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Eliot L. Gardner

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
75
Citations
17219
World Ranking
2045
National Ranking
973

Eliot L. Gardner 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 Eliot L. Gardner sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 204 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Eliot L. Gardner 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 Eliot L. Gardner sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 75 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Eliot L. Gardner is affiliated with the National Institute on Drug Abuse in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with significant contributions to subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The main topics of Gardner's work cover a diverse range of areas within neuroscience and neuropharmacology, including:

  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research

Gardner has published extensively, with notable research appearing in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • IBRO Neuroscience Reports
  • Preprints.org
  • Neuropharmacology
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology

Selected recent papers highlight Gardner's research focus on cannabinoid receptors and addiction-related behaviors:

  • Cannabinoid CB2 receptors are expressed in glutamate neurons in the red nucleus and functionally modulate motor behavior in mice (2021), Neuropharmacology
  • Dissecting the role of CB1 and CB2 receptors in cannabinoid reward versus aversion using transgenic CB1- and CB2-knockout mice (2020), European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Beta-caryophyllene inhibits cocaine addiction-related behavior by activation of PPARα and PPARγ: repurposing a FDA-approved food additive for cocaine use disorder (2020), Neuropsychopharmacology
  • A closer look at alcohol-induced changes in the ghrelin system: novel insights from preclinical and clinical data (2021), Addiction Biology
  • β-caryophyllene, an FDA-Approved Food Additive, Inhibits Methamphetamine-Taking and Methamphetamine-Seeking Behaviors Possibly via CB2 and Non-CB2 Receptor Mechanisms (2021), Frontiers in Pharmacology

Gardner has collaborated frequently with several scientists, indicating strong cooperative research relationships. These frequent coauthors include:

  • Guo-Hua Bi
  • Zheng-Xiong Xi
  • Igor Elman
  • Ewa Galaj
  • Catherine A. Dennen

In recognition of their contributions, Gardner was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1993.

Best Publications

  • Relapse to Cocaine-Seeking After Hippocampal Theta Burst Stimulation

    Stanislav R. Vorel;Xinhe Liu;Robert J. Hayes;Jordan A. Spector

  • Endocannabinoid signaling system and brain reward: emphasis on dopamine.

    Eliot L. Gardner

  • Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol produces naloxone-blockable enhancement of presynaptic basal dopamine efflux in nucleus accumbens of conscious, freely-moving rats as measured by intracerebral microdialysis.

    Jianping Chen;William Paredes;Jin Li;Diane Smith

  • Addiction and brain reward and antireward pathways.

    Eliot L. Gardner

  • Brain Cannabinoid CB2 Receptors Modulate Cocaine’s Actions in Mice

    Zheng Xiong Xi;Xiao Qing Peng;Xia Li;Rui Song

  • Cannabinoid CB2 receptors modulate midbrain dopamine neuronal activity and dopamine-related behavior in mice

    Hai Ying Zhang;Ming Gao;Qing Rong Liu;Guo Hua Bi

  • The role of central dopamine D3 receptors in drug addiction: a review of pharmacological evidence.

    Christian A. Heidbreder;Eliot L. Gardner;Zheng-Xiong Xi;Panayotis K. Thanos

  • Dopamine D3 Receptor Antagonism Inhibits Cocaine-Seeking and Cocaine-Enhanced Brain Reward in Rats

    Stanislav R. Vorel;Charles R. Ashby;Mousumi Paul;Xinhe Liu

  • Conditioned place preference induced by delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol: comparison with cocaine, morphine, and food reward.

    Marino Lepore;Stanislav R. Vorel;Joyce Lowinson;Eliot L. Gardner

  • Critical assessment of how to study addiction and its treatment: Human and non-human animal models

    Charles P. O'Brien;Eliot L. Gardner

  • A novel strategy for the treatment of cocaine addiction

    Stephen L. Dewey;Stephen L. Dewey;Alexander E. Morgan;Charles R. Ashby;Bryan Horan

  • Activation of 5-HT3 receptor by 1-phenylbiguanide increases dopamine release in the rat nucleus accumbens

    Jianping Chen;Herman M. van Praag;Eliot L. Gardner

  • Enhancement of dopamine-stimulated adenylate cyclase activity in rat caudate after lesions in substantia nigra: evidence for denervation supersensitivity.

    Ram K. Mishra;Eliot L. Gardner;Robert Katzman;Maynard H. Makman

  • Naltrexone-induced opiate receptor supersensitivity.

    R. Suzanne Zukin;R. Suzanne Zukin;Jonathan R. Sugarman;Melissa L. Fitz-Syage;Eliot L. Gardner

  • A pharmacologic strategy for the treatment of nicotine addiction

    Stephen L. Dewey;Jonathan D. Brodie;Madina Gerasimov;Bryan Horan

  • Cannabinoid Transmission and Reward-Related Events

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  • Marijuana's interaction with brain reward systems: update 1991.

    Eliot L. Gardner;Joyce H. Lowinson

  • Facilitation of brain stimulation reward by delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol.

    E. L. Gardner;W. Paredes;D. Smith;A. Donner

  • “Liking” and “Wanting” Linked to Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS): Hypothesizing Differential Responsivity in Brain Reward Circuitry

    Kenneth Blum;Eliot Gardner;Marlene Oscar-Berman;Mark Gold

  • Agents in Development for the Management of Cocaine Abuse

    David A. Gorelick;Eliot L. Gardner;Zheng-Xiong Xi

  • Δ9-Tetrahydroeannabinol enhances presynaptic dopamine efflux In medial prefrontal cortex

    Chen Jianping;William Paredes;Joyce H. Lowinson;Eliot L. Gardner

  • Blockade of mesolimbic dopamine D3 receptors inhibits stress-induced reinstatement of cocaine-seeking in rats.

    Zheng-Xiong Xi;Jeremy Gilbert;Arlene C. Campos;Nicole Kline

Frequent Co-Authors

Zheng-Xiong Xi
Zheng-Xiong Xi National Institutes of Health
Amy Hauck Newman
Amy Hauck Newman National Institutes of Health
Stephen L. Dewey
Stephen L. Dewey Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Qing-Rong Liu
Qing-Rong Liu National Institutes of Health
Ram K. Mishra
Ram K. Mishra McMaster University
Barbara S. Slusher
Barbara S. Slusher Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jim J. Hagan
Jim J. Hagan GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Nora D. Volkow
Nora D. Volkow National Institutes of Health
R. Suzanne Zukin
R. Suzanne Zukin Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Marlene Oscar-Berman
Marlene Oscar-Berman Boston University

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