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Walter Wilczynski 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 Walter Wilczynski sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 129 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Walter Wilczynski 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 Walter Wilczynski sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Walter Wilczynski was affiliated with Georgia State University in the United States. Their research spanned multiple intersecting disciplines within the life sciences, with a focus on animal behavior, neuroendocrine mechanisms, and sensory systems.

Their main fields of study comprised Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, Wilczynski contributed notably to subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Social Psychology, Developmental Biology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The core topics covered in their work included Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Plant and Animal Studies, Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Marine Animal Studies, Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies, as well as Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research.

Wilczynski's publication record featured papers across a range of scientific journals, addressing aspects of communication, sensory biology, and neuroendocrine influences on social behavior. Notable recent papers included:

  • High-frequency hearing in a hummingbird, 2020, Science Advances
  • Arginine vasotocin impacts chemosensory behavior during social interactions of Anolis carolinensis lizards, 2020, Hormones and Behavior
  • Transmission of high-frequency vocalizations from hummingbirds living in diverse habitats, 2020, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Signaler's Vasotocin Alters the Relationship between the Responder's Forebrain Catecholamines and Communication Behavior in Lizards (Anolis carolinensis), 2022, Brain Behavior and Evolution
  • Index, 2021, Cooperation and Conflict

The scientist collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Sarah F. Brosnan, Fernanda G. Duque, Carlos A. Rodríguez-Saltos, Marco F. Monteros, and Stephanie M. Campos.

Across their career, Wilczynski published in journals such as Science Advances, Hormones and Behavior, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Brain Behavior and Evolution, and Cooperation and Conflict.

Best Publications

  • Sexual selection for sensory exploitation in the frog Physalaemus pustulosus

    Michael J. Ryan;James H. Fox;Walter Wilczynski;A. Stanley Rand

  • Afferents to the optic tectum of the leopard frog: an HRP study.

    Walter Wilczynski;R. Glenn Northcutt

  • Connections of the bullfrog striatum: afferent organization.

    Walter Wilczynski;R. Glenn Northcutt

  • THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SELECTION IN INTRASPECIFIC DIVERGENCE OF MATE RECOGNITION SIGNALS IN THE CRICKET FROG, ACRIS CREPITANS.

    Michael J. Ryan;Reginald B. Cocroft;Walter Wilczynski

  • Auditory Tuning and Call Frequency Predict Population-Based Mating Preferences in the Cricket Frog, Acris crepitans

    Michael J. Ryan;Stephen A. Perrill;Walter Wilczynski

  • The auditory system of anuran amphibians.

    Walter Wilczynski;Robert R. Capranica

  • Connections of the bullfrog striatum: efferent projections.

    Walter Wilczynski;R. Glenn Northcutt

  • Acoustic communication in spring peepers - Call characteristics and neurophysiological aspects

    Walter Wilczynski;Harold H. Zakon;Eliot A. Brenowitz

  • Reversible inactivation of the dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus reveals its role in the processing of multiple sound sources in the inferior colliculus of bats

    R. Michael Burger;R. Michael Burger;George D. Pollak

  • Hormonal state influences aspects of female mate choice in the Tungara Frog (Physalaemus pustulosus).

    Kathleen S. Lynch;David P Crews;Michael J Ryan;Walter Wilczynski

  • Arginine Vasotocin Injection Increases Probability of Calling in Cricket Frogs, but Causes Call Changes Characteristic of Less Aggressive Males

    Catherine A. Marler;Catherine A. Marler;Joanne Chu;Walter Wilczynski

  • Current research in amphibians: studies integrating endocrinology, behavior, and neurobiology.

    Walter Wilczynski;Kathleen S. Lynch;Erin L. O'Bryant

  • Social Signals Influence Hormones Independently of Calling Behavior in the Treefrog (Hyla cinerea)

    Sabrina Burmeister;Walter Wilczynski

  • Signal Redundancy and Receiver Permissiveness in Acoustic Mate Recognition by the Tungara Frog, Physalaemus pustulosus

    A. S. Rand;Michael J Ryan;W. Wilczynski

  • Evolution of calls and auditory tuning in the Physalaemus pustulosus species group.

    Walter Wilczynski;A. Stanley Rand;Michael J. Ryan

  • Acoustic communication in spring peepers: environmental and behavioral aspects

    Eliot A. Brenowitz;Walter Wilczynski;Harold H. Zakon

  • Afferents to the midbrain auditory center in the bullfrog, rana catesbeiana.

    Walter Wilczynski

  • The processing of spectral cues by the call analysis system of the túngara frog, Physalaemus pustulosus

    Walter Wilczynski;Stanley A. Rand;Michael J. Ryan

  • The Effects of Arginine Vasotocin on the Calling Behavior of Male Cricket Frogs in Changing Social Contexts

    Joanne Chu;Joanne Chu;Catherine A. Marler;Walter Wilczynski

  • Effects of medial and dorsal cortex lesions on spatial memory in lizards.

    Lainy Baird Day;David Crews;Walter Wilczynski

  • Behavioral and hormonal effects of exogenous vasotocin and corticosterone in the green treefrog.

    Sabrina Burmeister;Christine Somes;Walter Wilczynski

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine A. Marler
Catherine A. Marler University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jeffrey D. Schall
Jeffrey D. Schall Vanderbilt University
Ramón Anadón
Ramón Anadón University of Santiago de Compostela
John D. Pettigrew
John D. Pettigrew University of Queensland
R. Glenn Northcutt
R. Glenn Northcutt University of California, San Diego
Winrich A. Freiwald
Winrich A. Freiwald Rockefeller University
Matthew Botvinick
Matthew Botvinick Yale University
Eliot A. Brenowitz
Eliot A. Brenowitz University of Washington
Nick Yeung
Nick Yeung University of Oxford
Paul R. Manger
Paul R. Manger University of the Witwatersrand

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