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Walter Zieglgänsberger

Walter Zieglgänsberger

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Neuroscience

D-Index
81
Citations
24102
World Ranking
1574
National Ranking
140

Walter Zieglgänsberger 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 Zieglgänsberger sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 244 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Walter Zieglgänsberger 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 Zieglgänsberger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Walter Zieglgänsberger is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and works primarily in the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their research spans several specialized subfields including Physiology, Pharmacology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The scientist's work focuses on various topics related to pain, its mechanisms, and treatments. The main research interests include:

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

The publication record of Walter Zieglgänsberger includes scientific articles in well-recognized journals. Recent papers include the following:

  • "Neurogenic inflammation as a novel treatment target for chronic pain syndromes," 2022, published in Experimental Neurology
  • "Chronic Pain and the Endocannabinoid System: Smart Lipids - A Novel Therapeutic Option?" 2022, published in Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids
  • "Differential effects of visually induced analgesia and attention depending on the pain stimulation site," 2020, published in European Journal of Pain

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Walter Zieglgänsberger in research projects include Matthias F. Seidel, Thomas Hügle, Bart Morlion, Martin Koltzenburg, and Victoria Chapman.

Research contributions have appeared mainly in venues such as Experimental Neurology, Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids, and the European Journal of Pain.

Best Publications

  • The endogenous cannabinoid system controls extinction of aversive memories

    Giovanni Marsicano;Carsten T. Wotjak;Shahnaz C. Azad;Shahnaz C. Azad;Tiziana Bisogno

  • CB1 cannabinoid receptors and on-demand defense against excitotoxicity.

    Giovanni Marsicano;Sharon Goodenough;Sharon Goodenough;Krisztina Monory;Heike Hermann

  • Ultramicroscopy: three-dimensional visualization of neuronal networks in the whole mouse brain.

    Hans-Ulrich Dodt;Ulrich Leischner;Anja Schierloh;Nina Jährling;Nina Jährling

  • The endocannabinoid system controls key epileptogenic circuits in the hippocampus.

    Krisztina Monory;Federico Massa;Federico Massa;Michaela Egertová;Matthias Eder

  • Relapse prevention by acamprosate. Results from a placebo-controlled study on alcohol dependence

    Henning Sass;Michael Soyka;Karl Mann;Walter Zieglgänsberger

  • The differential expression of 16 NMDA and non-NMDA receptor subunits in the rat spinal cord and in periaqueductal gray

    T. R. Tölle;A. Berthele;W. Zieglgänsberger;P. H. Seeburg

  • Region-specific encoding of sensory and affective components of pain in the human brain: A positron emission tomography correlation analysis

    Thomas R. Tölle;Tanja Kaufmann;Thomas Siessmeier;Stefan Lautenbacher

  • Reduced Anxiety, Conditioned Fear, and Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation in Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Type 1 Receptor-Deficient Mice

    Rudolph Marsch;Elisabeth Foeller;Gerhard Rammes;Mirjam Bunck

  • The mechanism of inhibition of neuronal activity by opiates in the spinal cord of cat

    W. Zieglgänsberger;H. Bayerl

  • Anti-craving compounds for ethanol: new pharmacological tools to study addictive processes.

    Rainer Spanagel;Walter Zieglgänsberger

  • Acamprosate and alcohol: I. Effects on alcohol intake following alcohol deprivation in the rat

    Rainer Spanagel;Sabine M. Hölter;Karl Allingham;Rainer Landgraf

  • Progesterone receptor-mediated effects of neuroactive steroids

    R. Rupprecht;J. M. H. M. Reul;T. Trapp;B. van Steensel

  • Visualizing unstained neurons in living brain slices by infrared DIC-videomicroscopy

    Hans-Ulrich Dodt;Walter Zieglgänsberger

  • Circuitry for Associative Plasticity in the Amygdala Involves Endocannabinoid Signaling

    Shahnaz C. Azad;Krisztina Monory;Giovanni Marsicano;Benjamin F. Cravatt

  • Activation of the cannabinoid receptor type 1 decreases glutamatergic and GABAergic synaptic transmission in the lateral amygdala of the mouse

    Shahnaz Christina Azad;Matthias Eder;Giovanni Marsicano;Beat Lutz

  • Enhanced and Delayed Stress-Induced Alcohol Drinking in Mice Lacking Functional CRH1 Receptors

    Inge Sillaber;Gerhard Rammes;Stephan Zimmermann;Beatrice Mahal

  • Effects of opiates and methionine-enkephalin on pontine and bulbar respiratory neurones of the cat

    M. Denavit-Saubié;M. Denavit-Saubié;J. Champagnat;J. Champagnat;W. Zieglgänsberger;W. Zieglgänsberger

  • The N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor channel blockers memantine, MRZ 2/579 and other amino-alkyl-cyclohexanes antagonise 5-HT3 receptor currents in cultured HEK-293 and N1E-115 cell systems in a non-competitive manner

    G Rammes;R Rupprecht;U Ferrari;W Zieglgänsberger

  • Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 Located on Presynaptic Terminals of Principal Neurons in the Forebrain Controls Glutamatergic Synaptic Transmission

    Maria R. Domenici;Shahnaz C. Azad;Giovanni Marsicano;Anja Schierloh

  • The effects of methionine- and leucine-enkephalin on spinal neurones of the cat

    W. Zieglgänsberger;I.F. Tulloch

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard Rammes
Gerhard Rammes Technical University of Munich
Matthias Eder
Matthias Eder Max Planck Society
Rainer Spanagel
Rainer Spanagel Heidelberg University
Thomas R. Tölle
Thomas R. Tölle Technical University of Munich
Thomas R. Tölle
Thomas R. Tölle Technical University of Munich
Albert Herz
Albert Herz Max Planck Society
Florian Holsboer
Florian Holsboer Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
Rainer Rupprecht
Rainer Rupprecht University of Regensburg
Giovanni Marsicano
Giovanni Marsicano University of Bordeaux

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