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Open field with optogenetics

From 2021 to 2025, 31 animal research papers mentioned optogenetics and the open field in their title or abstract.

There were 3 such papers in 2011 to 2015. We compare the two periods only when each has 10 or more papers.

31 animal research papers from 2021 to 2025 mentioned optogenetics and the open field
7% of the 443 papers from 2021 to 2025 that mention optogenetics and a test mention the open field
1% of the 3,980 papers from 2021 to 2025 that mention the open field also mention optogenetics
3 papers in 2011 to 2015, fewer than the 10 needed to compare

Papers by year

Animal research papers that mention optogenetics and the open field, 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
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20030
20040
20050
20060
20070
20081
20090
20100
20111
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20131
20140
20151
20164
20173
20182
20193
20202
20215
20225
202311
20243
20257
2026 (part year)7

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

Mouse
25 papers 81%
Rat
5 papers 16%
Fruit fly
1 paper 3%

Tests mentioned alongside the open field

Each bar is one test, with how many of the 31 papers also mention it, and what share that is. Of these papers, 13 (42%) 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 optogenetics and the open field.

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 a brain technique and a test with 30 or more papers from 2021 to 2025 has a page like this one.

The page on the open field counts all the papers that mention it, whatever they study. The page on optogenetics ranks the tests mentioned with it.

How to cite

APA

ConductScience. (2026, November 13). Open field with optogenetics [Data set]. https://conductscience.com/resources/data/brain-techniques/optogenetics/open-field

BibTeX

@misc{conductscience_optogenetics_open_field_2026,
  author = {{ConductScience}},
  title = {Open field with optogenetics},
  year = {2026},
  month = nov,
  url = {https://conductscience.com/resources/data/brain-techniques/optogenetics/open-field},
  note = {Data set, released November 13, 2026},
}

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