Heath D. Schmidt

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

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Heath D. Schmidt is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Heath D. Schmidt has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 50 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Heath D. Schmidt's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (43 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (28 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (23 papers). Heath D. Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (43 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (28 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (23 papers). Heath D. Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and United Kingdom. Heath D. Schmidt's co-authors include Ronald S. Duman, R. Christopher Pierce, Katie R. Famous, Ghazaleh Sadri‐Vakili, Sharon M. Anderson, Matthew R. Hayes, Richard C. Shelton, Fair M. Vassoler, Vidhya Kumaresan and Samantha White and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Journal of Neuroscience and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Heath D. Schmidt

86 papers receiving 5.4k 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 role of neurotrophic factors in adult hippocampal neurogenesis, antidepressant treatments and animal models of depressive-like behavior

2007 512 citations Heath D. Schmidt, Ronald S. Duman Behavioural Pharmacology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heath D. Schmidt United States	40	3.0k	1.9k	763	699	680	86	5.5k
José N. Nóbrega Canada	43	3.6k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	1.6k 2.1×	1.0k 1.5×	655 1.0×	199	7.1k
Wolfgang H. Sommer Germany	46	3.6k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	1.3k 1.7×	814 1.2×	380 0.6×	153	6.1k
Colin N. Haile United States	35	2.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	581 0.8×	591 0.8×	517 0.8×	86	4.0k
Maarten van den Buuse Australia	48	3.4k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	845 1.2×	1.1k 1.6×	254	7.7k
Joanna C. Neill United Kingdom	45	3.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 1.6×	503 0.7×	904 1.3×	141	5.8k
Bruno P. Guiard France	36	2.7k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	614 0.8×	834 1.2×	1.1k 1.6×	97	5.5k
Gonzalo Flores Mexico	41	2.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	1.1k 1.5×	660 1.0×	220	5.8k
Thomas C. Foster United States	47	2.7k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 1.9×	1.4k 2.0×	509 0.7×	109	6.4k
Olivier George United States	39	2.6k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	912 1.2×	769 1.1×	404 0.6×	111	4.4k
Howard C. Becker United States	48	4.1k 1.4×	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 2.0×	1.1k 1.5×	406 0.6×	173	7.3k

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Merkel, R., Nicole S. Hernandez, Vanessa Weir, et al.. (2025). An endogenous GLP-1 circuit engages VTA GABA neurons to regulate mesolimbic dopamine neurons and attenuate cocaine seeking. Science Advances. 11(9). eadr5051–eadr5051. 10 indexed citations

Barr, Gordon A., Heath D. Schmidt, Ashish P. Thakrar, Henry R. Kranzler, & Renyu Liu. (2024). Revisiting dezocine for opioid use disorder: A narrative review of its potential abuse liability. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 30(9). e70034–e70034. 1 indexed citations

Reiner, Benjamin C., R. Merkel, Sylvanus Toikumo, et al.. (2024). A single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of medium spiny neurons in the rat nucleus accumbens. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 18258–18258. 2 indexed citations

Schmidt, Heath D., et al.. (2023). A new formulation of dezocine, Cyc-dezocine, reduces oxycodone self-administration in female and male rats. Neuroscience Letters. 815. 137479–137479. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Yafang, R. Merkel, Matthew R. Hayes, et al.. (2023). Calcitonin receptor signaling in nucleus accumbens D1R- and D2R-expressing medium spiny neurons bidirectionally alters opioid taking in male rats. Neuropsychopharmacology. 48(13). 1878–1888. 4 indexed citations

Reiner, Benjamin C., Yafang Zhang, Lauren M. Stein, et al.. (2022). Single nucleus transcriptomic analysis of rat nucleus accumbens reveals cell type-specific patterns of gene expression associated with volitional morphine intake. Translational Psychiatry. 12(1). 374–374. 23 indexed citations

Guercio, Leonardo A., Mathieu E. Wimmer, Heath D. Schmidt, et al.. (2020). Deep brain stimulation of the infralimbic cortex attenuates cocaine priming-induced reinstatement of drug seeking. Brain Research. 1746. 147011–147011. 20 indexed citations

Aronowitz, Shoshana V., Peggy Compton, & Heath D. Schmidt. (2020). Innovative Approaches to Educating Future Clinicians about Opioids, Pain, Addiction and Health Policy. Pain Management Nursing. 22(1). 11–14. 9 indexed citations

Wimmer, Mathieu E., Lisa A. Briand, Bruno Fant, et al.. (2017). Paternal cocaine taking elicits epigenetic remodeling and memory deficits in male progeny. Molecular Psychiatry. 22(11). 1641–1650. 54 indexed citations

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Ashare, Rebecca L. & Heath D. Schmidt. (2014). Optimizing treatments for nicotine dependence by increasing cognitive performance during withdrawal. Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery. 9(6). 579–594. 35 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Heath D., Rachel L. Schassburger, Leonardo A. Guercio, & R. Christopher Pierce. (2013). Stimulation of mGluR5 in the Accumbens Shell Promotes Cocaine Seeking by Activating PKC Gamma. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(35). 14160–14169. 42 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Heath D., Jacqueline F. McGinty, Anne E. West, & Ghazaleh Sadri‐Vakili. (2013). Epigenetics and Psychostimulant Addiction. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine. 3(3). a012047–a012047. 53 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Heath D., Richard C. Shelton, & Ronald S. Duman. (2011). Functional Biomarkers of Depression: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Pathophysiology. Neuropsychopharmacology. 36(12). 2375–2394. 368 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Heath D., Gavin R. Sangrey, Rachel L. Schassburger, et al.. (2011). Increased brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression in the ventral tegmental area during cocaine abstinence is associated with increased histone acetylation at BDNF exon I‐containing promoters. Journal of Neurochemistry. 120(2). 202–209. 84 indexed citations

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Đurić, Vanja, Mounira Banasr, Pawel Licznerski, et al.. (2010). A negative regulator of MAP kinase causes depressive behavior. Nature Medicine. 16(11). 1328–1332. 332 indexed citations

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Anderson, Sharon M., Katie R. Famous, Ghazaleh Sadri‐Vakili, et al.. (2008). CaMKII: a biochemical bridge linking accumbens dopamine and glutamate systems in cocaine seeking. Nature Neuroscience. 11(3). 344–353. 237 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Heath D.. (2008). Culture of Human Stem Cells (Culture of Specialized Cells). The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. 81(3). 154–155. 3 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Heath D. & Ronald S. Duman. (2007). The role of neurotrophic factors in adult hippocampal neurogenesis, antidepressant treatments and animal models of depressive-like behavior. Behavioural Pharmacology. 18(5-6). 391–418. 512 indexed citations breakdown →

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Saha, Shamol, Michael Buratovich, Heath D. Schmidt, et al.. (2006). Transcription Factor IIA τ Is Associated with Undifferentiated Cells and Its Gene Expression Is Repressed in Primary Neurons at the Chromatin Level In Vivo. Stem Cells and Development. 15(2). 175–190. 3 indexed citations

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Krömer, W., V. Höllt, Heath D. Schmidt, & A. Herz. (1981). Release of immunoreactive-dynorphin from the isolated guinea-pig small intestine is reduced during peristaltic activity. Neuroscience Letters. 25(1). 53–56. 43 indexed citations

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