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Elizabeth M. Waters 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 Elizabeth M. Waters sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 publications — 2nd percentile

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Elizabeth M. Waters 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 Elizabeth M. Waters sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Elizabeth M. Waters is a researcher affiliated with Rockefeller University in the United States, with a primary focus on neuroscience and related disciplines. Their scholarly work spans several interconnected fields including behavioral neuroscience, genetics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and reproductive medicine.

The scientist's research concentrates on topics such as stress responses and cortisol, estrogen and related hormone effects, menopause and its health impacts and treatments, hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, and neuropeptides and animal physiology.

Elizabeth M. Waters has published in a variety of scientific journals. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • Biology
  • Neurobiology of Stress

Among their recent papers are:

  • Estrogen Receptor β Contributes to Both Hypertension and Hypothalamic Plasticity in a Mouse Model of Peri-Menopause (2021, Journal of Neuroscience)
  • Sex and age influence gonadal steroid hormone receptor distributions relative to estrogen receptor β-containing neurons in the mouse hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (2020, The Journal of Comparative Neurology)
  • Both Nuclear and Membrane Estrogen Receptor Alpha Impact the Expression of Estrogen Receptors and Plasticity Markers in the Mouse Hypothalamus and Hippocampus (2023, Biology)
  • Sex and chronic stress alter delta opioid receptor distribution within rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells following behavioral challenges (2020, Neurobiology of Stress)

Frequent co-authors in their collaboration network include:

  • Teresa A. Milner
  • Natalina H. Contoreggi
  • Sanoara Mazid
  • Bruce S. McEwen
  • Megan A. Johnson

Elizabeth M. Waters' work primarily contributes to advancing understanding in neuroscience, with an emphasis on the biological mechanisms underlying hormone action, stress regulation, and neuroplasticity. This multidisciplinary approach combines behavioral, genetic, and molecular perspectives to explore complex neuroendocrine interactions and their implications for health conditions such as menopause and stress-related disorders.

Best Publications

  • The genome of Nanoarchaeum equitans: Insights into early archaeal evolution and derived parasitism

    Elizabeth Waters;Michael J. Hohn;Ivan Ahel;David E. Graham

  • Uncovering the mechanisms of estrogen effects on hippocampal function.

    Joanna L. Spencer;Elizabeth M. Waters;Russell D. Romeo;Russell D. Romeo;Gwendolyn E. Wood

  • Estrogen Effects on Cognitive and Synaptic Health Over the Lifecourse

    Yuko Hara;Elizabeth M. Waters;Bruce S. McEwen;Bruce S. McEwen;John H. Morrison;John H. Morrison

  • Estrogen effects on the brain: actions beyond the hypothalamus via novel mechanisms.

    Bruce S. McEwen;Keith T. Akama;Joanna L. Spencer-Segal;Teresa A. Milner

  • Deletion of Bax eliminates sex differences in the mouse forebrain

    Nancy G. Forger;Greta J. Rosen;Elizabeth M. Waters;Dena Jacob

  • CD11c/EYFP transgene illuminates a discrete network of dendritic cells within the embryonic, neonatal, adult, and injured mouse brain.

    Karen Bulloch;Melinda M. Miller;Judit Gal-Toth;Teresa A. Milner;Teresa A. Milner

  • Cellular and subcellular localization of estrogen and progestin receptor immunoreactivities in the mouse hippocampus.

    Katherine L. Mitterling;Joanna L. Spencer;Noelle Dziedzic;Sushila Shenoy

  • G-Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor 1 Is Anatomically Positioned to Modulate Synaptic Plasticity in the Mouse Hippocampus

    Elizabeth M Waters;Louisa I Thompson;Louisa I Thompson;Parth Patel;Andreina D Gonzales

  • Rapid Estrogen Signaling in the Brain: Implications for the Fine-Tuning of Neuronal Circuitry

    Deepak P. Srivastava;Elizabeth M. Waters;Paul G. Mermelstein;Enikö A. Kramár

  • Accelerated Ovarian Failure: a novel, chemically-induced animal model of menopause

    Tracey A. Van Kempen;Teresa A. Milner;Teresa A. Milner;Elizabeth M. Waters

  • Estrous cycle regulates activation of hippocampal Akt, LIM kinase, and neurotrophin receptors in C57BL/6 mice.

    Joanna L. Spencer;Elizabeth M. Waters;Teresa A. Milner;Teresa A. Milner;Bruce S. McEwen

  • Estrogen receptor alpha and beta specific agonists regulate expression of synaptic proteins in rat hippocampus.

    Elizabeth M. Waters;Katherine Mitterling;Joanna L. Spencer;Sanoara Mazid

  • Chronic immobilization stress alters aspects of emotionality and associative learning in the rat.

    Gwendolyn E Wood;Erin H Norris;Elizabeth Waters;Jeremiah T Stoldt

  • Estradiol acts via estrogen receptors alpha and beta on pathways important for synaptic plasticity in the mouse hippocampal formation.

    Joanna L. Spencer-Segal;Mumeko C. Tsuda;Larissa Mattei;Elizabeth M. Waters

  • ESTROGEN AND AGING AFFECT THE SYNAPTIC DISTRIBUTION OF ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA-IMMUNOREACTIVITY IN THE CA1 REGION OF FEMALE RAT HIPPOCAMPUS

    Elizabeth M. Waters;Murat Yildirim;Murat Yildirim;William G.M. Janssen;W.Y. Wendy Lou

  • Degenerating Processes Identified by Electron Microscopic Immunocytochemical Methods

    Teresa A. Milner;Elizabeth M. Waters;Danielle C. Robinson;Joseph P. Pierce

  • Estrogen induces caspase-dependent cell death during hypothalamic development.

    Elizabeth M. Waters;Richard B. Simerly

  • Distribution of estrogen receptor beta containing cells in the brains of bacterial artificial chromosome transgenic mice

    Teresa A. Milner;Louisa I. Thompson;Gang Wang;Justin A. Kievits

  • Distribution of Phosphorylated TrkB Receptor in the Mouse Hippocampal Formation Depends on Sex and Estrous Cycle Stage

    Joanna L. Spencer-Segal;Elizabeth M. Waters;Kevin G. Bath;Moses V. Chao

  • Extranuclear estrogen receptor beta immunoreactivity is on doublecortin-containing cells in the adult and neonatal rat dentate gyrus.

    Scott P. Herrick;Elizabeth M. Waters;Carrie T. Drake;Bruce S. McEwen

  • BDNF variant Val66Met interacts with estrous cycle in the control of hippocampal function.

    Joanna L. Spencer;Elizabeth M. Waters;Teresa A. Milner;Francis S. Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Teresa A. Milner
Teresa A. Milner Cornell University
Bruce S. McEwen
Bruce S. McEwen Rockefeller University
Costantino Iadecola
Costantino Iadecola Cornell University
Virginia M. Pickel
Virginia M. Pickel Cornell University
John H. Morrison
John H. Morrison University of California, Davis
Russell D. Romeo
Russell D. Romeo Barnard College
Donald W. Pfaff
Donald W. Pfaff Rockefeller University
Richard B. Simerly
Richard B. Simerly Vanderbilt University
Nancy G. Forger
Nancy G. Forger Georgia State University
Francis S. Lee
Francis S. Lee Cornell University

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