Craig W. Berridge

13.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
94 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Craig W. Berridge is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Craig W. Berridge has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 57 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 26 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Craig W. Berridge's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (29 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (26 papers). Craig W. Berridge is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (29 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (26 papers). Craig W. Berridge collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Craig W. Berridge's co-authors include Barry D. Waterhouse, Adrian J. Dunn, Rodrigo A. España, Stephen L. Foote, David M. Devilbiss, Ann E. Kelley, Brooke E. Schmeichel, Robert C. Spencer, Rita J. Valentino and Amy F.T. Arnsten and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Craig W. Berridge

94 papers receiving 9.9k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The locus coeruleus–noradrenergic system: modulation of behavioral state and state-dependent cognitive processes

2003 1.9k citations Craig W. Berridge, Barry D. Waterhouse Brain Research Reviews profile →
Physiological and behavioral responses to corticotropin-releasing factor administration: is CRF a mediator of anxiety or stress responses?

1990 1.1k citations Adrian J. Dunn, Craig W. Berridge Brain Research Reviews profile →
Methylphenidate Preferentially Increases Catecholamine Neurotransmission within the Prefrontal Cortex at Low Doses that Enhance Cognitive Function

2006 505 citations Craig W. Berridge, David M. Devilbiss et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →
Locus coeruleus: a new look at the blue spot

2020 410 citations Gina R. Poe, Stephen L. Foote et al. Nature reviews. Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Craig W. Berridge United States	53	4.9k	3.8k	2.5k	2.1k	1.7k	94	10.1k
Anantha Shekhar United States	63	4.1k 0.8×	3.5k 0.9×	2.6k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	2.4k 1.4×	199	10.9k
Colleen A. McClung United States	43	2.5k 0.5×	3.4k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	3.9k 1.9×	1.2k 0.7×	95	9.9k
Frederico Guilherme Graeff Brazil	59	3.9k 0.8×	6.3k 1.7×	2.9k 1.2×	797 0.4×	3.0k 1.8×	211	11.8k
Ralph Dileone United States	55	3.1k 0.6×	5.4k 1.4×	2.5k 1.0×	3.4k 1.6×	1.6k 0.9×	101	13.9k
Carsten T. Wotjak Germany	66	3.3k 0.7×	5.5k 1.4×	3.8k 1.5×	1.8k 0.9×	3.9k 2.3×	182	13.7k
Angela Roberts United Kingdom	55	7.6k 1.5×	4.7k 1.2×	1.3k 0.5×	555 0.3×	1.6k 0.9×	119	12.3k
David M. Bannerman United Kingdom	66	8.6k 1.7×	8.7k 2.3×	2.4k 1.0×	871 0.4×	1.9k 1.1×	202	16.6k
Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren Netherlands	64	3.8k 0.8×	9.2k 2.4×	2.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	4.1k 2.4×	187	14.7k
Nicolas Singewald Austria	61	2.8k 0.6×	4.7k 1.2×	3.3k 1.3×	1.2k 0.6×	2.8k 1.7×	216	10.5k
John D. Salamone United States	79	5.9k 1.2×	12.4k 3.2×	2.0k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	2.9k 1.7×	265	19.3k

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Spencer, Robert C., et al.. (2025). Neurochemical and Circuit Heterogeneity of Cognition-Modulating Prefrontal Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Neurons. Biological Psychiatry. 99(4). 321–332. 2 indexed citations

Berridge, Craig W., et al.. (2023). Stress degrades working memory-related frontostriatal circuit function. Cerebral Cortex. 33(12). 7857–7869. 4 indexed citations

Berridge, Craig W., et al.. (2022). Estrus cycle-dependent working memory effects of prefrontal cortex corticotropin-releasing factor neurotransmission. Neuropsychopharmacology. 47(12). 2016–2023. 6 indexed citations

Spencer, Robert C., et al.. (2021). Prefrontal corticotropin‐releasing factor neurons impair sustained attention via distal transmitter release. European Journal of Neuroscience. 54(1). 4182–4196. 5 indexed citations

Poe, Gina R., Stephen L. Foote, Oxana Eschenko, et al.. (2020). Locus coeruleus: a new look at the blue spot. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 21(11). 644–659. 410 indexed citations breakdown →

Bangasser, Debra A., et al.. (2019). Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF) circuit modulation of cognition and motivation. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 103. 50–59. 60 indexed citations

Schmeichel, Brooke E. & Craig W. Berridge. (2013). Neurocircuitry Underlying the Preferential Sensitivity of Prefrontal Catecholamines to Low-Dose Psychostimulants. Neuropsychopharmacology. 38(6). 1078–1084. 38 indexed citations

Devilbiss, David M., Barry D. Waterhouse, Craig W. Berridge, & Rita J. Valentino. (2012). Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Acting at the Locus Coeruleus Disrupts Thalamic and Cortical Sensory-Evoked Responses. Neuropsychopharmacology. 37(9). 2020–2030. 41 indexed citations

Berridge, Craig W., Brooke E. Schmeichel, & Rodrigo A. España. (2012). Noradrenergic modulation of wakefulness/arousal. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 16(2). 187–197. 241 indexed citations

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Arnsten, Amy F.T., Craig W. Berridge, & James T. McCracken. (2009). The Neurobiological Basis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. 16(7). 47–54. 7 indexed citations

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Devilbiss, David M. & Craig W. Berridge. (2006). Low-Dose Methylphenidate Actions on Tonic and Phasic Locus Coeruleus Discharge. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 319(3). 1327–1335. 58 indexed citations

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Berridge, Craig W., et al.. (2005). Wake-Promoting Actions of Medial Basal Forebrain β₂ Receptor Stimulation.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 119(3). 743–751. 13 indexed citations

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Berridge, Craig W., et al.. (2005). Hypocretin/Orexin Selectively Increases Dopamine Efflux within the Prefrontal Cortex: Involvement of the Ventral Tegmental Area. Neuropsychopharmacology. 31(2). 384–395. 156 indexed citations

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España, Rodrigo A., et al.. (2004). Organization of hypocretin/orexin efferents to locus coeruleus and basal forebrain arousal‐related structures. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 481(2). 160–178. 116 indexed citations

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Berridge, Craig W. & Barry D. Waterhouse. (2003). The locus coeruleus–noradrenergic system: modulation of behavioral state and state-dependent cognitive processes. Brain Research Reviews. 42(1). 33–84. 1900 indexed citations breakdown →

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España, Rodrigo A., Rita J. Valentino, & Craig W. Berridge. (2003). Fos immunoreactivity in hypocretin-synthesizing and hypocretin-1 receptor-expressing neurons: effects of diurnal and nocturnal spontaneous waking, stress and hypocretin-1 administration. Neuroscience. 121(1). 201–217. 121 indexed citations

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España, Rodrigo A., Brian A. Baldo, Ann E. Kelley, & Craig W. Berridge. (2001). Wake-promoting and sleep-suppressing actions of hypocretin (orexin): basal forebrain sites of action. Neuroscience. 106(4). 699–715. 235 indexed citations

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Berridge, Craig W., et al.. (1997). Distribution of dopamine ?-hydroxylase-like immunoreactive fibers within the shell subregion of the nucleus accumbens. Synapse. 27(3). 230–241. 156 indexed citations

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Berridge, Craig W. & Stephen L. Foote. (1994). Locus coeruleus-induced modulation of forebrain electroencephalographic (EEG) state in halothane-anesthetized rat. Brain Research Bulletin. 35(5-6). 597–605. 19 indexed citations

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Berridge, Craig W., et al.. (1990). Corticotropin-releasing factor acts via a third ventricle site to reduce exploratory behavior in rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 36(2). 305–309. 27 indexed citations

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