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Donna L. Gruol

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Neuroscience

D-Index
49
Citations
7509
World Ranking
6043
National Ranking
2639

Donna L. Gruol 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 Donna L. Gruol sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 125 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Donna L. Gruol 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 Donna L. Gruol sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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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

  • Corticotropin releasing factor decreases postburst hyperpolarizations and excites hippocampal neurons

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

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

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

  • IL-6 regulation of synaptic function in the CNS.

    Donna L. Gruol

  • Handbook of the cerebellum and cerebellar disorders

    Mario Manto;Donna Gruol;Jeremy Schmahmann;Noriyuki Koibuchi

  • 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

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

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

  • Morphological and physiological differentiation of Purkinje neurons in cultures of rat cerebellum

    DL Gruol;CL Franklin

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

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

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

    Zhihua Qiu;Donna L. Gruol

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor suppresses the afterhyperpolarization in cerebellar Purkinje neurons

    Edward A. Fox;Donna L. Gruol

  • 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

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

    D.L. Gruol

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

    Thomas E. Nelson;Donna L. Gruol

Frequent Co-Authors

Amanda J. Roberts
Amanda J. Roberts Scripps Research Institute
George R. Siggins
George R. Siggins Scripps Research Institute
Jeremy D. Schmahmann
Jeremy D. Schmahmann Harvard Medical School
Mario Manto
Mario Manto University of Mons
Noriyuki Koibuchi
Noriyuki Koibuchi Gunma University
Marisa Roberto
Marisa Roberto Scripps Research Institute
George F. Wittenberg
George F. Wittenberg University of Pittsburgh
Quentin J. Pittman
Quentin J. Pittman University of Calgary
Richard M. Ransohoff
Richard M. Ransohoff Harvard University
Egidio D'Angelo
Egidio D'Angelo University of Pavia

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