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Elevated plus maze with predator stress

From 2021 to 2025, 40 animal research papers mentioned predator stress and the elevated plus maze in their title or abstract.

That is 20% fewer than the 50 papers of 2011 to 2015. Between the same two periods, the papers that mention predator stress and any of the 90 tests we count fell 10%.

40 animal research papers from 2021 to 2025 mentioned predator stress and the elevated plus maze
19% of the 206 papers from 2021 to 2025 that mention predator stress and a test mention the elevated plus maze
1% of the 2,883 papers from 2021 to 2025 that mention the elevated plus maze also mention predator stress
20% fewer papers than in 2011 to 2015

Papers by year

Animal research papers that mention predator stress and the elevated plus maze, by year, 2001 to 2026

The 2026 bar counts papers added to PubMed by November 8, 2026.

  • Papers in a full year
  • 2026 so far
Show the counts for each year
Papers by year
YearPapers
20015
20021
20034
20044
20056
20069
20074
20089
20097
20105
20118
201212
20137
201413
201510
201611
20176
20188
20196
20206
20217
202210
20238
20246
20259
2026 (part year)7

Which species the papers used

Each bar is a share of the 40 papers from 2021 to 2025. A paper can use more than one species, so the shares can add to more than 100%.

Species

Rat
30 papers 75%
Mouse
11 papers 28%

Tests mentioned alongside the elevated plus maze

Each bar is one test, with how many of the 40 papers also mention it, and what share that is. Of these papers, 6 (15%) mention no other test.

The 12 tests these papers mention most

Which papers count

A paper counts here when it is animal research and its title or abstract mentions predator stress and the elevated plus maze.

A paper that mentions either only in its methods is missed, so the count runs low. The search terms are in the list of models and techniques and the test list. The full method, with each source and its terms of use, is on our main page, Behavioral tests in published research.

More pairings

Every pairing of an animal model and a test with 30 or more papers from 2021 to 2025 has a page like this one.

Other tests with predator stress

The page on the elevated plus maze counts all the papers that mention it, whatever they study. The page on predator stress ranks the tests mentioned with it.

How to cite

APA

ConductScience. (2026, November 13). Elevated plus maze with predator stress [Data set]. https://conductscience.com/resources/data/animal-models/predator-stress/elevated-plus-maze

BibTeX

@misc{conductscience_predator_stress_elevated_plus_maze_2026,
  author = {{ConductScience}},
  title = {Elevated plus maze with predator stress},
  year = {2026},
  month = nov,
  url = {https://conductscience.com/resources/data/animal-models/predator-stress/elevated-plus-maze},
  note = {Data set, released November 13, 2026},
}

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