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Wolfgang H. Sommer

Wolfgang H. Sommer

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
60
Citations
10232
World Ranking
3902
National Ranking
338

Wolfgang H. Sommer 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 Wolfgang H. Sommer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 201 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wolfgang H. Sommer 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 Wolfgang H. Sommer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study of alcohol dependence.

    Jens Treutlein;Sven Cichon;Monika Ridinger;Norbert Wodarz

  • Long-lasting increase in voluntary ethanol consumption and transcriptional regulation in the rat brain after intermittent exposure to alcohol

    Roberto Rimondini;Christina Arlinde;Wolfgang Sommer;Markus Heilig

  • Upregulation of voluntary alcohol intake, behavioral sensitivity to stress, and amygdala crhr1 expression following a history of dependence.

    Wolfgang H. Sommer;Roberto Rimondini;Anita C. Hansson;Philip A. Hipskind

  • A genetic determinant of the striatal dopamine response to alcohol in men

    Vijay A. Ramchandani;John Umhau;Francisco J. Pavon;Victor Ruiz-Velasco

  • Genome-wide association and genetic functional studies identify autism susceptibility candidate 2 gene (AUTS2) in the regulation of alcohol consumption

    Gunter Schumann;Lachlan J. Coin;Anbarasu Lourdusamy;Pimphen Charoen;Pimphen Charoen

  • Decreased experimental anxiety and voluntary ethanol consumption in rats following central but not basolateral amygdala lesions.

    Christian Möller;Lisa Wiklund;Wolfgang Sommer;Annika Thorsell

  • Translational magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals excessive central glutamate levels during alcohol withdrawal in humans and rats.

    Derik Hermann;Wolfgang Weber-Fahr;Alexander Sartorius;Mareen Hoerst

  • Rescue of infralimbic mGluR2 deficit restores control over drug-seeking behavior in alcohol dependence

    Marcus W. Meinhardt;Anita C. Hansson;Stephanie Perreau-Lenz;Christina Bauder-Wenz

  • Genetic Impairment of Frontocortical Endocannabinoid Degradation and High Alcohol Preference

    Anita C Hansson;Francisco J Bermúdez-Silva;Hanna Malinen;Petri Hyytiä

  • Addiction Research Consortium: Losing and regaining control over drug intake (ReCoDe)-From trajectories to mechanisms and interventions.

    Andreas Heinz;Falk Kiefer;Michael N. Smolka;Tanja Endrass

  • Exposure of rat brain to 915 MHz GSM microwaves induces changes in gene expression but not double stranded DNA breaks or effects on chromatin conformation.

    Igor Y. Belyaev;Catrin Bauréus Koch;Olle Terenius;Katarina Roxström-Lindquist

  • Cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonism reduces conditioned reinstatement of ethanol-seeking behavior in rats.

    Andrea Cippitelli;Ainhoa Bilbao;Anita C. Hansson;Ignacio Del Arco

  • Losing Control: Excessive Alcohol Seeking after Selective Inactivation of Cue-Responsive Neurons in the Infralimbic Cortex

    Simone Pfarr;Marcus W Meinhardt;Manuela L Klee;Anita C Hansson

  • The alcohol-preferring AA and alcohol-avoiding ANA rats: neurobiology of the regulation of alcohol drinking.

    Wolfgang Sommer;Petri Hyytiä;Kalervo Kiianmaa

  • Gluco- and mineralocorticoid receptor-mediated regulation of neurotrophic factor gene expression in the dorsal hippocampus and the neocortex of the rat.

    Anita C. Hansson;Anita C. Hansson;Antonio Cintra;Natale Belluardo;Wolfgang Sommer

  • Convergent evidence from alcohol-dependent humans and rats for a hyperdopaminergic state in protracted abstinence

    Natalie Hirth;Marcus W. Meinhardt;Hamid R. Noori;Humberto Salgado

  • Translating the neuroscience of alcoholism into clinical treatments: From blocking the buzz to curing the blues

    Markus Heilig;Annika Thorsell;Wolfgang H. Sommer;Anita C. Hansson

  • Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Alcohol Dependence: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Proof-of-Concept Trial Targeting the Medial Prefrontal and Anterior Cingulate Cortices

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  • Anxiogenic-Like Action of Galanin after Intra-Amygdala Administration in the Rat

    Christian Möller;Wolfgang Sommer;Annika Thorsell;Markus Heilig

  • Dysregulation of Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Activity in the Amygdala Is Linked to Excessive Alcohol Drinking in the Rat

    Daina Economidou;Anita C. Hansson;Friedbert Weiss;Anton Terasmaa

  • Corticosterone actions on the hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression are mediated by exon IV promoter.

    A C Hansson;W H Sommer;M Metsis;Ingrid Strömberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Heilig
Markus Heilig Linköping University
Rainer Spanagel
Rainer Spanagel Heidelberg University
Anita C. Hansson
Anita C. Hansson Central Institute of Mental Health
Roberto Rimondini
Roberto Rimondini University of Bologna
Falk Kiefer
Falk Kiefer Heidelberg University
Karl Mann
Karl Mann Heidelberg University
Gunter Schumann
Gunter Schumann King's College London
Herta Flor
Herta Flor Heidelberg University
Tomáš Paus
Tomáš Paus University of Toronto

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