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Charles K. Meshul

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Neuroscience

D-Index
48
Citations
7996
World Ranking
6226
National Ranking
2718

Charles K. Meshul 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 Charles K. Meshul sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 164 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Charles K. Meshul 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 Charles K. Meshul sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 48 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Charles K. Meshul is affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist has contributed notably to the fields of cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurology, molecular biology, biochemistry, and pathology and forensic medicine.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism

Charles K. Meshul has published extensively in several research venues, with a particular emphasis on:

  • Neuroscience
  • European Journal of Neuroscience
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SLEEP
  • Nature Communications

Their recent publications reflect a strong engagement with neurodegenerative disease mechanisms, neuronal signaling, and synaptic function. Some of the recent papers include:

  • NG2 glia-derived GABA release tunes inhibitory synapses and contributes to stress-induced anxiety, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Trans-synaptic and retrograde axonal spread of Lewy pathology following pre-formed fibril injection in an in vivo A53T alpha-synuclein mouse model of synucleinopathy, 2020, Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • Gait Deficits and Loss of Striatal Tyrosine Hydroxlase/Trk-B are Restored Following 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone Treatment in a Progressive MPTP Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease, 2020, Neuroscience
  • Corticostriatal dysfunction and social interaction deficits in mice lacking the cystine/glutamate antiporter, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Differential ultrastructural alterations in the Vglut2 glutamatergic input to the substantia nigra pars compacta/pars reticulata following nigrostriatal dopamine loss in a progressive mouse model of Parkinson's disease, 2020, European Journal of Neuroscience

Frequent collaborators include Cindy Moore, Cynthia Moore, Vivek K. Unni, Eduard Bentea, and Lise Verbruggen, reflecting ongoing partnerships in neuroscience and neurodegeneration research.

Best Publications

  • A Rat Model of Chronic Pressure-induced Optic Nerve Damage

    John C. Morrison;C.G. Moore;Lisa M.H. Deppmeier;Bruce G. Gold

  • Exercise-induced behavioral recovery and neuroplasticity in the 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-lesioned mouse basal ganglia.

    Beth E. Fisher;Giselle M. Petzinger;Kerry Nixon;Elizabeth Hogg

  • Dopamine modulates release from corticostriatal terminals.

    Nigel S. Bamford;Siobhan Robinson;Richard D. Palmiter;John A. Joyce

  • Enhancing neuroplasticity in the basal ganglia: The role of exercise in Parkinson's disease

    Giselle M. Petzinger;Beth E. Fisher;Jon-Eric Van Leeuwen;Marta Vukovic

  • Nuclear and cytoplasmic localization of basic fibroblast growth factor in astrocytes and CA2 hippocampal neurons.

    WR Woodward;R Nishi;CK Meshul;TE Williams

  • Ultraviolet irradiation induces the production of multiple cytokines by human corneal cells.

    Michael Kennedy;Kyu Han Kim;Brad Harten;Jeffrey Brown

  • Time-dependent changes in striatal glutamate synapses following a 6-hydroxydopamine lesion.

    C.K Meshul;N Emre;C.M Nakamura;C Allen

  • Haloperidol-induced morphological changes in striatum are associated with glutamate synapses

    Charles K. Meshul;Regina K. Stallbaumer;Barry Taylor;Aaron Janowsky

  • Loss of Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (LRRK2) in Rats Leads to Progressive Abnormal Phenotypes in Peripheral Organs

    Marco A. S. Baptista;Kuldip D. Dave;Mark A. Frasier;Todd B. Sherer

  • Dopamine D4 Receptor-Deficient Mice Display Cortical Hyperexcitability

    Marcelo Rubinstein;Carlos Cepeda;Raymond S. Hurst;Jorge Flores-Hernandez

  • Impaired glutamate homeostasis and programmed cell death in a chronic MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease.

    G.E. Meredith;S. Totterdell;M. Beales;C.K. Meshul

  • Presynaptic Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease

    Kateri J. Spinelli;Jonathan K. Taylor;Valerie R. Osterberg;Madeline J. Churchill

  • Astrocytes play a role in regulation of synaptic density.

    Charles K. Meshul;Fredrick J. Seil;Robert M. Herndon

  • Hypoxia-ischemia preferentially triggers glutamate depletion from oligodendroglia and axons in perinatal cerebral white matter.

    Stephen A Back;Andrew Craig;Robert J Kayton;Ning Ling Luo

  • Unraveling the Central Proopiomelanocortin Neural Circuits

    Aaron J. Mercer;Shane T. Hentges;Charles K. Meshul;Charles K. Meshul;Malcolm J. Low

  • Growth retardation and abnormal maternal behavior in mice lacking testicular orphan nuclear receptor 4

    Loretta L. Collins;Yi Fen Lee;Cynthia A. Heinlein;Ning Chun Liu

  • Kappa opioid receptor immunoreactivity in the nucleus accumbens and caudate-putamen is primarily associated with synaptic vesicles in axons

    C.K. Meshul;J.F. McGinty

  • Regional, reversible ultrastructural changes in rat brain with chronic neuroleptic treatment

    Unknown

  • Down-Regulation of ZnT8 Expression in INS-1 Rat Pancreatic Beta Cells Reduces Insulin Content and Glucose-Inducible Insulin Secretion

    Yi Fu;Wei Tian;Emily B. Pratt;Lisa B. Dirling

  • In vivo brain microdialysis: advances in neuropsychopharmacology and drug discovery

    Altaf S Darvesh;Richard T Carroll;Werner J Geldenhuys;Gary A Gudelsky

  • Alterations in rat striatal glutamate synapses following a lesion of the cortico- and/or nigrostriatal pathway.

    Charles K. Meshul;Jeff P. Cogen;Heng-Wei Cheng;Cynthia Moore

  • Exercise-Induced Behavioral Recovery and Neuroplasticity in the 1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-

    Beth E. Fisher;Giselle M. Petzinger;Kerry Nixon;Elizabeth Hogg

Frequent Co-Authors

Giselle M. Petzinger
Giselle M. Petzinger University of Southern California
Steven W. Johnson
Steven W. Johnson Oregon Health & Science University
Chawnshang Chang
Chawnshang Chang University of Rochester Medical Center
William R. Woodward
William R. Woodward Oregon Health & Science University
P. Hemachandra Reddy
P. Hemachandra Reddy Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Michael S. Levine
Michael S. Levine Princeton University
Lutgarde Arckens
Lutgarde Arckens KU Leuven
Deborah A. Finn
Deborah A. Finn Oregon Health & Science University
Aaron Janowsky
Aaron Janowsky Oregon Health & Science University
John K. Belknap
John K. Belknap Oregon Health & Science University

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