner

  • Hippocampal afferents to the rat prefrontal cortex: synaptic targets and relation to dopamine terminals.

    David B. Carr;Susan R. Sesack

  • Bidirectional Modulation of Incubation of Cocaine Craving by Silent Synapse-Based Remodeling of Prefrontal Cortex to Accumbens Projections

    Yao Ying Ma;Brian R. Lee;Xiusong Wang;Changyong Guo

  • Selective prefrontal cortex inputs to dopamine cells: implications for schizophrenia.

    Susan R. Sesack;David B. Carr

  • Axon terminals immunolabeled for dopamine or tyrosine hydroxylase synapse on GABA‐immunoreactive dendrites in rat and monkey cortex

    Susan R. Sesack;Christopher L. Snyder;David A. Lewis

  • Laterodorsal tegmental projections to identified cell populations in the rat ventral tegmental area.

    Natalia Omelchenko;Susan R. Sesack

  • Maturation of silent synapses in amygdala-accumbens projection contributes to incubation of cocaine craving

    Brian R. Lee;Yao Ying Ma;Yanhua H. Huang;Xiusong Wang

  • Lateral habenula projections to dopamine and GABA neurons in the rat ventral tegmental area.

    Natalia Omelchenko;Roland Bell;Susan R. Sesack

  • The inhibitory influence of the lateral habenula on midbrain dopamine cells: Ultrastructural evidence for indirect mediation via the rostromedial mesopontine tegmental nucleus

    Judith Joyce Balcita-Pedicino;Natalia Omelchenko;Roland Bell;Susan R. Sesack

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Lewis
David A. Lewis University of Pittsburgh
Yan Dong
Yan Dong University of Pittsburgh
Randy D. Blakely
Randy D. Blakely Florida Atlantic University
Eric J. Nestler
Eric J. Nestler Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Virginia M. Pickel
Virginia M. Pickel Cornell University
François Georges
François Georges University of Bordeaux
Michel Barrot
Michel Barrot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Patricio O'Donnell
Patricio O'Donnell Alto Neuroscience
Anthony A. Grace
Anthony A. Grace University of Pittsburgh
Allan I. Levey
Allan I. Levey Emory University

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