Alexis M. Stranahan

Alexis M. Stranahan publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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Alexis M. Stranahan D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexis M. Stranahan sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Diet‐induced insulin resistance impairs hippocampal synaptic plasticity and cognition in middle‐aged rats

  Alexis M. Stranahan;Eric D. Norman;Kim Lee;Roy G. Cutler

  857
  Citations

• Diabetes impairs hippocampal function through glucocorticoid-mediated effects on new and mature neurons

  Alexis Michelle Stranahan;Thiruma V. Arumugam;Thiruma V. Arumugam;Roy G. Cutler;Kim Lee

  732
  Citations

• Social isolation delays the positive effects of running on adult neurogenesis

  Alexis Michelle Stranahan;David Khalil;Elizabeth Gould

  646
  Citations

• Running induces widespread structural alterations in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex

  Alexis M. Stranahan;David Khalil;Elizabeth Gould

  454
  Citations

• Voluntary exercise and caloric restriction enhance hippocampal dendritic spine density and BDNF levels in diabetic mice.

  Alexis M. Stranahan;Kim Lee;Bronwen Martin;Stuart Maudsley

  371
  Citations

• Dietary obesity reversibly induces synaptic stripping by microglia and impairs hippocampal plasticity

  Shuai Hao;Aditi Dey;Xiaolin Yu;Alexis M. Stranahan

  360
  Citations

• Obesity elicits interleukin 1-mediated deficits in hippocampal synaptic plasticity.

  Joanna R. Erion;Marlena Wosiski-Kuhn;Aditi Dey;Shuai Hao

  296
  Citations

• Central Mechanisms of HPA Axis Regulation by Voluntary Exercise

  Alexis M. Stranahan;Alexis M. Stranahan;Kim Lee;Mark P. Mattson

  275
  Citations

• Experience induces structural and biochemical changes in the adult primate brain

  Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy;Charles G. Gross;Catherine Kopil;Lisa Battaglia

  260
  Citations

• Selective Vulnerability of Neurons in Layer II of the Entorhinal Cortex during Aging and Alzheimer's Disease

  Alexis M. Stranahan;Mark P. Mattson

  229
  Citations

• Recruiting adaptive cellular stress responses for successful brain ageing

  Alexis M. Stranahan;Mark P. Mattson

  213
  Citations

• Blood–brain barrier breakdown promotes macrophage infiltration and cognitive impairment in leptin receptor-deficient mice:

  Alexis M Stranahan;Shuai Hao;Aditi Dey;Xiaolin Yu

  190
  Citations

• Intermittent fasting attenuates inflammasome activity in ischemic stroke

  David Yang Wei Fann;David Yang Wei Fann;Tomislav Santro;Silvia Manzanero;Alexander Widiapradja;Alexander Widiapradja

  172
  Citations

• Hippocampal gene expression patterns underlying the enhancement of memory by running in aged mice.

  Alexis Michelle Stranahan;Kim Lee;Kevin G. Becker;Yonqing Zhang

  162
  Citations

• Cross talk between AT1 receptors and Toll-like receptor 4 in microglia contributes to angiotensin II-derived ROS production in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus

  Vinicia Campana Biancardi;Alexis M. Stranahan;Eric G. Krause;Annette D. de Kloet

  142
  Citations

• Diet-induced elevations in serum cholesterol are associated with alterations in hippocampal lipid metabolism and increased oxidative stress

  Alexis M. Stranahan;Roy G. Cutler;Catherine Button;Richard Telljohann

  131
  Citations

• Evidence for a developmental role for TLR4 in learning and memory

  Eitan Okun;Boaz Barak;Ravit Saada-Madar;Sarah M. Rothman

  129
  Citations

• Cognitive Decline Is Associated with Reduced Reelin Expression in the Entorhinal Cortex of Aged Rats

  Alexis M. Stranahan;Rebecca P. Haberman;Michela Gallagher

  117
  Citations

• Pharmacomimetics of exercise: novel approaches for hippocampally-targeted neuroprotective agents.

  Alexis Michelle Stranahan;Y. Zhou;B. Martin;S. Maudsley

  110
  Citations

• Reelin signaling in development, maintenance, and plasticity of neural networks.

  Alexis M. Stranahan;Joanna R. Erion;Marlena Wosiski-Kuhn

  106
  Citations

• Anti-inflammatory effects of physical activity in relationship to improved cognitive status in humans and mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

  Alexis Michelle Stranahan;Bronwen Martin;Stuart Maudsley

  91
  Citations