2026 Donna L. Gruol: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	49	6043	5564	2640	2383	125	7509

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Overview

Donna L. Gruol is affiliated with the Scripps Research Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with 15 publications categorized under this main field of study. Subfields include neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, nutrition and dietetics, and physiology.

The research topics covered by Donna L. Gruol include:

Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Fatty acid research and health
Adipose tissue and metabolism
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
Alcohol consumption and health effects

Donna L. Gruol has contributed to several academic journals, frequently publishing in the following venues:

The Cerebellum (2 publications)
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology (2 publications)
Neuroscience
Cells
Neuropharmacology

Examples of recent papers include:

Alcohol alters IL-6 Signal Transduction in the CNS of Transgenic Mice with Increased Astrocyte Expression of IL-6, 2020, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
Alcohol and IL-6 Alter Expression of Synaptic Proteins in Cerebellum of Transgenic Mice with Increased Astrocyte Expression of IL-6, 2020, Neuroscience
The Neuroimmune System and the Cerebellum, 2023, The Cerebellum
Alcohol Enhances Responses to High Frequency Stimulation in Hippocampus from Transgenic Mice with Increased Astrocyte Expression of IL-6, 2020, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
Neuroimmune interactions with binge alcohol drinking in the cerebellum of IL-6 transgenic mice, 2023, Neuropharmacology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Donna L. Gruol include:

Amanda J. Roberts
Claudia Melkonian
Salvador Huitrón-Reséndiz
Delilah Calderon
Chelsea Cates-Gatto

Best Publications

Physiological and pathological roles of interleukin-6 in the central nervous system.

D L Gruol;T E Nelson

568
Citations
Corticotropin releasing factor decreases postburst hyperpolarizations and excites hippocampal neurons

J. B. Aldenhoff;D. L. Gruol;J. Rivier;W. Vale

444
Citations
Preconditioning rabbit cardiomyocytes: role of pH, vacuolar proton ATPase, and apoptosis.

Roberta A. Gottlieb;Donna L. Gruol;Jessica Y. Zhu;Robert L. Engler

307
Citations
IL-6 regulation of synaptic function in the CNS.

Donna L. Gruol

271
Citations
Handbook of the cerebellum and cerebellar disorders

Mario Manto;Donna Gruol;Jeremy Schmahmann;Noriyuki Koibuchi

259
Citations
Chronic Interleukin-6 Alters NMDA Receptor-Mediated Membrane Responses and Enhances Neurotoxicity in Developing CNS Neurons

Zhihua Qiu;Dan D. Sweeney;Jeffrey G. Netzeband;Donna L. Gruol

233
Citations
Neuronal Expression of a Functional Receptor for the C5a Complement Activation Fragment

Stephen A. O’Barr;Jody Caguioa;Donna Gruol;Guy Perkins

221
Citations
Morphological and physiological differentiation of Purkinje neurons in cultures of rat cerebellum

DL Gruol;CL Franklin

166
Citations
Cannabinoids Enhance NMDA-Elicited Ca2+ Signals in Cerebellar Granule Neurons in Culture

Jeffrey G. Netzeband;Shannon M. Conroy;Kathy L. Parsons;Donna L. Gruol

154
Citations
Hydrogen ions have multiple effects on the excitability of cultured mammalian neurons

Donna L. Gruol;Jeffrey L. Barker;Li-Yen Mae Huang;J. Ferguson MacDonald

140
Citations
Interleukin-6 selectively enhances the intracellular calcium response to NMDA in developing CNS neurons

Zhihua Qiu;Kathy L. Parsons;Donna L. Gruol

131
Citations
Electrophysiological actions of corticotropin-releasing factor in the central nervous system.

G R Siggins;D Gruol;J Aldenhoff;Q Pittman

129
Citations
Inhibition of astrocyte glutamate uptake by reactive oxygen species: role of antioxidant enzymes.

Olivier Sorg;Thomas F. W. Horn;Naichen Yu;Donna L. Gruol

128
Citations
Interleukin-6 produces neuronal loss in developing cerebellar granule neuron cultures

Shannon M. Conroy;Vi Nguyen;Lely A. Quina;Penney Blakely-Gonzales

123
Citations
Long-term potentiation in the rat hippocampus is reversibly depressed by chronic intermittent ethanol exposure.

M. Roberto;T. E. Nelson;C. L. Ur;D. L. Gruol

121
Citations
Interleukin-6, β-amyloid peptide and NMDA interactions in rat cortical neurons

Zhihua Qiu;Donna L. Gruol

117
Citations
Corticotropin-releasing factor suppresses the afterhyperpolarization in cerebellar Purkinje neurons

Edward A. Fox;Donna L. Gruol

114
Citations
Chronic intermittent ethanol exposure enhances NMDA-receptor-mediated synaptic responses and NMDA receptor expression in hippocampal CA1 region.

T.E. Nelson;C.L. Ur;D.L. Gruol

111
Citations
Cultured cerebellar neurons: endogenous and exogenous components of purkinje cell activity and membrane response to putative transmitters

D.L. Gruol

108
Citations
The chemokine CXCL10 modulates excitatory activity and intracellular calcium signaling in cultured hippocampal neurons.

Thomas E. Nelson;Donna L. Gruol

104
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