David W. Self

16.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
83 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

David W. Self is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, David W. Self has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 48 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in David W. Self's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (62 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (40 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (36 papers). David W. Self is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (62 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (40 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (36 papers). David W. Self collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. David W. Self's co-authors include Eric J. Nestler, Michel Barrot, Danielle Graham, Scott J. Russo, Ralph Dileone, William Renthal, Ryan K. Bachtell, Maribel Rios, Lisa M. Monteggia and Nadia M. Tsankova and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David W. Self

83 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Essential Role of BDNF in the Mesolimbic Dopamine Pathway in Social Defeat Stress

2006 1.7k citations Colleen A. McClung, Ralph Dileone et al. profile →
Chromatin Remodeling Is a Key Mechanism Underlying Cocaine-Induced Plasticity in Striatum

2005 594 citations Arvind Kumar, Kwang-Ho Choi et al. Neuron profile →
Expression of the transcription factor ΔFosB in the brain controls sensitivity to cocaine

1999 514 citations Cathy Steffen, David W. Self et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David W. Self United States	49	7.4k	4.7k	1.9k	1.4k	1.3k	83	11.0k
Efrain C. Azmitia United States	56	7.3k 1.0×	3.7k 0.8×	2.8k 1.5×	1.4k 1.0×	1.9k 1.5×	186	12.4k
Barbara K. Lipska United States	57	5.9k 0.8×	4.8k 1.0×	3.5k 1.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	122	12.6k
Zhen Yan United States	68	8.5k 1.2×	7.5k 1.6×	3.0k 1.5×	2.0k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	214	15.6k
Erminio Costa United States	58	5.5k 0.8×	4.7k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.8k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	156	10.6k
Amanda J. Roberts United States	52	5.0k 0.7×	2.9k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	672 0.5×	186	9.3k
Laurence Lanfumey France	53	4.8k 0.7×	2.8k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	155	8.0k
Ralph Dileone United States	55	5.4k 0.7×	3.5k 0.7×	3.1k 1.6×	2.5k 1.7×	1.6k 1.2×	101	13.9k
Ariel Y. Deutch United States	57	8.2k 1.1×	3.7k 0.8×	3.8k 2.0×	1.1k 0.8×	977 0.8×	124	12.1k
Marisela Morales United States	65	8.3k 1.1×	4.5k 1.0×	3.7k 1.9×	806 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	148	12.2k
Jens D. Mikkelsen Denmark	54	4.2k 0.6×	3.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	238	9.3k

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Anderson, Ethan M., HaoSheng Sun, Daniel Guzman, et al.. (2018). Knockdown of the histone di-methyltransferase G9a in nucleus accumbens shell decreases cocaine self-administration, stress-induced reinstatement, and anxiety. Neuropsychopharmacology. 44(8). 1370–1376. 26 indexed citations

Guzman, Daniel, María B. Carreira, Allyson K. Friedman, et al.. (2017). Inactivation of NMDA Receptors in the Ventral Tegmental Area during Cocaine Self-Administration Prevents GluA1 Upregulation but with Paradoxical Increases in Cocaine-Seeking Behavior. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(3). 575–585. 7 indexed citations

Anderson, Ethan M., Erin B. Larson, Daniel Guzman, et al.. (2017). Overexpression of the Histone Dimethyltransferase G9a in Nucleus Accumbens Shell Increases Cocaine Self-Administration, Stress-Induced Reinstatement, and Anxiety. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(4). 803–813. 48 indexed citations

Ozburn, Angela R., Edgardo Falcón, Alan Twaddle, et al.. (2014). Direct Regulation of Diurnal Drd3 Expression and Cocaine Reward by NPAS2. Biological Psychiatry. 77(5). 425–433. 70 indexed citations

Hernández, Adán, et al.. (2011). Striatal Signal Transduction and Drug Addiction. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 5. 60–60. 25 indexed citations

Edwards, Scott, et al.. (2011). Emergence of context-associated GluR1 and ERK phosphorylation in the nucleus accumbens core during withdrawal from cocaine self-administration. Addiction Biology. 16(3). 450–457. 31 indexed citations

Graham, Danielle & David W. Self. (2010). Integrating Behavioral and Molecular Approaches in Mouse: Self-Administration Studies. 163–192. 2 indexed citations

Larson, Erin B., Fatih Akkentli, Scott Edwards, et al.. (2010). Striatal regulation of ΔFosB, FosB, and cFos during cocaine self‐administration and withdrawal. Journal of Neurochemistry. 115(1). 112–122. 67 indexed citations

Bachtell, Ryan K. & David W. Self. (2008). Renewed Cocaine Exposure Produces Transient Alterations in Nucleus Accumbens AMPA Receptor-Mediated Behavior. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(48). 12808–12814. 26 indexed citations

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Graham, Danielle, Scott Edwards, Ryan K. Bachtell, et al.. (2007). Dynamic BDNF activity in nucleus accumbens with cocaine use increases self-administration and relapse. Nature Neuroscience. 10(8). 1029–1037. 329 indexed citations

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Edwards, Scott, Danielle Graham, Ryan K. Bachtell, & David W. Self. (2007). Region‐specific tolerance to cocaine‐regulated cAMP‐dependent protein phosphorylation following chronic self‐administration. European Journal of Neuroscience. 25(7). 2201–2213. 55 indexed citations

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Sughondhabirom, Atapol, Diwakar Jain, Ralitza Gueorguieva, et al.. (2005). A paradigm to investigate the self-regulation of cocaine administration in humans. Psychopharmacology. 180(3). 436–446. 33 indexed citations

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Kumar, Arvind, Kwang-Ho Choi, William Renthal, et al.. (2005). Chromatin Remodeling Is a Key Mechanism Underlying Cocaine-Induced Plasticity in Striatum. Neuron. 48(2). 303–314. 594 indexed citations breakdown →

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Self, David W.. (2005). Molecular and Genetic Approaches for Behavioral Analysis of Protein Function. Biological Psychiatry. 57(12). 1479–1484. 3 indexed citations

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Erblich, Joel, Caryn Lerman, David W. Self, George A. Díaz, & Dana H. Bovbjerg. (2004). Stress-induced cigarette craving: effects of the DRD2 TaqI RFLP and SLC6A3 VNTR polymorphisms. The Pharmacogenomics Journal. 4(2). 102–109. 51 indexed citations

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Steffen, Cathy, et al.. (2003). Striatal Cell Type-Specific Overexpression of ΔFosB Enhances Incentive for Cocaine. Journal of Neuroscience. 23(6). 2488–2493. 172 indexed citations

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Self, David W.. (1999). Comparison of transgenic strategies for behavioral neuroscience studies in rodents. Psychopharmacology. 147(1). 35–37. 3 indexed citations

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Self, David W. & Eric J. Nestler. (1998). Relapse to drug-seeking: neural and molecular mechanisms. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 51(1-2). 49–60. 238 indexed citations

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Self, David W., et al.. (1993). Effects of D1 and D2-selective antagonists on self-administration of the D1 agonist SKF 82958. 2 indexed citations

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Self, David W. & Larry Stein. (1992). The D1 agonists SKF 82958 and SKF 77434 are self-administered by rats. Brain Research. 582(2). 349–352. 110 indexed citations

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