W. Scott Young

25.8k citations

195 papers · 20.6k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 81

Impact in

Behavioral Neuroscience top 0.05%
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.05%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

Papers in

Behavioral Neuroscience 52
- Stress Responses and Cortisol 52
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 40
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin 20
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep 13

Co-authors: Michael J. Kuhar Stafford L. Lightman M J Kuhar Heon‐Jin Lee Abbe H. Macbeth Stephen J. Lolait Charles R. Gerfen Heather K. Caldwell
Journals: Endocrinology (17 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (15 papers)Brain Research (14 papers)The Journal of Comparative Neurology (12 papers)Neuropeptides (8 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Hungary

In The Last Decade

W. Scott Young

195 papers receiving 20.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

Oxytocin: The Great Facilitator of Life 2009 · 758 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2009 Progress in Neurobiology
1988 Brain Research
1986 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1986 Science
1979 Brain Research

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside W. Scott Young, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Oxytocin Enhances Social Recognition by Modulating Cortical Control of Early Olfactory Processing Neuron ·Lars‐Lennart Oettl, N. Ravi, Miriam Schneider, Max Scheller, Peggy Schneider, Mariela Mitre, Н.И. Чернова, Robert C. Froemke, Moses V. Chao, W. Scott Young, Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg, Valery Grinevich, Roman Shusterman, Wolfgang Kelsch	2016	251
2	Targeted activation of the hippocampal CA2 area strongly enhances social memory Molecular Psychiatry ·Adam S. Smith, Sarah K. Williams, Adi Cymerblit‐Sabba, June Song, W. Scott Young	2016	170
3	Postweaning, forebrain-specific perturbation of the oxytocin system impairs fear conditioning Genes Brain & Behavior ·Jerome H. Pagani, Heon‐Jin Lee, W. Scott Young	2011	25
4	Oxytocin: The Great Facilitator of Life Progress in Neurobiology ·Heon‐Jin Lee, Abbe H. Macbeth, Jerome H. Pagani, W. Scott Young Hit paper breakdown →	2009	758
5	A Conditional Knockout Mouse Line of the Oxytocin Receptor Endocrinology ·Heon‐Jin Lee, Heather K. Caldwell, Abbe H. Macbeth, Gwen Lloyd, W. Scott Young	2008	196
6	Pituitary‐Adrenal Response to Acute and Repeated Mild Restraint, Forced Swim and Change in Environment Stress in Arginine Vasopressin Receptor 1b Knockout Mice Journal of Neuroendocrinology ·G Kogut, James A. Roper, W. Scott Young, A-M O'Carroll, Stephen J. Lolait	2008	41
7	Social approach behaviors in oxytocin knockout mice: Comparison of two independent lines tested in different laboratory environments Neuropeptides ·Jacqueline N. Crawley, Tai C. Chen, 大祐岡本, Richard A. Washburn, T. L. Sullivan, Joanna M. Hill, Nancy B. Young, Jessica J. Nadler, Sheryl S. Moy, Larry J. Young, Heather K. Caldwell, W. Scott Young	2007	183
8	ARHGAP4 is a novel RhoGAP that mediates inhibition of cell motility and axon outgrowth Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience ·Daniel Vogt, Caroline D. Gray, W. Scott Young, S A Orellana, Alfred T. Malouf	2007	55
9	miR-7b, a microRNA up-regulated in the hypothalamus after chronic hyperosmolar stimulation, inhibits Fos translation Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Heon‐Jin Lee, Miklós Palkovits, W. Scott Young	2006	79
10	Disruption of the vasopressin 1b receptor gene impairs the attack component of aggressive behavior in mice Genes Brain & Behavior ·Scott R. Wersinger, Heather K. Caldwell, Morten Krogh Christiansen, W. Scott Young	2006	93
11	Cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) distribution in murine brain and functional studies indicate that cPLA2 does not participate in muscarinic receptor-mediated signaling in neurons Brain Research ·Marcell Ferenc Treszkai, X. Grace Chiou, John Sharp, W. Scott Young, Daniel L. Sprague, Linda S. Ross, Christian C. Felder	1998	23
12	Sequence analysis of PG10.2, a gene expressed in the pineal gland and the outer nuclear layer of the retina Molecular Brain Research ·Xin Wang, Michael Brownstein, W. Scott Young	1996	13
13	Binding preferences of the POU domain protein Brain-4: implications for autoregulation Molecular Brain Research ·Tayfun Koşucu, Jin Hyoung Kim, Adam L. Hartman, Yasaman Hashemi Ghochani, W. Scott Young	1996	19
14	Direct Regulation of Hypothalamic Corticotropin-Releasing-Hormone Neurons by Angiotensin II Neuroendocrinology ·Greti Aguilera, W. Scott Young, Alexander Kiss, Michal Gindi	1995	117
15	Galanin mRNA in the nucleus basalis of Meynert complex of baboons and humans The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·Lary C. Walker, Naomi E. Rance, Hollingsworth, W. Scott Young	1991	44
16	Ontogeny of Expression of the Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Gene in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus and of the Proopiomelanocortin Gene in Rat Pituitary Endocrinology ·Michel Grino, W. Scott Young, J.‐M. Burgunder	1989	108
17	The distribution of thalamic projection neurons containing cholecystokinin messenger RNA, using in situ hybridization histochemistry and retrograde labeling Molecular Brain Research ·Do-Hyun Back, W. Scott Young	1988	87
18	Distribution of striatonigral and striatopallidal peptidergic neurons in both patch and matrix compartments: an in situ hybridization histochemistry and fluorescent retrograde tracing study Brain Research ·Charles R. Gerfen, W. Scott Young Hit paper breakdown →	1988	546
19	Plasma Hyperosmolality Increases G Protein and 3′,5′-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Synthesis in the Paraventricular and Supraoptic Nuclei Molecular Endocrinology ·W. Scott Young, Rudolf Johan Theodoor Meurer, Ronald M. Burch	1987	43
20	Neurotensin receptor localization by light microscopic autoradiography in rat brain Brain Research ·W. Scott Young, Michael J. Kuhar	1981	232

About W. Scott Young

W. Scott Young is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Developmental Neuroscience, having authored 195 papers that have together received 20.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (81 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (52 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (48 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (40 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (24 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (23 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (20 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Behavioral Neuroscience (3.8k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (3.7k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (9.0k citations), Social Psychology (6.9k citations) and Reproductive Medicine (1.8k citations). W. Scott Young has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Hungary. Frequent co-authors include Michael J. Kuhar, Stafford L. Lightman, M J Kuhar, Heon‐Jin Lee, Abbe H. Macbeth, Stephen J. Lolait, Charles R. Gerfen, Heather K. Caldwell, Éva Mezey and Mark R. Brann. Their work appears in journals such as Endocrinology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Brain Research, The Journal of Comparative Neurology and Neuropeptides.

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