Research data · Pain and nociception
Thermal gradient and temperature preference
From 2021 to 2025, 31 animal research papers mentioned thermal gradient and temperature preference in their title or abstract, ranking it 72nd of the 90 tests we track.
It had 6 papers in 2011 to 2015. We compare the two periods only when each has 10 or more papers.
Papers by year
Animal research papers that mention thermal gradient and temperature preference, 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
| Year | Papers |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 (part year) | 8 |
Papers that mention thermal gradient and temperature preference, by species, 2001 to 2025
- Mouse
- Rat
Show the counts for each year and species
| Year | Mouse | Rat |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
Which species the papers used
Each bar is a share of the 31 papers from 2021 to 2025. A paper can use more than one species, so the shares can add to more than 100%.
Species
“Other animals” counts papers that use none of the species this chart names.
Strains and genetic lines
Strain names come from the MeSH terms PubMed adds when it indexes a paper. PubMed has indexed 28 of the 31 papers, so each bar is a share of those 28.
A paper indexed under two of these headings, such as knockout mice and a strain, counts under both.
Disease models in papers that mention thermal gradient and temperature preference
Each bar is one disease model, with how many of the 31 papers from 2021 to 2025 that mention thermal gradient and temperature preference use it, and what share that is. The model comes from the paper's MeSH terms, the subject headings the National Library of Medicine adds when it indexes a paper. A paper without MeSH terms gets its model from PubTator 3, NCBI's text-mining service, if PubTator 3 finds the disease in the title or abstract. A paper can count under more than one model.
Papers from 2021 to 2025 by disease model
Tests mentioned alongside thermal gradient and temperature preference
Each bar is one test, with how many of the 31 papers from 2021 to 2025 that mention thermal gradient and temperature preference also mention it, and what share that is.
Papers from 2021 to 2025 that mention both tests
To count the papers that mention three or more tests together, start from thermal gradient and temperature preference in the test battery tool.
The most cited papers from 2021 to 2025
These papers from 2021 to 2025 mention thermal gradient and temperature preference and have the most citations, as counted by NIH's iCite on November 5, 2026.
Habitat and microclimate affect the resting site selection of mosquitoes.
Med Vet Entomol, 2021. 25 citations.
J Physiol Sci, 2022. 18 citations.
J Therm Biol, 2024. 10 citations.
Heat stress survival and thermal tolerance of Australian stingless bees.
J Therm Biol, 2023. 10 citations.
Thermal gradient ring reveals thermosensory changes in diabetic peripheral neuropathy in mice.
Sci Rep, 2022. 10 citations.
How we counted
A count is the number of animal research papers whose title or abstract mentions one of the test's search terms. It is not a count of experiments, labs or animals.
A paper that mentions thermal gradient and temperature preference only in its methods is missed, so the count runs low. The count includes 1 review. For 3 of the 31 papers, PubMed's indexing gave no species, so the species came from PubTator 3 finding one in the title or abstract.
The test's search terms are in the test list download. The full method, with each source and its terms of use, is on our main page, Behavioral tests in published research.
More pain and nociception tests
These pain and nociception tests also have a page, with their papers from 2021 to 2025. Each test with 30 or more papers gets one.
How to cite
APA
ConductScience. (2026, November 10). Thermal gradient and temperature preference in published research [Data set]. https://conductscience.com/resources/data/behavioral-tests/thermal-gradient
BibTeX
@misc{conductscience_thermal_gradient_2026,
author = {{ConductScience}},
title = {Thermal gradient and temperature preference in published research},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
url = {https://conductscience.com/resources/data/behavioral-tests/thermal-gradient},
note = {Data set, released November 10, 2026},
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