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Researcher · National Institute of Mental Health · United States

W. Scott Young

W. Scott Young publishes mostly in Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, on topics such as Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones.

ORCID 0000-0001-6614-5112 OpenAlex
World rank
#148,076
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#62,242
of 358,040
Works
32
Citations
337
Citations per work
10.5

What does W. Scott Young research?

Molecular Biology: 29.4%Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 15.7%Endocrine and Autonomic Systems: 11.8%Reproductive Medicine: 9.8%other fields: 33.3%29%top field
Molecular Biology29.4%Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience15.7%Endocrine and Autonomic Systems11.8%Reproductive Medicine9.8%other fields33.3%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Molecular Biology29% of their works
  2. 2Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience16% of their works
  3. 3Endocrine and Autonomic Systems12% of their works
  4. 4Reproductive Medicine10% of their works
  5. 5Social Psychology10% of their works
  6. 6Behavioral Neuroscience8% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe W. Scott Young's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Anxiety, Neuropeptides, Depression, Stress, Drug Discovery, Neurobiology, Hormonal Regulation and Crystal Structure.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Anxiety122 topics
  2. Neuropeptides122 topics
  3. Depression112 topics
  4. Stress112 topics
  5. Drug Discovery92 topics
  6. Neurobiology92 topics
  7. Hormonal Regulation82 topics
  8. Crystal Structure71 topic
  9. G-Protein-Coupled Receptors71 topic
  10. Opioid71 topic
  11. Receptors71 topic
  12. GPR54 Gene51 topic
  13. Oxytocin51 topic
  14. Puberty51 topic
  15. Social Behavior51 topic
  16. Brain41 topic
  17. Cortisol41 topic
  18. Ghrelin31 topic
  19. Leptin31 topic
  20. Foldamers21 topic
  21. Lipid Rafts21 topic
  22. Membrane Lipids21 topic
  23. Peptide Synthesis21 topic

Where does W. Scott Young work?

W. Scott Young's main affiliation in the publication record is National Institute of Mental Health, United States.

How many publications and citations does W. Scott Young have?

Science Explorer counts 32 works and 337 citations for W. Scott Young, ranking #148,076 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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