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Neuroscience

D-Index
40
Citations
4933
World Ranking
8178
National Ranking
3502

Brian A. McCool publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian A. McCool sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 87 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Brian A. McCool 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 Brian A. McCool sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 40 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Brian A. McCool is affiliated with Wake Forest University in the United States, with a research focus largely centered on neuroscience. Their work has contributed to the understanding of neural mechanisms, particularly in the areas of cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, behavioral neuroscience, and social psychology.

The scientist's research spans a range of topics, including:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior
  • Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin

Brian A. McCool has authored several papers published in a variety of scientific journals. These include:

  • "Withdrawal from chronic ethanol exposure increases postsynaptic glutamate function of insular cortex projections to the rat basolateral amygdala" (2020) in Neuropharmacology
  • "Structural, functional, and behavioral significance of sex and gonadal hormones in the basolateral amygdala: A review of preclinical literature" (2021) in Alcohol
  • "Chronic Alcohol Dysregulates Glutamatergic Function in the Basolateral Amygdala in a Projection-and Sex-Specific Manner" (2022) in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • "Chronic Ethanol Exposure Potentiates Cholinergic Neurotransmission in the Basolateral Amygdala" (2020) in Neuroscience
  • "Ethanol modulation of cortico-basolateral amygdala circuits: Neurophysiology and behavior" (2021) in Neuropharmacology

The frequent coauthors of Brian A. McCool include Michaela E. Price, Brian C. Parrish, Sarah E. Sizer, Kimberly F. Raab-Graham, and Haiguo Sun. This reflects collaborative work across multiple related studies.

In terms of publication venues, their work has appeared most often in:

  • Neuropharmacology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alcohol
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Neuroscience

Brian A. McCool's primary field of study is Neuroscience, with 23 publications contributing to the larger body of knowledge in this domain. Within this, 14 publications focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, seven on Cognitive Neuroscience, and several others spread across Molecular Biology, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Social Psychology.

Best Publications

  • Substitution of a mutant alpha2a-adrenergic receptor via "hit and run" gene targeting reveals the role of this subtype in sedative, analgesic, and anesthetic-sparing responses in vivo.

    Parul P. Lakhlani;Leigh B. MacMillan;Tian Zhi Guo;Brian A. McCool

  • Metabotropic glutamate receptor-mediated presynaptic depression at corticostriatal synapses involves mGLuR2 or 3

    D. M. Lovinger;B. A. McCool

  • Nonhuman primate parthenogenetic stem cells.

    Kent E. Vrana;Jason D. Hipp;Ashley M. Goss;Brian A. McCool

  • Chronic ethanol and withdrawal differentially modulate pre- and postsynaptic function at glutamatergic synapses in rat basolateral amygdala.

    Anna K. Läck;Marvin R. Diaz;Ann Chappell;Dustin W. DuBois

  • Early Social Isolation in Male Long‐Evans Rats Alters Both Appetitive and Consummatory Behaviors Expressed During Operant Ethanol Self‐Administration

    Brian A. McCool;Ann M. Chappell

  • Heterologous expression of metabotropic glutamate receptors in adult rat sympathetic neurons: Subtype-specific coupling to ion channels

    Stephen R Ikeda;David M Lovinger;Brian A McCool;Deborah L Lewis

  • Supersensitive Kappa Opioid Receptors Promotes Ethanol Withdrawal-Related Behaviors and Reduce Dopamine Signaling in the Nucleus Accumbens

    Jamie H. Rose;Anushree N. Karkhanis;Rong Chen;Dominic Gioia

  • Adolescent rearing conditions influence the relationship between initial anxiety-like behavior and ethanol drinking in male Long Evans rats.

    Ann M. Chappell;Eugenia Carter;Brian A. McCool;Jeff L. Weiner

  • Chronic Ethanol Ingestion Facilitates N -Methyl-d-aspartate Receptor Function and Expression in Rat Lateral/Basolateral Amygdala Neurons

    Donald W. Floyd;Ki-Yoon Jung;Brian A. McCool

  • Neurobiological mechanisms contributing to alcohol-stress-anxiety interactions.

    Yuval Silberman;Michal Bajo;Ann M. Chappell;Daniel T. Christian

  • Ethanol modulation of synaptic plasticity

    Brian A. McCool

  • Cloning of human transketolase cDNAs and comparison of the nucleotide sequence of the coding region in Wernicke-Korsakoff and non-Wernicke-Korsakoff individuals.

    B.A. McCool;S.G. Plonk;P.R. Martin;C.K. Singleton

  • Dopamine D3-Like Receptors Modulate Anxiety-Like Behavior and Regulate GABAergic Transmission in the Rat Lateral/Basolateral Amygdala

    Marvin R Diaz;Ann M Chappell;Daniel T Christian;Nancy J Anderson

  • Locomotor Sensitization to Ethanol Impairs NMDA Receptor-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity in the Nucleus Accumbens and Increases Ethanol Self-Administration

    Karina Possa Abrahao;Olusegun J Ariwodola;Tracy R Butler;Andrew R Rau

  • Effects of chronic alcohol exposure on dopamine uptake in rat nucleus accumbens and caudate putamen

    Evgeny A. Budygin;Erik B. Oleson;Tiffany A. Mathews;Anna K. Läck

  • Ifenprodil inhibition of the 5-Hydroxytryptamine3 receptor

    B.A. Mccool;D.M. Lovinger

  • SOCIAL ISOLATION REARING INCREASES NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS DOPAMINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE RESPONSES TO ACUTE ETHANOL IN ADULTHOOD

    Anushree N. Karkhanis;Jason L. Locke;Brian A. McCool;Jeffrey L. Weiner

  • Chronic ethanol ingestion modulates proanxiety factors expressed in rat central amygdala

    Anna K. Läck;Donald W. Floyd;Brian A. McCool

  • Chronic Intermittent Ethanol and Withdrawal Differentially Modulate Basolateral Amygdala AMPA-type Glutamate Receptor Function and Trafficking

    Daniel T. Christian;Nancy J. Alexander;Marvin R. Diaz;Stacey Robinson

  • Chronic ethanol exposure increases voluntary home cage intake in adult male, but not female, Long-Evans rats.

    Melissa Morales;Molly M. McGinnis;Brian A. McCool

  • Effects of Chronic Ethanol Consumption on Rat GABAA and Strychnine-sensitive Glycine Receptors Expressed by Lateral/ Basolateral Amygdala Neurons

    Brian A. McCool;Gerald D. Frye;Marisa D. Pulido;Shaleen K. Botting

  • Rat group I metabotropic glutamate receptors inhibit neuronal Ca2+ channels via multiple signal transduction pathways in HEK 293 cells.

    Brian A. McCool;Jean-Phillipe Pin;Michael M. Harpold;Paul F. Brust

  • Characterization of strychnine-sensitive glycine receptors in acutely isolated adult rat basolateral amygdala neurons

    Brian A McCool;Shaleen K Botting

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeff L. Weiner
Jeff L. Weiner Wake Forest University
David M. Lovinger
David M. Lovinger National Institutes of Health
David Friedman
David Friedman Columbia University
Sara R. Jones
Sara R. Jones Wake Forest University
Derek A. Hamilton
Derek A. Hamilton University of New Mexico
George R. Siggins
George R. Siggins Scripps Research Institute
Thomas L. Kash
Thomas L. Kash University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Danny G. Winder
Danny G. Winder Vanderbilt University
Robert O. Messing
Robert O. Messing The University of Texas at Austin
Stephen R. Ikeda
Stephen R. Ikeda National Institutes of Health

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